DOPT Office Memorandums regarding “Pay Rules”

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Deprtment of Personnel & Training under Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND ITS OTHER ATTACHED OFFICES.

Department of Personnel & Training
The role of the Department of Personnel & Training can be conceptually divided into two parts, In its large nodal role, it acts as the formulator of policy and the watch-dog of the Government ensuring that certain accepted standards and norms, as laid down by it, are followed by all Ministries/Departments, in the recruitment, regulation of service conditions, posting/transfers, deputation of personnel as well as other related issues. Towards this end, guidelines are issued by it for the benefit of all Ministries/Departments and it monitors the implementation of these guidelines. It also advises all organizations of the Central Government on issues of personnel Management. At a more immediate level, the Department has the direct responsibility of being the cadre controlling authority for the IAS and the three Secretariat Services in the Central Secretariat. The Department also operates the Central Staffing Scheme under which suitable officers from All India Services and Group ‘A’ Central Services are selected and then placed in posts at the level of Deputy Secretary/Director and Joint Secretary, on the basis of tenure deputation. The Department also deal with cases of appointment to posts of Chairman, Managing Director, full-time functional Director/Member of the Board of Management of various Public Sector Undertakings/ Enterprises, Corporations, Banks and financial institutions. It also deals with the assignment of Indian experts to various developing countries. It is also responsible for formulation and coordination of training policies for the All India and Central Services and providing support for the capacity building of State Government officials

Joint Consultative Machinery
There is a well-structured machinery for joint consultation between the Central Government and its employees on a wide variety of service matters having a bearing on the administration and the general interests of the Government employees. It is a three-tier machinery consisting of the National Council, the Department Council and the Regional/Office Council. Service matters, pertaining to the interests of the generality of the employees or specific groups of them, are dealt with by this machinery.

Central Administrative Tribunal
In spite of the elaborate system of rules and regulations, which govern personnel management, there are Government employees who feel aggrieved by the Government decisions. The courts used to take many year to decide these cases and litigation was expensive. In order to provide speedy and inexpensive justice to employees aggrieved by Government decisions, the Government set up the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in 1985, which now deals with all cases relating to service matters which were previously dealt with by courts up to and including the High Court. There are now 17 regular Benches of the CAT functioning in various parts of the country, including its Principal Bench at Delhi.

Staff Welfare
Realising that improvement in the working and living conditions of the employees and their families leads to efficiency and high morale, the Department supports various welfare programmes. These are provided through Recreation Halls/ Clubs in various Ministries/ Departments, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees in Central Government Offices located outside Delhi, Residents’ Welfare Association /Area Welfare Officers, Benevolent Fund and Departmental canteens. Department of Personnel and Training is the nodal agency for four registered societies set up for the welfare of Government employees and their families. These societies are the Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board, Grih Kalyan Kendra, Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board and Kendriya Bhandar. All the four societies are located in Delhi.

Public Enterprises Selection Board
Beside the three Departments of the Ministry, the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has also been functioning as a part of the Department of Personnel and Training since August, 1986. The PESB is an expert body responsible for selection and placement of personnel for top managerial posts in the Public Sector Undertakings. The Board was originally constituted in 1974 and placed under the administrative control of the Ministry of Industry (Bureau of Public Enterprise). In 1986, the administrative control of the Board was transferred to the Department of Personnel and Training. The Board consists of a full time Chairman and three full time Members. The Secretariat of the Board is headed by an officer, designated as ‘Secretary’ who is an officer of the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India. The office of the Board is located in 3rd Floor, Block 14, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.