Railway Minister urges railway employees to join hands for substantial expansion & modernisation of Indian Railways

Ministry of Railways

Railway Minister urges railway employees to join hands for substantial expansion & modernisation of Indian Railways

The 56th annual railway awards function 2011 concludes today
 
The 56th Annual Railway Awards function 2011 was held here today i.e. 21st November 2011.  The Union Railway Minister, Shri Dinesh Trivedi was the Chief Guest at the function while the Ministers of State Shri K. H. Muniyappa and Shri Bharatsinh Solanki were present as Guests of Honour.  Chairman, Railway Board Shri Vinay Mittal, all Board Members, General Managers of Zonal Railways & Production Units and other senior officials of the Ministry of Railway were among those present on the occasion.

In his address, Shri Trivedi said that in this recession period which has affected developed countries of Europe and America adversely, the whole world is looking towards India which has maintained an 8 per cent economic growth.  He said that India has emerged as engine of growth for the whole world and Indian Railways in turn is undoubtedly engine of growth for India as it is the nation’s lifeline and the mainstay of country’s transport infrastructure.   Shri Trivedi said that Indian Railways is now ‘Hindustan ki Pehchaan’ and one cannot think of India without Indian Railways.

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Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Railways Meets

Ministry of Railways

Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Railways Meets

Railways to Ensure High Quality Catering Service to Passengers : Dinesh Trivedi
The Minister of Railways, Shri Dinesh Trivedi said that Indian Railways has taken several measures to implement its new Catering Policy 2010 which aims at providing hygienically prepared, tasteful and wholesome food at reasonable prices to the passengers. He said that as a result of the new policy and its vigourous implementation by the Railways, complaints arising out of catering have come down by 49.9 per cent during October 2010 to September 2011 as compared to the corresponding period of last year. The Railway Minister assured that many more reforms, technical and institutional have been initiated which will fructify in the days to come. He informed that mega base kitchens initially at New Delhi, Mumbai, Secunderabad, Chennai and Howrah are proposed to be set up under the new policy.

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Streamlining of Procedure for disposal of Medical Reimbursement Claims (MRCs) in CGHS

CGHS Medical Reimbursement Claims – A complete Streamlining of Procedures

CGHS Medical Reimbursement Claims – A complete Streamlining Administrative Procedures

The “Central Government Health Scheme” (CGHS) provides comprehensive health care facilities for the Central Govt. employees and pensioners and their dependents residing in CGHS covered cities.

Started in New Delhi in 1954, Central Govt. Health Scheme is now in operation in Allahabad, Ahemdabad, Bangalore, Bhubhaneshwar, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Kolkatta, Lucknow, Meerut, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Ranchi, Shillong, Trivandrum and Jammu.

Though, a number of complaints are being received from the pensioner beneficiaries about the slow and tardy pace of disposal of MRC claims (Medical Reimbursement Claims) by CGHS, Complaints have also been received about the unnecessary harassment of pensioner beneficiaries who are also senior citizens, affecting them mentally and financially, and thereby creating a bad image for CGHS. CGHS is responsible for taking care of healthcare needs and well being of the central government employees and pensioners. It has therefore been decided to lay down a comprehensive procedure to be followed by all concerned in CGHS to ensure timely and hassle free disposal of the MRC claims by CGHS in order to facilitate prompt reimbursement of medical expenses to the pensioner beneficiaries.

The below order is directed to follow the procedure religiously in both letter and spirit to ensure speedy and timely disposal of the Medical Reimbursement Claims (MRCs) filed by the pensioner CGHS beneficiaries.

The procedure to be followed by CGHS for dealing with MRC cases shall be as follows…

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CISF(ASSTT.CONDT.)LTD. Departmental Exam 2010 & 2011 Results Announced

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

CISF(ASSTT.CONDT.)LTD. Departmental Exam 2010 & 2011 Results Announced

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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the result of the Central Industrial Security Force (Assistant Commandants) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2010 and 2011. Written exam for this was held by  UPSC on 19.06.2011 and the Personality Test held from 31st October  2011 to 5th November, 2011. A total number of 41 candidates have been recommended for appointment which includes 32-General, 06-Scheduled Castes and 03 Scheduled Tribes candidates.
 
Appointment to Central Industrial Security Force Service will be made according to number of vacancies available and due consideration to the provisions contained in the Rules for the Examination. The number of vacancies reported by  Central Industrial Security Force for the year 2010 and 2011 are  21 (16-General; 03-SC & 02-ST) and 20 (16-General; 03-SC & 01-ST) respectively.
 
The result of candidate with Roll No.246 is provisional.
 
UPSC has a “Facilitation Counter” near Examination Hall in its campus.  Candidates can obtain any information/clarification regarding their examination/recruitment on the working days between 1000 hrs. to 1700 hrs. in person or over telephone Nos.011-23385271/23381125. Result will also be available on the UPSC web site i.e.  http/www.upsc.gov.in.  However, marks on the website will be available in due course for a period of  thirty days.
 
The list of recommended candidates in order of merit for the years 2010 & 2011 is as under:

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Employment news of this week (19.11.2011 to 25.11.2011)

Employment news of this week (19.11.2011 to 25.11.2011)

This week on Employment News weekly, Staff Selection Commission (Western Region) invites applications for various posts.

Staff Selection Commission :- The main responsibility of the Staff Selection Commission is to make recruitment to Group C (non-technical) & Group B (non-gazetted- both technical & non-technical) posts in departments of Government of India, its attached & subordinate offices except those for which recruitment is made by the Railway Recruitment Boards & Industrial Establishments.

The Staff Selection Commission is also assigned the task of conducting Departmental Examinations for Promotion from Group D to LDC Grade' , Promotion from LDC to UDC Grade and Promotion from Stenographers Grade D to Stenographers Grade C besides holding Periodical Typewriting Tests in English & Hindi.

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Child Care Leave to State Government Employees

Child Care Leave to State Government Employees

West Bengal State Government women employees will enjoy Child Care Leave very soon. The proposal of Child Care Leave for working women employees in the State Government has been sent to Finance Department for its clearance, sources said. As per the proposal, a women employees shall be granted 730 days during their entire service for taking care of up to two children fro rearing/looking after any of their need, like examination, sickness etc.

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