Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Interest rates on small savings revised w.e.f. 01/04/2012
The Finance Ministry (Budget Division) has issued an Office Memorandum O.M.No: 6-1/2011-NS.II (Pt) dated 26.03.2012 for revision of Interest Rates for various small saving schemes operated mainly through post offices and PPF.
Based on the recommendations of Shyamala Gopinath Committee for comprehensive review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF), Government had earlier taken the decision that interest rates of various small savings shall be reviewed every financial year and revsions in the same to be notified before 1st of April of that year.
Accordingly the present revision in the interest rates of various small saving scheme has been made. The following table provides the revision made:
| Scheme | Interest Rate w.e.f 1.12.2011 | Interest Rate w.e.f 1.4.2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Savings Deposit | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 year Time Deposit | 7.7 | 8.2 |
| 2 year Time Deposit | 7.8 | 8.3 |
| 3 year Time Deposit | 8.0 | 8.4 |
| 5 year Time Deposit | 8.3 | 8.5 |
| 5 year recurring deposit | 8.0 | 8.4 |
| 5 year SCSS | 9.0 | 9.3 |
| 5 year MIS | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| 5 year NSC | 8.4 | 8.6 |
| 10 year NSC | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| PPF | 8.6 | 8.8 |
CLICK HERE to download the Office Memorandum (OM) dated 26/03/2012
GS visited Postal Directorate on 22/03/2012.
I along with Shri Ajit Kumar, ASP (PMU) met with the various DDGs and other concerned officers in the Postal Directorate. The following issues were discussed with them in detailed. The present status in respect of these issues is furnished below for the information of all CHQ Office Bearers, Circle Secretaries and Members.
1. Up-gradation of GP of IP from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/-.
File is still under process in the Postal Directorate in a positive manner and the same is likely to be sent to the MOF shortly.
2. Holding of supplementary DPC for promotion to PS Gr. B for the year 2011.
ACRs of few officers are required and result of supplementary DPC is likely to be completed within a couple of months.
3. Holding of DPC to PS Gr. B for the year 2012.
ACRs are yet to be called for from Circles. This will be done after issue of result of supplementary DPC to PS Gr. B for the year 2011.
4. Holding of DPC for the promotion to JTS, Group A.
The required information has already been provided to UPSC.
5. Declaration of result of IP examination 2011.
File is still with the Secretary (Posts) for decision in respect of PM Grade-I officials. After clearance of the file, result will be announced shortly.
Reminders for following issues were given to the Postal Directorate.
1. Recruitment Rules for the post of Assistant Manager in MMS. To see details, CLICK HERE.
2. Quota of General Line in PS Group "B" Examination.
To see details, CLICK HERE.
3. Up-gradation of 141 posts of HSG-I IP Line as PS Group B cadre.
To see details, CLICK HERE.
5. Issue of combined All India Seniority List of Inspectors, Posts from the year 1999.
To see details, CLICK HERE.
(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary2. Quota of General Line in PS Group "B" Examination.
To see details, CLICK HERE.
3. Up-gradation of 141 posts of HSG-I IP Line as PS Group B cadre.
To see details, CLICK HERE.
4. LDCE for promotion to the cadre of Sr. Postmaster (Gzetted).
To see details, CLICK HERE. 5. Issue of combined All India Seniority List of Inspectors, Posts from the year 1999.
To see details, CLICK HERE.
6. Supply of Laptop to all IPs/ASPs.
To see details, CLICK HERE.(Vilas Ingale)
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
PS Gr. B Examination rescheduled to 3-6-2012 (Sunday).
PS Gr. B Examination for the year 2012 scheduled to be held on 27-5-2012 (Sunday) has now been re-scheduled to 3-6-2012 (Sunday).
Order for Increment
Monday, March 19, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Sr.Postmaster CAT case update
Sr. Postmaster CAT case came up before the Hon'ble CAT bench Chandigarh but no hearing took place as no reply has been filed by the department. The hearing has been adjourned to 11-4-2012.
Source : Punjab IP/ASP Blog
Eligiblity of IPO Exam in DOP
DEPARTMENT OF POST, INDIA
MINISTERY OF IT AND COMMUNICATION
DEPARTMENTAL EXAM IN IPO
ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA:-1. He/She should be a permanent employee of the Department.
2. The candidate should complete Minimum Five years in PA/SA cadre.
3. The Maximum Age limit for General Category is 40 years, for SC/ST 45 years.
4. The candidate should know to ride a bicycle.
5. The candidate should have satisfactory record of service.
6. The candidates can Avail Maximum Four chances for General Category & six Chances for SC/ST.
7. The candidate should secure Minimum 45% Marks aggregate from all Papers& 40% Marks in any one paper.
Additional conditions for Surplus qualified candidates:
2. The surplus qualified candidate should pass the language proficiency test for the state concerned, within the period of probation of two years, failing to this the candidate will be reverted to their substantive cadre.
3. NOTE- This year no surplus option for IPO Candidate
EXAMINATION PAPER FOR IPO
PAPERS:1. PAPER – 1
2. PAPER – 2
3. PAPER – 3
4. PAPER – 4
Descriptions of all Papers:-
1. P&T Manual Volume- V
2. P&T Manual Volume- IV [Chapter-I & II (except Traffic and engineering options) III to V, VIII, XII, XVI & XVII]
3. P&T Manual Volume - II [Chapters II, IV (Rules 127 to 147 only) V and VI
4. CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964
5. Postal Manual Volume- III (Schedules-I-A, I-B, I-B (i), 4 and 7)
6. Time Test by Shri R.V. Marathe
1. P&T Manual Volume- VIII (Whole except chapter-I)
2. PO Guide Part-I and II
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1. Postal Manual Volume- VI (Part-I & II)
2. POSB Manual Volume- I and II
1. Postal Manual Volume-VII
1. P&T Financial Hand Book Volume- I (Chapter-II to VI and Chapter VIII to XIII and Appendix -11)
2. Postal Financial Hand Book Volume - II (Chapter-II, IV and V)
Note: - The appendices referred in the above chapters are also included in the syllabus
3. Fundamental Rules whole except rules 82, 94 to 100, 102 and 109 to 130
4. Supplementary Rules whole including Appendices except rules 166 to 174, 242 to 266, 274 to 283 and 307 to 310
5. CCS Pension Rules 1972, CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, CCS (Joining Time) Rules, 1970
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1. Indian Post Office Act-1898
2. The Government Saving Bank Act-1873 as amended by Govt. Saving Bank (Amendment) Act-1959
3. The Government Savings Certificate Act-1959
4. The Indian Penal Code (Chapter-I, II, V, IX, XII to section 424 and XVIII to Section-477-A)
5. Indian Evidence Act
6. The Code of Criminal Procedure (Chapter-I, V, VI, VII, XIV, XXII, XXIV, XXV, XXXIX to XIII)
7. Central Administrative Tribunal Act-1985
8. Consumer Protection Act-1986
NOTE - The General knowledge section will cover History, Geography, culture and constitution.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR CANDIDATES
Except following Books / Volumes, all the volumes/ books are available on website of India Post i.e. www.indiapost.gov.in
Vol.IV [Chapter-I & II (except Traffic and engineering options) V, VIII, XII,]
CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 #
Time Test by Shri R.V. Marathe (Establishment Norms published by PTC Mysore can be used)
PO Guide Part- II
Postal Manual Vol.VI (Part-I & II)
P&T Financial Hand Book Volume - I Chapter- II to VI and Chapter VIII to XIII and Appendix-11
Fundamental Rules #
Supplementary Rules#
CCS Pension Rules 1972,#
CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972,#
CCS (Joining Time) Rules, 1970#
The Indian Penal Code (Chapter-I,II,V,IX,XII to section 424 and XVIII to Section-477-A)@
Indian Evidence Act@
The Code of Criminal Procedure (Chapter-I, V, VI, VII, XIV, XXII, XXIV, XXV, XXXIX to XIII)@
Central Administrative Tribunal Act-1985#
Consumer Protection Act-1986@
# Swamy and many other publications publish these books.
@ Standard law books can be used.
The selected candidate has to perform his duty in the concerned Unit of the department as a Sub divisional head, Platform Inspector, Complaints Inspector, Office Supervisor, IP Printing, IP uniform, IP Mail Motor Services, IP Court, and Investigation. IP (PMI), etc.
COMPILED BY
AMIT KUMAR , SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR , KATIHAR HO
Source:- sapost.blogspot.com
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Some use ful tips for Mobile Phones
To check your mobile original or not
Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the-international mobile equipment identity number appears. Then check the 7th and 8th numbers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Phone serial no. x x x x x x ? ? x x x x x x x
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany which is fair quality
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 00 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 13 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and also dangerous for your health
(1 ) EMERGENCY The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112 ..* If you find
yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an
emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to
establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked.
