Wednesday, May 20, 2015

ELECTED COMMITTEE OF A.I.A.P.S  (G.L) KARNATAKA CIRCLE BRANCH .


Monday, May 18, 2015

USPS 2015 Q2 Financial Results: Net loss decreases slightly:-

In fiscal 2015’s second quarter (Jan. 1-March 31), the Postal Service’s operating revenueincreased $223 million, or 1.3 percent, when compared to the same period one year earlier.  The net loss was $1.5 billion compared to $1.9 billion a year ago. The operating revenue increase was driven by 14.4 percent growth in shipping and package volume. First-Class Mail volume declined 2.1 percent, while Standard Mail volume dropped 1.1 percent.  Controllable income was $313 million, an increase of $52 million over the same period last year. This increase is primarily attributed to cost-cutting initiatives and rising revenue from strong shipping and package volume.  Controllable income is defined as net income excluding retiree health benefits prefunding expenses and expenses for interest rate and other non-cash workers’ compensation expenses, which are factors outside of management’s control.  “We’re pleased with the increase in our controllable net income compared to the same period last year, which demonstrates that our cost containment and revenue strategies are delivering results,” said PMG Megan Brennan. “We also took significant steps during the quarter to improve our long-term operating model, which will help drive greater long-term efficiencies throughout our network.”

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Now, speed post via ATMs soon in Andhra Pradesh

HYDERABAD: In an effort to save time and avoid cumbersome processes, the Andhra Pradesh Circle of India Post, is mulling to launch a new initiative of sending letters and parcels through 'Speed Post' from automated teller machines (ATMs). 

The postal department will tie-up with State Bank of India (SBI) to launch this new facility. The postal department has tied-up with SBI for post office savings bank (POSB) ATM and launched it in Vijayawada recently. At present, SBI has allotted 95 ATMs in Andhra Pradesh to avail the facility.  
Explaining on the way the system would work, chief postmaster general, Andhra Pradesh circle, B V Sudhakar said a customer intending to send a Speed Post has to visit a nearby SBI ATM instead of the local post office and carry out a less than two-minute transaction to send the letter or article. 

Once at the ATM, the customer has to choose the option of speed booking. Later, the letter/parcel, which the customer intends to send, has to be weighed with a separate weighing plate attached to the ATM. Immediately, the necessary fee will be displayed on the ATM screen which the customer will have to pay using his credit/debit card. Within seconds, the customer would get two bar-coded receipts. One receipt has to be pasted on the letter/parcel, while the customer will keep the second receipt for record purpose. After completion of the process, the customer has to drop the letter/parcel in a designated box at the ATM.  "Postmen, who clear letters and parcels through 'Nanyatha' system, will visit SBI ATMs and clear the letter boxes and forwarded it to the section concerned to deliver them to the receivers," the postal official said.
"As SBI has become our partner in sharing postal services, we have moved a new proposal Speed Post booking through their ATMs. A high-level meeting with officials of SBI regional office, Hyderabad, was held last week to discuss the modalities of the new facility. SBI, in turn, has offered to develop special software to book letters and parcels through their ATMs," Sudhakar told TOI. 

Currently, over 6,000 letters and parcels were being booked through post offices in Greater Hyderabad. "We are planning to launch the new system in the next three months in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh," he added.

Thursday, May 7, 2015

LDCE FOR  INSPECTOR POSTS : 2014   RESULTS DECLARED
No.
Order No.
Date
Details
1
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
2
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
3
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
4
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
5
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
6
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
7
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
8
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
9
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
10
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
11
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
12
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
13
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
14
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
15
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
16
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
17
A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
18
F.No. A-34013/07/2014-DE
06/05/2015
19
A-34013/07/2014-DE
05/05/2015


CONFIRMATION OF  PROBATION PERIOD FOR POSTMATER GRADE –I OFFICIALS IN A.P. CIRCLE:
 Vide C.O. Memo No. /ST/6-2(P)/Postmaster Gr-I /Conformation/2013 dated 28.04.2015




Wednesday, May 6, 2015


FIRST POSTAL ATM IN  TELANGANA STATE  LAUNCHED AT  HYDERABAD GPO.
HYDERABAD: Devotees of Lord Balaji can buy special darshan tickets at any post-office in India. The facility, which was earlier available only to the people of Telangana and AP, will now be extended to the entire country. This was disclosed by B V Sudhakar, Chief Postmaster General, AP circle,  after inaugurating the first India Post ATM in Telangana at the Hyderabad GPO on Monday.
“We have received permission from the TTD today to sell darshan tickets at all post-offices in the country. The software that we developed will be shared with other states, in order to make this possible.
Earlier, there was a rule that each and every person from a family should come to the post-office to book tickets. Now that rule has been scrapped, making it possible for one person in a family to come and book tickets for the entire family,” he explained.
On the ATM service, he said, “We want to improve the quality of our services by using the latest technologies. Through these ATMs, people can withdraw cash from their service accounts and also avail of other banking facilities. We have plans to extend our services to all the 95 head post-offices in Telangana and AP.”
 Telangana will have 36 ATMs, out of which a couple will be established in the next 10 days at Secunderabad and Jubilee  head post-offices.
 The units will provide the same services as normal ATMs for savings account holders in post-offices. The postal department is also planning to link them with commercial banks soon. A maximum of `10,000 can be withdrawn at a time, and `25,000 on a single day.  The ATMs are integrated under the Core Banking Solutions. All the head post-offices in the state are already on the CBS platform and about 2,438 sub post-offices would be upgraded to CBS by March, 2016.


Tuesday, May 5, 2015

FLASH  NEWS on STRIKE

       PROPOSED INDEFINITE STRIKE  FROM 06TH MAY, 2015  STANDS DEFERRED  BASED ON THE ASSURANCES GIVEN BY HON`BLE  MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS DURING THE MEETING  HELD WITH BOTH THE SECRETARY GENERALS  OF NFPE & FNPO  IN PRESENCE OF SECRETARY (P), MEMBER (HRD) & DDG (SR) AT SANCHAR BHAWAN NEW DELHI AT 1 PM TODAY DATED 05.05.2015 .

Saturday, May 2, 2015

POSTAL STRIKE : LATEST NEWS:

Hon. Minister of Communications invited both Secretary Generals (NFPE & FNPO) for discussion on 05.05.2015 (Tuesday) at 1 P.M.
EXPECTED DEARNESS ALLOWANCE FROM 01st July 2015 @ 118 %

NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3. CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI – 110 055
No.1/5(A)Part.1
Dated: 01/05/2015
The General Secretaries of 
Affiliated Unions of NFIR

Dear Brother,

Sub: Dearness Allowance with effect from 01.07.2015 – reg.


The All India Consumer Price Index for March 2015 was 254 and if it remains as it is for next three (3) months or if it rises to 256, the average is expected to be 253. Consequently, the Dearness Allowance increase is likely to be 118% of pay from July 2015.

The above is for information of affiliates. You are aware that the Government normally announces D.A. revision in September, to be given effect from July.

Yours fraternally,
sd/-
(Dr. M. Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

Source: NFIR