Monday 1 December 2014

Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 —Relaxation to travel by private airlines to visit J&K.


No.31011/7/2014-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: 28th November, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to travel by private airlines to visit J&K.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s O.M. No.31011/3/2014- Estt.(A-1V) dated 26th September, 2014. It has been decided that the Government servants while availing Leave Travel Concession (LTC) to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) under the special dispensation scheme allowed by the aforesaid O.M. may also travel
by private airlines subject to the following conditions:-

(i) Officers entitled to travel by air may also travel by private airlines from their headquarters;

(ii) Officers not entitled to travel by air may be permitted to travel by private airlines between Delhi /Amritsar and any place in J&K.

2. Air travel by private airlines is to be performed in Economy Class only an at LTC- 80 fare of Air India or less.

3. Air Tickets to be purchased directly from the airlines (Booking counters, website of airlines) or by utilizing the service of Authorized Travel Agents viz. ‘M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company’, ‘M/s Ashok Travels & Tours’ and ‘IRCTC’ (to the extent IRCTC is
authorized as per DoPT’s O.M. No. 31011/6/2002-Estt.(A) dated 02.12.2009) while undertaking LTC journey. Booking of tickets through other agencies is not permitted.

4. All other conditions prescribed in this Ministry’s O.M. No. 31011/3/2014-Estt.(AIV) dated 26.09.2014 would continue to apply.

5. The order will remain in force for a period of one year from the date of issue of this order.

sd/-
(B. Bandyopadhyay)
Under Secretary to the Govt of India

Pre-implementation activities towards preparedness of Branch Post Office for Rural ICT implementation:-


  I.        The BO should have table to place the Handheld Device and for charging the device.

 II.        The electrical power connection is required to charge the Solar UPS wherever power is available. In the locations where electrical power is not available, the UPS will be charged from Solar Panel.

  III.        The locations where electrical power connection is there, it should have proper earthing and with one or two plug points along with on/off switch.

   IV.        The above site preparation is to be done before the roll out starts for the particular Division.

    V.        The data on BO such as the name of the BPMcontact detailsaddress of the BO with land marks etc. may be updated and kept ready.

   VI.        The availability of the network connectivity (Vodafone/ BSNL / Airtel etc.)at the BO location may also accessed and the best signal available in the BO may be identified and kept in order to facilitate the Vendor with details to drive best out of the project. If the network signal is not available, we have to identify as Off-line BO.

 VII.        Similarly identification of the BOs where the solar UPS is not required due to installation problems of the solar panel or good power availability for more than 6 hours daily, has to be also done.  

To view the format for collection of desired information in respect of Branch Post Offices please Click Here.

The complete information in respect of all BOs is to be uploaded to the specific webpage domain name (to be circulated shortly) on the India Post website by 30-12-2014.


Source : Department of Posts (RB Division) Letter No.01-07/2014-RB dated 27-11-2014. 

Inclusion of castes in Central List of OBC: List of Casts included in 2014

Inclusion of castes in Central List of OBC: List of Casts included in 2014
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF  SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO  63
ANSWERED ON  27.11.2014
Inclusion of castes in OBC list


63 SHRIMATI GUNDU SUDHARANI

Will the 
Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state :-


(a) whether there have been demands to include 104 castes from 13 States into the Central List of OBCs;

(b) if so, 
the details of castes that have been asked to be included, caste-wise and State-wise; and

(c) whether only Jats have been given 
the status of OBC leaving aside others; and if so, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
  (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.


STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *63 TO BE 
ANSWERED ON 27.11.2014

(a): Inclusion of 110 entries (by way of castes, their synonyms, sub castes etc.) in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has been done during the year 2014 for 20 States/Union Territories. Further, the inclusion of castes/communities in the Central List of OBCs is a continuous process. This Ministry notifies castes/communities in the Central List of OBCs for different States/Union Territories on consideration of the advice tendered from time to time by the National Commission for Backward Classes under Section 9(1) of the NCBC Act, 1993. Till date 2404 such entries (by way of castes, their synonyms, sub castes etc.) have been notified (Annexure-I) in the Central List of OBCs through 32 notifications.

(b): The State-wise details of 110 entries (castes, their synonyms, sub castes etc.) included in the Central List of OBCs in 2014 are attached as Annexure-II. Apart from these, the Ministry has received 7 advices from the NCBC and one advice from the Jammu and Kashmir State Backward Classes Commission (as per details at Annexure- III), which are under examination .

