Allotment of  EUIN  for  Mutual Fund business by DoP  :

All India Association of Postal Supervisors (General Line) – recognition withdrawn by the Department:  VIEW COPY

The   out going (retiring) UPA govt.  may not  take  major decision on  Retirement age   @ 62  :-

Reasons: (i)       Previously retirement age raised in the year 1998 not in an  election year.

                (ii)       UPA is Proposing Youth leader ship.

(iii)               Fear from UN- employed youth.

(iv)              There is no demand from (like strike demands etc.,) unions.

(v)                State govt. having retirement age @58.  There is a demand in states for increase of retirement age on par with Central Govt. employees.

(vi)              By postponing retirements paying salaries is also a burden to govt.

                

                                     

MERGER OF 50%  DA  :

               News are spreading on the issue of  merger of  50% DA.  The UPA shall  not consider this issue with a reason that the VII CPC is already announced by the UPA.

100%  DA wef: 01.01.2014.  :-     The cabinet will announce the DA. @100 % wef 01.01.2014 payable after March ending.  

POSTAL CIRCLE WISE VACANCIES :

Source:   http://www.pasadrexam2014.in

Code	Postal Circle	Code	Postal Circle	Code	Postal Circle	Code	Postal Circle
11	ANDHRA PRADESH	17	HARYANA	23	MADHYA PRADESH	29	TAMIL NADU
12	ASSAM	18	HIMACHAL PRADESH	24	MAHARASHTRA	30	UTTAR PRADESH
13	BIHAR	19	JAMMU & KASHMIR	25	NORTH-EAST	31	UTTARAKHAND
14	CHHATTISGARH	20	JHARKHAND	26	ODISHA	32	WEST BENGAL
15	DELHI	21	KARNATAKA	27	PUNJAB
16	GUJARAT	22	KERALA	28	RAJASTHAN

50% DA Merger, Retirement Age 62 and Interim Relief – Cabinet is likely to clear some of these demands..!

Central Govt. employees and pensioners will find reasons to celebrate this week. The union cabinet is likely to clear some long awaited demands for it’s staff in the next meeting later this week The F.M., currently on foreign tour, likely to return India on 26th February and after which cabinet meeting is likely to take place. According to information available with us, merger of 50% D.A., an additional hike of 10% D.A. from 01.01.2014, granting of Interim Relief and enhancing retirement age to 62 years are under the consideration of Govt. and some of these are to be approved in the next cabinet meeting.

Notification for Direct Recruitment of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam (PA/SA) 2013-2014

Notification for Direct recruitment of Postal/Sorting Assistant for the year 2013-2014 is out. Centralised notification has been published by Recruitment Division of Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology vide their letter No. F. No. A-34012/10/2014-DE dated 21-02-2014. Last Recruitment for PA/SA was called during August 2012 for filling up the vacancies for 2011 and 2012. Examination was held in different phases during April 2013 to September 2013 and results were published during October-December 2013. Now this notification is for filling up the vacancies for 2013 and 2014.

The detailed notification read as follows:

NOTIFICATION  Applications are invited from the eligible applicants for filling up of posts of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants/Postal Assistants (Savings Bank Control organization)/Postal Assistants (Foreign Post Organization)/Postal Assistants (Returned Letter Offices)/Postal Assistants (Mail Motor Services) And Postal Assistants (Circle And Regional Offices) for the year 2013-2014 in 22 Postal Circles in the Country in the Pay Band 5200-20200 with 2400 Grade Pay + other admissible allowances for the years 2013-2014.  Age limit: 18-27 years:(a) For General Category (Unreserved Applicants ) the applicable relaxation is provided to persons belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PH/Ex-servicemen Candidates as per the extant orders. The age limit will be as on 27/03/2014

 Educational Qualification:- (1) 10+2 standard or 12th class pass from a recognized university or Board of School Education or Board of Secondary Education with English as a compulsory subject (excluding vocational streams).  (2) The applicants should have studied local language of the State or Union Territory of the concerned Postal Circle or in Hindi as a subject at least in Matriculation level or equivalent.The aspiring candidates are requested to access the website:www.pasadrexam2014.in for further details like vacancies, eligibility criteria, details of fee etc. The Applications are to be submitted on line and the last date for registration of applications on line is 23:59 Hours of 27th March, 2014. 

