ECHS Facilities to Ex-Servicemen

ECHS Facilities to Ex-Servicemen

The Government has sanctioned 426 Polyclinics for Ex- Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS). 227 Polyclinics were sanctioned in the year 2002, all of which are functional. Due to increasing ESM population an additional 199 Polyclinics including 17 Mobile Clinics were sanctioned in October 2010, out of which 43 Polyclinics are operational, thus at present 270 Polyclinics are functioning.

In addition the Government has sanctioned 15 new Regional Centers to strengthen the ECHS Services, out of which 6 Regional Centers are already functional. As on 1st March, 2012, there are 39,46,898 beneficiaries which include 12,34,069 ex-servicemen and 27,12,829 dependents.

The ECHS beneficiaries can avail treatment at state Government hospitals/Clinics. The cost of treatment at Government hospitals is reimbursed at the approved rates and 80% advance of the estimated cost of the treatment at Government hospitals/Clinics is admissible to the ECHS beneficiaries.

At present 1383 Private hospitals/Dental Clinics/Diagnostics Centers and Eye clinics throughout the country are empanelled with ECHS, where the ECHS beneficiaries can avail cashless treatment. In emergency cases, reimbursement is made at approved rates, even for treatment in non-empanelled hospitals.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr MM Pallam Raju in written reply to Shri Virender Kashyap and Shri Kuldeep Bishnoi in Lok Sabha yesterday.

GPF/DSOP INTEREST RATE HIKED

Central Government revises General Provident Fund (GPF) Interest rates…

Interest Rates On GPF – 8.6% (eight point six percent) with effect from 1.12.2011
Resolution – accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the GPF and other similar funds – 2011-2012

(PUBLISHED IN PART I SECTION 1 OF GAZETTE OF INDIA)

F.NO. 5(1)-B(PD)/2011

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

(Department of Economic Affairs)

New Delhi, the 19th March, 2012

RESOLUTION

It is announced for general information that during the year 2011-2012, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 8% (Eight per cent) for the period from 1.4.2011 to 30.11.2011 and 8.6% (eight point six percent) with effect from 1.12.2011.

The funds concerned are:—

1. The General Provident Fund (Central Services).
2. The Contributory Provident Fund (India).
3. The All India Services Provident Fund.
4. The State Railway Provident Fund.
5. The General Provident Fund (Defence Services).
6. The Indian Ordnance Department Provident Fund.
7. The Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen’s Provident Fund.
8. The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund.
9. The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund.
10. The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund.

2. Ordered that the Resolution be published in Gazette of India.

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(Brajendra Navnit)

Deputy Secretary (Budget)

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ADDITIONAL INCREMENT

The much awaited order for grant of one increment in the pre-revised pay scale for those who were due for their annual increment between February to June during 2006 has been issued by Finance Ministry today.

The Office Memorandum No: 10/02/2011-E.III/A dated 19.03.2012 issued in this regard by Finance Ministry says that in relaxation of stipulation under Rule 10 of CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, those central government employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 may be granted one increment on 1.1 .2006 in the pre-revised pay scale as a one time measure and there after will get the next increment in the revised pay structure on 1.7.2006 as per Rule 10 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008. The order also says that the pay of the eligible employees may be re-fixed accordingly.

Date of next increment in the revised pay structure under Rule 10 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008.

MOST IMMEDIATE

No.10/02/2011-E.III/A

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the l9th March, 2012.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 - Date of next increment in the revised pay structure under Rule 10 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008.

In accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, there will be a uniform date of annual increment, viz, 1st July of every year. Employees completing 6 months and above in the revised pay structure as on 1st of July will be eligible to be granted the increment. The first increment after fixation of pay on 1.1.2006 in the revised pay structure will be granted on 1.7.2006 for those employees for whom the date of next increment was between 1st July, 2006 to 1st January, 2007.

2. The Staff Side has represented on this issue and has requested that those employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 may be granted one increment on 01 .01 .2006 in the pre-revised scale.

3. On further consideration and in exercise of the powers available under CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, the President is pleased to decide that in relaxation of stipulation under Rule 10 of these Rules, those central government employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 may be granted one increment on 1.1.2006 in the pre-revised pay scale as a one time measure and thereafter will get the next increment in the revised pay structure on 1.7.2006 as per Rule 10 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008.The pay of the eligible employees may be re-fixed accordingly.

4. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Account Department are concerned, these orders are issued in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

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(Renu Jain)

Director

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NEW TRAINS ANNOUNCED IN BUDGET

List of new trains announced in the Rail Budget 2012-13

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Here is the list of new express trains, passenger trains, MEMU, DEMU, extension of run and increase in frequency of trains announced in Railway Budget 2012-13.

1. Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak (T) AC Express (Weekly) via Katihar, Mughalsarai, Itarsi

2. Secunderabad-Shalimar AC Express (Weekly) via Vijayawada

3. Bandra (T)- Bhuj AC Express (Tri-Weekly)

4. Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Udhampur AC Express (Tri-Weekly) via Ambala, Jalandhar

5. Coimbatore-Bikaner AC Express (Weekly) via Roha, Vasai Road, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur

6. Kakinada-Secunderabad AC Express (Tri-weekly)

7. Yesvantpur-Kochuveli AC Express (Weekly)

8. Chennai-Bangalore AC Double-decker Express (Daily)

9. Habibganj-Indore AC Double-decker Express (Daily)

10. Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express (6 days a week) via Malda Town

11. Kamakhya-Tezpur Intercity Express (Daily)

12. Tiruchchirappalli-Tirunelveli Intercity Express (Daily) via Madurai, Virudunagar

13. Jabalpur-Singrauli Intercity Express (Daily) via New Katni Junction

14. Bidar-Secunderabad Intercity Express (6 days a week)

15. Kanpur-Allahabad Intercity Express (Daily)

16. Chhapra-Manduadih Intercity Express (Daily) via Phephna, Rasra, Mau, Aunrihar

17. Ranchi-Dumka Intercity Express (Daily) via Deoghar

18. Barbil-Chakradharpur Intercity Express (Daily) via Dongoaposi, Jhinkpani

19. Secunderabad-Belampalli Intercity Express (Daily) via Kazipet

20. New Jalpaiguri-New Cooch Behar Intercity Express (5 days a week)

21. Ahmedabad-Ajmer Intercity Express (Daily)

22. Dadar (T) – Tirunelveli Express (Weekly) via Roha, Coimbatore, Erode

23. Visakhapatnam-Chennai Express (Weekly)

24. Visakhapatnam-Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Weekly) via Vijayawada, Manmad

25. Indore-Yesvantpur Express (Weekly) via Itarsi, Narkher, Amravati, Akola, Kacheguda

26. Ajmer-Haridwar Express (Tri-Weekly) via Delhi

27. Amravati-Pune Express (Bi-weekly) via Akola, Purna and Latur

28. Kacheguda-Madurai Express (Weekly) via Dharmavaram, Pakala, Jolarpettai

29. Bikaner-Puri Express (Weekly) via Jaipur, Kota, Katni Murwara, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur

30. Secunderabad-Darbhanga Express (Bi-weekly) via Ballarshah, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Ranchi, Jhajha

31. Bilaspur-Patna Express (Weekly) via Asansol, Jhajha

32. Howrah-Raxual Express (Bi-weekly) via Asansol, Jhajha, Barauni

33. Bhubaneswar-Bhawanipatna Link Express (Daily) via Vizianagaram

34. Puri-Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express (Weekly) via Visakhapatnam, Guntur

35. Sai Nagar Shirdi-Pandharpur Express (Tri-weekly) via Kurduwadi

36. Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Express (Weekly) via Visakhapatnam, Gudur

37. Visakhapatnam-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express (Weekly) via Titlagarh, Raipur

38. Howrah-Lalkuan Express (Weekly) via Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Lucknow

39. Kolkata-Jaynagar Express (Weekly) via Asansol, Jhajha, Barauni

40. Dibrugarh-Kolkata Express (Weekly)

41. Firozpur-Sriganganagar Express (Daily) via Fazilka, Abohar

42. Jaipur-Secunderabad Express (Weekly) via Nagda, Bhopal, Narkher, Amravati, Akola

43. Okha-Jaipur Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, Ajmer

44. Adilabad-Hazur Sahib Nanded Express (Daily) via Mudkhed

45. Shalimar-Chennai Express (Weekly)

46. Mysore-Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Weekly) via Bangalore, Dharmavaram, Bellary

47. Valsad-Jodhpur Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, Marwar

48. Porbander-Secunderabad Express (Weekly) via Viramgam, Vasai Road

49. Bandra (T) – Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, Phulera

50. Hapa-Madgaon Express (Weekly) via Vasai Road, Roha

51. Bikaner-Bandra(T) Express (Weekly) via Jodhpur, Marwar, Ahmedabad

52. Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, Jaipur, Mathura, Farrukhabad, Kanpur

