Declination of promotion to PS Group 'B' cadre

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Recruitment Rules for the posts of (i) Manager and (ii) Senior Manager (iii) Senior Manager (NFSG) in Mail Motor Service, D/o Posts

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Retirement in the month of March 2015

Following officers are retiring from Govt. Service on superannuation on 31/3/2015.

Sl. No.	Name of Officer	Designation	Circle
1	Chandra Mohan Bhatt	SSPOs, Dehradun Division, Dehradun	Uttarakhand
2	G. Ganesan	SSPOs, Chennai City Division, Chennai.	Tamil Nadu
3	L. S. Choudhary	APMG (Inv) Circle Office Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
4	Pratap Ram Arya		Uttarakhand
5	Shreekanta Kar	SSP, Puri division, Puri	Odisha
6	K. M. Kumthekar	SSP, Mumbai West Division, Mumbai	Maharashtra
7	Dharuv Raj Sharma	SPOs, Una division, Una	Himachal Pradesh
8	Chandramani Mohapatra	SPOs, Balasore Division, Balasore	Odisha
9	G. Mukteshwara Rao	SPOs, Khammam Division, Khammam	Andhra Pradesh
10	G. V. Ramana-II	SRM, V division, Vishakhapattanam	Andra Pradesh
11	Bidhi Chand	ASP (HQ) Dehra Division, Dehra	Himachal Pradesh

CHQ wishes them a very happy, healthy and long retired life. In few circles, senior ASPs are working on adhoc basis in PS Gr. B cadre and retiring without getting regular PS Gr. B promotion, their names are not included in the list, the same may kindly be reported to GS by SMS.

Step guide for processing of the proposal for framing/amendment of Recruitment Rules.

CLICK HERE to view DoPT Memo No. AB.14017/13/2013-Estt (RR) dated 31st March 2015. 

Amendment in Form 5 under Rule 59 of CSS (Pension) Rules, 1972.

CLICK HERE to view the notification dated 30th March 2015 issued by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension. 

Training Calendar for the I Quarter 2015-16 of PTC, Mysore

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Quarterly Calendar for the 1st Quarter of 2015-16 of PTC Vadodara

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Transfer and Placement Committees in the Department of Posts for recommending transfers/postings of the officers/officials of the Department

To view Directorate Memo No. 4-09/2011-SPG(Pt) dated 30th March 2015, please CLICK HERE. 

Recovery of public money involved in Loss and Fraud cases

REVISED TIMINGS FOR CGHS WELLNESS CENTRE W.E.F. 01.04.2015

To view the orders issued by Department of Health and Family Welfare dated 24/3/2015, please CLICK HERE. 

Should you buy Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana?

By Prashant Mahesh

The launch of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) by the government for the girl child has sparked considerable interest given its tax benefit and interest rate higher than Public Provident Fund. The SSY offers 75 basis points (bps) higher than the 10-year government bond as against 25 bps by the PPF. For 2014-15, the interest rate for PPF is 8.7% while the SSY offers 9.1%.

 

But, wealth planners believe subscribers should put money in this product along with an investment in equity products. This is because interest rates could fall in the future. Given that the investors are investing for a period of 10 years or more, a combination of equitymutual funds and SSY will generate better returns.

 

"Depending on their risk profile, investors could use SSY along with a combination of equity mutual funds/child funds to meet long-term asset allocation goals for their girl child," saysVishal Dhawan, chief financial planner at Plan Ahead Wealth Advisors.

 

Source:-The Economic Times

What central government employees can expect from the 7th Pay Commission

Sounds odd, but the highest paid Indian bureaucrat till 1959 was the railway  board chairman and not the cabinet secretary. The top rail bureaucrat, who was  earlier called chief commissioner of railways, drew a basic salary of Rs 3,250  per month, a smart 8.3% more than that of the cabinet secretary, the senior-most  bureaucrat in India. But as the fortunes of Indian Railways dwindled over the  years — its market share in freight movement has shrunk from 90% in 1950 to 30%  now — the clout of the rail bosses and their corresponding rank and pay have also  slipped.

