Reimbursement in respect of Newspapers purchased/supplied to officers at their residence-guidelines regarding.

To view Directorate memo No. 34-01/2018-PAP dated 28th March 2019, please CLICK HERE.

 

Opening of all operative Post Offices on 31.03.2019 & Administrative Offices including circle office on 30.03.2019 & 31.03.2019 - New Delhi Circle

 

Proposed protest by Government employees to protest against National Pension Scheme (NPS) and to demand hike in Minimum pay and fitment factor under 7th Central Pay Commission - Instructions under CCS (Conduct) Rules - Regarding

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Urgently required copy of result of IPO examination 1981

All our members and track-in-viewers are earnestly requested to contact the IPOs of 1981 batch (now all are pensioners) and get the copy of the result of IPOs  examination 1981 and forward to GS through email on arup_seal@hotmail.com immediately.

 

 

Instructions regarding execution of EOY for 2018-19 in CBS Post Offices

Clarification on payment of honorarium to the officials who had worked on 13/11/2016 Sunday and 14/11/2016 Holiday during demonetization period

 

Oral orders not followed by written communication - DoP Order

Government of India makes Amendments in Small Savings Act

The Government gives highest priority to the interest of small savers, especially savings for the benefit of girl child, the senior citizens and the regular savers who form the backbone of our country’s savings architecture. In order to remove existing ambiguities due to multiple Acts and rules for Small Saving Schemes and further strengthen the objective of “Minimum Government, Maximum Governance”, Government of India has proposed merger of Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959 and Public Provident Fund Act, 1968 with the Government Savings Banks Act, 1873. With a single act, relevant provisions of the Government Savings Certificates (NSC) Act, 1959 and the Public Provident Fund Act, 1968 would stand subsumed in the new amended Act without compromising on any of the functional provision of the existing Act.

  

 All existing protections have been retained while consolidating PPF Act under the proposed Government Savings Promotion Act. No existing benefits to depositors are proposed to be taken away through this process. The main objective in proposing a common Act is to make implementation easier for the depositors as they need not go through different rules and Acts for understanding the provision of various small saving schemes, and also to introduce certain flexibilities for the investors.

However, concerns have been raised from different corners and also by print and social media that the Government aims to bring down the protection against the attachment of Public Provident Fund Account under any decree or order of any court in respect of any debt or liability incurred by the depositors. It is made clear that there is no proposal to withdraw the said provision and the existing and future depositors will continue to enjoy protection from the attachment under the amended umbrella Act as well.

Apart from ensuring existing benefits, certain new benefits to the depositors have been proposed under the bill. These are:

As per PPF Act, the PPF account can’t be closed prematurely before completion of five financial years. If depositor wants to close PPF account before five years in exigencies, he can’t close the account. To make provisions for premature closure easier in respect of all schemes, provisions could now be made through specific scheme notification. The benefits of premature closure of Small Savings Schemes may now be introduced to deal with medical emergencies, higher education needs, etc.

Investment in Small Savings Schemes can be made by Guardian on behalf of minor(s) under the provisions made in the proposed bill Guardian may also be given associated rights and responsibilities.

There was no clear provision earlier regarding deposit by minors in the existing Acts. The provision has been made now to promote culture of savings among children.

There were no clear provisions in all the three Acts for the operation of accounts in the name of physically infirm and differently abled persons. Provisions in this regard have now been made.

As per existing provisions of the Acts, if depositor dies and nomination exists, the outstanding balances will be paid to nominee(s). Whereas, Hon’ble Supreme Court in its judgement stated that nominee(s) is merely empowered to collect the amounts as Trustee for the benefit of legal heirs. It was creating disputes between the provisions of the Acts and verdict of Supreme Court. Hence, right of nominees have now been more clearly defined.

In the existing Acts, there is no provision for nomination with regard to account opened in the name of minor. Further, existing Acts say that if account holder dies and there is no nomination and amount is more than prescribed limit, the amount shall be paid to legal heirs.  In this case, the guardian has to obtain succession certificate. To remove this inconvenience, provisions for nomination with regard to account opened in the name of minors have been incorporated. Further the provision has been made that if the minor dies and there is no nomination, the balances shall be paid to guardian. 

The existing Acts are silent about grievance redressal. The amended Act allows the Government to put in place mechanism for redressal of grievances and for amicable and expeditious settlement of disputes relating to Small Savings.

 The above provisions which are proposed to be incorporated in the amended Act will add to the flexibility in operation of the Account under Small Savings Schemes.

Apart from offering higher interest rates compared to bank deposits, some of the small savings schemes also enjoy income tax benefits. No change in interest rate or tax policy on small savings scheme is being made through this amendment.

Apprehension that certain Small Savings Schemes would be closed is also without basis.

Outsourcing of jobs in Government Departments

A Ministry or Department may procure certain non-consulting services in the interest of economy and efficiency and prescribe detailed instructions and procedures for this purpose without, however, contravening the basic guidelines provided in rule 199 to 206 of “General Financial Rules 2017” (GFR 2017). As each Ministry/Department is competent to procure services at their level to meet seasonal or short-term requirements, the centralised data is not maintained in this regard.

There are detailed procedures laid down for procurement of such non-consulting services including e-procurement in Chapter 6 of the GFR 2017 and the “Manual for Procurement of Consultancy & Other Services, 2017”. Ministries are competent to decide the mode depending on the nature of work, nature of competency required etc. Any deviation or violation can be dealt by the Ministry appropriately. The wages for the persons engaged on contract/outsourcing cannot be less than the minimum wage fixed/notified by the concerned State Government.

The Government posts are regularly filled up in accordance with the recruitment rules. Each Ministry/Department is responsible for appointment of regular employees against vacant posts after completing all procedural formalities. The centralised data of vacancies and backlog vacancies is not maintained.

