Click here to view Order - Tenure posting of officials in single handed & double handed post offices - Preventive Vigilance Measure - No. 8-4/2005-Inv dated 05.12.2012
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Friday, December 21, 2012
Variation in Rate of interest by Different Banks
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) with effect from October 22, 1997 has permitted commercial banks to decide the rates of interest payable on domestic term deposits of various maturities with the prior approval of their respective Board of Directors/Asset Liability Management Committee. The banks are now free to offer any interest rate on domestic term deposits according to their cost structure with the approval of their board.
Revision of Instant Money order tariff w.e.f 22.12.2012
Postal directorate has revised the Instant Money Order Tariff with effect from 22.12.2012 vide Letter No.95-02/2012-FS dated 19th December, 2012.
The revised Tariff is as follows :
Remittance Slab
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Revised Tariff
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Rs 1000 - 10,000
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Rs 100/-
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Rs 10,001 – 30,000
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Rs 110/-
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Rs 30,001 – 50,000
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Rs 120/-
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Click here to view the Directorate letter in original.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Deadline For New Cheque Format Extended Till March 31, 2013
Bank account holders can continue to use their old format cheques for another three months as RBI has extended the deadline for banks to issue new cheques with uniform security features till March next year.
The Reserve Bank in a notification today said, "Taking into consideration representations, it has been decided to extend the time up to March 31, 2013 for banks to ensure withdrawal of non-CTS 2010 Standard cheques and replace them with CTS-2010 Standard cheques."
The central bank, however, indicated that it might impose some kind of fees for such cheques after March 2013.
This is circular given by RBI on same.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Ban on new recruitment in Central Government Departments..!
Any ban order on recruitment in Central Government Services..?
Important reply as clarification by the concerned Ministry was submitted in the Parliament on 12.12.2012.
The Minister of Dopt has given reply to a question in Lok Sabha regarding the ban on new recruitment in Central Government Departments on 12th December 2012.
The Minister said that there is no ban on recruitment in Central Government. And the all Ministries and Departments concerned are required to fill up the vacancies within the framework of existing instructions and rules keeping in view functional requirement of the posts.
Medical Care Facility in Superfast Trains
Indian Railways has a system of rendering First Aid to any passenger in need. All Rajdhani / Shatabdi Express trains are equipped with Augmented First Aid Boxes. The Augmented First Aid Box contains wide range of medicines and disposable medical material. Front line railway staff in trains is trained to provide necessary first aid. In addition, services of doctors travelling as passengers are also utilized. Trains make unscheduled halts, if necessary, at the station en-route in emergencies. Railway doctors are available on call at major stations. All the Station Masters have details of doctors, clinics & hospitals, both Government and Private, in the vicinity of the station, so that their services could also be availed, if needed.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Modernisation and Diversification of Post Offices
The Department of Posts has decided to improve Look and Feel of its post offices through Project Arrow. The project has been launched by modernizing departmental post offices across the country in a phased manner with an aim to make visible, tangible and noteworthy differences in post office operations that matter to ‘AamAadmi’. It aims at comprehensive improvement of the core operations of the post office as well as the ambience in which postal transactions are undertaken.
The number of post offices covered for modernization under ‘Look & Feel’ component of ‘Project Arrow’ during the last three years is as follows:
2009-10 - 500 post offices covered
2010-11 - 530 post offices covered
2011-12 - 206 post offices covered
Friday, December 14, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Bonus ceiling Rs. 3500/- to GDS
GDS employees will get bonus ceiling at par with departmental staff. Bonus ceiling Rs. 3500/- to GDS file cleared by MOF. 2.7 lakh GDS staff will be benefited.
Source : http://postalinspectors.blogspot.in/
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
DONT PARTICIPATE IN POLITICAL BASED ONE DAY STRIKE ON 12.12.12
A email message is received from CHQ is reproduced below
Dear PM cadre friends,
I like to inform you on behalf of our association of postmaster cadre we have CHQ mumbai have decided not to participate in strike called on 12.12.2012 because of following reasions
1. we members of pm cadre grade I and II are on probation period of 2 years.
2. our demands are pending at directorate delhi submitted to dg madam
3. we are incharge of the office so neutral not opposing or supporting strike
4. last but not the least we should all remain united to show our presence and strength to the administration at both regional and national level
5. so next time we are not neglected while taking any decisions
I like to inform you on behalf of our association of postmaster cadre we have CHQ mumbai have decided not to participate in strike called on 12.12.2012 because of following reasions
1. we members of pm cadre grade I and II are on probation period of 2 years.
