Monday, February 29, 2016
Bi-Monthly / Four Monthly Meetings with Regional / Circle administration.
It
has been brought to the notice of GS by few members over phone that, many
Circle Secretaries are not requesting their Regional / Circle administration
for holding of bi-monthly / four monthly meetings regularly with Regional PMsG
and Chief PMG which results non settlement of local issues /
problems. The following Regional / Circle Level issues are said to unresolved
for months/years together in many circle.
1.
Issue of circle seniority list (gradation list) / up-dation as on 1/7/2015
2.
To conduct training on Finacle / McCamish software to IP/ASP
3.
Non-payment of PLI/RPLI incentive bills of IP/ASPs
4.
Consideration of Inter-circle Rule 38 transfer cases
5.
Consideration of requests of IP/ASPs for transfer at their choice station etc.
6.
Filling up of vacant post of IPs (direct recruit quota)
7.
Filling up of vacant post of ASPs
8.
Supply of good quality of furniture to headquarter of sub divisional heads
9.
Replacement of batteries of laptops provided to IP/ASPs
10. Non-payment
of TA / Medical bills etc.
11.
Issue of adhoc promotion orders from ASP to PS Gr. B against vacant post
12. Filling
up of vacant posts of Mail Overseers
13. Non-payment
of IO/PO honorarium bills of IP/ASPs
14. Grant
of amount to purchase briefcase / purse for office use
15. Non
reimbursement of newspapers bill to ASPs
16.
Non implementation of orders issued by CO i/c/w promotion from IP to ASP and
ASP to PS Gr. B cadre.
17.
Non holding of DPC for MACP for IP/ASP cadre
CHQ
has already directed to all Circle Secretaries through this blog on 12/2/2015 and 21/5/2015 to take up these pending issues with the concerned authorities through
bi-monthly / four monthly meetings, but till date most of the Circle
Secretaries did not turned up with the agenda on the pending issues to their
regional / circle administration. It is also noticed by CHQ that many circles
are not updating their existing circle blog regularly.
My Cancellation - New Service launched by India Post.
After
the launch of My Stamp in 2011, now India Post has launched ‘My Cancellation’
service which allows the customer to get a special cancellation with a special
message for the specific occasion alongwith a personalized ‘My Stamp’. By
introducing ‘My Cancellation’ service the Department of Posts is offering a
chance to send letters with a personalised touch. As it is a special facility,
My Cancellation will be available only for those who order a minimum of 100
sheets of My Stamp on the same theme. My Cancellation facility will be offered
for Rs. 1,500.
First
ever My Cancellation has been issued by Tamilnadu Postal Circle along with My
Stamp to well-known stamp dealer and philatelist of Chennai Mr. V. Ethiraj on
the occasion of wedding of his son Ramesh. My Stamp with a to-wed couple’s
photo printed on it used on the well designed cover for wedding invitation has
been provided special ‘My Cancellation’ on 1st January 2016. Mr. Ethiraj has
sent wedding invitations to friends and philatelic fraternity in this specially
made cover bearing My Stamp and My Cancellation by speed post with additional
postage affixed on it.
Highlights of Union Budget 2016-17
Following
are the highlights of Union Budget 2016-17 presented by Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley in Parliament on Monday:
*
No change in personal Income Tax slabs
*
4-month Compliance Window for domestic black money holders; tax,
interest on them at 45%
*
Relief for tax payers who earn below Rs 5 lakh; ceiling of rebate u/s 87A
raised to Rs 5,000 from Rs 2,000
*
House rent deduction raised from Rs 20,000 to Rs 60,000
*
One-time dispute resolution scheme for retro taxcases, penalty, interest
waived
*
High level committee headed by Revenue Secretary to oversee
creation of fresh liability using retro tax law
*
Corporate Tax for new manufacturing units fixed at 25%
*
Clean energy cess increased from Rs 200/ton to 400/ton on coal, lignite
and peat
Compendium on Preservation and Disposal of Records
To view the compendium issued by Shri Pradipta Kumar Bisoi, Director, RAKNPA, Ghaziabad, please CLICK HERE. All members are directed to download and keep on record.
Retirement in the month of February 2016
Tooday, following PS Gr. B Officers are
retiring from Govt. Service on superannuation.
