The following items sent  by AP Postmasters Association for submission to Directorate :

ITEMS TO BE TAKEN UP WITH DIRECTORATE : FROM AP CIRCLE

1.        Permission to decline from Postmaster Grade  cadre to feeder cadre (PA) at any time.

2.        All the Senior Postmaster posts to be filled by Postmaster officials only either through promotion/examination.

3.        Immediate filling up of the Grade II and III posts through Grade I and Grade II officials only either on adhoc/regular basis.

4          Enhancement  of grade pay to Rs 4200/- for Postmaster Gr-I officials .

5.        Grant of Postmasters’ allowance @ Rs 1000/2000/3000 to Postmaster Grade I/II/III respectively as offices are being independently manned with higher responsibility.

6.        Cadre restructuring.

7.        Permitting the  Postmaster Grade officials to appear for IPO exams.

8.        Dequarterization of the post attached quarters to the POs , if the required schedule of accommodation is not provided to the postmaster.

9.        Clarify the orders of sub appointing authority whether Postmaster Gr I/II/III are at par with LSG/HSGII/HSGI postmasters while granting leave and writing APARs of Postmen/MTS.

10.      Enhancement of financial powers of Postmaster  officials to meet day to day expenditure of the POs.

11.      Waiving of 2 years probation period condition for Postmaster cadre as the promotion to the cadre is not direct recruitment.

12.      Providing watchman/private security/contingent for the Grade I and above POs.

13.      Immediate repairs of UPS/Systems/Printers/Generators etc.  Provision of  generators to offices.

14.      Proper deployment of manpower (i.e equal distribution of vacancies in all the offices)

//posted on 14.04.2013 at  14.20 hrs//

Railway  Revenue  Earnings up by 19.63 per cent during   F.Y.   2012-2013

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013 were Rs. 124814.87 crore compared to Rs. 104334.61 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 19.63 per cent. The total approximate goods earnings have gone up from Rs. 69674.13 crore during 1st April 2011 – 31st March 2012 to Rs. 85869.02 crore during 1st April 2012 – 31st March 2013, registering an increase of 23.24 per cent. The total approximate passenger revenue earnings during 1st April 2012 – 31st March 2013 were Rs. 31896.24 crore compared to Rs. 28645.55 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 11.35 per cent. The approximate revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 3137.92 crore during April 2012 - March 2013 compared to Rs. 2825.18 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 11.07 per cent. The total approximate sundry earnings during 1st April 2012 – 31st March 2013 were Rs.3911.69crore compared toRs.3189.75 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 23.24 per cent. The total approximate numbers of passengers booked during 1st April 2012 – 31st March 2013 were 8501.30 million compared to 8306.17 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 2.35 per cent. In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the numbers of passengers booked during April 2012 -March 2013 were 4489.62 million and 4011.68 million compared to 4383.18 million and 3922.99 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 2.43 per cent and 2.26 per cent respectively. // main source : pibnews// LATEST  NEWS  ON  DA  ARREARS  :- DA from Jan 2013 : Two decades before, the trade unions are used to protest and demonstrate struggles to pressurize the government to declare the dearness allowance. Now we are back to the same old bad days. The same old days are coming back now. The trade union federations gave enough time to the government and waited patiently. 11 DAYS PASSED.  Since the announcement for the payment of Dearness Allowance is being delayed. The All India Railwaymen’s Federation writes to Finance Minister and demanded to declare it immediately. The copy of the letter is reproduced here. All India Railwaymen’s Federation No.AIRF/13 Dated: April 9, 2013 Shri P.Chidambaram, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance. (Government of India) North Block, New Delhi. Dear Sir, Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees and Pensioners It is very unfortunate that the announcement for the payment of Dearness Allowance is being delayed badly and is creating lots of frustration among the Central Government Employees as well as Pensioners. Particularly Railway Employees, who are the prime mover of the wheel of the development and growth of the nation, they also feel frustrated because of inordinate delay in the announcement for the payment of Dearness by the Government of India (Ministry of Finance). In this connection, it is worth-mentioning that, it has never happened ¡n the past so many years when payment of Dearness Allowance has not been announced before 31st March. All India Railwaymen’s Federation, representing more than 13 lakh Railwaymen as well lakhs of Central Government Employees and Pensioners (through the NC/JCM), strongly protests against the delay in announcement of Dearness Allowance and demands that it should be announced immediately to avoid any confrontation. sd/- (Shiva Gopal Mishra) General Secretary & Member NC/JCM(Staff Side) Source : AIRF Now PM on foreign tour in Germany (11-12 April 2013).  Expecting,   on his arrival this issue will be cleared.

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Dearness Allowance from January 2013 - 6th CPC Recommendations on merger of 50% Dearness Allowance...

Dearness Allowance from January 2013 - 6th CPC Recommendations on merger of 50% Dearness Allowance...

"No any recommendation in 6th CPC Report on merger of 50% Dearness allowance with basic pay a
t any stage"...

Dearness Allowance from January 2013 - 6CPC Recommendation

As of now nobody knows the correct reason why the government is delaying the approval of DA hike from January 2013. Actually the delay in announcing the dearness allowance helps the people speculate more about the Governments Plan about whether the 50% DA will be merged or not. 

