List Of Trains Cancelled For 75 Days Due To Foggy Season 1st Dec To 13th Feb

List of Trains Cancelled for 75 Days due to Foggy Season 2017

Ministry of Railways Announces Cancellation/Partial Cancellation/Diversion/Frequency Reduction of Trains For The Forthcoming Foggy Season 2017-2018. 

This Will Be Done With Effect From 1st December 2017 to 13th February 2018. 

In order to manage the train operations in upcoming foggy season 2017-18, Ministry of Railways has devised a detailed plan for cancellation & frequency reduction etc. of trains traversing through fog affected area. The Cancellation, Partial Cancellation Reduction in Frequency and Diversion of trains mentioned in the list (given below) will be done with effect from 1st December 2017 to 13th February 2018.

The advanced cancellation etc., is being done, so that, passengers may plan their journeys accordingly. In case of cancellation etc., full refund of fare will be given to the affected passengers. The passengers are advised to check the status of the train before undertaking their journey. The status of these trains will also be communicated to the passengers on their respective registered mobile numbers.

During the fog, the visibility becomes very low and trains have to run on a highly-restricted speed to ensure safety of the passengers which leads to considerable delays in the movement of trains.

The status of these trains will be monitored periodically keeping in view the intensity of fog and decisions to restore some of the trains may be taken, as and when operationally feasible.

LIST-1(Cancellation)

List of Trains to be cancelled during foggy weather 2017-2018

(01.12.17 TO 13.02.18)
S.No.	Train no	Train name	From Station	To Station	Freq.
1	12179	Intercity	Lucknow Jn	Agra Cantt	Daily
	12180		Agra cantt.	Lucknow Jn	Daily
2	13257	Jan Sadharan	Danapur	Anand Vihar	Daily
	13258		Anand Vihar	Danapur	Daily
3	14005	Lichchivi	Sitamarhi	Anand Vihar Terminus	Daily
	14006		Anand Vihar Terminus	Sitamarhi	Daily
4	14207	Padmavat	Pratapgarh	Delhi	Daily
	14208		Delhi	Pratapgarh	Daily
5	14211	Intercity	Agra cantt.	New  Delhi	Daily
	14212		New  Delhi	Agra Cantt	Daily
6	14217	Unchahar	Prayag	Chandigarh	Daily
	14218		Chandigarh	Prayag	Daily
7	14221	Express	Faizabad	Kanpur Anwarganj	Daily
	14222		Kanpur Anwarganj	Faizabad	Daily
8	14235	Express	Varanasi	Bareilly	Daily
	14236		Bareilly	Varanasi	Daily
9	14265	Express	Varanasi	Dehradoon	Daily
	14266		Dehradoon	Varanasi	Daily
10	14307	Express	Prayag	Bareilly	Daily
	14308		Bareilly	Prayag	Daily
11	14525	Intercity	Ambala	Sri Ganganagar	Daily
	14526		Sri Ganganagar	Ambala	Daily
12	15209	Jansewa	Shaharsa	Amritsar	Daily
	15210		Amritsar	Shaharsa	Daily
13	15273	Satyagrah	Raxaul	Anand Vihar	Daily
	15274		Anand Vihar	Raxaul	Daily
14	15275	Express	Saharsa	Barauni	Daily
	15276		Barauni	Saharsa	Daily
15	15483	Sikkim Mahananda	Alipurduar	Delhi	Daily
	15484		Delhi	Alipurduar	Daily
16	19717	Intercity	Jaipur	Chandigarh	Daily
	19718		Chandigarh	Jaipur	Daily
17	11901	Express	Mathura	Kurukshetra	Five days
	11902		Kurukshetra	Mathura	Five days
18	14673	Shaheed	Jaynagar	Amritsar	Four days
	14674		Amritsar	Jaynagar	Four days
19	12873	Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti	Hatia	Anand Vihar	Tri weekly
	12874		Anand Vihar	Hatia	Tri weekly
20	12583	AC Double Decker	Lucknow Jn	Anandvihar	Bi weekly
	12584		Anandvihar	Lucknow Jn	Bi weekly
21	13119	Express	Sealdah	Anand Vihar	Bi weekly
	13120		Anand Vihar	Sealdah	Bi weekly
22	14003	Express	New Delhi	Malda Town	Bi weekly
	14004		Malda Town	New Delhi	Bi weekly
23	14309	Ujjaini	Ujjain	Dehradoon	Bi weekly
	14310		Dehradoon	Ujjain	Bi weekly