2. our demands are pending at directorate delhi submitted to dg madam
3. we are incharge of the office so neutral not opposing or supporting strike
4. last but not the least we should all remain united to show our presence and strength to the administration at both regional and national level
5. so next time we are not neglected while taking any decisions
regards
ganesh g sable
cordinator mumbai
Friday, December 7, 2012
NEWS FROM ALL INDIA POSTMASTER CADRE ASSOCIATION CHQ
DEAR POSTMASTERs,
ALL THE POSTMASTER CADRE OFFICIALS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL INDIA POLITICAL BASED STRIKE ON 12.12.12. EVERY YEAR WE ARE DOING ONE DAY STRIKE BECAUSE OF POLITICAL PARTIES INFLUENCE AND PRESSURE. TILL NOW NOTHING HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THIS EVERY YEAR ONE DAY STRIKE.
THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO SHOW OUR UNITY/ STRENGTH TO THE TRADE UNIONS WHO LEFT US ORPHANED. BE UNITED AND BOYCOTT THIS STRIKE TO SHOW OUR UNITY AND LOYALTY TO THE DEPARTMENT. MORE OVER NOW WE ARE IN PROBATIONARY PERIOD TOO.
IF ALL THE LSG/HSG OFFICE INCHARGE OF POSTMASTER CADRE OFFICIALS RUN THE OFFICE DURING THE STRIKE THEN THIS POLITICAL STRIKE DEFINITELY DILUTES AND THEN ENTIRE DEPARTMENT TURN THEIR FACE TOWARDS THIS ORPHANED CADRE.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
Check your cheque status, only those in new format will be honoured from January 1
Add one more item — get a new cheque book — to your list of 'things to do' before the New Year. You may not be able to use your old cheques from next year with the implementation of the new Cheque Truncation System (CTS-2010), which will eliminate physical movement of cheques for clearing. Instead, only their electronic images, along with key information, will be captured and transmitted. It will make the clearing process more efficient, secure and quicker; but for that, you must switch to new cheques with prescribed standard features before December 31.
"Customers need not worry about the impending CTS implementation. I am sure they will not be inconvenienced due to the migration process. Some transitory period, from January 1 to March 31, could be given during which both types of cheques will be accepted. Banks are sending messages to customers now so that they comprehend the urgency and act upon it," says AC Mahajan, chairman, Banking Codes and Standards Board of India(BCSBI).
Proposal of raising the retirement age of government employees..!
Is raising retirement age of Central Government Employee a threat for employment prospects of youth ?
At the end of Every Year people used to talk about the proposal of raising the retirement age of government servants. Normally the people who are at the verge of retirement from government service are eagerly expecting the government to increase the retirement age. The Government servants especially those who are in the pay structure of Pay band –I will have to face financial burden as the Pension amount they will be paid after commutation will be very meager and it is not sufficient enough to meet their expenses of day to day life. Because the Government employees those who are drawing grade pay of Rs.1800/-, 1900/-, 2000/-, 2400/-and 2800/- will get only around Rs.20000 as the gross salary of every month. It is understood that one cannot lead a financially successful life with this income alone. So many government servants, to run the life, forced to avail loans from where ever they can get. At the end, they are badly in debt at the time of retirement.
That is why the government servants don’t feel happy about retiring from service. But extending the service of two years from 60 to 62 will not solve all their problems. It will help them to put off facing the financial crisis for at least two years. But the Government does not consider this aspect any way to increase the retirement age of central government employees from 60 to 62.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
SB Order 16/2012
- Purchase of NSCs by an Adult on behalf of a Minor - A clarification
It was clarified by SB Order no 16/2012 released 0n 16.11.2011 that NSCs can be purchased by an Adult in the name of a Minor irrespective of any relation.
Click here to view SB order no 16/2012.
ID Proofs Compulsory During Train Journey in All Reserved Classes from 1st December 2012
With effect from 01.12.2012, one of the passengers booked on a ticket for undertaking journey in any reserved class will have to produce any one of the prescribed proofs of identity failing which all the passengers will be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly.
From January 2013 existing bank Cheque to become Trash
Come January your cheque books would become a useless piece of paper: Reason, the existing non-uniform standard of cheques would be taken over by standard uniform Cheque Truncation System (CTS-2010).As per the direction of the RBI all the banks operating in India including in J&K have been asked to disband the existing cheques and adopt the CTS-2010. The non-CTS-2010 cheques would be phased out by December 31, 2012 and the new standard cheques would come into operation from January 1, 2013.
