Disclosure of personal information under the RTI Act, 2005

No.11/2/2013-IR (Pt.)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi,

Dated the 14th August 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Disclosure of personal information under the RTI Act, 2005. 

The Central Information Commission in one of its decisions (copy enclosed) has held that information about the complaints made against an officer of the Government and any possible action the authorities might have taken on those complaints, qualities as personal information within the meaning of provision of section 8 (1) (j) of the RTI Act, 2005.

2. The Central Information Commission while deciding the said case has cited the decision of Supreme Court of India in the matter of Girish R. Deshpande vs. CIC and others (SLP (C) no. 27734/2012) in which it was held as under:-

“The performance of an employee/Officer in an organisation is primarily a matter between the employee and the employer and normally those aspects are governed by the service rules which fall under the expression personal information, the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or public interest. On the other hand, the disclosure of which could cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of that individual." The Supreme Court further held that such information could be disclosed only if it would serve a larger public interest.

3. This may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

End: As above.

sd/-

(Manoj Joshi)

Joint Secretary (AT&A

IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE CHECKED BY SUB DIVISIONAL HEADS DURING THEIR VISIT TO SUB POST OFFICE.

MAILS AND PROJECT ARROW

1. Mail in deposit – check the remarks given by Postman on deposit mail, arrange delivery of mail by contacting the addressees over phone, if possible.
2. Check whether mail has been date stamped before delivery?
3. Check the quantity of stamping and take appropriate action to improve the quality of stamping.
4. Check whether opening of mail bags is done properly. Check whether unpaid, missent and deliverable mails are segregated properly.
5. Check % of RTS mail. Check % of missent mail and take action to improve the % of RTS and missent. Check that RFD targets are being achieved by the SO (in case of project arrow office)
6. Check the returns from Postman and satisfy yourself that Postman has taken all efforts to deliver the mail.
7. Check whether “Unpaid Taxation Register”, “Bag Opening Register” are maintained properly.
8. Check whether Due Mail and Sorting List is on records and whether it requires any changes?


ACCOUNTS

9. Check whether Memo of Authorized balances is on records and does it require any changes? If so review and get it reissued.
10. Check whether SO is having stock of Postage stamps and stationery as authorized in Consolidated Memo of Authorized Balances?
11. Check whether SO is supplying the stamps and stationery to BOs as per Memo of Authorized Balances and whether any BO is having the stock of stamps less than the authorization. If so, get the supply made by SO immediately.
12. Check whether stock of IPOs is being replenished by the HO as per Memo of IPOs sold. Check whether SO is having stock of IPOs as per authorization.

SAVINGS BANK AND CBS

13. Check whether signature scanning is completed.
14. Check whether stock of NSCs is available at SO as per authorization and SO is having sufficient stock of NSCs of small denominations.
15. Check whether staff on the counter is aware about the target of SO and he/she is making all efforts for opening of new accounts against closed one and issue of certificates against discharged one.
16. Check whether the stock of Passbooks is available with SO commensurate with target allotted to SO.
17. Check what is the ratio for closure to open accounts of the SO. Try to improve the ratio by opening of 4 accounts against each closed account.
18. Check the Minus Balance cases status and take appropriate action.
19. Check the SBCO objection status and take appropriate action.
20. Check the status for data migration from SO to HO.

Aadhar e-KYC : Fast, Secure & Cost Effective

The Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI has developed the e-KYC (Electronic – Know Your Customer) service, which promises to substantially improve customer services in the near future.  The new offering,  e-KYC allows an Aadhar number-holder to authorize UIDAI to release his personal details to any service provider to allow instant activation of services like bank account, mobile connection etc. 

Towards paperless transaction

Know Your Customer or KYC is a mandatory process that most financial institutions and mobile companies need to complete in regards to all their customers. Aadhar card is already a valid KYC instrument, still the KYC process takes much longer time and involves documentation.   The e-KYC service being offered by UIDAI will  enable to electronically verify identity and address proof of the residents, which will cut down time required on many things like getting a new mobile connection, opening a Bank account or a trading account etc.

