Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Postage increase 2014: USPS rate increase of stamps to 49
cents
December 30, 2013 : A postage increase for 2014
will soon go into effect through the U.S. Postal Service.MyFoxDC.com reported
Dec. 28 that the cost for a First Class stamp will go from 46 cents to 49 cents
effective Jan. 26. This change was announced on Christmas Eve after the Postal
Regulatory Commission voted to raise the price of USPS postage. The USPS rate increase for sending
letters, magazines, and packages by six percent is aimed to only be temporary,
according to the report. The rates are not expected to be permanent, ending in
less than two years. It is being implemented to help the Postal Service recover
from significant financial losses. Many, especially businesses, are against the
postage increase in 2014 since it is over the
above-inflation adjustment amount.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Technology News:- CEPT , Mysore
developed automated up gradation of Speednet.
At present S.As are revolving round the various attached offices and
updating manually when ever the new up gradation released by CEPT. But by implementing this the operator can
click on OK for up gradation will complete the process. The system
should have:-1. SpeedNet Update 4.1 should be available in the
system. 2. In
respect of computers running XP SP1 or SP2, DotNetframework 2.0 or higher to be
installed.
How many are Recognizing on Retirement Day:-
Are bosses are recognizing
really? Frankly saying most of them retiring calmly without any recognizing
on the day of retirement even serving
for more decades. Those who are active in
unions/ associations are felicitating by union leaders. In some divisions the
Divisional heads are arranging felicitation function on every month at DO by garlanding
retired officials during that month recognizing with memento and handover the
copies of DCRG / EL encashment etc. And the participants have a great opportunity
to listen the changes in post office through the mouth of the retired people.
No doubt they feel happy on that day and remember the day of retirement for ever
This practice has been going under many divisions under Vijayawada region (A.P circle) .
As a Postmaster
you recognize your retiring staff with a letter:- a draft letter for you:-
A draft letter of Recongnization
:-
Your name and address:
###
Dear …….,
I would like to personally
congratulate you on your retirement from this office I enjoyed working with you during your time
here, and I consider you not only a valuable asset to this office, but an
enjoyable presence in the office, as well.
Your hard work and diligence has greatly
benefitted to this office, and I hope that the remaining employees here will
strive to follow your stellar example.
It has always been my pleasure to work with you. I wish you the best in your future endeavors.
Please keep in touch, and visit
often if you find that you have the time I hope you have a fun and fruitful
retirement.
Best wishes,
####
RETIREMENT
GREETINGS TO THE POSTMASTERS THOSE WHO ARE RETIREING.
| staff are busy |
India Post diversifies
to cope with changing times :
Chennai: With major postal services in the world
phasing out door-to-door delivery of mail, the top brass of the postal
department has said the future of India Post lay with parcel delivery services.
“Australia ’s
postal service, for example, has more parcel deliveries than mail. In the same
manner, if our e-commerce picks up, most of the people will make use of
India Post (IP) since we are the only players to have the widest possible
network, and IP will still have a chance to stay alive,” said Mervin Alexander,
post master general, Chennai circle.
The
department is, however, constantly engaging with people through its
philatelic activities and special initiatives, like ‘My Stamp’, of which it
has sold over 5,000 models. “We are aware of the fact that letters will start
to dwindle in the coming decades. However, we have already started to
diversify our services. We are going to introduce core banking very soon,” said
Mervin Alexander.//Deccanchronicle.com 26.12.13,chennai//
Sunday, December 29, 2013
852 –
Postal Jobs in A.P circle:-
Good News for those like
to make their career in the India
Post . The CPMG Sri BV
Sudhakar has informed to press that there are about 852 – Posts in various categories in AP circle .
Out of total 852 Posts 600 Posts are in Postman cadre and 252 are in Postal assistant category The notification is likely to be released in Feb-2014.
*** Haryana Postal Circle Recruitment 2014 for 94 Postman, and
Mailguard :Department of
Posts, Government of India, Office of the Chief Postmaster
General Haryana Circle, Ambala invites application
from eligible candidates for the post of Postman and Mailguard.
Important Dates: Starting Date for Sale of Applications: November 25, 2013 Last
Date for Receipt of Application: January 06, 2014 Last Date for
Receipt of Application (far flung areas): January 13, 2014 .
*** Karnataka
Postal Circle Recruitment 2014 Multi Tasking
Staff, Postman, Mailguard (340 Vacancies) – Notification issued.
