UNION CABINET APPROVES 7% HIKE IN DEARNESS ALLOWANCE…

CABINET APPROVES 7% HIKE IN DEARNESS ALLOWANCE…

UNION CABINET APPROVED A PROPOSAL TO HIKE ADDITIONAL DEARNESS ALLOWANCE BY 7% FOR CENTRAL STAFF AND CENTRAL PENSIONERS…

THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ON FRIDAY APPROVED A SEVEN PER CENT HIKE IN DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS, THIS HIKE IS TO BE EFFECTIVE RETROSPECTIVELY FROM JAN 2012…

THE DEARNESS ALLOWANCE AND DEARNESS RELIEF FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SERVING EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS WILL INCREASE FROM 58% PER CENT OF BASIC EMOLUMENTS TO 65% PER CENT WITH EFFECT FROM 1.1.2012.

Secretary Generals of FNPO & NFPE met Secretary(P) and discussed following

1. Issues arising out of implementation of L1, L2 concept in RMS: Secretary agreed to hold a meeting with Secretary general and General Secretaries of RMS union shortly
2. Undue delay In settlement of agreed items on charter of Demands: Secretary agreed to give a details of the follow up action on the charter of Demands
3. Revision of wages to casual laborers and absorption: Secretary agreed to consider this issue as early as possible.
4. A memorandum submitted to secretary on the above subjects by the federations will be posted in our web shortly.
5. Results of IPO Examinations: Probably Department will declare the results on Monday Evening.



Incentive to Mailoverseers for procuring RPLI Business.

DIRECTORATE OF POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE

Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications &

Information Technology, Government of India

Chanakyapuri Post Office Complex, New Delhi -110 021.

No.30-1/2010-LI                                                                     Dated : 21-02-2012.

To

Ms. Karuna Pillai,

Chief Postmaster-General,

Andhra Pradesh Circle,

Hyderabad-500 001.

Madam,

            This is regarding clarification on the following item proposed for discussion in the JCM.

Item : Incentive to Mailoverseers for procuring RPLI Business.

Clarification : Rule 5(22) of Post Office Insurance Rules, 2011 defines that “marketing staff” is an official or person who is authorized by the Postsmaster-General or Head of Division to procure Postal Lie Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance business.  The marketing staff includes IPOs, ASPOs, ASRMs, Ex.DO(PLI), PRI(P), Postmasters, Selected Postal Assistant, Postman, Retired GDS BPM, DO(PLI), Field Officer(PLI), SRM (Rural S.O), GDS staff and also includes Direct Agents such as Anganwadi worker, Mahila Mandal worker, Ex-Serviceman, Retired school teacher, SHGs, Gram Pradhkan & Member Gram Panchayat and any other official/persons as considered suitable by the Head of Postal Division.  As such, if Mailoverseer is engaged- depending upon suitability in procuring RPLI business/policies, he also entitled for incentive as par with other Departmental officials.

DECENTRALISATION OF PLI/RPLI

Directorate of Postal Insurance

Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications

Information Technology, Government of India

Chanakyapuri Post Office Complex, New Delhi-110 021

No. 30-1/2010-LI Dated 27.01.2012

To

1.          Col. Kamlesh Chandra,

Chief Postmaster General,

Uttar Pradesh Circle,

Lucknow-226001

2.         All CPMsG.

Respected Sir,

Kindly refer to letter no. 08/15/2011-SR dated 16.01.2012 from SR Section

 Department of Posts enclosing minutes of the meeting taken by 

Secretary(Posts)/Postal Staff Board with the Postal Joint Council of Action 

on 10.01.2012 and 12.01.2012. It is requested to kindly take necessary

 action with regards to Para 7 of the minutes.

                                                                                                                          Sd/(R. Santhakumar

                                                                                                                           Dy. Divisional Manager

CONTENTS OF PARA -7 OF THE MINUTES

PARA 7 DECENTRALISATION OF PLI/RPLI

The staff side was explained in detail about the competition being faced by the Department in the field
 of PLI/RPLI and the benefits to be derived by decentralizing the functions.
 The staff side expressed apprehension about relocation of staff due to the process of decentralization. 
Member (PLI) explained as to how the role of DPLI was going to be redefined by making the 
job more productive and the fact that job description for each category of staff had been
 worked out and the staff of PLI will play an important role in increasing the 
business and providing after sale service.
 The request of the staff side to permit the Circle/Regional Office branch of PLI to accept, 
process and service the policies relating to their Headquarter cities where they were located was 
accepted to.

