List of New Office Bearers...........

38^th All India Biennial Conference held at Ahmedabad on 7^th and 8^th February 2014 and following office bearers unanimously elected for the term 2014-2016

S.No.	Name	Designation	Circle	Mobile No.
1	President	Shri Amrendra Kumar	Bihar	09934416779
2	Vice President -I	Shri Nirmalya Mitra	WB	09433395342
3	Vice President-II	Shri Krishnaswamy T.M.	Kerala	09447429133
4	General Secretary	Shri Vilas Ingale	MAH	09869417961
5	AGS-I	Shri P. Ajit Kumar	Dte	09582425999
6	AGS-II	Shri Sukhtej Singh	Punjab	09463004921
7	AGS-III	Shri Vinod R. Shah	Gujarat	09426572244
8	AGS-IV	Shri Bibhudata Behera	Odisha	09437194138
9	OGS-I	Shri Atma Ram	Rajasthan	09414775300
10	OGS-II	Shri Manjunatha Hubbslli	Karnataka	09449849271
11	OGS-III	Shri Y. Venkateswarlu	A.P.	09951087148
12	OGS-IV	Shri Sanjay Gupta	U.P.	09415880651
13	OGS-V	Shri Hira Lal	Haryana	09416915460
14	Treasurer	Shri Yadagiri G. Nyalapelli	MAH	09869143819
15	Treasurer-I	Shri T. Padmanabhan	T.N.	09443048028

 

S.No.	Name	Designation	Circle	Mobile No.
16	Auditor	Shri Milan Shukla	Gujarat	09429190416
17	Asst. Auditor-I	Ms Kerlin Kharshandi	NE	08014239537
18	Asst. Auditor-II	Shri Hardev Sharma	H.P.	09459744096
19	Asst. Auditor-III	Shri N. K. Soni	M.P.	09406914019

 

S B Order No. 3 / 2014 : Release of Sanchay Post Version 7.5 - regarding

To view order, please CLICK HERE.
 

Promotions and postings in the cadre of Dy. Manager (MMS)

Directorate vide memo No. 6-02/2009-SPG dated 08.01.2014 have selected the following officers as Deputy Manager, Mail Motor Service (Gr. B) and posted them against the down graded post of Manager (MMS) shown against their names.


1 Shri Pranab Chakrborty Officer of West Bengal Circle posted as Dy. Manager (MMS) Guwahati, Assam Circle

2 Shri Satya Prakash Sharma officer of Delhi Circle posted as Dy. Manager (MMS), Chandigarh, Punjab Circle

3 Shri Madan Banduji Dapse officer of  Maharashtra Circle posted as Dy. Manager (MMS), Pune Maharashtra Circle

4 Shri Gautam Rudra officer of West Bengal Circle posted as Dy. Manager (MMS), Bhopal, MP Circle.

38th All India Conferenc.... Photos

 

 

 

 

Transfers and posting of Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) officers of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A'

To view copy of order, please CLICK HERE. 

Declaration of the results of the Limited Departmental Completitive Examination for promotion to the post of Inspectors of Posts Examination (66.66%) for the year 2013 held from 14th & 15th September, 2013

To see the result, please CLICK HERE. 

CBS continued in full swing in DOP

Nanjangud Head Post Office under SK Region Karnataka migrated to Core Banking Solutions on 3rd February 2014. Mr. L.K. Dash, DPS SK Region inaugurated the CBS Migration by lighting the lamp. Mr. Shivaiah the then ADG (SB) Postal Directorate and now SSPOs also present during the inauguration.

 

CHQ congratulate the staff of Nanjangud HPO.

 

 

LDCE for promotion of LGO to the cadre of PA /SA for the year 2013 held on 15th September 2013.

It is learnt that result of LGO Examination for the year 2013 held on 15/9/2013 is likely to be declared very soon.

 

107 Interesting Facts about Words

To read, please CLICK HERE.
 

38th All India Biennial Conference will be held at Ahmedabad on 7th and 8th February 2014

Following is the schedule of 38th All India Biennial Conference to be held at Ahmedabad on 7th and 8th February 2014.

