F.No. FTS 1127429/2015
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Dte. General of CGHS
Ofice of the Director,
CGHS Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated the 8th June 2015

OFFICEMEMORANDUM

Subject- Guidelines regarding printing and issue of Plastic Card- regarding

The issue regarding pendency of issue of CGHS plastic cards has been reviewed by the competent authority and with a view to clear the pendency expeditiously, it has now been decided that:

1. The work of Updating/ Uploading of the Data for plastic cards shall hereinafter be outsourced to two private agencies, viz., M/s Synapse Solutions Private Ltd., and M/s Madras Security Printers Pvt.Ltd., which are already engaged for printing of plastic cards through NICSI. The work order for Data entry has been issued directly to the agencies at the existing rate contracts for this purpose in order to avoid delays in completion of formalities with NICSI and submitting work orders through NICSI.

If felt required, CGHS authorities in cities may deploy local agencies to get the data uploading done at the same NICSI approved rate contract.

2. CGHS has already issued work order directly to the empanelled private agencies to print CGHS plastic cards at the existing rates as per the contract with NICSI( copy enclosed).

3. Plastic Cards shall hereinafter be distributed directly through concerned CGHS Wellness Centre in order to avoid crowding at the CGHS administrative offices and possible misplacing of the cards when sent through speed post. The concerned CGHS wellness centres and CGHS authority would provide wide publicity of this system so as to avoid keeping the cards in the wellness centres unnecessarily. The centres would keep an authenticated record of the cards received, issued and pending for issue. Every week this report should be sent to the CGHS authority of the city. CGHS wellness centres would take extra effort to contact the beneficiaries about the receipt of the CGHS Plastic cards. Lists must be kept in the notice boards prominently for every body’s notice. The cards must be issued to the beneficiaries after verifying the authenticities of the receiver of the cards. CGHS authority would upload the information of printing of CGHS cards and dispatch details in the website on regular basis.

4. CMO I/Cs would motivate the CGHS beneficiaries to link their database to the Aadhar number by logging in to the CGHS database. The in-charges are also required to enter the Aadhar numbers whenever possible. The CMO i/c of CGHS Wellness Centres shall be responsible to link the CGHS database to Aadhar numbers of beneficiaries.

5. Printout of CGHS Index Card, which shall be valid for availing all CGHS facilities including investigations I treatment from empanelled diagnostic centres and hospitals till Plastic cards are issued through the CGHS wellness centre. In addition all the empanelled private hospitals and the laboratories shall continue to provide medical facility at CGHS terms and conditions to the CGHS Beneficiaries irrespective of the printed date of validity in their plastic cards. However, they shall verify the validity of the card in the CGHS database at the link – http://www.cghs.nic.in/welcome.jsp and extend the investigation /treatment facilities.

6. A copy of this OM shall be displayed prominently in the notice board at CGHS Wellness Centres.

7. These instructions are valid till further orders.

This issues with the approval of competent authority and concurrence of IFD vide FTS Rl27429 dated 3/6/2015

(Dr.D.C.Joshi)
Director,CGHS

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT-11, BHIKAJI GAMA PLACE, NEW DELHl-110066
PHONES: 2617459G, 26174456, 26174438

CPAO /Tech/Jeevan Pramaan/2015-16/305

02.06.2015

Office Memorandum

Subject:- Incorporation of Aadhaar number in PPO Booklet.

As a part of Digital India Mission of the Government, Aadhaar number is playing an important role in identification and submission of biometric authentication of pensioners. Facility of Digital Life Certificate (Jeevan Pramaan) has also been provided to pensioners with effect from November, 2014. Further, provision has also been made in CAM-52 (PPO Booklet) through Correction Slip No.5 dated-30.12.2014 4 by adding the following columns after the existing column No.5:-

6. Permanent Account Number for Income Tax (PAN)

7. Aadhaar No. (if Available)

8. Mobile No. (if Available)

9. E-Mail ID (if Available)

1:1 order to have smooth implementation of Digital India Mission and Jeevan Prarnaan initiatives, it is imperative to mention the Aadhaar numbers in PPO Booklet.

It has been observed that the Aadhaar number is not being mentioned in most of the PPOs received from different Pay & Accounts Offices.

In view of the above, all Pr. CCAs/CCAs/CAs having independent charge are requested to instruct their PAOs to ensure that Aadhaar number and other details added through Correction Slip No.5 in CAM-52 are invariably mentioned in the PPOs issued by them.

(Sanjai Singh)
Controller of Accounts

Dear GS, Namaste.Hope you are well.

No.VI/40 1/01/05/2014
Government of India
Ministry of External Affairs
CPV Division

Patiala House Annexe, Tilak Marg
New Delhi, 26th May, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Issuance of Ordinary Passport to Government Servants, PSU/Autonomous body employees, et al

In tune with the Government’s objective of ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’ and with a view to simplifying the procedure for issuance of Passport to Government Servants, PSU / Autonomous body employees, et al, the matter has been reviewed. In order to facilitate issuance of Passport to Government employees, et al; who find difficulties to obtain Identity Certificate (IC)/No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their department, it has been decided to introduce a new feature which is termed as ‘Prior Intimation’ letter to the controlling authority by the Passport applicant before submission of a Passport application.

