Settlement of TA claims of the officials deputed for Training at PTC Mysore

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All India Services (Medical Attendance) Amendment Rules, 2012

Click here to view the notification dated 21st November, 2012 on the above subject matter.

D.P.Cs for promotion to ASPs/APMs(General & A/cs line) - An update

It was reliably  learnt that various DPCs for promotion of  IPs to ASPs and  to the posts of LSG APMs both General Line and Accounts line are in final stages at Circle Office, Hyderabad and results will likely be announced in the next week before 30.11.2012. The approximate no of Vacancies for which DPCs are being held are as follows.

Asst. Supdt  Posts ----- 10 

A.P.M (General line) --- 75 to 80

A.PM (Accounts line) -- 35 to 40

Continuation of IT Modernisation Project of Department of Posts – Phase II

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 22/11/2012 approved the proposal of Rs.4,909 crore towards IT modernisation project of the Department of Posts, covering 1.55 lakhs post offices. 

The total expenditure for the project involving Rs.4,909 crore includes both implementation phase and operation and maintenance phase for the IT infrastructure of Post Offices. The IT project of the Department is a part of the Mission Mode Project (MMP) included in the National e-Governance Plan (NEGP). 

The Department of Posts has a network of 1.55 Lakhs post offices spread across all the States and Union Territories of the country. The key objective of the India Post IT Modernisation project is modernization and computerization of all Post offices in the country including branch post offices in rural areas to create a urban-rural network spanning across the length and breadth of the country. 

The IT modernisation project is expected to give following benefits to the citizens of the country: 

Vacancies of Civil Servants

The details of vacancies in Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Services (IFoS) as on 1.1.2012 are as under:

Name of Service	Total Authorized Strength (TAS)	Officers in-position	Cadre Gap
IAS	6154	4377	1777
IPS	4730	3475	1255
IFoS	3078	2700	378

The vacancy position in respect of other civil servants is not centrally maintained.

  The Government has increased annual intake of IAS and IPS officers under Direct Recruitment  Quota. Further, a third mode of recruitment, namely the Limited Competitive Examination has been introduced for recruitment into IPS. In promotion quota prompt actions have been taken for holding of Selection Committee Meetings for appointment by promotion/selection of State Service officers to IAS/IPS/IFoS.

This was stated by Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office in written reply to a question  in the Rajya Sabha today.

Appointment on Fake Caste Certificates

Information about appointments secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates is not centrally maintained.

However, the Central Government had taken one time exercise to collect information about appointments secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates in the year 2010. As per information received from various Ministries/Departments etc., 1832 appointments were allegedly secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates. Disciplinary proceedings had been instituted in all the cases. It was reported that out of the above 1832 cases, 276 had been resulted in suspension/removal etc., whereas 521 cases were entangled into litigations and in remaining 1035 cases disciplinary proceedings were pending.

The Government instructions provide that an appointing authority should verify the caste status of SC/ST/OBC candidates at the time of initial appointment as well as every important upturn of the employee’s career.

Chief Secretaries of States/Union Territories have been requested to issue instructions to the District Magistrates/District Collectors/Deputy Commissioners of the Districts to the effect that when asked to verify the veracity etc. of caste certificates, they should ensure at their own level that veracity of the caste/community certificate referred to the district authorities is verified and reported to the appointing authority within one month of receipt of request from such authority. In order to rule out collusion between candidates holding false/forged certificate and employees at the district level or sub-district level, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against officers who default in timely verification of caste status in such cases or issue false certificates.

This was stated by Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office in written reply to a question by Shri Aayanur Manjunatha in the Rajya Sabha today. 

Source : PIB

Recruitment Rules for Managers and Technical Supervisors in CEPT, Mysore

Click here to view Recruitment Rules for Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager and Technical Supervisor in the Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology (CEPT)

Purchase of NSCs by an Adult on behalf of a Minor - A clarification

It was clarified by SB Order no 16/2012 released 0n 16.11.2011 that NSCs can be purchased by an Adult in the name of a Minor irrespective of any relation.

Click here to view SB order no 16/2012.

