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FOREIGN ASSIGNMENTS FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES – COMPILATION OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS BY DOPT
FAQs on Foreign Assignments
Q. 1 What are the categories of Foreign Assignments?
A. Long Term Assignments (Period over 90 days)
(1) Foreign posts of the Government of India. These are posts in
the Embassies/High Commissions of India under the administrative control of
various Ministries/Departments of the GoI (other than the Ministry of External
Affairs). These posts carry tenure of three years. These are filled through the
Civil Services Board procedure by
the E.O. Division in the Department of Personnel & Training after due circulation of the vacancy.
(2) Captive posts of the GoI. These include the posts of
Executive Directors in the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
the Asian Development Bank(ADB) etc., Advisers and Technical or Executive
Assistants to the Executive Directors and other similar posts where recruitment is restricted to Indian experts. These
are also filled through the Central Staffing Scheme of the GoI by the E.O.
Division in the Department of Personnel & Training
after due circulation of the vacancy.
(3) International Assignments to the UN and its agencies:
Selections to these assignments are secured by the officers themselves either
through open advertisements or being directly offered such positions by the
International Bodies and by nomination by the GoI for competitive selection by
the International Body. Maximum tenure limits to such assignments is 5 years at
a stretch and 7 years in the entire career.
Short Term Consultancies (period up to 90 days)
(4) Short Term Consultancies offered
by International Bodies for a period of up to 90 days. Officers below the level
of Joint Secretary are entitled to take up such short-term consultancies. There
is a ban on JS and above level officers for taking up short-term consultancy
assignments. Tenure limits for Short-term consultancy assignments are 90 days
in a calendar year and 25 months in the entire career. However, officers of
Joint Secretary and above levels can only take up pro-bono’ short term teaching
assignments for a period of one month in a year. Officers have to take leave
due and admissible (other than Extra Ordinary leave) for such assignments.
Q. 2 What is the procedure for getting cadre clearance of DOP&T for the foreign assignments mentioned in (3) above?
A. The procedures laid down in para 3 of the Consolidated
Deputation Guidelines for All India Service Officers contained in DOP&T’s
letter No. 14017/33/2005- AIS (II)(Pt.I) dated 28.11.2007 and para 2.1 of
the Consolidated Deputation Guidelines for Organized Group ‘A & ‘EV
Services contained in DOP&T’s O.M. No. AB-140 17/2/07-Estt.(RR) dated
29.2.2008 are applicable.
Q. 3 Whether clearance of DOP&T is required for officers working under the Central Staffing Scheme to take up foreign assignments?
A. Yes. All the proposals for grant of cadre clearance in
respect of AIS officers (whether in the cadre or working at the Centre) for
taking up foreign assignments are required to be sent to DOP&T for
approval. All the proposals for grant of Cadre Clearance in respect of Joint
Secretary and above level officers belonging to Organized Group ‘A’ & ‘EC
Services (whether in the cadre or working at the Centre) for taking up foreign
assignments are also required to be sent to DOP&T for approval. However,
all proposals for grant of Cadre Clearance to officers of below JS level,
belonging to Organized Group ‘A’ & ‘EV Services to take up foreign
assignment will be processed by the Cadre Controlling Authority. However, for
curtailing the tenure of Group ‘A’ service officers below the level of Joint
Secretary and working under the Central Staffing Scheme approval of the ACC
through DOP&T would be required.
Q. 4 What are the restrictions on officers dealing with International Organizations in their official capacity?
A. There are no restrictions on officers up to the level of
Director. However, for JS and above levels, in case the officer has had
official dealing with the international organization and the Secretary of the
concerned Ministry categorically certifies that the officer did not use his
official position to get the foreign assignment, such cases will be considered
by the Committee of Secretaries based on the merits of each individual case and
appropriate recommendations made if the assignment has been offered by applying
against an open advertisement.
Q. 5 Is there a cooling off requirement?
A. After every period of deputation there shall be a mandatory
“Cooling off’ period of three years for JS and below levels, one year for Addl.
Secretary level and ‘Nil’ for Secretary level.
Q. 6. Is there a prescribed format for submitting proposals of foreign assignments to DOP&T?
A. Yes, separate checklists have
been devised for submitting long term foreign assignment proposals to DOP&T
for AIS & Group ‘A’ & ‘B’ services. The same are available on the
Departmental website.
Q. 7 Whether the foreign assignment can be taken up while on Central deputation with the GoI? If yes, what is the prescribed tenure limit?
