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CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING

STAFF RULES
(Service Conditions and Staff benefits)

(Framed under the Bye-Laws for Administration and
Management of the Society)


1. Number of posts, classification and scales of pay - The number of sanctioned posts,
their classification and the scales of pay attached thereto shall be as specified in the
Recruitment Rules of the Society.

2. Method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications etc. - The method of recruitment, age
limit, qualifications and other matters relating to the various posts shall be as specified in
the Recruitment Rules of the Society.

3. Mode of Recruitment: Recruitment to the various posts shall be made by any of the
following methods:

3.1 On deputation / permanent absorption from other Societies of the
Administrative Ministry, Central / State Governments, PSUs etc.
3.2 By promotion.
3.3 Staff of the Society possessing specified requirements.
3.4 Direct recruitment from the open market through advertisement (Including
web based advertisement).
3.5 Direct recruitment of specialists on a tenure or short-term contract/
consultancy basis.
3.6 Campus recruitment from Institutions of repute including C-DACs courses.
3.7 By search if suitable employee is not selected or selected employee does not
join after 3 advertisements.
3.8 By inviting exceptionally meritorious candidate/ eminent personality.
3.9 Any other mode with prior approval of the Council.
3.10 One time absorption of contract employees on regular scale of pay.

4. Terms and Conditions of Service of the Employees of The Society
The employees of the Society, other than the Director General and Executive Directors
are divided into the four categories namely (a) Scientific & Technical Staff (MTS) (b)
Administrative Staff (MAS) (c) Support (MSS) and (d) Miscellaneous Staff (MMS). The
support services such as house keeping, security, transport and travel booking etc. shall be
outsourced to the maximum extent possible to enable the Society minimise its staff
strength in the categories of Administrative, Support and Miscellaneous staff.

4.1 Terms of Appointment:
4.1.1 The Rules and Regulations and Bye-Laws of the Society shall govern the
terms of appointment, tenure of appointment, migration from contractual
to regular position of employees of the Society.

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4.1.2 Designations: Besides the category and Grade designations viz. MTS,
MAS, MSS, MMS functional designations could be assigned by DG to the
employees. No Employee shall use a designation other than those
approved by DG in this regard.

4.1.3 Recruitment and Promotion: Recruitment and promotion of staff shall
be in accordance with the Recruitment Rules of the Society as approved by
the Council.

4.1.4 Temporary Employees: Scientific, Technical, Business, Academic,
Administrative or Support staff members may be employed by the Society
as purely Temporary Employees for short-term assignments of the Society.
Such Temporary Employees shall be paid suitable honoraria /
remuneration as may be decided by the competent authority from time to
time.

4.1.5 Certificate of Physical Fitness: Every employee shall, prior to taking up
his appointment, be medically examined and be certified fit for service by
the medical officer/ hospital approved by the Society.

4.1.6 Agreement: Every officer of the Society shall accept the terms and
conditions of his appointment in writing before joining the services of the
Society.

4.1.7 Probation: Every employee of the Society on his initial appointment will
be on probation for a period as specified in the Recruitment Rules.

4.1.8 Resignation: The employee may resign from the Society. Employees
employed to work up to superannuation shall do so by giving three months
notice; others shall do so in accordance with what is stated in their
appointment letter. In case of employees on probation, the notice period
shall be one month. The Appointing Authority concerned shall accept
resignations subject to employees obtaining clearances from all
departments.

4.1.9 Superannuation: The age of superannuation for all categories of
employees shall be as per instructions of GoI on the subject; presently it is
60 years.

4.1.10 Working Hours : The employees shall work as per the timings notified in
the Bye-Laws of the Society.

4.1.11 Attendance :
(a) Attendance shall be marked daily according to the methods prescribed
from time to time.

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(b) Absence from Station: Employees are required to take prior
permission (except in case of sickness or accident) from their reporting
officers for being absent from the station. In case of emergent
situations where such sanction cannot be taken, employee shall inform
their reporting officers at the earliest opportunity.

4.1.12 Holidays: The Society shall observe compulsory, additional and restricted
holidays out of the holidays notified from time to time by the Central
Government. Employees shall be entitled to avail two restricted holidays
of their choice.

4.1.13 Grievance : The Society shall have an open door policy and members at
all levels are expected to discuss their grievances, personal or official
difficulties with their immediate supervisors.

4.1.14 Salary: Every employee shall be paid the salary fixed for his post, every
month, so long as he remains in the service of the Society and performs his
duties satisfactorily.

4.1.15 Obedience to Rules and Regulations: During the period of service, every
employee shall abide by the Rules, Bye-laws, Staff Rules, Service
Conditions and all Standing/ Office Orders notified from time to time by
the Society.

4.1.16 Whole-time Service: An employee shall devote his/ her whole time to the
service of the Society and shall not without the previous permission of the
Council in the case of the Director General or the Appointing Authority
the case of others, engage, directly or indirectly, in any trade, business or
occupation or enter in any remunerative commitment.

4.1.17 Detailing on Sundays and Society holidays: The Director General or the
authority to whom the employee is subordinate may, for urgent work in the
interest of the Society detain any member for bonafide work beyond the
notified working hours, on weekly offs and on notified holidays.