(2) Hidden Battery power
Imagine your cell battery is very low , you are expecting an important call
and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve
battery. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell will restart with
this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This
reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.
(3) How to disable a stolen mobile phone?
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone:* # 0 6 #
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. when your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless.
Thanks to SA POST and S Jayachandran -9961464279
Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the-international mobile equipment identity number appears. Then check the 7th and 8th numbers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Phone serial no. x x x x x x ? ? x x x x x x x
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany which is fair quality
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 00 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 13 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and also dangerous for your health
(1 ) EMERGENCY The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112 ..* If you find
yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an
emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to
establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked.
(2) Hidden Battery power
Imagine your cell battery is very low , you are expecting an important call
and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve
battery. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell will restart with
this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This
reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.
(3) How to disable a stolen mobile phone?
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone:* # 0 6 #
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. when your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless.
Thanks to SA POST and S Jayachandran -9961464279
IPO Examination 2011
It is learnt that, Inspector Posts Examination 2011 result is expected in the next week i.e. 3rd week of this month.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Minutes of 37th All India Conference held at Bangaluru on 28th & 29th January 2012
The 37th All India Biennial Conference of our Association was held at Bangaluru on 28th and 29th January, 2012. Out of 22 circles, 234 delegates from 19 circles attended and actively participated in the deliberations. There was no representation from Assam, J & K and Himachal Pradesh circle branches.
Deliberations on following issues have been taken place and approved by the august house.
1. Confirmation of the minutes of Biennial Conference of the Association held at New Delhi on 3rd and 4th April 2010.
Shri Roop Chand, General Secretary read out the minutes of the 36th AIC held at New Delhi on 3rd and 4th April, 2010 and it was unanimously approved by the august body.
2. Approval of Biennial report of CHQ for the period from 02/04/2010 to 26/01/2012.
General Secretary read out the report and it was unanimously adopted and approved by the house.
3. Approval of Audited accounts of CHQ for the period from 02/04/2010 to 26/01/2012.
Shri Jeetram, CHQ Treasurer presented the accounts for the period from 02.4.2010 to 26.1.2012. The Treasurer answered/clarified to queries raised by members satisfactorily and accounts were finally passed by the house.
4. (a) Upgradation of grade pay of Inspector Posts from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/- w. e. f. 01/01/2006.
General Secretary explained that determination of the pay structure is the job of experts sitting in Pay Commissions entrusted with the specific job and the Government cannot attempt selective revisions without addressing its impact on analogous cadres. Having restored parity by virtue of the recommendations of Fifth Pay Commission, the Government can not try to undo the same and create a blatant discrimination between analogous cadres. Strange it is to find that the Ministry of Finance, having disturbed the relativities are trying to find new logic to deny the well merited parity to the cadre of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendent Posts.
The consistent attempts by this Association to bring into focus all these facts to the Department and to the Government have fallen into deaf ears. Instead the Department has been toying with the idea of abolishing the cadre of Assistant Superintendent Posts and merging the two posts into one without any specific assurance to enhance the career progression of this cadre. The posts of Assistant Superintendents exist in the Department from the inception of the cadre of Inspector of Post Offices and the Assistant Superintendents are the second level officers in the Postal Division and in reality the de facto administrators of the Postal Division. Assistant Superintendent Posts were conferred with ‘Gazetted status’ in the year 2005 as the Government was convinced that the nature of duties performed by them are higher and the responsibilities shared by them are unique to the Department and therefore deserve a higher level of recognition and now just to remove the man-made anomaly which has caused undue discrimination to the cadre of Inspectors, neither the Department of Posts nor the Government can demand our passive and unconditional acceptance to the merger of the Inspector and Assistant Superintendent Posts which have different degrees of responsibilities. While the Department has rightly recognized the need to place the Inspector Posts in higher pedestal on par with Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC and accordingly recommended to the Ministry of Finance also, the same Department cannot now demand unconditional acceptance from our Association to accept an unified single cadre of Inspectors or unilaterally alter the cadre structure for the simple reason that the MOF does not accept the proposal from the Department to restore parity without any valid reason and such a step would definitely be retrograde in nature.
The Hon’ble CAT, Ernakulam Bench has dealt at length the background of our claim seeking parity and has rightly appreciated our earnest efforts to secure parity with the Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC and has therefore allowed the OA with further directions to the Ministry of Finance to have a re-look in the matter at the level of Secretary and consider the case of the Inspector (Posts) for upgradation of their grade pay at par with that of the Inspector of Income Tax, CBDT and CBEC and to consider upward revision of the grade pay of ASPs as well.
Opinion of all Circle branches was obtained. Shri.S.Samuel ex-General Secretary, Shri.G.P.Lahiri ex CHQ President and Shri.P.R.Satyanarayanan ex CHQ President spoke in length about the circumstances under which the post of ASP was sanctioned and how gazetted status was obtained after a long struggle. While all other cadres in the central government are expanding their cadre strength and number of posts, why this cadre alone is asked to surrender the promotional avenues and go backward. Finally, the house decided to oppose merger and passed the following resolution:
“ We are against the merger of Inspector Posts and Assistant Superintendents Posts Cadre. Inspector Posts should be granted grade pay of Rs. 4600/- w. e. f. 01/01/2006 at par with the Inspectors CBDT/CBEC in tune with the direction of the Hon. CAT Ernakulam Bench”.
(b) Restructuring of Inspector Posts cadre and Second CRC.
The Second Cadre Review took place in the year 1986. The Committee recommended upgrading 245 posts of ASP to PS Group B. A Presidential order was also issued in this regard but till date it was not implemented by the department. Here also the Department Expenditure created a mess of it. Now the department is talking about another CRC after rendering injustice to this cadre by its failure to implement the earlier one. The department has constituted a Committee under the chairmanship of Shri. Ashutosh Tripathi, Chief PMG, M.P Circle. The terms of reference to the committee are as under:
(1) To revisit the norms for creation of new Postal Division and Regions as well as upgradation of Class II Divisions into Class I Divisions.
(2) To study the feasibility of organizational restricting of fields formations (Circle and below) keeping in view the emerging needs for India Post in new socio-economic environment.
(3) Review of norms for upgradation of Post Offices.
(4) To study the feasibility of strengthening / creation of Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants posts in view of increased need of System Administrators.
(5) Any other relevant issue as may be assigned by the Competent Authority later.
(6) The time period of this Committee to submit its recommendations is three months.
Here also the department is planning to upgrade Class II divisions into class I divisions which will mostly beneficial to IPoS officers only. Many of the Class II divisions in which promoted officers are working are likely to lose promotional prospects. The house decided to deal with the subject separately without linking it with up-gradation Grade Pay to IPs.
(c) CAT Ernakulam Judgement dated 19/10/2011 in OA No. 381/2010.
General Secretary informed that Directorate would be submitting the required information in this regard to MoF. The house requested the General Secretary to pursue the case at appropriate level and see that the orders of Hon’ble CAT is implemented.
(d) Regular promotion to PS Group B cadre.
General Secretary elaborated the issue and informed the house that two DPCs had already been convened, one on 27/11/2011 & the second on 17/11/2011. Total 344 members have been promoted to PS Group B cadre and supplementary DPC is also likely to be convened soon.
(e) PS Group ‘B’ and Sr. Postmaster Examination.
General Secretary informed that the examination for the promotion to the cadre of Sr. PM was notified by the Department to be conducted on 31st December 2011. Department took a decision not to allow ASPs for the examination. This order was challenged before the CAT Chandigarh and Hyderabad. Finally, Department postponed the examination until further orders. Both the cases are still pending before the Honourable CATs. Department has notified the date of PS Group B examination on 27th May 2012 and Sr. PM Examination in November 2012 without waiting for the final decision of Honourable CATs.
The representatives of Maharashtra, Kerala & Odisha participated in the discussion effectively and pointed out that ASPs & adhoc PS Group B officers should also be made eligible for Sr. Postmaster examination. It was finally decided that the CHQ will take up the matter with Directorate.
(f) & (g) Provision of infrastructure to Sub Division / Re-organisation of sub divisions.
Many of the sub-divisional offices are functioning from sub-standard accommodation. The venture into new area of business development, Rural PLI etc. has increased the work load and public contact in many folds. Hence, the house requested the department to provide proper justified accommodation to all Sub Divisions.
(h) Supply of Laptops / computers with broad band connection for all Inspector Posts / ASP except Sub Divisional Heads.