Sl. No.
|
Name of Officer
|
Designation
|
Circle
|
1
|
Shri M. B. Shahajan
|
Sr. PM, T. Nagar HO, Chennai
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2
|
Shri S. B. Malik
|
Sr. PM, Lodhi Road HO, New Delhi
|
Delhi
|
3
|
Shri R. S. Khati
|
SPOs, PSD, Bareilly
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
4
|
Shri S. N. Das
|
SPOs, Nagaon Division
|
Assam
|
5
|
Shri K. Prakash Rao
|
SPOs, Mahabubnagar Division
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
6
|
Shri Chaturbhuj Meher
|
PM (HSG-I) Sambalpur HO
|
Odisha
|
Sunday, February 28, 2016
31st All India Postal Table Tennis Tournament at Mumbai from 25-29/2/2016
Gujarat Circle men and women Table Tennis teams beat Assam Circle and won team championship trophies in 31st All India Postal Table Tennis Tournament being held at Mumbai.
Today and tomorrow, individual matches will be played.
Valedictory function will be held on 29/2/2016 at Mumbai University Sports Pavilion, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020. Shri Dilip Vengsarkar former Captain of India Cricket team will be guest of honour of the function.
Today and tomorrow, individual matches will be played.
Valedictory function will be held on 29/2/2016 at Mumbai University Sports Pavilion, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020. Shri Dilip Vengsarkar former Captain of India Cricket team will be guest of honour of the function.
CHQ congratulate the team members and their coach for grand victory.
Govt. to implement pay hike recommendation, expects little impact on inflation
Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday presented the Economic Survey in
parliament. The government has said that the recommendations of 7th Pay
Commission which has a bearing on the common man, has stated that it will not
impact market price volatality.
According
to report, increase in wages recommended by the 7th Pay Commission is unlikely
to destabilise prices and will have little impact on inflation.
PF may be withdrawn online from August
NEW
DELHI: Retirement fund body EPFO may launch by August an online facility to
withdraw provident fund, a move that will reduce paperwork and provide
hassle-free service to its subscribers.
With the new facility, settling PF withdrawal claims would just take few hours.
"We are hopeful of launching an online facility for PF withdrawal claims by August this year. We have already digitised our records and processes using Oracle operating system," a senior EPFO official told PTI .
"EPFO
will soon buy blade servers for setting up three Central Data Centres at
Gurgaon, Dwarka (Delhi) and Secunderabad. All the three centres will be
connected to 123 offices of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
(EPFO)," he said.
The process of procuring servers would be completed by May while the testing would start in June to gauge the response of the system in place.
"After intensive testing and trials in June and July, we are planning to launch the online PF withdrawal facility in August this year," the official said.
Once this is operational, subscribers can apply online for PF withdrawal, which will be transferred directly to their bank accounts.
At present, subscribers who wish to settle their accounts with the EPFO are required to apply manually.
For settling online claims, the subscribers would have to activate their Universal (portable PF) Account Numbers which are seeded with KYC details including bank accounts, Aadhaar number and permanent account number.
The EPFO has over five crore subscribers.
As many as 6.15 crore UANs were issued by EPFO out of which 2.34 crore have been activated by the subscribers so far.
Source
: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Friday, February 26, 2016
Inter-Circle Transfer of Inspectors of Posts under Rule 38 of P&T Manual Vol. IV-Reg.
No. CHQ/AIAIPASP/Tfr-38/PUN/1/2016 Dated : 26/2/2016.
To,
The Director
General,
Department of
Posts,
Dak Bhavan,
Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110
001.
Subject : Inter-Circle Transfer of Inspectors of Posts
under Rule 38 of P&T Manual Vol. IV-Reg.
Respected Madam,
I am
enclosing herewith a copy of application dated 25/2/2015 received from Shri B.
H. Naik, Inspector Posts, Central Sub Division, Jalandhar (Punjab Circle)
regarding transfer under Rule 38 of Postal Manual Vol. IV from Punjab Circle to
Karnataka Circle.
The
applicant is a surplus candidate of IP examination 2008 and allotted to Punjab
Circle in the year 2014. He has already applied for Inter-Circle transfer under
Rule 38 to Punjab circle on 16/1/2015 on family ground. There are sufficient vacancies
at Karnataka Circle to accommodate the official. But Punjab Circle is not
relieving the official on ground of non completion of probation period. There
is only one outstation IP candidate is working in Punjab Circle.
