Facebook and the Future of Postmaster Cadre...

     Many of the PM Cadre officials are joined together in facebook and they are giving their valuable views and comments about PM cadre and PM cadre examinations. Here in the following post Postmaster cadre website is consolidated those posts of FB about the attractiveness towards PM cadre examination and future of Postmaster cadre. Please create the account in Face book and be united. After created the facebook account join in any one of
Following are the useful Facebook groups for Postmaster cadre


1. All india group of Postmaster Cadre
2. Great Postmasters
3. Grade Postmasters Infact Great Postmasters
4. Postal officials in india

Views of PM cadre officials in Facebook..........

VIEW LATEST ORDERS ISSUED BY DIRECTORATE

1) Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme - 1980 - Tables of Benefits for the savings funds for the period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012

Click here to view order - No.7(1)/EV/2012 Dt. 24.04.2012.

2) Clarification in respect of Recruitment Rules of PA/SA

Click here to view Order - No. 37-47/2010-SPB-I (Pt.) 

Compassionate appointment – Clarification regarding regulation of conditions and admissibility of various allowances after implementation of Sixth CPC recommendation – regarding

F.No.14014/2/2009-Estt.(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North block,
New Delhi

Dated the 3rd April, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Compassionate appointment – Clarification regarding regulation of conditions and admissibility of various allowances after implementation of Sixth CPC recommendation – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 11.12.2009 on the subject mentioned above and to state that large number of references have been received from various Ministries/Departments regarding regulation of various conditions on compassionate appointment and admissibility of different allowances allowed to person appointed on compassionate grounds. Doubts raised by various authorities have been processed in consultation with Department of Expenditure (I.D. No. 22/02/2009-IC-II dated 27th February, 2012) and are clarified as under :-

SpeedNet 3.1.2(15/12/2011) Patch-3 dtd 26/04/2012

THIS PATCH IS A MUST TO BE EXECUTED AT ALL OFFICES using BNPL and Collection Agent Module. 

(To update the Base Value of Speed post tariff for One India - One Rate Scheme in BNPL and CA Module)

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM

POST OFFICE GUIDE PART I
(RULE &REGULATION RELATING TO INLAND POST)

 1.         Night Post Office may extend up to  and by

 a)         0830 pm ,DG posts                b)       0700pm,HOC
 c)         1000pm, PMG                         d)       0600pm,SSP                          
           Ans: a

 2.         Franking machine has

 a)         Value die                               b)         License die
 c)         Both a&b                               c)         None of this                                  
             Ans :c

Tips for Basic e-mail security

1. Understand that no e-mail communication is 100% secure. We can do our best to make the percentage close to that, but sometimes - if the information is extremely important - you should consider ditching the e-mail option and deliver it in person (if possible). Avoid sending credit card or social security numbers via e-mail. It's also a good idea not to send user names and passwords for accounts you don't want to see compromised.

Agent Commission on Savings Schemes

The payment of commission to agents of Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme and Senior Citizens Savings Scheme has been discontinued, with effect from 1st December, 2011. Commission under all other schemes (except MPKBY Agents) has been reduced from 1% to 0.5%. However, commission to Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKBY) agents will continue at the existing rate of 4%.

Revision of Honorarium for Invigilation, Setting of Question Papers,Valuation etc for Limited Departmental Competitive Exams

Postal Directorate has revised the rates of Honorarium in connection with conducting of Limited Departmental Competitive Examinations Vide letter no A.34020/17/2008-DE dated 26.04.2012. The revised rates will apply to all Limited Departmental Competitive Examinations to be held on or after 26.04.2012.

The revised rates for various activities are as follows.

Sl no	Activity	Present Rate	Revised Rate
1	Setting of Question Paper	Rs 280-00 Rs 210-00	Rs 1000 per paper
2	Preparation of Key	25% of the rate of Setting	25% of Rs 1000
3	Evaluation of Answer Scripts	Rs 7 / 5.60 / 4.20	Rs 25 per Answer Script
4	Supervision for conducting LDCE	Rs 30 per session Rs 50 per Day	Rs 400 per session Rs 600 per Day
5	Invigilators appointed for conducting LDCE	Rs 20 per session Rs 30 per Day	Rs 250 per session Rs 350 per Day
6	Clerical Staff brought on Duty	Rs 25 per Day	Rs 150 per session Rs 250 per Day
7	Gr D (MTS) assistance	Rs 15 per Day	Rs 150 per session Rs 200 per Day

Please click here to view the original order

POSTMASTER GRADE I EXAM 2011 QUESTION WITH KEYS

Previous year PM cadre Exam held on 12/06/2011 Paper II question and its keys are published here

Click here to view and download the paper II 

Click here to view and download the key

CGEGIS -1980 - Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012.

Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980 - Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012.

Click to download the CGEGIS Table 2012

http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/cgegis/CGEISTable24042012.pdf

Source: www.finmin.nic.in

Professional Tax for Central Government Employees

The revised rates of Professional Tax in Tamil Nadu.

Professional Tax is collected from the employees as per the table, which is given below.

Half year shall be from the 1st day of April to the 30th day of September and from the second half year 1st day of October to the 31st day of March of a year.

The professional tax amount will be deducted from the salary of August and January

Modernisation of Post Offices

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

25-April-2012 17:57 IST

The Government plans to set up 1000 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and carry out computerization of Post Offices in the country as part of its ongoing modernization and upgradation drive.

The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Shri Sachin Pilot informed the Lok Sabha today that the Department of Posts proposes to set up 1000 ATMs. 820 Head Post Offices have been identified for setting up ATMs across the country. Shri Pilot said that remaining 180 Post Offices will be identified during implementation phase. Of these a maximum 100 ATMs would be set up in Andhra Pradesh.

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM

(Postal Manual Volume V Qn 126-150)

126.    The maximum weight limit for a bag conveyed by the railway mail service is

            a)         28 Kg                                                  b)         30 Kg

            c)         14 Kg                                                  d)         37 Kg                                      Ans: d(135)

127.    The very purpose of posting trial cards will be defeated if the following columns are not properly filled in by the supervisor of the receiving unit

            a)         Column (1) & Column(2)                b)         Column (3) & Column(4)

            c)         Column (1) & Column(3)                d)         None of these                       Ans: a(139)

Educational loan to Minorities

New Delhi, April 24, 2012(PIB): India Banks’ Association (IBA) has circulated revised Model Educational Loan Scheme to its member banks. Banks can adopt the scheme with discretion to make changes as deemed fit. The scheme is for all students including students from minority communities.


Indian Nationals who have secured admission to professional/technical courses in India or abroad through an entrance test/merit based selection process are eligible for educational loans under the scheme.

SB Order No 5/2012 Revision of Interest Rates

SB Order No.05/2012
 No.113-01/2011-SB
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi-110001.
Date: 19.04.2012

To

All Heads of Circles/Regions
Addl. Director General, APS, New Delhi.

Subject:- Revision in Interest Rates of Small Savings Schemes w.e.f 1st April 2012.

Manner of Delivery of Speed Post Articles containing Passports

It has been decided by the Ministry of External affairs New Delhi that the present modality of delivering the speed post artilce containing Pass port "either to the addressee or his/her authorised representative on behalf of the addressee" is the most viable one and will be continued for Passport delivery system. The said decision has been comminucated vide Department of Posts OM no: 57-01/2010-BD & MD dtd 11-04-2011.
CLICK HERE
http://www.indiapost.gov.in/DOP/Pdf/Circulars/No.57-01-2010-BD-MD_11-04-2012.PDF
 to view the said OM in original.

Review of Speed Post Discount structure and Operational Mechanism

To view Directorate's Order No. 57-02/2010-BD & MD, dated 13th April, 2012, 
please click here.

The order is effective from 1st May, 2012.

Model Questions for IPO & PM GRADE I Exam

 

(Postal Manual Volume V Qn 101-125)

 

 

 

101.    An unpaid letter addressed to a place of in foreign should be

            a)         Returned to sender                                     b)         Send to RLO

            c)         Forwarded to the office of exchange in separate bundle

            d)         None of these                                                                                          Ans: d(110a)

102.    Book of postmark used for taking the impression of round MO, oblong MO and unpaid  stamps should be kept

a)                 In the personal custody of the postmaster

b)                 In the custody of the Assistant Postmaster(Mails)

c)                  In the custody of Mails PA

d)                 In the custody of treasurer                                                            Ans:a(103)

103.    Insufficiently paid outward foreing letter can be taxed only by

            a)         Office of Posting                                          b)         Sorting PA of the office

            c)         Office of foreign exchange                                    d)         RMS office            Ans:c(110a)

GDS LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION FOR NEW UNION SUBCRIBTION

Dear GDS comrades,

                      Letter for Authorisation for New GDS union is attached with this post. Kindly click the below link after a new window opened click the file menu and click download as option to download the word file.

Click here Letter of Authorisation Annexure I


Click here to download Letter of Authorisation Annexure II

Finding IP address in Yahoo! Mail !!