LIST-2(Frequency Reduction)

List of Trains whose frequency is proposed to be reduced during foggy weather 2017-2018

w.e.f. - 01.12.17 to 13.02.18

S.No	Train no	Train Name	From Station	To Station	Frequency	Cancelled on day
1	12023	Jan Shatabdi	Howrah	Patna	Six days	Thursday
	12024		Patna	Howrah		Thursday
2	12365	Jan Shatabdi	Patna	Ranchi	Daily	Friday
	12366		Ranchi	Patna		Friday
3	12393	Sampoorna Kranti	Rajendra Nagar	New Delhi	Daily	Wednesday
	12394		New Delhi	Rajendra Nagar		Thursday
4	12397	Mahaboodhi	Gaya	New Delhi	Daily	Monday
	12398		New Delhi	Gaya		Tuesday
5	12561	Swatantrta Senani	Jaynagar	New Delhi	Daily	Thursday
	12562		New Delhi	Jaynagar		Friday
6	15203	Express	Barauni	Lucknow	Daily	Tuesday
	15204		Lucknow	Barauni		Friday
7	15211	Jan Nayak	Darbanga	Amritsar	Daily	Wednesday
	15212		Amritsar	Darbanga		Friday
8	13345	Intercity/ Link	Varanasi	Singrauli	Daily	Tuesday
	23347		Chopan	Shaktinagar		Tuesday
9	13346		Singrauli	Varanasi	Daily	Tuesday
	23346		Shaktinagar	Chopan		Tuesday
10	13133	Express	Sealdah	Varanasi	Five days	Tuesday
	13134		Varanasi	Sealdah		Friday
11	12192	Sridham	Jabalpur	New Delhi	Daily	Wednesday
	12191		New Delhi	Jabalpur		Thursday
12	22405	Garibrath	Bhagalpur	Anand Vihar	Tri Weekly	Thursday
	22406		Anand Vihar	Bhagalpur		Wednesday
13	13239	Express	Patna	Kota	4 days a week	Friday
	13240		Kota	Patna		Saturday
14	12225	Kaifiyat	Azamgarh	Delhi	Daily	Thursday
	12226		Delhi	Azamgarh		Wednesday
15	12279	Taj	Jhansi	Nizamuddin	Daily	Wednesday
	12280		Nizamuddin	Jhansi		Wednesday
16	13413	Farrakka	Malda Town	Delhi	Tri weekly	Monday
	13414		Delhi	Malda Town		Wednesday
17	13483		Malda Town	Delhi	Four Days	Friday
	13484		Delhi	Malda Town		Sunday
18	12331	Himgiri	Howrah	Jammutawi	Tri weekly	Tuesday
	12332		Jammutawi	Howrah		Thursday
19	12333	Vibhuti	Howrah	Allahabad City	Daily	Tuesday
	12334		Allahabad City	Howrah		Wednesday
20	13005	Amritsar Mail	Howrah	Amritsar	Daily	Monday
	13006		Amritsar	Howrah		Wednesday
21	13021	Mithila	Howrah	Raxaul	Daily	Wednesday
	13022		Raxaul	Howrah		Thursday
22	14257	Kashi Vishwananth Express	Varanasi	New Delhi	Daily	Tuesday
	14258		New Delhi	Varanasi		Wednesday
23	14625	Intercity	Delhi Sarai Rohilla	Firozpur	Daily	Tuesday
	14626		Firozpur	Delhi Sarai Rohilla		Wednesday
24	13151	Express	Kolkatta	Jammutawi	Daily	Wednesday
	13152		Jammutawi	Kolkatta		Friday
25	13049	Amritsar Express	Howrah	Amritsar	Daily	Tuesday
	13050		Amritsar	Howrah		Thursday
26	15011	Express	Lucknow Jn	Chandigarh	Daily	Wednesday
	15012		Chandigarh	Lucknow Jn		Thursday
27	14649	Saryu Yamuna	Jaynagar	Amritsar	Tri-weekly	Friday
	14650		Amritsar	Jaynagar		Wednesday
28	14523	Harihar Express	Barauni Jn	Ambala	Bi weekly	Thursday
	14524		Ambala	Barauni Jn		Tuesday
29	11123	Mail	Barauni	Gwalior	Daily	Tuesday, Friday
	11124		Gwalior	Barauni		Monday, Thursday

