SB 46 Intimation v3.1 Revised 14/08/13

Major bug has been fixed, it can be execute in all POs.
Export to word option added.
Print option removed.
Background image has been changed.

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DBAnalyzer for Sanchay Post dated 12/08/2013

All offices should update immediately to execute DB Analyzer Consolidated report.


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Post Bank

Department of Posts has proposed to set up a Post Bank of India. This will be an independent entity, separate from the current operations of Small savings Schemes being carried out by the Department on behalf of Ministry of Finance. The Department of Posts has accordingly submitted an application to the RBI on 28.06.2013 seeking a banking license subject to necessary Cabinet approvals.

The details of financial services offered by the Post offices at present are as below:-

(1)         Small Savings Schemes of Government of India (on behalf of Ministry of Finance)

(i)                 Post Office Savings Account
(ii)               Post Office Time Deposit Account
(iii)             Post Office Recurring Deposit Account
(iv)             Post Office Monthly Income Account
(v)               Senior Citizens Savings Scheme Account
(vi)             Public Provident Fund Account
(vii)           National Savings Certificates (VIII)  and (IX) issue

Peaceful demonstration is not misconduct: court

While quashing the charge memo issued to two State Bank of India (SBI) officers alleging misconduct for holding a lunch hour demonstration in August last year, the Madras High Court has held that a mere peaceful demonstration, per se, inside the campus, cannot be understood as a mark of misconduct under the rules.

A Division Bench comprising Justices Chitra Venkataraman and K.B.K.Vasuki passed the common judgment on appeals filed by two officers of the bank against a single Judge’s order of February 8 this year.

The two, D.Thomas Franco Rajendra Dev, Deputy Manager, SBI, RBU, LHO, Chennai and D.Suresh Kumar, Chief Manager, RBU, LHO, Chennai, were the general secretary and elected president of the All India State Bank of India Officers’ Association respectively. The association held a lunch hour demonstration on August 28 last year in front of the local head office and in all the administrative offices of the bank. Members, including the two officers, participated.

Sexual offenders in office stand to lose job, promotion

You could risk losing at least 10% of your salary every month for a year, promotions, withdrawal of privileges and perks or even face termination of service if found guilty of sexually harassing a woman at your workplace. These are part of the new rules under the Sexual Harassment at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) that was passed by Parliament recently. The rules empower the complaints committee to restrict the perpetrator's entry from the workplace if the guilty happens to be an outsider. The panel can also impose a fine of Rs 500, or 5% of the woman's salary in case of a false or malicious complaint.

These provisions are included in new rules that have been drafted by the ministry of women and child development and sent to the law ministry for their opinion. The provisions are likely to be notified by end-August.
A complaints committee, established under the law, will be empowered to recommend and impose a written apology, censure, withhold promotions, pay hikes or increments, entitlements and privileges, impose termination of service in case where they find a case of sexual harassment. The committee can also revoke, suspend any licence or registration in cases like a doctor or a lawyer's licence.

UTTARAKHAND TRAGEDY - DOP SANCTIONED 70 LAKHS

GDS BONUS CEILING – LATEST POSITION

Secretary, Department of Posts held discussion with Secretary Generals of NFPE and FNPO and all the General Secretaries of affiliated Unions/Associations on 02.08.2013 at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi. GDS Bonus case was discussed in detail. Secretary, Department of Posts, informed that Postal Board has again sent the file for approval of the Finance Ministry after replying all the queries raised by Finance Ministry. On behalf of AIPEU, GDS (NFPE) Com. P. Pandurangarao, General Secretary attended the meeting. Minutes of the meeting will be published later.

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES DURING THE YEAR 2014

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Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam(PA/SA) Results 2013 update

Postal Department published the list of candidates short listed from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttrakhand Postal Circles for Paper-II based on their performance in Paper-I. Update available in India Post website is as follows:

 I. The List of shortlisted candidates for the Computer Typing / Data Entry (PAPER-II) for Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttrakhand Postal Circles is added in the given link below.

Mobile money order service to be launched on August 16

PATNA: Buoyed by the success of the pilot project of mobile money order service, launched about two months back, the postal department is set to launch this service in 2300 post offices across the state on August 16 and a total of 3,000 post offices by October.

This was stated by Brigadier G Bhuyan, state chief postmaster general, Bihar, while addressing a press conference here on Wednesday.

