GRANT OF RECOGNITION TO THE ALL INDIA POSTAL SBCO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

  Sub: MP No. 1/2011 in WA No. 1262/2011 filed in Madras High Court by All India
Postal SBCO Employees Association V/s UOI and others.

D.G. Posts No. 16/75/2010-SR dated 27th February, 2013.

In compliance with order of the Hon’ble High Court of Madras passed on 03.09.2012 in the WA No. 1262 of 2011, the concerned Heads of Circles were asked to review the membership of the Unions/Associations in the SBCO Staff category and furnish the information of membership as on 25.06.2010. As per the revised results, the All India SBCO Employees Association could secure 16.20% membership which is more than the minimum percentage of membership (i.e. 15% membership required for recognition.

2. In the light of above, the competent authority has decided to grant recognition to the All India Postal SBCO Employees Association. With the issue of this communication, the association is entitled to avail the facilities of a recognized association as permissible under the CCS (RSA) Rules,1993.
Sd/-
(Arun Malik)
Director (SR/Legal)

Service Tax - admissibility of Service Tax

Service Tax - admissibility of service tax on sale of space or time for printing of advertisements on items of postal stationeries including Meghdoot Postcards etc. 

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Govt to launch website for e-postal order by March end

NEW DELHI; A website to help Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to pay the fee for filing RTI applications through e-postal order is all set to be launched by this month end. 

The website will have an option for NRIs to pay the fee of Rs 10 via credit or debit cards to the government while exercising their Right to Information, official sources said. 

The Department of Personnel and Training, which act as a nodal agency for the implementation of the RTI Act, has worked out all the modalities along with the Department of Posts for the purpose, they said. The facility, which is likely to be made online by this month end, will also be extended for citizens living across the country, the sources said. 

The DoPT has already floated a tender for an RTI call centre and website project which will help an applicant to file applications online under the transparency law and receive the response. 

Source : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com

PAYMENT OF TRAINING ALLOWANCE TO INSTRUCTORS WORKING IN WORKPLACE TRAINING CENTRES (WTCs)/ZONAL TRAINING CENTRES (ZTCs)

Remotely Managed Franking Machines for POs/SPCs/MBCs etc

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT                   

Department of Posts

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi-110001

                                                                                                             Dated :     25.2.2013.

No.9-4/2013-PO

To
        All Chief Postmasters General
        All Regional Postmasters General
        Director, RAKNPA, Ghaziabad
        Director, Postal Training Centers.

Sub: - Remotely Managed Franking Machines for Departmental Offices.
Ref: - (i) This office letter number 9-6/2007-PO dated 1.7.2010.
         (ii) This office letter number 9-6/2007-PO dated 12.8.2011
         (iii) This office letter number 9-6/2007-PO (Pt) dated 6.2.2012

        Kindly refer to this office letters cited above regarding introduction and procurement of Departmental Remotely Managed Franking Machines in place of Electronic Franking Machines in Departmental Offices i.e. Post offices/Speed Posts Centers/Mail Business Centers etc.

        2.  The matter for replacement of Electronic Franking Machines in Departmental Offices with Remotely Managed Franking Machines has been re-examined in this office keeping in view availability of funds under plan Head during 12th plan period (2012-17). The instructions contained herein will have no bearing on the migration plan of private RMFMs and the deadline for their replacement (Private RMFMs) continues to be 30.06.13. The competent authority has ordered that the phasing out of Departmental Electronic Franking Machines and its replacement with Remotely Managed Franking Machines in Departmental offices will be effected in the following manner: -

Gazette Notification issued for Revised Recruitment Rules of IPs & ASPs

1. To view Inspector Posts revised Recruitment Rules 2013 , please CLICK HERE. 

2. To view Assistant Superintendent Posts revised Recruitment Rules 2013 , please CLICK HERE. 

Source : egazette.nic.in

GR.B. STATUS TO SENIOR ACCOUNTANTS - ORDER ISSUED

DBAnalyzer for Sanchay Post updated on: 28-02-2013

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Budget 2013-14 Highlights

Budget for 2013-14 presented in the Lok Sabha Thursday by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. Few highlights are as under:

* No plans to revise direct tax rates * Surcharge of 10% on Rs 1 crore plus income earners.

* Rs 532 crore to make post offices part of core banking. 

* PSU banks to have ATMs at all their branches by March 31, 2014. 

* Rs 80,194 crore allocation for Ministry of Rural Development in 2013-14. About Rs 33,000 crore for MGNREGA.

* TDS of 1% on land deals over Rs 50 lakh, agricultural land exempted. 

* Commodity transaction tax introduced.

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Provision for conversion of CWL policies into EA after six years on the terms of WLA policy in the software of PLI / RPLI - reg