LIST-3(Partial Cancellation)

List of Partially cancelled trains during foggy weather 2017-2018 w.e.f. - 01.12.17 TO 13.02.18
S. No.	Train No.	Train Name	From	To	Frequency	Partial Cancellation between
1	12403	Express	Allahabad	Jaipur	Daily	Mathura-Jaipur-Mathura
	12404		Jaipur	Allahabad
2	13007	Udyan Abha Toofan	Howrah	Sri Ganganagar	Daily	Agra Cantt.-Sri Ganganagar- Agra Cantt.
	13008		Sri Ganganagar	Howrah
3	12369	Kumbha Express	Howrah	Haridwar	Five days	Lucknow-Haridwar- Lucknow
	12370		Haridwar	Howrah

LIST-4(Diversion)

List of Trains diverted during foggy weather 2017-2018 w.e.f. - 01.12.17 TO 13.02.18
S. No.	Train No.	Train Name	From	To	Frequency	Scheduled route	Diverted route
1	13237	Express	Patna	Kota	Tri Weekly	Kanpur-Tundla-Agra-Mathura-Bharatpur	Kanpur-Farrukhabad-Kasganj-Mathura- Achhnera-Bharatpur
	13238	Express	Kota	Patna	Tri weekly	Bharatpur-Mathura-Agra-Tundla-Kanpur	Bharatpur-Achhnera-Mathura-Kasganj-Farrukhabad-Kanpur
2	13239	Express	Patna	Kota	4 days a week	Kanpur-Tundla-Agra-Mathura-Bharatpur	Kanpur-Farrukhabad-Kasganj-Mathura- Achhnera-Bharatpur
	13240	Express	Kota	Patna	4 days a week	Bharatpur-Mathura-Agra-Tundla-Kanpur	Bharatpur-Achhnera-Mathura-Kasganj-Farrukhabad-Kanpur

Source :PIB

Minimum Pay And Fitment Factor Stories Suddenly Ended In Anticlimax

Minimum Pay increased to 21000 – No Scope Anymore to Continue this Story

“There is no scope for them anymore to continue this story and decided to end this up with the note of ‘there is no scope for change in Minimum Pay’.

Minimum Pay and Fitment Factor Stories suddenly ended in anticlimax

There is a strong reason to come up with the title for this article as ‘Minimum Pay and Fitment Factor Stories suddenly ended in anticlimax’. Because many websites kept writing that Minimum Pay will be increased to Rs.21000 in January 2018. As we didn’t find any truth in that stories we haven’t said anything about this as it may lead the people to have false hope. Instead, we published 4 articles which claimed firmly that there was no such proposal under consideration of Government.

Finally those who cooked up a story entitled ‘Govt to Announce Minimum Pay Increase to Rs.21000’ and writing about it on day to day basis, have come forward to end this story with a note of No Scope for change in Minimum Pay. Because they clearly know it was a fake news. But some news websites who believed that this cooked up story might be true, started writing numerous article about increasing of minimum pay from Rs.18000 to Rs. 21000 and said “Good news would come after January 2018”

As January 2018 is nearing, people started asking the Leaders of Unions and Associations the following questions. is it true? Is there any proposal as such under consideration of Central government? The NC JCM Staff Side Leaders hesitated to answer this question because they were afraid of that any negative reply will backfire them.

