Tuesday, December 22, 2015

BONUS CEILING ENHANCED BILL PASSED:-

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today passed a bill allowing doubling of wage ceiling for calculating bonus to Rs 7,000 per month for factory workers with establishments with 20 or more workers, with the benefits being applicable retrospectively from April 2014.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Draft  Notice to Customers for Finacle Go-Live offices:-

CUSTOMER-NOTICE
PLEASE BEAR WITH US…. WE ARE CHANGING

**FOR THE BETTER CHANGE OF CBS TO FINACLE! Dear Customer, To enable us to serve you better,  this post office  is migrating to Finacle CBS. Core Banking Software (CBS) is the heart of banking, with every banking activity performed on this software system… This Post office will go-live  to Finacle CBS on 17.12.2015. 
ALL SB TRANSACTIONS CHEQUES FOR CLEARANCE  WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM 15.12.2015 TO 16.12.2015.  We request your support during this transition period.

//by order//  

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Black Day demonstration photos 27.11.2015 at Bhimavaram H.O-534201.  Organized by  sri Ch.Lenin Babu, Postmaster Gr-I &  D/S P-3, Bhimavaram, A.P.Circle : # 09397126252


Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Atleast One demand of  Postmaster Cader accepted by the 7 CPC:-

One of the main demand of the Postmaster cadre is to allow them to LDCE for PSGr-B and Sr. Postmaster exams (from PM gr-I level to all PM cadre levels) Postmaster cadre is distinct notified the dept. hence asked all PM cadre posts should be filled by PM grade officials only. .  
But  7 CPC considered only PM gr-II and PM Gr-III are allowed to appear the Sr.PM exam at par with IPOs.

Present situation of Senior Post Master examination  eligibility :-
 As per the Recruitmentrules framed by the department, only Inspector Posts with 6 years of regular service are eligible to appear for the Sr Postmaster Examination. Inspectors who have completed 6 years regular service in IP cadre as on 01st January  are eligible to appear for the LDCE scheduled to be held on that year. ASPs are not eligible to appear for the Examination.
VI. 25% of vacancies in the grade of Sr. Postmaster will be filled up by promotion of Postmaster Gr. III with 2 years of regular service in the grade (including regular service in HSG, I if any) and75% by Inspector of Posts (IPOs) with 6 yearsof regular service in the grade on the basis of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE).  
VII.The officials in PS Gr ‘B’ and Senior Postmaster (Gazetted) would be eligible for induction in IPoS Gr ‘A’ on the basis of a consolidated eligibility list.
Now many Sr. Postmaster Posts are working by  opted  PSGr-B cadre.


NEXT:-DOPT will take up this issue and issue Gazette Notification for  revised Recruitment rules for Sr. Postmaster cadre, Eligibility conditions for PM gr-II and Gr-III officials to appear this  exam.  IPOs are eligible with 6 –years of service similarly PM gr-I with 6- years (GR-II) perhaps eligible.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Report of the Seventh CPC

Post Masters’ Cadre

11.8.16 The existing hierarchy of the Post Masters’ Cadre is as follows:
Post Grade Pay No. of Posts Method of filling
Senior Post Master 4800   : total Posts : 116 :  25 percent from Postman Gr.III with 2 years’ experience. 75 percent LDCE from IPOs with 6 -years’ experience.
Post Master Gr.III 4600 :  total posts: 495 -  LDCE from Postman Gr.II with 5 years’ experience
Post Master Gr.II 4200 : total posts: 511  - LDCE from Postman Gr.I with 6 years’ experience
Post Master Gr.I 2800 :  total Posts: 2097 LDCE from PAs with 5 years’ experience 
Postal Assistant : (PA) 2400 : Information not available: 50 percent LDCE from MTS 50 percent Direct Recruitment

11.8.17 There are demands that officers of this cadre should also be permitted to appear for the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for the post of Senior Post Master along with Inspector (Post).