Since the launch of the pilot project in four states of the country, Bihar has received and sent the highest number of money orders. After the success of pilot project in Bihar, Haryana, Kerala and Delhi, the service would be made functional in five more states - Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Jharkhand - from August 16.

"In Bihar, the pilot project was initially launched in 18 post offices only. After a month, it was introduced in 123 more post offices and another 105 post offices after three more weeks. Since the launch of this service, we have completed over 1,000 mobile money order transactions, sending over Rs 11 lakh and receiving more than Rs 18 lakh," said Brigadier Bhuyan.

RTI Application can filed online

Government of India has started a RTI online web portal whereby Right to Information (RTI) applications can be filed online by Indian citizens, including those who are living abroad. The detailed procedure in filing of on-line RTI applications is as under:- 

An Indian citizen can file RTI application online through RTI online web-portal, having url www.rtionline.gov.in. The prescribed fee for RTI application can also be paid online through a payment gateway of State Bank of India by way of internet banking of State Bank of India and its associate banks and by using debit/credit cards of Master/Visa. This facility at present is available only for 37 Ministries/Departments of Government of India. 

SAVINGS BANK CHART ( Updated )

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Postal Assistant Exam Typing & Computer test information

Disclaimer: - All the Information provided in this post are Compiled by A. Praveen Kumar, SPM, Papannapet SO-502303 (Medak Division, Mob no. 9849636361, 8019549939) for in good faith of Postal Assistant exam aspirants.  Author of blog does not accepts any responsibility in relation to the accuracy, completeness, usefulness or otherwise, of the contents.

Part-II will be of 100 marks. Time duration is of 30 minutes (15 minutes each for computer typing test and Date entry test respectively)

Part-II will be of qualifying nature with minimum of 40% for OC, 37% for BC and 33% for SC /ST candidates.

The final merit shall be prepared on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the Applicants in the Aptitude Test (Paper I) only subject to their qualifying in Computer/Typing test (Paper II). i.e., there will be no marks for Typing/Data entry test. You have to just qualify the minimum criteria in Paper-2 and final merit list shall be prepared on the basis of marks of Paper-I only.

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Typing test will be divided in to two sections:

POSB Interest Calculator Ver 3.1.0 ( Updated on 01/08/2013)

Futures: RD/All TD/MIS/SCSS/SB/PPF etc. 

1. Calculate premature closure./Claim Closure

2. Calculate maturity closer with extended period.

3. PMI Calculation.

4. Loan Interest Calculation for RD/PPF accounts

5. with all relevant rules./ Comparison view

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Inspector Posts Examination 2013.... vacancy position

Circle	OC	SC	ST	TOTAL
Bihar	05	03	-	08
Odisha	02	02	01	05
Punjab	02	0	02	04
TN	12	11	-	23
Chhattisgarh	04	02	-	06
Maharashtra	23	04	-	27
Rajasthan	07	-	-	07

POST BANK OF INDIA

Eventhough full details of the proposed Post Bank of India is not made public, it is learnt that

(1) Post Bank will be a public sector Bank under the control of Department of Posts as a subsidiary organization. It will function as a Bank separately, just like any other public sector Banks. All Banking Rules and Regulations will be equally applicable to Post Bank also.

(2) Recruiting personnel for running the Bank will be done in the same manner as being done by public sector Banks. Open market recruitment will be made. Existing Postal Employees will not be considered for appointment in the Post Bank.

(3) The Post office Savings Bank will remain as it is and do business as is being done now. Post Bank will be a separate entity.

(4) Full details are yet to be published.

(M. Krishnan)

General Secretary

Relay Hunger Fast before Circle / Regional offices from 05-08-2013 to 08-08-2013 Deferred.

All the Circle / Divisional/ Branch Secretaries of All India Postal Extra Departmental Employees Union. All India Office Bearers

 Dear Comrades.

Department assured in writing for considering our Demands positively. Relay Hunger Fast  programme before Circle / Regional offices from 05-08-2013 to 08-08-2013 Deferred.

Further communication will be intimated soon.

