Saturday, August 11, 2012

Recruitment of PA/SA in TN Circle- Notification

RECRUITMENT OF POSTAL ASSISTANT / SORTING ASSISTANT IN TAMILNADU POSTAL CIRCLE


Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle
Notification No. REP/2-2/011 & 2012/DR dated at Chennai the 11.08.2012

           Applications are invited from the eligible applicants for filling of vacancies of Postal Asssitants / Sorting Assistants.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Revision of postage rates of Foreign Parcels (AIR / SAL) w.e.f. 01st September 2012...

Postal Directorate has issued orders vide Memo No.29-1/2011-CF dated 09/08/2012 to revise Postage rates of Foreign Parcels (Air/SAL) w.e.f. 01/09/2012. The rates have been revised on Country basis replacing the Previous formula of Zone-Wise rates. 

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Govt to introduce bill for quota to SC/STs in promotions on August 22


NEW DELHI: After repeated adjournments in Rajya Sabha and turmoil in Lok Sabha, government on Thursday agreed to members' demand for bringing a Constitution amendment bill for reservation in promotion of SCs and STs in state jobs.

Minister of state for PMO V Narayansamy informed the Upper House that a bill will be brought in this regard on August 22 after an all-party meeting, which will discuss the issue on August 21.

"The Prime Minister will call a meeting of leaders of all political parties on 21st of this month to discuss the issue of SC/ST reservation. This has been the demand of the honourbale members. On August 22, the government will be able to bring the bill in the House," Narayanasamy said bringing the uproar over the issue to an end.
The announcement came after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh talked to the members including BSP chief Mayawati on the issue in the House when it was adjourned for 15 minutes. 

In the Lok Sabha, SP and BSP members trooped to the Well as soon as the House met for the day demanding reservation for SC/STs in promotions in government jobs.

With members refusing to relent, Speaker Meira Kumar allowed some of them to speak.

Shailendra Kumar (SP) said there was fear in the minds of a number of SC/ST government employees on the lack of reservations in promotions.

Panna Lal Punia (Cong) said Parliament had given SC/ST persons the right to reservation in government jobs and five persons cannot take away this right.

Dara Singh Chauhan (BSP) demanded that the SC/ST employees should be granted reservation in promotion in government jobs immediately.

In the Rajya Sabha, BSP supremo Mayawati said government had promised during in the last session to call an all-party meeting to discuss quota in promotion for SC and ST persons, but the meeting did not take place.

Source: Times of India

Infosys bags Rs 700 crore deal from India Post for implementing Core Banking Solutions



  Infosys was selected by the India's Department of Post, for implementing core banking and insurance solutions in 150,000 post offices across the country, as well as installing ATMs. This project estimated at Rs 700 crore, aims to transform India Post into a technology-enabled autonomous entity.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the Year 2013 - Corrigendum


Dopt Orders 2012 : Dopt has issued an order pertaining to the correction of mistakes in previous order which was published on 5th June, 2012. Clerical mistakes made in the previous order and it has now been corrected and published.

F.No.12/4/2012-JCA2 
Government of India 
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North Block, New Delhi 
Dated the 3rd August, 2012

CORRIGENDUM

Subject : Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2013 — Corrigendum

In the list of holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2013, which was circulated vide F.No.12/4/2012-JCA-2 dated 5th June, 2012, the following corrections are made :-

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2013.


F.No.12/4/2012-JCA-2 
Government of India 
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi 
Dated the 5th June, 2012

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2013.

It has been decided that the holidays as specified in the Annexure-I to this O.M. will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2013. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure - II.

Grant of Honorarium to Inquiry Officers (IO)/Presenting Officers (PO) - Consolidated instructions regarding.


No.142/15/2010-AVD-I 
Govemment of India 
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi 
Dated 31st July, 201

Office Memorandum 

Subject :  Grant of Honorarium to Inquiry Officers (IO)/Presenting Officers (PO) - Consolidated instructions regarding.

The undersigned is directed to say that the Department of Personnel and Training have issued instructions vide NO 1344/99-AVD-I dated 29th June 2001 and 7th April 2003  on the subject of honorarium to the Inquiry Officers and Presenting Officers covering the aspects of rates of honorarium, appointment of retired officers as Inquiry Officer, terms and conditions for payment of honorarium etc from time to time. The rates of honorarium payable to IO/PO were last revised vide this Department's OM no 142/20/2008-AVD-I dated 27th July 2009. [copy attached]. 

Speed Post Services


The network and number of the Speed Post Centres has recently been restructured under Mail Network Optimization Project of the Department of Posts. Speed Post Centres are either National Speed Post Sorting Hubs or Intra-Circle Sorting Hubs. There are 89 National Speed Post Sorting Hubs and 105 Intra Circle Sorting Hubs. A list of the Hubs, state-wise, is given in the tabular form.

REVISED PATTERN AND SYLLABUS FOR EXAMINATION TO FILL UP THE POSTS OF POSTMAN AND MAIL GUARD BY DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION AND DIRECT RECRUITMENT.