This
Association would like to bring to your kind notice that Directorate vide their memo No.
A-141-177/2009-SPB-II dated 14th December, 2010 has issued
guidelines for Inter-Circle transfer of Inspectors of Posts under Rule 38 of
P&T Manual Vol. IV. In
the said memo it has stated that minimum service limit is 3 years for surplus
qualified IPs and CPMG of the Circle where the IPs are working would be
competent to permit such transfer in consultation with the CPMG of the Circle
where the transfer is sought for by the individual.
In view of
the above submissions, it is requested to kindly arrange to issue necessary directions
to CPMG Punjab and Karnataka Circle to consider Inter-Circle transfer of above
named official at the earliest.
Hoping for a
favourable action and line in reply is requested.
Yours
sincerely,
Sd/-
(Vilas
Ingale)
General
Secretary
Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to
: -
1. The Chief
Postmaster General, Punjab Circle, Chandigarh 160017 w.r.to STB/9-14/06-V dted 24/9/2014
2.
The Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Circle,
Bangalore 560001 w.r.to his office letter No. STA /7-5/XVII dated 9-2-2010.
Centre has approved new 11 Sainik Schools
S. No.
|
State
|
Districts
|
Remarks
|
1.
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
Niglok
Village District East Siang
|
“In-principle”
approval accorded
|
2.
|
Mizoram
|
Chhingchhip
|
Memorandum
of Agreement signed
|
3.
|
Odisha
|
Sambalpur
|
“In-principle”
approval accorded
|
4.
|
Rajasthan
|
Alwar
|
Memorandum
of Agreement signed
|
5.
|
Rajasthan
|
Jhunjhunu
|
Memorandum
of Agreement signed
|
6.
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
Jhansi
|
Memorandum
of Agreement signed
|
7.
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
Mainpuri
|
Memorandum
of Agreement signed
|
8.
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
Amethi
|
Memorandum
of Agreement signed
|
9.
|
Uttarakhand
|
Rudraprayag
|
Memorandum
of Agreement signed
|
10.
|
West
Bengal
|
Darjeeling
|
“In-principle”
approval accorded
|
11.
|
Maharashtra
|
Chandrapur
|
“In-principle”
approval accorded
|
Changes in Civil Services Examination
An
Expert Committee has been constituted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
under the chairmanship of Shri B.S.Baswan to comprehensively examine the
various issues, raised from time to time regarding the Civil Service
Examination, with respect to the eligibility, syllabus, scheme and pattern of
the Examination vide notice dated 12.08.2015. The Committee has been given
extension of time till August 2016 to submit its report.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Neeraj Shekhar in the Rajya Sabha on 25-2-2016.
Additional chance to civil service aspirants
Central
Government provided an additional attempt in Civil Services Examination (CSE)
2015 to those candidates who appeared in Civil Services Examination 2011.
Further two additional attempts were also provided to all category of candidates with consequential relaxation of maximum age, if required, with effect from Civil Services Examination (CSE)-2014.
Further two additional attempts were also provided to all category of candidates with consequential relaxation of maximum age, if required, with effect from Civil Services Examination (CSE)-2014.
The Tribunal vide order dated 27.10.2015 inter alia directed the Central Government to examine whether even such candidates who were eligible to take CSE 2011 or had taken 2012 or 2013 or 2014 examination should also be given another chance to take Civil Services Examination in 2015 with new pattern.
In compliance with the directions of Tribunal, the issue was examined by the Central Government. However, the request for additional attempt in Civil Service Examination 2015 to the candidates who did not appear in Civil Service Examination 2011, was not acceded to.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Dr. K. P. Ramalingam in the Rajya Sabha on 25-2-2016.
Three new Information Commissioners take over in Central Information Commission on 25-2-2016
Shri
Bimal Julka, Shri Divya Prakash Sinha and Shri Amitava Bhattacharyya were
administered the oath of office of the Information Commissioners, Central
Information Commission (CIC) by the Chief Information Commissioner, Shri Radha
Krishna Mathur.
With their induction, the total number of Information Commissioners including the Chief Information Commissioner has gone upto 11 in the Central Information Commission.