Click Here to see letter of Recruitment Division of India Post in this regard.Apply Online : http://www.pasadrexam2014.in/

"CLOUD " Storate :- 

Cloud storage is nothing new. It used to be primarily designers for file sharing and easy accessibility between clients, but as technology advances sharing services have grown in popularity and accessibility. And with the release of Google Drive  , cloud storage services were thrown into the limelight.

To all those who said Google Drive was coming in to take over the market, you may have spoken too soon. Although Google Drive will indeed become a major player in the cloud storage market, it is truly a Google Docs upgrade and a complete branding overhaul rather than an all inclusive storage service (as of now at least). Google Drive could be a great addition to other cloud storage services, but isn’t yet positioned to be a direct competitor to Dropbox orSkyDrive.  Image via thenextweb.com

STATE is divied BUT TELUGU people  are       UNITED 

GDS strike  called off :  The GDS indefinite strike is called off from today evening.

D.A Merger Latest position :- 

Almost all the News Media are telling that Central Government is considering the demand of Merging 50% dearness allowance with basic pay. It was expected that the decision of the Cabinet committee on economic affairs would be announced after its meeting held yesterday. But  there is no any decision in this regard has been taken in that meeting.  The demands which have been triggered more expectation among central government employees are 50% DA Merger, Interim relief and raising retirement age to 62 . So far Central government is not telling anything against about this recently. The report published by news websites and TV Media have suggested that decision on this issue will be announced today positively.

Poll gift :- Govt likely to increase and merge dearness allowance with basic pay:  

The government may increase and merge dearness allowance (DA) with basic pay with the Union Cabinet expected to include the proposal as part of the terms of reference of the 7th pay commission.    The move will facilitate announcement of interim relief to more than 50 lakh government employees and 30 lakh pensioners by the newly-constituted pay commission before the code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls come into force. 
Central government employees unions have been demanding that besides raising DA to 100%, the government should revise the pay and merge DA with basic pay, considering market inflation and price hike of essential commodities.  //times of india//

Postal Department Revenue:-

The Revenue generation of Postal Services in the country is increasing every year, and the targets for each coming year are raised by the Government. The revenue generated and expenditure incurred by the Postal Department, during the last three years and the current year year-wise, are as under:-

Year	Net expenditure	Revenue
2010-11	13308.0	6962.3
2011-12	13705.3	7899.4
2012-13	14792.4	9366.5
2013-14 (up to Dec` 2013)	12144.1^	7733.2 #

                                                                                                      (Rs. in crore)             //pib news//

 Retirement Age 62 - All set to hike central retirement age to 62 years

  It may sound like ridiculous as number of times articles regarding this topic has published in different websites and newspapers. But as per our sources and media reports, centre finally decided to hike retirement age to 62 years. The process has received PM's nod and awating cabinet approval which is likely to be obtained in the next meeting.  

The newly set up seventh CPC has recommended this hike in an interim report which got Govt. approval.

As per information available with us, this move will not benefit those who are going to be superannuated in this month or those who are already in extension. 

LGO Exam for PA / SA - 2013 AP Circle Results declared: 

TELANGANA: A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF INDIA'S 29TH STATE

  Hyderabad, With the Lok Sabha passing the bill for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, decks have been cleared for the formation of Telangana as 29th state of India. Following are the major events in the history of Telangana since 1948:

 1948: Indian Army annexes princely state of Hyderabad, which comprised different regions including Telangana.

1950: Telangana became Hyderabad State.

1952: First elections held in Hyderabad State.

Nov 1, 1956: Telangana merged with Andhra State, which was carved out of Madras State, to form Andhra Pradesh, a united state for Telugu-speaking people.

1969: 'Jai Telangana' movement for separate statehood to Telangana began. Over 300 people killed in police firing.

1972: 'Jai Andhra' movement began in coastal Andhra for separate Andhra State.

1975: Presidential order issued to implement Six Point Formula, providing some safeguards to Telangana.

