Monday, December 3, 2012
Proposal of raising the retirement age of government employees..!
Is raising retirement age of Central Government Employee a threat for employment prospects of youth ?
At the end of Every Year people used to talk about the proposal of raising the retirement age of government servants. Normally the people who are at the verge of retirement from government service are eagerly expecting the government to increase the retirement age. The Government servants especially those who are in the pay structure of Pay band –I will have to face financial burden as the Pension amount they will be paid after commutation will be very meager and it is not sufficient enough to meet their expenses of day to day life. Because the Government employees those who are drawing grade pay of Rs.1800/-, 1900/-, 2000/-, 2400/-and 2800/- will get only around Rs.20000 as the gross salary of every month. It is understood that one cannot lead a financially successful life with this income alone. So many government servants, to run the life, forced to avail loans from where ever they can get. At the end, they are badly in debt at the time of retirement.
That is why the government servants don’t feel happy about retiring from service. But extending the service of two years from 60 to 62 will not solve all their problems. It will help them to put off facing the financial crisis for at least two years. But the Government does not consider this aspect any way to increase the retirement age of central government employees from 60 to 62.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
SB Order 16/2012
- Purchase of NSCs by an Adult on behalf of a Minor - A clarification
It was clarified by SB Order no 16/2012 released 0n 16.11.2011 that NSCs can be purchased by an Adult in the name of a Minor irrespective of any relation.
Click here to view SB order no 16/2012.
ID Proofs Compulsory During Train Journey in All Reserved Classes from 1st December 2012
With effect from 01.12.2012, one of the passengers booked on a ticket for undertaking journey in any reserved class will have to produce any one of the prescribed proofs of identity failing which all the passengers will be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly.
From January 2013 existing bank Cheque to become Trash
Come January your cheque books would become a useless piece of paper: Reason, the existing non-uniform standard of cheques would be taken over by standard uniform Cheque Truncation System (CTS-2010).As per the direction of the RBI all the banks operating in India including in J&K have been asked to disband the existing cheques and adopt the CTS-2010. The non-CTS-2010 cheques would be phased out by December 31, 2012 and the new standard cheques would come into operation from January 1, 2013.
PLI/RPLI CREDIT CERTIFICATE IN HOS AND SOS
TOTAL VIEWER SOFTWARE
A small reporting tool named Total Viewer developed by Sivakumar N. This tool will be very helpful for generating PLI/RPLI credit certificate in HOs and SOs, to know the dispatch details of registered article, etc.
Download Link
Courtesy : Sivakumar N.
System Administrator
O/o Postmaster, Karunagappally
Kollam Division PIN 690518
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
TNPSC Group 1 Recruitment 2012 Collector, Commissioner, Registrar and Officer
S.No
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Name of the Post
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No of Vacancies
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1.
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Deputy Collector (Tamil Nadu Civil Service)
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08
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2.
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Deputy Superintendent of Police (Category – I) (Tamil Nadu Police Service)
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04
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3.
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Assistant Commissioner (C.T.) (Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Service)
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07
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4.
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District Registrar (Tamil Nadu Registration Service)
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01
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5.
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District Employment Officer (Tamil Nadu General Service)
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05
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Scale of Pay: Rs.15,600-39,100/- (PB3) + 5400/-G.P.
Qualification: Candidates should possess a Degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or any other Educational Institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE EYES UN TAPPED MARKET
BANGALORE: BACKED BY HER HUSBAND WHO TOLD HER TO TAKE HER CAREER TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL, B JANSI RANI FORGED AHEAD IN HER CHOSEN FIELD OF INSURING PEOPLE. RANI HAS WON ACCOLADES EVERY YEAR FOR HER SERVICES TO THE POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE(PLI) DEPARTMENT IN TIRUCHIRAPALLI IN TAMIL NADU.
This year, at the PLI national awards for outstanding performance by individuals, she swept up another one for overall performance. It is her third national award, and she travelled to Bangalore to receive the award on Tuesday.
