Circular by CSIR
Circular by CSIR
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MISCELLANEOUS
(Copies of CSIR letters/OMs)
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Copy of CSIR letter No. 4(212)/94-E.II dated 8.7.1996.
Sub: Weightage for Night Duty – Clarification regarding.
I am directed to invite your kind attention to this office letter of even
number dated 13.6.1995 on the above subject, conveying the CSIR
decision to adopt the Govt. of India DOPT OM No. 12012/4/86-
Estt.(Allowances) dated 4.10.1989 and 15017/5/91-Estt.,(Allowances)
dated 29.4.1992* for grant of Night Duty weightage to the eligible CSIR
staff with prospective effect and to state that the references were
subsequently received in this office for implementation of above GOI
orders from retrospective effect. The matter was, therefore, placed before
the GB for its consideration.
The GB considered the matter at 141st meeting held on 26.4.1996 and
approved extension of benefits of Night Duty weightage to all the eligible
categories of CSIR staff including Chowkidars/Security Guards in terms
of GOI, DOPT Oms dated 4.10.1989 and 29.4.1992 w.e.f. 8.10.1991 i.e.
the date from which the DOPT, Govt. of India orders dated 4.10.1989
were initially adopted by the CSIR.
It is requested that the above decision may kindly be brought to the notice
of all concerned in your lab./Instt. for their information, guidance and
necessary action.
*Please refer to order No. 136 at page 243 of Swamy’s Annual 1992
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Copy of CSIR letter No.17/67/Fed/95-PPS dated 1.8.1996.
Sub:- Issue of Sr. Citizenship Card to Council employees at the time
of retirement on superannuation
I am directed to state that agreeing to the suggestions of the
representatives of the Federation of CSIR Employees and Workers’ Union
and Associations during their last periodical meeting with him, the DG,
CSIR has decided that a certificate in the following format may be issued
to all the employees at the time of the retirement on attaining the age of
superannuation from your lab./instt. to enable them to avail of senior
citizenship facility like concession in the railway, air-fare etc. as may be
admissible to them under the various scheme in operation in this regard:-
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This certificate is being issued to enable him/her to avail senior citizenship
facilities as admissible under various schemes in operation in this regard.
It is requested that the above decision may kindly be brought to the notice
of all concerned in your lab./Instt. for their information, guidance and
necessary action.
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Copy of CSIR letter No. 9/156/88-E.III/II dated 9.8.1996.
Sub: Payment of Subscription Fee for becoming Members of
Professional Societies.
The other terms & conditions as contained in CSIR letters issued on the
subject from time to time remain unchanged.
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Copy of CSIR circular No. 4(101)/94-General dated 15.10.1996.
Sub: Reimbursement of cost of Newspapers purchased/supplied to Officers
at their residence – Guidelines regarding.
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US/Sc. C or equivalent
FAO/Sc. B or equivalent
Section Officer/PS or equivalent
Section Officer (F&A)
The Officers would have option to purchase the Indian newspaper of their
choice. The reimbursement in respect of the newspaper may be made by the
respective Lab./Instt. of officers on production of Bill/Cash Memo by the
concerned officer. The Officers will have the option to either return the old
newspapers or to make the deduction from the reimbursement bill at the rate of
15% for retaining such newspapers. No reimbursement in respect of magazines
/periodicals are allowed as these are not permitted on individual basis but could
be purchased by the Library of the Labs./Instts. and supplied to the officers on
circulatory basis.
These orders shall be effective from the date of issue of this circular.
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Copy of CSIR OM No.9(203)/96-RPBD dated 4.11.1996
Sub:-Engagement of Consultants for Business Development.
A reference is invited to OM of even number dated 11.3.94 and 24.7.96
regarding guidelines for engagement of consultants for business development.
The guidelines are generic and are applicable to engagement of consultant(s) for
business development by laboratories and CSIR Hqrs. Thus, in the OM dated
11.3.94, the word ‘Laboratory’ be replaced by ‘Laboratory/CSIR Hqrs.’ wherever
it occurs except in paras3 and 5.ii which would now read as follows:
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Copy of CSIR Letter No.17(21)/94-E.II dated 27.3.1998
Sub:-Scheme of engagement of consultants- Revision of guidelines
regarding.
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Copy of CSIR letter No. 17/66/27/94-PPS dated 18.11.1998 to all Heads
of national Labs./Instts.
*Sub: D.Sc. Degree awarded by Open International University for
Complimentary Medicines, Colombo- No recognition to be given.
Enclosure
Copy of letter No. F.7-3/90(FU) dated 12.8.2000 from University Grants
Commission, New Delhi to Dr. S.K. Jain, Director, Indian Instt. of
Biotechnology, Lucknow.
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The Commission is grateful to you for bringing to its Notice about the
award of Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees by the Open International University for
Complimentary Medicines, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Subsequently to receipt of you
r letter No. IOE/D/97/1089 dt. 28.1.1998, the Commission also received a letter
from the Vice-Chairman, the Bar Council of Gujarat informing us on the above
subject. In support of this, he has also enclosed a letter No. UGC/L/81 dt.
9.2.1998 from the Chairman, UGC, Sri Lanka, stating that the Open International
University for Complimentary Medicines has not been established or recognized
as a Higher Educational Institution/Institute, under the Universities Act. No. 16 of
1978 as amended. Therefore, any such Degree or other academic distinction
issued by this institution is not valid in law in Sri Lanka. A copy of the letter is
enclosed for your information.
The Commission is issuing a circular to all the Universities/Deemed to be
Universities/Institutes of National Importance/IITs asking them not to give any
recognition to the Degree/Diploma or any other academic distinction conferred by
The Open International University for Complimentary Medicines, Sri Lanka.
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Copy of CSIR letter No.16(178)/94-E.II dated 26.3.1999
*Sub:- Exemption of Council employees from application of ESI
Act,1948.
I am directed to state that the Labs./Instts. have been approaching CSIR
for obtaining exemption from the applicability of ESI Act,1948 in individual
cases and delay in submission of the application with the authorities have, in some
cases, resulted in the imposition of penalties by ESI. In order to obviate this
situation, CSIR had moved an application to the Ministry of Labour for grant of
exemption in respect of CSIR including all its Labs./Instts.
Now, with the receipt of this letter of exemption from the Ministry of
Labour, the concerned Labs./Instts. may settle their cases/disputes pending with
the local ESI authorities in respect of regular employees of CSIR. As regards the
casual workers engaged in the Labs./instts.,those labs./Instts should contribute to
ESI as per rule towards ESI benefits extended/to be extended to the Casual
Workers working with them, without any delay.
* Subject supplied by Editors.
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Copy of CSIR letter No. 6/44/92-PU dated 22.6.2000 to all Heads of
national Labs./Instts.
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