1997: BJP supported demand for Telangana state; in 1998 election, it promised 'one vote two states'.

2001: K. Chandrasekhara Rao floated Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to revive Telangana movement.

2004: TRS fought elections in alliance with Congress, wins five Lok Sabha and 26 assembly seats. UPA includes Telangana issue in common minimum programme.

2008: TDP announced support for Telangana demand.

2009: TRS contested elections in alliance with TDP but its tally came down to two Lok Sabha and 10 assembly seats.

Sep 2: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy died in helicopter crash, triggering political uncertainty.

Oct 2009: Chandrasekhara Rao began fast-unto-death for Telangana state.

Dec 9: Centre announced decision to initiate the process for formation of Telangana state.

Dec 23: Following protests in Rayalaseema and Andhra regions (Seemandhra) and en mass resignations of MPs and state legislators, centre put the process on hold citing need for consensus.

Feb 3, 2010: Centre set up five-member Srikrishna committee to look into Telangana issue.

Dec 2010: Srikrishna committee submitted its report, suggested six options.

July 30, 2013: UPA coordination panel and Congress Working Committee decided to carve out Telangana state. Protests in Seemandhra.

Oct 3, 2013: Union cabinet approved the proposal to divide Andhra Pradesh. A Group of Ministers (GoM) was constituted to prepare the roadmap after consultations with all stakeholders.

Oct 25, 2013: Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy raised banner of revolt against Congress leadership. He wrote letters to president and prime minister urging them to stop bifurcation process.

Dec 5, 2013: Union cabinet approved draft Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 prepared on the basis of recommendations by the GoM.  Bill sent to President Pranab Mukherjee with a request to make a reference to Andhra Pradesh legislature to obtain its views under Article 3 of the Constitution.

Dec 9: The President gave time till Jan 23 to the state legislature to give its views.

Dec 12, 2013: Bill brought to Hyderabad in a special aircraft and amid tight security.

Dec 16, 2013: Bill introduced in both houses of state legislature amid clashes between Seemandhra and Telangana lawmakers.

Jan 8, 2014: After disruptions for several days, debate finally began on the bill in assembly and council.

Jan 21, 2014: State government sought four more weeks to debate the bill. The President gave one week.

Jan 27, 2014: Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy gave notice to assembly speaker for a resolution to reject the bill.

Jan 30, 2014: Amid ruckus, both houses of state legislature passed by a voice vote official resolutions, rejecting the bill and appealing to the President not to send the bill to parliament.

Feb 5, 2014: Chief minister staged sit-in in Delhi to oppose bifurcation.

Feb 7, 2014: Union cabinet cleared the bill and rejected Seemandhra leaders' demand to make Hyderabad a union territory. Bill sent to the President for his approval to table it in parliament.

Feb 11, 2013: Congress expelled six MPs from Seemandhra for moving no-confidence motion against government.

Feb 13, 2014: Bill introduced in Lok Sabha amid clashes between MPs from Seemandhra and Telangana. L. Rajagopal, a MP from Seemandhra, used pepper spray in the house. Speaker suspended 16 MPs including Rajagopal for rest of the session.

Feb 18, 2014: Lok Sabha passes Telangana bill.

High-tech   crow :

What is Windows XP end of support? 

Microsoft has provided support for Windows XP for the past 12 years. But now the time has come for us, along with our hardware and software partners, to invest our resources toward supporting more recent technologies so that we can continue to deliver great new experiences.  As a result, after April 8, 2014, technical assistance for Windows XP will no longer be available, including automatic updates that help protect your PC. Microsoft will also stop providing Microsoft Security Essentials for download on windows XP on this date. (If you already have Microsoft Security Essentials installed, you will continue to receive anti-malware signature updates for a limited time, but this does not mean that your PC will be secure because Microsoft will no longer be providing security updates to protect your PC.)

If you continue to use Windows XP after support ends, your computer will still work but it might become more vulnerable to security risks and viruses. Also, as more software and hardware manufacturers continue to optimize for more recent versions of Windows, you can expect to encounter greater numbers of apps and devices that do not work with Windows XP.