"Postal work is monotonous and when I joined the PLI sector in 2006, I thought it would be challenging and interesting to meet people and understand them and their financial position, and convince them to take an insurance policy. It is hectic and I often go out of town for work, leaving my children with my husband, who is the pillar of my career," she said.
SB Order 16/2012 - Purchase of NSCs by an Adult on behalf of a Minor - A clarification
It was clarified by SB Order no 16/2012 released 0n 16.11.2011 that NSCs can be purchased by an Adult in the name of a Minor irrespective of any relation.
Click here to view SB order no 16/2012.
Click here to view SB order no 16/2012.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Postal Life Insurance coverage extended to new groups
As a positive development and an appropriate strategy for publicity and securing business, Department of Post has approved expension of the clientele eligible for PLI. Henceforth, the PLI can be extended to the following groups:
•Employee engaged/appointed on contract basis by Central/State Goverment, where the contract is extendable.
•Employees of Joint Venture in which Central/State Government/Public Sector Undertaking/ Nationalised Banks have minimum holding of 10 percent.
Travelling Allowance applicable to Central Government Employees- A re-visit
Travel entitlements based on grade pay for reimbursing actual cost of journey performed by Central Government Employees by Air and Rail are as follows
Journey by Rail / Air
1. Class of accommodation according to grade pay:
From 01.09.2008, Central Government Servants are entitled for accommodation as follows.
| Grade Pay | Travel Entitlement |
| Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.10,000 and above and
those in pay scale of HAG + and above
| Business / Club Class by air / AC
First class by train
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| Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.7,600 and Rs.8,900 | Economy Class by air / AC First
class by train
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| Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.5,400 and Rs.6,600 | Economy Class by air / AC II Tier class by train |
| Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.4,200, Rs.4,600 and Rs.8,900 | AC II Tier class by train |
| Officers drawing grade pay below Rs.4,200 | First class / AC III Tier / AC Chair
car by train
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Officers drawing Grade Pay of Rs.7600 and above are entitled to travel on tour by Executive Class in Shatabti Trains / AC first class in Rajdhani Train.
RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT2005 DOWNLOAD LINK
Dear Friends,
Right to Information Act 2005, download link released. You can download the RTI hand book in your local language for further detailed reference. You could download the manual in PDF format. You should have Adobe/Acrobat Reader software installed system to read the RTI Manual
Expected DA upto 81% from January, 2013 on September, 2012 AICPI-IW index
Expectation of future Dearness Allowance from January, 2013 on the basis of 2 points jump in CPI-IW for the month of August, 2012 and 1 point jump in September, 2012 giving expectation for DA 80% or more from January 2013.
All India Consumer Price Index Number [http://labourbureau.nic.in/indtab.html] for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for September, 2012 showing increase in 1 point and stood at 215 (Two hundred and fifteen).
Saturday, November 10, 2012
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HRA AND TAX BENEFITS
House Rent Allowance (HRA), is an important component in our salary slips, with upto 30% of basic pay (+DP) in metros. HRA is the allowance given to meet the staff's expenses towards renting an accommodation. Though very simple in concept and calculation, the tax implications of the HRA, puzzles many a people. Here are 7 must knows, to help you utilise this component of your salary in a tax efficient manner.
1) Conditions you need to satisfy for a HRA exemption
Under Section 10 of the Income Tax Act, certain exemptions are permissible on the received HRA. To claim such exemptions one must satisfy the below conditions.
The employee must not own the property in which he is residing.
Employees must be paying rent for the accommodation in which residing.
Such rent must be more than 10 per cent of his/her salary (see section 5).
if not, an exemption cannot be availed if there is no HRA component in the salary.
2) Calculating HRA for tax exemption
HRA tax exemption is based on the HRA received, basic pay, actual rent paid as well as if you stay in metro or non-metro. The amount exempted from the tax calculations is the least of the following.