Secretary Posts, in her address in the last AIC New Delhi assured to supply Laptop not only to Sub Divisions but also to all IPs/ASPs working in other offices. Supply of Laptops has commenced to all Sub Divisions but yet to reach to few more Sub Divisions. Representatives of Karnataka Circle informed the house that none of the Sub Divisions in their Circle has been supplied with Laptop. Circle Secretaries of Rajasthan & Punjab also took part in the discussion and it was unanimously decided that CHQ will take up the case with Directorate for supply of Laptops to all IPs & ASPs including pending sub divisions. Though Lap top have been supplied partially, broad band connections are yet to be provided.
Issue of combined All India Seniority List of IPs from the year 1999.
It has been decided that CHQ will get the information through RTI.
(j) Revision of rates of remuneration for Invigilator duty.
GS informed to the house that, the case has already been taken up with the Directorate and it is under consideration.
(k) MACP scheme.
GS appraised the house that, DOPT has already framed rules and regulations and therefore our Department could not make any changes therein.
(l) Decentralization of PLI / RPLI work to divisions.
Delegates from circles participated in the discussion and it has been decided that, separate set-up with full fledged manpower consisting of MTS, PAs, IPs, ASPs & AAOs should be provided in all divisions for smooth functioning of PLI/RPLI work. CHQ will take up the case with Directorate.
(m) Women and Youth participation in the activities of the Association.
GS made an appeal to all circles to motivate and increase the participation of women & youth members Circle and CHQ level activities. Women and youth members should be encouraged for effective participation in Association activities. They must be roped in for organizational work by electing them to Circle/CHQ body. Smt.T.V.Sundari, AGS-I commended the excellent work done by women members of our Association particularly women IP/ASP from Karnataka Circle in the successful conduct of the All India Conference.
(n) Activities in the Association with PSI.
Shri. Dinesh Khare, President, Smt. T.V.Sundari AGS-I and Shri.Manjunatha Huballi informed the house various work place campaigns, seminars/workshops organized in Tamilnadu/Karnataka Circles in co-ordination with Public Services International (PSI). The President stated that Karnataka Circle was always associated with PSI and its affiliates in the state of Karnataka and he desired that CHQ might continue the Trade Union activities in co-ordination with PSI.
(o) Any other item with the permission of the chair.
Many circles participated in various issues effectively and placed the following demandeds:
i. Rule 38 cases to be considered quickly.
ii. The cases of surplus qualified candidates should also be considered quickly.
iii. Clerical assistance to the sub divisional head.
iv. Delay in MACP cases in MP circle
v. Negative Valuation in all examinations.
vi. Cases of up-gradation of ASPs in the scale of Rs. 7450/- as per Fifth Pay Commission.
vii. Non-payment of RPLI incentives since 2009 to sub divisional heads in Karnataka Circle.
CHQ will take up these cases with the Directorate.
5. Organisational review.
The august body took review of organization functioning. GS informed that CHQ took efforts and revived the defunct Branch of Jharkhand Circle. But despite such efforts in J&K, the defunct Branch in that circle remains defunct.
6. Financial review.
The financial position of CHQ is not so sound. GS informed the house that Circle Branches are not prompt in remitting 40% due quota to CHQ as required vide Article 39 of our Association’s Constitution. He appealed to all Circle Secretaries to remit the CHQ quota in full and in time so that the CHQ could function effectively.
7. Merger of Postal Officers’ Association, India with All India Association of Inspectors & ASP.
Members mooted the idea of merger of our Association with Postal Officers’ Association India. After a detailed discussion it was decided not to go with merger proposal.
8. Postal Inspector / CHQ blog.
GS explained the house that due to want of fund/support from circles, the mouth piece of our Association could not be brought out monthly. “Postal Inspector” can be published every month or at least on quarterly basis if all members subscribe to it. Circles can also extend support by placing a constant demand for certain number of copies by remitting subscription in advance.
9 & 10. Approval for draft resolutions / Amendment to Constitution.
In all, 7 resolutions are adopted unanimously by the august house.
i) To amend Article 38 of the Constitution; this stipulates a monthly subscription of Rs. 30/- from every member increasing the same to Rs. 50/- p. m.
ii) To amend Note 2 below Article 44 (a) inserting the word “or Assistant Circle Secretary” after the word ‘Organising Secretary’.
iii) To provide separate establishment at Divisional Level for carrying out works related to PLI / RPLI consequent upon decentralization. The work relates to verification of policies and sanctioning claims to be got verified by a separate Accounts Officer or divisional accountant rather than by the ASP (HQ). The Association also resolved to request the Department to issue clear cut orders with respect to payment of incentives and to clear all pending incentive bills of IP / ASP at the earliest.
iv) To conduct DPC for PS Gr. B in time. Instructions issued by DOPT to prepare an extended panel should be followed scrupulously and the department should into consideration vacancies that arise out of unforeseen circumstances including cases of unwillingness. This will reduce the increasing number of adhoc promotion given in PS Gr. B cadre in the Circles.
v) To urge the Secretary (Posts) to give direction immediately to Chief PMG Tamil Nadu to withdraw the cluster transfer policy being adopted in that circle for IPs/ ASPs; this is causing much resentment among the members of Tamil Nadu.
vi) To urge the Department to clearly lay down the roll of the Sub Divisional Head while handling loss and fraud cases which exceeds the limit of Rs. 20000/-. While monetary limits are fixed for officers at various level including DPS and PMsG, responsibilities of SDIs are not clarified with clear guidelines which should be put in place.
vii) We are against the merger of Inspector Posts and Assistant Superintendents Posts Cadre. The grade pay of Inspector Posts should be upgraded to Rs. 4600/- w. e. f. 01/01/2006 at par with the Inspectors CBDT/CBEC and analogous cadres in other Central Government ministries/departments in tune with the direction of the Hon. CAT Ernakulam Bench.
11. Election of Office bearers for the next term.
The following members have been elected as CHQ office bearers and CWC members for the next two years term.
Sr.No. Post Name Designation & Office Circle
01 President Shri Suresh Kumar Sharma Offg. SRM “I” Dn. Jalandhar Punjab
02 Vice President-I Shri Navin Chandar ASP Bantvel Sub Division Karnataka
03 Vice President-II Shri B.B. Mohanty Offg. ADPS (Rectt.) CO, Bhubaneshwar Odisha
04 General Secretary Shri Vilas S. Ingale ASP, New Mumbai Sub Division, Vashi 400703 Maharashtra
05 Asst. General Secretary-I Shri Ram Vinay Sharma ASP West Sub Dn Muzaffarpur Bihar
06 Asst. General Secretary-II Shri T.M. Krishnaswami ASP (Vig.) o/o CPMG, Trivandrum Kerala
07 Asst. General Secretary-III Sri Y. Venkateswarulu ASP, Siddipet Sub Division A.P.
08 Asst. General Secretary-IV Ms. Usha K.R. ASP (HQ) Belgaum Div., Belgaum Karnataka
09 Org. General Secretary-I Shri P. Jagatselvan Postmaster, St. Thomas Mount HO, Chennai 600016 T.N.
10 Org. General Secretary-II Shri Nirmalya Mitra ASP Sundarban Sub Division W.B.
11 Org. General Secretary-III Shri N.K. Soni ASP, o/o CPMG, Bhopal M.P.
12 Org. General Secretary-IV Shri Atma Ram ASP (BD) o/o PMG, Ajmer. Rajasthan
12 Org. General Secretary-IV Shri Sharvendu Sekhar Srivastava ASP (SB), o/o CPMG,
Lucknow. U.P.
13 Treasurer Shri Santosh S. Kulkarni ASP (Philately) o/o CPMG Mumbai-1 Maharashtra
14 Asst. Treasurer-I Shri L.N. Mahato ASP Gariaband Sub Division-493889 Chattisgarh
15 Asst. Treasurer-II Ms. Fideles Khonbri ASP (HQ), Meghalaya Dn. Shillong N.E.
16 Auditor Shri M.D. Shukla ASP (HQ) Bharuch Gujarat
17 Asst. Auditor-I Shri Rohtas Singh ASP Sub Div. Faridabad Haryana
18 Asst. Auditor-II Shri Lalit Joshi ASP (Mails/Logistics) C.O., Dehradun. Uttaranchal
12. Next Biennial All India Conference/ CWC meeting
Circle Secretary of Bihar Circle has volunteered to hold 38th All India Conference of our Association in their circle.
Circle Secretary of M. P. Circle has come forward to hold next CWC meeting in their circle.
Deliberations on following issues have been taken place and approved by the august house.
1. Confirmation of the minutes of Biennial Conference of the Association held at New Delhi on 3rd and 4th April 2010.
Shri Roop Chand, General Secretary read out the minutes of the 36th AIC held at New Delhi on 3rd and 4th April, 2010 and it was unanimously approved by the august body.
