Vijayawada Post: January 2014

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Direct Recruitment of Postman from Open market - Stay orders issued by Hon'ble CAT Bangalore

HAPPY NEWS FOR GDS EMPLOYEES

Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal, Bangalore Bench has kept the orders on direct recruitment to the cadre of Postman from open market in suspended animation vide its order dated 24.01.2014 in OA nos 104/2013 to 113/2014 and directed the department to complete the reconsideration within two months.

...

Friday, 24 January 2014

Revised Syllabus and Pattern for LDCE and Direct Recruitment Examinations of 2014 and onwards for the cadres of Postman, Mail Guard and MTS Directorate memo No. 45-14/2012-SPB-I dated 17.01.2014

CLICK HERE................

Monday, 13 January 2014

HAPPY SANKRANTHI TO ALL THE MEMBERS AND VIEWERS

Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Orders on abolition of posts under annual Direct Recruitment plans for the years 2005 to 2008 kept in abeyance

Calendar of Departmental Examinations 2014

Sl No.	Name of the Examination	Proposed
(A) Centralised Examination
1	Inspector of Posts Examination	23^rd and 24^th August 2014
2	Ps Gr ‘B’ Examination	15-06-2014
3	Postmaster Grade – I Exam	15-06-2014
4	LGO Examination for PAs/SAs in Circle	24^th August 2014 Sunday
5	Junior Engineer (C & E)Examination	Will be notified after receipt of Question Banks and revised syllabus.
6	Assistant Engineer (C&E) Examination	Same as Above
7	Sr. Postmaster Examination	Tentatively proposed to be held in October 2014, by which time it is expected that court verdicts will be pronounced.
8	PA/SAs Direct Recruitment Examination	March 2014 for 2013 vacancies. Another recruitment in November 2014 for 2014 vacancies.
9	Assistant Manager (MMS)	Will be notified after receipt of revised RecttRules, Question Banks and Revised Syllabus
10	Assistant Accounts Officer(AAO)	As Above.

Sl No.	Name of the Examination	Proposed Schedule tentatively
(B) De-centralised Examination
1	Confirmation Examination for direct recruit Jr Accountants in PAO	17^th & 18^th may 2014
2	LDCs to Junior Accountants in PAOs	14^th &15^th June 2014
3	LGO Examination for promotion to Assistants of other wings i.e. MMS , Foreign Post, RLO, Stores Depot and CO/RO	20^th July 2014
4	LGO Examination for promotion to Assistants of other wings i.e. MMS , Foreign Post, RLO, Stores Depot and CO/RO	To be held in October for 2014 vacancies.
5	PO&RMS Accountant Examination	25^th May,2014
6	Departmental Examination for promotion to LDCs in PAOs fromSorters and MTS.	27.7.2014
7	Departmental Examination for promotion to LDCs in PAOs from MTS qualified in matriculation	17.08.2014

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

PAY BAND AND GRADE PAY

STANDARD PAY SCALES

Pay Band	Pay in the Pay Band (Rs.)	Grade Pay (Rs.)
PB-1	5,200-20200	1,800
PB-1	5,200-20200	1,900
PB-1	5,200-20200	2,000
PB-1	5,200-20200	2,400
PB-1	5,200-20200	2,800

PB-2	9,300-34800	4,200
PB-2	9,300-34800	4,600
PB-2	9,300-34800	4,800
PB-2	9,300-34800	5,400

PB-3	15,600-39100	5,400
PB-3	15,600-39100	6,600
PB-3	15,600-39100	7,600

PB-4	37,400-67000	8,700
PB-4	37,400-67000	8,900
PB-4	37,400-67000	10,000

HAG Scale	67,000 (annual increment @ 3%) - 79000	Nil
HSG+ Scale	75,500 (annual increment @ 3%) - 80000	Nil
Apex Scale	80,000 (Fixed)	Nil
Cabinet Secretary	90,000 (Fixed)	Nil

Rates of fixed conveyance allowances under SR-25

The revised rates of Conveyance Allowance under SR-25w.e.f. 1.9.2008 revised under Ministry of Finance OM No F. No 19039/2/2008-E.IV dated 23.9.2008 are as under:-