Expansion and modernization of Postal services

The Government has formulated comprehensive working plan for the development, expansion and modernization of postal services. Under this, major activities , as laid out in XII Five Year Plan, include opening of branch Post Offices, setting up of Automatic Mail Processing Centers, development and deployment of Rural ICT solution, deployment of Core Banking, increasing insurance cover, establishment of Parcel and Logistics Post Hubs, up gradation of Speed Post Centers, Human Resource Training to Personnel, construction of Post offices/administrative offices, installation of Solar Power Packs and setting up of Postal Training Centers.

The proposed financial allocation for the XII Five Year Plan, in this regard is Rs. 12,000 crore.

As for setting up of Speed Post Centres, the erstwhile Centres have been reconstructed in the form of Speed Post Sorting Hubs for operational purposes. Sorting hubs have been set up taking into account the following factors:-

(i)            Speed Post Mail handled by a city/town

(ii)           Connectivity of city/town in terms of air, rail and road.

(iii)          Distance of a city proposed for sorting hub from post offices and other hubs; and

(iv) Mail generations potential of the city/town under consideration.

No new Speed Post Sorting Hubs are proposed for opening in the next two years.

Sanchay Post Version 6.6.1 Released on 20/03/2012

Sanchay Post Version 6.6.1 

  Changes in version 6.6.1

1. Rule changes with respect to :

• SB maximum limit for closure and interest calculation.
• Post maturity interest calculation for all schemes.
• Removal of 2 year limitation w.r.t. PMI.
• PMI applicability for matured extended RD accounts.
• RD maturity value calculation w.r.t extended accounts.
• Simple interest calculation for RD PMC.
• TD premature closure.
• SB part III deposit to accept changed maximum limits.
• SCS claim closures.

2. Provision in ECS debit and credit forms for acceptance of files w.r.t NREGS,BPL,INOAP,INDP,INWP.The transactions will be reflected in the LOT only after the form is authorised by the Supervisor.

3.Provision for closure of NREGS accounts.

4.Cheque handling provision for SOs having direct dealing with the banks.

5.Interface with new updated RD agent software with provision to download the soft file generated in the package.

Central Government revises General Provident Fund (GPF) Interest rate

Interest Rates On GPF – 8.6% (eight point six percent) with effect from 1.12.2011
Resolution – accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the GPF and other similar funds – 2011-2012

(PUBLISHED IN PART I SECTION 1 OF GAZETTE OF INDIA)

F.NO. 5(1)-B(PD)/2011

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

(Department of Economic Affairs)

New Delhi, the 19th March, 2012

RESOLUTION

It is announced for general information that during the year 2011-2012, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 8% (Eight per cent) for the period from 1.4.2011 to 30.11.2011  and 8.6% (eight point six percent) with effect from 1.12.2011.

The funds concerned are:—

CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 — Date of next increment in the revised pay structure under Rule 10 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008.

MOST IMMEDIATE

No.10/02/2011-E.III/A

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the 19th March, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:— Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 — Date of next increment in the revised pay structure under Rule 10 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008.

In accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, there will be a uniform date of annual increment, viz. 1st July of every year.  Employees completing 6 months and above in the revised pay structure as on 1st of July will be eligible to be granted the increment. The first increment after fixation of pay on 1.1.2006 in the revised pay structure will be granted on 1.7.2006 for those employees for whom the date of next increment was between 1st July, 2006 to 1st January, 2007.

2. The Staff Side has represented on this issue and has requested that those employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 may be granted one increment on 01.01.2006 in the pre-revised scale.