Today, the railway board chairman and eight other top rail  babus receive a salary equivalent to a government of India secretary, a scale  which as many as 230 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 40 Indian Police  Service (IPS) officers also draw. For good measure, the cabinet secretary now  not only draws a higher salary than the railway board chairman, his superior  rank comes with betterperks including a bungalow at Prithviraj Road located in the heart of Lutyens'  Delhi.

Meanwhile, the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), a 5,541  officers-strong cadre responsible for collecting direct taxes in India, now  claims that IRS should get better pay and perks than IAS. The entry-level salary  for all Group A Central services is the same now, but thanks to two more  increments and faster promotions, IAS  maintains an edge over others. The basis for this claim? "Today, IRS — not IAS — is the revenue collector for the government. So, it's logical that the edge given to IAS should be given to us," says Jayant Misra,  Income-Tax  commissioner and general secretary of IRS Association. In a  58-page-long  memorandum to the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC), which is  now examining a pay  like for Central  government employees, the IRS  Association argued that the primary reason for  higher pay to the Indian  Civil Service (ICS) of the British era and its successor service, IAS, was that they were revenue  collectors. But now, the dynamics have changed, they claim.

IRS has argued that the net direct tax collection has grown 9.35 times between  2000-01 and 2013-14, an impressive piece of statistics in the backdrop of only  5.4 times expansion of GDP during the corresponding period. Also, the cost of  revenue collection in India is one of the lowest in the world, which according  to IRS officers is yet another reason for demanding a good deal from the CPC.  For every Rs 100 they collect, the tax department spends merely 57 paisa. In  percentage terms,  the cost of revenue collection in India is 0.57% as against 1.58% in Japan,  1.35% in France, 1.17% in Canada and 1.05% in Australia.

Welcome to the behind-the-scenes manoeuvring before the Big Sarkari Pay Hike.  With a new pay scale for 36 lakh Central government employees, and also  pensioners, likely to come into effect from January 1, 2016, the officers and  non-gazetted staff of various services have been lobbying hard to get a good  deal from the 7th CPC. Unlike in the private sector, the pay hike in government  is a once-in-10-years-affair, making every CPC, right from the first that  submitted its report in 1947,a hugely powerful agency. No doubt, government employees have to undergo an  annual appraisal process called Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR), but  that exercise is important only for promotion, and not for any pay hike.  Government employees do get a regular hike in dearness allowance, a measure  meant for offsetting inflationary pressure on their earnings, but at the end of  the day it is the CPC that fixes the bureaucrats' pay for 10 long years.

That's precisely why officers and staff of every service can't afford to ignore  the CPC. Constituted in February 2014 under the chairmanship of retired Supreme  Court judge Ashok Kumar Mathur, the 7th CPC has an economist and two bureaucrats  as its members. Most of the employees' associations have already had at least  one round of talks with the Commission. And some are waiting for Round II.
The Ripple Effects
A cursory glance at the memorandum  submitted by IPS  Central Association on behalf of Indian Police Service (IPS) will throw light on  the importance attached to a pay commission. The 137-page memorandum, a copy of  which was reviewed by ET Magazine, is well designed and comparable to any  standard report prepared by a global consultancy firm. PV Rama Sastry, an  Inspector General of Police at National Investigation Agency (NIA) and secretary    of IPS Central Association says the memorandum is the result of intense  in-house research, factoring in the macro environment of growth, development,  equity and justice vis-a-vis the role of a police officer. Though Sastry is the  spokesperson of 4,720 IPS officers, the memorandum prepared by his team  encompasses the role and needs of 30 lakh police personnel across India out of  which 10 lakh come under the gamut of the pay commission. As the CPC  recommendations are often accepted by the state governments as well, the remaining 20 lakh police personnel too may  eventually benefit.

The IPS memorandum has  quoted a number of reports to suggest that the tough life of a cop justifies the  demand for a fatter hike. For example, it has quoted articles published in two  journals — Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health and International  Journal of Pharma and Bio-Sciences — to conclude that one of two cops in India  suffers from sleep disturbances and anxiety whereas chances of cardiovascular  problems increase by 38% after a person joins as a police officer. Among  other demands (see What it Expects), IPS wants better life and health insurance  cover, an overtime allowance and also a new perk called allowance for  "un-social" hours (for duty between 8 pm and 6 am).