Analysis and Recommendations:
11.8.18 The Commission has noted that 75 percent of the posts of Senior Postmaster in the GP 4800 are earmarked through LDCE for Inspector (Posts) who are in the GP 4200 whilst the balance 25 percent is available to Post Master Grade III (GP 4600) through seniority based promotions. The Commission notes that to ensure that professionally qualified, trained and meritorious officials head key Post Offices, it was decided, as recently as November, 2010 to introduce a separate cadre of Postmasters. Given the distinct emphasis on merit the demand of the Postmasters’ cadre seems justified. It is also further noted that besides the post of Senior Post Master, Inspectors also have growth opportunities in their own hierarchy, going up to the level of Senior Superintendent in the GP 5400 (PB-3). The Commission is thus of the view that promotional prospects of the Inspectors’ cadre would not significantly reduce if Post Masters, specifically Postmaster Gr. II (GP 4200) and Postmaster Gr.III (GP 4600) are also allowed to appear for LDCE for the 75 percent of the Senior Post Masters’ post. Accordingly the Commission recommends that while 25 percent of the posts of Senior Post Master may continue to be filled up from Post Master Gr.III through seniority based promotions, eligible officers from the Post Masters’ cadre (Postmaster Gr.II and Postmaster Gr.III) may also be permitted to appear for LDCE along with Inspector (Posts) for the balance 75 percent of the Senior Postmasters’ posts.//

Friday, November 20, 2015


Highlights of Recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission
Recommended Date of implementation: 01.01.2016
Minimum Pay: Based on the Aykroyd formula, the minimum pay in government is recommended to be set at ₹18,000 per month.
Maximum Pay: ₹2,25,000 per month for Apex Scale and ₹2,50,000 per month for Cabinet Secretary and others presently at the same pay level.
Financial Implications:
The total financial impact in the FY 2016-17 is likely to be ₹1,02,100 crore, over the expenditure as per the ‘Business As Usual’ scenario.  Of this, the increase in pay would be ₹39,100 crore, increase in allowances would be ₹ 29,300 crore and increase in pension would be ₹33,700 crore.
Out of the total financial impact of ₹1,02,100 crore, ₹73,650 crore will be borne by the General Budget and₹28,450 crore by the Railway Budget.
In percentage terms the overall increase in pay & allowances and pensions over the ‘Business As Usual’ scenario will be 23.55 percent. Within this, the increase in pay will be 16 percent, increase in allowances will be 63 percent, and increase in pension would be 24 percent.
The total impact of the Commission’s recommendations are expected to entail an increase of 0.65 percentage points in the ratio of expenditure on (Pay+Allowances+ Pension) to GDP compared to 0.77 percent in case of VI CPC.
New Pay Structure: Considering the issues raised regarding the Grade Pay structure and with a view to bring in greater transparency, the present system of pay bands and grade pay has been dispensed with and a new pay matrix has been designed. Grade Pay has been subsumed in the pay matrix. The status of the employee, hitherto determined by grade pay, will now be determined by the level in the pay matrix.
Fitment: A fitment factor of 2.57 is being proposed to be applied uniformly for all employees.
Annual Increment: The rate of annual increment is being retained at 3 percent.
Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP):
Performance benchmarks for MACP have been made more stringent from “Good” to “Very Good”.
The Commission has also proposed that annual increments not be granted in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the benchmark either for MACP or for a regular promotion in the first 20 years of their service.
No other changes in MACP recommended.
Military Service Pay (MSP): The Military Service Pay, which is a compensation for the various aspects of military service, will be admissible to the Defence forces personnel only. As before, Military Service Pay will be payable to all ranks up to and inclusive of Brigadiers and their equivalents. The current MSP per month and the revised rates recommended are as follows:

Present
Proposed
i.
Service Officers
₹6,000
₹15,500
ii.
Nursing Officers
₹4,200
₹10,800
iii.
JCO/ORs
₹2,000
₹  5,200
iv.
Non Combatants (Enrolled) in the Air Force
₹1,000
₹  3,600
Short Service Commissioned Officers: Short Service Commissioned Officers will be allowed to exit the Armed Forces at any point in time between 7 and 10 years of service, with a terminal gratuity equivalent of 10.5 months of reckonable emoluments. They will further be entitled to a fully funded one year Executive Programme or a M.Tech. programme at a premier Institute.
Lateral Entry/Settlement: The Commission is recommending a revised formulation for lateral entry/resettlement of defence forces personnel which keeps in view the specific requirements of organization to which such personnel will be absorbed. For lateral entry into CAPFs an attractive severance package has been recommended.
Headquarters/Field Parity: Parity between field and headquarters staff recommended for similar functionaries e.g Assistants and Stenos.
Cadre Review: Systemic change in the process of Cadre Review for Group A officers recommended.
Allowances: The Commission has recommended abolishing 52 allowances altogether. Another 36 allowances have been abolished as separate identities, but subsumed either in an existing allowance or in newly proposed allowances. Allowances relating to Risk and Hardship will be governed by the proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix.
      Risk and Hardship Allowance: Allowances relating to Risk and Hardship will be governed by the newly proposed nine-cell Risk and Hardship Matrix, with one extra cell at the top, viz., RH-Max to include Siachen Allowance.
The current Siachen Allowance per month and the revised rates recommended are as follows:


