The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has issued a notification amending the Fundamental Rules, 1922. These amendments, known as the Fundamental (Second Amendment) Rules, 2017, specifically impact members of the Teaching, Non-Teaching, Public Health Specialists, and General Duty Medical Officer sub-cadres of the Central Health Service. The key change stipulates that these...
This notification introduces the “Fundamental (Second Amendment) Rules, 2017”, which amend Rule 56 of the Fundamental Rules, 1922. A new proviso has been inserted stating that while officers of the Central Health Service, including those in teaching, non-teaching, public health, and general duty medical officer cadres, will hold administrative posts until they reach 62 years of age...
The President, in exercise of powers derived from Article 309 of the Constitution, has issued an amendment to the Fundamental Rules, 1922. This amendment, known as the Fundamental (Amendment) Rules, 2018, specifically modifies Rule 56 by changing the superannuation age for various categories of medical officers. Effective from January 5th, 2018, the retirement age for General Duty Medical...
This notification introduces an amendment to the original rules from 1922, specifically concerning the retirement age for medical officers. The key change is that the age of superannuation for various categories of medical officers, including those in the Central Health Service, AYUSH doctors, civilian doctors under the Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services, Indian Ordnance...
The Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 have been amended to align with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Key changes include a clear definition of “disability” incorporating “specified disability”, “benchmark disability”, and “disability having high support needs”. The amendments also introduce provisions for government...
This official notification announces an amendment to the Fundamental Rules of 1922, specifically addressing the age of superannuation for doctors. The key change is that the retirement age for many categories of doctors, including those in the Central Health Service, Indian Railways Medical Service, AYUSH, Armed Forces Medical Service, and Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service, will now be...
The government has amended the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, to introduce new provisions for maternity, paternity, and child care leave related to surrogacy. Commissioning mothers, who are government servants and have less than two surviving children, will now be eligible for 180 days of maternity leave. Similarly, commissioning fathers, who are government servants and have less...
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has authorized the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) to perform Aadhaar authentication on a voluntary basis. This authentication can be used at the time of ‘One Time Registration’ and during various stages of examination or recruitment tests. Candidates can opt for ‘Yes/No’ or ‘e-KYC’ authentication for...
This document details a corrigendum issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, specifically the Department of Personnel and Training. The corrigendum amends a prior notification dated December 23, 2003. Key changes include referencing sub-rule ‘5(e)’ as ‘5’, substituting sub-rule ‘5(a)’ in the new sub-rule (7) with sub-rule...
This notification announces that the Central Social Welfare Board will be considered an authority controlled by the government, making provisions of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 applicable to it starting March 2, 1987. Amendments have been made to a previous notification dated May 2, 1986, to reflect this change, specifically by adding the Central Social...