Post offices set for major revamp, minister says

The Centre is focusing on modernization of post offices in the country to improve service delivery and enable them to compete with courier companies, Union minister of state for communications and information technology Dr.KilliKruparani said today.

The Department of Posts has sanctioned Rs 4,700 crore for modernization of 1.55 lakh post offices, she said here.

Under the project, a provision of Rs 1,500 crore has been made to install computers in rural post offices, Kruparani said.

To overcome the delay in providing services, the Union government has embarked on a massive drive to upgrade postal infrastructure, Kruparani said.

She said all the post offices in the country will be soon providing online services.

The Minister was speaking after inaugurating the first all-women post office (Mahila Dak Ghar) in Andhra Pradesh which has come up in this port city.

"In the coming days, there will be more such post offices across the country for the convenience of women. The Centre intends to open Mahila Dak Ghars in every metropolitan city and big towns, especially where there is sizeable population of working women, Kruparani said.

Recognition of newly formed and revival of recognition of defunct Associations

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Expected DA from Jul 2013 : AICPIN for the month of April 2013

According the press release the All-India CPI-IW for April, 2013 rose by 2 points and pegged at 226 (two hundred and twenty six).  This two point increase confirmed 10% increase in Dearness Allowance from July, 2013 as already expected on this site click here to see.  Therefore DA from July, 2013 will be 90% and will be announced in September or October in this year.  It is also more clear from following table:-

Expect- ation	Increase/ Decrease Index	Month	Base  Year  2001  = 100	Total  of 12  Months	Twelve  monthly  Average	% increase  over 115.76  for   DA	DA  announced or will be  announced
	1	Nov-12	218	2490	207.50	79.25%	80%
	1	Dec-12	219	2512	209.33	80.83%
	2	Jan-13	221	2535	211.25	82.49%	82%
	2	Feb-13	223	2559	213.25	84.22%	84%
	1	Mar-13	224	2582	215.17	85.87%	85%
	2	Apr-13	226	2603	216.92	87.38%	87%
First	1	May-13	227	2624	218.67	88.90%	88%
	1	Jun-13	228	2644	220.33	90.34%	90%
		Jul-13	Expected DA from July-2013				90%
Second	2	May-13	228	2625	218.75	88.97%	88%
	2	Jun-13	230	2647	220.58	90.55%	90%
		Jul-13	Expected DA from July-2013				90%
Third	0	May-13	226	2623	218.58	88.82%	88%
	0	Jun-13	226	2641	220.08	90.12%	90%
		Jul-13	Expected DA from July-2013				90%

India Post set to open first ATM in Bangalore

BANGALORE, INDIA: When you hear 'ATM', what is the first thing that you relate to it? I am sure, many of us, including me, relate it to savings bank ATM card.
 

How about an ATM card similar to a debit card/ATM card issued by a bank for postal account? Sounds different right?

 

Yes, the Department of Posts, in an effort to provide enhanced solutions to its customers is all set to launch the first Automated teller Machine (ATM) in Bangalore GPO premises shortly, through a core banking solution.

 

Last year, the department of post had announced that it has plans to set up 1,000 ATM centres at different post offices across the country, with an aim provide better customer service through IT enablement of business processes and support functions.

 

Implementing new banking solution enables postal department to offer all kinds of services that are offered by private banks to more than 200 million post office saving bank (POSB) account holders in 1.55 lakh post offices.

 

When CIOL enquired about the launch of India's first India Post ATM, an official concerned with the Bangalore post office said, on condition of anonymity, that the ATM facility will be launch shortly with good features.

 

He further added that the postal ATM card enables POSB account holders to withdraw money from any bank ATM, provided they have enough savings.

 

"POSB account holder need not rely only on Post Office ATMs," he added.

Recently, TCS announced that it had bagged a Rs 1,100 crore, six-year contract from the Department of Posts to provide end-to-end IT modernisation program to equip India Post with modern technologies and systems to enable it to serve more services to more customers, in an effective manner.

 

Retirement of Smt.Shoba Koshy,Chief PostMaster General,Kerala Circle

     

Smt.Shoba Koshy,Chief Post Master General,Kerala Circle is retiring from Indian Postal Service on superannuation on today ie. 31.05.2013.Wishing her a happy and peaceful retired life on behalf of FNPO & FNPO,Pathanamthitta.

TCS will manage data migration, infrastructure, SLA, call centre and centralised 24x7 service desk operation for Department of Posts

Tata Consultancy ServicesBSE -1.15 % (TCS) on Wednesday said it has bagged a six-year contract from the Department of Posts (DoP) worth over Rs 1,100 crore. 

The end-to-end IT modernisation programme to be implemented by TCSBSE -1.15 % will equip India Post with modern technologies and systems to enable it to provide services to customers in an effective manner, TCS said in a statement. 

The scope of the project, dubbed India Post 2012, includes developing and supporting mail, finance and accounts, HR, and customer interaction management solutions for all channels including Rural ICT platform. 

Under the deal, TCS will also manage data migration, infrastructure, Service Level Agreement (SLA), call centre and centralised 24x7 service desk operation for DoP, it said. 

The end-to-end security solutions, Enterprise Management System (EMS) and over all integration for entire system is the responsibility of core system integrator ( CSI), the statement said. 

"India Post has a vision of being a technology-enabled self-reliant market leader and is looking to move from a government service provider to a customer-enabled service provider where the customer will be the focus of multifarious service delivery platforms," DoP Secretary P Gopinath said. 

Voluntary retirement tendered by Ms Suneeta Trivedi (IPoS-1978) Member (Planning)

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S B Order No. 9 / 2013 - Introduction of "Basic Savings Account" under Post Office Savings Accounts Rules, 1981 to facilitate opening of Zero Balance Accounts by beneficiaries of any Government Welfare Scheme

Seventh pay commission likely this year

No merger of D.A. but seventh pay commission likely this year.

 

According to our sources in New Delhi, there is no chance of any merger of Dearness Allowance with basic pay as demanded by the associations. But the Government is considering the formation of seventh pay commission.

 

The seventh CPC is scheduled to be effective from 1.1.2016 and if it is formed this year, there will be ample time to finalize it’s recommendations. Moreover, if it is not effective from an earlier date, the Govt. will be free from any burden of paying arrears, which may adversely effect the fiscal situation.

 

Most significantly, in the eve of general election, the Govt. may spread a “feel good” situation among the employees without having to pay an extra penny from the exchequer. In the other hand merging D.A. with basic pay will lead to a considerable expense and as there is definite negative recommendation of sixth CPC in this respect, Govt. can easily deny this demand.

 

Promotion and posting to the Grade of Member, Postal Services Board IPoS Group A

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