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Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Timely completion of disciplinary proceedings/departmental inquiry proceedings - Improving vigilance administration-CVC orders
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CVC vide its circular No.02/01/2016 dated 18.01.2016 clear guidelines have been issued on timely completion of disciplinary proceedings/departmental inquiry proceedings. The same is placed here for the information of the members.
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Features of Rural ICT Handheld Device Supplied to Branch Post Offices - Introduced in Bihar, U.P., Rajasthan Circles
As a pilot phase, Department of Post has started using solar powered, biometric hand-held devices in rural post office with connectivity along with the application software in selected circles viz. Bihar, UP and Rajasthan. This move was the outcome of Rural ICT project declared by the Government of India.
1. Electronic transactions- Booking and delivery of Speed Post, registered mail, money orders, sale of stamps and postal stationery will be done through these devices and paper receipt shall be generated
2. Instantaneously thereby eliminating chances of overcharging and other problems associated with manual transactions. Savings Bank deposits & withdrawals, PLI/RPLI premium deposits and loan/claim payments will also be done electronically on these devices.
3. Immediate uploading of transaction data and financial reconciliation- Using mobile connectivity, data pertaining to all transactions done on the hand-held devices shall be uploaded onto the central server. E-Money order will reach the destination post office instantaneously unlike present day where the money order is digitized at the nearest computerized Post Office and leads to delay in delivery. All financial transactions shall also be reconciled immediately without any manual intervention and Cash on Delivery amount collected in the village shall be immediately credited to the account of e-Commerce Company. Similarly the artisans would be able to fulfill e-commerce orders and receive immediate payment for their sold products online. This will have a positive impact on the overall economy of the villages.
4. Automatic track and trace- Speed Post and Registered letters/parcels and money remittances will be trackable at the Branch Post Office level and booking/delivery information will also be uploaded to central server immediately.
5. Fraud and leakage elimination- As Savings Bank and Postal Life Insurance transactions will be done on a real-time basis and through immediate generation of receipt and voice message, chances of fraud would be eliminated. Biometric authentication of MNREGS and social security beneficiaries at the time of pay-out would also reduce leakage in the schemes.
6. Post Offices as Common Service Centres- Branch Post Offices shall be able to work as Common Service Centres and offer services such as Railway Reservation, online bill payment for electricity and water utilities, mobile and DTH recharge, insurance policy premium payments & transactions for partner banks/insurance companies/mutual funds etc.
Report On Pay Commission Recommendations To Be Submitted By June
New Delhi: The Empowered Committee of Secretaries, headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha on the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations is expected to submit its report by June, official sources said.
Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha (pictured) is head the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (CoS) for processing the report of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
The Seventh Pay Commission took 21 months to finalize the report and now the secretaries committee will take the next four to five months to review it.
The Empowered Committee of Secretaries, who will screen the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations to send their review to increase in basic pay for all government employees in the region of 18-20% instead of 16%, which was recommended by the Pay Commission.
Finance Ministry officials said the lower grade salaries might see a slight increase due to the commission’s recommendations in this segment is the lowest in 70 years.
“If the increase was high, it would cast a huge impact on the budget outlay. So, the increase should be little,” said an official.
There will be no change made in highest salary while the lowest salary will be Rs 20,000 instead of the proposed Rs 18,000, said an official.
The Pay Commission also recommended for abolition of allowances and advances like risk allowance, small family allowance, festival advance, motor cycle advance.
The advantages and disadvantages of the matter will also be discussed in the review meeting.
The first meeting of Empowered Committee of Secretaries to review the commission’s report is scheduled tomorrow.(2.2.2016).
“After the first meeting, the Empowered Committee will seek suggestions from all the stakeholders for drafting of their report on the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations to address the concerns of central government employees in an effective manner,” the official said.
Accordingly, there is a high possibility that a number of points made in the report may be amended or struck off by the empowered committee for convincing every section of central government employees.