2. Approval of Biennial report of CHQ for the period from 02/04/2010 to 26/01/2012.
General Secretary read out the report and it was unanimously adopted and approved by the house.
3. Approval of Audited accounts of CHQ for the period from 02/04/2010 to 26/01/2012.
Shri Jeetram, CHQ Treasurer presented the accounts for the period from 02.4.2010 to 26.1.2012. The Treasurer answered/clarified to queries raised by members satisfactorily and accounts were finally passed by the house.
4. (a) Upgradation of grade pay of Inspector Posts from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/- w. e. f. 01/01/2006.
General Secretary explained that determination of the pay structure is the job of experts sitting in Pay Commissions entrusted with the specific job and the Government cannot attempt selective revisions without addressing its impact on analogous cadres. Having restored parity by virtue of the recommendations of Fifth Pay Commission, the Government can not try to undo the same and create a blatant discrimination between analogous cadres. Strange it is to find that the Ministry of Finance, having disturbed the relativities are trying to find new logic to deny the well merited parity to the cadre of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendent Posts.
The consistent attempts by this Association to bring into focus all these facts to the Department and to the Government have fallen into deaf ears. Instead the Department has been toying with the idea of abolishing the cadre of Assistant Superintendent Posts and merging the two posts into one without any specific assurance to enhance the career progression of this cadre. The posts of Assistant Superintendents exist in the Department from the inception of the cadre of Inspector of Post Offices and the Assistant Superintendents are the second level officers in the Postal Division and in reality the de facto administrators of the Postal Division. Assistant Superintendent Posts were conferred with ‘Gazetted status’ in the year 2005 as the Government was convinced that the nature of duties performed by them are higher and the responsibilities shared by them are unique to the Department and therefore deserve a higher level of recognition and now just to remove the man-made anomaly which has caused undue discrimination to the cadre of Inspectors, neither the Department of Posts nor the Government can demand our passive and unconditional acceptance to the merger of the Inspector and Assistant Superintendent Posts which have different degrees of responsibilities. While the Department has rightly recognized the need to place the Inspector Posts in higher pedestal on par with Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC and accordingly recommended to the Ministry of Finance also, the same Department cannot now demand unconditional acceptance from our Association to accept an unified single cadre of Inspectors or unilaterally alter the cadre structure for the simple reason that the MOF does not accept the proposal from the Department to restore parity without any valid reason and such a step would definitely be retrograde in nature.
The Hon’ble CAT, Ernakulam Bench has dealt at length the background of our claim seeking parity and has rightly appreciated our earnest efforts to secure parity with the Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC and has therefore allowed the OA with further directions to the Ministry of Finance to have a re-look in the matter at the level of Secretary and consider the case of the Inspector (Posts) for upgradation of their grade pay at par with that of the Inspector of Income Tax, CBDT and CBEC and to consider upward revision of the grade pay of ASPs as well.
Opinion of all Circle branches was obtained. Shri.S.Samuel ex-General Secretary, Shri.G.P.Lahiri ex CHQ President and Shri.P.R.Satyanarayanan ex CHQ President spoke in length about the circumstances under which the post of ASP was sanctioned and how gazetted status was obtained after a long struggle. While all other cadres in the central government are expanding their cadre strength and number of posts, why this cadre alone is asked to surrender the promotional avenues and go backward. Finally, the house decided to oppose merger and passed the following resolution:
“ We are against the merger of Inspector Posts and Assistant Superintendents Posts Cadre. Inspector Posts should be granted grade pay of Rs. 4600/- w. e. f. 01/01/2006 at par with the Inspectors CBDT/CBEC in tune with the direction of the Hon. CAT Ernakulam Bench”.
(b) Restructuring of Inspector Posts cadre and Second CRC.
The Second Cadre Review took place in the year 1986. The Committee recommended upgrading 245 posts of ASP to PS Group B. A Presidential order was also issued in this regard but till date it was not implemented by the department. Here also the Department Expenditure created a mess of it. Now the department is talking about another CRC after rendering injustice to this cadre by its failure to implement the earlier one. The department has constituted a Committee under the chairmanship of Shri. Ashutosh Tripathi, Chief PMG, M.P Circle. The terms of reference to the committee are as under:
(1) To revisit the norms for creation of new Postal Division and Regions as well as upgradation of Class II Divisions into Class I Divisions.
(2) To study the feasibility of organizational restricting of fields formations (Circle and below) keeping in view the emerging needs for India Post in new socio-economic environment.
(3) Review of norms for upgradation of Post Offices.
(4) To study the feasibility of strengthening / creation of Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants posts in view of increased need of System Administrators.
(5) Any other relevant issue as may be assigned by the Competent Authority later.
(6) The time period of this Committee to submit its recommendations is three months.
Here also the department is planning to upgrade Class II divisions into class I divisions which will mostly beneficial to IPoS officers only. Many of the Class II divisions in which promoted officers are working are likely to lose promotional prospects. The house decided to deal with the subject separately without linking it with up-gradation Grade Pay to IPs.
(c) CAT Ernakulam Judgement dated 19/10/2011 in OA No. 381/2010.
General Secretary informed that Directorate would be submitting the required information in this regard to MoF. The house requested the General Secretary to pursue the case at appropriate level and see that the orders of Hon’ble CAT is implemented.
(d) Regular promotion to PS Group B cadre.
General Secretary elaborated the issue and informed the house that two DPCs had already been convened, one on 27/11/2011 & the second on 17/11/2011. Total 344 members have been promoted to PS Group B cadre and supplementary DPC is also likely to be convened soon.
(e) PS Group ‘B’ and Sr. Postmaster Examination.
General Secretary informed that the examination for the promotion to the cadre of Sr. PM was notified by the Department to be conducted on 31st December 2011. Department took a decision not to allow ASPs for the examination. This order was challenged before the CAT Chandigarh and Hyderabad. Finally, Department postponed the examination until further orders. Both the cases are still pending before the Honourable CATs. Department has notified the date of PS Group B examination on 27th May 2012 and Sr. PM Examination in November 2012 without waiting for the final decision of Honourable CATs.
The representatives of Maharashtra, Kerala & Odisha participated in the discussion effectively and pointed out that ASPs & adhoc PS Group B officers should also be made eligible for Sr. Postmaster examination. It was finally decided that the CHQ will take up the matter with Directorate.
(f) & (g) Provision of infrastructure to Sub Division / Re-organisation of sub divisions.
Many of the sub-divisional offices are functioning from sub-standard accommodation. The venture into new area of business development, Rural PLI etc. has increased the work load and public contact in many folds. Hence, the house requested the department to provide proper justified accommodation to all Sub Divisions.
(h) Supply of Laptops / computers with broad band connection for all Inspector Posts / ASP except Sub Divisional Heads.
Secretary Posts, in her address in the last AIC New Delhi assured to supply Laptop not only to Sub Divisions but also to all IPs/ASPs working in other offices. Supply of Laptops has commenced to all Sub Divisions but yet to reach to few more Sub Divisions. Representatives of Karnataka Circle informed the house that none of the Sub Divisions in their Circle has been supplied with Laptop. Circle Secretaries of Rajasthan & Punjab also took part in the discussion and it was unanimously decided that CHQ will take up the case with Directorate for supply of Laptops to all IPs & ASPs including pending sub divisions. Though Lap top have been supplied partially, broad band connections are yet to be provided.
Issue of combined All India Seniority List of IPs from the year 1999.
It has been decided that CHQ will get the information through RTI.
(j) Revision of rates of remuneration for Invigilator duty.
GS informed to the house that, the case has already been taken up with the Directorate and it is under consideration.
(k) MACP scheme.
GS appraised the house that, DOPT has already framed rules and regulations and therefore our Department could not make any changes therein.
(l) Decentralization of PLI / RPLI work to divisions.
Delegates from circles participated in the discussion and it has been decided that, separate set-up with full fledged manpower consisting of MTS, PAs, IPs, ASPs & AAOs should be provided in all divisions for smooth functioning of PLI/RPLI work. CHQ will take up the case with Directorate.
(m) Women and Youth participation in the activities of the Association.
GS made an appeal to all circles to motivate and increase the participation of women & youth members Circle and CHQ level activities. Women and youth members should be encouraged for effective participation in Association activities. They must be roped in for organizational work by electing them to Circle/CHQ body. Smt.T.V.Sundari, AGS-I commended the excellent work done by women members of our Association particularly women IP/ASP from Karnataka Circle in the successful conduct of the All India Conference.
(n) Activities in the Association with PSI.