4.1.18 Transfer/ Posting: Every employee shall be liable to be posted at the
discretion of the DG or appointing authority, to serve at any of the
Societys Centres or any other place or organization for the Societys work
in India or abroad. Corporate Office will issue orders for inter centre
transfers.

4.2 Intellectual Property Rights : Patents/ Copyrights

4.2.1 All work of intellectual nature whether in the form of lectures,
presentations, reports, charts, paper, analysis, design, drawings, software
or hardware, artistic/ musical work etc., carried out by an employee shall
be owned by the Society without exception. The Bye-laws of the Society
shall govern all the employees in this regard.



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5. Tenure of Appointment.

5.1 Period of Service. The period of service shall be governed as per the Bye-
laws of the Society.

5.2 Voluntary Retirement

An employee has the right to retire and get retirement benefits by giving three
months notice to the Appointing Authority

(i) after attaining age of 50 years provided he entered service of the Society
before attaining the age of 35 years or
(ii) after attaining the age of 55 years or
(iii) employees have also the option to retire voluntarily on completion of 20
years qualifying service

by giving three months notice, which requires acceptance by Appointing
Authority. Retirement will take effect on expiry of notice period, unless before
expiry thereof, permission for retirement is refused by the Appointing Authority;
if applied while on extraordinary leave other than on medical ground, the notice
period need not be insisted upon and his request may be accepted immediately.

Weightage up to five years will be added to the qualifying service of the
employee provided that

(a) the total qualifying service including the weightage does not exceed thirty-
three years;
(b) the period does not go beyond the date of normal superannuation;
(c) the weightage is used only for the purpose of reckoning qualifying service
for pension / gratuity and does not confer any other benefit like notional
increase in pay.

Notice can be withdrawn with the permission of the Appointing Authority before
the intended date of retirement.

The Appointing Authority, at its discretion can accept a notice of less than three
months; but commutation of pension can be applied for only after the expiry of
normal notice period of three months.

Notice can be given before attaining the age specified or completing the required
years of qualifying service; but the effective date of retirement should be after the
attainment of the prescribed age or completion of years of qualifying service.

Premature Retirement

Premature retirement is distinct from (i) compulsory retirement ordered as
penalty, and (ii) voluntary retirement.

Conditions The Appointing Authority has the absolute right to retire an
employee from service if it considers necessary to do so in public interest by

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giving him notice of not less than three months in writing or pay and allowances
in lieu thereof, in the following circumstances :-

(i) After attaining age of 50 years if he had entered service before attaining
the age of 35 years or
(ii) After attaining the age of 55 years or
(iii) On completion of 30 years qualifying service

Restrictions The power should NOT be exercised

To retire an employee on grounds of misconduct or as a short-cut to avoid formal
disciplinary proceedings; or

For reduction of surplus staff or for effecting general economy without following
the instructions relating to retrenchment.

Appeal An employee served with a notice / order of premature retirement may
represent within three weeks from the date of service of such a notice / order of
premature retirement for consideration by the appellate authority .

Premature retirement benefits Normal retirement benefits allowed, but
weightage in qualifying service is not admissible.

Notice can be given before attaining the age specified or completing the required
years of qualifying service; but the effective date of retirement should be after the
attainment of the prescribed age or completing of years of qualifying service.

Retirement on medical grounds

An employee who suffers on account of any bodily or mental infirmity that
permanently incapacitates him for the service may be retired from service with
retirement benefits subject to the provisions of Disabilities (Equal
Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 ".

Conditions :

The Appointing Authority shall direct the employee to appear before the
appropriate Medical Authority for medical examination and recommendation.

If the Medical Authority recommends that the employee is not fit to continue in
service, he will be retired from service.

If the Medical Authority recommends that the employee is fit for further service
of less laborious character than that which he had been doing and if he is not
willing to be so employed, or if there are no means of employing him in a lower
post, he will be retired from services.


5.3 Termination of Service: Notwithstanding the provisions in the Rules, Bye-laws
and Staff Rules, the services of any employee may be terminated by either party

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giving not less than three months notice in writing to the other to terminate it,
except during the period of probation, where the period of notice shall be one
month.

5.4 Curtailment of period of notice: Notwithstanding anything contained above, the
Appointing Authority, or the Authority to whom the power has been delegated,
may accept a shorter period of notice from an employee under special
circumstances; similarly, the service of any employee may be terminated by
giving a shorter notice than that specified above on payment to him of a sum
equivalent to the amount of his pay plus allowances for the period by which such
notice falls short of the period specified.

6. Conduct, Discipline, Control and Appeal Rules : The Central Civil Services
(Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules and the Central Civil Services (Conduct)
Rules as amended shall mutatis-mutandis apply to the employees of the Society with the
modification that:

6.1 The term President in the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control &
appeal) Rules shall mean the Minister in-charge of Department of Information
Technology.

6.2 The term Government in the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules shall mean
the Society.

6.3 The term Government Servant shall mean the employee in the service of the
Society.

6.4 Orders made by the Council not Appealable : Notwithstanding anything
contained in the byelaws, no appeal shall lie against any order made by the
Council.