Present
Proposed
i.
Service Officers
₹21,000
₹31,500
iii.
JCO/ORs
₹14,000
₹21,000

This would be the ceiling for risk/hardship allowances and there would be no individual RHA with an amount higher than this allowance.
House Rent Allowance: Since the Basic Pay has been revised upwards, the Commission recommends that HRA be paid at the rate of 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the new Basic Pay for Class X, Y and Z cities respectively. The Commission also recommends that the rate of HRA will be revised to 27 percent, 18 percent and 9 percent respectively when DA crosses 50 percent, and further revised to 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent when DA crosses 100 percent.
In the case of PBORs of Defence, CAPFs and Indian Coast Guard compensation for housing is presently limited to the authorised married establishment hence many users are being deprived. The HRA coverage has now been expanded to cover all.
Any allowance not mentioned in the report shall cease to exist.
Emphasis has been placed on simplifying the process of claiming allowances.
Advances:
All non-interest bearing Advances have been abolished.
Regarding interest-bearing Advances, only Personal Computer Advance and House Building Advance (HBA) have been retained. HBA ceiling has been increased to ₹25 lakhs from the present ₹7.5 lakhs.
Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS): The Rates of contribution as also the insurance coverage under the CGEGIS have remained unchanged for long. They have now been enhanced suitably. The following rates of CGEGIS are recommended:

Present
Proposed
Level of Employee
Monthly Deduction
 (₹)
Insurance Amount
 (₹)
Monthly Deduction
 (₹)
Insurance Amount
 (₹)
10 and above
120
1,20,000
5000
50,00,000
6 to 9
60
60,000
2500
25,00,000
1 to 5
30
30,000
1500
15,00,000

Medical Facilities:
Introduction of a Health Insurance Scheme for Central Government employees and pensioners has been recommended.
Meanwhile, for the benefit of pensioners residing outside the CGHS areas, CGHS should empanel those hospitals which are already empanelled under CS (MA)/ECHS for catering to the medical requirement of these pensioners on a cashless basis.
  All postal pensioners should be covered under CGHS. All postal dispensaries should be merged with CGHS.
Pension: The Commission recommends a revised pension formulation for civil employees including CAPF personnel as well as for Defence personnel, who have retired before 01.01.2016. This formulation will bring about parity between past pensioners and current retirees for the same length of service in the pay scale at the time of retirement.
The past pensioners shall first be fixed in the Pay Matrix being recommended by the Commission on the basis of Pay Band and Grade Pay at which they retired, at the minimum of the corresponding level in the pay matrix.
This amount shall be raised to arrive at the notional pay of retirees, by adding number of increments he/she had earned in that level while in service at the rate of 3 percent.
In the case of defence forces personnel this amount will include Military Service Pay as admissible.
Fifty percent of the total amount so arrived at shall be the new pension.
An alternative calculation will be carried out, which will be a multiple of 2.57 times of the current basic pension.
The pensioner will get the higher of the two.
Gratuity: Enhancement in the ceiling of gratuity from the existing ₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh. The ceiling on gratuity may be raised by 25 percent whenever DA rises by 50 percent.
Disability Pension for Armed Forces: The Commission is recommending reverting to a slab based system for disability element, instead of existing percentile based disability pension regime.
Ex-gratia Lump sum Compensation to Next of Kin: The Commission is recommending the revision of rates of lump sum compensation for next of kin (NOK) in case of death arising in various circumstances relating to performance of duties, to be applied uniformly for the defence forces personnel and civilians including CAPF personnel.
Martyr Status for CAPF Personnel: The Commission is of the view that in case of death in the line of duty, the force personnel of CAPFs should be accorded martyr status, at par with the defence forces personnel.
New Pension System: The Commission received many grievances relating to NPS. It has recommended a number of steps to improve the functioning of NPS. It has also recommended establishment of a strong grievance redressal mechanism.
Regulatory Bodies:  The Commission has recommended a consolidated pay package of ₹4,50,000 and ₹4,00,000 per month for Chairpersons and Members respectively of select Regulatory bodies. In case of retired government servants, their pension will not be deducted from their consolidated pay. The consolidated pay package will be raised by 25 percent as and when Dearness Allowance goes up by 50 percent. For Members of the remaining Regulatory bodies normal replacement pay has been recommended.
Performance Related Pay: The Commission has recommended introduction of the Performance Related Pay (PRP) for all categories of Central Government employees, based on quality Results Framework Documents, reformed Annual Performance Appraisal Reports and some other broad Guidelines. The Commission has also recommended that the PRP should subsume the existing Bonus schemes.
There are few recommendations of the Commission where there was no unanimity of view and these are as follows:
The Edge: An edge is presently accordeded to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) at three promotion stages from Senior Time Scale (STS), to the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) and the NFSG.  is recommended by the Chairman, to be extended to the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS).
Shri Vivek Rae, Member is of the view that financial edge is justified only for the IAS and IFS. Dr. Rathin Roy, Member is of the view that the financial edge accorded to the IAS and IFS should be removed.
Empanelment: The Chairman and Dr. Rathin Roy, Member, recommend that All India Service officers and Central Services Group A officers who have completed 17 years of service should be eligible for empanelment under the Central Staffing Scheme and there should not be “two year edge”, vis-à-vis the IAS. Shri Vivek Rae, Member, has not agreed with this view and has recommended review of the Central Staffing Scheme guidelines.
Non Functional Upgradation for Organised Group ‘A’ Services: The Chairman is of the view that NFU availed by all the organised Group `A’ Services should be allowed to continue and be extended to all officers in the CAPFs, Indian Coast Guard and the Defence forces. NFU should henceforth be based on the respective residency periods in the preceding substantive grade. Shri Vivek Rae, Member and Dr. Rathin Roy, Member, have favoured abolition of NFU at SAG and HAG level.
Superannuation: Chairman and Dr. Rathin Roy, Member, recommend the age of superannuation for all CAPF personnel should be 60 years uniformly. Shri Vivek Rae, Member, has not agreed with this recommendation and has endorsed the stand of the Ministry of Home Affairs.