FOR POSTMAN / MAILGUARD:
Age Limit: 18-27 years. Scale of Play: Rs. 5200-20200 with Grade pay of Rs.
2000 + admissible allowance.
Probation Period: Two Years. Educational
Qualifications:
Postman -> Matriculation from a Recognized Board or University.
Mail Guard -> Matriculation or Equivalent from a Recognized Board or University.
Mail Guard -> Matriculation or Equivalent from a Recognized Board or University.
Selection Process: Aptitude Test : Examination Fee: Rs.200/- should be deposited/paid in
any Post Office in Karnataka Circle through e-Payment specifying the division
for which candidate is applying and submit original receipt along with
application.How To Apply: The applicants should apply only in the format prescribed by the
Department. Format of application will be displayed in all post offices.
Applications can be downloaded from official website. Completed application along with original
e-payment receipt issued by Post Office/IPO(in respect of outside Karnataka candidates)
towards payment of Examination fee have to be sent to the head of the division.
Note: *** AS PER REVISED
RECRUTIMENT RULES 25% Postman / Mail guard posts recruitment to be made through
competitive examination (open market)
India
Post’s COD services – Implementation failed ::

The field units are struggling with error generating or
partially made software. At the same time most of the employees of India Post
are unaware of this new services, so some people are treated this article as VP
and collected MO commission from addressee some others delivered the articles
without collecting the amount. Some RMS offices have sent these articles
as RP to Post Offices and the Post Office staffs have delivered the same as
parcel. Various feedbacks are getting from the field staffs in this
regards especially from System Administrators who implement the technology in Post Offices. The COD
services were implemented without making much test in the software level and
without much education among employees.
The COD services were the most
awaited service of India Post. This service is a serious threat to all private courier companies if it succeeds in its
implementation, so they are eagerly watching its implementation. On the
other side online shopping giants are also giving more attention to COD service of India Post for spreading their business to rural areas. Our expectations were already shared in the older post India Post to revolutionize online market reach So hindrance happened in the implementation process should be overcome at any cost. Even though this
is an implementation stage, the traffic of COD articles from various sources shows the acceptance of this COD services by various vendors. India Post will have to work hard for satisfying both consigners and
consignees. Top authorities of India Post should interfere in the implementation process especially in software development centres to issue solution for various issues reported by the field units.
So many issues are there even after the release of solution on 17/12/2013.courtesy ://postbankofindia.blogspot.in//
Friday, December 27, 2013
CEPT NEWS:-
Center for Excellence in Postal
Technology, Mysore
is making constant efforts to improve the quality of software to provide
best services. As part of this activity, CEPT reviewed the performance of
e-MO software and brought in certain changes. One of the major difficulty
noticed is about the non updation of data in the datacentre in respect of paid
money orders. The problem has been rectified and a new software has
been released to rectify this problem.
The
modified software has been uploaded on the ftp site at location:ftp://cept.gov.in/Meghdoot7/ Updates/eMO/
The
revised software will examine the health of the file while communicating to the
Central Server and automatically resolve some errors so that status of all eMOs
of the office is updated at data center. As such this revised application will
minimize the transmission errors relating to booking, redirection and paid
eMOs. The steps to be followed for installation of the revised
software is furnished in the Readme file kept along with the application. // Support , Center for
Excellence in Postal Technology//
Thursday, December 26, 2013
THIRUVANANTHPURAM:
Seeking to ensure cybersecurity and keep government documents away from
hackers, the government is working on an email security policy. The
policy will be announced shortly, Minister of State for Communications and IT
Milind Deora said. All public sector employees in the country would be brought
on the government domain of National Informatics Centre (NIC) as part of the
policy, he told a press meet here. "Cybercrimes are linked not just to any
particular institution, state or nation. We have to tackle it with
institutional capacities and with the co-operation of local police and
international agencies," Deora said. "As part of the National
Cyber Security Policy, we are trying to create a new email policy for
government employees. It will make them move away from foreign email services
like Gmail and bring onto nic.in, the government's email domain managed by
NIC," he said. Since the
country had its own 'cloud', there was no reason for people to depend on
foreign services, he said. Deora,
who had a discussion with the officials of BSNL, Postal and C-Dac here, said
the ministry was planning to allot three new post offices and a training centre
for post office staff here.. //PTI //
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