7. Leave

7.1 Leave. Employees will be eligible for leave in accordance with the CCS
(Leave) Rules as applicable to Central Government employees.

7.2 Sabbatical Leave: All Employees will be eligible to avail of Sabbatical Leave
in line with Sabbatical Leave Rules of CSIR.

7.3 Lien. Lien for the Employees is in recognition of the excellent contributions
made by them and to facilitate those who need to stay away from C-DAC for a
maximum of 2 years due to various reasons.

7.4 Leave Encashment. Leave encashment shall be as per the rules of Govt. of
India.






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8. Pay & Allowances and Other Facilities

Emoluments and allowances: The Council shall fix the scales of pay and allowances of
the staff of the Society from time to time. The scales are given in the Staff Rules /
Recruitment Rules.

8.1. Pay Scales : These shall be as provisioned in the Recruitment Rules.

8.2. Pattern of Emoluments and Revision
8.2.1 Certain benefits available to the Central Government employees are not
available to the employees of the Society. Thus few of the benefits
available in the Government have been liberalized for the employees in the
Society. The Pay and allowances have generally been patterned on lines of
Centre For Development of Telematics, another Society under the same
Ministry. Any benefits not provided for in these rules could be extended on
approval of the Council.

8.2.2 The benefits provided for in these Staff Rules shall be extended only to
those who are working in the regular scale of pay. Temporary staff,
consultants etc. shall be offered consolidated lump sum remuneration.

8.3 Allowances

Basic Pay, Dearness Pay (DP), City Compensatory Allowance (CCA), Dearness
Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA) shall be as applicable to the
Central Government employees as per orders issued from time to time. All other
allowances mentioned in the Rules & Regulations, Bye-laws and the Staff Rules
which are over and above the allowances applicable to the Central Government
Employees, shall be paid subject to the Society maintaining sound financial
health.

8.3.1 Transport Allowance *
As per Govt of India rules.

8.3.2 Personal Vehicle Maintenance Allowance *
This provision has been deleted.

8.3.3 Telephone / Internet facility at residence
(a) Telephone Facility on Functional Basis
Society shall provide one official landline telephone to the Board Members,
Registrar/ CFO/ Head Corporate HRD, and similar functionaries in Centres,
other senior employees and to other employees based on functional
requirements. They may instead opt for the reimbursement of their personal
phones as the case may be.

Internet connection charges will be reimbursed to the employees for whom
the approval is accorded.

Such a facility to other employees shall be provided in the interest of the
organisation on need basis. The ceiling of number of calls shall be so fixed

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as to effect economy and keeping it in line with instructions, if any issued by
the Central Government on the subject. The maximum entitlement of the
phone and Internet charges on functional basis to various categories of
employees shall be as under:














Entitlement for all categories of employees includes number of free
calls but excludes rentals and number of outstation calls made for
official purposes.
Expenditure in excess of prescribed limits shall be authorised by DG
/ED.

(b) Other Communication Facilities
The Management Board may formulate guidelines on providing other
communication facilities including mobile phone facility for its
employees to ensure efficient functioning of the Society.

(c) General
The reimbursement of personal phone will be allowed if the registration
of the phone is in the name of the employee/ spouse/ children/ parents or
the landlord (In case of leased accommodation).

In case where both, husband and wife, are employees of the Society, the
reimbursement shall be given to one having higher entitlement.
Administration Department shall issue the sanction order.

Any telephone company besides BSNL/ MTNL may install the landline
phone. However, the calculation for the reimbursement of entitlement
shall be restricted / based on the rental and call charges of BSNL/ MTNL
only.

8.3.4 Leased Accommodation Facility

8.3.4.1 Leased Accommodation` facility shall be extended to the employees
of the Society as per the instructions of Govt. of India on the subject
meant for the autonomous bodies notified vide DIT letter 1296)/ 2000
Soc. II dated 01 May 2000 and modified vide DIT letter 6(47)/ 2004-
Soc (Pt.I) dated 27 March 2008. Details as under:
Sr.
No.
Level of Employee Maximum
Entitlement (No. of
calls per Month) *
Internet
connection
Facility
1. DG, ED, No Limit No Limit
2. Members in E VII /
Grade and above
2000 Broadband
3. MTS Members in 16400 - 20000
Grade MAS members in 14300-
18300 Grade and above
Upto 1500 Broadband
4. Others approved facility on
functional need basis
Upto 500 -
5. Members holding key appointment.

250/ 500
As approved.
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(a) The maximum limit up to which accommodation can be hired in
A-1 class cities should not be more than 50% of the (Basic +
Dearness) Pay of the officer concerned.
(b) The maximum limit up to which accommodation can be hired in
A class cities should not be more than 40% of the (Basic +
Dearness) Pay of the officer concerned.
(c) For other places, the rent payable for hiring residential
accommodation should not exceed HRA plus 15 % of the (Basic
+Dearness) Pay of the officer concerned.
(d) Licence fee @ 10% of the pay to be charged to every employee
where accommodation is hired and provided by the Society.