PS Group B DPC - An update

It was informed by G.S of IP/ASP association  that vacancy calculation work (actually from roaster point) for DPC for PS Gr. B cadre is under process at Directorate and DPC is likely to be convened in the first week of December 2012. As regards to DPC for JTS Gr. A, it will be held after the DPC of PS Gr. B

Induction Training for Inspector Posts (Direct Recrutt) at PTC Mysore

The Induction Training for Inspector Posts (Direct) will be held for a period of 15 weeks from 17.12.2012 to 30.03.2013 at Postal Training Centre, Mysore-570 010. 

The details of Seats allotted for the Circles are as under:

Sl No.	Name of the Circle	Seat allotment
1	Andhra Pradesh	08
2	Chhatisgarh	02
3	Gujarat	08
4	Kerala	02
5	Madhya Pradesh	02
6	Maharashtra	05
7	Odisha	06
8	Tamil Nadu	04
	Total	37

  Instructions for Candidates/Trainees.

Retd employees can't benefit financially at exchequer's cost - Judgement of Nagpur Bench of Mumbai High Court in the case filed by Retd Postal Employees

NAGPUR: A recent judgment of the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court can serve as a guideline for retired employees. The court ruled in favour of Union of India which had approached the judiciary against gratuity claims of two of its former employees for getting added pension benefits. "The retired employees, on the basis of their meritless, unreasonable and excessive claim, cannot be allowed to make money and enrich themselves unjustly by causing undue financial loss to the state exchequer," a division bench comprising justices Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Ashok Bhangale ruled.

Two city based government employees working with the Postal Department - Venkatraman Rajgopalan and Mukund Paranjape - retired on superannuation on the afternoon of March 31, 1995. They applied for enhanced gratuity claims and other retirement benefits from the government which came into effect from April 1, 1995. However, it was rejected on the grounds that these benefits would be applicable to them if they had retired on or after this date. The senior citizen duo then approached Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Mumbai Bench camp at Nagpur. They pleaded that they should be deemed in service till midnight of March 31 and retired on next day.

The ministry of communication, however, opposed the move contending that the respondents retired on March 31 and not on April 1, and hence are not entitled to the benefits. However, the full bench of CAT decided in favour of the duo on October 15, 1999. It ruled that a government servant completing the age of superannuation on March 31, 1995, and relinquishing charge of his office in the afternoon of that day is deemed to have effectively retired from service with effect from April 1, 1995.

The ministry then moved the judiciary challenging the tribunal's order in 2000. It cited Karnataka High Court verdict stating that "the date of retirement is the last date of the month in which the government servant retires and the gratuity is to be calculated as per rules in force as on that date".

The judges observed that Rajgopalan was born on March 3, 1937, while Paranjape on March 29, 1937, and both of them retired on March 31, 1995. "But law clearly lay down that their date of retirement and last working day has to be the same. Due to Rule 5(2) of Pension Rules, they could continue till March 31; which in reality was beyond their actual completion of the age of superannuation. Legally, respondents retired on the last working day," they stated.

The court before quashing CAT's order stated that such benefits which were available with effect from the later operative date - April 1, 1995, but wrongly granted by the tribunal to the respondents who retired with effect from the previous date, were not only undeserved and unwarranted, but also were detrimental to the state exchequer/revenue.

Source :  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

‘Frequently Asked Questions and Answers’ on LTC

Establishment division(A-IV) of Department of Personnel & Training has published an   another useful ‘Frequently Asked Questions and Answers’ regarding the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) for Central Government employees. 

Click read more to view the FAQs and answers.

Transfer and posting of SAG of IPoS Group A

Sri Mervin Alexander (IPoS 1987), at present on training at NDC,is posted as P.MG(MM), Taminadu Circle, Chennai vice post vacant.

Click here to view the Directorate order in original.

Disbursement of pension to Postal Pensioners through Nationalized Banks in addition to Post Offices w.e.f. 01.01.2013

Postal Directorate has approved the disbursement of pension to its new as well as existing pensioners/Family pensioners through nationalized Banks in addition to  Post offices with effect from 01.01.2013.

Click here to view the Directorate orders in original.

Omnishambles named word of the year by Oxford English Dictionary

"Omnishambles" has been named word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary.

The word - meaning a situation which is shambolic from every possible angle - was coined in 2009 by the writers of BBC political satire The Thick of It.

But it has crossed over into real life this year, said the judges.