Receiption : Ahmedabad Railway Station RMS Office on platform No. 1 (towards Delhi end)

Accommodation :

1. Hotel Neelkant Blue, Near Income Tax Office, Opp. Navjeevan Press, Behind C.U. Shah College, Ahmedabad 380014.  

2. Royal Orchid, Sardar Patel Stadium Road, New Golden Triangle, Ahmedabad 380014.

Programe :

07-02-2014 : Pre-conference CWC Meeting
(08.30 AM)

07-02-2014 : Subject Committee Meeting
(10.00 AM)

07-02-2014 : Lunch
(13.00 PM)

07-02-2014 : Subject Committee Meeting
(14.00 PM)

07-02-2014 (17.00 PM): Sight seen tour including Akshardam Temple at Gandhinagar (special leaser show) organized by Gujarat Circle

07-02-2014 : Dinner
(21.00 PM)

08-02-2014 : Open session
(10.00 AM)

All CHQ Officer Bearers, delegates and visitors are requested to follow the above schedule for grand success of AIC.

 

Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Mathur - 7th Central Pay Commission Chairman

Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, M.A.,L.L.B – was born on August 7, 1943. He was enrolled as an Advocate of the Rajasthan High Court on October 20, 1967. He was appointed as Assistant Government Advocate and Deputy Government Advocate on August 2, 1969 and Government Advocate of Jodhpur from January 31, 1977 to July 12, 1978. Appointed as Additional Advocate General in 1981. He was appointed as Additional Judge on July 13, 1985 and permanent Judge of the Rajasthan High Court on July 23, 1986. He was transferred to the Madhya Pradesh High Court on February 18, 1994.

 

He was appointed as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court from February 3, 1996. Transferred to the Calcutta High Court on December 22, 1999 .

 

He was elevated as Judge , Supreme Court of India on June 7, 2004 and retired on August 7, 2008 (F/N)

He has been appointed chairman of the Commission on 04/02/2014

Bharat Ratna conferred on Sachin Tendulkar, Professor CNR Rao

India's biggest sports icon, Sachin Tendulkar, was conferred with the country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna by President Pranab Mukherjee in a ceremony today. Legendary cricketer Tendulkar, who retired from international cricket on November 16 last year, is the first sportsman to be bestowed with the honour by the President at a function held in 'Durbar Hall' of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

 

Apart from the Little Master, eminent scientist Prof CNR Rao was also be conferred with the Bharat Ratna for his exceptional service in the field of science.

 

Tendulkar (40) and Rao (79), both of whom are recipients of Padma Vibhushan -- the country`s second highest civilian honour, join a list of 41 eminent personalities who have been conferred with the award that is given in recognition of exceptional service of the highest order since it was instituted in 1954.

 

In a fitting finale to a record-breaking career spanning 24 years, Tendulkar, a former India Captain, was chosen for the prestigious award, after his farewell 200th Test against the West Indies in Mumbai on November 16, 2013.

 

"That he has been honoured with several awards is testimony to his extraordinary brilliance as a sportsman," it said, noting that Tendulkar has played cricket across the world and won laurels for the country during the last 24 years since a young age of 16. 

 

An outspoken scientist, Prof Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao is a well recognized international authority on solid state and materials chemistry who has published over 1,400 research papers and 45 books. He is the third scientist after C V Raman and former President A P J Abdul Kalam to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.

 

Prof Rao`s contributions have been recognized by most major scientific academies around the world through conferment of memberships and fellowships and has been honoured with several national and international awards, the official announcement said.

 

He currently serves as the Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India. There have been continuous demands for a long time for Tendulkar to be conferred the top honour and the eligibility criteria for it was revised last year to accommodate sportspersons as well.

 

Health Tips....

1. Apples are high in antioxidants, which fight free radicals, responsible for ageing process.

 

2. Regular consumption of coffee is linked to a reduced risk in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rate autoimmune disease of bile ducts in the liver.

 

3. Mosambi contains dietary fibre, good for those suffering from constipation.

 

4. Dark chocolate contains flavanols, antioxidants that have a blood-thinning effects, which can benefit cardiovascular health.

 

5. Heart rate and BP drop within 20 mins of your last cigarette, proving the benefits of quitting.

 

Commemorative postage stamp on Bi-centenary celebration of Indian Museum released by Hon'ble PM

Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh released souvenir sheet in denomination of Rs. 45/- (3 stamps in denomination of Rs. 20/-, Rs. 20/- and Rs. 5/-), on the occasion of Bi-centenary celebration of Indian Museum in Kolkota on 2nd February 2014.

 

The history of the origin and the growth of the Indian Museum is one of the remarkable events towards the development of heritage and culture of India.

 

Founded in 1814 at the cradle of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (at the present building of the Asiatic Society, 1 Park Street, Kolkata), Indian Museum is the earliest and the largest multipurpose Museum not only in the Indian subcontinent but also in the Asia-Pacific region of the world.