53. Durg-Jagdalpur Express (Tri-Weekly) via Titlagarh

54. Mannargudi-Tirupati Express (Tri-Weekly) via Thiruvarur, Villupuram, Katpadi

55. Gandhidham-Bandra (T) Express (Weekly) via Morbi

56. Kota-Hanumangarh Express (Daily) via Jaipur, Degana, Bikaner

57. Jhansi-Mumbai Express (Weekly) via Gwalior, Maksi, Nagda

58. Secunderabad-Nagpur Express (Triweekly) via Kazipet

59. Kanpur-Amritsar Express (Weekly) via Farrukhabad, Bareilly

60. Chappra-Lucknow Express (Tri-Weekly) via Masrakh, Thawe, Padrauna

61. Karimnagar-Tirupati Express (Weekly) via Pedapalli

62. Anandvihar-Haldia Express (Weekly) via Mughalsarai, Gomoh, Purulia

63. Barrackpore-Azamgarh Express (Weekly) via Jhajha, Ballia, Mau

64. Indore-Rewa Express (Tri-weekly) via Bina

65. Running of independent train between Jabalpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin by delinking from 12405/12406 Bhusawal-Hazrat Nizamuddin and 12409/12410 Raigarh-Nizamuddin Gondwana Express

66. Darbhanga-Ajmer Express (Weekly) via Raxaul, Sitapur, Bareilly, Kasganj, Mathura

67. Solapur-Yesvantpur Express (Tri-weekly) via Gulbarga

68. Chennai-Puri Express (Weekly)

69. Hyderabad-Ajmer Express (Weekly) via Manmad, Itarsi, Ratlam

70. Asansol-Chennai Express (Weekly) via Purulia, Sambalpur, Vizianagaram

71. Shalimar-Bhuj Express (Weekly) via Bilaspur, Katni, Bhopal

72. Amritsar-Hazur Sahib Nanded Express (Weekly)

73. Santragachi-Ajmer Express (Weekly) via Kharagpur, Chandil, Barkakana, Katni, Kota

74. Malda Town-Surat Express (Weekly) via Rampur Hat, Asansol, Nagpur

75. Dwarka-Somnath Express (Daily)

Passenger Trains

1. Koderma-Nawadih Passenger (6 Days)

2. Sriganganagar-Suratgarh Passenger (Daily)

3. Yerraguntla-Nosam/Nanganapalli Passenger (Daily)

4. Villupuram-Katpadi Passenger (Daily)

5. Gunupur-Palasa (via Parlakhemundi) Passenger (Daily)

6. Ajmer-Pushkar Passenger (5 Days)

7. Kota-Jhalawar City Passenger (Daily)

8. Bareilly-Kasganj Passenger (Daily)

9. Anandnagar-Barahani Passenger (Daily)

10. Rangiya-Tezpur Passenger (Daily)

11. Mysore-Shravan belgola (Daily)

12. Jodhpur-Bilara Passenger (Daily)

13. Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai Passenger (Daily)

14. Rohtak-Panipat Passenger (Daily)

15. Miraj-Kurudwadi Passenger (Daily)

16. Phulera-Rewari Passenger (Daily)

17. Mysore-Chamarajanagar Passenger (Daily)

18. Gorakhpur-Siwan Passenger (Daily)

19. Running of independent Passenger trains between Rewa-Bilaspur and Rewa-Chirmiri by delinking from 51751/51752 Rewa-Bilaspur Passenger and 51753/51754 Rewa-Chirmir Passenger

20. Mysore-Birur Passenger via Arsikere (Daily)

21. Jhansi-Tikamgarh Passenger via Lalitpur

MEMU

1. Dahod-Anand

2. Anand-Gandhinagar

3. Bina-Bhopal MEMU service in lieu of conventional services

4. Palakkad-Coimbatore-Erode

5. Ernakulam-Thrisur

6. Adra-Asansol

7. Adra-Bishnupur via Bankura

8. Sealdah-Lalgola

DEMU

1. Baripada-Bangriposi(Daily)

2. Masagram-Matnashibpur (Daily)

3. Mannargudi-Trichy-Manamadurai (Daily)

4. Hoshiarpur-Firozpur (Daily)

5. Siliguri-Changrabandha (Daily)

6. Pratapnagar-Chota Udepur (Daily)

7. New Jalpaiguri-Bamanhat DEMU service in lieu of conventional services

E-ALLOTMENT OF CPWD ACCOMMODATION

Automated allotment of General Pool residential accommodation (e-Awas) – Explained

Government residential accommodations under the administrative control of Directorate of Estates in Delhi and at 31 stations outside Delhi constitute the General Pool residential accommodation (GPRA). Allotment of GPRA is governed as per provisions of the Allotment of Government Residences (General Pool in Delhi) Rules, 1963 and executive instructions issued there under.