8.3.4.2 Self Lease. Employees will be allowed to hire accommodation
belonging to them / their family members (Self Lease) on similar
terms and conditions as other normal leased accommodation.

8.3.4.3 Reimbursement for Lease Maintenance. Employees availing
leased / Self-leased accommodation shall be entitled to claim
reimbursement against maintenance of leased accommodation. The
maximum yearly limit towards this shall be equivalent to the lease
rent of one month.

8.3.5 Leave Travel concession (LTC) *
Employees of the Society shall be encouraged to be away from work
place and avail LTC as per Government of India Rules. Director General,
upon recommendations of the Management Board, may enforce more
stringent measure for Leave Travel Concession (LTC).

8.3.6 Medical Facilities *

Eligibility : Employees are eligible to get medical reimbursement for self,
family members and declared dependents (as defined by Government of
India Rules on the subject).

8.3.6.1 The Financial Limits are the following:

8.3.6.1 (i) Reimbursement for OPD treatment

One months Basic Pay plus Dearness Allowance as on 1st day of
July every year.

8.3.6.1 (ii) Reimbursement for in-patient treatment

The reimbursement for medical expenses to employees for
undergoing in-patient treatment in Central/ State Government
recognized hospitals including private hospitals/ nursing homes
or approved special hospitals shall be at actuals subject to the
admissibility of items/ medicines/ treatment etc., as prescribed by
the Central Government for its employees.

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8.3.6.2. In deserving / emergency cases, the norms can be relaxed with
the approval of the Director General of C-DAC upon the
recommendations of an empowered Committee formed by
Director General.


8.3.7 Medical Reimbursement after Superannuation : This scheme is under
consideration. It shall be notified once approved by the Governing Council.
In the meantime, the facility existing at C-DAC, Mumbai and C-DAC,
Bangalore (Electronics City) shall continue to operate as heretofore for the
existing beneficiaries and employees currently in service which reads as
under :

The Health Scheme for NCST Staff will also cover members of staff who
retire after a minimum of 20 years of service. Medical benefits after
retirement will be available only to the staff member and his/ her spouse.
They will not be available to other dependents. The expenses will be
reimbursed to the extent of two months salary last drawn by the member
per annum. This could also be carried forward for two years. The member
has to produce the bills for the treatment received by him and his wife for
getting reimbursement.

8.3.8 Reimbursement for Purchase of Books / Journals
The reimbursement facility is to encourage employees to purchase
professional books relevant to their functions.

Employees in the pay scale of Rs. 6500 Rs.10,500 and above shall be
eligible for reimbursement of an amount of Rs.2000/- p.a.

Employees in Rs. 12000-16500 grade and above shall be eligible for
reimbursement of an amount of Rs. 5000/- per annum.

8.3.9 Reimbursement of Newspaper Expenses *
Employees shall be entitled for reimbursement of Newspaper expenditure
as per the rules applicable to employees of Government of India.

8.3.10 CPF/ EPF/ GPF
Employees of the Society shall be admitted to Contributory Provident Fund
under the Employees Provident Fund Act, 1952 where the employee shall
contribute a minimum amount as prescribed by the Law and a like amount
shall be contributed by the Society as Employers contribution.

The Society / Centre shall have the option to create a Provident Fund Trust
managed by it, features of which shall broadly be the same as provided for
under Central Govt. Rules or under Employee's PF Act, 1952 as amended
from time to time. These are;

(a) A minimum of 12% of pay (Sum of Basic pay, Dearness Pay and the
DA) will be deducted every month from the salary of each employee as
contribution to the provident fund.

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(b) A matching contribution equal to the sum mentioned above will be
made by the Society in respect of each employee.

(c) Employees may contribute any additional amount voluntarily to the
Provident Fund. However, the contribution by the Society will be
limited to the amount mentioned above.

(d) Interest will be allowed on the total amount at the rates notified from
time to time.

(e) If an employee was a member of a recognized provident fund scheme
and has withdrawn from it on joining the Society on regular basis, he
will start contributing to the Societys Provident Fund scheme from the
date of his joining the service of the Society.

(f) If an employee was not a member of any recognized Provident Fund
Scheme previously, he will start contributing to the Societys Provident
Fund Scheme from the date of his joining the Society.

8.3.11 Gratuity *
Employees of C-DAC shall be eligible for payment of gratuity as per
Gratuity Scheme as applicable to employees of Central Government
effective from 01/01/2006.

8.3.12 Benevolent Fund *
The employees of the Society shall be covered by a Staff Benevolent Fund
Scheme to receive immediate financial assistance to employees or their
families in cases of death in the family or if an employee is in distress. The
Staff Benevolent Fund will consist of contributions of the employees of the
Society. The Management Board will decide the monthly contribution per
employee.

8.3.13 Membership of Professional Bodies/ Institutions
The Group A Officers of the Society in the regular scale of pay Rs 10,000
15,200 and above are encouraged to participate in professional bodies/
institutions in the field of their specialization. Life membership is not
allowed. The Society shall reimburse annual subscription for one National
and one International professional body. The maximum amount that can be
reimbursed on this account is limited to Rs 10,000/- in a year per member.
The Management Board of the Society shall finalize the list of professional
bodies for membership.

