No. 15/4/2007-Dir (C)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,

New Delhi.

Dated 30/10/2007.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Policy/Guidelines issued by the Office of the Director (Canteens) regarding

The undersigned is directed to say that the Office of the Director (Canteens) is the nodal agency for framing rules/guidelines in respect of non-statutory Departmental Canteens functioning from Central Government Offices. All the instructions/guidelines/orders in this regard are available with this Department’s website as mentioned below :

http://persmin.nic.in

[ Employees Corner - Welfare Divison ]

2. It has been observed of late that considerable time is wasted in dealing with various communications received from Ministries/Departments and other Offices for conveying this Department’s concurrence in certain matters. Therefore, in order to facilitate speedy settlement of the cases and for avoiding undue delay in their settlement, in future, reference to DOP&T in the matter of giving concurrence in respect of following subjects/items is not required :-

i) Policy relating to Non-Statutory

Departmental Canteens working

in Central Government Offices

ii) Opening/Closing/Upgradation/

Downgradation of Canteens/

Tiffin Rooms

iii) ACP Scheme to Canteen Employees

iv) Court Cases on the subject

2. Ministries/Departments of the Central Government are to take decision in the above matters themselves. Further, it is requested that no reference to the DOP&T on the above matters may be made for concurrence.

sd/- (Lal Singh)

Director (Canteens)

1. All Ministries/Departments .

Copy to: - Ad.III Section, DOPT for information and record.