National Minimum Wages

               Since the local conditions vary widely across the States, it is not feasible to have a uniform minimum wage for the whole country. The concept of National Floor Level Minimum Wage (NFLMW) was mooted on the basis of the recommendations of the National Commission on Rural Labour (NCRL) in 1991 with a view to have a uniform wage structure and to reduce the disparity in minimum wages across the country. Keeping in view the recommendation of NCRL and taking into account the rise in price indices, the NFLMW was initially fixed at Rs.35/- per day in 1996. The same has been revised from time to time and presently it is Rs.115/- w.e.f. 1.4.2011.

              Since NFLMW is a non-statutory measure, all the States/UT Governments have been requested that in none of the scheduled employments, the minimum wages should be less than the NFLMW. At present, there is a proposal to amend the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 to make the NFLMW statutory.

               A statement showing the range of minimum rates of wages for unskilled workers state-wise as available is annexed.

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Regulation of Courier Companies

The performance of private courier companies has not been the subject of any study by the Department of Posts. 

Department of Posts does not have any regulatory and monitoring mechanism for private courier companies and their services. 

This was stated by Shri Sachin Pilot, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in response to a written question in Lok Sabha today. 

Source : PIB, August 22, 2012

ALL INDIA POSTMASTERS' MEET - UPDATE

DEAR POSTMASTERs,

AS DECIDED, ALL THE REGIONAL CO ORDINATORS OF MAHARASHTRA CIRCLE ARE REQUESTED TO START THE FUND COLLECTION FROM THE POSTMASTER CADRE OFFICIALS AND CREDIT THE AMOUNT IN THE SBI ACCOUNT NO : 32143498460 AS FUND TRANSFER FOR ALL INDIA POSTMASTER MEET TO BE HELD AT MUMBAI CENTRAL, NEAR TULSIWADI RTO OFFICE,MUMBAI 400 034 AT 11.00 A.M.

THE DELEGATION FEE IS FIXED RS.500/- FOR POSTMASTERS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE MEET FROM OTHER CIRCLE. THEY SHOULD CONFIRM THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES WHO ARE GOING TO ATTEND THE MEET TO RECEPTION COMMITTEE CO ORDINATOR SHRI GANESH SABLE MOB NO :9867776058. 

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Postmaster Cadre Association of AP Circle formed

Postmaster cadre officials from all the regions of AP circle participated in the meeting held on 19.08.2012. at Khairatabad HO. Entire Postmaster cadre officials unanimously opined to form separate association for Postmaster Cadre.As many as 50 people have attended the meeting.

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THE INDIAN PENAL CODE 1860

1.         The Indian Penal Code come into force on

            a)         06 Oct 1860                                       b)         01 Mar 1974
            c)         01 Apr 1974                                      d)         01 Jan 1862                          Ans:d

2.         Indian penal code enacted in

            a)         25 Jan 1974                                      b)         06 Oct 1860
            c)         01 Jan 1973                                      d)         None of these                       Ans:b

Bank unions plan strike on August 22-23 2012

New Delhi: A section of public sector bank employees plan to go on a two-day strike on August 22-23 to protest the proposed reforms in the banking sector and outsourcing of jobs.

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has decided to go on nation-wide strike on August 22-23, the union said in a statement.

UFBU is the umbrella organisation of five employee unions and four officer unions of state-run banks in the country.

The Chief Labour Commissioner has called the bank union on August 21 for a conciliation meeting on strike notice, the statement added.