But there was no sign of announcing Minimum Pay increase. The rumour mongers smelled the frustration of Government servants on Minimum Pay increase as it is not going to happen in January 2018 . So they started writing again that Minimum Pay will be increased after April 2018 as Anomaly Committee is going to submit its report to the Government on Minimum Pay issue after January 2018.

Now all the bridges to Minimum wage issue are burnt for them after DoPT has clearly said in its Letter to NCJCM Staff Side that the issue of Minimum Pay Increase and Revising Fitment Factor and Allowances effect date are not anomalies. According to the DOPT Letter No. F.No.11/2/2016-JCA-1(Pt.) dated 30th October, 2017, it is stated that these three important issues are not in accord with the three postulates which, as described in DoPT’s 0M. No. 11/2/2016-JCA dated 16th August, 2016 and 20th February, 2017 for treating them as Anomaly.

So Minimum pay and Fitment Factor issue will not be treated as a case of anomaly and it will not be taken up in national Anomaly Committee for discussion.

So there is no scope for them anymore to continue this story and decided to end this up with the note of ‘there is no scope for change in Minimum Pay’.

But the Committee which is constituted to Examine the Demand of revising Minimum Pay has not held any meeting to discuss this important issue. And also, it was stated in the DoPT’s Letter that Effect date of Allowances should be decided by the Central Government and hence the NC JCM Staff Side should take up this issue to the Government.

So the ways and means for settling these issues are not ruled out yet. Now it is up to the Federations, to what extent they are serious to pursue this issue to get this done either through negotiated settlement or protest.

Source : gservants.com

Different Types Of Leave Available To Central Government Employees

Different Types of Leave available to central government employees and a brief description of each leave.

1.   Earned Leave

2.   Half Pay Leave

3.   Commuted Leave

4.   Leave Not Due

5.  Maternity Leave

6.  Paternity Leave

7.  Study Leave

8.  Extra Ordinary Leave

9. Casual Leave

10.Child Care Leave

11.Hospital Leave

12.Vocational Department Staff Leave

13: Special Disability Leave

14. Child Adoption Leave

15. Leave to Probationers

16. Leave to Apprentices

1. Earned Leave:-  

Earned Leave is ‘earned’ by duty. The credit for earn leave will awarded at a rate of 15 days on the 1st of January and 1st of July every year. It can be accumulated up to 300 days in addition to the number of days for which encashment has been allowed along with LTC. Maximum of 180 days at a time can be availed in the case of Earned Leave.

2. Half Pay Leave :- 

All Government servants are entitled to 20 days of HPL for every completed year of service. Half pay leave is calculated at 20 days for each completed year of service. For eg, if you are in service for 2 years , you will be having a total of 40 days of half pay leave. The service includes periods of duty and leave including extraordinary leave with or without MC. Half pay leave can be availed with or without MC(Medical Certificate). From 1st January 1986, half pay leave is credited in advance at the rate of 10 days on the 1st of January and 1st of July every year.

3.Commuted Leave:-   

• This Leave is granted on medical certificate normally. Commuted leave not exceeding half the amount of half-pay leave due can be taken on medical certificate. Up to a maximum of 90 days can be taken during the entire service without medical certificate where such leave is utilized for an approved course of study certified to be in university interest. 
• It can be taken  up to a maximum of 60 days can be granted to a female employee in continuation of maternity leave without medical certificate and upto a maximum of 60 days can be granted without medical certificate to a female employee with less than two living children, on adoption of a child less than one year old. Commuted leave may be granted at the request of the employee even when earned leave is due to him.