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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ WELFARE COORDINATION COMMITTEES STAFF WELFARE
The Central Government being the largest single employer in the country, bears the major responsibility of looking after the welfare of a large number of employees spread all over the country. This Ministry recognizing that welfare of employees is one of the prime tasks of personnel management, provides and aids a large network of staff welfare programmes, thereby underlining the fact that improvement in the working and living conditions of the employees and their families, leads to efficiency and high morale amongst them.
A brief account of the various welfare programmes/organizations under this Ministry is given below:
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ WELFARE COORDINATION COMMITTEES :
Outside Delhi at a place where there are at least 5 Central Government Offices and the total number of Central Government employees is not less than 1,000, the Central Government; Employees Welfare Coordination Committee has been formed. These Committees are responsible for coordinating the welfare activities of the Central Government employees serving within their jurisdictions. At present, there are 41 such Coordination Committees located in different parts of the country. Senior most ficer in the station is the Chairman of the Committee.
RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATIONS:
In order to foster a spirit of mutual help and goodwill among the residents of government colonies and to promote amongst them social, cultural and recreational activities, Resident Welfare Associations have been recognizedin Delhi and in other parts of the country. At present, there are 66 such Associations. The members of Management Committee of these Associations are elected by holding elections every two years under the provisions of the Model Constitution framed by this Department.
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Aadhaar based Direct Cash Transfers - Rollout to begin from 1 January 2013 in 51 districts, Half the country to be covered by 1.4.2013
A meeting of the Executive Committee on Direct Cash Transfers was held today by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister along with the Cabinet Secretary. The meeting was attended by the Secretaries and representatives of the Departments of Financial Services, UIDAI (Aadhaar), IT, Planning Commission, Expenditure, Posts, Rural Development, Social Justice & Empowerment, Tribal Affairs, Minority Affairs, Higher Education, School Education, Health & Family Welfare, Women & Child Development, Labour & Employment, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Fertilizers, and Food & Public Distribution.
The Prime Minister had recently constituted a National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers under his chairmanship and an Executive Committee on Direct Cash Transfers to give a thrust to roll out a cash transfer programme across the country, leveraging the Aadhaar platform.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
A Note on compassionate appointment to the wards of GDS employees’ who dies in harness.
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
Reference: GDS/ /2012 Dated: 01.11.2012.
Ms. Manjula prasher,
Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan, New Delhi – 1.
Sub: A Note on compassionate appointment to the wards of GDS employees’ who dies in harness.
……..
Madam
During the discussions on Strike Charter, we were asked to submit a note on the above subject when we pointed out the fact that many deserving cases are not being considered for compassionate appointment and the wards are undergoing untold hardship/misery. They are virtually in streets, craving for help.
An example of a case of Sri Ashok s/o Late Gopalakrishna, GDSMP, Agumbe in Shimoga Dn of Karnataka Circle was quoted. The family condition is as follows.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE ON POSTMAN/MAIL GUARD EXAM
No. A-34012/01/2012-DE
Government of India
Ministry of Communications &IT
Department of Posts,
(DE Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg.
New Delhi-110116
Dated 19th October, 2012
1. All Chief Postmasters General,
2. All Postmasters General,
SUB: HOLDING OF LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR DILLING THE POSTS OF POSTMEN/MAIL GUARDS AND MULTI TASKING STAFF AS PER REVISED RECRUITMENT RULES.
2. All Postmasters General,
SUB: HOLDING OF LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR DILLING THE POSTS OF POSTMEN/MAIL GUARDS AND MULTI TASKING STAFF AS PER REVISED RECRUITMENT RULES.
Sir/Madam,
I am directed to invite a kind reference to the letter of even number dated 8-10-2012 wherein a detailed schedule was prescribed for holding of LDCE for Postmen/Mail guard and MTS
2. Subsequently, the nodal branch staff section vide letter no. no. 45-2/2011-SPB.1 dated 18-10-2012 issued detailed instructions to the circles for filling the vacancies by holding separate examinations for each year vacancies and given specific schedule and to complete the process by 30th June 2013.
