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Major Activities
The Establishment Division plays a crucial role in the administration
of various financial rules and regulations including service conditions
of all Central Govt. employees. The Division deals with matters
like determination of salary structure and grades, wage policy determination,
revision of pay scales, creation of supernumerary posts, basic
principles
of fixation of pay. House Rent Allowance Travelling Daily Allowance,
Dearness Allowance and various other Compensatory allowances in
respect of Central Government employees including policy relating
to pension structure and dearness relief to pensioners. The Division
is also responsible for processing all cases relating to creation
of posts at different levels and their continuation. The Division
is required to be consulted in all matters where any new facility
to Govern. Employees by way of service conditions and fringe benefits
involving significant recurring financial implications is to be
given. The Division is actively associated with the National Council
of the JCM in all such matters which have major financial implications
and repercussions. The Division is responsible for fixation of terms
and conditions of members appointed in different Committees/Commissions
such as retired judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
The Division is the nodal point in the Government of India for interpretation,
relaxation or amendment of financial rules viz. Delegation of Financial
Powers Rules, General Financial Rules, Staff Car Rules etc.
This
Division is also looking after upgradation/revision of scales of
pay of employees of Central Government as also the autonomous bodies.
The attempt of the Division is to maintain comparable relativities
amongst various grades of Government Employees with reference to
their functions, duties and responsibilities, while deciding upon
revision of pay scales, etc.
The
Division is closely associated with the principles governing productivity
linked bonus and ad-hoc bonus for the Central Government employees.
Every year, the upper limit of bonus is decided in consultation
with the Ministries/Departments concerned. Orders were issued on
16.9.1998 for grant of ad-hoc bonus for 30 days of the accounting
year 1997-98 to the Central Government employees in Group `C’
and `D’ and all non-gazetted employees in Group `B’.
The
Division also serves as Secretariat of the Screening Committee of
Secretaries which processes proposals for deputation abroad of officers
of the level of Additional Secretary and above.
Establishment
Division also services the committee on Non-Plan Expenditure which
scrutinises the proposals of different Ministries/Departments pertaining
to various projects/scheme involving expenditure of Rs. 5 crores
and above on Non-Plan side.
The
Division also formulates and monitors policies-instructions and
measures in the sphere of management and control of administrative
expenditure of the Government. Detailed guidelines were issued on
20.8.98 on expenditure management, fiscal prudence and austerity.
In the area of reduction of staff strength as part of the exercise
to effect 10% cut therein, around 157 lakhs posts have been reduced
so far.
A large
number of left over recommendations of the Vth Central Pay Commission
as well as problems arising out of the implementation of the recommendations
of this Commission were addressed during the year. Again, there
are a large number of Autonomous/Statutory Bodies under various
Ministries/Departments of the Central Govt. The scales of pay and
other service conditions in respect of employees of a large number
of these autonomous organisations were considered, revised and successfully
implemented.
Details of contact persons for matters pertaining to E.III(A) Branch
are as under:
| Name |
Designation |
Telephone |
| Smt
Renu Jain |
Deputy
Secretary |
23095683 |
| Smt.
Pramod Bala Dhingra |
Section
Officer |
23095628 |
Administration Wing
E-Coord
Branch
E
III Desk
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