A. An officer who is on Central deputation with the GoI after
having completed his normal ‘cooling off in the cadre, may be permitted to
proceed on a foreign assignment subject to the tenure limits mentioned in
Question No. 1. However, overall absence from the cadre will be limited to 7
years, in both the stints put together. Cadre clearance at the time of such
shifting would be required.
Q. 8 Can I shift from one foreign assignment to another foreign assignment?
A. Yes, with the prior approval of the Competent Authority.
However, this will be subject to the overall tenure limits of 5 years at
a stretch and 7 years in the entire career.
Q. 9 I proceeded on foreign assignment before issue of the Consolidated Deputation Guidelines issued on 28.11.2007 and 29.2.2008. Will I be governed by the earlier instructions or whether the new Guidelines would apply?
A. Tenures approved by the Competent Authority prior to the
issue of the Consolidated Deputation Guidelines would not be affected. However,
extension of tenure of foreign assignment beyond the approved periods would be
governed as per the new Deputation Guidelines dated 28.11.2007 and 29.2.2008.
DIRECTORATE
OF ESTATES ORDERS 2013 : OPENING OF BOOKING OF ROOMS OF HOLIDAY HOMES AT
MYSORE.
No.
D-11016/16/87-Regions
Government
of India
Ministry
of Urban Development
Directorate
of Estates
Nirrnan
Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated :
04.04.2013
Office Memorandum
Subject: :- Opening of booking
of rooms of holiday homes at Mysore.
The
work of vertical extension of existing holiday home at Mysore has now been
completed and accordingly, it has been decided to open the booking of rooms
of holiday home at Mysore with immediate effect. Booking will be done by
booking authorities as usual.
sd/-
(N.S.
Chauhan)
Assistant
Director of Estates (Regions)
Source: www.holidayhomes.nic.in
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DIRECTORATE OF ESTATES ORDERS
2013 : SUSPENSION
OF BOOKING OF ROOM NO. 16 OF HOLIDAY HOME AT NAINITAL (KHURPATAL).
No.
D-11016/28/2013-Regions
Government
of India
Ministry
of Urban Development
Directorate
of Estates
Nirman
Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated
02.04.2013
Office
Memorandum
Subject :- Suspension of
booking of room no. 16 of holiday home at Nainital (Khurpatal).
The
undersigned is directed to say that due to renovation work being undertaken
by CPWD in holiday home at Nainital (Khurpatal), booking of room no. 16 of
holiday home at Nainital (Khurpatal) is suspended with effect from 31.03.2013
till further clarifications to be issued by Directorate of Estates.
This
issues with the approval of Director of Estates-II.
sd/-
(N.S.Chauhan)
Assistant
Director of Estates (Regions)
Source: www.holidayhomes.nic.in
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CONCESSIONS TO PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES – A SUM UP
Physically
Challenged central Government employees and Disabled Central Government
Employees are provided with various concessions in the form of additional Allowance,
leave, reduced rate interest, out of turn allotment etc.
Those concessions are
listed as follows. Readers are requested to write about additional concessions
if any as comments to this article
1. Special Disability
Leave
2. Ad Hoc allotment
of quarter to Handicapped employee
3.
Ad Hoc allotment of quarter to Handicapped employee
4. Reservation for Person
with Disabilities
5. Age Relaxation, Fee
Concession, and exemption from Typing Test while joining Central Government
Service
6. Transport Allowance at
double the rates
7. Income Tax Exemption for Physically
Challenged and disabled Salaried Class Employees
8. Special Allowance for
child care for women with disabilities and Education Allowance for disabled
children of Govt. employees
9. Grant of Children
Education Allowance at higher Rates
10. LTC facility for an
escort accompanying single handicapped Government servant
11. Employees can use own / hired Car for LTC if employee or
family member is Physically Challenged and disabled
1. SPECIAL DISABILITY LEAVE
Admissible
to all employees- When disabled by injury intentionally or accidentally
inflicted or caused in, or in consequence of the due performance of official duties or in
consequence of official position.
When disabled by illness
incurred in in the performance of any particular duty, which has the effect of increasing liabilities to illness of injury beyond
the ordinary risk attaching to the civil post held under the same condition.
The disability should
have manifested within three months of the occurrence to which it is attribute
and the person disabled had acted with due promptitude in bringing it to
notice. The leave sanctioning authority, if satisfied as to the cause of the
disability, may relax the condition and grant leave in case where disability
has manifested more than three months after the occurrence of its cause.
The disability should be
certified by an Authorized Medical Attendant to be directly due to the
particular duty. If it has been contracted during service other than with a
military force, the leave sanctioning authority should be satisfied that the
disability is exceptional in character.