Scheme for payment of pensions to postal pensioners through nationalised banks
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION & IT
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
SCHEME FOR PAYMENY OF PENSIONS
TO POSTAL PENSIONERS THROUGH
NATIONALISED BANKS
It has been decided, in consultation with the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance that the services of the Nationalised Banks (i.e. State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and Nationalised Banks) would be utilised to disburse pensions to Postal pensioners (The actual date of introduction of the scheme will be notified to all concerned later).
Working On Your Computer In Healthy Way
Follow some basic tips to work in a better way on your computer. Do not work in total darkness where the computer screen is the only source of light, especially if you have to type or copy from a printed document.
Ensure that the keyboard and the document you are typing from are adequately lit up. The keys and letters should be visible and they should appear in focus when you look at them. If you are looking at a sheet of paper while typing, keep a paper holder adjacent to the monitor and ensure the letters are visible. Contrast also affects visibility. Black letters on a white background are the easiest to read as opposed to light lettering on a dark background.
Set the contrast correctly for your monitor, too. Outrageous colours such as red letters on a gray background are painful to even stare at. Set your desktop screen to a subtle colour and avoid pictures and graphics with fluorescent colours.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
RD ERROR.....VIOLATION OF PRIMARY KEY CONSTRAINT "PK_PENDING_FORM...." DUPLICATE KEY IN OBJECT "PENDING FORM STATUS"
ERROR:
SOLUTION:-
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Introduction of facility of automatic credit of PLI/ RPLI monthly premium from savings account of insured persons.
Copy of PLI Directorate letter No. 29-08/2009-LI (Pt) dated 25.10.2012
To
All Heads of Circles
Addl. DG (APS)
Sub: Introduction of facility of automatic credit of PLI/ RPLI monthly premium from savings account of insured persons.
In the last few years, there has been massive expansion of Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI). However, it has been noticed that a number of policies particularly in RPLI lapse after a while. One of the reasons for lapsation is absence of convenient ways of depositing premia of the policy(ies). As such, it was under consideration of the Department to provide facility of automatic deduction of premia from Savings Account so that (i) the policy holder(s) need not have to visit Post Office every month for depositing premia of his PLI/ RPLI policy and (ii) lapsation of PLI/ RPLI policies gets reduced.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Rejection of proposal of Up gradation of IP Grade Pay
Directorate has issued orders rejecting the proposal of up-gradation of GP of IPs from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/-. To see copy of Directorate memo No.2-5/2010-PCC dated 15th October, 2012.
Click here to view the said Directorate memo in original.
How Project Arrow can modernise the department of posts
One minister, one department, one contract, one winner - but many lobbies. This, in essence, sums up the reason why Project Arrow, which sought to change the face of India's department of posts (DoP) - a department that normally does not figure in the vision of most policymakers and decision-takers - appears to have gone into a limbo. It is also a project that the Union government hoped would take inclusive growth in the country to another level.
At the heart of this modernisation project was the Core System Integrator (CSI) contract for which three companies - HP, TCS and HCL Technologies - had been shortlisted. In fact, it was in January this year that the technical evaluation for the project was completed and HP emerged the lowest bidder. But doing business in India is never easy, as has emerged in the recent round of corruption scandals that are rocking the government.
Corrigendum to SB order 12/2012
Issue of fresh tables for interest calculation for closure of TD accounts opened on or after 01.04.2012
Click here to view the Corrigendum issued to SB order 12/2012 on the above subject matter.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Indefinite strike continued by GDS on 6th day
The charter of demands of the strike is as follows;
• Grant status as government servants to GDS employees as recommended by Justice Talwar committee and as per the judgment given by Hon'ble Supreme Court in 1977.
• Grant bonus to GDS employees similar to government servants.
• Provide medical benefits.
• Grant compassionate appointments in all cases by removing irrational conditions and restrictions/norms prescribed recently.