Thursday, November 19, 2015

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth hosts lunch for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Buckingham Palace.

Re-Revision Of PLI/RPLI Service Tax To 3.62 % And 1.81 %
PLI / RPLI Service Tax was modified as 3.62 % and 1.82 % respectively for First year premia and Renewal premia vide PLI Directorate letter No. 19-9/2013-LI dated 13.11.2015. 
Now, vide PLI Directorate letter No. 29-9/2013-LI dated 16.11.2015, clarification is received that the Revised Service Tax for PLI/RPLI Renewal premia is 1.81 % only, (and not 1.82%). 
Revised Rates of Service Tax on PLI/RPLI are, For First Year premia : 3.62 %
For Renewal Premia : 1.81 %


Saturday, November 14, 2015

SSA accounts  age Limit of  Girl child Clarification:-  After 01.12.2015 the Girl child age  is not completed 10 years as on opening of account date.  The grace period for  SSA accounts for girl child upto 01.12.2015. There after the age is the main criteria for this accounts. Postmasters please note.

Thursday, November 5, 2015

PATCH 16 FOR SANCHAY POST 7.5 - SOSB & TD PMC

SSA In SOSB Online Module & TD Premature Closure

Features provided in Patch 16 for SanchayPost7.5 

1.              TD accounts that are opened on or after 07/09/2015 should have a lockup period of 6 months. (vide SB Order No 9/2015)
2.              Provision to open SSA accounts in SOSB Online transactions module
3.              Feature to make subsequent deposit for SSA accounts in SOSB Online transactions module
4.              Fix for ‘Max limit exceeded’ error in transactions for SSA in SOSB datentry.


Tuesday, November 3, 2015

PAMARRU (S.O) – 521 157, KRISHNA DIST, A.P CIRCLE UNDER CBS PLATFORM w.e.f 30.10.2015
Sri Y.Rama Krishna, SPOs, Machilipatnam Division Inauguration
 of CBS at PAMARRU (Grade-I) - 521157, P.O

Sri  P. Narasimha Rao, Grade-I Postmaster starting CBS works



Sunday, November 1, 2015


KANAGALA (S.O) – 522 259 ,TENALI DIVISION, A.P. CIRCLE  UNDER CBS PLATFORM  ( from 19.10.2015) :-

Supdt. of Post offices : Sri K.S.Venkateswara Rao, Sri P.Sai prasad, SPM,  A.Baby Jyothi -P.A and other office staff 

