Remove Aadhaar Details From 210 Websites

Found and Remove Aadhaar Details from 210 websites

Publication of Aadhaar details on Government websites

It was found that approximately 210 websites of Central Government, State Government departments and some educational institutes were displaying the list of beneficiaries along with their name, address, other details and Aadhaar numbers for information of general public. 

The concerned departments/websites were instructed to remove the Aadhaar and other personal data from the said websites. List of such departments/websites is given in Annexure.

In addition, the Central and State Governments have been advised to sensitize all Ministries/ Departments to take all precautions while publishing or sharing data on their websites and ensure compliance of Aadhaar Act, 2016 and Information Technology Act, 2000. 

List of Department /Websites found displaying the details of Aadhaar beneficiaries as on July 2017:

S.No.	Department/Websites
1	Department of School Education Y.S.R. District KADAPA
2	Tripura Board of Secondary Education
3	Composite Regional Centre, Bhopal
4	Commissioner of BC Welfare
5	O/o. Deputy Educational Officer, Tanuku Division, Tanuku
6	Tripura Board of Secondary Education
7	Swachh Bharat mission - Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
8	Director, Developing Caste Welfares, Gujarat State
9	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
10	UP Minority Welfare Department
11	Vijaywada Municipal Corporation
12	Vishakapatnam Websites
13	Ministry of minority affairs ( GOI)
14	Delhi Government ( Main website)
15	Haryana Govt. Education( HSSPP)
16	Kerala Daily Farmers Welfare Fund Board
17	Photobucket
18	Xavier University Bhubaneshwar
19	Soil Health Card
20	Chiktara University
21	Science Krishna
22	Shaheed Bhagat Singh State Technical Campus
23	Acharya Nagarjuna University
24	Pondicherry University
25	Coir Board
26	Khadi & Village Industries Commission
27	Department of Women and Child Development, Govt of NCT of Delhi
28	Kendriya Vidyalaya NHPC, Loktak
29	State Health Society Bihar
30	Thrissur Education District
31	Mota Chashma
32	Shaheed Bhagat Singh State Technical Campus
33	NIT Nagpur
34	Ministry of textile
35	Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna
36	Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation
37	Janambhoomi- Maa Vooru (Andhra Pradesh)
38	National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd
39	Directorate of Higher Education, Government of Maharashtra
40	SC & ST Development, Minority & backward Class welfare department
41	Career Plus
42	Apeejay Education Society
43	Chandigarh Engineering College
44	Ministry of women & child development
45	Sri Sai Group Of Institutes ,Badhani
46	Chandra Anna Bima
47	NREGA- AP Govt.
48	National centre for design and Product Development
49	Ministry Of Petroleum and Natural Gas
50	President of India Official Website
51	District Magistrate- Wardha
52	Share to success-documents
53	University Of Kerala
54	Directorate of Sainik Welfare Kerala
55	University of Delhi
56	Karnataka Govt Official Website
57	Sikkim Manipal University
58	National Jute Board
59	Ali Yavar Jung National institute Of speech and hearing Disabilities.
60	Department of Medical Education & Research, Haryana
61	Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation
62	Department of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes & Minorities Welfare
63	Government OF Jharkhand
64	Consumer Redressal Forum
65	Central University Of Orissa
66	Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State, Mumbai
67	Employee State insurance Company
68	Goa Public Service Commission
69	West Godavari
70	Gujarat Government
71	My Gov (Government of India)
72	Education Inspector , South Zone Mumbai \
73	National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation
74	National Institute of Electronics’ & Information Technology
75	SRSL Group
76	Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
77	Delhi Homeboard
78	Meeseva Official Portal, Govt of Telangana
79	Agra Official Website
80	Government College Daulatpur Chowk
81	Deen Dayal Upadhaya Grameen Kaushalaya Yojana
82	MBA Application data
83	Bihar Madhymik Shiksha Parishad
84	Doc Player
85	Education Portal
86	Amroha Official Website
87	Sangam University
88	Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
89	KC College Of Education
90	Joint Director, Higher Education
91	Government Of Pondicherry
92	Directorate Of Higher & Technical Education
93	Al Ameen Mission
94	Nirmal Teacher
95	Gujarat University
96	Chitrakoot Official Website
97	Government College of Women Srikakulam
98	SBDS College Of Engineering