8.3.14 Group Insurance Scheme Savings Fund
The Society shall have a Group Insurance Scheme that is similar to or in
line with the Scheme existing in the Central Government. This Scheme
will be introduced through any insurance company and there shall be no
contribution from the Society. The Scheme shall be run based on the
contributions of the employees of the Society.


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8.3.15 Recreation / Cultural Fund.
Recreation Fund shall be maintained by the Society where the Society shall
contribute an amount of Rs. 15 per month per employee and each employee
shall also contribute Rs. 15 per month. The fund shall be used for
recreational events in the Centres.

8.3.16 Additional Compensation:
Professional Compensation: A Professional Compensation Scheme as
incentive for successful and timely completion of target-oriented revenue
earning projects shall be made available to the employees of the Society.
The objective of the Professional Compensation Scheme is to provide
incentive to staff so that they undertake more projects in high-tech area and
complete them with utmost temporal and financial economy thus saving
funds, a fraction of which will be used for providing additional facilities
and also for payment of cash incentive to the staff. Under the scheme, 30%
of the savings are distributed among the project team and other staff and
70% shall be used for the creation of a Corpus Fund so that over a period
the Society becomes self-sustaining. The Operational Rules of the Scheme
shall be notified from time to time. The scheme shall be patterned on
similar scheme prevalent in CSIR.

8.3.17 Overtime Allowance (OTA) *
Employees shall be entitled for payment of Overtime Allowance as per the
rules existing in Government of India.


8.4 Additional Facilities

8.4.1 Canteen facility *
The staff of the Society shall be provided subsidized canteen facility
where the employees would be provided subsidized meals and snacks. In
centres which do not provide canteen facility, the employees shall be paid
in cash at Rs 60/- per day of working. The entire expenditure on this
subsidy shall be met by C-DAC out of its own resources.


8.4.2 Children Education Allowance *
Employees of C-DAC shall be eligible for reimbursement under Children
Education Allowance Scheme as per Government of India Rules, as
amended from time to time.



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8.5 Interest Subsidy on House Building Advance/ Long Term advances: The
Society will have Schemes such as House Building Advance and Long Term
Advances as per Central Government Rules. Alternatively, depending on the
soundness of the financial status of the Society, interest subsidy to the employees
shall be allowed to those who have taken loan from Government recognized
schemes/ financial institutions. The interest subsidy shall be entitled only against
the amount that he is permitted to avail as per Government of India Rules. The
interest subsidy is the difference in interest amount which would have been paid
as per Government rules and the interest amount paid to financial institution For
the purpose of calculation of HBA interest subsidy, difference of maximum of 3%
and for other advances it shall be 2% will be considered. The employees with over
5 years of continuous service in the Society shall qualify to avail of this facility.

In case the Society is in a position to lend to its employees small sums upto Rs.
50000 refundable in one year, the Society may do so and shall notify the same.
The interest rate chargeable against such loans shall be 1% more than the PF
interest rate notified by the Government of India from time to time.

8.6 Awards and Incentives: The nature and activities of the Society require high
motivation and encouragement for its employees to deliver the quality goods and
services. In order, therefore, to recognize such performing employees and
distinguish them from non-or less performing employees, an award and incentive
scheme shall be operative in the Society. Specific procedure and metrics will be
formulated and shall be introduced. Details in this regard will be worked out and
intimated.

8.7 Attendance at Scientific Conferences : Members of the CC, TAC and staff of
the Society shall be allowed to attend scientific conferences, congresses, seminars,
workshops, etc. and may be deputed for specialized training or for the work of the
Society.

8.8 Contribution to Professional / Technical Journals / Periodicals : Contributions
to technical journals resulting from work carried out in the Society by the staff
shall contain the name of the Society and shall have prior approval of the DG/ED.

8.9 Travelling Allowance Rules : The employees of C-DAC may be called upon to
travel out of station to perform bonafide duties. For such duties, the employees
shall be paid Tour Allowance and the Daily Allowance as per travel rules framed
and notified from time to time.

9. Power to relax time limit and to condone delay: Save as otherwise expressly provided
in these rules, the authority competent under these rules to make any order, may for good
and sufficient reasons or if sufficient cause is shown, extend the time specified in these
rules for anything required to be done under these rules or condone any delay.

10. Removal of doubts : Where a doubt arises as to the interpretation of any of these
Rules, the matter shall be referred to the Director General of the Society and his decision
shall be final on the subject.


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11. Amendments : The Council may amend, modify or add to these rules, from time to
time, and all such amendments, modifications or additions shall take effect from the date
stated therein.

12. Periodic Review : The Director General of the Society shall give a presentation
before the Council on the projects in hand and those in the offing, and shall hold
performance review meetings. A critical analysis shall be made of timely completion of
projects and technology contents. The administrative matters shall not be taken up in
these meetings.

13. Management Audit : The Administrative Ministry may make arrangements to conduct
management audit of the Society and its Centres and confirm that the processes practiced
by the Centre /Society are in conformance with the laid down procedures and the powers
exercised by various authorities are within the approved delegation of powers.