4. Leave Not Due:-  

This Leave is also granted on medical certificate normally. Leave not due is granted when there is no half-pay leave at credit and the employee requests for the grant of Leave Not Due. It is granted only medical certificate  if the leave sanctioning authority is satisfied that there is a reasonable prospect of the employee returning to duty on its expiry.  It may be granted without medical certificate in continuation of maternity leave, and may be granted without medical certificate to a female employee with less than two living children, on adoption of a child less than one year old. The amount of leave should be limited to the half-pay leave that the employee is likely to earn subsequently. Leave not due during the entire service is limited to a maximum of 360 days and  due will be debited against the half-pay leave that the employee may earn subsequently.

5. Maternity Leave :-  

Maternity leave is granted to women government employees. 

• 1) Pregnancy: 180 days – Admissible only to employees with less than two surviving children. 
• 2) Miscarriage/abortion (induced or otherwise): Total of 45 days in the entire service. However, any such leave taken prior to 16.6.1994 will not be taken into account for this limitation. Admissible irrespective of number of surviving children. Application to be supported by a certificate from a registered medical practitioner for NGOs and from AMA for GOs. 
• The maternity leave is not debited to leave account and full pay is granted. It cannot be combined with any other leaves and counts as service for increments and pension.

6. Paternity Leave :- 

A male employee with less than two surviving children may be granted Paternity Leave for a period of 15 days during the confinement of his wife. During the period of such leave he shall be paid leave salary equal to the pay drawn immediately before proceeding on leave. Paternity Leave shall not be debited against the leave account and may be combined with other kind of leave as in the case of Maternity Leave.

7. Study Leave:- 

• Study leave may be granted to all government employees with not less than five years’ service for undergoing a special course consisting of higher studies or specialized training in a professional or technical subject having a direct and close connection with the sphere of his duties as a civil servant. 
• The course for which the study leave is taken should be certified to be of definite advantage to govt from the point of view of public interest and that particular study should be approved by the authority competent to grant leave. 
• The official should submit a full report on the work done during study leave. Maximum of 24 months of leave is sanctioned. In the case of CHS officers 36 months of leave can be granted at a stretch or in different spells. 
• Study leave will not be debited to the leave account and may be combined with other leave due. 
• Study leave is not granted for studies outside India if facilities are available in India and to an official due to retire within 3 years of return from the study leave.

8. Extra Ordinary Leave :-

• Extraordinary leave is granted to a Government servant when no other leave is admissible or when other leave is admissible, but the Government servant applies in writing for extraordinary leave.
• Extraordinary leave cannot be availed concurrently during the notice period, when going on voluntary retirement and  EOL may also be granted to regularize periods of absence without leave retrospectively.

 9. Casual Leave :-

 In a calendar year eight days of casual leave is permissible. 

• Casual leave is not a recognized form of leave and is not subject to any rules made by the Government of India. An official on Casual Leave is not treated as absent from duty and pay is not intermitted.
• (i) Casual Leave can be combined with Special Casual Leave/vacation but not with any other kind of leave. 
• (ii) It cannot be combined with joining time. 
• (iii) Sundays and Holidays falling during a period of Casual Leave are not counted as part of Casual Leave. 
• (iv) Sundays/public holidays/restricted holidays/weekly offs can be prefixed/suffixed to Casual Leave. 
• (v) Casual Leave can be taken while on tour, but no daily allowance will be admissible for the period. 
• (vi) Casual Leave can be taken for half day also. 
• (vii) Essentially intended for short periods. It should not normally be granted for more than 5 days at any one time, 
• except under special circumstances. 
• (viii) LTC can be availed du ring Casual Leave. 
• (ix) Individuals appointed and joining duty during the middle of a year may avail of Casual Leave proportionately or to the full extent at the discretion of the Competent Authority.

10. Child Care Leave :- 

Woman employees having minor children may be granted Child Care Leave by an authority competent to grant leave for a maximum period of 730 days (2 years) during their entire service for taking care of up to two children., whether for rearing or to look after any of their needs like examination, sickness, etc.. 

Conditions for Child Care Leave 

• 1. Child care leave shall not be admissible if the child is eighteen years of age or older equal to the pay drawn immediately before proceeding on leave. 
• 2. It can be availed in more than one spell. 
• 3. It can not be debited against the leave account. 
• 4. It may be combined with leave of the kind due and admissible.

