CANTEENS

 

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING

Director (Canteens)

OVER VIEW

 

Office of the Director of Canteens in the Department of Personnel & Training is the nodal office in respect of Non-Statutory Departmental Canteens and Tiffin Rooms located at the Central Government offices all over India. Presently 1352 registered Canteens and Tiffin Rooms are functioning in the various offices of the Central Government, all over India.

In pursuance of Supreme Court judgement, the employees of these Non-Statutory Departmental Canteens and Tiffin Rooms were declared as Central Government employees w.e.f. 1.10.1991 and have been extended all benefits as are available to other Government employees of comparable status vide O.M.NO. 12/5/91-Dir.(C) dated 29.1.92.

The respective Ministries/Departments of the Central Government are responsible for making necessary authorized budget provision for Canteens and Tiffin Rooms functioning under their control. No funds/budget provision is being provided by the Department of Personnel & Training to any Ministry/Department in this regard.

This office has also brought out a publication titled ‘Administrative Instructions on Departmental Canteens in Government Offices and Industrial Establishments’(called "Green Book") containing administrative instructions for the proper running of the Canteens and the administration of the Canteen personnel  in the year 2008 .

A set of detailed instructions, for the proper maintenance of Accounts by the Departmental Canteens have been issued vide O.M. No. 3/10/90-Dir.(C) dated 24.11.99.

 

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DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING

Director (Canteens) – Subject dealt with.

 

The office of the Director (Canteens) deals with the following subjects: -

(i) Framing of guidelines, administrative instructions for setting up/running of Departmental Canteens/Tiffin Rooms;

(ii) Grant of approval for the setting up of Non-Statutory Departmental Canteens/Tiffin Rooms;

(iii) Grant of permission for upgradation/downgradation of Canteens;

(iv) Recruitment rules for the Non-Statutory Departmental Canteen Staff and instructions in regard to retirement/terminal benefits, GPF, CGEGIS, appointment on temporary/permanent basis, removal from probation etc.;

(v) Framing of instructions, rules for personnel administration of Non-Statutory Departmental Canteen employees;

(vi) Recognition of Associations of the Canteen Employees;

vi) Court cases/Petitions filed by the Canteen employees on matters concerning them. Not necessary since it is a matter of detail.

vii)  Implementation of SIU recommendations.

 

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DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING

DIRECTOR(CANTEENS)

 

Normally the issues that are brought up by the users, etc. are of the following nature:-

  1. The clarifications/queries (consequent upon declaration and regularisation of Canteen employees as Central Government employees) relating to service matters such as appointment on temporary/regular basis; removal from probation; pension; gratuity; EPF/GPF contributions; CGEGIS; eligibility to appear in departmental examinations implementation of SIU recommendations .
  2. Recognition of Associations of Canteen employees.
  3. Reasonability of rates of eatable items sold in the Canteens and their quality control.

The clarifications/information in respect of above queries have been provided in this Department’s O.M. No.3/1/99-Dir(C) dated 31.3.99 and subsequent office Memoranda issued on various subjects .

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING

DIRECTOR(CANTEENS)

 

 

 

Contact Officers

 

S.No.

Name of Officer

Designation

Phone No.

1.

Shri Rajiv Rai

Joint Secy. & Chief Welfare Officer

24625562 (O) 23386633 (R)

2.

Ms Pratima Tyagi

Director (Canteens)

24624722 (O) 

25552696 (R)     

3.

 Shri S.S. Kamboj

Section Officer(Canteens)

24625818 (O)