14. Terms and Conditions of Service of the Other Staff of the Society For other
employees employed in the Society such as Project based employees, Consultants and
casual staff, etc. the Salary and other benefits for such staff shall in no case be better than
those offered to the regular employees.

15. Policy Manual : A Policy Manual may be drafted containing the procedures and the
administrative norms, service conditions, facilities and other information with which the
employees of the Society would be made aware of. It shall be prepared and issued with
the approval of the Board. The major purpose of the Policy Manual, however, will be to
provide a ready reference. While the emphasis should be to cover maximum aspects to
satisfy general queries with a focus on accurate and up-to-date information, it would not
substitute a direct interaction with Finance or HRD staff whenever detailed clarification is
required on anything pertinent to the respective functions Bye-laws, Minutes of
Governing Council, Management Board can be referred to for detailed rules wherever
applicable.

16. The Society aims to promote efficiency, creativity, innovation and initiative. The Society
lays the greatest emphasis on flexibility, communication, participation, teamwork and
infrastructure creation.

Certified that this is a copy of the Staff Rules of the Society as approved (After
modification) in the meeting of the Governing Council held on 27
th
Day of October
2004.

(Amendments to Staff Rules of C-DAC as approved in the 28
th
meeting of Governing Council of
C-DAC held on 21
st
November 2011 and incorporated have been shown * viz point nos. 8.3.1,
8.3.2, 8.3.5, 8.3.6, 8.3.9, 8.3.11, 8.3.12, 8.3.17, 8.4.1, and 8.4.2.)

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Tour Entitlements

1. Scope : C-DAC travel rules are applicable to all staff members including deputationists.
For the individuals appointed as Trainees, Consultants, Programme Associates, Research
Associates, employment on fixed salary, etc., the travel category will be indicated in their
appointment letter; their TA/ DA entitlement shall be governed accordingly. Cases of
those members for whom these have not been mentioned in their appointment letters will
be referred to HRD for clarifications.

2. Classifications :Travel rules are applicable as per the following classifications of the
members:

Basic pay (Rs.) Category
14300 and above A
10000 14299 B
8000 9999 C
4500 7999 D
Less than 4500 E

Travel Allowance rules may be grouped into the following broad categories :
Entitlements on tour
Entitlements on foreign travel
Entitlements on transfer
General
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3. Entitlements for travel by rail on tour

3.1 Travel : The entitled class for travel by rail on tour is: -

Group Rajdhani Shatabdi Other Trains
A AC First Class Executive Class AC First Class
B AC 2 -Tier AC Chair Car AC 2-Tier
C AC 2-Tier AC Chair Car Ist Class / AC
2-Tier/AC 3 -Tier or AC
Chair Car
D AC3-Tier/ Chair Car AC Chair Car Ist Class / AC
III Tier or AC Chair Car
E AC 3-Tier/Chair Car AC Chair Car Sleeper Class


3.2 Jan Shatbadi trains - Basic Pay Rs 4500/- and above AC Chair Car.
Below Rs Rs 4500/- -- Second Class


3. 3 Other Conditions
(a) Where good rail/ road transport facilities exist and such journey can normally
be completed within 6 hours, air travel shall normally, be discouraged.

(b) Members drawing a basic pay of more than Rs. 12000 per month are also

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entitled to travel by air if the distance is more than 500 kilometres each way
and the journey cannot be covered by rail overnight.

(c) Travel beyond the entitled class shall not be admissible in general. In
exceptional cases, prior approval of Executive Director / Director General
shall be required. However, those entitled to travel by First Class/AC 3-
Tier/AC Chair Car may travel on tour/transfer by AC 2-Tier, if any of the
trains connecting the originating and destination stations by the direct
shortest route do not provide for any of the three classes.

(d) When journey is performed by longer route by rail, partly by lower class and
partly by the entitled class, the claim is to be regulated on pro-rata basis by
calculating for different classes by the shortest route in the ratio of distance
covered by the longer route actually used.

(e) A staff member required to proceed on tour/ transfer may get his ticket(s)
booked through Facilitation team of respective Centres.

(f) The Competent authority as notified shall approve the tour.

(g) If a staff member avails of leave while on tour and comes back to his
workplace, he shall be entitled to claim against the shortest distance(s)
travelled for the duration minus the leave period.

(h) Sanction of advance required for tour may be obtained separately. Member
shall be eligible to draw a second advance only if the claims against the
previous one(s) are submitted.

(i) Member shall ensure that TA claim is submitted within 15 days of
completion of tour.

(j) Members could claim a compensation for travel by a class lower than the
entitled class according to the norms as under:

Where a member entitled to travel by AC Sleeper Class or AC Chair
car/ Ordinary Ist class performs a journey by an ordinary II class or
by a bus, he shall be paid an ad-hoc compensatory amount of Rs.
250/- per leg of journey to cover such incidental expenses as meals
etc. while in transit when:

- Exceeding 500 Kms either way or
- Overnight or for more than 8 hours either way
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Where a member entitled to travel by air, performs a journey by rail/
road, he is paid an ad-hoc compensatory amount of Rs. 250/- per trip
to cover such incidental expenses as meals etc. while in transit when:

o Exceeding 500 Kms either way or
o Overnight or for more than 8 hours either way of journey


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(k) Reservation/ tatkal seva charges as shall be in force are reimbursable.