Average Monthly travel on official duty	For journeys by own motor car (in Rs.)	For journeys by other mode of conveyance (in Rs.)
201-300 Kms	1120	370
301-450 Kms	1680	480
451-600 Kms	2070	640
601-800 Kms	2430	750
Above 800 Kms	3000	850

The above rate wll be increased by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance goes up by 50%

Classification of cities for HRA

'X' Cities - 30% HRA

States	Cities Classified as "X"
Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad (UA)
Delhi	Delhi (UA)
Karnataka	Bangaluru (UA)
Mahrashtra	Greater Mumbai (UA)
Tamilnadu	Chennai (UA)
West Bengal	Kolkatta (UA)

'Y' Cities - 20% HRA

States	Cities Classified as "Y"
Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada (UA, Warangal, (UA), Vishkhapatnam (UA), Guntur
Assam	Guwahati (UA)
Bihar	Patna (UA)
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Chattisgarh	Durg-Bhilai Nagar (UA), Raipur (UA)
Gujarat	Ahmedabad (UA), Rajkot (UA), Jamnagar (UA), Bhavnagar (UA), Vadodara (UA), Surat (UA)
Haryana	Faridabad*
Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar (UA), Jammu (UA)
Jharkhand	Jamshedpur (UA), Dhanbad (UA), Ranchi (UA)
Karnataka	Belgaum (UA), Hubli-Dharwad, Mangalore (UA), Mysore (UA)
Kerala	Kozhikode (UA), Kochi (UA), Thiruvananthapuram (UA)
Madhya Pradesh	Gwalior (UA), Indore (UA), Bhopal (UA), Jabalpur (UA)
Maharashtra	Amravati, Nagpur (UA), Aurangabad (UA), Nashik (UA), Bhiwandi (UA), Pune (UA), Solapur, Kolhapur (UA)
Orissa	Cuttack (UA), Bhubaneswar (UA)
Punjab	Amritsar (UA), Jalandhar (UA), Ludihiana
Pondicherry	Pondicherry (UA)
Rajasthan	Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur (UA), Kota (UA)
Tamilnadu	Salem (UA), Tiruppur (UA), Coimbatore (UA), Madurai (UA)
Uttarkhand	Dehradun (UA)
Uttar Pradesh	Moradabad, Meerut (UA), Ghaziabad*, Aligarh, Agra (Ua), Bareilly (UA), Lucknow (UA), Kanpur (UA), Allahabad (UA), Gorakhpur, Varanasi (UA)
West Bengal	Asansol (UA)

*only for the purpose of extending HRA on the basis of dependency

Remaining cities/towns which are not covered under "X" or "Y" are classified as "Z" for the purpose of HRA.

Entitlements for Journeys on Tour

TRAVEL ENTITLEMENTS WITHIN THE COUNTRY

Grade Pay	Travel Entitlements
Officers drawing GP of Rs 10,000/- and above and those in pay scale of HAG + and aove	Business/Club Class by air/AC First Class by train
Officers drawing GP of Rs 7600, Rs 8700 and Rs 8900	Economy Class by air/AC First Class by train
Officers drawing GP of Rs 5400 and Rs 6600	Economy Class by air/AC II Tier class by train
Officers drawing GP of Rs 4200, Rs 4600 and Rs 4800	AC II Tier by Train
Officers drawing GP below Rs 4200	First Class/AC III Tier/AC Chair car by train

The revised travel entitlements are subject to the following:-

(i) In case of places not connected by rail, travel by AC bus for all those entitled to travel by AC II Tier and above by train and by Deluxe/ordinary bus for others is allowed.

(ii) In case of road travel between places connected by rail, travel by any means of public transport is allowed provided the total fare does not exceed the train fare by the entitled class.

(iii) Henceforth, all mileage points earned by Government employees on tickets purchased for official travel shall be utilized by the concerned department for other official travel by their officers. Any usage of these mileage points purposes of private travel by an officer will attract departmental action. This is to ensure that the benefits out of official travel, which is funded by the Government, should accrue to the Government.

(iv) All Government servants are allowed to travel below their entitled class of travel.