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UID (AAdhar) Delivery Instruction

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Reasons	Explanation	Action	Uploaded info speednet
Addressee not available at time of delivery	Door locked/addressee not available at the time of delivery for addressee specific articles	Intimation server	Intimation served
Addressee moved	Address has moved from the address and has left instructions as to redirection of his communication	Article NOT TO BE REDIRECTED BUT RETURNED TO THE “RETURN” ADDRESS AS MENTIONED ON THE uid LETTER COVER ON THE SAME DAY	Return to the sender
Item refused by address	Addressee refused to accept the article	RETURNED TO THE “RETURN” ADDRESS AS MENTIONED ON THE uid LETTER COVER ON THE SAME DAY	Return to the sender
Deceased	In case of addressee specific article, if the addressee has deceased		Return to the sender
Insufficient address	The address given on the article is incorrect, however the addressee can still be located and delivery can be made within the same office	Article NOT TO BE REDIRECTED BUT RETURNED TO THE “RETURN” ADDRESS AS MENTIONED ON THE uid LETTER COVER ON THE SAME DAY	Return to the sender
Insufficient address	Address given on the article is not complete-like name of street, house number, locality etc are not given	Article NOT TO BE REDIRECTED BUT RETURNED TO THE “RETURN” ADDRESS AS MENTIONED ON THE uid LETTER COVER ON THE SAME DAY	Return to the sender
Addressee cannot be located	There is no person of that name at the address or addressee ha gone away without leaving any instruction as to the disposal ofcorrespondence and no reliable information is available about his/her new address		Return to the sender
UNCLAIMED	Intimation was served but the article was not taken delivery of by the addressee or his/her representative till the date of retention of the article in the office	Return of the “return” address as mentioned on the UID letters cover after the completion of period of retention (i.e 7 days following the day of receipt) at the post office	Return to the sender
Missent	The Address is correct  bu it fails in delivery area of another office	Article to be redirected to the address as mentioned on the UID letter on the same day	Return to the sender

COPY OF LETTER NO – BD & MD dated 06.06.2011

  

UID Time limit 

Delivery in Departmental offices :14 days

Delivery in Branch offices:17 days

Secretary General,FNPO met DDG(P), DDG(R&P), Director of Motor vechicles.

Latest Developments:

1. IPO Exam Results 2011: The file  has been referred to Secretary(P) to take a   decision whether to include Post Master Grade I candidates in the reults or not. Once the file is received fromSecretary(P) the results will be Published. 

2. Cadre restructuring: DDG(P) will conduct the meeting with the staff side shortly to decide the proposal.

Payment of Speed Post Delivery incentive to Postmen

Copy of Business Development & Marketing Directorate letter No. 57-01/2005-BDD&MD dated 12^thMarch, 2012 is reproduced below.

This is regarding payment of Speed Post Delivery incentive to postmen in the Circles.

2. It has been brought to the notice of this office that there is huge Pendency in the payment of Speed Post Delivery incentive bills pertaining to Postmen in Circles. In this regard, a kind reference is invited to BD&M Directorate letter No. 57-01/2005-BDD dated 17.06.2005 wherein clear instructions/clarifications have been reiterated to effect payment of incentive to delivery staff.

3. In view of the above, it is requested that immediate action may be taken to effect all the payments of speed post delivery incentive bills pertaining to postmen before 31^st March, 2012 after following existing instructions strictly.

Postal services including Speed Post will not attract service tax - Proposed in Union Budget 2012-13

While proposing  increase of  service tax from the present 10% to 12% in the Union Budget 2012-13, the Finance Minister has proposed exemption of some services from levying of service Tax. The details of such services exempted from levying of  12% increased service Tax are included in the Negative list of Services. At present, the service tax is levied on the basis of a positive list, meaning that the tax is levied on the specified services only. 

According to the negative list, postal services, including Speed Post provided by the Department of Post, will not attract service tax. 

Other important services, which will not attract the tax, include funeral, burial, mutate services and transport of deceased, Metered taxis, entry to amusement facilities, second-class rail travel,  betting, gambling, lottery, travel by radio taxis and auto rickshaw, Distribution of electricity, trading of goods, agriculture extension and support services, road tolls, renting of residential properties and services relating to bank deposits and sanction of loans.

As regards education, the service tax will not be levied on school, university education and approved vocational courses.The coaching classes and training institutions, however, will continue to be subject to the service tax.As regards sale and purchase of foreign currency, it has been clarified that such activity among the banks and dealers will be kept out of the service tax net. However, by implication, the sale of foreign currency by dealers to individuals will attract the levy.