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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Thursday, March 7, 2013
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
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: -
Friday, March 1, 2013
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
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.
To view full highlights, please CLICK HERE.
Restriction on Issue of Cheques from Saving Bank Accounts
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a Master Circular dated 02.07.2012 on ‘Customer Service in Banks’ which, inter-alia, provides that banks may issue cheque books with larger number of leaves (20 or 25) if a customer demands the same and also ensure that adequate stocks of such cheque books (20 / 25 leaves) are maintained with all the branches to meet the requirements of the customers.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narian Meena in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Source : pib
S B order No. 02/2013
Enhancement of limit for verification of withdrawals from Savings Accounts made at Extra Departmental Sub/Branch Post Offices and Single Handed Post Offices
To view SB Order No.02/2013 wherein the present limit of Rs.5000/- has been enhanced to Rs.10,000/- w.e.f. 01.03.2013
Click here to view S B Order No. 02 / 2013
Negative List Updation Patch
The file 'NL_20130131.exe' should be copied to DBAnalyzer folder and executed after completion of day's transactions. This will update the negative list upto 31/01/2013 in Sanchay Post.
In addition to Negative List, updations relating to PINCODE details are also done in the database. Hence, execution of this patch will take longer than the usual updation time. System Administrators should ensure that the server is not switched off till successful execution of the patch.
Note:
This patch file updates the negative list available in Sanchay Post software. To confirm updation, use the "Database Discrepancies >> NSC >> Details of Negative List Updation" option available in DBAnalyzer software.
Downloadable from FTP site of PTC, Mysore
Budget 2013: Home loan borrowers allowed additional deduction of Rs 1 lakh
NEW DELHI: In a move that will bring cheer to many prospective home-owners, Finance MinisterP Chidambaram announced incentives for home loan borrowers in his budget 2013 speech.
Chidamabram said that any person taking a first time home loan up to Rs 25 lakh during the financial year 2013-14 will be allowed an additional tax deduction of interest of up to Rs 1 lakh.
Finance Minister said that the move will help promote affordable housing and also provide employment to many in the construction sector.
Chidambaram started his speech by reiterating the resolve of his government to cut expenditure and bring the Current Account Deficit back on track. He also pointed out how India is still the third fastest growing economy amongst the bigger countries.
As the speech progressed, the FM went on to reiterate UPA's pet goal of inclusive development. he subsequently announced many schemes & allocations for SC, ST, women, differently-abled and other schemes such as Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan & provided additional allocation for the food security plan.
Presenting his eighth Union Budget, Finance Minister P Chidambaram in his budget 2013 speech gave emphasis to the need for 'inclusive growth'. The budget will focus on higher growth and financial inclusion, he said.
"Many people will be left behind if we do not pay attention to growth," he said. Chidambaram said that any growth should also be sustainable.
Chidambaram acknowledged that the room for a fiscal stimulus is constrained and that deficit levels are high.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Highlights of Railway Budget 2013-14
· 67 new Express trains to be introduced
· 26 new passenger services, 8 DEMU services and 5 MEMU services to be introduced
· Run of 57 trains to be extended
· Frequency of 24 trains to be increased
· First AC EMU rake to be introduced on Mumbai suburban network in 2013-14
· 72 additional services to be introduced in Mumbai and 18 in Kolkata
Monday, February 25, 2013
Schedue for Inspector Posts Induction Training.
Directorate vide letter No. 1-39/2009-Trg. dated 18.02.2013 has issued the following schedule to all PTCs for imparting Induction Training to the 189 departmental Inspector Posts candidates declared successful in the IP Examination held on 13th and 14th October 2012. Besides, the backlog of 2011 will also be covered. The Induction Training will be commenced in multiple batches at PTCs.
Name of the circle
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Name of Training Centre
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No. of IP candidates
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Tentative dates
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AP, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, NE Orissa, TN
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PTC Mysore
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64 (including 4 of IP Exam 2011)
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04/03/2013
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Delhi, Haryana, HP J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and UP
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PTC Saharanpur
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93 (including 31 of IP Exam of 2011)
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04/03/2013
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Bihar & West Bengal
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PTC Vadodara
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32 (including 23 of IP Exam 2011)
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25/03/2013
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Coming soon, Post Bank of India
The postal department plans to enter the banking business with the Reserve Bank of India deciding to grant new bank licences to entities with credible track-record.
Consultant appointed
Sources said the Department of Posts, which has a strong foot print in rural areas, has appointed Ernst and Young (E&Y) as the consultant for the proposed ‘Post Bank’
“Ernst and Young is expected to submit a detailed project report by April, after which all the necessary measures will be taken up to apply for banking licence,” a source at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology told PTI.
The sources added that the Department of Post (DoP) might need Cabinet approval for setting up Post Bank of India.
Of the 1.55 lakh post offices in the country, around 24,000 district offices may be ready to offer banking services in the next two years.
The DoP is in process of setting up 1,000 ATMs.
“Post Bank shall not only take care of the banking needs of the rural poor but shall also converge with micro-insurance and micro-remittance services of the DoP,” the source said.
As per data shared with Parliament, there were over 26 crore operational small savings accounts in post offices as on March 31, 2012, having deposits worth Rs.1.9 lakh crore.
Keywords: Postal department, banking sector, Post Bank, new bank licences, Reserve Bank of India, Ernst and Young
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/coming-soon-post-bank-of-india/article4443509.ece
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Withholding of 10 Percent Gratuity From The Retiring Government Servants
To view Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare OM NO.20/16/1998-P&PW(F) dated 19th February, 2013
please Click Here.
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