MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF POSTMASTER GRADE OFFICIALS. CHENNAI CITY REGION-CHENNAI.- DATED 16-09-2012.

          A meeting of Postmaster Grade I and Grade II officials of Chennai City Region, Tamilnadu Circle was held on 16-09-2012 at Chennai -17. The following Postmaster Grade officials attended the meeting:

Sl.No	Name  S/Sri	PM Grade	Office	Division	Mobile No
1	Ve.Chennakkeshavalu	II	Saidapet	CH. City South Dn	9444565554
2	K.Thamilvanan	II	Choolaimedu	CH. City Central Dn	9445295837
3	M.Muthukrishnan	II	Shenoy nagar	Ch. City North Dn	9677292861
4	K.Murugan	II	Jawahar nagar	Ch. City North Dn	9444822864
5	K.T.Seshadri	I	Flowers road	Ch. City North Dn	9444625336
6	K.Jothilingam	I	Madras University	CH. City Central Dn
7	K.Jaiganesh	I	T.Nagar South	CH. City Central Dn	9940484234
8	M.Krishnakumar	II	Poonanallee	Tambaram
9	R.Kanakavel	II	Tiruvanmiyur	CH. City South Dn	9283451843
10	K.Shakila	I	Vyasarpadi	Ch. City North Dn	9962078623
11	K.Elumalai	II	Walajapet	Arakonam	9486422945
12	S.Subbayan	I	Nungambakkam H.R	CH. City Central Dn	9840301163
13	K.Kandasubramanian	I	Perungudi	CH. City South Dn	9840922818			`
14	G.Shanthi	I	Besant nagar	CH. City South Dn	9444469875
15	R.Sudha	I	Mandaveli	CH. City Central Dn	9443967929
16	N.Dorai Bhaskaran	I	Ms. AGPO	CH. City Central Dn	9894897247
17	S.Murugan	I	Adambakkam	CH. City South Dn	9444482585
18	R.Jothilakshmi	I	Madavaram Milk Colony	Tambaram	9940406504
19	P.Manickam	II	Gopalapuram	CH. City Central Dn	9962478999
20	P.Akila	I	Avadi IAF	Tambaram	9444286830
21	P.H.Sophiarani	I	Arumbakkam	Ch. City North Dn	8428396883
22	Senthamizh selvan	I	Tambaram East	Tambaram	9443794640
23	J.Anbumani	II	Vadapalani	CH. City South Dn	9840676151
24	R.Rajagopalan	I	Kodungaiyur	Tambaram	9943245597
25	G.Kailasam	I	Villivakkam	Tambaram

           The meeting was presided over by Sri.Ve.Chennakkeshavalu, Postmaster Grade-II, Saidapet S.O. Sri. M.Muthukrishnan, Postmaster Grade –II, Shenoy Nagar S.O has welcomed the gathering.  Sri. Tamizhvanan, Postmaster Grade-II has explained the need for forming a separate Association for Postmaster Grade officials at All India Level.

          The meeting was adorned with presence of the Regional Co-coordinators and members of Southern Region, Western region and Central Region.

1.  S. Shanmugam        Postmaster Grade-II,  Panruti, Central Region 

2.  S. Sengodan          Postmaster Grade-II, Rasipuram Western Region

3.  R.Natesan            Postmaster Grade-II, Ambur, Western Region

4.  Kalimuthu              Postmaster Grade-I, Vadipatti Southern Region.      

Family Pension - List of documents to be submitted by a claimant member of family (other than spouse)

No. '1/16/2011- P&PW (E)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare

(Desk 'E')

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,

New Delhi, the 20th  September, 2012

Office Memorandum

Sub:Family Pension - List of documents to be submitted by a claimant member of family (other than spouse) along with Form 14, PPO and death certificate in respect of the deceased pensioner/family pensioner - regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare O.M. of even number, dated 8th December, 2011 on the above subject (copy enclosed).

From the representations received in this Department, it appears that some offices ask the applicant family pensioners for the documents not indicated in the office memorandum indicated above.

All the Ministries / Departments are requested to instruct their attached / subordinate / field offices to follow the instructions contained in the O.M., dated 8.12.2011 strictly to avoid any hardships to the family pensioners. They may also be advised to go through the other office memoranda issued during the last two years as contained in the Circulars on Family Pension on this Department's website and also on pensionersportal.gov.in.

