DoPT Order to ensure Probity among Govt. Staff: Carry Out Rotation i.r.o. sensitive/non-sensitive posts and screening of officers for Compulsory Retirement under FR(J)

DoPT Order to ensure Probity among Govt. Staff: Carry Out Rotation i.r.o. sensitive/non-sensitive posts and screening of officers for Compulsory Retirement under FR(J)

F.No.C-11020/1/2015-Vig.

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 14th September, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Review of Mechanisms to ensure probity among Government Servants.

In a meeting taken by the Cabinet Secretary on 10.08.2015 with senior officers of different Ministries on mechanisms to adopt to ensure probity among Government Servants, it has been emphasized that rotation needs to be carried out in respect of sensitive posts and non-sensitive posts and review and screening of officers under FR 56(J) within the Ministries and DOPT shall monitor implementation and obtain compliance from all Ministries in this regard.

3. All Ministries/Departments are, therefore, requested to kindly look into the matter and carry out rotation in respect of sensitive and non-sensitive posts and FR 56(J). As this activity is to be completed in a time bound manner, it is requested that priority attention may be paid to it and inputs sent to the internal Vigilance Section at the very earliest. These details are also to be made part of the monthly D.O. letter to be sent by concerned Secretary to the Cabinet Secretary.

(D.K. Sengupta)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Provision under FR 56(j):-

Subject : Periodical review under FR 56 (j)

The appropriate authority has the absolute right to retire, if it is necessary to do so in public interest, a Government servant under FR 56(j), FR 56(l) or Rule 48 (1) (b) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 as the case may be. The guidelines in this regard have been issued from time to time under the marginally noted office Memoranda which are available in this Ministry's website:www.persmin.nic.in The procedure has been summarized below:-

	FR 56	Pension Rule 48(1)(b) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972
Category	FR 56 (j)  Group 'A & B' officers:  who entered service before 35 years of age and have attained 50 years of age  Other cases:  Attained 55 years of age  FR56(l)  A Govt. Servant in Group "C" post who is not governed by any Pension Rules, can also be retired after he has completed 30 years service.	All Government servants covered by CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 who have completed 30 years of qualifying service.
Notice Period	3 months or 3 months pay allowances in lieu thereof	Three months or Three months pay and allowances in lieu thereof

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Recovery of Special Licence Fee under FR-45-B – Directorate of Estate

No. 18011/1/2014-Pol.III
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estate

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.
Dated 22nd April, 2015

Subject:- Recovery of Special Licence Fee under FR-45-B in respect of General Pool Accommodation including Hostel Accommodation, Servant Quarters, Garages in Delhi.

This is in supersession of this Directorate’s order of even No. dated 11th March 2015, wherein the revised Special Licence Fees under FR-45-B for various types of General Pool Govt. Accommodations w.e.f. 1.7.2013 were notified. It has been decided to simplify the procedure of revising the Special Licence Fee under FR-45-B to be charged from allottees i.e., Govt. servants and other ineligible offices/organization for short period/temporary allotment of General Pool Residential accommodation on special purposes. The Special Licence Fee is practically applied where flat rate of licence fee under FR-45-A is not applicable. Accordingly, it has been decided to charge the Special Licence Fee uniformly in multiples of flat rate of licence fee, as prescribed for damages. The revised Special Licence Fees of various types of General Pool Govt. Accommodations are as follows:

Sl.No.	Types of GPRA	Range of Living Area (in sq.m)	Flat Rate of Licence per month w.e.f. 1.7.2013 (in Rs.)	Special Licence Fee (including Garden Charges wherever applicable)
				In multiples of flat rate of L.F. (per month)	Total Licence Fee (in Rupees)
1	I	up to 30	50	9	450
2	I	do-	60	9	540
3	I	do-	115	9	1035
4	I	do-	135	9	1215
5	II	26.5 to 40	245	9	2205
6	II	41 to 50	310	9	2790
7	III	44 to 55	370	9	3330
8	III	56 to 65	450	9	4050
9	IV	59 to 75	500	12	6000
10	IV(S)	76 to 91.5	625	12	7500
11	VA(D-II)	Up to 106	875	12	10500
12	VB(D-I)	Beyond 106	1065	12	12780
13	VIA(C-II)	Up to 159.5	1305	20	26100
14	VIB(C-I)	Beyond 159.5	1565	20	31300
15	VII(E-II)	189.5 to 224.5	1835	20	36700
16	VIII(E-III)	243 to 350	2630	20	52600
17	VIII(E-III)	350.5 to 522	3875	20	77500
	HOSTEL
18	Single Room without Kitchen	30	335	9	3015
19	Single Room with Kitchen	30.5 to 39.5	475	9	4275
20	DOUBLE ROOM	47.5 to 60	650	9	5850
21	SERVANT QTR.	—	60	12	720
22	GARAGES	—	35	12	420

2. These rates shall be effective from 01.07.2013.
3. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Wing of the Ministry of Urban Development vide its Diary No. 262/Dy.FA/FD/14, dt. 6/8/2014 and with the approval of Hon’ble UDM.