(l) Cancellation charges and reservation charges for official journey
cancelled in public interest are reimbursable.


3. 4. Local Conveyance at the place of posting and while on tour (by Auto / Taxi)

Members going for official work at the place of their posting as well as while on
tour are eligible for reimbursement as per entitlements given below in case office
vehicle is not provided:

Group Entitlement
A AC Taxi /ordinary taxi /car/autorickshaw/own
car/scooter/motorcycle/moped/any bus including AC bus.
B Same as above except AC taxi
C Same as above
D Same as above except AC bus/AC Taxi
E Autorickshaw/ motorcycle/ scooter/ moped/ any bus except AC
bus


3.5 Other Conditions-

(a) For journey by taxi/ car/ autorickshaw/ motorcycle/ scooter/ moped the
entitlement will be at the rates notified by local Director of Transport (RTO).
For travel by bus, reimbursement will be on actuals.

(b) Members drawing basic pay of Rs 12000/- and above are eligible to use
their own car for performing local duties only in case the office vehicle is
not available.

(c) Non-entitled members subject to prior approval of the sanctioning authority
may use a taxi for carrying equipment/ official baggage.

(d) If found economical members drawing basic pay of Rs 14300/- and above
while on tour may hire a taxi on a full day basis for local travel.

(e) Sharing of auto/ taxi For travel by shared auto/ taxi, the entitlement will
be at actual fare limited to sharing on pro-rata basis for each passenger.

(f) For the journey by road between places connected by rail member may
travel by own car/ taxi/ scooter/ motorcycle. The entitlement will be road
mileage rates as notified by the local Director of Transport (RTO) restricted
to entitled rail fare available on a such routes.

(g) For the journey by road between places not connected by rail, member may
travel by entitled conveyance or public transport system at their discretion.



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3.6 Journey by Air :-

(a) Members in receipt of basic pay of Rs 14300/- and above may at their
discretion, travel by air on tour.

(b) Those drawing basic pay of Rs 12000/- and above but below Rs 14300/-
may also travel by air on tour at their discretion, if the distance involved is
more than 500 kms and journey cannot be performed overnight by a direct
train.


3.7 Daily Allowance :-

Rate of D.A. for halt at various stations/localities are given below :

The localities of column No. 2 to 4 of the table are specified in FR & SR (Part II)

Group A-1
Class
cities
A
Class cities
and notified
expensive
Cities



B-1 Class
cities and
expensive
localities

Other
localities

D.A. Hotel D.A. Hotel D.A. Hotel D.A. Hotel
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
A 260 2250 210 1850 170 1500

135 1150
B 230 1750 185 1400 150 1150

120 800
C &
D
200 1350 160 1050 130 900 105 700
E 170 850 135 700 110 550 90 450


3.8 Compensatory Daily Allowance for stay in Guest House/ Under Own
Arrangement

(a) The Compensatory DA will be paid at the rates indicated below to members
making their own arrangement/ staying in guesthouse of Central Government/
State Government/ Public Sector Units/ Institutional Bodies. Members staying
overnight in a C-DAC/ Government/ other Institution Guest House are eligible for
compensatory DA in addition to their normal DA entitlement for not exceeding 15
days on submitting the receipt of payment to Guest House.
(b) All members are expected to stay in Guest House where this facility exists.
Compensatory DA is not admissible to cases where staff members stay in a hotel
or privately owned/ operated Guest House.


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(c) When a member instead of staying in a hotel makes his own arrangement of stay
he is also eligible for such compensatory DA in addition to normal DA
entitlement for not exceeding 15 days. Compensatory DA is primarily paid to
discourage use of hotel/ private Guest House during the tour period.
Rates of Compensatory DA ;-

Group Amount (Rs)
A 250
B 200
C & D 125
E 75


3.9 DA for Continuous Halts

(a) DA for the first 30 days of stay in the same place of duty shall be admissible at
full rate.

(b) Tours beyond 30 days of continuous stay shall need prior approval of the
Competent authority. DA admissible for stay in excess of 30 days in such
cases will be at half the prescribed rate.


3.10 Basis for DA Calculation
DA is calculated from the time of departure up to the time of arrival. If
departure/arrival time is delayed beyond 2 hours after scheduled time, such actual
time shall be counted.

For fraction of a day, DA/ Boarding charges shall be:

Up to 6 hours 50%
6 hrs 12 hrs 70%
12 hrs & above 100%

For journey period, DA shall be admissible at ordinary rates as mentioned above.

Eligibility of DA in various circumstances will be calculated as per travel allowance
rules incorporated in FR & SR (part-II)

Members returning on same day to their duty station from outstation duty shall be
entitled to full days DA at the rate applicable to the city visited irrespective of the
period of absence.

4. Foreign Tours

4.1 Entitlement
4.1.1 All foreign tours of members in C-DAC shall need the prior approval of the
Competent Authority.

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4.1.2 Quantum of DA admissible to the member will be based on the country the
member is to visit and will be based on the rates approved by the Ministry of
External Affairs from time to time and the duration of stay.

