Inspector Posts Examination 2013...Vacancy position of all circles

Directorate vide memo No. A.34012/05/2013-DE dated 30^th August 2013 have circulated Circle wise vacancy position of Inspector Posts Examination 2013 scheduled to be held on 14^th and 15^th September 2013. In the said memo it was directed to all Circles to verify & confirm the vacancies declared by them and circulate amongst all aspiring candidates well before the actual conduct of the Examination.

 

S. No.	Name of the circle	OC	SC	ST	TOTAL
1	Andra Pradesh	13	5	3	21
2	Assam	1	1	0	2
3	Bihar	5	3	0	8
4	Chhattisgarh	4	2	0	6
5	Delhi	2	0	0	2
6	Gujrat	No vacancy notified
7	Haryana	0	0	1	1
8	Himachal Pradesh	3	1	1	5
9	Jammu & Kashmir	1	0	1	2
10	Jharkhand	3	0	0	3
11	Karnataka	2	1	1	4
12	Kerala	No vacancy notified
13	Madhya Pradesh	8	1	0	9
14	Maharashtra	23	4	0	27
15	North East	6	1	0	7
16	Odisha	2	2	1	5
17	Punjab	2	0	2	4
18	Rajasthan	7	0	0	7
19	Tamil Nadu	12	11	0	23
20	Uttarakhand	4	1	1	6
21	Uttar Pradesh	24	0	2	26
22	West Bengal	10	0	1	11
	Total	132	33	14	179

President inaugurates the 11th Asian Pacific Postal Union Congress

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 11th Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) Congress today (September 3, 2013) at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. 

Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the Asian Pacific Postal Union, an inter-governmental organization of 32 countries of the region is actively working to improve cooperation among member nations in the field of postal services. He stated that the changing global scenario calls for postal administrations around the world to think differently. He called upon postal administration to be proactive to change. They must leverage their strengths to provide quality service to the people. He stated that worldwide, postal administrations enjoy the trust of people. 

The President said that globalization and easier movement of workforce across nations have opened a great window of opportunity for the postal sector. With increasing requirement for remittance channels, it can, with the guidance of the Asian Pacific Postal Union, make a difference. He added that there is a huge scope for postal services to be engaged in e-commerce, and gain from the rising demand for such business products. 

The President said that he was confident that the Asian Pacific Postal Union, having an unparalleled reach, would be successful. He stated that the Union is suitably placed to not only address the concerns facing the postal sector but also to explore the untapped opportunities. 

Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were Dr. Killi Kruparani, Minister of State for Communication & Information Technology, Smt. P. Gopinath, Secretary, Department of Posts and Mr. Mark Lawley, Chairman of Asian Pacific Postal Union Executive Council. 

Addition/ ammendments in the designation of the officers of the Postal Directorate in Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan, New Delhi as CPIOs and their Appellate Authorities.

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Govt to hike Dearness Allowance by 10%; benefit 80 lakh Employees & Pensioners

Ahead of festival season, central government will this month announce a hike in dearness allowance to 90% from existing 80%, benefiting about 50 lakh central employees and 30 lakh pensioners. 

According to official source, dearness allowance hike will be 10% and would be effective from July 1, this year. 

The sources further said the exact amount of dearness allowance, as a proportion of basic pay, works out to over 90% after factoring in the revised all India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for June. 

According to revised data released on August 30, retail inflation for factory workers for June stood at 11.63%, higher than provisional estimate of 11.06% for the month released on July 31. 

Sources said that since the revised estimate for the month of June is available, the finance ministry would soon prepare a proposal for the purpose for seeking Union Cabinet nod. 

They further said the proposal will be moved this month. There would be a double digit hike in DA after about three years. It was last in September, 2010, that the government had announced a hike of 10% to be given with effect from July 1, 2010. 

DA was hiked to 80% from 72% in April, 2013, effective from January 1, this year. 

As per the practice, the government uses CPI-IW data for past 12 month or a year to arrive at a number for the purpose of any DA hike. Thus, the retail inflation for industrial workers between July, 2012 to June 2013 will be used to take a final decision.

6th Pay Panel has not recommended 50% DA merger with Basic pay

The 6th Pay Commission had recommended not to merge 50 per cent ofDearness Allowance (DA) for government employees with their basic pay, Parliament was informed on 30-8-2013. 

"The 6th Central Pay Commission had recommended not to merge Dearness Allowance with basic pay at any stage," Minister of State Finance Minister Namo Narain Meena said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. 

Government accepted this recommendation, he said, adding that the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission were given effect from January 1, 2006. 

Some Central Government Employees Associations have been demanding for the merger of 50 per cent DA with Basic Pay and the constitution of 7th Pay Commission. 

Meena said the setting up of the next Pay Commission is considered normally after a gap of 10 years between two successive Pay Commission. 

DA to central government employees is revised twice a year, with effect from January 1 and July 1, calculated on the basis of percentage increase in all India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers.

Risk Allowance to Central Government employees - clarification reg.

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Enhancement of Bonus ceiling for GDS FROM 2500 TO 3500 regarding

Secretary (P) informed us that Ministry of Finance,Department of expenditure  agreed the proposal of Department of Posts on GDS Bonus (ceiling from Rs. 2500/-  to Rs 3500/-) and further she informed there will be no problem to get approval from the cabinet . 

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LDCE for promotion of LGOs to the cadre of Postal Assistants / Sorting Assistants for the year 2013

It was informed vide Department of Posts (DE Section) Letter No.A-34012/7/2013-DE dated 19.08.2013 that the LDCE for promotion of LGOs to the cadre of Postal Assistants / Sorting Assistants for the year 2013 will be held on 15.09.2013. 

Date of Examination	Paper No.	Time
15/09/2013 (Sunday)	Paper-I	10.00 AM to 11:00 AM
	Paper-II	12:00 Noon to 01:00 PM

GDS substitute arrears - clarification issued by the Directorate

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