Shri. Dinesh Khare, President, Smt. T.V.Sundari AGS-I and Shri.Manjunatha Huballi informed the house various work place campaigns, seminars/workshops organized in Tamilnadu/Karnataka Circles in co-ordination with Public Services International (PSI). The President stated that Karnataka Circle was always associated with PSI and its affiliates in the state of Karnataka and he desired that CHQ might continue the Trade Union activities in co-ordination with PSI.
(o) Any other item with the permission of the chair.
Many circles participated in various issues effectively and placed the following demandeds:
i. Rule 38 cases to be considered quickly.
ii. The cases of surplus qualified candidates should also be considered quickly.
iii. Clerical assistance to the sub divisional head.
iv. Delay in MACP cases in MP circle
v. Negative Valuation in all examinations.
vi. Cases of up-gradation of ASPs in the scale of Rs. 7450/- as per Fifth Pay Commission.
vii. Non-payment of RPLI incentives since 2009 to sub divisional heads in Karnataka Circle.
CHQ will take up these cases with the Directorate.
5. Organisational review.
The august body took review of organization functioning. GS informed that CHQ took efforts and revived the defunct Branch of Jharkhand Circle. But despite such efforts in J&K, the defunct Branch in that circle remains defunct.
6. Financial review.
The financial position of CHQ is not so sound. GS informed the house that Circle Branches are not prompt in remitting 40% due quota to CHQ as required vide Article 39 of our Association’s Constitution. He appealed to all Circle Secretaries to remit the CHQ quota in full and in time so that the CHQ could function effectively.
7. Merger of Postal Officers’ Association, India with All India Association of Inspectors & ASP.
Members mooted the idea of merger of our Association with Postal Officers’ Association India. After a detailed discussion it was decided not to go with merger proposal.
8. Postal Inspector / CHQ blog.
GS explained the house that due to want of fund/support from circles, the mouth piece of our Association could not be brought out monthly. “Postal Inspector” can be published every month or at least on quarterly basis if all members subscribe to it. Circles can also extend support by placing a constant demand for certain number of copies by remitting subscription in advance.
9 & 10. Approval for draft resolutions / Amendment to Constitution.
In all, 7 resolutions are adopted unanimously by the august house.
i) To amend Article 38 of the Constitution; this stipulates a monthly subscription of Rs. 30/- from every member increasing the same to Rs. 50/- p. m.
ii) To amend Note 2 below Article 44 (a) inserting the word “or Assistant Circle Secretary” after the word ‘Organising Secretary’.
iii) To provide separate establishment at Divisional Level for carrying out works related to PLI / RPLI consequent upon decentralization. The work relates to verification of policies and sanctioning claims to be got verified by a separate Accounts Officer or divisional accountant rather than by the ASP (HQ). The Association also resolved to request the Department to issue clear cut orders with respect to payment of incentives and to clear all pending incentive bills of IP / ASP at the earliest.
iv) To conduct DPC for PS Gr. B in time. Instructions issued by DOPT to prepare an extended panel should be followed scrupulously and the department should into consideration vacancies that arise out of unforeseen circumstances including cases of unwillingness. This will reduce the increasing number of adhoc promotion given in PS Gr. B cadre in the Circles.
v) To urge the Secretary (Posts) to give direction immediately to Chief PMG Tamil Nadu to withdraw the cluster transfer policy being adopted in that circle for IPs/ ASPs; this is causing much resentment among the members of Tamil Nadu.
vi) To urge the Department to clearly lay down the roll of the Sub Divisional Head while handling loss and fraud cases which exceeds the limit of Rs. 20000/-. While monetary limits are fixed for officers at various level including DPS and PMsG, responsibilities of SDIs are not clarified with clear guidelines which should be put in place.
vii) We are against the merger of Inspector Posts and Assistant Superintendents Posts Cadre. The grade pay of Inspector Posts should be upgraded to Rs. 4600/- w. e. f. 01/01/2006 at par with the Inspectors CBDT/CBEC and analogous cadres in other Central Government ministries/departments in tune with the direction of the Hon. CAT Ernakulam Bench.
11. Election of Office bearers for the next term.
The following members have been elected as CHQ office bearers and CWC members for the next two years term.
Sr.No. Post Name Designation & Office Circle
01 President Shri Suresh Kumar Sharma Offg. SRM “I” Dn. Jalandhar Punjab
02 Vice President-I Shri Navin Chandar ASP Bantvel Sub Division Karnataka
03 Vice President-II Shri B.B. Mohanty Offg. ADPS (Rectt.) CO, Bhubaneshwar Odisha
04 General Secretary Shri Vilas S. Ingale ASP, New Mumbai Sub Division, Vashi 400703 Maharashtra
05 Asst. General Secretary-I Shri Ram Vinay Sharma ASP West Sub Dn Muzaffarpur Bihar
06 Asst. General Secretary-II Shri T.M. Krishnaswami ASP (Vig.) o/o CPMG, Trivandrum Kerala
07 Asst. General Secretary-III Sri Y. Venkateswarulu ASP, Siddipet Sub Division A.P.
08 Asst. General Secretary-IV Ms. Usha K.R. ASP (HQ) Belgaum Div., Belgaum Karnataka
09 Org. General Secretary-I Shri P. Jagatselvan Postmaster, St. Thomas Mount HO, Chennai 600016 T.N.
10 Org. General Secretary-II Shri Nirmalya Mitra ASP Sundarban Sub Division W.B.
11 Org. General Secretary-III Shri N.K. Soni ASP, o/o CPMG, Bhopal M.P.
12 Org. General Secretary-IV Shri Atma Ram ASP (BD) o/o PMG, Ajmer. Rajasthan
12 Org. General Secretary-IV Shri Sharvendu Sekhar Srivastava ASP (SB), o/o CPMG,
Lucknow. U.P.
13 Treasurer Shri Santosh S. Kulkarni ASP (Philately) o/o CPMG Mumbai-1 Maharashtra
14 Asst. Treasurer-I Shri L.N. Mahato ASP Gariaband Sub Division-493889 Chattisgarh
15 Asst. Treasurer-II Ms. Fideles Khonbri ASP (HQ), Meghalaya Dn. Shillong N.E.
16 Auditor Shri M.D. Shukla ASP (HQ) Bharuch Gujarat
17 Asst. Auditor-I Shri Rohtas Singh ASP Sub Div. Faridabad Haryana
18 Asst. Auditor-II Shri Lalit Joshi ASP (Mails/Logistics) C.O., Dehradun. Uttaranchal
12. Next Biennial All India Conference/ CWC meeting
Circle Secretary of Bihar Circle has volunteered to hold 38th All India Conference of our Association in their circle.
Circle Secretary of M. P. Circle has come forward to hold next CWC meeting in their circle.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Paper-III of Inspector Posts Examination-2011
Today, I visited the Postal Directorate and met with the concerned officers. It has been decided by the Directorate that re-examination in respect of Paper-III of Inspector Posts Examination-2011 will be held on 29.01.2012.
(Roop Chand)
General Secretary
Posted by All India Association of IPs/ASPs at 4:15 PM
CALANDER OF EXAMINATIONS IN DoP DURING 2012
(a) CENTRALIZED EXAMINATIONS
S.No. Name of Examination Date of holding examination
1 PA/SA Direct Recruitment examination April, 2012
2 PS Group 'B' examination 27th May, 2012
3 Postmaster Grade-1 examination 3rd June, 2012
4 LGO examination of PAs/SAs in Circles 12th August, 2012
5 Inspector Posts examination 8th & 9th September, 2012
6 Sr. Postmaster examination 18th November, 2012
7 Junior (C&E) examination 15 – 16 th December, 2012
8 Assistant Engineer (C&E) examination 15- 16 th December, 2012
(b) DECENTRALIZED EXAMINATIONS
S.No. Name of Examination Date of holding examination
1 PO & RMS Accountant examination 15th April, 2012
2 Confirmation examination for direct recruit Jr. Accountants in PAO 12th & 13th May, 2012
3 Postman examination 20th May, 2012
4 Direct Recruitment to Multi Tasking Staff 20th May, 2012
5 LDCs to Jr. Accountants in PAO 23rd & 24th June 2012
6 LGO examination for promotion to Assistants of other wings i.e., MMS, Foreign Post, RLO, Stores Depot, CO / RO 15th July
Monday, January 2, 2012
Friday, December 30, 2011
Year End Review of Achievements and Initiatives of Department of Posts
Department of Posts has the largest postal network in the world. It provides postal facilities within reach of every citizen in the country through its vast network at affordable prices. During the long journey from 1857 onward, India Post network has expanded from 23,344 post offices to 1,55,035 post offices as on 31.3.2008. Of these 1,39,173 Post Offices are in rural areas and 15,862 Post Offices in urban areas with an average post office serving 7,174 people and covering an area of approximately 21.2 sq. kms. Some of the important significant events of the Department, particularly focused at Aam Aadmi are as under:-
Enrolling the citizen for ‘Aadhar’ and dispatching the ‘Aadhar’ letters
MOU between Department of Posts and Unique Identification Authority of India - A Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) was signed between Department of Posts and Unique Identification Authority of India for printing, booking, transmission and delivery of letters carrying ‘Aadhar’ numbers of the residents through Speed Post. More than 2.5 Crores of ‘Aadhar’ letters have so far been printed and dispatched by Department of Posts. Department is also working as Registrar with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for providing ‘Aadhar' enrollment service through select Post offices. During the year 2011(upto 1st week of Dec, 2011, over 41 lakhenrollments have been done.
