PSS Group B Exam: Central Civil Services (Joining Time) Rules, 1979 II Notes on Joining Time II IPO Exam II Postal Exam II MCQ

      

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Name Of the Rule	Central Civil Services (Joining Time) Rules, 1979
Date Of Commencement	08.05.1979
Date Of Amendment	27.03.2015
Applicable	·         all Government servants appointed in Civil Services and posts
Not Applicable	·         Railway Employee,   Armed Forces ·         Government Servant engaged on Contract ·         Government Servant paid out of contingencies
No Of Rule	10

 Ø  What is the Joining Time?

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Joining time is the time granted to a Government servant in case of a transfer, to enable him to join the new post either at the same or a new station. The employee is deemed as on duty and is entitled to joining time pay for the period of joining time admissible to him.

 Ø  These rule applied to

1.      All government servant appointed in Civil Services and Posts under Central Government

Ø  Not applicable

1.      Railway Employee

2.      Armed Forces

3.      Government Servant engaged on Contract

4.      Government Servant paid out of contingencies

Ø  When Joining time is admissible  

1.      To join on transfer in public interest , a new post either at the same or new station

2.      To Permanent

3.       Surplus staff transferred from one post to another under a Scheme for Redeployment of Surplus Staff in also eligible for joining time.

4.      To Official discharged due to reduction of establishment from one office and re-appointed to another office if the order are received while working in the old post. If they are appointed to the new post after discharge, the period of break may be treated as Joining time without pay , if it does not exceeding 30 days  and official concerned have rendered not less than 3 years continuous

5.       Once in a calendar year, while proceeding on leave from a place in a remote locality or to a place in remote locality

6.      Once in a calendar year , while returning from leave from a place in remote locality or to a remote locality

7.      Once in a calendar year , to officials domiciled in the Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar of Lakshadweep, while proceeding on leave to his home-town in another island on the Union territory and returning from home town , 

8.      Joining time is not admissible on temporary transfer but actual transit time as on tour is admissible

Ø  What is the amount of  Joining time

Transfer in Same Station: On transfer to a new post within the same station, one day’s joining time is allowed.

Note: ‘Same station’ means the area falling within the jurisdiction of same municipality or compotation and under its contiguous suburban municipalities notified areas, cantonments etc.

(2)    Transfer Not involving Changes of Residence: On transfer to a new post, which does not involve does not change of residence from one station to another, one day’s joining time is allowed.

(3)    Transfer to another Station: On transfer from one station to another, involving change of residence , joining time is admissible based upon the distance between the old and new station as follows: 

Distance between the old and new Headquarters	Normal cases	Joining time admissible where there is continuous travel by road for more than 200 km.
Up to 1,000km.	10 days	12 days
More than 1,000 km. and up to 2,000 km	12 days	15 days
More than 2,000 km.	15 days [sec. Note (1) below]	15 days

 Note:

(1)    In case of air travel, the maximum joining time available is12 day’s

(2)    The distance for the calculation of joining time should be actual distance travelled and not the weighted one adopted for fare by Railways in some sections.

(3)    In case of transfer to/from NE Region (including Sikkim) A&N, Laskshadweep nd Ladakh, 2 days additional joining Time shall be followed besides normal joining time

(4)When holiday(s) follow(s) joining time the normal joining time shall be deemed to have been extended by such holiday(s). However holiday(s) cannot be prefixed to joining time..

 Ø  Calculation Of Joining time

a)      Joining time shall commence from the date of relinquishment of charge of the old post if the charges is made over in the forenoon or the following date if the charge is made over in the afternoon.

b)      The distance for the calculation of joining time should be calculated from H. Qrs. to new H. Qrs. in all cases including where.

                                                          i.            The employee receives orders in a place other than his H.Qrs.

                                                        ii.            The employee makes over charge at a place other than his old H.Qrs.

                                                      iii.            H.Qrs of an employee is changed, while on tour to tour station itself, and

                                                      iv.            Temporary transfer is converted into permanent transfer.

Ø  Extension Of Joining time

Extension of joining time can be granted up to a maximum of 30 days by Head of Department as beyond 30 days  by the Department of Government of India, based on guiding principle that the total time is approximately equal to 8 days for preparation reasonable transit time + holidays, if any following 

Ø  Combination of Joining Time with Leave/Vacation

 Joining time can be combined with any Kind of leave (except CL) or vacation. 

Ø  Another Transfer while in Transit

If an employee in transit receives orders directing to report at a place other than the one in the original orders, he will get fresh joining time form the date of receipt of the orders based upon the distance between the place of receipt of orders and new H.Qrs., in addition to the joining time already availed. 

Ø  Unavailable joining time (not in case of transfer to same station)

The period of utilized joining time shall be regulated in term of the provision of sub clause (ii) (a) of sub rule (1) of Rule 26 of the Central Civil Service (Leave) Rule 1972 

Ø  Can joining time to be combined with Casual Leave

-No

Ø  What is the maximum no of unavailed Joining time That can be credited to the EL account of a government Servant who has 296 days at credit

-Only 4 days

Ø  What is the Joining Time in case of Transfer at Own Request

A.     No joining time is admissible.

B.      However, official posted to place of their choice on completion of full tenure will be entitled to transit time.

C.     Regular leave may be availed to cover journey period from old to new station.

D.     If journey period is no regularized by leave, it will be treated as dies non and will not count for increment, leave or pension.

E.      Holidays intervening between handing over and taking over of charge can be availed. The pay for the period so availed will be paid by the department which the employee joins after transfer. 

 

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