Railway officers too cite round-the-clock work demands as a reason for better  salary. "A railway officer may be called to join duty any time during the night.  The pressure always remains as it's a 24x7 work," says RR Prasad, an Indian Railway  Personnel Service officer and secretary general of Federation of Railways  Officers' Association. The Indian Railways is a gigantic organisation with over  13 lakh employees, 16,000 of whom are officers. Both the officers and staff  associations have made their representations to the 7th CPC. The officers want  non-gazetted staff to get their dues but they demand the proportion of the pay
of the lowest and the highestpaid employee should increase from current 1:12 to 1:18.

To  be sure, a formula towards pay parity has been the hallmark of the last few pay  commissions. A government entry-level peon now gets a monthly pay of Rs 14,000,  if dearness allowance is factored in. Similarly, a mid-level government driver's  monthly salary, including allowances, is Rs 30,000, at least two times that of  his counterpart in a private sector company. And that's why the salary gap  between the lowest and highest paid government servant has drastically decreased over the  last three decades.

The pay commissions have also reduced the disparity among the officers of  various services. Till the late 1980s, an IAS officer used to receive a salary that's 25% higher than  that of a Group A service officer. Today, the pay for all officers, at least at  the entry level, is same. But IAS and Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers  still maintain an edge over others as their empanelment process (a step to get  higher posts) is much faster.
Balancing Act
An IPS officer can become a joint  secretary to government of India only two years after an IAS of the same batch  can reach that level. Similarly, there has been a nine-yearlong gap in joint  secretary empanelment between IAS and IRS, something many services claim is a continuation of the British legacy. Today, IAS officers at the level of deputy  secretary and director at the Centre constitute about only 13% of the total  officers. But as the hierarchy goes up, the percentage of IAS vis-a-vis others also rises. For  example, 75% joint secretaries to government of India belong to IAS and IFS, and  the percentage of IAS and IFS goes further up to 95 in case of government of  India secretaries.

"The edge that the IAS has must continue. Why will a person join the IAS after  quitting a job in HSBC Bank if that edge is missing? IAS officers have work  experiences at Tehsil, sub-divisions, district, state and Central government  levels. We interact with the political executives at all levels. IAS should  remain a premium service," says Sanjay R Bhoosreddy, a joint-secretary-ranked  officer and secretary to IAS (Central) Association.

On its part, the Indian Economic Service (IES) which has a cadre strength of 511  officers, represented in 55 Central government departments, has demanded parity  in pay, perks and promotions of all services, including IAS, so that the  "officers deliver what they have been employed for rather than fret over their  pay and promotion prospects".

The question is how far the 7th CPC will go in changing the pay and associated  service conditions like empanelment and promotions. IAS officers have pulled out  a 1991 Supreme Court judgement (Mohan Kumar Singhania and Others vs Union of  India and Others) where it was said that other services should not approach the  pay commissions and attempt to change the rules of career progressions and push  for a case for parity with the premier service. But other services are  continuing their demand for pay parity and also for the creation of more departments where the  IAS can't dictate. At present, only three major ministries — railways, external  affairs and post — are not headed by IAS but run by their own cadres. Now, IPS  wants a new department of internal security headed by a cop and IRS wants a  separate direct tax department headed by a taxman.

Will the 7th CPC venture into such nuances? Or will it, like the past few pay  commissions have, adopt a simple formula of Multiplier 3 under which the basic  salary is hiked by three times or more depending on the economic health of the  nation. If that is the case, it won't be too hazardous to make a prediction: A  secretary to government of India will get a basic monthly salary (excluding DA)  of Rs 2.4 lakh (current basic salary multiplied by three) and the cabinet  secretary Rs 2.7 lakh from January 1, 2016. And, yes, perks, DA and other allowances will be  extra.

Source : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/

DOP MOBILE MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE

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Change in Account Opening Form and Introduction of new KYC Form for CBS Post Offices.

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CLICK HERE to view the New KYC Form for CBS offices.  

