Departmental proceedings against Government servants

-Procedure for consultation with the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

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6000+ Vacancies in Railway - Employment News

Last Date to Apply : 11-06-2012

Applications are invited in the prescribed format as enclosed( on a good quality A-4 size bond paper of 80 GSM using one side only) from eligible Indian Nationals for the Common Preliminary Examination for following posts of Non Technical Popular Category(Graduate), Assistant Station Master and Traffic Assistant. Applications complete in all respects along with required enclosures should be sent by ORDINARY POST NORMALLY to the concerned Railway Recruitment Board.

Service Tax is exempted for Speed post & Express parcel post

Negative List of Services not liable for service tax :Union budget 2012 is reproduced below. There is service tax exemption announced for Speed post and Express parcel post in the first Negative list itself. 

1. Services by Government or a local authority excluding the following services to the extent they are not covered elsewhere:(i) services by the Department of Posts by way of speed post, express parcel post, life insurance and agency services provided to a person other than Government;

Indian Postoffice Act 1898 and Monopoly of DOP, reflected in facebook group debate

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 section 4:

a) letters sent by a private friend in his way, journey or travel, to be delivered by him to the person whom they are directed, without hire, reward or other profit or advantages for receiving, carrying or delivering them;

b) letters solely concerning the affairs of the sender or receiver thereof, sent by a messenger on purpose; and

c) letters solely concerning goods or property sent either by sea or by land to be delivered with the goods or property which the letters concern without hire, reward or other profit or advantages for receiving, carrying or delivering them;

Provided that nothing in this section shall authorize any person to make a collection of letters except as aforesaid for the purpose of sending them otherwise than by post.

HOW PRIVATE COURIER COMPANIES ARE DOING THIS JOB? IS THERE ANY AMENDMENT IN THIS IPO ACT FOR DOING SO?

courtesy: Srinivasan Varadarajan from Facebook group Tamilnadu postal employees

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               Nice question asked by Srinivasan, But everyone know about IPO ACT constitution is being violated to fill courier pockets. Even government of India too is being numb and duff. Who will stop this???

Organizational Restructuring in the Department of Posts

Copy of Directorate’s letter D.O. No. :  23-1/2012-PE – II,  Dated: 10th May, 2012

Subject: Organizational Restructuring

 Dear Sir/Madam,

                 With the approval of the Secretary a Committee for Organizational Restructuring in the Department of Posts has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Ashutosh Tripathi, CPMG, Madhya Pradesh Circle.  The Terms of Reference of the Committee are:

a)            To revisit the norms for creation of new Postal Divisions and Regions as well as upgradation of Class II Division into Class I Divisions;

b)            To study the feasibility of organizational restructuring of field formations (Circle and below) keeping in view the emerging needs for India Post in the new socio-economic environment;

c)             Review of norms for upgradation of Post offices;

d)            To study the feasibility of strengthening / creation of Postal Assistants /Sorting Assistants Posts in view of the increased need of Systems Administrators;

e)           Any other relevant issue as may be assigned by the Competent Authority later.

 2.         The Committee is at present examining the feasibility of Organizational Restructuring of field formations (Circle and below) keeping in view the emerging needs for India Post in the new socio-economic environment as well as induction of technology in the Department.  While deliberating on this, the Committee has decided to obtain valuable inputs from the concerned stakeholders. 

  3.         In the light of the above, you are requested to kindly provide your considered views on what, according to you are the problems (both administrative and operational) in the current Organizational set up and what could be the possible revised structure for all category of Offices that could address these problems  with the given human & financial resources.

4.         On the basis of various discussions that the Committee Members have held with the other Officers, possibility of creation of Vertical Silos has also emerged.  You may also give your views on this clearly identifying the possible Silos given the nature of the work in the Department of Posts not only as per the current scenario but also the possible one in the next decade; along with their possible structures; responsibility, financial; and reporting system etc.  The possibility of extending the Silos till the Head Post Office may also be considered.

5.         Your views/comments on the above may kindly be sent so as to reach us latest by 21st May, 2012.

With Warm Regards.

Yours sincerely,

        Sd/-

(Kalpana Rajsinghot)

Dir(Estt & DE) and Member, Secretary

Model Questions for IPO & PM Grade I Exam

Postal Manual Volume VI

76.       If an unpaid article sent to BO is returned as undelivered the article will be

a)                 Returned to sender after deducting the amount of postage from the cash and stamp balance of BO
b)                 Returned to sender after deducting the amount of postage from cash and stamp of the SO
c)                  Returned to sender after simply taking suitable entry in unpaid postage account in BO
d)                 Returned to sender simply as ordinary letter                                          Ans:c(130)

77.       All article of correspondence originally received for delivery in India by foreign post may be redirected to revised address

a)                 Only within India
b)                 Only to foreign countries served by foreign post
c)                  Any place served by India post or any country or place served by foreign post
d)                 To be returned to RLO                                                                                Ans:c(137)

Unauthorised absence with Medical Reports - Clarification

New Delhi, May 14, 2012(HT): The Delhi High Court has ruled that if an employee remains absent for long owing to medical emergency in the family, resultant domestic problems and submits proof of it, he cannot be dismissed for taking ‘unauthorised’ or ‘excessive’ leave.

“Once the enquiry officer was satisfied that the delinquent employee had taken leave, though excessive, for the sickness of his wife and that medical documents had also been given by him, the enquiry officer had no business to say the workman was guilty of availing excessive leave,”Justice PK Bhasin ruled.

He also said the authority could not punish the employee for unauthorised absence.

Announcement of vacancies for PS Group B Examination

The PS Group B Examination is scheduled to be held on 03.06.2012. But the vacancies for the Examination is yet to be notified by the Directorate. Department has taken decision to conduct PS Group ‘B’ exam on 3rd June, may be under old recruitment rules only.

Current status of Khandelwal Committee Report for Banks

Government constituted a Committee on Human Resources issues of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) under the Chairmanship of Dr. A.K. Khandelwal, who has submitted its report. The Committee made 105 recommendations on matters related to Manpower and Recruitment Planning, Training, Career Planning, Performance Management, Reward Management, Succession Planning and Leadership Development, Motivation, Professionalisation of HR, Wages, Service Conditions and Welfare, etc. As 49 recommendations required further deliberations, the remaining 56 recommendations were forwarded to PSBs with the request that an HR Plan for each Bank be prepared and got approved by the respective Board of Directors.

Cadre Restructure committee constituted for India post

With the approval of the Secretary a Committee for Organizational Restructuring in the Department of Posts has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Ashutosh Tripathi, CPMG, Madhya Pradesh Circle. The Terms of Reference of the Committee are:

a) To revisit the norms for creation of new Postal Divisions and Regions as well as up     gradation of Class II Division into Class I Divisions;