Postal dept to set up 1,000 ATMs by 2014

Hyderabad, June 5: 

The Department of Posts will be setting up about 1,000 ATMs in different parts of country by 2014, according to Ms Manjula Prasher, Secretary, Department of Posts, Government of India.

Speaking at an award-presentation ceremony of the department here on Tuesday, Ms Prasher said the department had taken up a technology-induction programme to improve the services.

CLARIFICATION ON SR POSTMASTER EXAMINATION

File No. A.34012/06/2011-DE

Government of India
Ministry of Communications and IT
Department of Posts
(DE Section)

Dak Bhavan, New Delhi 110116.
Dated 13th April, 2012.

To,
The General Secretary,
All India Association of Inspectors and Asstt Supdt. Posts,
Quarter No. 12, P&T Colony, Khurshid Square,
Civil Lines, Delhi 110 054.


Sub : Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Senior Postmaster (Gazetted).

Charge Sheet can't be quashed in a casual manner - SC

New Delhi, June 4, 2012 (PTI): A charge sheet filed in departmental proceeding cannot be quashed by courts unless it adversely affects the rights of the aggrieved employee, the Supreme Court has held.


“In fact, charge sheet does not infringe the right of a party. It is only when a final order imposing the punishment or otherwise adversely affecting a party is passed, it may have a grievance and cause of action.


“Thus, a charge sheet or show cause notice in disciplinary proceedings should not ordinarily be quashed by the court,” said a bench of justices B S Chauhan and Dipak Misra, in an order.

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR PS GP B, IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM ( 40 Q & A)

Q1. Casual leave is limited to a maximum of ----------- days in a calendar year by  department of  Post Eight

Q2  The casual leave  can be granted  for  more than five days continuously  . The above said statement  is False

Q3 Casual leave need not be reported nor recorded in absentee statements, in service books or service rolls The above said statement is True

Q4  Mention the name of form for recording the casual leave form Est.-50

Q5   Conversion of one kind  of leave into  leave of  different kind  in permissible  only  when ------------------- The official  while in service

IMPORTANT RULES FOR PS GP B, IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM

IMPORTANT RULES FROM CCS CCA, CCS CONDUCT& FRSRs

1.         Whether the divisional superintendent who is a witness or a party in the case can issue charge sheet to an employee, to whom he is disciplinary authority
Ans:    No. In such cases an adhoc disciplinary authority must be appointed.(DG,P&T memo No6/641/64-Disc dated 27-01-65)

2.         Whether any punishment can be imposed with retrospective effect.
Ans:    No. No penalty can be imposed retrospectively; it can only be prospective, either from the date of issue of punishment order or from a prospective date

3.         Whether the punishment of reduction of pay awarded under Rule 16 will affect pension?
Ans:    No. Any punishment awarded under rule 16 should not affect pension. But if an inquiry as specified under Rule 16(1)(b) is conducted such a punishment can be imposed.

40 MODEL QUESTIONS FOR PS GP B, IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM

Q1  Overstayal  of  leave  debited to HPL account  without leave salary Answer : Do not count for increment

Q2  Ceiling availing  EL  at a time  if leave spent in India Answer : 180 Days

Q3  The number of days  of EL  that can be enchased at the time of LTC on a single  occasion  is  Answer : 10  Days

Q4   The leave which is independent of duty period is Answer : Casual Leave

Q5  The maximum period  up to  which hospital leave in combination with any other kind of leave can be sanctioned Answer : 28  Months

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR PS GP B, IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM (GK)

Current Affairs and GK

1. Who authored the book ‘The Science of Bharat Natyam’?

(a) Saroja Vaidyanathan (b) Yamini Krishnamurthi ( c) J. Sushila (d) None of these

Answer a;

2.International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on:

(a) 9th August (b) 13th October (c) 24th November (d) 11th December

Answer- b;

3. Tianhe 1A, the world’s fastest supercomputer is made by

(a) United States (b) Japan (c) China (d) None of these

Answer : c

Incentive for Taking IMT's-- Kerala Circle

Important points of CPMG letter No:FS/100-1/2012(pt) dated at trivandrum the.4.5.2012. regarding Incentive on IMT's

1. Rs 10/- per transaction is allowed for customer oriented expenditure and incentive to the staff

2. Out of Rs 10/-, Rs 2/- Can be allowed to Counter PA as incentive and Rs .1/- for APM/DPM (counter) or SPM/PM himself wherever he /she himself/herself supervise IMTS transaction. The sanction needs to be issued by the Divisional Head based on the performance of the postoffice every month. The remaining Rs.7 may be set aside for Customer-staff oriented Common expenditure

3. A standing Commitee Comprising the Divisional head/ ASP (OD), ASP/IP Sub Division and PM/SPM of the post office may be constituted. The Committee should have not less than three members. They should analyse the requirement of the post office and decide the course of action for the utilization of the amount including Purchase of items of common use and interest to all the staff, For eg Purchase of Cooler,Smaller refrigenator etc would be considered if adequate funds can be generated. The purchase has to be made observing the usual formalities as prescribed in the rules in the regard. the committee can meet at a convenient frequency as per their local needs for taking appropriate decision.