Commemorative Postage Stamp release on Engineers India Limited (EIL)

Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications & IT has brought out a Commemorative Postage Stamp on Engineers India Limited (EIL). Commemorative Postage stamp on Engineers India Limited (EIL) has been released by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi during the Urja Sangam- 2015 organized by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 27.03.2015. Engineers India Limited (EIL) is celebrating its Golden Jubilee in 2015. Established in 1965, EIL has been providing engineering consultancy and services principally focused on the oil and gas and petrochemical industries. In 50 years of its existence, EIL has contributed immensely to the cause of nation building. Department of Posts is happy to release a postage stamp to commemorate the milestone achieved by Engineers India Limited (EIL) which stands tall as one of the monuments of modern India.

e-Commerce a revenue spinner for Postal Dept.

SRIKAKULAM, March 28, 2015

 

e-Commerce business has turned out be a revenue spinner for Postal Department. With many consumers from North Andhra region ordering consumer goods through its e-commerce portals, the department has generated additional revenue, according to Sharda Sampath, Post master General of Visakhapatnam region. Ms. Sampath, who, along with Srikakulam postal superintendent Janapala Prasadbabu , inspected various post offices here on Friday and reviewed the progress of the department, said that many consumers were opting Postal Department to get their parcels owing to its reliability on service front.

 

She said the department was able to handle 38 per cent of parcel business after entering into pacts with e-commerce portals such as eBay, Flipkart, Jabong, Snapdeal and others. “We are modernising parcel service wings in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts in a phased manner ,” she said. “The share of parcel services was likely to go up further with the improvement of infrastructure. and installation of more number of scanners,” she said Ms. Sampath also hinted at establishment of 15 postal ATMs very shortly. “Initially, the ATMs will serve the postal account holders. Later, they will be upgraded into regular ATMs We are planning to set up mini ATMs as an agreement with the SBI has been inked,” she added.

Source : http://www.thehindu.com/

Awareness campaigns on CSI (Core System Integrator) Solutions by Change Management Team of India Post

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Mail Operations Campaign Flyer (English)

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HR Campaign Flyer - Manager Self Service (MSS)  

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HR Campaign Flyer - Employee Self Service (ESS)

Association's impact ......

The request of Shri Bhola Kumar Singh, Inspector Posts, Addanki Sub Division, Addanki 523201 (AP) for deputation to Directorate which was forwarded by this Association on 1/10/2014 and reminded on 19/11/2014 is considered by Directorate.  CHQ wish the officer best luck for his new assignment. 

DPC for promotion to the Postal Service Gr. B cadre for the vacancy year 2015-16

Reminder to Directorate to release gradation lists of IP cadre from the year 2011 onwards

No. CHQ/IPASP/Seniority List/2012                                      Dated :   26/3/2015.

To,

Shri Rajkumar,

Director (Staff Section), 

Department of Posts,

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi 110 001.

Subject : Issue of combined All India Seniority List (Gradation list) of Inspector of Posts from the year 2001..reg.

Ref.        :  Dte. No. 9-09/2011-SPG dated 18/12/2014

Respected Sir, 

Your kind attention is invited to this Association’s letters of even number dated 1/9/2014, 13/10/2014 and 12/1/2015 regarding issue of combined seniority lists (Gradation List) of Inspector Posts cadre from the year 2001 onwards. 

IP/ASP Association would like to once again bring to your kind notice that, Directorate vide memo No. 9-09/2011-SPG dated 21/2/2014 has released seniority list of Inspector Posts cadre for the years 1998 and 1999, and thereafter vide memo No. d9-09/2011-SPG dated 18/12/2014 had issued only seniority list of Inspector Posts cadre for the year 2000 after issue of series of reminders to SPG Division of Directorate by this Association. As you know that during the course of informal meetings with Hon’ble Secretary (Posts) and the then Member (P) it was told that, pending seniority lists of Inspector Posts cadre will be issued in phase manner, but we are sorry to mention here that since last one year not a single year’s seniority list neither prepared nor released. As on date, 13 years seniority lists of Inspector Posts cadre are pending and if it is not released early, then records pertaining to these periods will not be easily available at Directorate (DE and SPG Division) and thereafter more problems will crop up to decide the seniority etc.

