Retirement.

Today, the following officers are retiring from Government Service on superannuation.

Name of Circle	Name of Officer	Presently working at
Tamil Nadu	Subhas N. K.	AD CO Chennai
	Shahjahan G.	AD CO Chennai
	Palanisamy M.	AD RPLI CCR Chennai
	Gugendran M.	SRM Coimbatore WR
	Ramamurthy S.	Sr. PM, Madhurai
Karnataka	Ms Rajeshwari Ramchandran	AD CO Bangalore
Bihar	B. C. Singh	SP Begusarai
Maharashtra	N. N. Shrikhande	ADPS RO Nagpur
W. B.	Subrata Mitra	Sr. PM Jaipalguri HO
Uttarakhand	M K Verma	AD CO Dehradun
Delhi	A. Kumarswamy	APMG (V&I) % CPMG, Delhi
	Y. P. Pandey	SSPOs New Delhi South Division
	Jeet Ram	Dy. CPM, Delhi GPO
Andhra Pradesh	M. Krishnamurthi	Offg. SSRM Hyderabad Stg.

I, on behalf of this Association wish them happy, healthy and peaceful retirement life.

Rozgar Jagrukta Puraskar awarded to Inspector Posts.

Shri A. K. Singh, Sub Divisional Inspector (Postal) Gariaband Sub Division (under Raipur Postal Division) Chhattisgarh is selected for Rozgar Jagrukta Puraskar for the year 2012-13.  Award presentation ceremony will be held on 2/2/2013 at 09.30 hours at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi. Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh JI will be the Chief Guest of function. 8th MGNREGA Divas will also be celebrated in the said function. Smt. Sonia Gandhi will be the Guest of Honour. 

Shri A. K. Singh is presently working as Circle Secretary for Chhattisgarh Circle. 

K.Narendra Babu, Inspector Posts (BD), o/o CPMG, AP Circle, Hyderabad and G.Hari Prasad, Inspector Posts (BD), o/o PMG Visakhapatnam are also selected for 'Rozgar Jagrukta Puraskar' from Andhra Pradesh Circle. 

I, on behalf of CHQ, congratulate these officer and their team.

Treatment of Special Pay/Allowance for fixation of pay on promotion/financial upgradation

To view Postal Directorate memo No. 2-19/2011-PAP dated 10/1/2013, please  CLICK HERE. 

Submission of Annual Property returns Gr. A and PS. Gr. B officers...regarding.

To view Directorate memo No. 20-8/2008-SPG dated 18/1/2013, please CLICK HERE. 

Beware of PAN Frauds.

The increasing importance of PAN has increased the likeliness of PAN Card identity theft. The safeguarding of the physical copy of the PAN card no longer assures that your card is not being misused. As a majority of transactions demand a photocopy of your PAN card, or simply quoting the Permanent Account Number, it is very easy for your information to be misused for high ticket purchases or benami property transactions. A copy of your PAN card or simply its number can be quoted in transactions, which you are not even a part of.

     Example of how your information can be misused: Recently, a consumer activist group revealed that the PAN card copy used in Railway ticket Tatkal bookings were misused by several jewellers. When an individual produces his PAN to book the Tatkal tickets, this information is fed in the Indian Railways system and also displayed on the ticket, reservation chart and train coaches. Unscrupulous jewellers steal this information from such public displays and use it to furnish tax collected details while they sell jewellery of very high value to high-net worth individuals who do not wish to produce their PAN.
If this happens to you?

     When your PAN card is illegally used, you may not even be aware of this for atleast 6 months after the wrong transaction. You can check for such benami transactions by going through your Form 26AS, which is a consolidated statement of tax deducted, along with other details. If you are a non-tax paying PAN card holder, you may not even be able to check this form. The Income Tax department will require the PAN card holder to prove that the transaction was not carried out by him, and also give details on his source of funds. This becomes very difficult and time-consuming. As a PAN card holder, you should take care while disclosing your PAN details to anyone. You must hand over only signed photocopies and try to reduce using PAN in all casual transactions as ID proof.