(c): No. As explained in (a) above, apart from the inclusion of Jat, 101 entries (castes, their synonyms, sub castes etc.) have been included in the Central List of OBCs during the year 2014.

ANNEXURE-I
STATE/UT-WISE NUMBER OF ENTRIES IN THE CENTRAL LIST OF OBCs (As on 24.11.2014)
S. No.
State/UT
No. of Entries as 
in the Central Lists 
of OBCs
1
Andhra Pradesh
109
2
Arunachal Pradesh*
0
3
Assam
28
4
Bihar
130
5
Chhattisgarh
67
6
Goa
17
7
Gujarat
104
8
Haryana
74
9
Himachal Pradesh
54
10
J & K
21
11
Jharkhand
129
12
Karnataka
197
13
Kerala
85
14
Madhya Pradesh
76
15
Maharashtra
255
16
Manipur
4
17
Mizoram*
0
18
Meghalaya*
0
19
Nagaland *
0
20
Orissa
198
21
Punjab
65
22
Rajasthan
68
23
Sikkim
9
24
Tamil Nadu
181
25
Tripura
43
26
Uttar Pradesh
77
27
Uttrakhand
79
28
West Bengal
99
29
A & N Islands
5
30
Chandigarh
60
31
Daman & Diu
44
32
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
10
33
Delhi
58
34
Lakshadweep *
0
35
Pudducherry
58
GRAND TOTAL
2404
*States/UTs have no notified list of OBCs

Annexure-II 

Details of Castes/communities/(Synonyms, sub-castes etc.) included in the Central List of Other Backward Classes during the year 2014.

S.No.
Entry No. in State list and Name of the Castes/communities/(Synonyms, sub-castes etc.)
Andhra Pradesh (4)
1
108.Gudia/Gudiya (confined to Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam Districts only)
2.
109. Kurmi (confined to Telangana Region and also Krishna District only)
3.
110. Budubunjala/ Bhunjwa/Bhadbhunja (confined to Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy Districts only)
4.
111.Lakkamari Kapu (confined to Telangana Region only)
Goa (1)
5
20.Vishwakarma/Chari/Mesta
Himachal Pradesh (4)
6
2. Popo Brahman
7
27. Jhiwar, Jheur, Jheer
8
56. Choharka other than SC and ST residing in 12 Gram Panchayats in Choharghati of Mandi District (HP) viz. "Bardhan, Barot, Batheri, Dhamchyan, Kathog, Latran, Lapas, Ropa,Silbadwani, Sudhar, Tikkar and Tarswan
9
55. Jat
Jharkhand (2)
10
128. Chhipi
11
129. Mayra (Maira) Modak
Karnataka (10)
12
145. Agnivanni, Agni Vamsha Kshatriya
13
146.Uppara, Uppar,Uppera, LingayatUppara/Sunnagara,Uppaliyan,
14
155. Gamalla
15
157Banagara
16
160SomavamshaSahasrarjuna Kshatriya
17
167. Kalavanthi
18
196. Raya Rawath, Ravat
19
197. Daveri
20
198. Garudi, Garudiga, Garadiga (Hindu and Muslim) (whose traditional occupation is snake-charming and performing juggling and acrobats)
21
199. Andi, Andipandaram
Kerala (4)
22
54. Chaliya (Chaliyan)(whose caste profession is cotton weaving)
23
79.Moopar
24
82,Mahendra-Medara
25
83.Kuruba
Maharashtra (2)
26
14. Bhujwa
27
159. Pachkalshi, SomvanshiKshatris and Pathares,
Punjab (4)
28
11. Re
29
21. Nai (KuleenBrahmn)
30
26. Tamboli
31
40. Dhiman
Tamil Nadu (5)
32
3. Ambalakaran (including Servai)
33
146. Thoraiyar (Plains)
34
147. Erragollar
35
162. AgaramVellanChettiar
36
181. Latin Catholic Christian Vannar (in Kanniyakumari District)
West Bengal (37)
37
63. Devanga
38
64. Hajjam(Muslim)
39
65. Chowduli(Muslim)
40
66. Nikari (Muslim)
41
67. Mahaldar (Muslim)
42
68. Dhukre (Muslim)
43
69. Basni/Bosni (Muslim)
44
70. Abdal (Muslim)
45
71. Kan(Muslim)
46
72. Tutia(Muslim)
47
73. Gayen(Muslim)
48
74. Beldar Muslim
49
75. Khotta Muslim
50
76. Muslim Sardar
51
77. Muslim Kalandar
52
78. Muslim Laskar
53
79. Muslim Jamadar
54
80. Muslim ChutorMistri
55
81. Muslim Dafadar
56
82. Mal Muslim
57
83. Majhi/Patni Muslim
58
84. Muchi/Chamar Muslim
59
85. Muslim Nehariya
60
86. Muslim Haldar
61
87. Muslim Sanpui/Sapui
62
88. Muslim Biswas
63
89. Muslim Mali
64
90. Ghosi(Muslim)
65
91. Muslim Darji/Ostagar/Idrishi
66
92. Muslim Rajmistri
67
93. Muslim Bhatiyara
68
94. Muslim Molla
69
95. Dhali (Muslim)
70
96. Muslim Piyada
71
97. Muslim Barujibi/Barui
72
98. Muslim Penchi
73
99. Gangot
Chandigarh (19)
74
4. Tarboli
75
5. Berrer
76
9. Bharbhuria
77
12. Chahang
78
13. Chamgar
79
14. Darji/Darj, Tank, Chimba, Chiba (Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian)
80
19. KasyeRajputs
81
21. Bhosali(Hindu,Muslim, Sikh, Christian)
82
23. Gadderia
83
25. Ghani/Ghazi, Goasiara or Ghosia
84
28. Nais
85
35. Kummi
86
39. Kanihar
87
46. Pemja (Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh)
88
49. Rehard
89
51. Singhikar, Singhwala
90
54. Tamera
91
59. Daula, SoniBarderi
92
60. Lohar (Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian)
NCT of Delhi (10)
93
5. Ramgarhia-Sik
94
21. Fakir (including Alvi-Fakir)
95
22. Dhangar, Kurba
96
25. Nath, Yogi, Gosain
97
27. Maurya, Shakya
98
43. Sain (barbers by caste)
99
55. Ghrit, Bahti, Chahng
100
56. Meo
101
57. Bhar/Rajbhar
102
58. Jat
Puducherry (1)
103
16. Vadabalija
Bihar (1)
104
134. Jat
Gujarat (1)
105
28. Jat
Haryana (1)
106
75. Jat
Madhya Pradesh (1)
107
67. Jat
Rajasthan (1)
108
58. Jat
Uttarakhand (1)
109
79. Jat
Uttar Pradesh (1)
110
77. Jat