In view of the above lines, it is therefore requested to kindly look into the matter personally and arrange for issue of Combined All India Seniority List of Inspector of Posts cadre from the year 2001 onwards as discussed in phase manner and if required IP/ASP staff who have already submitted their willingness to work at Directorate may be taken on deputation for this purpose.

A positive action in the matter will be highly appreciated.                         

           Yours sincerely,

Sd/- 

(Vilas Ingale)

General Secretary

LETTER OF AUTHORISATION - FOR NEW MEMBERS

NO.13/01/2010-SR

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

SR SECTION

NAME OF THE OFFICE: ...............................................................

LETTER OF AUTHORISATION

To,

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(Designation of Divisional / Unit Head)

I, _______________________ (Name & Designation) being a member of All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents Posts  (Name of Service Association) hereby authorize deduction of monthly subscription of Rs. 50.00 per month from my salary starting from the month of May 2015 payable on 31.05.2015 and authorize its payment to the above mentioned service Association.

            
I hereby certify that I have not submitted authorization in favour on my other service Association. If the above information is found incorrect, I fully understand that my authorization for the Association becomes invalid.

Station:                                                                                    Signature: ___________________

Dated  :                                                                                   Name      : __________________

                                                                                                Designation: _________________

To be filled by the Association

It is certified that Shri/Smt. ___________________________   is a member of All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents Posts  (Name of Service Association).

It is further certified that the above authorization has been signed by Shri/Smt ____________________ in my presence.

          Signature: ___________________

                                                                                    Name (in capital): __________________

                                                                                    Of Authorized Office bearer (Circle Secretary)

Signature .................................       

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Name (in capital) of the Member 

Divisional Head’s Attestation

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Note : It is requested to all Circle Secretaries and members to get the above form filled up from IPs/ASPs whose monthly subscription is presently not deducted by DDO from their monthly salary and allowances. The form duly signed by member (at two places) and signed by circle secretary (at one place) be sent to divisional head/unit for further necessary action. 

CGHS New Hospitals list

CLICK HERE to view a copy memo No. 19-3/2014/ADMIN (129)/1240 dated 25.3.2015 issued by Additional Director, CGHS, Bangalore.

Officer Trainees of Indian Postal Service Call On Vice President

The Officer Trainees of Indian Postal Service of 2012 and 2014 batches called on the Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari here today. They comprised of four officer trainees from 2012 batch and ten officer trainees from 2014 batch. The Vice President interacted with the officer trainees on various aspects of Indian Postal Service viz. Indian Postal System, its prospects, role and scope and its modernization etc. He called upon them to focus on good governance with a high degree of commitment to public service and higher values of professionalism. He wished the officer trainees good success in their service career ahead.  

The officer trainees were accompanied by Shri Pradipta Kumar Bisoi, Director and senior officers of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad. These officer trainees are presently undergoing two years professional course at Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad, an apex level training institute of India Post. Indian Postal Service came in to existence in 1948 and has a cadre of around 450 officers to manage postal services in India.

Source : http://wap.business-standard.com/

DPC for promotion to PS Group 'B' cadre for the year 2015-16 - Readiness of documents

It is learnt that today Directorate has issued a letter to all Circles under No. 9-02/2015-SPG dated 26-3-2015 with a direction to take prescribed preparatory action to make availability the relevant documents to Directorate in short notice for holding of DPC for promotion to the cadre of PS Gr. B. The copy of letter will be placed on this blog soon. 

It is therefore directed to all members of this Association to request the circle administration to collect and keep the requisite documents of offg. PS Gr. B officers and Sr. ASPs ready for dispatch to Directorate. 

Payment of CHQ quota ......

Financial year 2014-15 will come to end in next week. Despite repeated requests maximum circles not remitted their CHQ quota for the year 2013-14 till this date. Quota for the year 2014-15 is also due from all circles. 

Every CS and CHQ Office bearers knows that the financial position of CHQ is not sound. Those who have not paid their quota, may remit the same to CHQ Treasurer. 