Improving Mail processing and delivery
The Department of Posts has initiated Mail Network Optimization Project to improve the quality of mail processing, transmission and delivery. The project seeks to optimize the existing mail network of Department of Posts with a view to streamline core mail operations. It also seeks to bring in greater standardization and improvement in the operational processes relating to mail processing, transmission and delivery and proposes to introduce a more effective Performance Management Mechanism for mail operations.
Setting up of Automated Mail Processing Centre’s - The Department has undertaken a project to set up Automated Mail Processing Centers (AMPCs) in six major cities with a view to automate mail sorting.The letter sorting machines would be able to sort approximately 35000 articles per hour whereas the Mixed Mail Sorter would sort approximately 16000 articles per hour.
The Mixed Mail sorting machines would help in faster processing of large size letters flats and packets/ parcels through the use of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology.
Automation in mail processing would also help the department in modernization of mail network, consolidation of sorting activities and expedite mail sorting and delivery in these cities.
Creation of National Address Data Base Management System - Under this project, the Department has undertaken and initiative to put in place a national address database management system with an objective to effectively manage the address database of public/ customers, update the addresses online, and help the customers in locating correct addresses and PIN codes. The project has been completed in to two metro cities where address data up to street level has been collected and street directory prepared.
Mechanization of delivery processes - The Department has also taken steps to mechanize mail delivery in phased manner. In order to ensure better monitoring of vehicles used for mail delivery, vehicles are being equipped with the Global Positioning System (GPS) device.
Project Arrow
In this year more than 10,000 post offices are being monitored online.
The Department initiated Project Arrow in April, 2008. The project envisages up gradation of Post Offices in urban and rural areas both in terms of upgrading and enhancing the quality of service. The Prime Minister’s Award for excellence in Public Administration was received for Project Arrow-Transforming India Post-2008.
Introduction of e-enabled services
In the current calendar year, the Department of Posts supplied computer hardware and peripherals to 9,600 single handed Post Offices. By the end of December 2010, 14,415 Post Offices had been computerized in the Department. In total 24,015 Post Offices have been computerized so far.
Remotely Managed Franking System- In the wake of evolution of advanced technology in the franking system allowing not only inkjet/digital printing with more security but also creation of electronic support system facilitating remote setting of franking machines with enhanced security and transparency in accounting system, India Post have introduced Remotely Managed Franking System (RMFS) in place of existing electronic Franking Machines. Around 2,981 RMFS machines have been licensed and activated as on November, 2011.
The Department has also signed agreement with two Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to take complete responsibility of satisfactory functioning of the Remotely Managed Franking System (RMFS) server and machines associated with it.
E-Post office- E-Post office Portal was also commissioned during the current year for e-Commerce activity of the Department of Posts which provides for ‘on time sale of philatelic material.’
E-VPP (Electronic Value Payable Parcels) - E-VPP is a service made available in 1,100 post offices; herein the value of payable panel is updated and sent to the sender online by recipient, avoiding the time lag to enable him to make payment through e-payment system of the department.
eMoney Order (eMO) - The electronic money order, which has been launched in October 2008, facilitates transmission of ordinary money orders through electronic media. India Post has also signed bilateral agreement for exchange of electronic international money order service with Emirates posts, UAE.
Contributing to the financial inclusion of the rural people:
Wage disbursal under Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)- Extensive rural postal network of the country is actively engaged in disbursal of wages of MGNREGA with high levels of efficiency. During the year 2011 the Post Offices disbursed about Rs. 6,000 crore by September, 2011 through about 5.27 crore savings accounts of MGNREGA workers standing in the Post Offices. Thus, the Department of Posts significantly contributed towards the success of this unique social security arrangement of unprecedented scale.
Financial Inclusion of Below Poverty Line (BPL) Household- Department of Posts leveraged its network and outreach to financially include BPL households by targeting them for opening their savings accounts in the Post Offices and thus providing them with access to savings services. During the year 2011 more than 84.77 lakh households were financially included through this initiative by October, 2011.
Collection of Data for Computing Rural Consumer Price Indices-MOS&PI (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation)approached Department of Posts for collection of relevant data from rural areas for the MOS&PI. This would directly help policymaking for rural economy on various important issues. MoU was signed between MOS&PI and Department Posts to collect data on the prices being paid by the consumers in rural areas for selected consumer goods. Due to engagement of Department of Posts it was possible for the Ministry to bring out Rural Consumer Price Index and All India Consumer Price Index in February 2011, for the first time. Since then the Consumer Price Index is being regularly computed and issued by MOS&PI in each month.
Data for Rural CPI is collected for 1181 villages across the country every month. The Branch Post Masters (BPM) concerned ct prices of 185 to 292 commodities from the local market on the weeks fixed for each village.
In order to facilitate the operations, which started in last week of December 2010 and Logistics Post booking counters were established in all the printing presses and consignments were transmitted through multimodal transport system in order to effect the timely, safe and secure delivery of the census consignments.
During the phase 2 operations of the project, 9967 MT of census materials was distributed by India Post to nearly 12,000 locations across the country including Reverse Logistics services for collection and distribution of the census materials from the Census Offices in the Talukas/ Municipalities etc. to Directorate of Census Operations in each State as well as Data Scanning Centers.
A web page has also been developed in order to provide real time tracking of the census consignments and to monitor the progress of the project.
Flat Rate Parcel Service (Domestic) - With the Indian economy growing at a fast pace, the express parcel industry has been growing consistently. As a part of business strategy and with a view to restructure its parcel business, Department of Post launched Flat Rate Parcel (Domestic) Service during February 2011.
Flat Rate Parcel provides an added convenience to the customers by offering pre-paid boxes in different weight slab as per the requirement of customers. It is an air express service under the brand 'Parcel Post' and provides time bound delivery of parcels. These boxes available in three capacities viz. 1 Kg, 2.5 Kg and 5 Kg are specially designed to ensure safe and secure transmission and delivery of the consignments. Sold at identified Post Offices only these can be booked at all computerized Post Offices.
ePost - ePost, a hybrid mail service is presently available in 3998 Post offices. During the year 2011(upto Nov, 2011), 9.92 lakh of messages have been sent and Rs.81.07 lakh earned as e-post charges.
Passenger Reservation System(PRS) - In order to provide Railway Tickets through convenient locations, Railway Reservations Tickets of all classes are being sold at the Post office in association with Ministry of Railways (MOR). The service is presently available at 172 Post offices and network is being further extended. During the year 2011 (upto October, 2011), DoP earned Rs.2.04 Crores as commission by issuing 13.73 lakh tickets through Post Offices.
Sale of Gold Coins - India Post sells 24 carat Gold coins of the denomination of 0.5 g, 1g, 5g, 8g, 10g, 20g and 50g through select Post offices. The Service is presently available in 728 Post offices. During the year 2011(upto Nov, 2011), the Department earned Rs.6.25Crores as commission by selling 591.4 KG of Gold Coins.
Creating “Financial Awareness” –This year National Stock Exchange signed an MOU with India Post for installation of LCD TVs in select Post offices for creating “Financial Awareness” among the public.
Round Table Conference - A Round Table Conference on “Partnering India Post: 2012 and Beyond” was organized by the Department of Posts at Hotel Ashok in July 2011. Key stakeholders from Banking/ Insurance/ Telecom/ FMCG/ IT/ e-Commerce/ Logistics/ Publications/ Financial Institutions/ Government Ministries & Departments/ Industry Associations/ Academic Sector participated in the Conference and engaged into discussions to give shape to the India Post 2012 Project and explore strategic tie-ups with India Post.
Customer Care
Customer Grievance Redressal Mechanism- The system of acceptance/receipt of complaints in the Department of Posts is readily accessible to the public. Each post office works as a receiving point for complaints. The Department has also introduced the facility for customers to register complaints online at its website www.indiapost.gov.in from the year 2001. The reach of upgraded interconnectedComputerised Customer Care software for grievance handling is being widened and it is expected to cover 10,459 Post Offices during the current financial year (2011-12).