99	Saharsa Official Website
100	Ministry Of New and Renewable Energy
101	Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
102	Fatehpur.nic.in
103	Directorate Of Higher & Technical Education
104	Consumer Redressal Forum
105	Acharya Nagarjuna University
106	Varanasi.nic.in
107	National Institute of empowerment of person with visual disabilities
108	Basti Official Website
109	Muzzaffarnagar Official Website
110	National Institute of empowerment of person with Multiple disabilities
111	Himachal.nic.in
112	Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
113	Seraikela- kharsawan
114	Delhi.gov.in
115	Ali Yavar Jung National institute Of speech and hearing Disabilities.
116	Mumbai City Collectorate
117	Consumer Redressal Forum
118	KSN Government Degree College For Women
119	Kendriya Vidyalaya No1 Ambala
120	Gajalee
121	Pasha College Of Education
122	Sindhya Software- Office Automation System for Schools
123	IH Group Of Institutions
124	Anand College Of engineering and Management
125	Puducherry Government
126	Integrated Coastal zone Management Project
127	Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1, Kalpakkam
128	Rampur.nic.in
129	Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)
130	Azamgarh Official Website
131	Jammu And Kashmir Housing Board
132	Scribd
133	National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities
134	Ramgarh Official Website
135	Himachal Official Website
136	Srdnagar Official Website
137	Cad Tool Solutions
138	Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS)
139	Social Welfare Department, Govt. Of Andhra Pradesh
140	Kamlanehru college
141	Indira Gandhi krishi vishwavidyalaya
142	University Grants Commission
143	Gujarat University
144	Krishnapet
145	Directorate of Education
146	Vivekananda College
147	Aditya Institute of Technology and Management
148	Sri Guru Ram Das Instituted Of Medical Science & Research
149	Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
150	Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
151	RTI Online
152	Shree Ganesh Group Of Institutions
153	Sai Saraswati Institute for Teacher Education
154	Deputy Director of Higher Education, Himachal Pradesh
155	Kendriya Vidyalaya No1 Cantt Shahjahanpur
156	West Godavari
157	Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority
158	Gadag District Grievance Redressal/Information System
159	Jira-Atlassian
160	Maharashtra Eco Tourism
161	Paste Bin
162 (1)	Department of Women and Child Development, Govt of NCT of Delhi
162 (2)	Department of Women and Child Development, Govt of NCT of Delhi
163	Deputy Director of Higher Education Una, Himachal Pradesh.
164	Nirmal Teacher
165	National Institute of Solar Energy (Suryamitra - Skill Development Programme - Physical Achivements 2015 -16)
166	Mukhya Chikitsa Adhikari Muzaffarnagar
167	Adityatekkali Education
168	Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) - manassd.ind.in
169	Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gandhigram, Dindigul
170	Andhra University
171	Kendriya Vidyalaya NO.3, Bhatinda
172	Apptechnie Solutions \
173	Andhra Bank, Yanam
174	D.A.V College of Education, Abohar
175	University of Delhi
176	SSGI DINANAGAR
177	Desh Bhagat Institute of Hotel Management
178	District Education Office (SE), Mansa
179	North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Dev. Corpn. Ltd
180	Govt. Degree College ,Gummalakshmi Puram
181	Sunrise College
182	Dasmesh Girls College
183	Aditya Institute of Technology and Management
184	Rama University
185	CT Group of Institutions
186	PM Scholarship 2015-16
187	KC Institutes
188	Swami Parmanand Group of Colleges
189	DIET Allahabad
190	PSSC India
191	Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission
192	NMIMS
193	Jawaharlal Nehru University
194	Government of Jharkhand
195	Inmyschool
196	University of Delhi
197	National School of Drama
198	Department of Plant Molecular Biology
199	Aligarh Muslim University
200	HPT Arts & RYK Science College
201	Govt. Degree College , Tekkali, Srikulam
202	Kendriya Vidyalaya , Greater Noida
203	Mizoram Govt
204	Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gurgaon
205	Kendriya Vidyalaya, Chheoki, Allahabad
206	Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh
207	Sai Prasad Green Power Pvt Ltd
208	MVN University, Palwal
209	Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bowenpally
210	Solapur Sec School, Maharashtra

CPAO Celebrated Its 29th Foundation Day Today In The Service Of The Central Civil Pensioners

Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) celebrated its 29th Foundation Day today in the service of the Central Civil Pensioners. 

The Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) celebrated here today its 29th Foundation Day in the service of the Central (Civil) Pensioners. CPAO   (website www.cpao.nic.in) was established on 1st January, 1990; primarily to cater to the needs of central civil pensioners and other stakeholders in the Ministries/ Departments and Banks. The Central (Civil) pensions are authorized through Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) functioning under the Controller General of Accounts (CGA). CPAO is administering the 'Scheme for Payment of Pensions to Central Government Civil Pensioners by Authorized Banks (both Public Sector and some Private sector Banks).  Its functions include, issue of Special Seal Authorisations (SSAs) for pension payments to Authorised Banks, preparation of budget for the Pension Grant and accounting thereof, reconciliation with and performance review of banks with respect to pension payments and disbursements & maintenance of the database of the Central Civil Pensioners etc.

CPAO was created with the primary objective of simplifying procedure and reducing the number of agencies for pension payment and to expedite the process of authorization, revision and transfer of pension through Authorized Banks.  The working of CPAO is fully computerized and it maintains a database of over 12 lakh Central (Civil) pensioners through Pension Authorisation, Retrieval and Accounting System (PARAS). These pensioners are being provided pension related services by the CPAO through more than 70,788 paying bank branches all over the country.

CPAO has Pension Tracking System to check the latest status of the pension processing and SMS facility is also being provided to the pensioners at each stage. CPAO has taken many steps under Digital India Mission like e-Scroll, e-SSA, e-PPO project etc. to reduce the paper movement and creation of digital record of the Special Seal Authorities (SSAs), PPO (Pension Payment Order) etc.  CPAO is also handling the grievances of the Central (Civil) Pensioners through its Grievance Redressal Mechanism which includes Web Responsive Pensioners Service (WRPS) facilitating information to pensioners on pension payments, facility to view and download latest orders and special seal authorities (SSAs) issued by CPAO among others.

Source : PIB

Withdrawal Of EPF Up To 90 Percent Allowed For Buying Homes

Withdrawal of EPF up to 90 percent allowed for Buying Homes

The Government vide Notification No. G.S.R.351 (E) dated 12th April, 2017 [Click to See ] has inserted a paragraph 68BD in Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme, 1952 for withdrawal from the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) for purchasing dwelling house or flat or construction of a dwelling house.

The withdrawal amount from the Provident Fund shall not exceed ninety per cent of the employer’s share of contribution and interest thereon and employee’s share of contribution and interest thereon.

The Scheme envisages that a member can authorise monthly installment for the repayment, wholly or partly, of any outstanding principal or interest of a loan obtained in the name of the member or spouse of the member or jointly by the member and the spouse.

The payment can be made on behalf of the member to a housing agency or primary lending agency or bank concerned, etc.

The subscriber should be a member of a cooperative society or a society registered for housing purpose under any law for the time being in force and such society has at least ten members of the Fund.

The above information was given in Parliament on 27.12.2017 by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri Santhosh Kumar Ganagwar.

Vaccination In CGHS Centres

Vaccination in CGHS Centres

Under Universal Immunization Programme, vaccine against Rotavirus is currently provided in Government Hospitals, Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and CGHS dispensaries of nine states (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Tripura). Vaccine against Chicken Pox is not a part of Universal Immunization Programme.

Any decision to include vaccines for Chicken Pox in UIP is taken by National Technical Group on Immunization (NTAGI). Once NTAGI takes such as decision, this vaccine is provided in all government hospitals, CGHS dispensaries and PHCs.

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.

Confederation - Trade Union Rights Under Attack - We Will Not Surrender Our Constitutional Right

TRADE UNION RIGHTS UNDER ATTACK - WE WILL NOT SURRENDER OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT - CONFEDERATION

TRADE UNION RIGHTS UNDER ATTACK

WE WILL NOT SURRENDER OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT

M. Krishnan

Secretary General, Confederation.