The
period of leave will be as certified by an Authorized Medical Attendant subject
to a maximum of 24 month.
It may be granted more
than once if the disability is aggravated or recurs in similar circumstances at
a later date, but the maximum leave in consequences of any one disability
should not exceed 24 months.
It may
be combined with any other kind of leave.
It
willas service for pension.
It will
not be debited to the leave account.
The
leave salary for the first 120 days will be the pay last drawn and for the
remaining period, it will be equal to leave salary during half pay leave, in
such cases, beyond the first 120 days the official may take half leave (at his
credit) for another 120 days along with the special disability leave
simultaneously and get leave salary equal to that on eared leave. The half pay
leave so taken will be debited to his leave account.
If the
official is entitled to any benefit under the Workmen’s Compensation Act the
Employee’s state Insurance Act. The amount of leave salary will be reduced by
the amount of benefit payable under the above Acts.
Appointing authors are
competent to sanction Special Disability Leave-Rule 44 and 45.
2. SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE
Special
Casual leave not more than 10 days in a calendar year may be granted to attend
Conferences/ Seminars/ Training/ Workshop related to Disability and
devolvement– related programmers organized at national and State Level
agencies, Absence in excess of 10 days may be treated as regular leave due and
admissible and it can also combined with regular leave –On dated
14-11-2007.
3. AD HOC ALLOTMENT OF QUARTER
TO HANDICAPPED EMPLOYEE
Ad
hoc allotment of quarter to handicapped employees will be considered in
the following cases:-
- The blind i,.e those
who suffer form either of –
(a) Total absence of
sight.
(b) Visual Acuity
not exceeding 6/90 or 20/200(snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses.
(c) Impression of
the field of the vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse.
- The deaf, having
hearing loss of more than 90 decibels in the better ear (profoundimpairment)or
total loss of hearing in both ears.
- The orthopedicallly
handicapped to the extent of 40% and above disability,
- Mentally handicapped /
spastic dependents
4. RESERVATION FOR PERSON WITH DISABILITIES
- Categories -
(a) Blindness or low
vision;
(b) Hearing
impairment;
(c) Locomoter
disability or cerebral palsy. [Includes all cases of orthopedically handicapped
persons.]
Reservation is admissible
only for those who suffer form not less than 40 percent of relevant disability.
For Direct Recruitment.- admissible for all
Groups, viz. Group ‘A’ ,Group ‘B’, Group ‘C’, Group ‘D’.
For promotion – Admissible to Group D
and Group c posts only in which the elements of direct recruitment ,if
any, does not exceed 75 percent [(i) within Group D (ii) form Group ‘D’
and(iii) within Group C].
Percentage of reservation
– Three percent ( 1% for each of the three categories mentioned above). If a
candidate of a particular category is not available or if the nature may be
vacancy may be exchanged for a vacancy against another among the 3 categories.
Carry forward of
reservation.- Unfilled reserved vacancies will be carried forward to the next
block in he same year first .unfilled vacancies at the end of the year will be
carried forward to the three subsequent year.
5. AGE RELAXATION, FEE CONCESSION, AND EXEMPTION FROM
TYPING TEST WHILE JOINING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Age:
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Central Government Post
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Age Relaxation **
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For Groups ‘C’ and
’D’ Posts/ services
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10 years for recruitment through
SSC/Employment Exchange
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For Groups ‘A’ and ‘B’
Posts/services
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10 years for recruitment through
Open Competitive examinations
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**5
year in other cases. This age relaxation is applicable to Disabled and
Physically Challenged Candidates aspiring for Central Government Jobs. In
respect of SC/ST/OBS candidates, this is over and above the
admissible relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC.
Fee:
Physically
Challenged and disabled Candidates aspiring for Central Government Jobs are
exempted from examination fee / application fee for competitive examination
conducted by UPSC / SSC for all posts.
Typing Test:
Physically
Challenged Candidates are exempted from passing Typing Test which is mandatory
for certain clerical Posts in Central Government Service, if medical board
attached to Employment Exchange certifies that candidates who seeks exemption
from Typing Test are unable to use typewriting machine.
6. TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE AT DOUBLE THE RATES
The
blind or orthopaedically handicapped employee in terms of this
Ministry’s orders vide OM No 21(1) 97-E-II(B) dated 3.10.1997 shall continue to
draw Transport allowance at double the normal rates mentioned in the table
below. It is also specified by Government that Transport allowance in respect
of Physically Challenged and disabled employees in no case, be less than
Rs.1000 per month plus the applicable rate of dearness allowance.