Phonetic PAN (PPAN):

     The phonetic PAN (PPAN) is a new concept introduced to prevent a single PAN being allotted to more than one assessee with same or similar names. When PAN is allotted, the PPAN of the assessee is compared with the PPANs of all the assessees to whom PAN has been allotted in the country. A warning is sounded off if a matching PPAN is detected. A duplicate PPAN report is then generated. A new PAN can be allotted only if the Assessing Officer overrides this duplicate PPAN detection.

Source : Bankbazar.com

Amendment in Rule 5(2), 29, 29-A, 30 ,31, 32(1), 37, 37(A), 48A(5),48(B) and 48(C) of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972

To view MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Pension and Pensioner's Welfare) NOTIFICATION dated 21st December, 2012 please CLICK HERE. 

Ready Recknor for Speed Post Rate / PLI / RPLI / Postal Rates charts

Speed Post rates are revised from 1/10/2012. To view the rate chart, please CLICK HERE. 

To calculate PLI premium, use calculator by CLICKING HERE.

To calculate RPLI premium, use calculator by CLICKING HERE.

To view Postal Rate chart, CLICK HERE. 

GUIDE LINES AND CEILING RATES FOR LIVER TRANSPLANT SURGERY2013

Liver transplantation is surgery to remove a diseased or injured liver and replace it with a healthy one from another person, called a donor. Many people have had liver transplants and now lead normal lives.

To view the memo issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under memo No. S-14025/3/2010-MS /CGHS (P) dated 16th January 2013, CLICK HERE. 

List of Padma awardees for 2013.

List of 108 Padma awardees : President has approved the conferment of 108 Padma Awards. These comprise 04 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 80 Padma Shri Awards. 24 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 11 persons in the category of Foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and Posthumous awardees.

Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan sometime around March/ April.

To view the entire list, please CLICK HERE.

Check list for sending proposals to DOPT for framing/amendment of Recruitment Rules.

To view Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) OM No. AB.14017/37/2012-Estt (RR) (6943) dated 28th January, 2013 please CLICK HERE.

Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners - reg. (Revised concordance table)

To view Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions, Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare OM No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28th January, 2013 please CLICK HERE.

Transfers and postings of Junior Administrative Grade (NFSG) officers of Indian Postal Service, Group A

To view Department of Posts (Pesonnel Division) order No. 2-8l2011-SPG dated 28th January, 2013 please CLICK HERE.

Transfers and postings of the officers of the Grade of Member (Postal Services Board), lndian Postal Service, Group A

To view Department of Posts (Personnel Division) Memo No.1-10/2009-SPG dated 28th January, 2013 please CLICK HERE.

Promotion and postings in the Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) of the Junior Administrative Grade officers of Indian Postal Service Group A

To view Department of Posts (Personnel Division) Notification dated 28th January, 2013 please CLICK HERE.

 

Preparation and Updation of CHQ Mailing List.

1. All Circle Secretaries are requested to furnish the list of their Circle CWC members with their mobile numbers and e-mail IDs to General Secretary immediately for preparation and updation of CHQ mailing list.

2. Circles who have yet not remitted the donation for CAT case may remit their quota by CBS directly through CHQ account before 30th January 2013. CHQ Account is opened at State Bank of India (A/C No. 32353016466 having IFS Code No. SBIN0001467 standing in the name of Vilas S. Ingale and Santosh S. Kulkarni) at Vakola Branch Mumbai. CAT case is likely to be filed at Ernakulam Bench soon. 

Wishing all members, track in viewers a happy Republic Day

2013 India Republic Day Parade Tickets are available for sale to public

There are a couple of ways to get tickets to the Parade. Front row passes can be obtained from VIPs in Delhi, if you happen to know any. Otherwise, you'll have to buy your tickets.

Tickets for the India Republic Day Parade are on sale from January 10 to January 25 every year, from the following outlets:

India Tourism Development Corporation (IDTC) Travel Counters at Ashok and Janpath Hotels. (Working days only). 