(M.K. Sharma)
Dy. Director of Estates (Policy)

Signed copy-http://estates.nic.in/WriteReadData/dlpolicyorders/PolicyOrders20170.pdf

Age limit of Retirement in Central Government Services – What says FR56..?

“All Government servants are to retire on the last day of the month in which they attain the age of 60 years, subject to the exceptions mentioned therein”.

The DoPT Minister informed in the Parliament as a written reply to a question to the subject above mentioned as follows…

As per Rule 56 of Fundamental Rules all Government servants are to retire on the last day of the month in which they attain the age of 60 years, subject to the exceptions mentioned therein. A copy of the relevant rule is annexed. Different age of retirement for certain categories has been fixed on functional requirements.

Employees of the Supreme Court retire on attaining the age of 60 years. The employees of Central Universities are not Central Government employees. However, the retirement age of the employees are as under:-

(i) Vice Chancellor – 70 years

(ii) Teachers – 65 years

(iii) Registrar – 62 years

(iv) Finance Officer – 62 years

(v) Controller of Examination – 62 years Different age of retirement is prescribed on functional requirements.

Extracts of Provisions in FR 56

F.R. 56(a) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, every Government servant shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he attains the age of sixty years.

Provided that a Government servant whose date of birth is the first of a month shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month on attaining the age of sixty years. Provided further that a Government servant who has attained the age of fifty-eight years on or before the first day of May, 1998 and is on extension in service, shall retire from the service on expiry of his extended period of service. Or on the expiry of any further extension in service granted by the Central Government in public interest, provided that no such extension in service shall be granted beyond the age of 60 years.

(b) A workman who is governed by these rules shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he attains the age of sixty years.

(bb) The age of superannuation in respect of specialists included in the Teaching, Non-Teaching and Public Health Sub-cadres of Central Health Service shall be 62 years. “Provided that for the specialist included in the Teaching sub-cadres of the Central Health Service who are engaged only in teaching activities and not occupying administrative positions, the age of superannuation shall be sixty-five years: provided further that such specialist of the Teaching Sub-cadres of Central Health Service who are occupying administrative positions shall have the option of seeking appointment to the teaching positions in case they wish to continue in service up to sixty-five years.”

(bbb) The age of superannuation in respect of nursing teaching faculty with M.Sc in Nursing in the Central Government Nursing Institutions shall be 65 years subject to the condition that they continue to function as faculty members after the age of 60 years.

Dopt orders on alteration of date of birth of a Government Servant – reiteration of the instructions.

Rule 56 of Fundamental Rules states that except as otherwise provided in the rule, every Government servant will retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he attains the age of sixty years. Provided that a Government servant whose date of birth is the first of a month shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month on attaining the age of sixty years.

F.No.19017/1/2014-Estt (A-IV)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi-110 001

Dated : 16th December, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Alteration of date of birth of a Government Servant - reiteration of the instructions.

Rule 56 of Fundamental Rules states that except as otherwise provided in the rule, every Government servant will retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he attains the age of sixty years.

Provided that a Government servant whose date of birth is the first of a month shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month on attaining the age of sixty years.

2. As per Note 6 below the aforesaid Rule, the date of on which a Government servant attains the age of fifty-eight years or sixty years, as the case may be, shall be determined with reference to the date of birth declared by the Government servant at the time of appointment and accepted by the Appropriate Authority on production, as far as possible, of confirmatory documentary evidence such as High School or Higher Secondary or Secondary School Certificate or extracts from Birth Register. The date of birth so declared by the Government servant and accepted by the Appropriate Authority shall not be subject to any alteration except as specified in this note. An alteration of date of birth of a Government servant can be made, with the sanction of a Ministry or Department of the Central Government, or the Comptroller and Auditor-General in regard to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, or an Administrator of a Union Territory under which the Government servant is serving, if —

(a) a request in this regard is made within five years of his entry into Government service;

(b) it is clearly established that a genuine bona fide mistake has occurred; and

(c) the date of birth so altered would not make him ineligible to appear in any School or University of Union Public Service Commission examination in which he had appeared, or for entry into Government service on the date on which he first appeared at such examination or on the date on which he entered Government service.

3. The Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No.502 of 1993 — Union of India Vs. Harnam Singh — Judgement dated 9th February, 1993 had observed that :

“Inordinate and unexplained delay or laches on the part of the respondent to seek the necessary correction would in any case have justified the refusal of relief to him. His inaction for all this period of about thirty five years from the date of joining service, therefore precludes him from showing that the entry of his date of birth in service record was not correct”.

The observations of the Apex Court was also circulated to all Ministries and Departments of the Government of India vide OM No.19017/2/92-Estt.(A) dated 19-5-1993.

4. All the Ministries and Departments are requested to keep the above in view while processing cases of requests for changes of date of birth.

5. Hindi version follows.

sd/-

(B.Bandyopadhyay)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source: www.persmin.nic.in