Annexure-III 
Details of pending advices regarding additions/changes in the Central list of OBCs sent by NCBC and Jammu and Kashmir Backward Classes Commission
S. 
No.
State
Details of Advices
Status of the case
1.
Himachal Pradesh
(i) Populace living in Malana revenue village of Kullu District(HP) 
(ii) Populace i.e. Bangahalias residing since time immemorial in ChhotaBhangal and Bara Bhangal area of Kangra District(HP)
Department of Legal Affairs has opined that the issue of domicile should be clarified by the NCBC. The matter is being examined by the NCBC.
2.
Karnataka
All Muslims except the following categories: (i) Cutchi Memon (ii)Navayat (iii) Bohra or Borah (iv) Sayyid (v) Shiek (vi) Pathan (vii) Mughal (viii) Mahdiva/Mahdavi (ix) Konkani or Jamayanthi Muslims
Department of Legal Affairs has opined that the NCBC should clarify the issue in detail. The NCBC is examining the matter.
3.
Madhya Pradesh
Panka
For these advices, NCBC has to clarify the spellings of the entries.
4.
Jharkhand
(i) Bagti (ii) Late (iii) Kunai (iv) Pushpanamit 
(v) Jhora (vi)Laxmi Narayan Gola
5.
Gujarat
Sipai, Patni, Jamat or Turk Jamat (all Muslims)
6.
Maharashtra
Mhali
7.
Telengana
“Mutatis Mutandis” applicability of Central List of OBC for the State of undivided Andhra Pradesh to the newly created State of Telangana.
Clarification sought from NCBC regarding those castes/communities which are area specific.
8.
Jammu and Kashmir
Labana and Sheer Gojrie 
(Jammu and Kashmir Backward Classes Commission)
Department of Legal Affairs has advised to wait till the Socio Economic Caste Census (2011) data is available.

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