11. Hospital Leave:- 

Hospital leave is admissible to Group 'C' employees whose duties involve handling of dangerous machinery, explosive materials, poisonous drugs and performance of hazardous takes and to Group 'D' Employees. 

Medical certificate from an authorized medical attendant is necessary for grant of this leave. This hospital leave may be combined with any other kind of leave due and admissible, provided total period of leave does not exceed 28 months.

12. Vacation Department Staff leave Entitlement :- 

The leave entitlements of employees of Vacation Departments (i.e. departments where regular vacations are allowed during which those serving in them are permitted to be absent from duty) are the same as those serving in non-vacation Departments except in respect of 'earned leave'. 

No earned leave will be admissible to a government servant of a vacation Department in any year in which he avails of the full vacation. The vacation can be combined with casual leave.

13. Special Disability Leave :- 

• Special disability leave admissible to all employees when disabled by injury intentionally or accidentally inflicted or  caused in or in consequence of the due performance of official duties or in consequences of official position. The disability above should have manifested within three months of the occurrence to which it is attributed and the person disabled had acted with due promptitude in bringing it to notice. The leave sanctioning authority, if satisfied as to the cause of the disability, may relax the condition and grant leave in cases where disability has manifested more than three months after the occurrence of its cause.
• Special disability leave is also admissible when disabled by illness incurred in the performance of any particular duty, which has the effect of increasing liability to illness or injury beyond the ordinary risk attaching to the civil post held, under the same condition.This disability should be certified by an Authorised Medical Attendant to be directly due to the performance of the particular duty.
• Maximum of 24 months of leave may be granted. 
• May be combined with any other leave. 
• Will count as service for pension. 
• Will not be debited to the leave account.

14. Child Adoption Leave:-  

• Child adoption leave is granted to Female employees, with fewer than two surviving children on valid adoption of a child below the age of one year, for a period of 135 days immediately after the date of valid adoption.
• Leave salary will be equal to the pay drawn immediately before proceeding on leave. 
• It may be combined with leave of any other kind. 
• Leave not debited against the leave account.

15. Leave to Probationers :-

 A person appointed to a post on probation is entitled to all kinds of leave admissible under the rules to a permanent servants according as his appointment is against a permanent post.

16. Leave to Apprentices :- 

Apprentices are admissible to leave on medical certificate, on leave salary equivalent to half pay for a period not exceeding one month in any year of apprenticeship.

Clarification To Pensioners Of Exemption Limit To Rs 3 Lakhs

Clarification to pensioners about the hike in exemption limit to Rs 3 Lakhs from Minister of State for Finance.

Shiva Pratap Shukla

D.O. No. 370150/9/2017- TPL

MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

NEW DELHI-110001

14th November 2017

Dear Dr.Tharoor Ji,

Kindly refer to your D.O. letter No. DO/S1/09/2017/986 dated 26.09.2017 requesting, for providing the exemption of Rs. 5 lakhs per annum to pension income.

I have got the matter examined. Currently, the basic exemption limit for individual taxpayer is Rs, 2, 50,000, However, considering the specific needs of the senior citizens, the basic exemption limit for a senior citizen above 60 year, is fixed at Rs.3,00,000 and for very senior citizen i.e. above 80 years, the same is fixed Rs. 5,00,000. Therefore, a pensioner who is a senior citizen is not required to pay any income-tax if his. total income, including pension., does not exceed Rs. 3 lakhs Similarly, a pensioner who is very senior citizen is not required to pay tax if his total income, including pension, does not exceed Rs. 5, 00.000. However, the suggestions that pension up to Rs. 5 lakhs per annum should be exempt in all cages would require amendment to the existing provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1964.

Accordingly, the proposal would be examined during the exercise for the ensuing Union Budget, 2018 and the outcome would be reflected in the Finance Bill 2018.

With regards

Yours sincerely,

(Shiv Pratap Shukla)