“Not only will this service streamline the process of on-boarding new customers but it will also simplify the process of linking existing customer accounts to their respective Aadhaar numbers in an easy, yet secure manner. The eKYC service will extend the power and convenience of Aadhaar KYC to paperless transactions. Using the eKYC service, residents can authorise the UIDAI to release their KYC data to a service provider,” says UIDAI Chairperson Nandan Nilekani.

The authorization for release of personal data can either be done in person – through biometric authentication or it can be done online using OTP (One Time Password).  Upon successful authentication and consent of the resident, the UIDAI will provide the resident’s name, address, date of birth, gender, photograph, mobile number (if available), and email address (if available) to the service provider electronically.

Public sector banks faces shortage of 56,000 employees

Public sector banks face a shortage of 56,022 personnel across various cadres and the lenders are at different stages of filling these posts, official sources said.

In the officer category, 25 public sector banks have 23,794 vacancies as of March, 2013. Of this, 5,815 officer level posts are in Bank of Baroda (BoB) only, sources said.

Syndicate Bank has 1,500 vacancies of officer level posts. Andhra Bank is facing a shortage of 1,484 officers. The number for the same in Bank of India is 1,473. Allahabad Bank needs to hire 1,450 officers, Punjab & Sind Bank 1,454 and Punjab National Bank 1,119.

Study Materials : SB Manuals, SB Acts, SB Orders

SB Manuals (Volume I to III), SB/SC Acts and all the SB Orders from 01.01.2007 are available in Indiapost Website. The links are given below.

SBManual Volume-I

SBManual Volume-II

SB ManualVolume-III

SBOrders of the years from 2007 to 2010

SBOrders of the year 2011

SBOrders of the year 2012

SBOrders of the year 2013

The Government Savings Bank Act, 1873

The Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959

DA FORMULA MAY GOING TO BE CHANGED

New series of Consumer Price Index (Base for calculation of D.A) under preparation:

Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India has decided to prepare a new series of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers. 

For this purpose, Government has set up a Standing Tripartite Committee (STC) to advise the Government on issues pertaining to the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (New Series).

The STC will go into details of various parameters that are taken into consideration for updation of the base year such as the weighting diagram, consumption basket, selection of centres, sample size of establishments for price collection etc.

Government has no specific information about the skilled/semi-skilled worker outsourced by the Central Government /State Governments through contractors not being paid as per the CPI. 

Direct Recruitment PA/SA Examination - UPDATE as on 14-AUG-2013

Direct Recruitment PA/SA Examination - LATEST UPDATE

I       The List of shortlisted candidates for the Computer Typing / Data Entry (PAPER II) for Bihar, Haryana, Himanchal Pradesh & Rajasthan Postal Circles is added in the given link below.

II       PAPER II for Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, North East, Odisha and West Bengal Postal Circles is scheduled on 24th and 25th August 2013.The Admit cards for the same have been dispatched. Same also can be downloaded from this website.

III      Selected Candidates called for Paper II can use links on the Screen named "Generate Admit Card" to familiarize with the Steps for appearing in "Typing Test" & "Data Entry Test".

 SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES FOR PAPER II 

Source : http://www.eonlineapply.com/dop/pages/index.htm

SB 46 Intimation v3.1 Revised 14/08/13

Major bug has been fixed, it can be execute in all POs.
Export to word option added.
Print option removed.
Background image has been changed.

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NOTE: Generation of Consolidated Report is a TIME CONSUMING PROCESS. All offices are advised to generate this report after completing the daily routines like DAY-END process, Database Backup, etc.

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Post Bank

Department of Posts has proposed to set up a Post Bank of India. This will be an independent entity, separate from the current operations of Small savings Schemes being carried out by the Department on behalf of Ministry of Finance. The Department of Posts has accordingly submitted an application to the RBI on 28.06.2013 seeking a banking license subject to necessary Cabinet approvals.

The details of financial services offered by the Post offices at present are as below:-

(1)         Small Savings Schemes of Government of India (on behalf of Ministry of Finance)

(i)                 Post Office Savings Account
(ii)               Post Office Time Deposit Account
(iii)             Post Office Recurring Deposit Account
(iv)             Post Office Monthly Income Account
(v)               Senior Citizens Savings Scheme Account
(vi)             Public Provident Fund Account
(vii)           National Savings Certificates (VIII)  and (IX) issue