PLI/RPLI CREDIT CERTIFICATE IN HOS AND SOS
TOTAL VIEWER SOFTWARE
A small reporting tool named Total Viewer developed by Sivakumar N. This tool will be very helpful for generating PLI/RPLI credit certificate in HOs and SOs, to know the dispatch details of registered article, etc.
Download Link
Courtesy : Sivakumar N.
System Administrator
O/o Postmaster, Karunagappally
Kollam Division PIN 690518
Email : sivakumarn007@gmail.com
Thursday, November 22, 2012
TNPSC Group 1 Recruitment 2012 Collector, Commissioner, Registrar and Officer
S.No
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Name of the Post
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No of Vacancies
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1.
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Deputy Collector (Tamil Nadu Civil Service)
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08
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2.
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Deputy Superintendent of Police (Category – I) (Tamil Nadu Police Service)
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04
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3.
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Assistant Commissioner (C.T.) (Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Service)
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07
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4.
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District Registrar (Tamil Nadu Registration Service)
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01
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5.
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District Employment Officer (Tamil Nadu General Service)
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05
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Scale of Pay: Rs.15,600-39,100/- (PB3) + 5400/-G.P.
Qualification: Candidates should possess a Degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or any other Educational Institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE EYES UN TAPPED MARKET
BANGALORE: BACKED BY HER HUSBAND WHO TOLD HER TO TAKE HER CAREER TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL, B JANSI RANI FORGED AHEAD IN HER CHOSEN FIELD OF INSURING PEOPLE. RANI HAS WON ACCOLADES EVERY YEAR FOR HER SERVICES TO THE POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE(PLI) DEPARTMENT IN TIRUCHIRAPALLI IN TAMIL NADU.
This year, at the PLI national awards for outstanding performance by individuals, she swept up another one for overall performance. It is her third national award, and she travelled to Bangalore to receive the award on Tuesday.
"Postal work is monotonous and when I joined the PLI sector in 2006, I thought it would be challenging and interesting to meet people and understand them and their financial position, and convince them to take an insurance policy. It is hectic and I often go out of town for work, leaving my children with my husband, who is the pillar of my career," she said.
SB Order 16/2012 - Purchase of NSCs by an Adult on behalf of a Minor - A clarification
It was clarified by SB Order no 16/2012 released 0n 16.11.2011 that NSCs can be purchased by an Adult in the name of a Minor irrespective of any relation.
Click here to view SB order no 16/2012.
Click here to view SB order no 16/2012.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Postal Life Insurance coverage extended to new groups
As a positive development and an appropriate strategy for publicity and securing business, Department of Post has approved expension of the clientele eligible for PLI. Henceforth, the PLI can be extended to the following groups:
•Employee engaged/appointed on contract basis by Central/State Goverment, where the contract is extendable.
•Employees of Joint Venture in which Central/State Government/Public Sector Undertaking/ Nationalised Banks have minimum holding of 10 percent.
Travelling Allowance applicable to Central Government Employees- A re-visit
Travel entitlements based on grade pay for reimbursing actual cost of journey performed by Central Government Employees by Air and Rail are as follows
Journey by Rail / Air
1. Class of accommodation according to grade pay:
From 01.09.2008, Central Government Servants are entitled for accommodation as follows.
| Grade Pay | Travel Entitlement |
| Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.10,000 and above and
those in pay scale of HAG + and above
| Business / Club Class by air / AC
First class by train
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| Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.7,600 and Rs.8,900 | Economy Class by air / AC First
class by train
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| Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.5,400 and Rs.6,600 | Economy Class by air / AC II Tier class by train |
| Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.4,200, Rs.4,600 and Rs.8,900 | AC II Tier class by train |
| Officers drawing grade pay below Rs.4,200 | First class / AC III Tier / AC Chair
car by train
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Officers drawing Grade Pay of Rs.7600 and above are entitled to travel on tour by Executive Class in Shatabti Trains / AC first class in Rajdhani Train.
RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT2005 DOWNLOAD LINK
Dear Friends,
Right to Information Act 2005, download link released. You can download the RTI hand book in your local language for further detailed reference. You could download the manual in PDF format. You should have Adobe/Acrobat Reader software installed system to read the RTI Manual
Expected DA upto 81% from January, 2013 on September, 2012 AICPI-IW index
Expectation of future Dearness Allowance from January, 2013 on the basis of 2 points jump in CPI-IW for the month of August, 2012 and 1 point jump in September, 2012 giving expectation for DA 80% or more from January 2013.