Implementation of RightTo Information Act, 2005 - CAPIO module developed by NIC for use of the department has been made functional in 4707 Post Offices. Offices selected under Project Arrow are being authorized to act as Central Assistant Public Information Officers (CAPIOs) in addition to the existing ones. Besides this, Department has appointed 845 CPIOs to facilitate Right to Information Act, 2005 in the Department of Posts.
International Relations
India Post successfully hosted the meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Quality of Service Fund of Universal Postal Union in July, 2011. The Board of Trustees comprising 9 elected members from different geographical regions of the world is responsible to oversee appropriate distribution and approval of projects that merit QSF funding. India Post is one of the nine elected members of the BOT.
Department of Post hosted a meeting of an Expert Group of postal administrations of SAARC countries in New Delhi on 15th and 16th of September, 2011 to discuss the Constitution and General Regulations of proposed South Asian Postal Union(SAPU). The meeting was convened successfully with the necessary quorum. Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal could not attend the meeting. They however, expressed their strong support for creation of SAPU. A joint statement proposed by the Chairman was signed by the Expert Group requesting SAARC Chair to announce the formation of South Asian Postal Union. SAPU would promote cooperation among Postal Administrations and improve services in the region, development of common terminal charges and lower postage rates based on regional costing rather than the current system which is based on world averages, facilitate human resource development and sharing of best practices in postal sector.
The Cabinet approved the proposal to join the proposed SAPU comprising of SAARC member countries. The Cabinet also approved the setting up of an ad-hoc Secretariat for the SAPU at New Delhi which will be headed by an interim Secretary General from Department of Posts, Government of India.
Enrolling the citizen for ‘Aadhar’ and dispatching the ‘Aadhar’ letters
MOU between Department of Posts and Unique Identification Authority of India - A Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) was signed between Department of Posts and Unique Identification Authority of India for printing, booking, transmission and delivery of letters carrying ‘Aadhar’ numbers of the residents through Speed Post. More than 2.5 Crores of ‘Aadhar’ letters have so far been printed and dispatched by Department of Posts. Department is also working as Registrar with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for providing ‘Aadhar' enrollment service through select Post offices. During the year 2011(upto 1st week of Dec, 2011, over 41 lakhenrollments have been done.
Improving Mail processing and delivery
The Department of Posts has initiated Mail Network Optimization Project to improve the quality of mail processing, transmission and delivery. The project seeks to optimize the existing mail network of Department of Posts with a view to streamline core mail operations. It also seeks to bring in greater standardization and improvement in the operational processes relating to mail processing, transmission and delivery and proposes to introduce a more effective Performance Management Mechanism for mail operations.
Setting up of Automated Mail Processing Centre’s - The Department has undertaken a project to set up Automated Mail Processing Centers (AMPCs) in six major cities with a view to automate mail sorting.The letter sorting machines would be able to sort approximately 35000 articles per hour whereas the Mixed Mail Sorter would sort approximately 16000 articles per hour.
The Mixed Mail sorting machines would help in faster processing of large size letters flats and packets/ parcels through the use of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology.
Automation in mail processing would also help the department in modernization of mail network, consolidation of sorting activities and expedite mail sorting and delivery in these cities.
Creation of National Address Data Base Management System - Under this project, the Department has undertaken and initiative to put in place a national address database management system with an objective to effectively manage the address database of public/ customers, update the addresses online, and help the customers in locating correct addresses and PIN codes. The project has been completed in to two metro cities where address data up to street level has been collected and street directory prepared.
Mechanization of delivery processes - The Department has also taken steps to mechanize mail delivery in phased manner. In order to ensure better monitoring of vehicles used for mail delivery, vehicles are being equipped with the Global Positioning System (GPS) device.
Project Arrow
In this year more than 10,000 post offices are being monitored online.
The Department initiated Project Arrow in April, 2008. The project envisages up gradation of Post Offices in urban and rural areas both in terms of upgrading and enhancing the quality of service. The Prime Minister’s Award for excellence in Public Administration was received for Project Arrow-Transforming India Post-2008.
Introduction of e-enabled services
In the current calendar year, the Department of Posts supplied computer hardware and peripherals to 9,600 single handed Post Offices. By the end of December 2010, 14,415 Post Offices had been computerized in the Department. In total 24,015 Post Offices have been computerized so far.
Remotely Managed Franking System- In the wake of evolution of advanced technology in the franking system allowing not only inkjet/digital printing with more security but also creation of electronic support system facilitating remote setting of franking machines with enhanced security and transparency in accounting system, India Post have introduced Remotely Managed Franking System (RMFS) in place of existing electronic Franking Machines. Around 2,981 RMFS machines have been licensed and activated as on November, 2011.
The Department has also signed agreement with two Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to take complete responsibility of satisfactory functioning of the Remotely Managed Franking System (RMFS) server and machines associated with it.
E-Post office- E-Post office Portal was also commissioned during the current year for e-Commerce activity of the Department of Posts which provides for ‘on time sale of philatelic material.’
E-VPP (Electronic Value Payable Parcels) - E-VPP is a service made available in 1,100 post offices; herein the value of payable panel is updated and sent to the sender online by recipient, avoiding the time lag to enable him to make payment through e-payment system of the department.
eMoney Order (eMO) - The electronic money order, which has been launched in October 2008, facilitates transmission of ordinary money orders through electronic media. India Post has also signed bilateral agreement for exchange of electronic international money order service with Emirates posts, UAE.
Contributing to the financial inclusion of the rural people:
Wage disbursal under Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)- Extensive rural postal network of the country is actively engaged in disbursal of wages of MGNREGA with high levels of efficiency. During the year 2011 the Post Offices disbursed about Rs. 6,000 crore by September, 2011 through about 5.27 crore savings accounts of MGNREGA workers standing in the Post Offices. Thus, the Department of Posts significantly contributed towards the success of this unique social security arrangement of unprecedented scale.
Financial Inclusion of Below Poverty Line (BPL) Household- Department of Posts leveraged its network and outreach to financially include BPL households by targeting them for opening their savings accounts in the Post Offices and thus providing them with access to savings services. During the year 2011 more than 84.77 lakh households were financially included through this initiative by October, 2011.
Collection of Data for Computing Rural Consumer Price Indices-MOS&PI (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation)approached Department of Posts for collection of relevant data from rural areas for the MOS&PI. This would directly help policymaking for rural economy on various important issues. MoU was signed between MOS&PI and Department Posts to collect data on the prices being paid by the consumers in rural areas for selected consumer goods. Due to engagement of Department of Posts it was possible for the Ministry to bring out Rural Consumer Price Index and All India Consumer Price Index in February 2011, for the first time. Since then the Consumer Price Index is being regularly computed and issued by MOS&PI in each month.
Data for Rural CPI is collected for 1181 villages across the country every month. The Branch Post Masters (BPM) concerned ct prices of 185 to 292 commodities from the local market on the weeks fixed for each village.
Other significant initiatives
RGI Logistic Project – Distribution of census materials through Logistics Post was a massive project and it is managed under a Project model. With a vast network of post offices across the country, India Post could arrange for the distribution of the materials in an effective manner. This helped Registrar General of India(RGI) to undertake mammoth task of reaching every citizen of India and conduct the census remuneration work successfully. Distribution project of the census consignments was handled in two phases.In order to facilitate the operations, which started in last week of December 2010 and Logistics Post booking counters were established in all the printing presses and consignments were transmitted through multimodal transport system in order to effect the timely, safe and secure delivery of the census consignments.
During the phase 2 operations of the project, 9967 MT of census materials was distributed by India Post to nearly 12,000 locations across the country including Reverse Logistics services for collection and distribution of the census materials from the Census Offices in the Talukas/ Municipalities etc. to Directorate of Census Operations in each State as well as Data Scanning Centers.
A web page has also been developed in order to provide real time tracking of the census consignments and to monitor the progress of the project.
Flat Rate Parcel Service (Domestic) - With the Indian economy growing at a fast pace, the express parcel industry has been growing consistently. As a part of business strategy and with a view to restructure its parcel business, Department of Post launched Flat Rate Parcel (Domestic) Service during February 2011.
Flat Rate Parcel provides an added convenience to the customers by offering pre-paid boxes in different weight slab as per the requirement of customers. It is an air express service under the brand 'Parcel Post' and provides time bound delivery of parcels. These boxes available in three capacities viz. 1 Kg, 2.5 Kg and 5 Kg are specially designed to ensure safe and secure transmission and delivery of the consignments. Sold at identified Post Offices only these can be booked at all computerized Post Offices.
ePost - ePost, a hybrid mail service is presently available in 3998 Post offices. During the year 2011(upto Nov, 2011), 9.92 lakh of messages have been sent and Rs.81.07 lakh earned as e-post charges.