Simple breathing exercises to reduce your anxiety

When one goes through anxiety, the body undergoes a sea change. And experts say that one of the best ways to overcome high levels of anxiety is to do breathing exercises, which help produce endorphins to help you calm down. 

However, it is also important to know the correct techniques when it comes to breathing exercises. Breathing just through your chest won't do you any favours — this sort of shallow breathing simply disturbs the stability of carbon dioxide and oxygen, which is required to be in a relaxed state. Here are three simple breathing exercises to calm anxiety...

For this technique, one can sit or stand — whatever is more comfortable. Ensure that your body isn't rigid. Relax your hands, shoulders and face. Begin by breathing in slowly through the nose and count till five. Your tummy needs to expand when you breathe in. Hold for two seconds and breathe out slowly as you count till five. Repeat this for about 15 to 20 minutes and see how you calm down.

Aimed at lowering anxiety and stress levels, this technique is another quick way to calm yourself. Begin by relaxing your shoulders. Constrict your throat slightly so you can hear your breathing. Use your fingers to cover your eyes and ears. Keep your lips and teeth slightly open and when you exhale, make a slight sound. Repeat this exercise 10 to 12 times.

Find yourself constantly getting anxiety attacks? This breathing technique helps your mind and body get back into a state of equilibrium. Start by slowly breathing through your nose. Your body has to be loose and relaxed. Place one hand on your stomach and one on your chest. Make sure your stomach expands more than your chest. Slowly exhale through your mouth, but keep your lips shut slightly. A sound may emerge from your mouth when you exhale. Pay attention to every breath and blank out your surroundings. Keep doing this exercise for about 15 minutes.

Source : TOI

DPC : PS Gr. B cadre for the year 2014-15

All Circle Secretaries and CHQ Office Bearers are requested to see the names of the officers who are regularly promoted to PS Gr. B cadre from their circles vide Directorate memo No. 9-25/2014-SPG dated 20/2/2015 and furnish the information on following to GS by SMS. 

1. Name/s of the officer/s who declined promotion. 

2. Name/s of the officer/s who are willing accept the promotion but yet to join to new assignment. 

Clarification on eligibility age for opening "Sukanya Samriddhi Account" under Small Savings Schemes.

Reservation Facilities Provided to Senior Citizen and Female Passengers Including Pregnant Women

 With a view to facilitating provisions of lower berths to senior citizens and female passengers, following facilities are available:-

(i)   There is a provision in the computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) to allot lower berth automatically to male passengers above the age of 60 years and female passengers above the age of 45 years subject to availability of the same at the time of booking of ticket. 

(ii)    A combined reservation quota of two lower berths per coach is earmarked in Sleeper, AC 3Tier and AC 2Tier for following category of passengers when travelling alone: 

a.       Senior citizens;

b.      Female passengers 45 years of age and above; and

c.       Pregnant women. 

(iii)  Instructions are also there to assist senior citizens and physically handicapped persons who have been allotted middle/upper berths by allotting them vacant lower berths available in the train by the ticket checking staff on first come first served basis (after making necessary entry in the reservation chart). 

(iv)  A six berths compartment in Sleeper Class is also earmarked in long distance Mail/Express trains for female passengers. 

(v)    It has now been decided that:- 

· The existing combined quota of  two lower berths per coach in Sleeper class earmarked for senior citizens, female passengers 45 years of age and above and pregnant women (when travelling alone) may be enhanced to four lower berths per coach.  There will, however, be no change in this quota being earmarked in 3A and 2A classes.

· The scope of instructions regarding assisting senior citizens and physically handicapped persons in getting lower berths in the train has been expanded to include pregnant women also.  Hence, onboard ticket checking staff are now authorised to allot vacant lower berths available in the train to senior citizens, physically handicapped persons and pregnant women (who have been allotted middle/upper berths), on approach, on first come first served basis after making necessary entry in the chart. 

·  It has also been decided that the existing reservation quota of six berths for female passengers being earmarked in long distance Mail/Express trains should be in the middle of the coach and also to the extent feasible, the senior citizen quota should be earmarked in the middle of the coach. 

Source : PIB