Revision of OTA rate case filled at CAT Madras Bench dismissed.

One of the service Association has filed CAT case in Madras Bench in connection with the revision of Overtime Allowance.  

Hon’ble CAT Madras Bench in their judgement dated 9th April 2013 stated that ''prior to 5th CPC, all Non-Gazetted employees in receipt of monthly basic pay of upto Rs. 2200/- were entitled to OTA for performing duties beyond the designated working hours. The 5th CPC had recommended abolition of OTA for all categories except the Staff Car Driver, Operational Staff and Industrial employees. But, it recommended that the staff deployed on weekly off days should be given a compensatory leave rather than any cash compensation in the form of OTA or otherwise. However, the said recommendations were not accepted and status-quo was maintained as per the recommendations of the 4th CPC. It is also seen that the rate of OTA fixed and the ceiling by the Nodal Ministry viz. Department of Personnel and Training, consequent on the recommendation of 4th CPC have not been revised by the said Ministry. As rightly contended by the respondents, unless the said Nodal Ministry approves the proposal sent by the Department of Posts for revision of OTA rate, they are not in position to revise the OTA rates on its own and it is a policy decision of the Government.  In other words, the Department Posts cannot take an independent decision on the issue raised by the respondents".
 

Declaration of bonus on PLI policies for the year 2010-11


Click here to view  Directorate of Postal Life Insurance memo No 04-02/2012-LI dated 17.06.2013 on the above subject matter.

Notification of holding LGO Examination for the year 2013 on 8/9/2013 issued by Directorate.

Directorate vide memo No. A.34012/7/2013-DE dated 17/6/2013 has issued notification for holding Limited Departmental Competative Examination for the promotion of Lower Grade Officials to the cadre of Postal Assistants / Sorting Assistants for the year 2013 on 8/9/2013. To view the original copy of Directorate memo, please CLICK HERE.

PA/SA DIRECT RECRUITMENT RESULT

It is informed that the circle wise final result of PA/SA direct recruitment exam will be announced during the period from 1st August to 30th September 2013. Valuation of exam papers already over and Hall permit for computer test will be issued shortly. It is proposed to have online computer test for the selected candidates. About 14 lakhs candidates appeared in the exam for PA for the vacancies around 5100.

Declaration of bonus on PLI policies for the year 2010-11

Click here to view  Directorate of Postal Life Insurance memo No 04-02/2012-LI dated 17.06.2013 on the above subject matter.

Postmaster Grade I Examination 2013 will be held on 30/6/2013 and its vacancy position


The circle wise vacancy position of Postmaster Grade-I Examination 2013 scheduled to be held on 30/6/2013 is as under: 


Launch of Logistics Post Air Service


India Post has started “Logistics Post Air Service in Association with Air India on identified sectors amontst 15 linking airports, Agartala, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Nagpur, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Imphal, Guwahati, Patna, Lucknow & Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). The main  features of this service include.

(i)            First Category: Airport. Customer to deposit the consignment at the postal facility available at the airport premises at Logistics Post Air Booking Centre, Palam TMO, New Delhi – 110037 and the delivery will be effected to the customer at the post office facility at the destination airport.
(ii)          Second Category: City to City (on payment of additional charges). On payment of City to City charges, the consignment will be booked at Logistics Post Air Booking Centre, RMS Bhawan, Delhi -  110006 and the delivery will be effected at the Logistics Post Delivery Centres in the Destination city. (Minimum additional charges Rs 50 per consignment @ Rs. 1/- kg).
(iii)         Third Category: Door to Door (on payment of additional charges). Pick up from the premises or delivery at the permises of the consignment (Minimum additional charges Rs. 100 per consignment @ Rs. 2/- per kg).

Charges shall be as per volumetric weight rates to be followed in accordance with IATA standards (6000 cubic cm = 1 kg for the purpose). There will be four types of rates for Logistics Post Air Service viz.

(i)            Standard rate            -           For consignment upto 49 kgs.
(ii)          Bulk Rate (BA)         -           for 50 kgs to 99 kgs.
(iii)         Bulk Rate (BB)         -           For 100 kgs to 249 kgs.
(iv)         Bulk Rate (BC)         -           For 250 kgs & above

"No plan to increase retirement age of employees"- PTI Report

New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) : Central government employees are in for a disappointment as the Centre is at present not considering any move to raise the retirement age to 62 years.

A senior official in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, which acts as nodal department for personnel matters, said there was no such proposal to increase the age for superannuation of government employees.

"There is no proposal to increase the retirement age to 62 from 60 years".