Panaji, Citizens will soon be able to book railway tickets from the post office. In a bid to make ticket bookings more accessible for the public, Indian Railways have tied-up with India Post for this initiative.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Coming soon: Post Bank of India
The Department has
already carried out a feasibility study for setting up the Post Bank of India
and has invited expression on interest from consultancy firms — domestic or
foreign — to finalise the plans for the bank.
The DoP, according to
an official document, “intends to obtain approval from the Cabinet and licence
from RBI for creation of a full-fledged bank (PBI).”
The consultancy firm
will provide inputs on issues like the organisational structure of PBI,
requirement of seed money and its relationship with post offices.
The proposed PBI will
provide banking services, including accepting of deposits from the public for
the purpose of lending or investment.
The PBI will aim to
“provide banking services with special focus on rural areas...ride on the Core
Banking Solution which is proposed to be provided in all the post offices.”
Guideline regarding transfer and promotion in Bank
It is reported that the following guidelines have been sent by Ministry of Finance vide letter dated 3rd May, 2012, to all PS Banks for implementation :-
Taking into consideration the academic session and other relevant factors, it has been decided that the process of regular transfer of officers is also completed at the beginning of the year so that the staff is not put to undue inconvenience.
Taking into consideration the academic session and other relevant factors, it has been decided that the process of regular transfer of officers is also completed at the beginning of the year so that the staff is not put to undue inconvenience.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Monthly Summary of Significant Events of Department of Posts for March, 2012
Postal Network to be Leveraged to Financially Include BPL Households Given below is a brief summary of significant events pertaining to Dept of Posts for the month March ,2012.
Department of Posts have disbursed wages amounting to Rs. 540 crores to 5.45 crores MGNREGS account holders across the country (except in Bihar Circle) during February this year.
SB Order No. 06/2012 dated 03.05.2012
INTRODUCTION OF FACILITY OF TRANSFER OF QUARTERLY INTEREST OF SCSS ACCOUNTS TO ANY BANK ACCOUNT THROUGH ECS
INTRODUCTION OF FACILITY OF TRANSFER OF QUARTERLY INTEREST OF SCSS ACCOUNTS TO ANY BANK ACCOUNT THROUGH ECS - RELEASE OF ECS FOR MIS & SCSS VER 2.5.5 AND VER 3.1.5 BY SDC KOLKATTA
Great Achievement, Postmaster Cadre website hats off GDS BPM
One good news. Selvi S. ArunaDevi, a GDS BPM Uralpatti BO A/W Komaralingam SO Under Udamalpet HPO has come out successful in all forms of IAS Examination ( Preliminary, Main and Interview ) in a
She did her school studies in a rural school and college studies in a private College at Udamalpet. She is brought up in a poor family background. She prepared for the IAS on her own without any coaching. A very poor GDS from a rural background , studied not in reputed city institutions and without any coaching, coming out successful in IAS is a great achievement. Please Congratulate her and exhibit this news in our circle union website.
single attempt.
She did her school studies in a rural school and college studies in a private College at Udamalpet. She is brought up in a poor family background. She prepared for the IAS on her own without any coaching. A very poor GDS from a rural background , studied not in reputed city institutions and without any coaching, coming out successful in IAS is a great achievement. Please Congratulate her and exhibit this news in our circle union website.
Highlight of Civil Services Exam, 2011 Results
Following are the important highlights of the Civil Services Examination, 2011, for which final result has been declared today.
Ø The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2011 was conducted on 12thJune, 2011. A record number of 4,72,290 candidates applied for this examination, out of which 2,43,003 candidates have actually appeared.
Friday, May 4, 2012
DEPARTMENT CALLED EOI TO CREATE POST BANK OF INDIA
Postal department invited Expression of Interest from the Bidders to submit Detailed Project report to Create Post Bank Of India. The last date for submitting the applications are 24/05/2012 and the bids will be opened on 25/05/2012. In the tender document it is clearly mentioned the objectives for setting up the Post Bank Of India are as follows:
(i) Provide banking which means the accepting, for the purpose of lending or investment, of deposit of money from the public, repayable on demand or otherwise, and withdrawal by Cheque, draft, order or otherwise. PBI will be engaged in various types of banking as mentioned in Section 6 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
(ii) Provide banking services with special focus on rural areas.
(iii) Provide means of additional revenue generation for the DoP .
(iv) Ride on the Core Banking Solution which is proposed to be provided in all the post offices.
(v) Provide a platform for financial inclusion.
(vi) Provide higher order value added services to over 250 Million existing Post Office Savings Bank account holders.
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