Revision of Honorarium for Invegilation, Setting of Question Papers,Valuation etc for Limited Departmental Competitive Exams

Postal Directorate has revised the rates of Honorarium in connection with conducting of Limited Departmental Competitive Examinations Vide letter no A.34020/17/2008-DE dated 26.04.2012. The revised rates will apply to all Limited Departmental Competitive Examinations to be held on or after 26.04.2012.

The revised rates for various activities are as follows.

Sl no	Activity	Present Rate	Revised Rate
1	Setting of Question Paper	Rs 280-00 Rs 210-00	Rs 1000 per paper
2	Preparation of Key	25% of the rate of Setting	25% of Rs 1000
3	Evaluation of Answer Scripts	Rs 7 / 5.60 / 4.20	Rs 25 per Answer Script
4	Supervision for conducting LDCE	Rs 30 per session Rs 50 per Day	Rs 400 per session Rs 600 per Day
5	Invigilators appointed for conducting LDCE	Rs 20 per session Rs 30 per Day	Rs 250 per session Rs 350 per Day
6	Clerical Staff brought on Duty	Rs 25 per Day	Rs 150 per session Rs 250 per Day
7	Gr D (MTS) assistance	Rs 15 per Day	Rs 150 per session Rs 200 per Day

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Agent Commission on Savings Schemes

The payment of commission to agents of Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme and Senior Citizens Savings Scheme has been discontinued, with effect from 1st December, 2011. Commission under all other schemes (except MPKBY Agents) has been reduced from 1% to 0.5%. However, commission to Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKBY) agents will continue at the existing rate of 4%.

The Committee set up by the Government for comprehensive review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF) had, inter-alia, recommended rationalization of commission rate structure. Based on the recommendations, the Government has decided to reduce/ abolish the agency commission, the main, intention for which is to make these schemes more investor centric than agent centric. Market linked rates to investors, market linked interest rates on loans to States and Centre and viability of NSSF can only be ensured if the administrative cost of NSSF, of which this commission is a part, is brought down and the benefit of market alignment of rates is passed on to the investor rather than burdening the structure with higher administrative costs. To this effect, the decision of Government is pro investor and also keeps in mind the interest of agents where required.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. 

Source : PIB

Mini-ATMs in Villages

A Task Force headed by Shri Nandan Nilekani in its report on Aadhaar Enabled Unified Payment Infrastructure has envisioned an interoperable network of 10 lakh Business Correspondent Agents utilizing Micro-ATMs to cover the entire country for Financial Inclusion and Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT).

The report has inter-alia recommended transfer of payments from Government and Government institutions to Aadhaar enabled accounts of beneficiaries at banks and post office. Every Government department or institution that sends EBT and Direct Transfer of Subsidy (DTS) payment to individuals would need to submit details of Aadhaar Number and amount to their accredited bank, which would credit the amount into the account of the beneficiary.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. 

Source : PIB

Modernisation of Post Offices

The Government plans to set up 1000 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and carry out computerization of Post Offices in the country as part of its ongoing modernization and upgradation drive. 

The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Shri Sachin Pilot informed the Lok Sabha today that the Department of Posts proposes to set up 1000 ATMs. 820 Head Post Offices have been identified for setting up ATMs across the country. Shri Pilot said that remaining 180 Post Offices will be identified during implementation phase. Of these a maximum 100 ATMs would be set up in Andhra Pradesh. 

The Minister said nearly 25000 Departmental Post Offices have been computerized. The Department offers a number of premium services like Speed Post, Express Parcel Post, Logistics Post etc. to generate additional revenue for the Department, he added.

Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980 – Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012

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Recruitment Rules of PA / SA - Clarification

Click here to view Directorate clarificatiory orders on the above subject communicated vide letter no F 37 - 47 /2010-SPB - 1 (PF) dated 27.03.2012. 

POSTMEN RECRUITMENT RULES 25% OUTSIDE RECRUITMENT DOP&T AGREED TO REMOVE IT

Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE, met Senior officers of the Directorate today, DDG (P) informed that regarding 25% outside recruitment in Postmen cadre the DOP&T has given approval for removal of “25% outside quota recruitment”. The file has been sent to Law Ministry for clearance. It may take minimum two weeks to one month for getting approval from Law Ministry. After that revised recruitment rules will be notified and Postmen Examination for the year 2011 and 2012 will be held.