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL ENTITLEMENT

(i) Cabinet Secretary/Secretary to GOI and Equivalent	First Class
(ii) Officers drawing GP of Rs 10,000 and above and those in pay scale of HAG +	Business/Club Class
(iii) Others	Economy Class

ENTITLEMENT FOR JOURNEYS BY SEA OR BY RIVER STEAMER (SR-40)

Grade Pay	Entitlement
Officers drawing GP of Rs 5,400/- and above and those in pay scale of HAG + and aove	Highest Class
Officers drawing GP of Rs 4200, Rs 4600 and Rs 4800	If there be two classes only on the steamer, the lower class
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs 2400 and Rs 2800	If there be two classes only on the steamer, the lower class If there be three classes, the middle or the second class If there be four classes, the third class
Officers drawing GP less than Rs 2400/-	The lowest class

(ii) Accommodation entitlements for travel between the mainland and the A&N group of Islands and Lakshadweep Group of Island by ships operated by the Shipping Corporation of India Limited will be as follows:

Grade Pay	Entitlement
Officers drawing GP of Rs 5,400/- and above and those in pay scale of HAG + and aove	Deluxe Class
Officers drawing GP of Rs 4200, Rs 4600 and Rs 4800	First / 'A' Cabin Class
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs 2400 and Rs 2800	Second/ 'B' Cabin Class
Officers drawing GP less than Rs 2400/-	Bunk Class

MILEAGE ALLOWANCE FOR FOURNEYS BY ROAD :

In supersession of SR 46 and the Government of India's Order thereunder, the Grade Pay ranges for travel by public/bus/auto/rickshaw/Scooter/motor Cycle, full taxi/taxi/own car is revised as indicated below:-Accommodation entitlements for travel between the mainland and the A&N group of Islands and Lakshadweep Group of Island by ships operated by the Shipping Corporation of India Limited will be as follows:

Grade Pay	Entitlement
Officers drawing GP of Rs 10,000 and above and those in pay scales of HAG + and above	Actual fare by any type of public bus including air-conditioned bus OR At prescribed rates of AC Taxi when the journey is actually performed by AC Tqaxi. OR At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw for journeys by auto rickshaw, own scooter motor cycle, moped atc
Officers drawing GP of Rs 5400, Rs 6600, Rs 7600 and Rs 8700 and Rs 8900	Same as at (i) above with the exception that journeys by AC taxi will not be permissible
Officers drawing GP of Rs 4200, Rs 4600 and Rs 4800	Same as at (ii) above
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs 2400 and above but less than Rs 4200	Actual fare by any type of public bus other than air-conditioned bus OR At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw for journeys by autorickshaw/own scooter/motorcycle/moped etc
Officers drawing GP less than Rs 2400/-	Actual fare by ordinary public bus only OR At prescribed rates for autorickshaw/own scooter/motor cycle/moped etc

(b) Mileage allowance for road journeys shall be regulated at the following rates in places where no specific rates have been prescribed either by the Director of Transport of the concerned State or of the neighbouring sttes:

(i) For journeys performed in own car/taxi : Rs 16 per KM

(ii) For journeys performed by auto rickshaw own scooter, etc : Rs 8 per KM

CGHS subscription and ward entitle wef 1-6-2009

REVISED RATES OF CGHS CONTRIBUTION W.E.F. 1.6.2009

Sl No	Grade Pay drawn by the officer	Contribution (Rupees per month)
1.	Rs 1650 per month	50/-
2.	Rs 1800; Rs 1900; Rs 2000; Rs 2400 and Rs 2800 per month	125/-
3.	Rs 4200 per month	225/-
4.	Rs 4600; Rs 4800; Rs 5400 and Rs 6600 per month	325/-
5.	Rs 7600 and above per month	500/-

ENTITLEMENT OF WARDS IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS EMPANELLED UNDER CGHS

Sl No	Ward entitlement	Pay drawn in pay band
1.	General Ward	Upto Rs 13950/-
2.	Semi-Private ward	Rs 13960/- to Rs 19530/-
3.	Private ward	Rs 19540 and above