1. Login to your Yahoo! mail with your username and password.

2. Click on Inbox or whichever folder you have stored your mail.

3. Open the mail.

4. If you do not see the headers above the mail message, your headers are not displayed. To display the headers,

* Click on Options on the top-right corner

* In the Mail Options page, click on General Preferences

* Scroll down to Messages where you have the Headers option

* Make sure that Show all headers on incoming messages is selected

* Click on the Save button

* Go back to the mails and open that mail

5. You should see similar headers like this:

Yahoo! headers : name

Look for Received: from followed by the IP address between square brackets [ ]. Here, it is 202.65.138.109.

That is be the IP address of the sender!

6. Track the IP address of the sender

http://202.65.138.109/

‎202.65.138.109

Process of Settlement of Claims in Post Offices......

SB Claims 3 WAYS


1. With Nomination
2. Without Nomination
3. With legal Evidence

Syllabus for Savings Bank Aptitude Test

Paper - I
Marks-100
Time-2 Hours
Total No. of Questions-50
Qualifying Marks:- 50%
 
Note:- The examination will be held with the aid of books approved by the department. All the questions will be objective type with four options. The candidate has to choose the correct option as per his knowledge and quote the rule from the books approved for the examination to support his/her decision.

PM GRADE I EXAM 2011 QUESTION WITH KEYS

Previous year Postmaster Cadre Exam held on 12.06.11 Paper I quesiton and its keys are published here


Click here to view the Paper I


Click here to view the Key

PATCHES OF SANCHAYAPOST DATED 19/.4/2012

NEW PATCHES FOR SANCHAYA POST 6.6.1 HAS BEEN RELEASED ON 19.04.2012

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PATCHES 

Returns Amount Calculator in Postal Savings Bank Investments???

Many of them couldn't answer the public question of "If I invested an amount so and so then what will be the returns could I earn from Postal Savings Bank investments?"

Answer is here............

Click here to download the Useful Returns calculation file

Click here to download the MIS TO RD Autocredit Investment Returns Calculator file

After download give your valuable comments to this post.

Department of IT Renamed as Department of Electronics and Information Technology

The Department of Information Technology,( DIT) under Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has been renamed as Department of Electronics and Information Technology ( DeitY).
The rechristening of the Department of Information Technology (DIT) as Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) is ceremonially formalized at the hands of Sri Kapil Sibal , Minister of Communications and Information Technology) today  at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi

New DB Analyzer dated 19.04.12 Released

Software Development Centre, Chennai

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DBAnalyzer for Sanchay Post
	Software Package (zipped) Revised Exe (zipped) Last updated on: 19-04-2012
Email issues related to this software to sblansupport@hotmail.com

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Software Development Centre
O/o the Chief Postmaster General
Tamilnadu Postal Circle
Chennai - 600002
Phone: 044-65850861

NEW RD AGENTS PACKAGE SETUP

It is reported that while installing the software an error message


While installing RD Customer Package, an error 'Error 1334. The file 'GlobalControls_COMCT332OCX_f0.64768830_83DC_ 11D2_B95D_006097C4DE24' cannot be installed because the file cannot be found in cabinet file 'Data1.cab'. This could indicate a network error....' occurs.

This error message comes again  when we install Microsoft Access Run time is installed.
Hence New setup provided by SDC.

Click the Link
 http://tamilnadupost.nic.in/sdc/rdapk.htm

Revised Recruitment Rules for PA/SA

Directorate clarificatiory orders on the above subject communicated vide letter no F 37 - 47 /2010-SPB - 1 (PF) dated 07.03.2012 is released

Click here to view the directorate copy

FAQs related to the New Pension Scheme (NPS)

1.    Whether a retiring Government servant is entitled for leave encashment after retirement under the NPS?

      The benefit of encashment of leave salary is not a part of the retirement benefits admissible under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. It is payable in terms of CCS (Leave) Rules which will continue to be applicable to the government servants who join the government service on after 1-1-2004. Therefore, the benefit of encashment of leave salary payable to the governments/to their families on account of retirement/death will be admissible.

