National Federation of Postal Employees

 NON- STATUTORY DEPARTMENTAL CANTEENS FUNCTIONING IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES PROCURING LICENSE UNDER FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS ACT, 2006 AND RULES & REGULATIONS FRAMED THERE UNDER

No.6/2/2018-Dir (C) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel & Public Grievances & Pensions 

Department of Personnel & Training 

Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market 

New Delhi, dated 02 August, 2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM 

Subject: - Non- Statutory Departmental Canteens functioning in Central Government Offices procuring License under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules & Regulations framed there under.

            The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s D.M. No. 10/1/2004-Dir.(C) dated 30.05.2016 on the above subject and to say that Food Safety & Standards Authority of India has rationalized the license/ registration fee for Departmental tiffin rooms/ canteens functioning in Central Government Offices. All the Non- Statutory departmental tiffin rooms/ canteens having turnover of less than Rs. 12 lakhs per annum would be registered on payment of fee Rs. 100/- per annum and those having turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs would be licensed on payment of fee Rs. 2000/- per annum. 

2. As a facilitation measure, FSSAI is orgainising an on-spot registration camp for departmental canteens having turnover less than Rs. 12 lakhs per annum at FSSAI- HQ on 7th August, 2018. The following documents are required for on-spot registration:- 

i) Aadhar Card/ PAN Card 

ii) One Passport size photo 

iii) Employer ID Card 

iv) Fee i.e. Rs 100 (registration fee) 

3. All the Ministries/ Departments who have not registered their departmental canteens under Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006 are requested to nominate individual from Canteen Staff for the said on-spot registration camp. 

4. For further information/ queries, Sh. Akhilesh gupta, Assistant Director, RCD, FSSAI enforcementl@fssai.gov.in may be contacted. 

(Kulbhushan Malhotra) 

Under Secretary to the Government of India 

Tel No.  :- 011-24646961

http://documents.doptcirculars.nic.in/D2/D02adm/fssai4JC1A.pdf (Click the link  above to view Original Order)

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AGE RELAXATION FOR EX-SERVICEMEN FOR

APPEARING IN CIVIL SERVICES EXAM

Ministry of Defence
Age Relaxation for Defence Personnel by UPSC

            The policy on age relaxation applicable for ex-servicemen for appearing in Civil Services Exam (Group ‘A’ & ‘B’ Posts) is governed by ‘Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979’ as amended vide DoP&T Notification No. 36034/1/06-Estt.(SCT) dated 4th October, 2012. The following provisions have been made:-

            For appointment to any vacancy in Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ services or posts filled by direct recruitment otherwise than on the result of an Open All India Competitive Examination, the upper age limit shall be relaxed by the length of military service increased by three years in the case of ex-servicemen and Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers or Short Service Commissioned Officers.

            For appointment to any vacancy in Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ services or posts filled by direct recruitment on the result of an All India Competitive Examination, the ex-servicemen and Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers or Short Service Commissioned Officers who have rendered at least five years military service and have been released (i) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; or (ii) on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on invalidment , shall be allowed maximum relaxation of five years in the upper age limit.

            The recruitment in armed forces are governed by their respective policies, rules including recruitment rules, orders on the subject.

            This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Prasanna Acharya in Rajya Sabha today.   Source: PIB

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CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING HOUSE BUILDING ADVANCE (HBA)

1-17011/6(3)/13/2018-H.III

Government of India

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

Housing-III Section

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi,

Dated: 1.08.2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Clarifications regarding House Building Advance - reg.

The undersigned is directed to say that in partial modification to the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs OM No. 1.17011/11(4)/2016-H.III dated 09.11.2017 regarding House Building Advance Rules - 2017, the competent authority has approved to modify the provision of para 2(i) in place of the existing provision.

"Constructing a new house on the plot owned by the employee or the employee and the employee's wife/husband jointly with the clear title of the plot"

All the other existing provisions in the said OM of even no. dated 09.11.2017 shall remain same.

(Shailendra Vikram Singh)

Director (IFD)

Tel:011-23062798