Implementation of end to end e-procurement in Department of Posts

Click here to view the Department of Posts letter no  12-9/2011-UPE dated 16.04.2011with Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure OM no 10/3/20112-PPC dated 30.03.2012 on the above subject matter.

Empanelment of officers in JTS/STS/PS Group ‘B’ cadre to work in Postal Directorate - Volunteers called for

Copy of Directorate letter no F no 4-3/2012 – SPG dated 16.04.2012 addressed to all heads of Circles is reproduced below.

Sub : Empanelment of officers (JTS/STS/PS Group ‘B’) of Department of Posts to serve in Postal Directorate, Dak Bhavan.

Sir/Madam,

The undersigned is directed to refer to the subject above and to state that all the Heads of Circle are here by requested to send the names of suitable officers in the grade of JTS/STS of Group A and PS Group B working in their circles who are interested to serve in Postal Directorate for not less than two years.These officers will be empaneled for posting in the Postal Directorate. The officers should also be informed that minimum tenure of posting in the Directorate will be of 2 years and during this period no request for reallotment will be considered from the officers except in exceptional cases.

-Sd-

(B.P.Pant)

Assistant Director General (SGP

RTP Service can not be counted for grant of MACP, Seniority etc - Clarification

It was clarified by Postal Directorate vide letter no 44-1/2011-SPB II dated 12.04.2012 that the service rendered under RTP Scheme prior to regular appointment as P A / S A can not be counted for promotion, seniority and grant of MACP.

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Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Postmaster Grade-I 2012

The schedule and syllabus for the limited Departmental competitive examination for the promotion to the cadre of  Postmaster Grade-I has been communicated vide Directorate letter No.A-34012/4/2012-DE dated 10-04-2012.
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GDS Compassionate selection procedure - Issue of corrigendum

No. 17-17/2010-GDS

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS :

(GDS Section)

                                                                                  Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

                                                                        New Dehil – 110 001

                                                                                                         Dated: 13 April, 2012

Chief Postmaster General

Postmaster General

General Managers (Finance)

Director of Accounts (Postal)

Subject: SCHEME FOR ENGAGEMENT OF GDS COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS-MERIT POINTS AND PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION- ISSUE OF CORRIGENDUM

             A reference is invited to the Directorate letters of even number dated 01 Aug 2011 & 09 mar 2012 on the subject cited above.

2.           Last line of Para 3 of this Directorate letter dated 09 Mar 2012 may be substituted as under :- "it is reiterated that the existing criteria of over and above 50 points for adjudging hard and deserving cases stands''

                  -(Sd)-                       

(Surender Kumar)

Assistant Director General (GDS)  

Schedule for the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for Promotion to PS Group-B

Sl. No.	Activity	Schedule
1	Receipt of Application on plain paper from willing candidates with service details to decide his eligibility to Divisional/Regional/Circle Office/ Controlling Unit	By 19.04.2012
2	Receipt of Application Form Kits by Nodal Officer DPS(HQrs) from CMC	By 23.04.2012
3	Receipt of Application Form Kits by Divisional/Regional/Circle Office/ Controlling Unit from the Nodal Officer of Circle for making available to the eligible candidates.	By 26.04.2012
4	Last date for receipt of Application Form Kits at Divisional/Regional/Circle Office/ Controlling Unit.	By 07.05.2012
5	Receipt of duly filled in application forms by Nodal Officer of Circle sent by Divisional/Regional/Circle Office/ Controlling Unit.	By 15.05.2012
6	Dispatch of daily filled in application forms by Nodal Officer of the Circle to CMC	By 18.05.2012
7	Issue of Hall Permits by CMC to eligible candidates	By 25.05.2012
8	Date of Examination	03.06.2012

SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR FILLING UP BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES FOR SCHEDULED CASTES, SCHEDULED TRIBES AND OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES

Click here to view Order No. 36038/1/2008-Estt (Res) dated 09.04.2012

SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR FILLING UP BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Click here to view original order No. 36038/2/2008-Estt (Res) dated 09.04.2012

Minutes of the meeting of the committee constituted to consider the issues related to POSTMEN

D.G. Posts No. 09-01/2005-WS-I/PE.I  Dated: 9^th April , 2012

             The meeting of the Committee was held on 5^th March, 2012 at  1100 hrs. in PLI Directorate.  The meeting was attended by the following:

i)   Shri S.K. Sinha, CGM, PLI …. Chairperson ii) Shri V.P. Singh, DDG (Establishment) 

iii) Shri Satish Kumar, Director (FA) iv)     Mr. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE 

v)   Mr. D. Theagarajan, Secretary General, FNPO  vi)     Mr. I.S. Dabas, General Secretary, AIPEU Postmen  & Group `D'/ MTS vii) Mr. T.N. Rahate, General Secretary, NUPE Postmen  & Group `D'/MTS

2.            The items assigned to the Committee as per the Terms of Reference were discussed at length in the meeting.  The gist of discussions and the decisions taken are as follows:

(i) Extraction of data entry work from Postmen: There was in principle agreement of the staff side that the Postmen had no objection in performing the data entry

Combined Master List of IPO 2011 Examination

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Result Keys of IPO 2011 Examination

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GDS - DA ORDER

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

(ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION)

Dak Bhawan

Sansad Marg

NEW DELHI-110 001

No.14-01/2011-PAP Dt.12^th April,2012

To

All Chief Postmasters General,

All G.Ms.(PAF)/Director of Accounts (Postal).

Subject::- Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) at revised rates with effect from 01-01-2012 onwards - Reg.

Consequent upon grant of another installment of dearness allowance with effect from 01^st JANUARY, 2012 to Central Government Employees, vide Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M. No.1(1)/2012-EII(B), dated 3^rd April, 2011, duly endorsed vide this Department's letter No.8-1/2012-PAP Dated 3.4.12, the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS), have also become entitled to the payment of dearness allowance on basic TRCA at the revised rate with effect from 01-01-2012. It has, therefore, been decided that the dearness allowance payable to the Gramin Dak Sevaks shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 58% to 65% on the basic Time Related Continuity Allowance, with effect from 1^st January, 2012.

2. The additional installment of dearness allowance payable under this order shall be paid in cash to all Gramin Dak Sevaks. The payment of arrears of dearness allowance for the month of January to March, 2012, shall not be made before the date of disbursement of TRCA of March, 2012.

3. The expenditure on this account will be debited to the Sub Head 'Salaries' under the relevant head and should be met from the sanctioned grant.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Wing vide their Diary No.104/FA/12/CS, dated 12^TH April, 2012

Yours faithfully

Sd/-

(KALPANA RAJSINGHOT)

DIRECTOR (ESTT)

TELE:23096036/23036793

FAX:011-23096007/23096036

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LIMITED TRANSFER FACILITY TO GAMIN DAK SEVAKS – CLARIFICATION THEREOF

Department issued clarification on Limited Transfer Facility. The existing provisions governing Limited Transfer Facility do not prescribe any restriction for allowing transfer form one category to another and amongst the various categories of Posts irrespective of TRCA slabs prescribed for these categories and even from one wing to another i.e., RMS to Postal or vice versa.

                                                  GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

                                                MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT

                                                   DEPARTMENT OF POSTS :: (GDS Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Dehil – 110 001

No.19-10/2004-GDS (Part)                                                Dated:10 April, 2012

To

Chief Postmaster General

Kerala Circle

Thiruvananthapuram – 695 033

Sub:-LIMITED TRANSFER FACILITY TO GAMIN DAK SEVAKS – CLARIFICATION THEREOF.

This has a reference to your office letter No.CO/LC/21/OA/12 dated 27^th Mar 2012 received only on 29.03.2012seeking advice if the various categories of the GDS Posts as prescribed in Rule 3 (d) of GDS (Conduct & Engagement) Rules, 2011 could be classified based on the skills or hierarchy or TRCA slabs within these categories.