So, the Empowered Committee will need more time to convince every stakeholder before its final nod.
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Government announces first batch of 20 smart cities
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
28-January-2016 17:58 IST
Government announces first batch of
20 smart cities from 11 States and Delhi
23 States/UTs left out to participate in fast track competition
23 States/UTs left out to participate in fast track competition
Selection through competition totally objective and transparent, says Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu
20 cities propose an investment of Rs.50,802 cr over five years; All cities to resort to PPP
26,735 acres area in 20 cities identified for making them smart
The
Government today announced the 20 winners of the Smart City Challenge
competition for financing during this financial year. Announcing the cities
here today, Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu said that the
winners were from 11 States and the Union Territory of Delhi and the selection
was totally objective and transparent based on standardized processes.
Shri Naidu further said that Smart City Mission marks a paradigm shift towards
urban development in the country since it is based on ‘bottom up’ approach with
the involvement of citizens in formulation of city vision and smart city plans
and the Urban Local Bodies and State Governments piloting the mission with
little say for the Ministry of Urban Development. He also observed that it was
for the first time in the country and even in the world that investments in
urban sector are being made based on competition based selection of cities.
Informing that 1.52 crore citizens participated in shaping smart city plans of
97 cities and towns in the first round of competition, Shri Naidu said that
this enthusiastic participation of people is a major positive outcome.
3 cities from Madhya Pradesh, two each from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and one each from the remaining five
made it to the winning list.
The Minister informed that 23 States and UTs who could not make to the list of
winners will be given an opportunity to participate in a ‘fast track
competition’. Each top ranking city form these left out states can upgrade
their smart city proposals and submit them by April 15, this year for inclusion
in the mission.
Shri Naidu informed that the 20 winning cities and towns have proposed a total
investment of Rs.50,802 cr over five years with all the cities proposing
Public-Private-Partnership as a major vehicle of resource mobilization. 10 of
the 20 cities have proposed to mobilise Rs.8,521 cr under PPP model while
others have also indicated this option. A total area of 26,735 acres has been
identified by these cities for making them smart through necessary
interventions.
Elaborating on the advantages of Smart City Mission, Shri Venkaiah Naidu said
that this leads to integrated urban planning by addressing the issue of
infrastructure, land use planning, transport, urban design and architecture in
a holistic manner unlike in the past. Stating that building a smart city is not
a destination but a series of small steps in that direction, Shri Naidu said
that the country has taken one such step today.
The Minister said that urban local bodies are taking a quantum jump to improve
their capabilities and have resorted to SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities and Threats) analysis of each city for coming out with city
vision.
The 20 smart cities announced by Shri Venkaiah Naidu were :
|
Rank
|
City
|
State
|
|
1
|
Bhubaneswar
|
Odisha
|
|
2
|
Pune
|
Maharashtra
|
|
3
|
Jaipur
|
Rajasthan
|
|
4.
|
Surat
|
Gujarat
|
|
5
|
Kochi
|
Kerala
|
|
6
|
Ahmedabad
|
Gujarat
|
|
7
|
Jabalpur
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
8
|
Visakhapatnam
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
9
|
Solapur
|
Maharashtra
|
|
10
|
Davanagere
|
Karnataka
|
|
11
|
Indore
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
12
|
New Delhi Municipal Council
|
Delhi
|
|
13
|
Combattore
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
14
|
Kakinada
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
15
|
Belagavi
|
Karnataka
|
|
16
|
Udaipur
|
Rajasthan
|
|
17
|
Guwahati
|
Assam
|
|
18
|
Chennai
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
19
|
Ludhiana
|
Punjab
|
|
20
|
Bhopal
|
Madya Pradesh
|
Of these 20 cities accounting for a total population of 3.54 crore, 5
have population below 5 lakhs each, 4 in the range of 5-10 lakhs, 6 in
between 10-25 lakhs, 4 between 25 and 50 lakhs and only Ahmedabad has above 50
lakhs.
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