12, Aug 2011

The Cabinet on Thursday approved mobility of faculty and non faculty personnel to newly established Central Educational Institutions (CEIs) and Scientific Institutions for a period up to 10 years on deputation basis.

The faculty, officers and such other employees, presently working under the Central Government or Central Autonomous Bodies including those already on deputation to the newly set up Central Educational Institutions (CEIs)/Scientific Institutions on the date of approval of this proposal and who are covered under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 or an identical pension scheme before 01.01.2004 will be allowed to join / continue to work in the newly set up CEIs / Scientific Institutions on long term deputation basis for a period up to ten years at a stretch.

This would help the mobility of faculty and key administrative personnel which would in turn facilitate growth of new Central Educational Institutes by way of induction of competent faculty and key administrative persons.

All such posts occupied by the long-term deputationists in all the newly set up CEIs/ Scientific Institutions would be automatically treated as having been exempted from the rule of immediate absorption for the period of deputation. Responsibility of payment of pension to the deputed personnel would continue to be with the lending institution which has a pension scheme, The pay drawn by personnel on deputation to higher scale of pay will be treated as “emoluments” for the purpose of calculation of pensionary benefits under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 or in identical pension scheme in respect of deputationists from Central Government including Central Autonomous Bodies to newly set up CEIs / Scientific Institutions on or after 01.01.2004. Borrowing institutions shall have to pay leave salary and pension contribution at prescribed rate with reference to pay drawn by the employees on the post held on deputation basis. It shall however, be ensured that these provisions are applied only to those employees who are already eligible for pension under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 or an identical scheme in their parent organization.

In order to implement the decision:

(i) Department of Higher Education and D/o Science and Technology will identify the posts in the newly set up Central Educational Institutes (CEIs)/Scientific Institutions which would need to be exempted from the rule of immediate absorption for the purpose of appointment on deputation basis and send the same to the nodal Ministry for notification as per rules.

(ii) Further, the concerned Ministry/Department will make following enabling provisions by issuing administrative instructions;

(a)To include the pay drawn by an employee of the Central Government/Central Autonomous Body in the post held on foreign service/deputation in the newly set up CEIs on or after 1-1-2004 as basic pay as defined under FR.9(21)(a)(i);and

(b) For counting of such pay while on deputation as “emoluments” for the purpose of grant of pensionary benefits under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.

(c) For extension of the period of deputation of such personnel up to a maximum period of 10 years from the existing maximum period of 5 years,

It has been envisaged in the proposal that the lending authority shall receive the pension contribution and leave salary contribution; from the borrowing authority and it is the lending authority who shall bear the expenditure of making payment of pensionary benefits to the long term deputationists. Therefore, no additional financial implication is involved.

Background:
The Government of India has recently started a number of new Educational Institutions of higher learning and some more are expected to be set up in near future. The new centrally established/ funded educational institutions are facing serious problems in attracting and retaining quality and experienced faculty as well as core non faculty employees, though many good, experienced and talented professionals are readily available in many other Government Organizations. The introduction of New Pension Scheme (NPS) with restriction in portability of existing pension scheme is acting as a disincentive to experienced and senior faculty and non-faculty members from opting for serving in any new institution since they prefer to continue to be with the existing institutions rather than move to new institution and lose the benefit of pension scheme. Having considered all these factors, the present proposal of allowing long – term deputation to the faculty, officers and such other employees presently working under the Central Government or Central Autonomous Bodies to new Central Education Institutions/Science Institutions set up after 1.1.2004 has been evolved.

Source: www.indiaedunews.net