Courtesy:   SA Tirur

Central D.A. from July'12 may be 7% again.

Subject to AICIN data for the next two months remaining in the current level, the following assumption is being made.

The AICPIN data for April 12 has been recently published. It rises to 4 points and reached 205. We know that D.A. is calculated on the basis for 12 months average. To calculate the D.A. payable from 1st July 2012, we need the figures of May and June 2012 which are to be released on 30.06.12 and 31.07.12 respectively. If the data remains for the next two months in the same level, i.e. 205, the hike will be 7%. Even if it marginally drops  1 point in any of the months, the rise will be still 7% which will take the total D.A. to 72%.

Considering the latest hike in petrol price, it is unlikely that the index may drop in the next months. So we can guess the next D.A. hike @7%, revising our previous guess work.

IMPORTANT RULES FROM PO GUIDE PART I & POSTAL MANUAL VOL V FOR PS GP B, IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM

POST OFFICE GUIDE  :  PART - I


Rule             Details


03.                Night Post Offices.
04.                Mobile Post Offices.
05.                Business Hours.
11.                Franking Machine.
11(i).             Franking Machine for Govt Offices.
12.                Payment of Postage on Cash.
13.                Spoilt or Defaced Stamps.
14.                Fictitious Stamps.
32-33.           Certificate of Posting.
34.                Recall or Delivery of Postal Article.
38.                Delivery of Regd Articles to Firms.
39.                Delivery of Articles to Pardanashin Women.
40.                Delivery of Damaged Article.

JCA DEMANDS BEFORE HUNGER FAST AND SECRETARY(P) REPLY

EXPECTED DA FROM JULY 2012

CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION ZOOMS TO 10.22 PER CENT IN APRIL 2012

New Delhi, May31, 2012(PIB): Consumer price inflation for industrial workers (CPI-IW) in the country hit double digit at 10.22 per cent in April 2012 against 8.65 per cent in March 2012, on the back of rising food prices.

Stay Order on declaration of Result PS Gr. B Examination 2012.

All India Association of Inspectors and Asstt. Supdt. Posts, UP Circle Branch and another one applicant jointly moved M.P. under No. 1317/2012 (Diary No.1385/2012) on 31.05.2012 at Hon'ble CAT, Lucknow Bench. The gist of the MP is given below:

This OA has been instituted seeking following reliefs. 

"a) issuing / passing an order or direction setting aside the impugned letter / notification dated 10.04.2012 issued by the Respondent No.2, for holding the LDCE for promotion to the cadre of PS Gr B, 2012 (as contained in Annexure No. A-1 to the original application), after summoning the original records. 

b) issuing / passing of any order or direction as this Hon'ble Tribunal may deem fit in the circumstances of the case".

FILLING UP OF SHORT TERM VACANCIES IN POSTMASTER CADRE

Click here to read the department circular to fill up the short term vacancies

Model Questions for PS Grp B, IPO & PM Grade I Exam

POSB MANUAL VOLUME I


1.         What is the current rate of interest on saving accounts?

            a)         3.5%                                       b)         4%

            c)         8%                                          d)         8.2 %                                                  Ans:b

2.         The revised rate of interest @4% on saving accounts wef

            a)         01 Oct 2011                           b)         01 Dec 2011

            c)         01 Nov 2011                         d)         01 Jan 2012                                      Ans:b

Payment of arrears to the substitutes of GDS who worked in leave vacancies from 01.01.2006 to 09.10.2009

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Vacancy position for PS Gr. B Examination scheduled to be held on 3/6/2012.

Clarification on Children Education Allowance

".....Subsequent to clarifications issued vide O.M. No.12011/3/2008-Estt.(Allowance) dated 11.11.2008 and O.M. No.12011/08/2010-Estt.(AL) dated 30.12.2010, on the captioned subject, references have been received on (i) definition of the term "station" and (ii) admissibility of Hostel Subsidy and Children Education Allowance in respect of children pursuing diploma/certificate courses from Polytechnic/ITI/Engineering College, after passing 10th standard. ...."