POSTMASTER’S CADRE

Consequent on granting permission by the DOP&T to fill up HSG-I vacancies as per existing recruitment rules, HSG-II officials with three year service are considered for HSG-I promotion. But the Postmaster Grade II officials with minimum five years service are only considered for PM Grade-III promotion as per the Postmaster Grade Recruitment Rules approved by DOP&T. This DISCRIMINATION was brought to the notice of the Directorate by AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ) earlier. On 02.08.2013, detailed discussion was held with Member (P), Postal Services Board. It is informed that Directorate has already called for the detailed particulars, from Circles. On receipt of information the case will be submitted to DOP&T for RELAXATION of five years to three year at par with HSG II officials.

Source: AIPEU P3 CHQ

SB Aptitude Test - The Revised syllabus and Pattern

Paper – I

Marks-100

Time-2 Hours

Total No. of Questions-50

Qualifying Marks:- 50%

The examination will be held with the aid of books approved by the department

All the questions will be objective type with four options

The candidate has to choose the correct option as per his knowledge and quote the rule from the books approved for the examination to support his/her decision

All Postal Assistants who have completed one year’s service on 30th June or 31st December of the year in which test is conducted shall be eligible to appear

Test will be conducted twice in a calendar year i.e in the month of February and August

Syllabus

(1)  Government Savings Bank Act 1873 (amended from time to time)  (2) Government Savings Certificates Act 1959 (amended from time to time)

Probation period of PA/SA

Directorate vide memo No. 60-3/2013-SPB-I dated 8/7/2013 has clarified that ás per revised Recruitment Rules for the post of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assitant notified on 3rd November 2011, the period of probation is the same i.e. two years but the provision of Examination for confirmation has been discontinued and clearance of probation period is to be decided by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC). It is also clarified that who have not yet cleared the confirmation test may not be subjected to confirmation examination but may be assessed for clearing their probation after taking into consideration their performance during the induction training, the special report /ACRs and any other relevant input. If they are not found up to the mark, their probation period may be extended as per the Government's instructins. In such cases, PAs/SAs shall be considered for clearance of probation period from a prospective date and not with retrospective effect.

New Rules of filing Tax returns

The tax authorities have introduced several new guidelines for filing returns this year. Find out how these changes are likely to impact you.

First they made it compulsory for businesses to e-file their tax returns. Then they made it mandatory for taxpayers with incomes of over 10 lakh to take the online route. This year, the income tax authorities have cast a wider net and made e-filing compulsory if your taxable income is above 5 lakh a year.

The lowered threshold represents one of the key changes in the tax filing rules this year. Some of these are mere tweaks, such as mentioning your bank's IFSC number, instead of the MICR code, in the return. However, some of these variations are tectonic, such as the mandatory e-filing for incomes above 5 lakh a year. In the following pages, ET Wealth explains the new rules and how they will affect the way you file your tax return this year.

EXEMPTION FROM FILING ITR (INCOME TAX RETURN) NOT EXTENDED THIS ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14 – CBDT

Income Tax Department issues press release to clarify that unlike previous year Salaried Employees with Total Income up to Rs.5 lakhs too have to file ITR (Income Tax Return) this year viz., Assessment year 2013-14.

The full text of Press Release issued by CBDT (Cenral Board of Direct Tax) is as follows:

PROMOTION ORDER OF LSG (ACCOUNTANT) - TN Circle

Offline Software for Typing Test - Study material for PA/SA Examination 2013

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IPO vacancies for Tamilnadu Circle for 2013

Vide Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle Memo. No. REP/9-2/13 dated 25.07.2013

IPO vacancies for Tamilnadu Circle for 2013 for the examination to be held on 07.09.2013and 08.09.2013

OC	SC	ST	Total
12	11	Nil	23

July 2013- Latest Current Affairs

Latest Current Affairs from 3rd Week of July 2013 in PDF- useful for all competitive Examinations!!!!!

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Q1. Who has sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of India on 19 July 2013?

Ans. Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam

Note: Justice Sathasivam, 64, is also the first CJI from Tamil Nadu. The term of his office will be till 26 April 2014.

Q2. Name the justice who retired from the office of Chief Justice of India on 18 July 2013 after a short term of just nine months?

Ans. Justice Altamas Kabir

Q3. Union Cabinet of India on 17 July 2013 gave its approval to rename the Bengaluru International Airport. What will be its new name?