Delhi Tourism Development Corporation (DTDC) Counters at Coffee Home, Baba Kharag Singh Marg and Food and Craft Bazar, Dilli Haat, opposite INA Market and Shri Gandhi Ashram, Chandni Chowk. (Working days only).

Departmental Sale Counters at North Block roundabout, South Block roundabout, Pragati Maidan (Gate No. 1, Bhairon Road), Jantar Mantar (Main Gate), Shastri Bhawan (near Gate No. 1), India Gate (near Jamnagar House), Red Fort (near police picket). (10 a.m. until 5.30 p.m. daily).

Parliament House Reception Office. (11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday/Sunday/Holiday closed).

Government of India Tourist Office, 88 Janpath. (Closed Sunday).

Note: The ticket counters at Jantar Mantar, South Block roundabout, Shashtri Bhawan, and India Gate will be open for an additional two hours, until 7.30 p.m., from January 23 to January 25, 2013.

The Republic Day Parade is followed up by a Beating of the Retreat Ceremony in the afternoon on January 29 each year. Tickets are also available for this event at the above outlets.

Republic Day Parade -- 300 rupees and 150 rupees for reserved seats. 50 rupees and 10 rupees for unreserved seats.
Beating Retreat Ceremony (Full Dress Rehearsal) -- 50 rupees and 20 rupees. All seats are unreserved.

Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi

Eid-e-Milad is here and its time to celebrate. It is time to remember the teachings of the Prophet and follow the mission the Prophet dedicated all his life to.

Eid-e-Milad is celebrated in the memory of Prophet Muhammed. The Holy Prophet was born on the twelfth day of Rabi-ul-Awwal in 570 C.E Saudi Arabia, Mecca. Rabi-ul-Awwal is the third month of the Muslim year. Eid-e-Milad is both, a time to rejoice and a time to mourn, since the Prophet passed away on the same day.

The tradition of celebrating the Holy Prophet's birthday on a large scale began in Egypt by the Prophet's descendants, through his daughter Fatima. It was celebrated mainly by religious scholars and religious establishments. They gathered to hear sermons, distributed sweets, alms and particularly honey, the Prophet's favourite.

CHQ News...

1. Date to convene the DPC for promotion to JTS Gr. 'A' Cadre is yet not fixed.  

2. Inspector Posts Examination 2012 result of 'West Bengal' Circle is ready and will be declared soon. 

3. Result of DPC for promotion to 'JAG' cadre is likely to be released soon. About 33 Officers from 'STS' cadre are in the zone of promotion and maximum will be from IP-Line cadre.  

Improve General Knowledge.

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State Bank of India Recruitment 2013 Announced : 1500 Probationary Officers (PO) Posts Apply Online Now!

State Bank of India, India’s largest lender, has issued the notification of recruitment of 1500 Probationary Officers (PO) in the bank.

Total no of vacancies: 1500
Name of the Posts: Probationary Officers (PO)
SC – 205, ST – 112, OBC – 405, General – 758, VH- 22, OH – 22

IMPORTANT DATES:

Opening Date for Online Application: 30-01-2013.
Closing Date for Online Application: 23-02-2013
Payment of fee in Online: 30-01-2013 TO 23-02-2013
Payment of fee in Offline: 01-02-2013 TO 28-02-2013
Date of written examination: 28-04-2013

1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA : (AS ON 01.01.2013)

(A) Essential Academic Qualifications:
Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government.

(B) Age Limit: As on 01.01.2013
Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.01.2013 i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.01.1983 and not later than 01.01.1992 (both days inclusive).
Relaxation in the Upper Age Limit to Reserved category candidates
Upper age is relaxable by
(i) 3 years in the case of OBC candidates.
(ii) 5 years in the case of :(a) SC/ST candidates. (b) Ex-servicemen (including Emergency Commissioned Officers/Short Service Commissioned Officers) who have rendered at least five years continuous Military Service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or /on account of physical disability or have been released/discharged on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service or on invalidment (c) Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of the State ofJammu and Kashmir between 1st January, 1980 and 31st December, 1989.
(iii) 10 years for VH/OH (Gen); 13 years for VH/OH (OBC) and 15 years for VH/OH (SC/ST) candidates.

