Post Office Switching to Three-Day delivery Schedule

       New Zealand Post is known as an innovative organization, offering a range of services including travel insurance, travel SIM cards for mobile phones, and a foreign currency exchange.  In addition to expanding its lineup of services, the Post announced that it will be reducing the number of days in which it delivers mail to as little as three per week. 

The switch, expected to take place in June 2015, will prompt urban delivery to drop to no less than three days per week while rural area delivery will decrease to no less than five per week. Customers could still choose to have their mail delivered up to six days per week for an extra courier fee.   As the world’s population continues to integrate additional electronic communication alternatives into their lives, Post Offices are likely to seek creative means to cater to their shifting demands.

THREE YEARS RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT TO  THE  THEN SPM IN CASE  OF CORRUPTION  ::

CBI, Press Release New Delhi , 02.01.2014

The Special Judge for CBI cases, Visakhapatnam has convicted Sri Nemana Jagannadham, the then Sub Post Master, Bobbili Bazar Sub Post Office, Bobbili, Vizianagaram District U/s. 420, 467, 468, 471, 477-A IPC and Sec.13(1)(c)(d) r/w.13(2) of PC Act, 1988 and sentenced him to undergo three years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs. 10,000/- in a fraud case.             It was alleged that during the period 23.01.2006 to 24.09.2007, Sri N. Jagannadham, the then Sub Post Master, Bobbili Bazar Sub Post Office, Bobbili cheated the depositors and defrauded the Department of Posts to the tune of Rs.12,38,242/-(approx). The accused fraudulently withdrew the deposits from the accounts of the depositors by forging their signatures on withdrawal vouchers and not accounting for the deposits in the accounts of the depositors.

Major post office fraud :-

Chennai: The enforcement directorate has begun prosecution proceedings in one of the biggest post office frauds reported in the state where Rs 1.5 cr­ore government mo­ney was gobbled up by five employees of a post off­ice in Dindigul district.

“We have attached a property in Vedansa­nd­ur village in Dindigul, worth over Rs 40 lakh, belo­nging to Shan­mu­gh­am, father of Karthika, a woman employee of the post office of the same village,” a enior officer from the enforcement dir­ectorate told this newspaper on Thursday.  The fraud surfaced three years ago when it was found that all five employees, including G. Varadarajan, Karthika and three others had colluded in siphoning off Rs 1.5 crore from the government exchequer.   They had manipulated the recurring deposit ac­c­ounts. “If you deposit Rs 500 every month as a recurring deposit, the staff shows it as Rs 5,500 and supporting documents are also created. At the time of withdrawal, the genuine depositor is given only his due, the rest of the money go­es into the pockets of the employees,” expl­a­in­ed the ED official wh­en asked about the modus operandi of the five em­ployees who managed to swindle such a huge am­ount while working in a post office in a small village.

Though the CBI pr­obed the case, they could not track the pattern in parking of the illegal funds.

Our investigation revealed that Shanm­ug­h­am had purchased pro­perty using the money generated by his daughter along with her colleagues, the official said. //deccanchronical.com//date 03.01.2014.

Wish you a Happy New Year 

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. 

 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:

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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,

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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//

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.

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  :: 

India  Post implemented various COD services namely Business Parcel COD (BP-COD),  Express Parcel COD (EP-COD) and Speed Post COD (SP-COD) without much planning.  In the root level it can see very clearly that the implementation of COD services was a big failure in all respect especially in technological side. The BP-COD and EP-COD services had been started on 02/12/2013 from 20 offices across the country but the stable version of software have been released on 10/12/2013 after making modifications in the raw form of software released on 29/11/2013.  The COD articles have been booking from various parts of the country since 02/12/2013 but the delivery works has not yet been started in most of the Post Offices due to software problems.    Software support from the part of CEPT is very poor in the case of Parcel Net (Update 9) upgradation.  

                        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//