Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Mar 31 : Denying the reports in a section of media, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Northeast, MoS PMO, who is also Minister In-Charge Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that the Government is not considering any extension in service of the employees retiring during the ongoing lockdown period.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, the urgency to set the record straight has arisen because a number of Government employees are due to retire today, that is 31st March, and there should be no ambiguity on this issue. He further informed that an Office Memorandum (OM) issued by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has clarified the position in this regard.
The DoPT Office Memorandum (OM) issued today reads as follows “in view of the unprecedented situation arising out of country – wide lockdown declared by the government consequent to the outbreak of COVID-19, it is clarified that the Central Government employees who are attaining the age of superannuation on 31st March 2020 in terms of Fundamental Rule 56 and due to retire, shall retire from Central Government service on 31st March 2020, irrespective of whether they are working from home or working from office”.
In other words, as per the DoPT order issued today, even those of the government officials or employees who are working from home, will be deemed to have retired or superannuated on the due date of retirement, notwithstanding the lockout situation.
In a related development, as a follow up to the decision of Empowered Group of Officers constituted under the Disaster Management Act 2005, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in the Ministry of Personnel shall set up a technical team comprising of five officials for preparation of daily reports on COVID 19, comprising of a summary and list of suggestions and grievances received/ disposal report on the CPGRAM portal. The Department will also lay down guidelines for all Central Ministries/Departments as well as State Governments for improved monitoring of COVID-19 public grievance cases.
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