This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Dr Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Source:PIB

Abolition of Posts of Vacant for more than 05 Years – Finmin Orders

Deputation to Saudi Arabia for Haj Duty 2018 – CGDA Orders

OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER GENERAL OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS
Ulan Batar Road, Palam Delhi Cantt 110 010

No. 688/AN-I/D/HAJ/2017-18

Dated: 17.01.2018

To
1. All the CFA(Fys)

2. All the Group Officers, M.O., Local

3. All sections, M.O, Local

4. The CDA RTC (ER) Kolkata

Subject: Deputation to Saudi Arabia for Haj Duty – 2018

Reference : HQrs Office, Delhi Cantt.No. AN/IX/9104/HAJ/2018 dated 11.01.2018 circulated through website

Ministry of Minority Affairs (Haj Cell) vide Office Memorandum No. 6/9/2017 – Haj dated 01.01.2018 for Deputation to Saudi Arabia for Haj Duty – 2018 has been received by the HQrs Office and HQrs Office vide their letter cited under reference has invited applications from male Muslim Officers viz. AAOs/Sr. Adrs / Auditors for temporary deputation to Consulate General of India, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as Assistant Haj Officer and for Haj Assistants for Haj 2017.

2. Intending eligible Muslim officers/ staff may submit their application online upto 22nd january 2018. Hard copies of online filled in application form in original duly approved by the respective Competent Authority/Controllers along with requisite enclosures of willing officers/individuals may also be reached this office latest by 25th January, 2018. The eligibility criteria and terms of conditions of the ibid deputation are depicted in Annexure ‘A’. The same is also available on the websites : www.haj.nic.in/deputation.

3.The time schedule mentioned above may please be complied with strictly.

4.GO (AN) has seen.

sd/-
Sr. Accounts Officer (AN)
(V.J.Gandotra)
Sr.Account Officer (AN)

Eligibility Criteria and other Terms & Conditions for Temporary Deputation

Authority: http://cgda.nic.in/

Symantec Antivirus Download through link - Official version

Link for fresh AV setup to be downloaded and run on the systems:

Note : The download link is only available for Sify Users- India Post

http://172.19.64.23:8014/EmailInstallPackages/setup.exe for 32 bit OS 

http://172.19.64.23:8014/EmailInstallPackages/setup64.exe for 64 bit OS

Link IndiaPost mail ID with Microsoft Outlook for getting unlimited space

1.       Open Outlook program from Microsoft office from start option.

2.       click on next

3.       would you like to configure email account--> click on yes --> Next

4.       Click on manually configure server setting --> Next

5.       Click on Internet Email --> Next

6.       Your Name - enter name of office e.g- Nagpur GPO

7.       E-mail Address- xxxxxxxx@indiapost.gov.in

8.       Incoming mail server- outlook.indiapost.gov.in

9.       Outcoming mail server- outlook. indiapost.gov.in

10.     User name :  xxxxxxxx@indiapost.gov.in

11.     Password :  ***** email id Password

12.     Click on More setting

13.     Click on outgoing server tab- check on My outgoing server require authentication

14.     Click on advance tab- Incoming server- 995 , check on This server require

encrypted connection, Outgoing server- 465

15.     check all on delivery option- select days 10

16.     Click on ok --> Next

17.     if certificate message comes--> YES

18.     Enjoy outlook

19.     To send email - click on new.

Introduction of Complaint Tracker in Postinfo Mobile App of India Post & issue of revised Citizens’ Charter

Ministry of Communications

Introduction of Complaint Tracker in Postinfo Mobile App of India Post & issue of revised Citizens’ Charter

Posted On: 02 JAN 2018 4:10PM by PIB Delhi

With 1.5 lakh Post Offices, the Department of Posts has the most widely distributed postal network in the world. India Post had launched a Postinfo Mobile App on 11.05.2015, which is updated from time to time. Postinfo – the Citizens’ centric android Mobile application of Department of Posts was developed by the Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology. This app has a number of features like tracking consignments, Post Office search, postage calculator, insurance premium calculator and interest calculator. This App of India Post can be downloaded in Android and Windows mobile phones. Five lakh customers have already downloaded the Postinfo App.

The feature of tracking of complaints registered by the customers online on Computerised Customer Care Centres has been introduced in the Postinfo App of India Post last month. This aims at facilitating the complainants to track their complaints on their mobile phones.

In addition to the above, the Department of Posts has reviewed and revised its Citizens’ Charter in December 2017, which is a tool for facilitating the delivery of services to citizens with specified standards, quality and time frame etc. with commitment from the organisation to its customers. The short version of the Citizens’ Charter is displayed in the post offices and the detailed version is available on the website of the Department of Posts i.e. www.indiapost.gov.in.

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.867 VACANCIES IN POST OFFICES OF KARNATKA

It has been reply by The Minister of State (IC) of the Ministry of Communications in Rajya Sabha on 22/12/2017 there are 763 vacancies in Inspector Posts and Assistant Superintendent Posts cadre in the country. Total shortage of departmental staff in the country is 60432. 

ANNUAL REPORT ON PAY & ALLOWANCES FOR THE YEAR 2016-17

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Postal Officers' Association (India) created new BLOG

It is to inform to all that Postal Officers' Association (India) has created a new BLOG.  Please CLICK HERE to view the blog. 

Submission of Immovable Property Return as on 31-12-2017 by 31-01-2018

In terms of Rule 18 of CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964, the Immovable Property Return as on 31-12-2017 is to be submitted by 31-01-2018. 

DARPAN - Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for a New India

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Draft Notification of proposed Recruitment Rules for the posts of Multi Tasking Staff, Postman, Mail Guard, Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant

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