As per the 6CPC recommendation accepted by the government, the Dearness Allowance supposed to be enhanced from 1st January of every year has to be paid with salary of month of March. The 6 CPC was very much clear about two things; first one is the formula for calculating the quantum of DA to be paid to central government employees and its frequency. Second one is on Merger of 50% Dearness allowance with Basic pay by converting it as dearness Pay

Sixth Pay Commission recommendation on Merger of 50% Dearness Allowance and sanctioning of DA to central government employees

It has been clearly told in 6 CPC recommendations under the Heading of Dearness Allowance, Chapter no 4.1…

4.1.18 ……This conversion, however, is not necessary in the revised structure being recommended where increments are payable as a percentage of the pay in the pay band and grade pay thereon and provision has been made for all allowances/benefits to be revised periodically linked to the increase in the price index. The Commission is, therefore, not recommending merger of dearness allowance with basic pay at any stage.

4.1.19 No real justification exists for revising DA once in 3 months. Accordingly, DA may continue to be sanctioned twice a year as on 1st January and 1st July payable with the salary of March and September respectively for administrative convenience with inflation neutralization being maintained at 100% at all levels.

As it was the recommendation of 6CPC , even after the seventh day of the month of April, the quantum of DA to be increased is yet to be declared by the government is quite new for central government employees. But it is evident that ‘announcement of DA hike can be delayed, but Payment of increased Dearness Allowance cannot be denied’.

Source: www.gservants.com

INTEREST REVISION PATCH :-

Download >>>Patch for Interest Rate Changes - 01/04/2013 (except NSC & RD)
 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR RUNNING THE PATCH


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THIS PATCH IS COMMON TO SANCHAY POST VERSIONS 6.6.1 AND 7.0
THIS CAN BE EXECUTED ON OR AFTER 28/03/2013
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-- Unzip and copy the exe file to DBAnalyzer folder
-- Run the exe from DBAnalyzer folder itself.
-- Enter name of the SB Server and click 'OK'.
-- A message will be displayed for each scheme.
-- Continue clicking on 'OK' until the message 'Interest rates updation completed successfully' is displayed.

If any other message or error code is displayed, email the error code to SDC for solution.

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  -- RD Maturity Table
  -- NSC Premature Closure Rates

World Heritage – China

UNPA : March28, 2013 : Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Cultural heritage and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. What makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal application. World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located. For this year's World Heritage stamp series, UNPA has chosen six sites in China.

POSTMASTER (GR-I) got more marks than selected IPOs in merit List . But result not declared yet. Read this unjustified issue.
//source: email //

Gazette notification on prescribing Appointing Authority, Disciplinary Authority- Amendement in the schedule to CCS(CCA), 1965 for POSTMASTER grade I,II,III, SrPM:

To view  Postal Directorate orders  :-

click here

Postal assistant preparation guide: Recommended books to study for Postal assistant exam :

Book name - Department of Posts: Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants Recruitment Exam is a paperback edition from Arihant publisher. The cost of the book is 165 which covers the entire syllabus of postal assistant exam.

Book name: Kiran's Department of Posts Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant (Saving Bank Control Organisation) Practice Work Book. This book is from the publisher Kiran Prakashan which is a kind of work book which will have 15 practice test which will have 25 questions on each subjects viz General Knowledge, Mathematics, English and Reasoning and analytical ability. The cost of this postal assistant book is 135. You can also get this book in Hindi medium which cost you about 125.

Book Name: R.Gupta's Popular Master Guide Department of Posts: Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant Recruitment Exam. The paperback edition of this book is from R.Gupta from Ramesh Publishing House. The cost of this book is 105 which will have previous year solved question papers for postal assistant exam, Test paper set, A glance of postal system, English, Mathematics, Reasoning & Analytical Ability and General Knowledge.

Upkar's Postal/Sorting Assistants Recruitment Test. The author of this book is Dr.Jain & Sharma and this paperback edition is from the publisher Upkar Prakashan. The cost of the book              is 140

Revised SB   Interest  rates w.e.f. 01.04.2013.

     

RD ( compounded Quarterly )  

Years	Maturity value for Rs.100/-  @ 8.3 %
5	7445
6	9338
7	11392
8	13623
9	16044
10	18672

NSC VIII (5-years) @ 8.5 %

 (compounded Halfyearly)

5-years	Maturity value Rs.
1000	1516.20
5000	7581
10000	15162

NSC- IX (10-Years) @ 8.8 %

5-years	Maturity value Rs.
1000	2366
5000	11830
10000	23660

Time deposit:-

Denomination Rs.	1-TD  & 2- TD @8.2%	3-TD @ 8.3%	5-TD @8.4%
1000	85	86	87
5000	423	428	433
10000	846	856	867
15000	1268	1284	1300
20000	1691	1712	1734
25000	2114	2140	2167
50000	4228	4281	4334
75000	6342	6421	6501
1 lakh	8456	8562	8668
1.5 lakh	12683	12843	13002
2 lakh	16911	17124	17337
3  lakh	25367	25686	26005
4 lakh	33822	34248	34673
5 lakh	42278	42810	43342

 MIS   @8.4%  for  105000  interest : Rs.735/- permonth

SCSS @9.2% for Rs.100000 interest qtly Rs. 2300/-

PPF @ 8.7 %