Soon, the postman will knock, tablet in hand

Very soon, your friendly neighbourhood postman will bring along a tablet computer when he knocks at your door, to carry out all transactions related to delivery of cash, banking activities and a few more.

Infosys’Vice-President and Head for India Business Raghu Cavale told Business Line that India Post is in talks with the IT major to source hardware and software for the next phase of its computerisation. This project will involve sourcing of low-cost 7-inch and 10-inch tablets and the development of apps for them. Infosys will also develop intellectual property (IP) out of its Bangalore office for these apps.

Five foreign consultants in race for ‘Post Bank of India’ project

The Department of Posts has issued request for proposals (RFP) to fivetop notch foreign consultancy firms for the proposed Post Bank of India project.

The five short-listed firms are Accenture Services, Boston Consulting Group, Ernst & Young, KPMG Advisory Services and McKinsey & Co.

The Department of Posts (DoP) is looking to set up a bank — Post Bank of India (PBI) — to provide banking services with special focus on rural areas.

DOPT issued ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ (FAQ) on ‘Right to Information Act’ (RTI)

DOPT issued FAQ on RTI

Department of Personnel and Training has issued an another clarifications on Right to Information Act (RTI) as in the form of FAQ. Nearly seventeen questions and answers are compiled with simple and effective information. We reproduced the contents of the FAQ and given below for your reference…

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) ON RTI (AS ON JANURARY 2012)

Q.1. What is Information?  

Information is any material in any form. It includes records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions,  advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data 

material held in any electronic form. It also includes information relating to any private body which can be accessed by the public authority under any law for the time being in force.

ALL INDIA MEET OF POSTMASTERS OF INDIAPOST TO BE HELD AT MUMBAI ON 1ST OCTOBER 2012

DEAR POSTMASTER,

I HOPE THAT ALL THE CIRCLE CO ORDINATORS AND THE REGIONAL CO ORDINATORS OF THE MAHARASHTRA CIRCLE MIGHT  HAVE RECEIVED THE INVITATION FOR THE ALL INDIA MEET OF POSTMASTERS IN INDIA POST TO BE HELD OF 1ST OCTOBER 2012. IF NOT PLEASE GET THE PRINT OUT OF THE INVITATION IN THIS BLOG AND  INFORM AND INVITE ALL THE POSTMASTERS OF YOUR CIRCLE. THE REGIONAL CO ORDINATORS OF MAHARASHTRA MIGHT HAVE STARTED THE FUND RAISING FROM THE MEMBERS. THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY COLLECTED THE FUND PLEASE CREDIT THE SAME IN THE SBI A/C NUMBER 32143498460 AT MUMBAI BRANCH  IMMEDIATELY.

THE CIRCLE REPRESENTATIVES WILL PAY THE DELEGATION FEE AT THE VENUE OF THE MEETING.

ALL THE BEST.... FOR ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PM MEETING CLICK BELOW :

courtesy:http://www.postmastermaharashtra.blogspot.in/search/label/PM%20MEETING

Minutes of the meeting of the National Anomaly Committee.

Click here to  view Minutes of the meeting of the National Anomaly Committee held on 17th July, 2012.

Officials working in the posts of PO & RMS Accountant are eligible for Special Allowance even after grant of MACP upgradation - orders of Directorate

It was ordered by Postal Directorate vide O.M F.No 1-02/2011-PAP dated 31.08.2012 that both the unqualified and qualified officials posted against the posts of PO&RMS Accountants are entitled to necessary Special Allowance on their financial up gradation under MACP Scheme. The Special allowance shall however be discontinued on their functional promotion.

These orders will apply mutatis mutandis to the officials working in the posts ofCashiers /Treasurers also.

Click here to view the said Directorate letter in original. 

Posting of Husband and Wife at the Same Station.

No.EP.3(1)/2012
FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA
HEAD QUARTERS, KHADYA SADAN
16-20, BARAKHAMBA LANE

New Delhi, dated 24th August, 2012.

(Circular No.EP-03-2012-21)

Subject:- Posting of husband and wife at the same station.

   Reference is Invited to the clause 3.2 of Circular dated 05.01.2011 pertaining to transfer policy for Category I officers which provides that FCI would be guided by the exiting policy frame work of the Central Government on posting of husband and wife together as far as possible and administratively feasible. Similarly, Clause (11) of Section II of Circular dated 21.11.2002 and Clause 1(a) of Section-II of Circular dated 30.03.2012 pertaining to transfer policy for Category II, III and IV contains the provisions for posting both husband and wife at one station as far as possible to enable them to lead normal family life subject to administrative convenience and other terms and conditions.

Anticipated pay scale for Bank Officers in 10th BPS

Based on trends of earlier settlements one of the popular website has published a projection. We are not reproducing the same here, just providing the link for our viewers, who are very much eager to know the quantum of  hike.

Kindly remember that it is nothing but an estimated projection.

RESOLUTION ON GDS PROBLEMS—REG

Tele-Fax: 23697701

ALL INDIA POSTAL EXTRA DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYEES UNION

(Central Head Quarter)

First Floor, Post Office Building, Padamnagar, Delhi 110007

President:                    D. N. Giri

General Secretary:       S.S. Mahadevaiah

No.  GDS/AIC/25/Resolutions/2012                     Date: 05.09. 2012

To

 Smt.Manjula Prasar,

     Secretary,    

     Department of Posts

     Dak Bhavan,

     New Delhi - 110001

SUB:  RESOLUTION ON GDS PROBLEMS—REG.

