Department of Personnel and Training Director (Canteen Employees Cadre) Section

R & I Section, DOPT may kindly issue O.M. No. – 20/1/2022- Dir. (CEC) dated 04.01.2024 (Copy enclosed) to all the Ministries/Departments as per the list mentioned in the aforesaid O.M.

To,
The Section Officer, R\&I Section, DOPT, North Block, New Delhi.

कार्मिक एवम प्रशिक्षण विभाग
निदेशक (कैंटीन अनुभाग)

दिनांक 04/01/2024 को जारी किये गये कार्यालय ज्ञापन संख्या -20/01/2022-निदेशक (कैंटीन एंप्लॉय कैडर) दिनांक 04.01.2024 (प्रतिलिपि संलग्न) का हिंदी मे अनुवाद कर अतिशीघ्र कैंटीन एंप्लॉय कैडर अनुभाग को भेजने का कष्ट करे

01/01/2024
विपुल

अनुभाग अधिकारी (कैंटीन अनुभाग)

अनुभाग अधिकारी
राजभाषा अनुभाग,
कार्मिक एवम प्रशिक्षण विभाग
नोर्थ ब्लोक, नई दिल्ली-110001.

No.20/1/2022-Dir. (C) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training)

Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi dated 04 January, 2024.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Award of scholarship to the children of Non-Statutory Departmental Canteen Employees from the Discretionary Fund of Director (Canteens) – Invitation of applications from Canteen Employees for award for 23rd Batch of Scholarship to their Children for the year 2023-24 based on their performance during the academic year 2022-23 – reg.

The Scheme for grant of scholarship for the children of the staff of Non- Statutory Departmental Canteens, out of the funds available in the Discretionary Fund of Director of Canteens was introduced vide this Department’s O.M. No. 20/1/88-Dir. (C). The scheme has been revised time to time, the latest O.M. No. 20/1/2011-Dir. (C.) dated 24.12.2019. Accordingly, the details of the scholarship scheme are given below:-

1. Scholarships

The categorical details of the scholarships are as below:-

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1. Awards will be given on yearly basis and every aspirant will have to meet the prescribed norms with regard to the percentage of marks in the previous year of study for being considered for grant of fresh award during the course of his/her studies. The awards will be given strictly in accordance with the principle of the highest one or next highest one (if there are more than one scholarship) getting the Scholarship.

Conditions

(a) Candidates seeking award of Scholarship should have obtained a minimum of 60% marks in the aggregate in the previous year of examination; notwithstanding the prescribed minimum percentage, the award will be given to those securing the highest marks. Only aggregate marks will be taken into account. However, every applicant should have obtained the minimum pass marks in all subjects;

(b) Children belonging to SC/ST categories and Handicapped children would be given a relaxation of 10% marks in the minimum standard. 25% of the awards for school level and Under Graduate level studies (Serials (1) to (5) of para (2) will be earmarked for such candidates. However, being an award Scheme there will be no strict applications of general orders relating to SC/ST/Physically Handicapped. In the event of the earmarked awards remaining unutilised due to non-satisfaction of the minimum prescribed norms, the award will be transferred to the general category;

(c) One Scholarship will be reserved for girl child for class IX & X.

(d) Children of only those Canteen Employees who are working in Central Govt. Offices/Establishments and who have been declared as Central Govt. employees will be eligible to apply;

(e) The Canteen employees from the Department of Telecommunications. Posts etc. which are already having separate Scholarship Scheme are to certify that their children are not already in receipt of Scholarship under the Schemes of their Department.

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1. The Scholarship will be awarded on consideration of the performance of the candidates in the previous years of examination. In case the studies were discontinued in the previous years(s) i.e. prior to the academic year but an applicant otherwise becomes eligible for consideration, detailed justification for break in the studies during the preceding year(s) will have to be submitted. All applications will have to be submitted in the appended format only. Applications will have to be accompanied by the attested true copies of the Mark Sheets given by the recognized Institution such as School. Central/State Boards of Education/Universities. Original certificates will be submitted, if called for, for verification.

2. The individual applying for award of scholarship is required to furnish the following documents:

   (a) (i) Aadhaar enrolment ID, if he has enrolled, or

   (ii) A copy of request made for Aadhaar enrolment;

   (b) (i) Bank Passbook with Photo or (ii) Voter’s ID card or (iii) PAN Card or (iv) Passport; or (v) Driving Licence or (vi) Ration Card; or (vii) Photo ID Card issued by the Government.

3. The last date for receipt of applications in the office of Director (Canteens) will be 29th February 2024. It is expected that awards will be finalized by the month of January of the following year. In no case any application received after the prescribed date will be entertained.

4. Applications will be forwarded to the office of the Director (Canteens) through concerned Head of Organization who in turn will get the same routed through the Head or the Department in the controlling Ministries/Department.

5. The awards of Scholarships will be decided by a duly designated Committee, as may be appointed from time to time. The decision taken by the Committee will be final and no representation in the matter will be entertained after awards are finalized.

6. It is requested that wide publicity of this Scheme may be given amongst all concerned.

Naveen Kumar

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Tel No.: – 011-24646961

To

All Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India (as per standard list). (Directors/Deputy Secretaries-incharge. Administrative Division/Wing for necessary action for further dissemination to all concerned establishments under them all over India.