Shri Bimal Julka, a former IAS officer, before joining the office of Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission, was holding the post of Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in Government of India. His area of eminence includes Administration and Governance.
Shri Divya Prakash Sinha, a former IPS officer, before joining the office of Information Commissioner in Central Information Commission, was holding the charge of Secretary (Security) in the Government of India. His area of eminence includes experience in security.
Shri Amitava Bhattacharyya, a former IAS officer, before joining the office of
Information Commissioner in Central Information Commission, was holding the
charge of Chairman, Staff Selection Commission. His area of eminence includes
Administration and Governance.
Source : PIB
Source : PIB
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Resolution-7 passed in AIC Jaipur
No. CHQ/AIAIASP/AIC-Reso/7/2016 Dated: 25/2/2016
To,
The Director General,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110 001.
Subject
: Grant
of Special allowance
for IP/ASPs working in RO/CO.
Respected Madam,
The 39th All India Conference of All India
Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents, Posts was held at
Jaipur on 13th and 14th February 2016 and above subject
was discussed in detail. After discussion, following resolution was passed unanimously
by All India Conference.
“At present PS Gr. B officers working at CO/RO
are getting monthly special allowance @ Rs. 1200/- for performing desk work. Inspector
Posts and Assistant Supdt. Posts working in CO/RO are also attending similar
responsible work like ADPS. AIC Jaipur
unanimously resolved to request Secretary (P) to consider grant of similar
benefit to IPs/ASPs
working in RO/CO”.
It is therefore
requested to kindly consider the resolution in the interest of service to
enhance the productivity and efficiency in quality of service by Inspectorial
cadre.
This Association hopes
that an early action will be taken by the Department.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary
Resolution-6 passed in AIC Jaipur
No. CHQ/AIAIASP/AIC-Reso/6/2016 Dated: 25/2/2016
To,
The Director General,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110 001.
Subject
: Providing
clerical assistance to Sub Divisional Head.
Respected Madam,
The 39th All India Conference of All India
Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents, Posts was held at
Jaipur on 13th and 14th February 2016 and above subject
was discussed in detail. After discussion, following resolution was passed
unanimously by All India Conference.
“The work load on Sub Divisional Head has tremendously
increased with the introduction of new services and launch of new
products/business in the Department. Besides, technology implementation at
grass root level at Branch Post office is need of hour. In order to implement
the changes effectively, there, is essential requirement of clerical assistance
to Sub Divisional head to cope up with the ever increasing burden. Therefore AIC Jaipur unanimously resolved to request Secretary
(P) to consider immediate provision of at least one clerical assistance to all
sub divisional head”.
It is therefore
requested to kindly consider the resolution in the interest of service to
enhance the productivity and efficiency in quality of service by Inspectorial
cadre.
This Association hopes
that an early action will be taken by the Department.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary
Resolution-5 passed in AIC Jaipur
No. CHQ/AIAIASP/AIC-Reso/5/2016 Dated: 25/2/2016
To,
The Director General,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110 001.
Subject
: Regarding
inclusion of ‘chain vacancies’ --- Implementation
of guidelines issued vide Directorate Letter. No.25-10/2014-SPG dated
09-07-2014
Respected Madam,
The 39th All India Conference of All India
Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents, Posts was held at
Jaipur on 13th and 14th February 2016 and above subject
was discussed in detail. After discussion, following resolution was passed
unanimously by All India Conference.
“Department of Posts
vide Personnel Division letter dated 09/07/2014 has issued instructions to
percolate the seniority quota vacancies arising in higher grades in a vacancy
year down to lower cadres/grades and to take into account along with the clear
vacancies arising in a particular grade. It was also stated that DPC may
take into account all existing and clear anticipated vacancies in a grade as
well as chain vacancies on account of retirement etc. in the higher grades,
which can be clearly anticipated in the same vacancy year. AIC Jaipur unanimously resolved to request
Secretary (P) to consider inclusion of chain vacancies and implementation of
guidelines enumerated in Directorate letter no. 25-10/2014-SPG dated 09-07-2014 in letter and spirit at
Directorate/CO/RO level”.
It is therefore
requested to kindly consider the resolution in the interest of service, just
and fairness.