Sd/-

(D.K. Solanki)

Under Secretary

Ph: 24644632

To view all the Orders attached to above OM , please click on the following link:

http://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/FP_200912.pdf

Bonus rates of PLI for the year 2009-10 declared

The rates of Bonus for the year ending 31.03.2010 on the Postal Life Insurance Policies on their becoming claim due to death or maturity declared vide Directorate of Postal Life Insurance Notification No.4-1/2008-LI dated 17th September, 2012 are as follows.

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO EXAM PAPER III

INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT 1872 

51.       Which is relevant in Section 8?
            a)         Cause                                                                        b)         Occasion
            c)         Preparation                                                   d)         All the above             Ans:c

52.       A is accused of murder of B by beating him whatever is said or done by A or B or by standers at beating or so shortly before or after it as to form part of transaction is a relevant fact under section-
            a)         Section 6                                                       b)         Section 9
            c)         Section 12                                                     d)         Section 8                   Ans:a

AC train fares to increase by more than 3% from October 1

NEW DELHI: With the exit of Trinamool Congress from UPA, finance ministry has decided to levy service tax on AC rail travel and freight services fares, which are set to increase by 3.7% from October 1.

Fares of AC first class, executive class, AC-2 tier, AC-3 tier, AC chair car will go up by 3.7% from October 1 and a notification to this effect will be issued on Thursday, a senior railway ministry official said.

The decision for levying service tax on AC classes and freight and auxiliary services was taken on Wednesday at a meeting between railway minister CP Joshi and finance minister P Chidambaram.

SPEEDPOST RATE REVISED FROM 1ST OCTOBER

Last date for payment of Application Fees & Examination Fees extended up to 01.10.2012

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Bank ATMs stop sucking in cash after RBI direction

Next time you go to an ATM to withdraw cash, don't worry about the banknotes getting sucked back by the machine if not collected immediately, as RBI has asked all banks to immobilise the 'cash retraction facility'. 

At the same time, customers will have to be extra careful in collecting the cash dispensed by the ATM, as they cannot later claim the money from the bank, which was the case when this 'cash retraction facility' was in place at the ATMs. 

Most of the banks, including HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and Canara Bank, have already removed the cash retraction facility from all their ATMs, while the withdrawal process for this facility is underway for few remaining ATMs. 

Cabinet approves 7% hike in DA for central government employees

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Monday approved a hike of 7% in dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees. This means, the DA will now be 72 per cent from the current 65 per cent of basic pay. 

This will benefit about 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners across India. Last time the government increased the DA was in March 2011 which came into effect from January 1, 2012. 

The current hike will be effective from July 1 this

Holding of Typewriting test for Promotion of MTS to the Grade of CIerk

CONTROLLER GENERAL OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS

ULAN BATAR ROAD, PALAM, DELHI CANTT-10

No. AN/XI/11101/Examination/2012 

Dated: 18/09/2012.

To
All PCsDA/ PCA (Fys)/CsDA

Subject: Holding of Typewriting test for Promotion of MTS to the Grade of CIerk.
Reference : In continuation of HQ letter No.AN/XI/11101/1/2004 dated 20/11/04.

The clarifications on the above subject have been sought for by some of the Controllers’ offices, consequent upon change of other educational qualification in revised RR. The following points may be noted, while conducting a typewriting test on Computer.

1. The typewriting test is a qualifying test only at speed of not less than 35 words per minute in English correspond to 9000 KDPH and 30 words per minute correspond to 9000 KDPH in Hindi and average of 5 key depressions for each word on Computer. The test will consist of one paper on running matter of 10 minutes duration. The candidates may repeat the test passage if they finished it before the expiry of the test duration.

2. The typewriting speed of a candidate would be calculated after taking into account the mistakes committed by him/her in the typewriting test. In other words, deduction of words/Key depressions on account of typing mistakes would be made from the total words/ Key depressions typed by him/her in working out his/her qualifying speed of not less than 35 words per minute in English and 30 words per minute in Hindi.

3. Answers books of candidates, who do net complete the passage of 350 words / 1750 key depressions in English or 300 words/1500 key depressions in Hindi shall not be evaluated.