Ans. Kempegowda International Airport

Note: Hiriya Kempegowda, who was popularly called Kempegowda was a rulerunder the Vijayanagar Empire. He ruled almost all the parts of Karnataka during 16th century. He was also said to be the founder of the city of Bengaluru.

Q4. Supreme Court of India on 16 July 2013 upheld a Bombay High Court verdict which quashed the state government’s order to ban dance bars in Maharashtra. In which year dance bars were banned in Maharashtra?

Direct Recruitment PA/SA Examination - LATEST UPDATE ( as on 23-JUL-2013)

UPDATE as on 23-JUL-2013

I . The List of shortlisted candidates for the Computer Typing / Data Entry (PAPER II) for Kerala Postal Circles is added in the given link below.

II . PAPER II for Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala Postal Circles is scheduled on 10th and 11th August 2013.The Admit cards for the same have been dispatched. If not received by 31 July 2013 then it can be downloaded from this website from August 01, 2013

 SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES FOR PAPER II 

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Govt. allots Rs. 1300 crore to Post Bank.

To view the news published in English Daily Newspaper 'The Times of India' on 22/7/2013, please CLICK HERE.
 

DB Analyzer for Sanchay Post dt.19/07/2013

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Compiled List of Duties of a Postmaster

Dear Postmasters,

                    In the changed scenario all the burdens are rested on the shoulders of postmaster of the office. Whether we paid equally for those duties and responsibilities????? Upto 4th Pay commission IPs and LSG postmaster got the same pay benefits. But Now??? We have more responsibilities than any other officials and still paid less. Who will bring this issue properly to the government???

Detailed list of duties and responsibilities of the Postmaster is given as below.

A.   Daily List of  Daily Duties  of a Postmaster

1.                    Opening of office

2.                    Supervising Cleaning and mopping of  office

3.                    Ensure punctual attendance of staff

4.                    Maintenance of Attendance register

5.                    Allocation of duties to staff for the day

6.                    Attending Table Sorting of Mails received for delivery

7.                    Identification of Unpaid and Insufficiently Paid articles

8.                    Maintenance of Unpaid Register

9.                    Authorisation of Mos and Emos for delivery

10.               Authorisation for Treasurer for payment to Postman

11.               Check Registered / Speed Post articles received

12.               Ensure Postman to Proceed on for delivery in time

13.               Check Letters and Circulars received

14.               Circulate circulars for Staff

15.               Attend Phone Calls

16.               Check emails

17.               Check CCC complaints

18.               Check ePost messages received for delivery

19.               Check Articles booked at counter in random

20.               Prepare cheques for Wdls above 20000/-.

21.               Attend supervisory work for SB transactions

22.               Check Sanchay Post Pending forms for sanction.

23.               Check cash excess or shortage with treasurer

24.               Order Drawal of Cheques from bank / Cash

25.               Order Remittance of Cash to Bank / Cash Office.

26.               Attend Public enquires and complaints at office

27.               Check filing of work papers of the previsous day

28.               Ensure Punctual Clearance of Letter boxes

29.               Supervise sorting of outward ordinary mails

30.               Check Postman Return within dispatch schedule

31.               Check Articles returned by postman

32.               Check Redirection / Refused  / left articles for dispatch

33.               Check Payment vouchers of eMos and Mos

34.               Ensure Articles returned are dispatched on the same day

35.               Check of Standard Remarks by Postman

36.               Check all articles booked are dispatched on the same day.

37.               Check articles in deposit with the Abstract

38.               Collect Articles in deposit for safe custody

39.               Ensure  undelivered insured articles with treasurer

40.               Check VP articles in deposit with VP Register

41.               Check Consolidation of VP / MO

42.               Check Registered / Speed / Parcel Abstract and sign

43.               Check POS account verification for all staff

44.               Authorize eMos booked

45.               Check submit accounts for Postman / window

46.               Check and sign Schedules printed in POS / Postman

47.               Check TCB with the physical balance of cash and stamps

48.               Check for incorporation of accounts in Daily account

49.               Invoicing Documents and requests in daily account

50.               Generating and Printing of Daily Account

51.               Cross check Documents with Daily account

52.               Preparation of Account Bag for dispatch

53.               Closing of Office.

B. Additional  Duties of a Postmaster of Post offices with Bos

FLASH NEWS CIRCLE WISE PA/SA EXAMINATION RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CIRCLE WISE SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES ROLL NUMBERS