D.A news:-

The Dearness Allowance given to Central Government employees is expected to rise to 107% in July.

POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE (PLI)  AVAILABLE THROUGH ON LINE SHORTLY:  

Postal Services Board member (PLI) Anjali Devasher presenting postal life insurance award to Maj. R Subramani in Hyderabad on Thursday. Chief postmaster-general BV Sudhakar in the middle. 

HYDERABAD: Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance(RPLI) will soon allow its users to purchase and view policies status online and even pay the premium.

Completing 130 years, Postal Life Insurance, the oldest Life Insurance scheme in the country, is all set to roll out Core Insurance Solutions (CIS) across all its 812 head post offices/CPCs and sub post offices as its second phase of technology upgradation, said Faiz-ur-Rahman, chief general manager, PLI. The CIS is set to be fully operational in the next six months and has been operating in over 100 head post offices across the country as a pilot project.

MIS interest payable through  money order (with commission)  to the disabled customers - clarification by  DOP

No.110-01/2012-SB

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

(F.S. Division)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, 

New Delhi, Dated 16.11.2012

To
The Chief Commissioner
O/o The Chief Commissioner For Person with Disabilities
Min of Social Justice and Empowerment
Department of Disability Affairs
Sarojini House, 6, Bhagwan Dass Road
New Delhi -110001

Sub: Disbursement of interest on the amount of Fixed Deposit of a person with disability by Money Order.

Kindly refer to your office letter No. 29/1102/12-13 dated 12.09.2012 on the subject.

The undersigned is directed to say that there is a scheme called Monthly Income Scheme in post offices where money is deposited for a fixed period of 5 years and interest is paid on the monthly basis @8.5%.  In this Scheme, payment of monthly interest can be taken either by coming to post office or by giving a Standing Instruction for credit of monthly interest into post office savings account of the depositor standing in same post office.

Keeping in view the requirement of the customer and the circumstances mentioned in the representation forwarded by your office, this office has taken a decision to provide additional facility of payment of interest at the doorstep through Money order after deducting MO Commission and cost of MO forms.  In this connection, instructions have been issued to all post offices to offer this facility as and when any customer requests for the same.

It is requested that the Sh. Kanan may be advised to approach any nearby post office to avail this facility.

This issues with the approval of DDG(FS)

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

(Kawal Jit Singh)

Assistant Director

Savings Bank

LTC by  AIR EXTENDED FOR 2 – More years is  NOT AUTHIENTIC NEWS : -

A news agency 'Daily Excelsior' from Jammu & Kashmir is  published a news on 17.06.2014 about the extension of air travel to J&K and NER under LTC for further two years.  But it is not authentic news.

Clarification regarding purchase of Air Tickets from Authorized Travel Agents for the purpose of LTC.

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LTC to NER or JK – Air Travel concession ends today

Concession of Air travel, which the Central Government employees have been enjoying for the past 6 years, comes to an end today. It is saddening to see that a scheme, that was so popular and enjoyed by all across ranks, has come to an end.  Travelling by airplane with the entire family is still not an ordinary feat for the majority of Indians. It therefore comes as no surprise that the ones who didn’t utilize this opportunity are regretting it. For countless Central Government employees who completed a year in service and took their parents and siblings on a plane journey, it will be a memory worth cherishing for a very long time.

e – Mail has the same status as    Postal Mail :-

Madhya Pradesh, one of India’s less developed states, has taken a step in to the 21st century by giving government email communications the same status as postal correspondence.  Last month Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan approved the landmark decision which, surprisingly, puts the state of 75 million at the forefront of India’s public sector.  All civil servants are now able to communicate with citizens and one another without reaching for the postage stamps or fax machine. According to senior officials with the state government, email will enable faster decision-making by cutting out the average five day delivery time for inter-city postal services within the state.   The email services will be provided by India’s National Informatics Centre.

Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 15 : 
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CAT  suspends promotion of 148 Income Tax inspectors :

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) comprising B Venkateshwar Rao, (member judicial) and Minnie Mathew (member administration) on Thursday suspended the promotions given to 148 income tax inspectors by the IT chief commissioner of AP, Hyderabad.  The bench was dealing with a petition by office superintendents and senior tax assistants of the department challenging the action of the chief commissioner in superseding an earlier order of the Centre.   Dr K Lakshmi Narasimha, counsel for the petitioners, said as per the order of the Centre all the posts of office superintendents, senior tax assistants, and stenographers were merged in a single cadre called executive assistants and promotions had to be effected by taking staff from this new category. He alleged that the chief income tax commissioner ignored the rule and effected the promotions.  The bench noted that the petition was filed on June 2 and the IT authorities sought several adjournments and, during the pendency of the petition, the commissioner convened the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting and gave promotions. //times of india 13.06.14//

Branch Postmaster’s  Son is the  topper in UPSC  - 2013 exams: -

Sri Gurav agrawal  s/o Shri Dilip Gurav , Branch Postmaster, Gopalpur B.O. (Pune Region Maharashtra Circle) has declared  topper of UPSC -  2013 examinations. This is his second attempt. Previously he was selected for IPS and undergoing training at Hyderabad.  He appeared under Roll No. 053189 and secured 672 Rank.   His Brother Shri Gajanan Dilip Gurav also working in DOP as Divisional System Administrator in Pandharpur Division Pandharpur (Pune Region).