 

With the foundation of Indian Museum in 1814, the Museum movement started rolling in India and through the years from then, got a new fillip and great momentum. Since then, it has so magnificently developed and culminated into the fruitful existence of more than 400 museums in the country.

 

The movement, which was started in 1814, in fact was the beginning of a significant epoch initiating the socio-cultural and scientific achievements of the country. It is otherwise considered as the beginning of the modernity and the end of mediaeval era.

 

To appreciate the history of the origin and growth of the Indian Museum we are to travel back to the last quarter of the 18th century when Sir William Jones a profound scholar devoted his life to the service of India, founded the Asiatic Society in 1784 in Kolkata.

 

The role of the Asiatic Society was to form a learning centre for the development of art and culture pertaining to the socio-cultural activities, entertaining people, disseminating knowledge and preserving the cultural as well as natural heritage of mankind for posterity within the geographical limits of Asia.

 

Sir William Jones, the founder of the Asiatic Society, however, in his inaugural address did not refer to the foundation of a museum as part of the activities of the society.

 

In 1796 the members of the Asiatic Society conceived an idea of establishing a Museum at a suitable place for the reception and preservation of the objects whatever it is performed by man or produced by nature.

 

The idea got shape in the beginning of 1808 when society found itself in a position to occupy its premises erected at the corner of Park Street on a land granted by the Government.

 

List of officers who declined PS Gr. B promotion.

To view Directorate memo No. 9-5/2013-SPG dated 29/1/2014, please CLICK HERE.

 

Prime Minister Approves Composition of 7th Central Pay Commission Under the Chairmanship of Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, Retired Judge of the Supreme Court and Retired Chairman, Armed Forces Tribunal

The Hon'ble Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram has issued the following statement:

The Prime Minister has approved the composition of the 7th Central Pay Commission as follows:

1. Shri Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur - Chairman

(Retired Judge of the Supreme Court and Retired Chairman, Armed Forces Tribunal)

To read PIB press note, please CLICK HERE.

Source : PIB Release, 4 February, 2014

Commission as follows:

composition of the 7th Central Pay Commission
1.	Shri Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur (Retired Judge of the Supreme Court and Retired Chairman, Armed Forces Tribunal)	Chairman
2.	Shri Vivek Rae (Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas)	Member (Full Time)
3.	Dr. Rathin Roy (Director, NIPFP)	Member (Part Time)
4.	Smt. Meena Agarwal (OSD, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance)”	Secretary

 

38th All India Biennial Conference will be held at Ahmedabad on 7th and 8th February 2014---Attendance of delegates

Akshardham Temple
Gandhinagar

It is reported by Circle Secretary Gujarat Circle that the following circles have not submitted the names of delegates and their mobile numbers to him. These details are required for hotel booking. It is therefore requested that the concerned circle secretaries may furnish the same immediately.

1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Haryana 3. North East 4. Delhi 5. Maharashtra 6. Uttar Pradesh

 

All the delegates, visitors and invitees are requested to carry their photo identity card with them.

 

 Participation from following circles are yet to confirm.

 

1. J&K    2. Jharkhand    3. Chhattisgarh    4. Madhya Pradesh 
 

Speed Post Launches Special Service for the Delivery of Delhi High Court Notices/ Summons

Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications & Information Technology, here today launched a special service of the Speed Post for booking and delivery of Notices/ Summons of the High Court of Delhi with ‘Proof of Delivery’ (PoD) facility. The ‘PoD’ in its return transmission will also be booked under Speed Post Service. Shri Justice N.V. Ramana , Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi, was the Guest of honour at the launch function held in the High Court premises.

Key features of this special service of Speed Post are:

• Notices/ Summons of High Court of Delhi will be booked as Speed Post article in a specially designed envelope containing ‘PoD’, which would be available for sale at Delhi High Court Post Office Extension Counter;

• A separate Delhi High Court Post Office Extension Counter has been opened at Dispatch Section of Delhi High Court for convenience of the Customers;

• Separate Bar Code series have been allotted for these speed Post articles;

• Delivery of the Speed Post article as well as ‘Proof of Delivery’ can easily be tracked at India Post website : www.indiapost.gov.in

• The scanned copy of ‘PoD’ will also be sent to a dedicated email id of High Court of Delhi from Lodi Road Head Post Office;

• Speed Post booking Software has also been customized for the purpose.

 

Greeting........

Declaration of result of LDCE for promotion to the cadre of Postmaster Grade-I held on 30/6/2013.