4. The typewriting will be conducted by the PCsDA/CsDA concerned and question (Passage) for the subject will be prepared locally by them.

The issues with the approval of Jt. CGDA(AN).

sd/-

(S.C.Gupta)

For CGDA

Source: www.cgda.nic.in
Courtesy : http://90paisa.blogspot.in/

Amendment of DOP (MTS) Recruitment Rules 2010

Click here to view Order No. 37-33/2009-SPB-I Dated 11.07.2012

TYPES OF ALLOWANCES ALLOWED TO GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

1)      Dearness Allowance (DA) :

The rate of  Dearness Allowance is granted at par with Central Govt. employees twice in a year.

2)      Office Maintenance Allowance (OMA):

The Office Maintenance Allowance is granted to the BPMs @ Rs.100 per month

3)      Cycle Maintenance Allowance (CMA) :

The Cycle Maintenance Allowance is granted to GDS MD / GDSMC (irrespective of distance traversed) who performs the duty on bicycle @ Rs.60 per month (now it is enhanced @Rs.75/-  after all other allowances of regular employees  raised to 25% when DA crossed 50%.)

GDS WELFARE SCHEMES

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN CASE OF DEATH :

At present the Financial Assistance of Rs.7,000/- is payable as immediate death relief as per the orders dated 26-04-2002. The GDS and Casual Workers have been brought at par with Govt. employees vide orders dated 01-06-2000. 

(The death relief amount will be enhanced to Rs.10,000 as agreed in the last PSSWB meeting held on 16-05-2012 and orders are  to be released)

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN CASE OF DEATH WHILE ON DUTY :

GDS and Casual labourers / Part time employees due to attack by terrorists / robbers / dacoits while on duty an aggregate amount inclusive of immediate death relief of Rs.50,000/- is admissible as financial assistance to the bereaved family. If dies due to an accident, it will be Rs.6,000/-. If dies due to the attack of anti-social elements, dacoits etc., during non-duty hours it will be Rs.10,000/-.

Inspectors Posts Examination 2012 re scheduled.

The exam will be held on 13th & 14th Oct 2012

Central Government Employees, Pensioners set to get 7% DA hike

NEW DELHI: Reeling under the impact of diesel price hike and high inflation, the 80 lakh central government employees and pensioners are likely to soon get seven per cent increase in Dearness Allowance.

The proposal to increase the DA from 65 per cent to 72 per cent is likely to be taken up by the Union Cabinet tomorrow, sources said.

The decision, which would benefit about 50 lakh of employees and 30 lakh pensioners of the central government, comes in the backdrop of government increasing the diesel price by Rs 5 per litre and retail inflation crossing the double digit mark.

Cabinet Meeting scheduled on 21/09/12 : postponed

Union cabinet meeting scheduled on 21st September 2012 has been postponed. So the central employees have to wait for a little longer for their D.A. with effect from 1st July 2012. It was in the agenda of the said meeting and expected to be cleared. Perhaps the present political turmoil has compelled the postponment of the meeting though there is no official statement about the reason behind it.

courtesy: paycommission

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Demand for Grade pay of Rs.4600 for Inspector Posts rejected by MOF once again

Copy of letter of Shri Permanand posted in "Postal Inspectors Blog for Pay hike" is reproduced below for information. 

Dear Friends,

  It is really sad to intimate that Department of Expenditure, MOF has rejected the demand for grade pay of Rs.4600 to Inspector (Posts) even after the full justification given by Hon’ble CAT Ernakulam Bench in its order dated 18.10.2011 in OA No. 381/2010 and the good viable proposal submitted by DoP. The official rejection letter is yet to be received. However, note sheet of the relevant file has been received under RTI from DoP.

2.  As available in the note sheets (17/N), the DoP had sent the following proposal with concurrence of IFW and approval of Secretary (Posts) to Department of Expenditure, MOF:

“The hierarchical difference i.e non-availability of intermediary cadre like AssistantSuperintendent Posts in CBDT/CBEC and CSS can be resolved by allowing Grade Pay of Rs.4600 to Inspector Posts in Department of Posts (a GCS Group B Non-Gazetted Post) and retaining its promotional cadre of Assistant SuperintendentPosts (a GCS Group B Gazetted Post) also in the identical Grade Pay of Rs.4600. In the Accounts cadre, the cadre of Accounts Officer is in Grade Pay of Rs.5400 in PB-2. Its promotional post of Senior Accounts Officer is in Grade Pay of Rs.5400 in PB-3 & its further promotional post of ACAO also in Grade Pay of Rs.5400 in PB-3. This would not thereby involve upgradation in Grade Pays of Assistant SuperintendentPosts and PS Group B.”