Labour leader Ed Miliband, whose phrase "squeezed middle" - referring to those hit hardest by falling living standards - was word of the year in 2011, made the first recorded use of omnishambles in the House of Commons in April.

"Over the last month we have seen the charity tax shambles, the churches tax shambles, the caravan tax shambles and the pasty tax shambles," said the Labour leader at Prime Minister's Questions. 

"We are all keen to hear the prime minister's view as to why, four weeks on from the Budget, even people within Downing Street are calling it an omnishambles Budget."

The word swiftly took off as a favourite term of abuse for opposition politicians attacking the government.

Source : BBC News

All India Postal Kabbadi Tournament

All India Postal Kabbadi Tournament for the year 2012 was awarded to Andhra Padesh Circle and it will be held at Vijayawada City from 10 th December to 13 th December 2012. Railway Stadium opposite to Vijayawada Railway station was selected as the venue for the Tournament. It was learnt that 9 Postal circles have  so far confirmed the participation of their Circle teams in the tournament and response from other circles is awaited.

Postal Life Insurance coverage extended to new groups

As a positive development and an appropriate strategy for publicity and securing business, Department of Post has approved expansion of the clientele eligible for PLI. Henceforth, the PLI can be extended to the following groups: 

•Employee engaged/appointed on contract basis by Central/State Goverment, where the contract is extendable.

•Employees of Joint Venture in which Central/State Government/Public Sector Undertaking/ Nationalised Banks have minimum holding of 10 percent.

•Members/employees of credit Cooperative Socities and other cooperative socities registered with Goverment under the Cooperative Socities Act and partly or fully funded from the Central /State Govt./RBI /SBI/ NABARD Nationalised Banks and other such institute notified by Government.

•Employees of Deemed Universities and Educational Institutes accredited by recognised bodies such as National Assessment and Accreditation Council, All India Council of Technical Education, Medical Council of India, etc.and or affiliated to Universities/ Boards etc.

•Employees of all Scheduled Commercial Banks.

Group B DPC - an update

The abnormal delay in submission of CRs/APRs/Special reports of the ASPs in the zone of consideration for selection to the cadre of P.S Group B through DPC by some Circles has finally received the attention of the  Directorate and it was learnt that senior officers of the Directorate has taken up the matter with the CPMsG of those defaulting Circles personally.

CPMG, AP Circle has responded immediately and talked to the regional heads. Because of the personal intervention and monitoring of the Chief madam, Circle Office Hyderabad has submitted the CRs/APRs/Special reports of the ASPs working in AP Circle to Directorate on 09.11.2012.

Adhoc promotions to PS Group B cadre

Circle Office Hyderabad has issued Adhoc promotions in the cadre of P.S Group-B  to the following officers for a period of 180 days vide memo no ST/12-1/Ad Gr B/2012/II dated 12-11-2012.

Sl.no	Name of the Officer	Allotment/Posting on Adhoc promotion	Remarks
1	D.Satyanarayana, ASP(Hq), Ongole	Vijayawada Region	Against the vacancy of SPOs Gudur Dn
2	P.Bharatha Lakshmi, ASP, Bapatla Sub Dn	Hyderabad Region	Against the vacancy of SPOs Adilabad Dn
3	T.V.V.Satyanarayana, ASP(Vig) C.O, Hyd	Posted as A.D(Estt & Inv) C.O Hyderabad	Vice post vacant

Obituary

Sri Gautam Roy (41), Instructor (on Depn from West Bengal Circle), PTC Mysore while traveling from Mysore to Goa along with his family consisting wife and lone daughter,met with a fatal accident in the early hours of Saturday. The car in which Sri Gautam Roy traveling fell into a deep valley near  Shimoga. All the four inmates of the car Sri Gautam Roy, his wife,Daughter and  Driver died on the spot.

     We convey our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and pray the god to rest the souls in peace. 

Confederation of Central Govt Employees proposes one day Strike on 12.12.2012

The Confederation of Central Government employees and workers has decided to organize one day strike on 12^th December, 2012 in  pursuance of a 15 point charter of demands, which include inter alia setting  up of the 7^th CPC for wage revision, withdrawal of PFRDA Bill and extension of the defined benefit pension scheme to all Central Government employees  irrespective of date of their entry into Government service, removal of conditions imposed on compassionate appointments', stopping outsourcing  contractorisation, five promotions in the service career as is provided to the organised group A services , merger of DA with pay, acceptance and implementation of arbitration awards, revival of the JCM functioning etc.

