Clarification about treatment of Voter ID Card and Aadhaar Card as age proof.

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

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	Name of Training Centre	No. of IP candidates	Tentative dates
AP, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, NE Orissa, TN	PTC Mysore	64 (including 4 of IP Exam 2011)	04/03/2013
Delhi, Haryana, HP J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and UP	PTC Saharanpur	93 (including 31 of IP Exam of 2011)	04/03/2013
Bihar & West Bengal	PTC Vadodara	32 (including 23 of IP Exam 2011)	25/03/2013

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

Clarification on change of Nominee and Insurant name

To view the details, please CLICK HERE.

Payment of incentive to SDl/ASP Sub Divisions for verification of RPLI proposals

To view the copy issued by Directorate of PLI, please CLICK HERE.

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.

Grant of Honorarium to Observers appointed for Limited Deptl Competitive Examinations

Postal Directorate, vide order no A.34020/17/2008 - DE dated 13.02.2013, has prescribed the following rates of Honorarium for performing the duties of Observers for conducting LDCE by approved outsourced Agency.

Sl No	Category of Officers	Rate of Honorarium
1	Junior Administrative Cadre	Rs 600/- per session and Rs 800/- per day.
2	STS/JTS  and Other officers	Rs 400/- per session and Rs 600/- per day.

All India Association of Postmaster Cadre, successful Circle Level Meeting at Trichy on 10.02.13 for Tamilnadu Circle

To discuss the various issues of Postmaster cadre and to elect Adhoc office bearers body of Tamilnadu circle, AIAPC Asst General secretary Shri Rama Subramanian and Shri Shanmugam PM GrII made efficient arrangements at Trichy City Tamilsangam Hall.

Many of the Postmaster cadre officers are attended the circle level meet enthusiastically and placed their points and views regarding the betterment of this cadre. Finally voting system has been adopted to elect the following Adhoc Tamilnadu Circle level office bearers for All India Association of Postmaster cadre.

Shri Chennakesavalu - Circle President

Shri Rajendiran - Circle secretary

Shri Kalimuthu - Circle Treasurer

Smt Shobiarani - Circle women wing convenor

Smt Kaleeswari - Circle Women wing Coordinator

Chennai City Region Representatives

1. Shri Muthukrishnan PM Gr II 

2. Shri Murugan PM Gr II
3. Shri Jai Ganesh PM Gr I

Central Region Representatives

1. Shri Senthil

2. Shri Ramasamy

3. Shri Amirthalingam

Southern Region Representatives

1. Shri Chandrasekar PM Gr II

2. Shri Ramasubramanian PM Gr I

3. Shri Chinnadurai Pm Gr I

Trade unions protest: Government warns employees against participation

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the proposed two-day strike by Central trade unions beginning Wednesday, the Government has warned employees of "consequences" including deduction in wages and disciplinary action if they take part in the protest. 

In a stern directive, the Department of Personnel and Training has written to secretaries of all central government ministries not to sanction any kind of leave to employees during the period of the proposed strike. 

It has also asked the concerned departments to make a report indicating the number of employees who take part in the proposed strike and convey it to the DoPT on the evening of the day. 

The instructions issued by the DoPT prohibit a government servant from participating in any form of strike including mass casual leave, go-slow etc. or any action that abet any form of strike in violation of Rule of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964.