Divisional Working committee postponed

The divisional working committee of FNPO,Pathanamthitta divsion to be held on 10.7.2013 has been postponed due to Hartal declared by LDF in the state.The new date of the meeting will be initimated later.

Re-assessment of requirement of bicycles to Branch Offices for providing better postal access.

D.O. Letter of CGM (MB)
S.K. Sinha
CGM (MB)
DO No. 17-3/2013-MV
Dated 05/07/2013
Dear
There is a proposal to supply bicycles to Branch Offices for providing better postal access to the rural areas and also for delivery of mail.
 
2. In this context, requirement of bicycles regarding their utility in your Circle for procurement of rural business like booking of articles, money orders, etc. through hand held devices need to be re-assessed. It may be kept in view that bicycles will also be used delivery of mails pending on local terrain, climate conditions like heavy rainfall, extreme heat and cold, etc. You may also like to have views / comments on this issue from the field offices, and especially from divisions falling in difficult areas like hilly areas, and desert areas, areas having very high rainfall.

3. Kindly communicate your requirement of bicycles accordingly within one week positively.
 
With regards,
Yours Sincerely
(S.K. Sinha)
All Head of Circles

Registered letters can't be returned without proper reason: Madras high court



Registered letters can't be returned without proper reason: Madras high court
The postman should make it clear as to whether the registered letter was served on the addressee or refused by the addressee or no addressee was found in the given address, the judge said.
CHENNAI: The Madras high court has frowned on mechanical return of registered letters as "unclaimed" by postmen, and said that in case they could not be delivered, proper reasons must be given.

Justice S Tamilvanan, underscoring the importance of a registered post in litigations and other matters, said that when people pay a fee and affix sufficient postal stamp, the postal authorities or postmen must discharge their duties in a responsible manner. The postman should make it clear as to whether the registered letter was served on the addressee or refused by the addressee or no addressee was found in the given address, the judge said.

Passing orders on a matrimonial litigation, wherein a Chennai-based woman wanted her divorce proceedings to be transferred from a Puducherry court to a Chennai court, the judge said the woman's notice sent by registered post had been returned undelivered with a simple endorsement "unclaimed." Slamming the practice, Justice Tamilvanan said the court was of the view that the reason for the non-delivery of the notice had not been properly explained to the person who sent it.

"The endorsement 'not claimed' is required to be made in a responsible manner by the postman or the official of the postal department, so as to convey proper reason and to bring out the fact as to under what circumstances the registered letter could not be served on the addressee by the postman," the judge said.

In case the registered letter is delivered to a person other than the addressee, the postman must obtain clear endorsement and explain the relationship of the signatory who received the letter on behalf of the addressee, Justice Tamilvanan said.

Return of registered letters with a comment "unclaimed" or with some other improper endorsement would cause inconvenience to the general public and the person seeking justice through court of law, the judge said, adding: "Service of notice by registered post plays a vital role in deciding several cases."

He then directed the chief post-master general of Tamil Nadu to give suitable instructions to all postal department officials to follow the guidelines laid down by the court in this case.

First All Women Post Office in Kerala Circle

After the Police Department, the Postal sector in the State is now ready with its all-woman brigade.
At PMG Junction in the capital city, Kerala’s first all-women post office has opened its doors to the public. Its four employees, from the post master to the helper, are women. The post office will only be officially be inaugurated on Friday, but it has already caught the public eye, with its staff — post master S. Shanthi, postal clerk R. Manju, stamp vendor C. Chandrika, and helper Latha Kumari — gaining star status among the customers. Congratulatory messages and sweet packets are pouring into the post office, and so are best wishes notes, the staff members say.
“We are overwhelmed by the response from the customers who always have a word of encouragement for us. We understand that they also expect us to be more service oriented and hope to gain more loyal customers through our service”, explains Ms. Shanthi, who has been in the postal service for 31 years.
The post office is part of a national initiative to set up all-women post offices to empower women and encourage gender equality in various sectors. The first such office was inaugurated at Shashtri Bhavan in Delhi on March 8, International Women’s day. Since then similar post offices were started in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh.
Senior Superintendent, Thiruvananthapuram (North Division), A. Remadevi says the all-women post offices will have all the facilities available in regular post offices.

GDS Healthcare Scheme reg:-

FORMAT FOR FURNISHING DETAILS IN C/W GDS HEALTHCARE SHCEME



Annexure – IV
Worker Name (GDS Name)

Caste

Minority (as per State List) indicate yes/no

Gender (indicate Male or Female)

Age

Father’s Name

Phone No.

Present Post held

Name of District

Mandal name
Sub District or Tehsil or Taluka or block name may be given



Panchayat Name
Panchayat Name in case of Panchayat Village or rural areas
Or
Ward No. in case of village where Gram Panchayat does not exist – Village name (No. of Ward)
Or
Name of Municipal Committee in vase of urban areas i.e. Name of Municipal Committee (MC) or Town Council (TC)





Village Name
Village Name in case of rural areas
Or
Ward Number in case of Urban areas – Ward (No.)





Present residential address

Permanent residential address

Beneficiaries dependent details

SL.No.
Name
Age
Gender
Relationship with GDS
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2








3









4





Date of regular appointment to the GDS Post :

This is to certify that the particulars mentioned above are true to the best of my knowledge and the beneficiaries dependent details mentioned above are only related to my members of family as defined in Rule 3(h) of GDS (Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2011.


(Signature of GDS Beneficiary)

Dated …………………………