Lastly long awaited result declared by DOP and copy made available on website. To view the copy of result, please CLICK HERE.

 

Proposal of merger of ASP cadre in to PS Gr. B cadre.....an updates!!!

It is confirmed from Directorate that, most of the circles have not submitted the requisite information called for under letter No. 25-35/2011-PE-I dated 21st January 2014. Therefore it is once again requested to all Circle Secretaries and CHQ Office Bearers to personally look into this and ensure the submission requisite information by their circles in day or two.

To view the copy of Directorate letter No. 25-35/2011-PE-I dated 21st January 2014, please CLICK HERE. 
 

Model RRs for Stenographer Grade II post

To view DoPT memo dated 10/3/2010, please CLICK HERE.
 

Post office stands firm, stalls Rs 300cr redevelopment plan in Mumbai

To read the news published in daily english news paper "The Times of India'', please CLICK HERE.

 

Circle Conference.............Odisha Circle

39th Circle Conference of All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents Posts Odisha Circle Branch was held at Belasore on 2/2/2014. The following officers are elected as President, Circle Secretary and Circle Treasurer.

 

1. President : Shri Debi Prasad Nayak, ASP (Vig.),  o/o CPMG, Odiha Circle, Bhubaneshwar.

 

2. Circle Secretary : Shri Pitabesa Jena, ASP (TO), o/o CPMG, Odiha Circle, Bhubaneshwar.

 

3. Treasurer : Shri Debadutta Jena, Inspector Posts, Umerkote.

 

CHQ congratulate to these officers and their team and wishes best of luck.

 

Circulation of Transfer Policy to regulate transfers of officers/officials, other than the officers of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A' of Department of Posts

To view Directorate memo, please CLICK HERE.
 

Filling up of the Two Post of Instructor at Postal Training Centre, Vadodara - 390022

To view, please CLICK HERE.
 

Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan inaugurates country's first monorail in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavanon Saturday inaugurated the monorail in Mumbai.

The country's first Monorail service is commencing operations after a delay of over two years. This new addition to the city's public transport system will be made available for public use on Sunday.

The Rs 3,000-crore monorail project is being implemented in two phases. The first phase comprises the 8.9 km long Wadala-Chembur section, while in the second phase the services will be extended to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk in South Mumbai.

The Authority has fixed fares between Rs 5-11 for the first phase of operations, he said adding that MMRDA will operate six trains in the first phase, and another 10 will be added in the second.

To begin with, the services will operate with four coaches having a combined carrying capacity of 2,300 passengers at every 15 minutes, Madan said.

"We aim to provide a service at every four minutes going forward," he said.

The monorail project has been executed by a consortium of engineering major Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T) and Malaysian firm Scomi Engineering and owned and operated by MMRDA.

The monorail is expected to reduce the travel time between Wadala and Chembur by almost half, from 40 minutes at present to nearly 21 minutes.

MMRDA has already spent Rs 1,900 crore of the Rs 3,000 crore allocated for the project, Madan said adding, "the civil work on the second phase of the project has been completed."

 

Source : TOI

3.8 crore households get employment under MGNREGA upto Dec, 2013

Union Ministry for Rural Development has introduced a new category of State Award for Effective Initiatives under MGNREGA. Under this category three awards will be given tomorrow on the occasion of 9th MGNREGA Divas and they are Sustainable livelihood through Convergence, Social Inclusion and the third one will be for Transparency and Accountability. The Ministry has also decided to give Certificate of Commendation to three districts and three awards for the Development and Display of Best Exhibits. A total of 47 Awards will be given away by the Minister of Rural Development Shri Jairam Ramesh. This is to be underlined that every year on MGNREGA Divas, awards are given to District, Gram Panchayat and Postal Officers for effective initiative. Ministry has compiled success stories on convergence and a book titled “Enhancing Sustainable Livelihoods through Convergence of MGNREGA with other Schemes” will also be released on the occasion. This Year Ministry has also organized an exhibition showcasing some of the IEC initiatives taken by the State Governments. Since 2008, MGNREGA has provided employment to around 5 crore households of which 50 percent are SCs and STs, while 48 percent are Women. In the current financial year upto December 2013, 3.8 crore households have been provided employment and 135 crore person days have been generated.

 

 

Proposal of merger of ASP cadre in to PS Gr. B cadre.....an updates!!!

All Circle Secretaries and CHQ Office Bearers are once again requested to confirm the submission of requisite information called for by Directorate vide letter No. 25-35/2011-PE-I dated 21st January 2014 from all Circles regarding sanction strength of IPs / ASPs etc. 