Click here to view the memo dated 20.9.2009 of Ministry of Health

GDS REVISED TRCA W.E.F. 01-01-2006

Category of GDS	Revised TRCA	Work load in Points	Work load in hours
GDS SPM	Rs 4575-85-7125	--	4-5 hours
GDS BPM	Rs 2745-50-4245	75 Points	Upto 3 hours work
-do-	Rs 3200-60-5000	87.5 Points	More than 3 hours and upto 3 hrs 30 Min
-do-	Rs 3660-70-5760	100 Points	Upto 4 hrs
-do-	Rs 4115-75-6365	112.5 Points	More than 4 hours and upto 4 hrs 30 Min
-do-	Rs 4575-85-7125	Upto 125 Points	More than 4 hours 30 min and upto 5 hrs
GDS MD/SV	Rs 2665-50-4165	-	For workload upto 3 hrs for new entrants
-do-	Rs 3330-60-5130	-	For workload upto 3 hrs 45 minutes
-do-	Rs 4220-75-6470	-	More than 3 hours 45 min and upto 5 hrs
GDS MP/MC/MM	Rs 2295-45-3695	-	For workload upto 3 hrs for new entrants
-do-	Rs 2870-50-4370	-	More than 3 hours and upto 3 hrs 45 min
-do-	Rs 3635-65-5585	-	More than 3 hours 45 min and upto 5 hrs

GDS SERVICE DISCHARGE BENEFITS

Nature of benefit	Present Benefits	Revised Benefits (w.e.f. 9.10.2009)
Ex-gratia Gratuity	Granted at the rate of half months basic TRCA drawn immediately before discharge of service for each completed year of service subject to a maximum of Rs 18,000 or 16.5 months basic TRCA last drawn whichever is less. Minimum service prescribed is 15 years.	Continuance of the existing formula for grant of Ex-gratia Gratuity subject to a Maximum ofRs. 60,000.
Severance Amount	A Lumpsum severance amount of Rs 30,000/- is paid on discharge provided a GDS has completed 20 years of continuous service. In case of a GDS completing 15 years of service but less than 20 years of continuous service the severance amount paid is Rs 20,000	Severance Amount shall be paid at the rate of Rs 1500 for every completed year of service subject to a Maximum ofRs 60000with reduction in Minimum eligibility period to 10 years.

GDS OTHER ALLOWANCES

Nature of Allowance	Existing Allowance	Revised Allowances (w.e.f. 9.10.2009)
Office Maintenance Allowance	Rs 50 per month for GDS SPM/BPM	Rs 100 per month for GDS SPM/BPM
Fixed Stationery Charge	Rs 10 per month for GDS SPM/BPM and Rs 5 per month for other categories of GDS	Rs 25 per month for GDS SPM/BPM and Rs 10 Per month for other categories of GDS (like GDS MD/SV and MC doing delivery work)
Boat Allowance	Rs 10 per month	Actul charges paid to the Boatman subject to maximum of Rs 50 per month for conveyance of mail
Cash Conveyance Allowance	Rs 10 per occasion plus bus fares for conveyance of cash from BO to AO	Rs 50 per month
Cycle Maintenance Allowance	Rs 30 per month provided the GDS travels a distance of 10 Kms per day	Rs 60 per month for GDS MD/MC who use their own cycle for discharge of Duty. Present minimum distance conditions of 10 Kms for grant of Cycle maintenance allowance stands withdrawn.
Combined duty allowance (CDA) for Branch Postmasters	Rs 100 per month for performing delivery or conveyance or both	1. GDS BPM performing delivery or conveyance of duties or both wil be paid Rs 500 per month for each item of work separately. 2. If the BPM is performing delivery of the BO village only, it will be restricted to Rs 250 per month. 3. BPM exchanging Mails at Bus stand or at Railway Stations will be compensated at the rate of Rs 250 p.m.
Allowances for combination of duties for MD/MC	Rs 75 per month for GDS Mail Deliverer/MC for performing additional duty	GDS MD/MC attached with the additional duty of another post, revised rate of allowance will be at the rate of Rs 25 per day subject to maximum of Rs 625 per month
Compensation to MC who are detained for exchange of mails	Rs 3 per hour subject to a Maximum of Rs 6 per day	Rs 6 per hour subject to a Maximum of Rs 12 per day subject to existing contions