Right to peaceful protest is a constitutional right and right to assemble and demonstrate by holding dharnas is the basic features of an effective democratic system.

                   

Article 19 of the Indian Constitution is one of the most important article constituting the “basic feedoms” guaranteed to every citizen of India.  Article 19(1) provides that all citizens shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression, assembly, associations, movement, residence and practicing any trade, business, occupation or profession.  Article 19(1)(b) guarantees to all citizens of India, rights to “assemble peacefully and without arms”.  This right includes the right to hold meetings and take out processions.  Of course, assembly must be peaceful, harmonious,unarmed and not threatening the safety of the people.  Reasonable restrictions can be imposed under clause(3) of Article 19.

                   

The right to assembly embodies the very idea of a democratic system.  Article 9 (1)(b) thus includes the right to hold meetings and to take out  processions.  It has been reviewed, studied and interpreted numerous times by the Supreme Court.  In its judgements Supreme Court has upheld the right to peaceful protest as a constitutional right and the right to assemble and demonstrate by holding dharnas is the basic feature of democratic system.  People in a democracy have a right to raise their voices against the decisions and unreasonable actions of the Government or to express their opinion in any subject of national importance.  The Government is obliged to respect and encourage the exercise of such rights.

                  

This being the position, the political powers have resorted to the use of authoritation powers to stop the Central Government employees from exercising their constitutional right of conducting peaceful dharnas and demonstrations on 19-09-2017 and 17-10-2017 under the banner of Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers.  By conducting the programmes on 19-09-2017 and 17-10-2017 in a massive manner throughout the country, defying the Govt. orders, Confederation has upheld the constitutional right enshrined in the Constitution of India.

Source: http://confederationhq.blogspot.in/

Confederation - Our Experience In 2017 And Our Pledge In 2018

2017 OUR EXPERIENCE & 2018 OUR PLEDGE  - CONFEDERATION

2017 - OUR EXPERIENCE & 2018 - OUR PLEDGE

TRUST OF EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS RETRAYED 

AND THEIR HOPES ENDED IN DESPAIR

“THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE”

M. Krishnan

Secretary General, Confederation

Seventh Central Pay Commission Chairman, Justice (Retired) Ashok Kumar Mathur in his foreword to 7th CPC Report has quoted the following lines in the case of Bhupendra Nath Hazarika and another Versus State of Assam & others wherein the Supreme Court of India has observed as follows:

                   

“It should always be borne in mind that legitimate aspirations of the employees are not guillotined and a situation is not created where hopes end in despair.  Hope for every one is gloriously precious and that a model employer should not convert it to be deceitful and treacherous.....  A sense of calm sensibility and concerned sincerity should be reflected at every step.  An atmosphere of trust has to prevail and when the employees are absolutely sure that their trust shall not be betrayed and they shall be treated with dignified fairness, then only the concept of good governance can be concretized.  We say no more.”

                   

We don’t know whether the powers-that-be at the helm of affairs of the Central Government has ever read the above observations of the Apex Court quoted by 7th CPC.  Fact remains - BJP-led NDA Government has guillotined the legitimate aspirations of the Central Government employees and pensioners and created a situation wherein their gloriously precious hopes ended in despair.  The Government converted their hopes to be deceitful and treacherous.  The stand taken by the Government is devoid of calm sensibility and concerned sincerity.  Trust of the 32 lakhs employees and 33 lakhs pensioners is betrayed and their expectations of fair treatment from Government has been proved wrong.

Who gave the hopes and who betrayed:                 

In the wake of indefinite strike call given by National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) of Central Govt. Employees from 11th July 2016, in the crucial meeting held in the night of 30th June 2016, solemn assurance was given by none other than the topmost Cabinet Ministers of NDA Government Sri. Rajnath Singh, Home Minister, Sri. Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister and Shri. Suresh Prabhu, then Railway Minister.  It was told that Hon’ble Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modiji has directed the group of Ministers to hold discussion with NJCA leaders.  Group of Ministers gave categorical assurance that minimum pay and fitment formula will be increased and for that purpose a High Level Committee will be constituted.  Again on 6th July 2016 Sri. Rajnath Singh, Home Minister, reiterated the assurance and Finance Ministry issued a press statement confirming the assurance.  Leaders and employees trusted the words of the Senior Cabinet Ministers.  Eighteen (18) months are over.  No High Level Committee is constituted.  No hike in minimum pay and fitment formula is granted.