The Normal rates of
Transport Allowance are as follows.
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Employees drawing grade
of pay
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Rate of transport allowance
per month
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13 cities previously
classified as ‘A-1’1’A’
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Other Places
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Grade Pay of
Rs. 5,400 and above
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Rs. 3200+DA
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Rs. 1600 + DA
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(i) Grade Pay of Rs.
4.200, Rs. 4,600 and Rs.,4,800(ii) Grade Pay below Rs.4,200 but drawing pay
in the pay band equal to Rs. 7,440 and above
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Rs. 1600+DA
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Rs. 800 + DA
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Grade Pay Below Rs.
4,200 and pay in the pay band below Rs. 7,440
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Rs.600+DA
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Rs. 400 + DA
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Note: Not admissible to Employees who have been provided with
facility of Government transport.
7. INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED AND
DISABLED SALARIED CLASS EMPLOYEES / DEPENDENTS
As per
Section 80 U Salaried Class Employee who are partially or totally blind or
physically handicapped a sum of Rs.50,000 can be deducted from the total income
of the assessee, if he is a person with disability and Rs.75,000 if he is a
person with severe disability.Section
80DD allows a deduction to an individual or HUF if the person has incurred in
the previous year any expenditure on medical treatment (including nursing),
training and rehabilitation of a dependant with a disability or paid or
deposited any amount under a scheme framed in this behalf by an insurer for the
maintenance of a dependant with a disability.
A
person with a disability is one suffering from not less than 40 per cent of a
disability (as certified by a medical authority working in a hospital or
institution notified by the Government), which could be blindness, low vision,
leprosy – cured, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, mental retardation,
mental illness.
Hearing impairment, for
this purpose, means a loss of 60 decibels or more in the better ear in the
conversational range of frequencies.
A
person with disability also includes the one suffering from autism, cerebral
palsy, mental retardation or a combination of any two or more. Section 80DD
allows a deduction of up to Rs 50,000 a year and if the disability is severe,
up to Rs 1,00,000 a year. Severe disability means a person with 80 per cent or
more of the disability.
8. SPECIAL ALLOWANCE FOR CHILD CARE FOR WOMEN WITH
DISABILITIES AND EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FOR DISABLED CHILDREN OF GOVT. EMPLOYEES
Consequent
upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations made by the
Sixth Central Pay Commission for providing extra benefits to women employees
with disabilities especially when they have young children and children with
disability, the President is pleased to issue the following instructions :-
(a) Women with
disabilities shall be paid Rs. 1000/- per month as Special Allowance for Child
care. The allowance shall be payable from the time of the child’s birth till
the child is two year old.
(b) It shall be
payable for a maximum of two children.
(c) Disability means
a person having a minimum Disability of 40% as elaborated in Ministry of
Welfare’s Notification No.16-18/97-NI.I dated 1.6.2001.(Annexure)
(d) The above limit would be automatically raised by 25%
every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%.
9. GRANT OF CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE AT HIGHER
RATES
Children
Education Allowance for disabled children of Government employees shall be
payable at double the normal rates prescribed. After DA Crossed 50% Children
Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy have been fixed as Rs.15,000 and
Rs.45,000 respectively. The rest of the conditions will be the same as
stipulated vide OM No. 12011/03/2008-Estt. (Allowance) dated 2nd September,
2008 applicable in respect of Chidren Education Allowance.
10. LTC FACILITY FOR AN ESCORT ACCOMPANYING SINGLE
HANDICAPPED GOVERNMENT SERVANT
LTC
facility could be allowed for an escort who accompanies a handicapped Govt.
servant on the journey subject to the following conditions:-
(i) Prior approval of the
Head of the Department concerned is obtained on each occasion.
(ii) The nature of
physical disability of the Govt. servant is such as to necessitate an escort
for the journey. In case of doubt, the decision of the Head of the Department
will be final.
(iii) The physically
handicapped Govt. servant does not have an adult family member.
(iv) Any other person who
is entitled to LTC does not accompany the handicapped Govt. servant on the
journey.
11. EMPLOYEES CAN USE OWN / HIRED CAR FOR LTC IF
EMPLOYEE OR FAMILY MEMBER IS PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED AND DISABLED
LTC
Rules authorizes the Head of Department to allow use of own / hired car for LTC
journey on account of disability of the Government servant or dependent family
member after obtaining following documents to avoid misuse of such relaxation:-
(i) Medical Certificate
from competent authority.
(ii) Undertaking from
Government servant that journey in authorized mode is not feasible and he
actually travelled by own car/hired taxi.
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