POSTMASTER CADRE REVIEW PROPOSAL

DEAR POSTMASTER GRADE FRIENDS,

The points gathered from the meeting held on 29.05.2012 about Postmaster cadre review proposal

1 The Department has unilaterally introduced Postmaster’s Cadre vide its No. 4-17/2008-SPB II dt. 22.11.2010 by carving out 2097 LSG posts, 511 HSG II posts and 495 HSG I posts out of 5695 LSG posts, 1077 HSG II & 1176 HSG I posts. The staff side was not in favour for formation of separate cadre since it will create a division among the existing supervisors and also the concept of supervisors to know all the nature of work is being shrinking due to separate formation. However, the Postmaster cadre is being implemented as a separate hierarchical cadre.

Proposal for Cadre Review in respect of Group B (Non Gazetted) & Group ‘C’ Cadre in operative side of Postal Department

Please click here for detailed report

No Station Tenure - RT Clarification orders

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Cadre Restructuring Committee on 29.05.2012

The meeting was  chaired by Dr. Saleem Haque, Chairman of the Committee and DDG (P), Shri Alok Saxena DDG (Tech), Director (Est), ADG (Est) were present on behalf of official side. Com. K. V. Sridharan, Leader Staff side, Com. D. Theagarajan, Secretary General, FNPO, Com. Giriraj Singh, General Secretary, R-III Com. Ishwar Singh Dabas, General Secretary, P4, Com. D. Kishan Rao, General Secretary, P 3, NAPE and T. N. Rahate, General Secretary, General Secretary, P4 FNPO were representing staff side.

The following are the broad understandings reached in the Committee meeting.

ASP REGIONAL RE-ALLOTMENTS - TAMILNADU CIRCLE

25/05/2012 , TN CO released the IP to ASP Regional Re-allotments to the following Officers.

ASP REGULAR PROMOTION - TAMILNADU CIRCLE

Chief PMG has ordered the following IP to ASP Regular Promotions in Gr B Gaz with PB Rs.9300 – 34,800 with GP Rs.4600 and Regional allotments with immediate effect and until further orders. The promotion will be effective from the Date of joining in ASP cadre.

COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENTS NOT A MATTER OF RIGHT - SUPREME COURT

New Delhi May 28, 2012(PTI): Appointments in government offices on compassionate grounds cannot be claimed as a right and they are permissible only in genuine cases as per rules, else it would violate the Constitution, the Supreme Court has ruled.

OFFICIALS GOT FINANCIAL UPGRADTION UNDER MACP ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR TO APPEAR POSTMASTER GRADE I DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION

POSTMASTER CADRE OFFICIALS CAN BENEFIT U/R 38 TRANSFER UNDER P&T MAN VOL IV

POSTMASTER CADRE OFFICIALS CAN BENEFIT U/R 38 TRANSFER UNDER P&T MAN VOL IV FOR INTRA CIRCLE TRANSFER AND THERE IS NO NEED TO APPLY FOR U/38 TRANSFER WITHIN THE CIRCLE AS THIS CADRE IS A CIRCLE CADRE 

RED SALUTE TO SHRI.K. V. Sridharan, General Secretary

SIX YEARS INNINGS ! SURE ! NOT OUT !

Good-bye with Contentment

All of you are well aware that I am due for superannuation from the departmental service on 31.5.2012 and this is almost my parting General Secretary’s Desk. Perhaps I had the great chance of serving you in the capacity of General Secretary of this mighty organisation since 2006. I am recalling my affectionate association with all of you during this period and undoubtedly I am having the paramount pleasure that I did something to this movement and also to my fellow-men to the best of my ability. Gandhiji once said “ Satisfaction lies in the efforts; full effort is full victory” and as such I have not left any stone unturned in my efforts and exploited all the situations with full efforts to resolve the issues at the maximum despite the fact that I could not leave a clean slate to my successor.

REPLY RECEIVED FROM THE DIRECTORATE FOR THE DEMANDS OF PM CADRE OFFICIALS

 18. Allowing Postmaster cadre officials to appear for IPO/PSS Group B examination.

        The proposal has been examined and as observed, it does not fall in line with the existing instructions as these are two different streams and the postmaster cadre Recruitment Rules clearly says that these officials will not have any claim in the promotional channel of General  line officials. The staff side insisted that postmaster cadre officials should not be deprived of the promotional chances of their counterpart in the general line against IPO/PSS Group B posts. Further they demanded that 100% of Senior Postmasters Posts should be reserved for the Postmasters cadre alone. It was agreed to have a relook into the entire issue.