Delaying tactics and then denial:

                   

From the very begining of coming to power, the NDA Govt. has adopted a tactics of “delay and then deny” the legitimate aspirations of the Central Govt. Employees and Pensioners.  Pay Commission was granted four months extension.  Empowered Committee took seven months and pay scales were implemented without any change after seven months delay from the date of submission of 7th CPC report.  Allowance Committee took one year and finally arrears of HRA and other allowances for eighteen months are denied.  Pension Option-I Committee was appointed to deny the one and the only favourable recommendations of the 7th CPC for Pensioners.  NPS Committee made it clear that withdrawl of NPS or guaranteeing minimum pension (50% of the last pay drawn) are not under its purview.  Anomaly Committee informed the JCM Staff side that 80% of the items submitted by staff side including increase in minimum pay and fitment formula will not constitute an anomaly and hence will not come under the purview of the Anomaly Committee.  Regarding implementation of the positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee on Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) also almost eleven (11) months are over after the submission of the report to Govt. on 24-11-2016.  The brutal exploitation of casual and contract workers is increasing day by day.  Eventhough Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) is not regular promotion, instead of seniority-cum-fitness Government imposed more stringent conditions to deny the promotions to thousands of employees.

Wage, Job, Social Security and Trade Union rights under attack:

                 

Not only the legitimate pay and allowances of the Central Govt. employees are denied, their job security is also under attack due to the neo-liberal policies pursued aggressively by the NDA Government. Many work done by Railway Employees are outsourced and privatised and now leasing out of Railway stations and Railway Land to private corporates under PPP model is under progress. Decision has been taken by Government to outsource and privatise Defence production and related activities like Research, Maintenance and services etc. and to permit 100% FDI in Defence industry.  200 products being manufactured by the Ordinance factories are ordered to be handed over to private corporates.  Small Svings Schemes which was the monopoly of the Postal Department is outsourced to private banks and orders for outsorucing of booking and delivery of registered and speed post article is also issued.  Out of 17 Govt. of India Printing Presses 12 presses are ordered to be closed as per Cabinet decision.  Many other small departments are also facing the attack of outsourcing, privatisation and closure.

                   

Orders are issued by Govt. threatening serious disciplinary action against employees who participate in dharnas, demonstrations and strikes.  JCM National Council meeting was not held for the last seven years.  Most of the Departmental Councils are not functioning. Chief Executives of recognised Associations are harassed and vindictively transferred and recognition and trade union facilities to the Associations are withdrawn.  Results of the membership verification under the Recognition Rules are not being declared and even verification process under check-off system is stopped half-way.

                   

NPS has become “No-Pension System” as many of the employees who retired after 10 to 12 years are getting monthly annuity pension (from  Insurance Company) less than Rs.2,000/- only whereas the minimum pension for 10 years service under the old pension scheme is now Rs.9,000/-.  Government is not ready to heed the demand of the staff side to withdraw Contributory Pension Scheme and guarantee minimum pension (50% of the last pay drawn) to all under Contributory Pension Scheme.  The observations of the 7th CPC that - “almost the whole lot of Government employees appointed on or after 01-01-2004 are unhappy with the New Pension System.  Government should take a call and look into their grievances” remains in paper.  Thus the social security of the employees is facing greatest threat from Government.

‘Tough time never last, but tough people do’

                   

No doubt the entire working class along with Central Government employees are passing through a tough period.  Their life and livelihood are under attack.  And at the same time resistance movement against the policy offensives are gaining momentum.  Entire Trade Unions (barring BMS) has organised three days “Maha Dharna” at New Delhi in which lakhs of workers participated.  BMS was also compelled to organise a separate protest programme against the retrogade policies of the Narendra Modi Government.  Central Government employees under the banner of Confederation conducted series of agitational programmes like Parliament March, One day strike, Mass dharna in front of Finance Minister’s Office, Human Chain, Burning of HRA Orders, District level dharnas, State level dharnas etc. demanding settlement of  21 point charter of demands submitted  to Government.  Coming days will witness more sectoral struggles and joint struggles leading to indefinite strike.