We congratulate him on his great achievement and wishing success in future also.

LGO EXAMINATION 2014

Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion of Lower Grade officials to the cadre of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants for year 2014 will be held on 21^st September 2014.    CLICK HERE FOR PAGE -01    CLICK HERE FOR PAGE -02 

POSTMASTER GRADE- III  : CAT case latest news:-

Postmasters Association (A.P) – CWC on 08.06.2014 resolutions :-

Item no	Resolutions
Postmasters Grade-II  - CAT case	Dept. requested the Hon’ble CAT to vacate the stay on the OA no 801 /2013. Postmasters Gr-II officials  agreed that the stay on the OA 801/ 213  should vacate.
7th CPC memorandum	Suggestions called from the cadre to send memorandum to 7th CPC committee
Next G.B at Hyderabad	Next General body meeting to be held at Hyderbad during the month of July-2014. Venue and exact date should be announced shortly.

Nearly 20 -  Postmasters attended the meeting .

POSTMASTER GRADE- I (LDCE) rescheduled to  20.07.2014.

JK Government approved enhancement in the retirement age from  58 to 60 years -  some states like  Andhra Pradesh  to follow.

Ahead of the Assembly elections later this year, the State Government Tuesday approved enhancement in the retirement age of its employees from present 58 to 60 years. The Government also cleared increasing the upper age limit for applying for Government jobs by three years, from present 37 to 40 years.

Gentle reminder :-     

Postmaster cadre Association (A.P)  CWC meeting will be held on 08.06.2014 at Vijayanagar Colony,  Hyderabad at  10.00 hrs. All working committee members plus  all Grade –II postmasters  to attend are once again requested  by the Circle President & Secretary with out fail

POSTMASTER GRADE – I  (LDCE)  examination   applicants :- Useful information on  study material.

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Revision of flat rates of licence fee for the central Government Residential Accom. throughout the countrY'

Removal of  minimum period for 15 days – Child care Leave  orders:-

No.13018/6/2013-Estt.(L)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension

[Department of Personnel & Training]

New Delhi, the 5th June, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Child Care Leave (CCL) in respect of Central Government Employees as a result of Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations - Clarification - regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's O.M. No.13018/2/2008-Estt.(L) dated 11/09/2008 regarding introduction of Child Care Leave(CCL) in respect of Central Government employees.

Subsequently, clarifications have been issued vide OMs dated 29.9.2008, 18.11.2008, 02.12.2008 and dated 07.09.2010. Child Care Leave at present is allowed for a minimum period of 15 days. References have been received from various quarters seeking a review of this stipulation.

2. The matter has been considered in consultation with Department of Expenditure, and it has been decided to remove the requirement of minimum period of 15 days’ CCL. There is no change as regards other conditions of this leave.

3. These orders take effect from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum.

4. Hindi version will follow.

sd/-

S.G. Mulchandaney)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source:DoPT
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/13018_6_2013-Estt.L-05062014.pdf 

Smt. Kavery Banerjee appointed as  new  DG -  POSTS.

photo : right smt. Kavery banerjee 

The government today approved Kavery Banerjee (DOB : 25.04.1956) as Secretary of Department of Posts following retirement of P Gopinath on May 31. "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ms Kavery Banerjee, IPoS (Indian Postal Services) 78, as Secretary, Department of Posts, Chairperson, Postal Services Board and Director General, Postal Services," an official statement said.

Status of Central Government Employees in Andhra Pradesh

F.No.27/13/2013-SR(S)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

3rd Floor, Loknayak Bhawan,

Khan Market, New Delhi

Dated: 31.05.2014.

ORDER NO.6

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 79 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. 2014 (6 of 2014), the Central Government hereby directs that every person, who immediately before the 2 day of June 2014 is holding or discharging the duties of any post or office in connection with the affairs of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh in any area which on that day falls within one of the successor States shall continue to hold the same post or office in that successor State, and shall be deemed, on and from that day, to have been duly appointed to the post or office by the Government of, or other appropriate authority in that successor State.

Provided that the above orders shall not apply in respect of persons belonging to the ‘State cadre’ referred to in sub-section (1) of Section 76 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. 2014

Sd/-

(K.Kipgen)

Director (SR)

Government of India

      Source:www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/orders-6.pdf]

Recognisation to All India Association of Postal Supervisors (GL) is restored by the Department. Click here

“ Podusthunna poddumeeda nadusthunna kaalama   Poru thelangaanamaaa.  . . . . ”

                    A dream came in reality :-

 Telangana becomes India's 29th state today, KCR to take oath as CM.