FLASH NEWS. A POSTAL ASST COMRADE OF TN CIRCLE COMMITTED SUICIDE

Courtesy: www.fnpo.org

19/09/2012.

Our Federation sent telegram to the DG against PTC Madurai Director Copy of the telegram reproduced below.

Our Federation reported arrogant attitude of Director PTC Madurai to Member (HRD) &DDG (TRAINING)),  Tamilnadu circle unions conducted Dharna AAA.  our repeated requests were not considered by the administration this has resulted  in one official committed suicide in the PTC Madurai on 19/09/2012 AAA. FNPO demand from beginning to end investigation on this AAA. Till such time Director PTC Madurai should  be suspended  immediatelyAAA.

A detail Letter will follow

Courtesy: www.fnpo.org

Update 3 to Meghdoot 7.0 released.

Center for Excellence in Postal Technology is constantly making efforts to bring in comfort at Post offices in implementing various Departmental software. 

            The expectations of the customers are rapidly changing.  To meet the changing requirements of the customers Department is making efforts to upgrade the existing products or introducing new products.    This update takes care of all the upgrades and new products being introduced by the Department.

            The most salient features of this update are

i)                Customized installer for upgrading Meghdoot to update-3.

ii)               Online acceptance of fee for entrance examination.

iii)              Disabling booking of Registered letters without barcode.

iv).            Offline booking of WNX articles.

iv)              e-Money order Compilation

v)               MNOP implementation in Rnet.

             

Detailed information is furnished below about each change implemented in the software.

                        

General Manager,

Center for Excellence in Postal Technology,

Mysore.

http://cept.gov.in

support@ceptmysore.net

RBI cuts CRR: Home and auto loan rates expected to come down

MUMBAI: Your home and auto loan rates are expected to ease after the Reserve Bank of India slashed cash reserve ratio by 25 basis point to 4.50% in its mid quarter review of the monetary policy on Monday. CRR is the minimum proportion of deposits that banks must hold with the central bank. The CRR reduction is expected to inject Rs 17,000 crore liquidity into the banking system. 

The move is primarily aimed at managing the tight liquidity expected in the next few weeks on increased currency leakage during the upcoming festive season, and to ensure smooth flow of credit to productive sectors of the economy. 

Adequate and sustained liquidity will add to the banking and business confidence. We have seen a concerted reduction in deposit rates and eventually we will see lending rates softening. This will be translated into retail rates as well,'' said Rana Kapoor managing director and chief executive officer, Yes Bank. 

Only Retired Judges may head RTI commissions, says Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday edged out "eminent people" from heading commissions under the Right to Information Act by ordering that only sitting or retired chief justices of high courts and SC judges would be appointed as chief information commissioners at both the Centre and the states. 

In addition, sitting or retired HC judges should be preferred in appointment of information commissioners, it said, faulting the vague criteria for such appointments provided under the RTI Act. 

The bench of Justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar may have boosted post-retirement opportunities for HC and SC judges by ruling that the information commissions were "judicial tribunals" performing functions of "judicial" and "quasi-judicial" nature and had trappings of a court and should be headed by a judicial mind. 

The gain for retired judges would be at the cost of former officials. The Act prescribes appointment of information commissioners from among persons of eminence in public life and those with wide knowledge and experience in the fields specified under the legislation. 

Source :http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

DOWNLOAD ADMIT CARD/HALL TICKETS FOR LGO EXAMINATION SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 16.09.2012

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Working more than 8hrs a day ups heart risk

Working more than eight hours a day raises the risk of heart disease by up to 80 per cent, a new study has revealed.

Researchers said that long working hours could be condemning thousands of employees to heart attacks and strokes.

The warning follows analysis of 12 studies dating back as far as 1958, involving a total of 22,000 people from around the world.

USE OF BARCODE FOR BOOKING OF REGISTERED ARTICLES IS MANDATORY FOR ALL POSTOFFICES

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.