Passenger Reservation System(PRS) - In order to provide Railway Tickets through convenient locations, Railway Reservations Tickets of all classes are being sold at the Post office in association with Ministry of Railways (MOR). The service is presently available at 172 Post offices and network is being further extended. During the year 2011 (upto October, 2011), DoP earned Rs.2.04 Crores as commission by issuing 13.73 lakh tickets through Post Offices.
Sale of Gold Coins - India Post sells 24 carat Gold coins of the denomination of 0.5 g, 1g, 5g, 8g, 10g, 20g and 50g through select Post offices. The Service is presently available in 728 Post offices. During the year 2011(upto Nov, 2011), the Department earned Rs.6.25Crores as commission by selling 591.4 KG of Gold Coins.
Creating “Financial Awareness” –This year National Stock Exchange signed an MOU with India Post for installation of LCD TVs in select Post offices for creating “Financial Awareness” among the public.
Round Table Conference - A Round Table Conference on “Partnering India Post: 2012 and Beyond” was organized by the Department of Posts at Hotel Ashok in July 2011. Key stakeholders from Banking/ Insurance/ Telecom/ FMCG/ IT/ e-Commerce/ Logistics/ Publications/ Financial Institutions/ Government Ministries & Departments/ Industry Associations/ Academic Sector participated in the Conference and engaged into discussions to give shape to the India Post 2012 Project and explore strategic tie-ups with India Post.
Customer Care
Customer Grievance Redressal Mechanism- The system of acceptance/receipt of complaints in the Department of Posts is readily accessible to the public. Each post office works as a receiving point for complaints. The Department has also introduced the facility for customers to register complaints online at its website www.indiapost.gov.in from the year 2001. The reach of upgraded interconnectedComputerised Customer Care software for grievance handling is being widened and it is expected to cover 10,459 Post Offices during the current financial year (2011-12).
Implementation of RightTo Information Act, 2005 - CAPIO module developed by NIC for use of the department has been made functional in 4707 Post Offices. Offices selected under Project Arrow are being authorized to act as Central Assistant Public Information Officers (CAPIOs) in addition to the existing ones. Besides this, Department has appointed 845 CPIOs to facilitate Right to Information Act, 2005 in the Department of Posts.
International Relations
India Post successfully hosted the meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Quality of Service Fund of Universal Postal Union in July, 2011. The Board of Trustees comprising 9 elected members from different geographical regions of the world is responsible to oversee appropriate distribution and approval of projects that merit QSF funding. India Post is one of the nine elected members of the BOT.
Department of Post hosted a meeting of an Expert Group of postal administrations of SAARC countries in New Delhi on 15th and 16th of September, 2011 to discuss the Constitution and General Regulations of proposed South Asian Postal Union(SAPU). The meeting was convened successfully with the necessary quorum. Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal could not attend the meeting. They however, expressed their strong support for creation of SAPU. A joint statement proposed by the Chairman was signed by the Expert Group requesting SAARC Chair to announce the formation of South Asian Postal Union. SAPU would promote cooperation among Postal Administrations and improve services in the region, development of common terminal charges and lower postage rates based on regional costing rather than the current system which is based on world averages, facilitate human resource development and sharing of best practices in postal sector.
The Cabinet approved the proposal to join the proposed SAPU comprising of SAARC member countries. The Cabinet also approved the setting up of an ad-hoc Secretariat for the SAPU at New Delhi which will be headed by an interim Secretary General from Department of Posts, Government of India.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
LDCE for promotion to the cadre of Sr. PM (Gazetted)
F No.A-34012/6/2011-DE
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi, the 26th December, 2011
Sub: Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Senior Postmaster (Gazetted)
Sir/Madam,
I am directed to refer to this office letter No. of even dated 03-10-2011, wherein a notification was issued for conducting Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Senior Postmasters (Gazetted) on 31-12-2011.
2. The Competent Authority has now ordered to postpone the above examination until further orders. All the concerned may be informed suitably.
Yours faithfully,
-Sd-
(K. Rameswara Rao)
Asstt. Director General (DE)
Asstt. Director General (DE)
Monday, December 26, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
37th All India Conference at Bangalore from 27.01.2012 to 29.01.2012
RECEPTION COMMITTEE
37th ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
INSPECTORS AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS POSTS
Karnataka Circle, Bangalore-560001
Ph: 9449848120, 9449848935, 9449848923
BULLETIN-1
We are happy to host 37th All India Conference of our Association at Bangalore, the IT Capital of India and the state capital of Karnataka, from 27th January 2012 to 29th January 2012.The Reception Committee has been formed and the preparation for hosting the conference is in full swing. The Reception Committee whole heartedly welcomes the members all over India to the conference and make the conference a grand success.
Dates of the conference:
27.01.2012 : Pre Conference CWC (CWC members)
28.01.2012 : Subjects Committee (Delegates)
29.01.2012 : Open Session and Subjects Committee to continue.
Venue of the conference:
Karnataka State Govt. Employees Association Auditorium Cubbon Park, Bangalore-560001 (Karnataka)
Arrangements:
•Bangalore is well connected with trains, flights and with buses (from Southern States and Maharastra).
•The City Railway Station and Central Bus Station of Bangalore City are located at Majestic Area (very near to each other).
•The venue of the conference is at a distance of 2 KMs from Majestic Area.
•All the delegates coming for conference are required to come to Bangalore City Sorting Office, outside the City Railway Station (towards platform-I – main entrance).
•Arrangements are made to receive the delegates in Sorting Office from 26th morning – 6.00 AM. Banners will also be displayed near the help desk in Sorting Office.
•The delegates getting down at Yeshwanthpur Railway Station can come to City Railway Station either by City Bus or by prepaid Auto (distance 8 KMs – auto fare Rs.60 – 70).
•There are direct buses from Bangalore International Airport to Majestic area.(Bangalore Metropolitan Vayu Vajra buses). The bus fare is Rs.180/- to Majestic City Bus Stand, the nearest stop to Bangalore City RMS) There is an underground pass connecting City Bus Station to Railway Station.
•Those coming from buses will get down at Majestic Central Bus Station and come to City Railway Station Sorting office thro’ underpass by walk only.
•From Railway Station Sorting Office, transportation arrangements will be made to Hotel rooms which are located in the vicinity of conference venue.
•Those coming on 26.01.2012 will have to make their own arrangements for stay, as the Hotel rooms for stay are booked from 27.01.2012 morning to 30.01.2012 evening.
•The delegates coming before 27th January 2012 and staying after 30th January 2012 will have to make their own arrangements for stay at their expenses.
•Delegates are requested to bring warm clothes as there would be moderate winter in Bangalore during January & February.
•Delegation fee is Rs. 500/- per delegate and Rs. 250/- each for those family members who accompany the delegates.
•Circle Secretaries are requested to kindly intimate the number of delegates (male / female) and their family members coming for the conference, well in advance, to enable reception committee to make arrangements for their stay. If the delegates want family rooms, details must be conveyed to reception committee without fail.
•All Circle Secretaries are requested to kindly deposit the money collected in State Bank Of Mysore Dr Ambedkar Veedhi Bangalore Current Account No 64087680443 as early as possible and keep with them the acknowledgement portion for settling the accounts. This will help us to meet the expenses which are estimated to be around Rs. 8 – 10 lakhs
•The ‘Appeal’ for collection of advertisements is enclosed herewith. It is requested to kindly collect maximum advertisements, for printing in the Souvenir, to be brought out on the occasion of 37th All India Conference. All the correspondence related to Souvenir may please be addressed to the following address:
Shri Joseph Rodrigues,
ASP (Technology), O/O PMG, S.K. Region,
GPO Building, Bangalore-560001
Email: aic2012bangalore@gmail.com
•Vegetarian food will be arranged from 27th morning to 29th Night at the venue of the conference only, under Buffet System.
•Bangalore is a centre of tourist importance. The details will be provided at the venue of the conference.
•The invitations for conference will be dispatched to Circle Secretaries for distribution and invitations will be posted during 1st week of January 2012.
•For any enquiries, the members are requested to contact following officers:
1) Shri Dinesh Khare, President (Mob: 9449848120)
2) Shri Naveen Chander, Circle Secretary (Mob: 9449848923)
3) Shri R. Krishnan, Secretary, Reception Committee (Mob: 9449848116)
4) Shri Joseph Rodrigues, Treasurer, Reception Committee (Mob:9449848935)
All member of Rajasthan Circle who willing to attend above conference, Please inform me before 29.12.11 and Reserve their railway ticket (Both way) and apply for special CL. Association will pay only delegation fees.
Bhupendra Parashar
Circle secretary
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