All India Consumer Price Index Number [http://labourbureau.nic.in/indtab.html] for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for September, 2012 showing increase in 1 point and stood at 215 (Two hundred and fifteen).
Saturday, November 10, 2012
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HRA AND TAX BENEFITS
House Rent Allowance (HRA), is an important component in our salary slips, with upto 30% of basic pay (+DP) in metros. HRA is the allowance given to meet the staff's expenses towards renting an accommodation. Though very simple in concept and calculation, the tax implications of the HRA, puzzles many a people. Here are 7 must knows, to help you utilise this component of your salary in a tax efficient manner.
1) Conditions you need to satisfy for a HRA exemption
Under Section 10 of the Income Tax Act, certain exemptions are permissible on the received HRA. To claim such exemptions one must satisfy the below conditions.
The employee must not own the property in which he is residing.
Employees must be paying rent for the accommodation in which residing.
Such rent must be more than 10 per cent of his/her salary (see section 5).
if not, an exemption cannot be availed if there is no HRA component in the salary.
2) Calculating HRA for tax exemption
HRA tax exemption is based on the HRA received, basic pay, actual rent paid as well as if you stay in metro or non-metro. The amount exempted from the tax calculations is the least of the following.
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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ WELFARE COORDINATION COMMITTEES STAFF WELFARE
The Central Government being the largest single employer in the country, bears the major responsibility of looking after the welfare of a large number of employees spread all over the country. This Ministry recognizing that welfare of employees is one of the prime tasks of personnel management, provides and aids a large network of staff welfare programmes, thereby underlining the fact that improvement in the working and living conditions of the employees and their families, leads to efficiency and high morale amongst them.
A brief account of the various welfare programmes/organizations under this Ministry is given below:
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ WELFARE COORDINATION COMMITTEES :
Outside Delhi at a place where there are at least 5 Central Government Offices and the total number of Central Government employees is not less than 1,000, the Central Government; Employees Welfare Coordination Committee has been formed. These Committees are responsible for coordinating the welfare activities of the Central Government employees serving within their jurisdictions. At present, there are 41 such Coordination Committees located in different parts of the country. Senior most ficer in the station is the Chairman of the Committee.
RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATIONS:
In order to foster a spirit of mutual help and goodwill among the residents of government colonies and to promote amongst them social, cultural and recreational activities, Resident Welfare Associations have been recognizedin Delhi and in other parts of the country. At present, there are 66 such Associations. The members of Management Committee of these Associations are elected by holding elections every two years under the provisions of the Model Constitution framed by this Department.
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Aadhaar based Direct Cash Transfers - Rollout to begin from 1 January 2013 in 51 districts, Half the country to be covered by 1.4.2013
A meeting of the Executive Committee on Direct Cash Transfers was held today by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister along with the Cabinet Secretary. The meeting was attended by the Secretaries and representatives of the Departments of Financial Services, UIDAI (Aadhaar), IT, Planning Commission, Expenditure, Posts, Rural Development, Social Justice & Empowerment, Tribal Affairs, Minority Affairs, Higher Education, School Education, Health & Family Welfare, Women & Child Development, Labour & Employment, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Fertilizers, and Food & Public Distribution.
The Prime Minister had recently constituted a National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers under his chairmanship and an Executive Committee on Direct Cash Transfers to give a thrust to roll out a cash transfer programme across the country, leveraging the Aadhaar platform.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
A Note on compassionate appointment to the wards of GDS employees’ who dies in harness.
Tele-Fax: 23697701
ALL INDIA POSTAL EXTRA DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYEES UNION
(Central Head Quarter)
First Floor, Post Office Building, Padamnagar, Delhi 110007
President: D. N.Giri
General Secretary: S.S. Mahadevaiah
Reference: GDS/ /2012 Dated: 01.11.2012.
Ms. Manjula prasher,
Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan, New Delhi – 1.
Sub: A Note on compassionate appointment to the wards of GDS employees’ who dies in harness.
……..
Madam
During the discussions on Strike Charter, we were asked to submit a note on the above subject when we pointed out the fact that many deserving cases are not being considered for compassionate appointment and the wards are undergoing untold hardship/misery. They are virtually in streets, craving for help.