To ensure transparency in allotment of General Pool residential accommodation, faster rotation of housing stock and to provide more convenience to the applicants, an Automated System of Allotment (ASA) has been launched by the Directorate of Estates from the year 2010.

Allotments as per this system would be fully automated, online and based on the preferences for specific houses indicated by the applicants.

Automated System of Allotment (e-Awas) was operationalised in stages and until December-2011, allotment was computerized for Houses Types- 2, 3, 4, 4S, 5A, 5B, 6A(C-II), 6B(C-I) and Hostel Accommodation.

In respect of Type-1 houses also automated system of allotment has been introduced with effect from 28th Jan 2012.

Registration Number issued by Directorate of Estates is essential for getting a an user account in the automated system of allotment. You should also be in the wait list for allotment of accommodation in General Pool for using this system. So the initial application for allotment of accommodation is manual only based on which a registration number is allotted to each applicant by Directorate of Estates.

Once, the registration number is available the applicant can very well apply for user account (login-id and password) using following link.

Click here for e-Awas login page

Please note that the automated system of allotment is working only if it is opened in Internet Explorer browser. The Java run time environment (Java Virtual Machine) is also required to be installed in your computer before using Automated system of Allotment. This Java tool is available in the website of Directorate of Estates. (Use this link -Download Java run time environment).

Application for allotment of Login-id and password can be made online and print out of the same has to be sent to Directorate of estates. Based on this online application with the print out of application for login-id and password are sent to the applicant by SMS and email.

The following two Office Memorandums issued by Directorate of estates provide details of this automated allotment of General pool accommodation.

Click here to download this OM/Order	File No.	Date
Introduction of Automated System in Allotment of lower types of Government houses	12035/16/2010-Pol.II	22.12.2010

Click here to download this OM/Order	File No.	Date
Online Allotment of staff Quarters of Type I	12035/16/2010-Pol	18.11.2011

Steps for using e-Awas:

Step 1: Enter your Login ID and Password. Click on the Sign in.

If your Login ID and Password are correct and get authenticated by the system, you will enter into the secured area of the Automated System of Allotment. Your personal details will be shown on the screen as given below:

Step2: You are given a number of menu options to use, namely:

• Applications: Use this option to fill up initial DE2 form as well as change request.

• Applicant Card: Use this option to view your details such as waiting position, allotments, etc.

• Waiting List: Use this option to view the entire waiting list of the type(s) and pool(s) for which you are waitlisted.

• Vacancies: Use this option to view the vacancies of the type(s) and pool(s) for which you are waitlisted.

Allotment:

1. Allotment Preference: Use this option to provide your preferences for specific houses presently vacant and being offered for Allotment.

2. Allotment Letter: Use this option to view your allotment and to take printout.

• Download Forms: Use this option to download Acceptance Form.

• Help: Use this option to view the Office Memorandum issued by Directorate of Estates for Automated System of Allotment and to change your password, mobile number and E-mail address etc.

• Exit: Use this option to exit from the Automated System of Allotment.

Allotment Preference:

Let us explain this option in detail as you will be using this option to provide your preferences for specific houses presently vacant and being offered for Allotment. Once you click on this option, you are shown the following screen:

You need to select House Type and Pool. You also need to select one of the four options and then click on the PROCEED button. All options are self explanatory.

• If you choose first option, then you will see the following screen:

This screen shows you the locality wise vacancies available for the Type and Pool selected by you. You need to select those localities in which you are interested. Once you have selected such vacancies, click on the NEXT> button.

The following screen appears on clicking on the NEXT> button:

This screen shows you the vacancies available for the Type, Pool and locality selected by you. You need to select those vacancies in which you are interested. Once you have selected such vacancies, click on the NEXT> button.

The following screen appears on clicking on the NEXT> button:

This screen shows all the vacancies in which you have shown your interest along with your position for these vacancies. You need to provide your order of preference for allotment against these vacancies. You may click on the Accept & Print button to save your order of preferences. After saving your order of preferences, the system prompts you to take the print of your choices.

Please note that your present position shown for the vacancies are based on the options given by you and other applicants and will vary based on the choices subsequently given by other applicants.