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM ( Q 76 - 100 )

( Postal Manual Vol V  Qn 76 to 100)

76.       Mark incorrect option

a)         Complaint and enquiries relating to foreign mail the postage stamp equivalent to the fee prescribed  is charged

            b)         The sender of foreign article should be written ‘RENVOI PAR AVION’(return by

                        air mail) for get back the acknowledge ment

            c)         Parcel shall not contain more than one written communication but this rule shall                         not apply to an official parcel.

            d)         All the above are correct                                                                             Ans:d

How to Find the IP Address of the Sender in G mail

When you receive an email you receive the messages from the sender attached files etc. We dont even know from which place this mail has sent to us or even the IP address of sender. If we know the ip address we can track the IP address using some websites in the inter net. The email comes with some information’s that can tell where the email has been sent from and possibly who sent it.The below instructions help you to find the IP address of the sender in G mail

POSTMEN RECRUITMENT RULES

25% OUTSIDE RECRUITMENT

DOP&T AGREED TO REMOVE IT

Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE, met Senior officers of the Directorate today, DDG (P) informed that regarding 25% outside recruitment in Postmen cadre the DOP&T has given approval for removal of “25% outside quota recruitment”. The file has been sent to Law Ministry for clearance. It may take minimum two weeks to one month for getting approval from Law Ministry. After that revised recruitment rules will be notified and Postmen Examination for the year 2011 and 2012 will be held.

Courtesy: nfpe.blogspot.com

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM ( Q 51-75 )

51.       Transcription centre is a cell established in

            a)         All administrative offices                b)         All HOs          c)         All ROs                               d)         A sorting mail office situated at HQ of the circle or at any convenient sorting

                        office in the circle.                                                                                       Ans: d(12)

52.       The number of office exchange established by the dept of posts

            a)         5                                                          b)         4

            c)         6                                                          d)         3                                            Ans: b(13)

5-day week for PSU bank staff?

India's public sector banks are examining a proposal to a migrate to "five-day a week" work schedule, a move that will likely cheer thousands of employees as state-owned banks hammer out strategies to match private peers' human resource practices. The move, however, may come bundled with conditions attached with postings in remote areas amid mounting government pressure to widen "financial inclusion" in areas that still remain outside the banking net.

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM

Postal Manual Vol V Qn 26-50)

26.  New Speed Post discount structure and operational mechanism would apply to all existing bulk customers availing credit facility w.e.f.

            a)         01‐01‐2011.                                 b)         01-04-1995

            c)         01-01-2008                                        d)         None of these                       Ans:a

27.       The list showing the details of bags to be received and dispatched by a mail office/transit section is

            a)         Sorting list                                         b)         Due mail list

            c)         A order                                               d)         B order                                   Ans: b(52a)

Bank of India Clerk recruitment 2012 through IBPS (3149 Vacancies)

Bank of India (BOI), , a leading Public Sector Bank having Head Office at Mumbai, invites applications for recruitment of 3149 posts in CLERICAL CADRE from Indian citizens, who have taken the Common Written Examination for Clerical cadre conducted by IBPS in 2011 and have a valid Score card issued by IBPS.

Name of the Post	No of Vacancies	Age Limit	Emoluments
Clerical Cadre (CLERKS)	3149 in State/ UT-wise basis	18 to 28 Years as on 01.08.2011	Rs.7200 - Rs.19300 + DA, HRA, CCA, Conveyance Allowance.

Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Postmaster Grade-I 2012

The schedule and syllabus for the limited Departmental competitive examination for  promotion to the cadre of  Postmaster  Grade-I to be held on 03.06.2012 has been communicated vide Directorate letter No.A-34012/4/2012-DE dated 10-04-2012.

Click here  to view the said Directorate letter.

RTP Service can not be counted for grant of MACP, Seniority etc - Clarification

It was clarified by Postal Directorate vide letter no 44-1/2011-SPB II dated 12.04.2012 that the service rendered under RTP Scheme prior to regular appointment as P A / S A can not be counted for promotion, seniority and grant of MACP.

Click here to view the said Directorate letter in original.

Accountant PO & RMS Exam conducted on 15.04.2012

Click here to view the Accountant Exam Paper I

Click here to view the Accountant Exam Paper II

India Post's gold offer for Akshaya Tritiya

HYDERABAD, APRIL 16: 

India Post is offering 6 percent rebate on gold coins of various denominations this Akshaya Tritiya, according to the Chief Postmaster General, Andhra Pradesh Circle. Buying gold is an important aspect of the festival that is on April 24 this year. The festival offer will be available at designated post offices across Andhra Pradesh on gold coins of 0.5 g, 8 g, 10 g, 20 g and 50 g of 24 carat and 99.99 per cent purity, a press release said.

India Post, in association with the World Gold Council and Reliance Money Infrastructure Ltd, began selling gold coins made by Switzerland's Valcambi in 2008. At present, gold coins are available at more than 800 post offices across the country.

Source : http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/article3320597.ece?ref=wl_industry-and-economy