An example of a case of Sri Ashok s/o Late Gopalakrishna, GDSMP, Agumbe in Shimoga Dn of Karnataka Circle was quoted. The family condition is as follows.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE ON POSTMAN/MAIL GUARD EXAM
No. A-34012/01/2012-DE
Government of India
Ministry of Communications &IT
Department of Posts,
(DE Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg.
New Delhi-110116
Dated 19th October, 2012
1. All Chief Postmasters General,
2. All Postmasters General,
SUB: HOLDING OF LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR DILLING THE POSTS OF POSTMEN/MAIL GUARDS AND MULTI TASKING STAFF AS PER REVISED RECRUITMENT RULES.
2. All Postmasters General,
SUB: HOLDING OF LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR DILLING THE POSTS OF POSTMEN/MAIL GUARDS AND MULTI TASKING STAFF AS PER REVISED RECRUITMENT RULES.
Sir/Madam,
I am directed to invite a kind reference to the letter of even number dated 8-10-2012 wherein a detailed schedule was prescribed for holding of LDCE for Postmen/Mail guard and MTS
2. Subsequently, the nodal branch staff section vide letter no. no. 45-2/2011-SPB.1 dated 18-10-2012 issued detailed instructions to the circles for filling the vacancies by holding separate examinations for each year vacancies and given specific schedule and to complete the process by 30th June 2013.
Scheme for payment of pensions to postal pensioners through nationalised banks
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION & IT
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
SCHEME FOR PAYMENY OF PENSIONS
TO POSTAL PENSIONERS THROUGH
NATIONALISED BANKS
It has been decided, in consultation with the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance that the services of the Nationalised Banks (i.e. State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and Nationalised Banks) would be utilised to disburse pensions to Postal pensioners (The actual date of introduction of the scheme will be notified to all concerned later).
Working On Your Computer In Healthy Way
Follow some basic tips to work in a better way on your computer. Do not work in total darkness where the computer screen is the only source of light, especially if you have to type or copy from a printed document.
Ensure that the keyboard and the document you are typing from are adequately lit up. The keys and letters should be visible and they should appear in focus when you look at them. If you are looking at a sheet of paper while typing, keep a paper holder adjacent to the monitor and ensure the letters are visible. Contrast also affects visibility. Black letters on a white background are the easiest to read as opposed to light lettering on a dark background.
Set the contrast correctly for your monitor, too. Outrageous colours such as red letters on a gray background are painful to even stare at. Set your desktop screen to a subtle colour and avoid pictures and graphics with fluorescent colours.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
RD ERROR.....VIOLATION OF PRIMARY KEY CONSTRAINT "PK_PENDING_FORM...." DUPLICATE KEY IN OBJECT "PENDING FORM STATUS"
ERROR:
SOLUTION:-
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Introduction of facility of automatic credit of PLI/ RPLI monthly premium from savings account of insured persons.
Copy of PLI Directorate letter No. 29-08/2009-LI (Pt) dated 25.10.2012
To
All Heads of Circles
Addl. DG (APS)
Sub: Introduction of facility of automatic credit of PLI/ RPLI monthly premium from savings account of insured persons.
In the last few years, there has been massive expansion of Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI). However, it has been noticed that a number of policies particularly in RPLI lapse after a while. One of the reasons for lapsation is absence of convenient ways of depositing premia of the policy(ies). As such, it was under consideration of the Department to provide facility of automatic deduction of premia from Savings Account so that (i) the policy holder(s) need not have to visit Post Office every month for depositing premia of his PLI/ RPLI policy and (ii) lapsation of PLI/ RPLI policies gets reduced.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Rejection of proposal of Up gradation of IP Grade Pay
Directorate has issued orders rejecting the proposal of up-gradation of GP of IPs from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/-. To see copy of Directorate memo No.2-5/2010-PCC dated 15th October, 2012.
Click here to view the said Directorate memo in original.
How Project Arrow can modernise the department of posts
One minister, one department, one contract, one winner - but many lobbies. This, in essence, sums up the reason why Project Arrow, which sought to change the face of India's department of posts (DoP) - a department that normally does not figure in the vision of most policymakers and decision-takers - appears to have gone into a limbo. It is also a project that the Union government hoped would take inclusive growth in the country to another level.
At the heart of this modernisation project was the Core System Integrator (CSI) contract for which three companies - HP, TCS and HCL Technologies - had been shortlisted. In fact, it was in January this year that the technical evaluation for the project was completed and HP emerged the lowest bidder. But doing business in India is never easy, as has emerged in the recent round of corruption scandals that are rocking the government.
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