FEES:
SC/ST/PWD – Rs. 50/-
General and Others – Rs. 200 /-

To read full advertisement, please CLICK HERE.

Courtesy : http://allexamguru.blogspot.in/

Railways Launches Toll Free Helpline Number for Catering Related Complaints

Railways Launches Toll Free Helpline Number for Catering Related Complaints

The Ministry of Railways has set up a central monitoring cell with the toll free number i.e. 1800-111-321 for the convenience of railway users to register their complaints regarding railways’ catering services like food quality, over charging etc., both at railway stations and in running trains. Announcing this, here today (23/1/13), the Minister of Railways, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal said that this facility is available all seven days from 7 A.M. to 10 P.M. when during this time generally the food is served to the passengers.

The Minister said that as soon as the complaint is registered, all possible actions will be taken on real time basis to address that complaint. This facility has started functioning, he added.

Guidelines for information seekers under RTI Act, 2005.

THE BELOW GIVEN LINK WILL HELP FULL FOR U TO SEEK INFORMATION UNDER RTI ACT 2005. REMEMBER THE RTI ACT CAN BE USED AS A TOOL TO GET THE INFORMATION FOR TO PROCEED FURTHER ON ANY MATTER FOR WHICH NO DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE CONCERNED AUTHORITY  AND ON THE MATTER WHICH ARE ALREADY RECORDED. BUT,  THIS SHOULD NOT BE USED AS WEAPON TO THREAT THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REPRESENTATIVES (STAFF) AND GIVE THEM TROUBLE IN THEIR DAY TO DAY WORK. ALSO THIS LINK WILL GIVE AWARENESS ON THE SUBJECT TO DISCHARGE OUR DAILY WORK WITH GREAT TRANSPARENCY ....

GUIDLINES FOR INFORMATION SEEKERS UNDER RTI ACT 2005

Promotion & Posting in HAG Cadre.

Source : Postal Directorate memo No. 1/1/2009-SPG dated 22/1/2013. CLICK HERE TO VIEW COPY.

S. No.	Name	Present Post	Post on promotion
1	T. Murthy	PMG Aurangabad	CPMG Assam
2	M. S. Ramanujan	CPMG Uttarakhand	CPMG Uttarakhand
3	B. V.  Sudhakar	On deputation	On deputation
4	O. S. Veerwal	GM PLI Directorate	CPMG Rajasthan
5	Kulbir Singh	PMG (BD, Tech & Mktg.) TN Circle	CPMG Chhattisgarh
6	Brig. S. Thaper	PMG Mumbai	CPMG Gujarat
7	Col. K. C. Mishra VSM	PMG Pune	CPMG Maharashtra
8	Maj. Gen A. K. Shori	On deputation	On deputation
9	A.N.Nanda	PMG Coimbatore	CPMG Himachal Pradesh
10	A.S.Prasad	DDG (FS) Directorate	CPMG Jharkahan
11	G. Bhuyan	PMG Chennai City	CPMG Bihar
12	J. Panda	CPMG Chhatisgarh	CPMG West Bengal

I, on behalf of this Association congratulate the officers and wish them best luck. 

CLARIFICATION ON ORDERS ISSUED ON 01/01/2013 REGARDING INVESTIGATIONS AT CGHS EMPANELLED DIAGNOSTIC CENTRES-ORDER DATED 15/01/2013

To view the original memo, please CLICK HERE.

Consolidated Instructions on compassionate appointments ...reg.

To view DOPT order dated 16th January, 2013 please CLICK HERE.