No alternative for struggle:

Thus the struggles of the Working Class which was hitherto defensive in nature, is becoming more and more offensive.  We have to intensify our struggle during 2018 for our survival.  Let us remember and tell our friends in the Central Govt. Employees movement who are waiting peacefully and endessly hoping for justice from NDA Government -

                   

“Organise if you want real living wages, organise if you want to have your working hours reduced, organise if you desire better treatment from your superior officers, organise if you want that the authorities should consult and consider your opinion on all administrative measures affecting you.  Petitions, memorandums and supplications will count for nothing, so long as you do not organise yourselves in a manner to convice the Government that you will no longer stand nonsense.”

               

Let us march forward with full commitment and determination.

Ultimate victory shall be ours.

If  it weren’t for the Union

Our union’s story is there to be seen,

We’ve won many victories and we’ve suffered defeats,

But as I turn through the pages and look back through time,

There’s one single question stands out in my mind -

Today we may prosper, today we live free,

But if it weren’t for the union, where would we be?

From it’s humble beginnings our union has grown,

So no working person need struggle alone.

But no gain that’s been made has been made without cost,

And together we’ll see that no gain’s ever lost;

Take a look at those countries where workers aren’t free-

If it weren’t for the union, where would we be?

Would you choose to go back, working twelve hours a day,

Would you choose to toil more and a pittance be paid?

Will you stand in the union against the new right,

or do you think on your own you can withstand their might?

The answer is written in our history,

If it weren’t for the union, where would we be?

They say we’ve got problems, and the unions they blame,

Well, Franco and Pinochet they said the same.

If our union they weaken, if our union they break,

Then where’s our defence from becoming enslaved?

So would you choose bondage above liberty?

And if it weren’t for the union, where would we be?

It’s our union, our union that defends our rights,

But our union is as strong as our will is to fight,

For the union is you and the union is me,

So stand up and stand by our union

- Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis.

Source: http://confederationhq.blogspot.in/

Pension And Arrears To Employees Of KVS

Pension and arrears to employees of KVS

The Grant-in-Aid allocated to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) in the Budget Estimates 2017-18 was to meet the expenditure of salary/pension for its serving/ retired employees of KVS as per 6th CPC. However, Department of Expenditure (DoE) has given in principle approval for allocation of funds to meet the additional financial burden on the central exchequer while conveying its approval for implementation of revised pay scale as per 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) to the serving employees of KVS. 

With regard to extension of Government’s decision on the recommendations of 7th CPC for revision of rates of allowances, DoE has also given in principle approval for allocation of funds for additional financial burden on account of disbursing the arrear of allowances for the serving employees of KVS. 

Ministry of Finance, DoE has not conveyed its approval for extension of revised pension to the pensioners of KVS as per the 7th CPC.

Ayurvedic Medicines in CGHS Centres

Ayurvedic Medicines in CGHS Centres

Several steps have been taken to expedite the procurement process and minimise the problems of the patients."

The Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey said in Parliament while answering a question on 29.12.2047 that some difficulties are being faced by the beneficiaries not because of the complex process but because of:-

Non-availability of Authorized Local Chemist for AYUSH in cities outside Delhi.

Non-availability of Rate Contract for AYUSH drugs. 

The details of the funds allocated and spent for the procurement of Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathic Medicines under this Scheme during the last two years are at Annexure.

Following steps have been taken to expedite the procurement process and minimise the problems of the patients:-

• Tender process have been initiated for Central procurement of Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and other medicines, which are not supplied by Indian Medicine Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL) and other Government undertakings. 
• Medicines which are not readily available are procured through Authorized Local Chemists. 
• In Cities, where there are no Authorized Local Chemists, beneficiaries can buy the non-available medicines and claim reimbursement.