2. Basically, Prior Intimation is a letter from the Passport applicant giving intimation to his/her Controlling / Administrative Authority (employer) regarding submission of Passport application. This can be submitted by the
applicant in the format of ‘Annexure-N’. After submission of Passport application by such an employee, the copy of this Prior Intimation would be sent to the same Controlling/ Administrative Authority under which the employee is working. In case the employer has any objection regarding issuance of Passport to that employee, they may revert back to concerned Regional Passport Office mentioning the details of such objection. However, the final decision will be taken by the concerned Passport Issuing Authority. If Prior Intimation is submitted by the applicant, Passport
would be issued on the basis of Pre-Police Verification, however the provisions of Police Verification in reissue cases will remain applicable.

3. Henceforth, anyone of the following documents can be submitted by Government Servants, PSU/Autonomous body employees, et al. for submission of application for Passports:

(a) Copy of Prior Intimation to Controlling /Administrative Authority; or

(b) No Objection Certificate from Controlling/Administrative Authority; or

(c) Identity Certificate from Controlling /Administrative authority.

4. No Objection Certificate (NOC) is issued in the format of ‘Annexure-M’ by the Controlling /Administrative Authority of the employee working under them for obtaining Passport by any Government Servants, PSU/ Autonomous body employees, et al. If NOC is submitted Passport will be issued on Post-Police Verification basis.

5. Identity Certificate (IC) is issued in the format of ‘Annexure-B’ by the Controlling /Administrative Authority of the employee working under them for obtaining Passport by any Government Servants, PSU /Autonomous body employees, et al. If IC is submitted Passport will be issued on No-Police Verification basis. The spouse of such employees, and dependent children up to the age of 18 years, has an option to submit IC for expeditious issue of passport. In case of IC, the applicant is also required to submit ‘Annexure-I’.

6. It may be noted that the following provisions will remain applicable as mentioned below:

a. While IC should be issued preferably on Official Stationery (letterhead); NOC on plain paper with signature/stamp can be accepted, on the assumption that such offices are using plain paper for day to day correspondence. Prior Intimation (PI) is required to be submitted on plain paper by the Passport applicant.

b. Telephone, fax and e-mail id of the Controlling /Administrative Office (to the extent available) should be indicated in all the three documents for the purpose of confirmation.

c. Military personnel with c/o APO address (e.g. 56 APO /99 APO) may submit applications at their station of posting or at their permanent address, and write their permanent address in passport [against present address otherwise].

Spouse of such personnel [and adult children, when spouse has expired/divorced] may receive the passport, with authority letter, either by hand or by post. This would apply to similarly placed Air Force/Navy personnel as well.

d. If Government/PSU employees, et al. are transferred after submission of the passport application or passport is returned undelivered due to such transfer, the same be re-dispatched, on request (along with copy of transfer order), at the new address, after correction/ endorsement of address. However, if police verification was required and was not completed, it will be done at the new place.

e. The validity of the documents mentioned at para-3 will be six months from date of issue.

7. While the revised prov1s10ns deal only with passport issuance, the requirement by the Government employees to obtain prior permission from his/her Department / Ministry for travelling abroad as per Conduct Rules will remain unchanged as per the instructions issued by the Department of Personnel & Training and respective authorities.

8. Ministries of the Central Government, and the State Governments/ Union Territories are requested to circulate these instructions to all the employees working under them, including those in attached and subordinate offices, and statutory bodies.

Sd/-
(Muktesh K.Pardeshi)
Joint Secretary (PSP) &  Chief Passport Officer.

The revised cabinet note sent to the Minister for Communications on 2nd June, 2015 by the DOT has been approved by the Minister and returned to the DOT . As we had reported in this website on 25th May, 2015 the cabinet note was finalised and sent to the Minister. Actually, things started moving with the desired pace only after the meeting Com. V. A. N. Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA  had with the Communications Minister on 13th May, 2015  which was supplemented by our agitational programs as decided by the Jamnagar Central Executive Committee Meeting. The first phase of the agitation, the postcard campaign was a spectacular success and about 40,000 post cards were sent to the Prime Minister and we whole heartedly congratulate all the pensioners for their participation. It was only after the historic Sanchar Bhawan March on 20th November, 2014, the DOT started preparation of the cabinet note.

Today, the 9th June,2015 Com. V. A. N. Namboodiri has met Ms. Annie Moreas, Member (Finance) DOT who confirmed that the cabinet note has been received back from the Communications Minister with necessary approval. Now on further persual of  Com.V.A. N. Namboodiri the Member(Finanace) immediately forwarded the file to the Member(Services) for sending it to the 4 nodal departments simaltaneously. After this process is completed, on getting the nod from the nodal departments, the file will go to the cabinet for final approval.

Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary also had a detailed talk with Shri. Prachish Khanna, Director (Establishment), DOT on 9th June, 2015 who narrated the developments and promised further early action at his level.

So comrades, with the sustained struggles by AIBDPA, Forum and BSNLEU and timely interventions at every stage, the battle is half won. Let us not rest until the order is issued and there should not be any complacency in organising the two days hunger strike on 21-22, July, 2015.

The talk with the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar by the delegation of Indian Ex-servicemen Movement, led by its chairman, Major General (Retd) Satbir Singh, on 6th June, 2015 on implementation of one rank one pension yielded no result. The organization demanded the government two clarifications, a firm date on implementation and adherence to the accepted definition of the OROP. They have decided to start the agitation on June 14 2015 and from June 15 hunger strike accross the country ,if the genuine demands are not met.

Just like in the case of 78.2% IDA merger to BSNL Pensioners, the government is giving assurances repeatedly but nothing in practical against which the defence veterans are on war path. The Modi government make big claims for credible governance and quick decision making. But this is seen only in matters related to the corporates and the rich.