RPLI INCENTIVE TO IPs FOR PROPOSAL VERIFICATION IS PAYABLE

PLI Directorate vide letter No. 26-2/2009-LI dated 16-01-2013 has clarified that provisions of PLI Directorate letter no. 35017/78-LI (Vol III) dated 19.3.96 regarding admissibility of incentive to SDI/ASP for verification/scrutiny of RPLI proposals have not been superseded either the directorate letter no 26-02/2009-LI dated 18.9.2009 or any other subsequent letter.

The above clarification has been issued by PLI Directorate to clear the doubts raised by some circles consequent upon issuance of revised incentive structure for PLI/RPLI sale force. In the above letter it has been clarified that SDI/ASPs shall be paid incentive equal to 10% of the procurement commission paid to the Gramin Dak Sewaks and Gramin Dak BPM’s whose proposals are verified by such SDI/ASP. This will be limited to only the first year premium income commission earned by Gramin Dak Sewaks and Gramin Dak BPM’s on such proposals.

Now path and all hurdle to clear the pending incentive bills of SDI/ASP has been vacated and incentive will be paid for verification of RPLI proposals as was being paid in view of Directorate order no. 35-15/78-LI (Vol III) dated 19.3.96 .

Source : Punjab Circle blog

8% Dearness Allowance due from January 2013

It is expected that the additional dearness allowance from JANUARY 2013 for Central Government Employees and Pensioners will enhance by 8% and total DA from January 2013 will raise to 80%.

Revised norms for the operational activities at speed post Sorting Hubs, Intra-Circle Hubs and Computerised Registration Centres (CRCs)

To view the details, please CLICK HERE.

Repatriation of PS Gr B officers to their parent circle.

No. CHQ/AIAIPASP/1/Repatriation /2013                       Dated :   21/1/2013.

To,

Ms. P. Gopinath,

Member (Personnel),

Department of Posts,

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi 110 001.

Sub:   Regarding issuance of repatriation orders in PS Gr. B cadre.

Ref. : Director (Staff) letter No. 9-18/2012-SPG dated 07/01/2013.

Respected Madam,

          On behalf of IPASP Association I feel obliged for the repatriation orders of ELEVEN PS Group “B” cadre officers issued vide letter referred to above, against the future vacancies i.e. up to 31.03.2013 in the respective Circles. Consequently, the Circles would be benefited and could utilize services of these officers. Besides, the Circles would not have to proceed for short term arrangement, go for adhoc promotions against the guidelines of DOP&T and to face imbalances thereof.  

          As you aware, there is no charm left in the promotion, in terms of marginal pecuniary benefits, that too after getting transferred to a distant place at the fag end, when the officer consolidates his service innings. Thus, the only charm left would be to get retire with some solace. Aforesaid repatriation has come for many as bolt from the blue, particularly when the officer is moved from adversaries. Needless to say, that serving at distant circle with different culture, language, food, etc has never been liked by most of all. 

          Whereas, aforesaid repatriation orders have brought much cheer to the families concerned, but several similar situated officers are left stranded high and dry. While in respect of Punjab and Karnataka Circles the retirement vacancies arising upto 31/3/2013 has been taken into account, the same principle has not been adopted in respect of other Circles like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh etc. It is also understood that around 60% JTS posts are lying vacant for which DPC is also likely to be held shortly causing a number of Group “B” vacancies. Some others get voluntary retirement. A list of officers retiring in a couple of months against which repatriation can be considered is attached for reference. From the enclosed list you can see that, 5 officers from Tamil Nadu circle are retiring in this month whereas 13 officers of last year’s PS Gr. B batch are still working in other circles where they have already completed more than one year. The representations if any received from individual officer for repatriation to his parent circle and vacancies arises due to refusal of promotion may also be considered at the time of issuing repatriation order to their parent circles.

   

          It is therefore urged upon kindly to intervene and arrange to issue appropriate repatriation orders against the future vacancies as shown in the enclosed list for the adjustment of affected persons.

An early action is solicited please.

With warm regards,

Yours sincerely,

 Sd/- 

 (Vilas Ingale)

General Secretary