2. The issue has been examined in this

Directorate and I am directed to clarify the position as under;-

Central Civil Services (Leave) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2012

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 4th April, 2012.

G.S.R…..- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Auditor and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2012.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rules 43-AA, the existing "Note" shall be numbered as "Note I" and after Note I as so renumbered, the following note shall be inserted, namely :-

Note 2:- "Child" for the purpose of this rule will include a child taken as ward by the Government servant, under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 or the personal law applicable to that Government servant, provided such a ward lives with the Government servant and is treated as a member of the family and provided such Government servant has, through a special will, conferred upon that ward the same status as that of a natural born child".

3. In the said rules, in rule 43-B, the following note shall be inserted, namely:

‘Note :- “Child” for the purpose of this rule will include a child taken as ward by the Government servant, under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 or the personal Law applicable to that Government servant, provided such a ward lives with the Government servant and is treated as a member of the family and provided such Government servant has, through a special will, conferred upon that ward the same status as that of a natural born child".

[F.No 13026/5/2011-Estt.(L)]

sd/-

(Mamta Kundra)

Joint Secretary to the Government of India

Split in AIPED Employees Union - A new GDS union formed under NFPE

During the  7^th All India Conference of All India Postal Extra Departmental Employees Union  held  at Mozri in Amravati District of Maharashtra Circle, from 6^th to 8^th April, 2012, one group led by AP,West Bengal and Kerala circle unions break away from SSMahadevaiah led AIPED Employees union and the break away group formed a new GDS union "AIPEU GDS (NFPE)". The following office bearers are elected to the newly formed AIPEU GDS (NFPE).

All-India Chairman:  Gopal pijay Sur - West Bengal. 
General Secretary:  P. Panduranga Rao - Gudur Dn of Andhra Pradesh. 
Financial Secretary:  Murugan - Kerala. 

Elected office bearers of AIP ED Employees Union

The 7^th All India Conference of All India Postal Extra Departmental Employees Union was held in at "Gurukunj Ashram" Mozri in Amravati District of Maharashtra Circle, from 6^th to 8^th April, 2012. Shri D.N. Giri, BPM Sivani Amravati,Dn. (Maharashtra) and Shri S.S. Mahadevaiah, GDSMD Doorvani Nagar  P.O.Bangalore East Dn.  are unanimously reelected as President and General Secretary. Sri B.V.RAO BPM Chadalavada BO of Tenali Dn of ANDHRA PRADESH circle was elected as Ist Asst General Secretary.

Relaxation of upper age limit to various categories of Govt Servants - Consolidated orders

Department of Personnel & Training vide its O.M no 15012/2/2010-Estt.(D) dated 27.03.2012 has consolidated the content of the important / relevent O.Ms/ orders on relaxation of upper age limit to various categories of Govt Servants.

Click here to view the said DOPT OM in original.

Fixing of Seniority of direct recruits and promotees-Guidelines

Announcement of Result of Inspector Posts Examination held on 15 & 16-10-2011

Directorate has announced Result of Inspector Posts Examination held on 15 & 16-102011. 

Click here to view the complete list of selected candidates.

Transfers of SBCO Staff in Vijayawada region

PMG VJA Memo no ST.I/SBCO/RT/2012 dated 03.04.2012

Sl	Name of the official		Present place of posting		Posted to
1	P.Sudha Sravanthi		PA SBCO ongole HO		Chirala HO
2	M.Srinivasa rao		PA SBCO Kandukuru HO		Kanigiri HO
3	S.Krishna Reddy		PA SBCO Kanigiri HO		Kandukuru HO
4	A.Rama rao		PA SBCO Guduru (NL) HO		Kavali HO
Retentions
1	T.Daniel Babu	PA SBCO Machilipatnam HO		Retention in the same post for 1 year
2	P.Babu lal	PA SBCO Kothagudem HO		Retention in the same post for 1 year
3	N.V.S.Krishna	PA SBCO Bapatla HO		Retention in the same post for 1 year
4	R.S.R.K.Prasad	PA SBCO Mangalagiri HO		Retention in the same post for 1 year