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.

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

Please click here to view S B Order No. 6 / 2012 issued vide Directorate's letter No.113-01/2002-SB, dated 03.05.2012 

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

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.

MAINTAINING APAR OF POSTMEN, GrD BY THE LSG SPM/PM GRADE I

Allowing the Postmaster Grade I officials to appear in IP/Group B examination

Thanks for taking this issue to Directorate

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.

PS GROUP B CADRE REGION ALLOTMENT FROM OTHER CIRCLES TO TAMILNADU CIRCLE

Chief PMG(TN) has ordered the following Regional allotments in PS Gr B Cadre from other Circles.

01. Shri.S.Krishnamoorthy, SRM, Guwahati, Assam Circle allotted to CR.

02. Shri.J.Samuel Jawahar Raj, AD, CO, Guwahati, Assam Circle allotted to SR.

03. Shri.E.Durairajan, AD, CO, Srinagar, J & K Circle allotted to CCR.

04. Shri.G.M.Ramalingam, SRM, Jammu, J & K Circle posted as Manager, SPCC, Chennai vice transfer of Sri.S.G.V.Raman Iyer.

CO Memo No : STC / 1-6 / Re-allot / 2011 Dt. 03.05.12.

Dte Memo No : 9-3 / 2011 - SPG Dt. 30.04.12. 

Source : http://tnipasp.blogspot.in/

Govt directs employees to avoid contacts with foreigners

Government has directed its employees to avoid maintaining close liaison with foreigners as they could be spies wanting to extract classified information from them.

In a letter to Secretaries of all ministries and departments, the Home Ministry asked them to sensitise officers and other employees to avoid such contact with foreigners as they could be moles of foreign intelligence agencies working against India's interests.

Model Question for IPO & PM Grade I Exam

Postal manual volume V

176.     Pin code system  was introduceda)          Mar 1999                                                    b)         Jan  2004                                   
c)         15th Aug 1972                                             d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:c
177.     E Post Service Commenced
a)          2nd Aug 2001                                               b)         Jun 2005
c)         1st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:a

Manorama Yearbook 2012 Tamil Free CD

Free : ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA READY REFERENCE CD-ROM!

Hi Manorama year book readers...

Welcome to our Manorama Year Book 2012 blog. In this blog, we update the details about Manorama yearbook Tamil language edition and when its going to release. This blog post was created especially tamil manorama year book 2012.

Compendium on Processing of Public Complaints

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Compendium on Processing and disposal of Public Compalints

Release of Revised MNOP Script

Release of Revised MNOP Script (dtd 01/05/2012) is available in the following link

ftp://ftp.ptcinfo.org/MNOP_Hubs_UpdationScripts_POS_SpeedNet/

May Day Wishes

INCULAB ZINDABAD

MAY DAY GREETINGS TO ALL

May Day is the first day of the month May. So that this day will be a remember able day for you.  In the nineteenth century working conditions were too much severe and working hours are from 10 to 16 hours a day so a movement starts by the worker that there must be a rule that working hours are just 8 hours a day, 8 Hours Rest, 8 hours Sleep, so that is the reason that this day is also known as the International workers day. starting May is the time when flowers are start to blossom and summer is on its way. Starting of May is said to be a time for love and romance and people enjoy this summer vacation. As there is many reasons to celebrate the May day which includes the Welcoming summer season, May Day is Spring Season, and workers day

Facebook and the Future of Postmaster Cadre...

     Many of the PM Cadre officials are joined together in facebook and they are giving their valuable views and comments about PM cadre and PM cadre examinations. Here in the following post Postmaster cadre website is consolidated those posts of FB about the attractiveness towards PM cadre examination and future of Postmaster cadre. Please create the account in Face book and be united. After created the facebook account join in any one of
Following are the useful Facebook groups for Postmaster cadre


1. All india group of Postmaster Cadre
2. Great Postmasters
3. Grade Postmasters Infact Great Postmasters
4. Postal officials in india

Views of PM cadre officials in Facebook..........

VIEW LATEST ORDERS ISSUED BY DIRECTORATE

1) Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme - 1980 - Tables of Benefits for the savings funds for the period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012

Click here to view order - No.7(1)/EV/2012 Dt. 24.04.2012.

2) Clarification in respect of Recruitment Rules of PA/SA

Click here to view Order - No. 37-47/2010-SPB-I (Pt.) 

Compassionate appointment – Clarification regarding regulation of conditions and admissibility of various allowances after implementation of Sixth CPC recommendation – regarding

F.No.14014/2/2009-Estt.(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North block,
New Delhi

Dated the 3rd April, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Compassionate appointment – Clarification regarding regulation of conditions and admissibility of various allowances after implementation of Sixth CPC recommendation – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 11.12.2009 on the subject mentioned above and to state that large number of references have been received from various Ministries/Departments regarding regulation of various conditions on compassionate appointment and admissibility of different allowances allowed to person appointed on compassionate grounds. Doubts raised by various authorities have been processed in consultation with Department of Expenditure (I.D. No. 22/02/2009-IC-II dated 27th February, 2012) and are clarified as under :-

SpeedNet 3.1.2(15/12/2011) Patch-3 dtd 26/04/2012

THIS PATCH IS A MUST TO BE EXECUTED AT ALL OFFICES using BNPL and Collection Agent Module. 

(To update the Base Value of Speed post tariff for One India - One Rate Scheme in BNPL and CA Module)

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM

POST OFFICE GUIDE PART I
(RULE &REGULATION RELATING TO INLAND POST)

 1.         Night Post Office may extend up to  and by

 a)         0830 pm ,DG posts                b)       0700pm,HOC
 c)         1000pm, PMG                         d)       0600pm,SSP                          
           Ans: a

 2.         Franking machine has

 a)         Value die                               b)         License die
 c)         Both a&b                               c)         None of this                                  
             Ans :c