Notice for 12th December 2012 All India Strike of Central Govt. Employees will be served to the Cabinet Secretary by Confederation and to the Secretary, Department of Posts by NFPE on 19th November 2012. 

Transfers & Postings in JAG cadre of IPoS Gropu A

Click here to view Postal Directorate(Personal Division) Order No.2-8/2011-SPG dated 02.11.2012

RPLI Bonus for the year 2008-09

Simple Reversionary Bonus rate for the year ending 31.03.2009 on the Rural Postal Life Insurance Policies on their becoming claim, due to death or maturity:-

Sl.	Type of Insurance Policy	Rate of Bonus
(i)	Whole Life Assurance (WLA)	Rs.65 per thousand sum assured
(ii)	Endowment Assurance (EA)	Rs.50 per thousand sum assured
(iii)	Anticipated Endowment Assurance (AEA)	Rs.47 per thousand sum assured
(iv)	Convertible Whole Life Policies	Whole Life Bonus would be applicable but on conversion, Endowment Bonus rate will be applicable

The rate of Bonus for the year 2008-09 will be applicable from the date of receipt of this notification by the Circles and this will also be applicable to claim cases received but not settled till the date of receipt of this Notification.

Interim Bonus at the rates mentioned above will also be payable for all claims arising due to maturity or death until future valuation is completed.

Source:-Directorate of Postal Life Insurance Notification No. 5-1/2007-LI dated 6^th November, 2012

Clarification on filling up the vacancies of Postman/Mailguard & MTS

Click on the below links to view the clarifications issued vide Directorate letter no 45-2/2011 - SPB - 1 dated 02-11-2012 on the above subject matter.

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Barack Obama reelected as U.S President

Barrack Obama reelected as U.S President

Transfer to lower post under FR 15(a) - DOPT Instructions

Click here to View Department of Personnel and Training OM No.16/4/20 I 2-Pay-1 dated 05-11-2012 on the above subject matter.

Vacant Posts for more than one year shall not be revived - Orders of MOF

 It was ordered vide Dept of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance OM no 7(1)E.coord/2012 dated 01.11.2012 that posts that have remained vacant for more than a year shall not be revived except very rare and unavoidable circumstances and after seeking clearance of Dept of Expenditure.  

  Click Here to view the said OM in original.

DPC for promotion to JTS - ACRs are still awaited

ACRs/APARs in respect of following officers are still awaited by Directorate from their Circles. 

This has delayed the submission of proposal to UPSC for convening JTS DPC meeting. 

Concerned Circles have been requested vide Department of Posts (Personnel Division) Letter No.4-5/2012-SPG Dated: 02.11.2012 to send the wanting ACRs/APARs of these officers to Directorate immediately 

APARs/ACRs REQUIRED FOR THE JTS DPC 2011-12 IN RESPECT OF FOLLOWING 

PS GROUP 'B' OFFICERS :

Vigilence Clearence for Promotion - Comprehensive review of Instructions

Click here to view O M F.No.22034/4/2012 -Estt. (D), Dated 02.11.2012 issued by Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on the above subject matter.

Railways has decided to extend the condition of carrying original proof of identity during travel on all reserved tickets

 In a major initiative to further facilitate the travel of bonafide and legitimate passengers and to reduce the scope for misuse of reserved ticketing system by unscrupulous elements/middlemen, the Ministry of Railways has decided to extend the condition of carrying original proof of identity during travel on reserved tickets issued through Passenger Reservation System (PRS) for all reserved classes including ‘Reserved Second Class (2S)’, ‘Sleeper Class (SL)’, ‘III Economy Class (3E)’ and ‘First Class (FC)’.  This change in policy will come into effect from 1^st December 2012. 

            Further, the Ministry of Railways has also decided to expand the list of prescribed proofs of identity to include photo identity cards having serial numbers issued by public sector undertakings of State/Central Government, District Administrations, Municipal Administrations and Panchayat Administrations.

The expanded list of the prescribed proofs of identity for undertaking journey on Tatkal ticket and other reserved classes will now be as follows:

Losses being suffered by Department due to Negligence on the part of the employees - Directorate orders

Click here to view the Directorate letter on the above subject matter.