 

Once the information is reached at Directorate, we can request for early taking the decision in the matter. To view the copy of Directorate letter No. 25-35/2011-PE-I dated 21st January 2014, please CLICK HERE. 
 

Dearness Allowance from January 2014 will be 100%

It is learnt that DA to be released from January 2014 will be exatctly 100%.
 

''Post Offices have been successful as payment banks'' : RBI Director

To read the news published in daily english newspaper 'The Times of India' on 31/1/2014, please CLICK HERE.

 

Letter to Member (P) i/c/w grant of honorarium to part time IO/PO for conducting inquiries under Rule-10 of GDS (Conduct & Engagement) Rules, 2011

No. GS/AIAIASP/GDS-Hon/2013                                 dated           1/2/2014

To,

Shri Kamlesh Chandra,

Member (P),

Department of Posts,

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi 110 001.  

Sub: Grant of honorarium to part time Inquiry Officers/ Presenting Officers for conducting inquiries under Rule-10 of GDS (Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2011 and revision of financial powers delegated to CPMG for sanction of the Honorarium. 

Ref:   DG memo No C-32016/03/2005-VP dated 23.08.2005. 

Respected Sir,   

          IP/ASP Association would like to draw your kind attention to this Association’s letter of even number dated 22/6/2013 followed by reminders dated 13/9/2013 and 11/11/2013 on the above captioned subject. The issue in question was discussed at length with your predecessor and OSD to Secretary (Posts) in the informal meeting held on 23/9/2013. During the course of dialogue, both the officers apprehending the position, assured that Department will re-look into the matter and shall accordingly convey the approval, but till date nothing is heard from Directorate. 

          It is further bring to honours kind notice that Directorate vide memo No 32016/12/2011-VP dated 04.07.2011 on the basis of notification issued by DOP&T has revised honorarium rates for Inquiry Officers/ Presenting Officers engaged for conducting departmental enquiries which was further revised on 8.1.2013. Under the existing structure details, minimum Rs 5000/- and Maximum 10000/- are required to be sanctioned if the enquiry is completed within stipulated time frame. No such revision whatsoever has been made for IO/PO for conducting GDS inquiries, perhaps this was not part of DOP&T memo as no such cadre exists in any other department except DOP.  

Although the responsibilities of IO/PO are predefined and similar in nature both for departmental and GDS employees, yet the honorarium rate is not in parity as is apparent from the below noted table, that also needs upward revision at par with departmental inquiries.    

Details	GDS inquiries	Departmental inquiries
	wef 23.08.2005	wef. 04.07.2011	wef. 31.07.2012
Inquiry Officer (IO) Part time	Minimum Rs 400/- Maximum Rs 1600/-	Minimum Rs 1500/- Maximum Rs 3000/-	Minimum Rs 5000/- Maximum Rs 10000/-
Presenting Officer (PO) Part time	Minimum Rs 250/- Maximum Rs 500/-	Minimum Rs 750/- Maximum Rs 1500/-	Minimum Rs 5000/- Maximum Rs 10000/-

          Furthermore, the annual ceiling of Rs 4000/- per IO/PO per year bestowed to the Head of the Circle since long is still in vogue and no action to revise this limit has been taken concomitantly leaving aside benefit granted above. However, DG Posts has the power to sanction honorarium up to Rs 5000/-, means all the cases will have to be referred to Directorate for sanction. In such cases, either the beneficiary will be deprived of his/her right or will have to wait for long to get the desired relief.  

Since the minimum rate of honorarium has been revised for departmental inquiries and the FR 46 B stood amended (vide MOF, DOE I.CU.O.No.4.2/5/2008-IC dated 29.01.2009), the ceiling and the Financial Powers delegated for sanction of honorarium may also be revised suitably for all purposes. 

          A positive action is expected.  

Yours sincerely,

 

Sd/-

(Vilas Ingale)

General Secretary

 

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to :

1.   Shri Arun Malik, Director (SR), Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marge, New Delhi 110001 w. r. to his letter No. 10-9/2013-SR dated 30^th September, 2013.

2.   The Assistant Director General (PE-I) Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marge, New Delhi 110001. He is requested to refer Director (SR) letter No. 10-9/2013-SR dated 30^th September, 2013 and present status of case may be intimated immediately.

3.   The Assistant Director General (VP) Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marge, New Delhi 110001. He is requested to refer Director (SR) letter No. 10-9/2013-SR dated 30^th September, 2013 and present status of case may be intimated immediately.