1)Clarification regarding eligibility of Home Town Concession- Frequently Asked Questions.
No. 31011 /4/2007-Estt.(A-IV)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Establishment (A-IV) Desk
North Block, New Delhi-110 001
Dated: May 18, 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988- Clarification regarding eligibility of Home Town Concession- Frequently Asked Questions.
The undersigned is directed to say that this Department receives a number of references from Government servants/ various Ministries/Departments seeking clarifications regarding the eligibility of Government employees in respect of Home Town LTC. The point of doubts raised and their clarifications are as under :-
S.No.
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Query
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Clarification
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1.
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Whether the employees whose Headquarters/ Place of posting and Home Town are same, are eligible for Home Town LTC?
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No. Government employees whose headquarters/ place of posting and Home Town are one and the same are not eligible for Home Town LTC.
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2.
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Whether the employees who are not eligible for Home Town LTC may avail the Special Concession scheme of conversion of Home Town LTC to travel to North East Region, allowed by DoPT’s 31011/3/2014-Estt.A-IV 26.09.2014?
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No. Employees whose Home Town & Headquarters are same are not eligible for Home town LTC and hence, the question of conversion of Home Town LTC to travel to these places under special concession scheme does not arise.
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3.
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Whether the employees residing in cities / towns outside Delhi which fall under other states of National Capital Region (NCR) are eligible for Home Town Concession?
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Yes, Cities/Towns which outside Delhi and fall in other states of NCR are not to be treated as Delhi Headquarters. Hence, the Government employees whose headquarters are Delhi and reside in cities/towns outside Delhi falling in other states of NCR, are eligible for Jammu & Kashmir & Andaman & Nicobar Islands as eligible for Home Town Concession.
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(Surya Narayan Jha)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
OPENING OF NEW POST OFFICES AND DETAILS OF COMPUTERIZATION OF POST OFFICE IN COUNTRY
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1441 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8TH MAY, 2015
OPENING OF POST OFFICES
1441. SHRI DILIPBHAI PANDYA:Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether post offices have been opened in all the villages of the country;
(b) if so, the details especially to that of Gujarat and the number of post offices likely to be opened during the current financial year, State-wise;
(c) whether all post offices of the country, including those of Gujarat, have been equipped with e-mail, internet and computer facilities, if so, the details thereof; and
(d) if not, by when all post offices are likely to be equipped with above mentioned facilities, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a) &(b) No Sir, However, Department through a physical network of 1,39,182 rural post offices, 1,795 Franchise Outlets (FOs) and 2,795 Panchayt Sanchar Sewa Kendras (PSSKs) are providing basic postal services to all the villages in the country. In addition to delivery, sale of stamps and stationery is also being offered through postmen/delivery agents, while they are on their regular visits to respective beats. Expansion of postal services by relocation and redeployment is an ongoing activity. This is taken up under Plan Scheme-“Rural Business & Access to Postal Network” subject to fulfillment of certain norms prescribed by the Department for opening of post offices, availability of Plan support and manpower. Postal Circle-wise physical targets for opening of 92 Gramin Dak Sewak Post Offices (GDSPOs) by relocation/redeployment including Gujarat for the current financial year 2015-16 is at Annexure-I.
(c)&(d) Yes Sir, all 25,468 departmental post offices including those in Gujarat have been supplied with computers & peripherals and out of this 24,465 post offices are having e-mail & internet facilities and also have been switched over to the new Wide Area Network as a part of “India Post IT Project 2012”. The remaining 1003 (including 9 post offices in Gujarat) do not have these facilities yet due to technical reasons which are in the process of getting addressed and remaining post offices will be provided with e-mail & internet facilities after solving these issues. Postal Circle-wise details of number of Post Offices Computerized and provided inter-net facilities is at Annexure-II.
NNEXURE-I
Postal Circle-wise given physical targets for opening of Gramin Dak Sewak Post Offices (GDSPOs) by redeployment & relocation during 2015-16
Sl. No.
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Name of the Circle
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Physical Target for 2015-16
(in number) |
1
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Andhra Pradesh including Telangana State
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6
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2
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Assam
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7
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3
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Bihar
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8
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4
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Chhattisgarh
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7
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5
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Delhi
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0
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6
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Gujarat
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4
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7
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Haryana
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4
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8
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Himachal Pradesh
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3
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9
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Jammu & Kashmir
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2
|
10
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Jharkhand
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5
|
11
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Karnataka
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4
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12
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Kerala
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0
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13
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Madhya Pradesh
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4
|
14
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Maharashtra
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4
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15
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North East
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10
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16
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Odisha
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4
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17
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Punjab
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3
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18
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Rajasthan
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4
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19
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Tamil Nadu
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4
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20
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Uttarakhand
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2
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21
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Uttar Pradesh
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5
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22
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West Bengal
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2
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Total
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92
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ANNEXURE-II
Postal Circle-wise Number of Post Offices Computerized and provided e-mail & internet facilities.
Sl. No.
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Name of the Circle
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No. of Post Offices Computerized
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No. of Post Offices
Provided e-mail & internet facilities. |
1
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Andhra Pradesh including Telangana State
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2438
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2439
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2
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Assam
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626
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582
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3
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Bihar
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1046
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1043
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4
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Chhattisgarh
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343
|
335
|
5
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Delhi
|
425
|
393
|
6
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Gujarat
|
1335
|
1328
|
7
|
Haryana
|
493
|
490
|
8
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Himachal Pradesh
|
464
|
418
|
9
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Jammu & Kashmir
|
263
|
251
|
10
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Jharkhand
|
455
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454
|
11
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Karnataka
|
1715
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1683
|
12
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Kerala
|
1506
|
1506
|
13
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Madhya Pradesh
|
1062
|
1061
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
2212
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2213
|
15
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North East
|
329
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268
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16
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Odisha
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1195
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1147
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17
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Punjab
|
758
|
760
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18
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Rajasthan
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1345
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1334
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19
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Tamil Nadu
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2759
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2578
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20
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Uttarakhand
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388
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341
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21
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Uttar Pradesh
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2553
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2540
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22
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West Bengal
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1758
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1301
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Total
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25468
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24465
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