4.1.3 Expenditure towards accommodation in addition to the D.A, is permitted at
actuals or 1 days D.A. per day whichever is less.

4.1.4 The D.A and Accommodation admissibility is as under.

First 14 Days Full
Next 14 Days 75%
Balance Days 60%

The daily allowance and accommodation as mentioned above will be admissible when
C-DAC has to bear the expenses. However, if thee is a sponsoring agency then the
DA/Accommodation expenses will be regulated accordingly. In case the sponsoring agency
arranges for free food and accommodation, then only 25% of DA is admissible. DA and
Accommodation charges will be calculated for the number of nights spent in the foreign
country. To provide for expenses during travel both ways, an amount of US $50 per visit is
allowed towards passage money.



5.0 TA on Transfer

5.1 TA on transfer is admissible only if transfer is in the public interest and not at
ones own request. On transfer for the journey by rail/ road/ air as admissible, the
entitlement will be as for journey on tour.

5.2 Transfer TA comprises of the following elements
A composite transfer grant equal to one months Basic Pay plus Dearness
Pay (Not admissible if no change of residence is involved even where the
distance between the two stations is more than 20 kms).
Actual fares for self and family for journey by admissible mode of travel
i.e. rail/ road/ air.
Road mileage for journey by road between places not connected by rail.
Cost of transportation of personal effects from residence to residence and
Cost of transportation of conveyance possessed by the employee.


5.3 If transfer is at same station then :
(i) No TA is admissible if no change of residence is involved
(ii) If there is compulsory change of residence solely due to the transfer

(a) Actual cost of conveyance for self and family limited to the road
Mileage and actual cost of transportation of personal effects
admissible subject to the prescribed limits and
(b) Composite Transfer Grant equal to one-third of (Basic Pay plus
Dearness Pay).

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5.4 If transfer is between two stations within a distance not more than 20 kms.
(i) No TA is admissible if no change of residence is involved
(ii) If change of residence is involved -
(a) Full Transfer TA will be allowed and
(b) Composite transfer grant equal to one-third of Basic pay.


5.5 If a transfer is to a place not connected by rail and journey is performed by
Road

For journey by public bus, actual bus fare for self and each member of family
is admissible and if the journey is performed otherwise than by public bus,
mileage allowance at the appropriate rate will be admissible as follows -
(i) One mileage for self/self and one additional member
(ii) Two mileages if two members of family accompany
(iii) Three mileages if more than two members of family accompany (The
mileage allowance will be at the rate as declared by Director of
transport (RTO) of a place from where individual is transferred.


5.6 If a transfer is to a place connected by rail but journey is undertaken
by road.

The entitlement is road mileage allowance as stated above limited to rail fare
by the entitled class.
Entitlements (On Transfer) at a Glance


Personal Effects

By Train
Rate per km for
transport by Road
Group Composite Transfer
Grant
Maximum baggage allowance A-1,
A and
B-1
cities
Rs
Ps
Other
places
Rs
Ps
A Equal to one months
basic pay +Dearness
Pay
Full four wheeler wagon, or
6000 kg by goods train or one
Double Container.
30.00 18.00
B -----do----- Full four wheeler, wagon, or
6000/- kg by goods train, or one
Single Container.
30.00 18.00
C &D -----do------ 3000 Kg 15.00 9.00
E ------do------- 1500 Kg 7.60 4.60


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Personal effects should be transported by goods train between places connected by
rail. If transported by road, the actual expenditure or 1 times of the amount
admissible for transport by goods train for the maximum admissible quiantity,
whichever is less, will be admissible.


5.7 Transport of Conveyance

The possession of conveyance need not be in the public interest.

Group Authorised Scale
A , B & C One motor car or one motorcycle/scooter
D & E One motorcyle/scooter/moped


5.7.1 Transport by Rail
(a) By passenger train: Actual freight charged by the Railway.
(b) By Goods train: Cost of Packing, cost of transporting the packed car,
motorcycle to and from the goods-shed, cost of crating the car, loading
and unloading charges, cost of ropes etc are all reimbursable. Claim to
be limited to the amount under (a) above.


5.7.2 Transport by Road

Mode of
transportation
Between places connected
by rail
Between places not
connected by rail
When the conveyance is
sent loaded on a truck
Actual expenses/amount at
the prescribed rate*/cost of
transportation by passenger
train, whichever is the least
Actual expenses limited
to the amount at the
prescribed rates
When the conveyance is
sent under its own
propulsion
Amount at the prescribed
rate*limited to cost of
transportation by passenger
train.
Amount at the prescribed
rate.*

* Prescribed rate The rate prescribed for journey by taxi/ autorickshaw as the case may be,
by the Director of Transport (RTO) at the starting point.

Note :- When the car is sent under its own propulsion, the member and/ or his family
travelling in the car will not be entitled to separate fare by air/ rail/ road mileage. Separate
air/rail/road mileage will be admissible for the member and/or family if the travel otherwise
than by the car being transported under its own propulsion.