This Association hopes
that an early action will be taken by the Department.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary
E- com gives new life to India Post
The
Asian Age 24 Feb 2016 :
Villagers
in India opting for services provided by online retailers to get goods
delivered
Alwar,
Feb. 23: With his rickety bicycle and sackcloth mail bag, 62- year- old Indian
postman Chet Ram does not look like a worker at the vanguard of an ecommerce revolution
delivering everything from mobile phones to cow manure. He
pedals miles each day in rural Rajasthan state, ferrying packages to villages
and takes payments in cash because most of his customers do not have bank
accounts, let alone credit cards. While in the United States online giant
Amazon and its ilk experiment with futuristic drones and one- hour deliveries,
in rural India e- commerce retains a distinctly old- fashioned feel.
Yet
the dawn of online shopping is changing the lives of people in rural areas —
and is breathing new life into India Post, the ailing state- run postal
network, which has struggled with a huge deficit for years.
In
the past two years the 160- year- old postal giant has tied up with 400 e-
commerce companies including Amazon and Indian giant Flipkart to deliver a
diverse range of goods.
It
deploys its vast network of about 460,000 employees across 155,000 post offices
to take goods to customers in remote areas, often hundreds of kilometres (
miles) from the nearest town.
Government
clerk Surinder Singh Yadav from rural Ula Hedi village in Neemrana district
says the dawn of e- commerce has transformed shopping for his family, who now
nudge him to order products they see advertised on television.
“These
companies give us a variety we don’t get in our local markets, quality at
competitive rates and a doorstep delivery” said Yadav, as he accepted a
delivery of a spray paint machine.
Online
commerce The absence of reliable private delivery companies outside the big
cities led India Post to step in to fill the gap.
“Until
recently, people in these rural areas had aspirations but no means to access
the market,” Kavery Banerjee, secretary of India Post, told AFP.
“Now
we are delivering women's clothes and latest electronic gadgets even in the
remote regions of country like Leh and Ladakh,” she added. It has been a huge
success, with parcel deliveries increasing 15- fold to 75,000 daily deliveries
in the past two years. But India’s vast areas of rural terrain, where roads can
be poor and infrastructure patchy, pose challenges to the digital revolution.
Most
small post offices, like the one in Neemrana, depend on unreliable public
transport to collect parcels from region's bigger post offices.
Postal
workers use bicycles and old cloth mail bags which make it difficult to
transport bigger or multiple parcels.
Many
rural Indians are still new to the Internet — up to a billion people are not
yet online in the country — and are wary of ecommerce sites, preferring to hand
over money only after receiving the goods.
Part
of the firms’ success has been driven by giving customers the chance to pay
cash on delivery — although it takes up to two days to find out if a parcel was
accepted by a distant recipient.
“It
has given a sense of empowerment to customers who are not confident about e-
commerce shopping,” said K. C Verma, an assistant superintendent at a post
office in Behror, a town close to Neemrana.
One
such customer is Sudesh Yadav, a farmer's wife in Daulat Singh Pura village in
Neemrana who refused to accept her parcel of a car cleaning kit.
“The
company has sent the order almost a week late,” she told the postman who had
cycled to her home on a cold January morning to deliver the goods. “We have
already purchased it from a nearby town. Take it back,” she said.
Financial
woes India Post, founded under colonial rule in 1854, hopes the huge growth of
e- commerce will enable it to reverse its ailing financial situation. The value
of cash- on- delivery parcels handled by the postal department is expected to
register a 300 per cent increase by the end of financial 2015 compared with
last year, India Post said.
It
hopes to slash its $ 800 million average annual deficit and improve
profitability at its 140,000 rural post offices.
Communication
and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters last
month that the Indian postal department had the potential to become the
"world's leading e- commerce delivery platform".
The
department has upgraded or added around 70 modern parcel handling centres with
existing post offices in the last two years and plans to add to its standing
fleet of around 900 mail vans across India.
It
also plans to address the issue of tracking deliveries, including by giving
handheld devices to postal workers. For rural India's postmen, the flood of
parcel deliveries recalls the days of the 1980s or 1990s when sending letters
and postcards was much more common.
“These
parcel deliveries in the last couple of years are once again making us busier,”
Ratan Lal, a postman with Neemrana post office said.
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