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Mail delivery on Holidays and Sundays at Hyderabad city:- The
postal department in Hyderabad city region has been taken steps to deliver mail on Sunday & Holidays on 01.11.2015(Sunday), 08.11.2015(Sunday) & 11.08.2015 (Diwali) through some selected post offices in the city. Special mail arrangements  has been made by circle office. Mainly delivery on speed post, Amazon and other e-commerce article. The staff those who will attend on this duties will be paid Holiday/ Sunday Honorarium.  
Dear Postmasters :- Please send your office CBS rollout  meet  photos to this blogger for  uploading and share with other Postal community.  You are here by requested to mail the photos to telugupostmasters@gmail.com   (or) send to mobile # 9866765636  with office, Postmaster’s name and  CBS  roll out date.
Hyderabad News :- General Line HSG- II Promotion orders issued by the A.P circle, Hyderabad on 30.10.2015.
POSTMASTER GRADE-I , II  & III  Post offices re-identification, Identification Issues:- clarification by Directorate.

Friday, October 30, 2015

VIGILANCE AWARENESS WEEK   AT  C.O. ::  HYDERABAD ON 30.10.2015.

Narasannapeta (Grade-I)  Post office :: 
PIN : 532421 in srikakulam dn went in CBS and CIS platform from 29-10-15
Sri K.Sekhar, Postmaster (GR-I) and others.

Monday, October 19, 2015

JUBILEEHILLS (P.O) : : HYDERABAD : 500 033  roll out to CBS platform on 19.10.2015.  
JAGANNAICKPUR (P.O) , KAKINADA – 533 002 , A.P CIRCLE : ROLL OUT To  CBS ON 19.10.2015.

Inauguration of CBS roll out  was launched  by SPOs of  Kakinada Division Sri K.Sri Kumar, Sri M.Brahmaiah , ASPOs , Staff  and customers attended at the office. Congratulations to  Sri K.VITHAL NATH, Postmaster (Gr-I)  for his efforts to make the office under Dop finacle platform.




Monday, October 12, 2015

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS (GL) Nomenclature change as  All India Association of Postmasters and supervisors (GL) :-
Minutes and Resolutions of 19th All India Conference of A.I.A.P.S. (G.L.) held at Hotel Mandakini – Intenational, Hyderabad (A.P.) from 08-9-1015 to 11-9-2015.
VIJAYANAGAR COLONY  (HYDERABAD - 500 052) :  CBS ROLL OUT  ON 09.10.2015.



Sri Jose Kollanur (regd SSPOs) , Sri DSK Prasad, Postmaster (Gr-I), Vijayanagar colony ,Sri Sudheer babu  (SSPos, Hyd city dn),   (from Right to Left)

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Still some hopes on enhancement of  Bonus ceiling  
All Constituent Organizations of
National Council(JCM)(Staff Side)
Dear Comrades,

Sub: Enhancement of the ceiling of bonus

Ministry of Labour (Government of India) has sent a proposal to the Cabinet for enhancement of ceiling of bonus from Rs.3500 to Rs.7000 with a cap of maximum payment of Rs.20,000.

Though the Election Commissioner has cleared it, but it has not been included in the Cabinet Agenda for the reasons best known to government, but we are hopeful that, it may be finalized after Bihar elections.

With fraternal greetings!

Thursday, September 24, 2015


World postal news: New cutting edge technology for Post Office

In the UK, Post Office Ltd has signed a five-year contract with the DVLA that will enable drivers to renew their photocard driving licences using new world-class technology.
The enhanced service means that from next spring, selected Post Office branches will have a dedicated counter position where drivers renewing the photograph on their 10-year licence will have their paperwork scanned into a computer, their photograph taken, an electronic signature captured and the data sent immediately by secure electronic link to the DVLA. The DVLA will then check the application and post a new photocard licence to the driver.
Alan Cook, Post Office’s managing director, said: “We will be the first post office in the world to use groundbreaking technology for document and identity verification technology in this way and it puts us in a strong place to use the trusted Post Office brand, our unrivalled network and our experienced staff to bid for other major government contracts.”
The new technology will be installed in up to 750 Post Office branches around the UK. Initially the technology will just be used for 10-year photocard renewal but it may be extended to include other driver transactions.

Do you think India post also move in this way to get more revenue ??