19.   Orders permitting postmaster cadre officials to officiate in HSG-I vacancies.

        The matter has been examined. Not found feasible as per Recruitment Rules. On insistence of the staff side it is agreed to have a relook in to the matter.

Current Affairs Quiz April 2012

 1. Name the yesteryear actress who featured in the popular song ‘Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen’ from the film ‘Waqt’ who passed away recently.

Achala Sachdev passed away at a Pune hospital on April 30, 2012. Achala was 91 year old.      

2. Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producing electricity?
Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan

3. Which department in India plans to set up 1000 ATM’s across 6 states?
Postal department

UCO BANK – Recruitment of Clerical Cadre – 2012

Detailed Advertisement for recruitment of 1000 Clerks project 2012.

UCO Bank, a leading Public Sector Bank, invites applications for Clerical posts, from Indian citizens who have taken the Common Written Examination for Clerical cadre conducted by IBPS in 2011 and have a Valid Score Card issued by IBPS.

DETAILS OF VACANCIES:
Since clerical cadre recruitment would be on State-wise basis, it will, therefore, be necessary that candidates apply for vacancies of a State from which they have appeared for the Common Written Examination and in which they have qualified.

Particulars	Schedule Dates
Download of Fee Payment Challan & Payment of Application Fee	From 16.05.2012 to 02.06.2012
Opening date for Online Registration	16.05.2012
Last Date for Online Registration	02.06.2012
Eligibility criteria (viz. Age /Qualification / Experience etc.) reckoned as on	01.08.2011

Click here to download the detailed particulars of the project…

Meeting of Cadre Restructuring Committee will be held on 29.05.2012. General Secretary, Com. K. V. Sridharan is attending

ASPOs not completing 5 yrs as on 1.1.2011 are permitted to appear for Exam. to the cadre of P.S.Group B to be held on 03.06.2012.....

No. 9-19/2012-SPG
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
DAK BHAWAN, SANSAD MARG,
NEW DELHI-110 OO1
Dated : 16..05.2012

To
All Chief Postmasters General
All Postmasters General

Sub: Permission to appear in the Limited Departmental Competitive examination for promotion to the cadre of P.S, Group B scheduled to be held on 03,06.2012.

Madam/Sir,

I am directed to refer to.the above mentioned subject and to convey the approval of the Competent Authority to allow ASPOS, who have not completed the prescribed five years as on 01.01.2011 in the feeder cadre, to appear in the Limited Departmental Competitive examination for promotion to the cadre of P.S. Group B scheduled to be held on 03.06.2012 provided that their juniors, wherever working, are permitted to appear in the same examination.

Yours faithfully,

( B.P. Pant )
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL (SGP)

Please click here to view the original letter

Model Questions for PS GR B, IPO & PM Grade Exam

Paper I

1.    Post office Guide Part I and Part II(271Qns)   Click here

2.    Postal Manual Vol V(203 Qns)  Click here

3.    Postal Manual Vol VI Part I, II, III(224 Qns)  Click here

4.    Postal Manual Volume VII  Click here

5     Post office Saving Bank Act and Saving Certificate Act   Click here

(Prepared & published by AB Kantharaja, Mobile 08969822340, http://abkantharaja.blogspot.in)

Model Questions for IPO & PM Grade Exam

Postal Manual Volume VI Part III

 

26.       Which of the following particulars should also be furnished on the reverse of the daily account.

a)                 Details of remittances received and sent from or to HO or other SO

b)                 Particulars of UCR , UCP, bills paid , reason for holding cash/stamp below minimum or excess maximum

c)                  Requisition for postage entered in remarks column

d)                 All documents sent to along with the daily account

e)                 All the above                                                                                                 Ans:e

27.       SO summary in Head office is prepared by

            a)         Treasurer                                           b)         Sub account assistant

            c)         HPM                                                   d)         Any one of the above          Ans:b

IP Induction Training 2012

PTC, Mysore is imparting IP (Deptl) Induction training from 28.05.12 to 25.08.12 – 13 weeks.

The Circle wise seat allotments is,

01.          Andhra                 - 19

02.          Karnataka            - 24

03.          Tamilnadu            - 12

04.          Orissa                    - 01

05.          Assam                   - 03

06.          North East           - 01

                Total                     - 60

New clarification on Children Education Allowance

It is clarified by DOPT vide O.M. dated 23.05.2012 that any fee charged by the schools for teaching through audio visual media/appliances is reimbursable. It is also stated that any fee charged for any aid or appliances used is reimbursable  as "fee"


View the O.M. No.12011/07/2011-Estt.(AL) Dtd. 23.05.2012

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