Respected Madam,                                  

          A resolution adopted at the All India Convention of the AIPEDEU held on 24^th August, 2012 at Aggrawal Dharmasala, Model Town Delhi resolved unanimously the following Resolutions. On the above subject is submitted herewith for consideration and necessary action.

          We humbly request you kindly to consider the views put forth in the resolution and necessary positive order may kindly be issued in favour of the Postal G.D.S employees of the country.  

           With high regards,                                                 Yours faithfully

          D.A. -1

                                                                                                                                 Sd/-

                                                                              (S.S. MAHADEVAIAH)

                                                                                     General Secretary

ALL INDIA POSTMASTERS MEET TO BE HELD AT MUMBAI ON 1ST OCTOBER 2012

 ALL POSTMASTERS (POSTMASTER CADRE) IN INDIAPOST MUST BE VERY CLEAR NOW THAT THE POSTMASTER CADRE IS A SEPERATE CADRE IN THE RULES AS PER THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE DIRECTORATE IN WAKE OF THE CAT JUDGMENT AGAINST  THE  OA no 640/2011 filed by Shri Subrat Kumar Mahali before Hon'ble CAT, Cuttack Bench.

 ALSO THE DIRECTORATE IS WAITING FOR THE RESPONSE  FROM THE POSTMASTER CADRE OFFICIALS FOR ALLOWING THEM TO APPEAR FOR THE IPAND GR B LDCE AS EXPRESSED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN THE Minutes  ON THE POINTS 18 AND 19 RELATED WITH THE POSTMASTER CADRE IN the meeting dated 21.05.2012 taken by Secretary (Posts) with Postal Joint Council of Action (PJCA) IS REPRODUCED BELOW :

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO EXAM PAPER III (INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT 1872 QN 26-50)

(INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT 1872 QN 26-50)

26.       Which one of following is a fact

            a)         Hari said                                                        b)         Mohan saw

            c)         Ram told a lie                                               d)         Any of these             Ans:d(3)

  

27.       That man heard or saw something, it is

            a)         A fact                                                              b)         A document 

            c)         An evidence                                                 d)         Done                          Ans:a(3)

28.       That man has a certain reputation it is

            a)         An evidence                                                 b)         A fact

            c)         A document                                                  d)         All                               Ans:b(3)

29.       Court includes-

a)            All magistrates and judges

b)            All persons authorized to take evidence

c)            Both the A & B

d)            None of these                                                                                               Ans:c

30.       A map or plan is -

            a)         A fact                                                              b)         A document 

            c)         An evidence                                                 d)         Done                          Ans:b(3)

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PA /SA Online application kits is available in www.indiapost.gov.in

Website Link: http://www.examinationonline.in/dop/

Good news for applicants of PA / SA Recruitment 2011 & 2012. You can get it Online.

Dte has requested the outsourced agency to print 10 lacs OMR kits for sale throughout India thro selected POs. Due to huge sale of forms, it is difficult to print within short period. Hence Dte is decided to upload the forms in www.indiapost.gov.in so as to download by the applicants.

Online application kits will be available in www.indiapost.gov.in from 03.09.12 to 25.09.12 only.

Model Questions for IPO Exam

INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT 1872

26.       Which one of following is a fact

            a)         Hari said                                                        b)         Mohan saw
            c)         Ram told a lie                                               d)         Any of these             Ans:d(3)
  
27.       That man heard or saw something, it is

            a)         A fact                                                              b)         A document 
            c)         An evidence                                                 d)         Done                          Ans:a(3)

SAVING SCHEME IN POST OFFICES Lok Sabha yesterday

The Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology Sh Sachin Pilot informed the Lok Sabhayesterday that the gross deposit of Small Savings Scheme in Post Offices declined in the financial year 2011-12 as compared to the year 2010-11.

The decline of gross deposit in small savings schemes is, among other things, due to investor’s choice of alternative instruments for effecting savings. The Government has taken following measures to make the small saving schemes more attractive:-

1. The rate of interest on Post Office Savings Account (POSA) has been increased from 3.5% to 4%. The ceiling of maximum balance in POSA 1 lakh in single account and 2 lakh in joint account) has been removed.

IP EXAM POSTPONED AGAIN TILL FURTHER ORDERS

ALL INDIA MEET OF POSTMASTERS OF INDIA POST ON 01.10.12

           INVITATION

          Necessity unites

As long as our ideas are the same, we will never be apart

POSTMASTERS OF MAHARASHTRA CIRCLE PROUDLY  HOST THE FIRST EVER GET TOGETHER OF POSTMASTERS OF INDIA POST

(www.postmastermaharashtra.blogspot.com) & (www.postmastercadre.blogspot.com)

 POSTMASTERS (postmaster cadre) OF MAHRASHTRA CIRCLE CORDIALLY INVITES YOU FOR THE FIRST ALL INDIA MEET OF POSTMASTER CADRE TO BE HELD ON 1 ST OCTOBER 2012 MONDAY AT 11.00 HRS.

Sanchay post 7.0 Version Latest update self extractor 05.09.12

Just download the exe file from below link and the double click the exe file. Change the Sanchay post installation drive if required (By default extraction hard drive will be as C:\). Check the patch updation status from the latest DB analyser dated 05.09.12

Click here to download the SP5 self extractor file dated 05.09.12

Holding of PA/SA Direct Recruitent for the year 2011 & 2012 through the approved outsourced agency.

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