• Stop abolition of GDS posts and filling vacant posts in all categories of GDS in postal and RMS offices.
• Increase of salary after certain period.
• Grant status as government servants to GDS employees as recommended by Justice Talwar committee and as per the judgment given by Hon'ble Supreme Court in 1977.
• Grant bonus to GDS employees similar to government servants.
• Provide medical benefits.
• Grant compassionate appointments in all cases by removing irrational conditions and restrictions/norms prescribed recently.
• Stop abolition of GDS posts and filling vacant posts in all categories of GDS in postal and RMS offices.
• Increase of salary after certain period.
Friday, October 19, 2012
60 DAYS BONUS announced for Postal Employees
Postal Directorate vide Letter No. 26-05/2012 -PAP dated 18.10.2012 has announced 60 days productivity Linked Bonus for the accounting year 2011-12 for postal employees in MTS, Gr-C and non Gazetted Gr B cadres and exgratia payment of Bonus to regularly appointed GDS. No change in ceiling of Rs 3,500/- to Departmental employees and Rs 2,500/- to GDS employees.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Solved questions of IPO Examination 2012 Paper III
Q1 Which of the following describe about the Person voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign state shall not to be citizen of India
a. Article 6 B Article 7 C Aerticle 8 D Article 9
Answer D Article 9
Q2 In which case it was held by the Supreme Court that ‘ Right to Life does not include right to die “
A In re Golaknath Case B R Rathiram V UOI B Gian Kaur V State of Punjab
D In Re Keshwanda Bharti
Answer B Gian Kaur V State of Punjab
BONUS FILE CLEARED BY FINANCE-ORDERS TODAY
BONUS FILE CLEARED BY FINANCE. SIXTY DAYS.
ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED TODAY.
= M. KRISHNAN, SECRETARY GENERAL, NFPE.
Source: All India Postal Employees Union – Group ‘C’ Tamilnadu Circle
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
SAVING BANK INTEREST CALCULATOR IN EXCELL
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
STATUS OF RECEIPT OF YOUR APPLICATION POSTAL/SORTING ASSISTANT DIRECT RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION 2011-2012
Date : 13/10/2012
Postal/Sorting Assistant Direct Recruitment Examination 2011-2012Status of receipt of Your Application
Enter Your OMR Application No. as printed on OMR application Form
Status : Your Application Not Received till date. Check for its status on daily basis.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
New Pension Scheme : Official amendments to the PFRDA Bill, 2011.
Official amendments to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, 2011
The Union Cabinet today approved the introduction of certain official amendments to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, 2011. These official amendments have been necessitated in view of the recommendations of the Standing Committee on Finance which has examined the Bill. Based on the recommendations of the Standing Committee on Finance, the Government has decided to accept the following:
1. that the subscriber seeking minimum assured returns shall be allowed to opt for investing his funds in such schemes providing minimum assured returns as may be notified by the Authority;
2. withdrawals not exceeding 25 per cent of the contribution made by subscriber will be permitted from the individual pension account subject to the conditions, such as, purpose, frequency and limits, as may be specified by regulations by the Pension Fund Regulatory Authority and Development Authority (PFRDA)
Model Questions for IPO Exam
EVIDENCE ACT 1872 QN 100-132)
101. Maxim omnia proesumuntur rite esse acta means
a) All the acts are presumed to be wrongly done
b) All the acts are presumed to be rightly done
c) Both the A and B
d) Neither A nor B Ans:a
102. A photograph of an original is of its contents though two have been compared, if it is proved that thing photographed was original-
a) Secondary evidence b) Primary evidence
c) Primary and Secondary evidence d) Oral evidence Ans:a(63)
Savings Interest Calculator, TD & RD tables
Interest Calculator - from 01.04.2012
TD Yearly Interest Ready reckoner table (Useful for BOs too)
RD Maturity Amount Ready reckoner table (Useful for BOs too)
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