TERMS OF REFERENCE OF 7TH PAY COMMISSION APPROVED BY CABINET

COUNTRYS FIRST POSB ATM AT T.NAGAR P.O

Country's First Post Office Savings Bank ATM  inaugurated by Shri P. Chidambaram, Hon'ble Union Finance Minister, Govt. of India on Thursday the 27th February 2014 atThyagaraya Nagar Head Post Office, Shivagnanam Road, T'Nagar, Chennai,  Tamilnadu - 600017. 

Ms. P. Gopinath, Secretary (Posts) with Hon'ble Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram

In order to meet the requirements and needs of the I.T modernization project, Infosys Core banking Solution (CBS) will be implemented across India covering all the Post offices.

        Core Banking Solution (CBS) - FINACLE is networking all the Post offices which enable customers to operate their accounts and avail Account related services from any Post offices on CBS network regardless of where he/she maintains his/her account. The customer is no more the customer of a particular Post office. He becomes the Post office Savings Bank (POSB) customer. Thus CBS is a step towards enhancing customer convenience through “Anywhere and Anytime Banking”. As Finacle is integrated to all the banks in course of time, the customer can access any bank account through post office.

        Around Rs.700 crore is earmarked for this Project. Core Banking Solution(CBS) for Post office Savings Bank is being implemented throughout India. As on date, 57 Head Post offices and 11 Sub Post offices have migrated covering 64 lakh accounts.  By 31.03.2014, 700 more Post offices will be covered. All the 26,840 Post offices would be functional in CBS by 2016. About 2 billion US$ have also been migrated.

        As part of this, the Post office Savings Bank ATM at Thyagarayanagar HPO is being inaugurated on 27.02.2014 by Shri. P.Chidambaram, Hon’ble Minister of Finance, Govt. of India. This is the first ATM opened and dedicated for the nation. Four more ATMs are ready for operation. The ATMs were installed by Infosys.

Hon'ble Union Finance Minister addressing to gathering

Shri S. Samuel, Sr. Postmaster, T'Nagar HO with his POSB ATM card

Secretary (Posts) and other Postal Offiers in Press Conference

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Soon car manufacturers, e-commerce can use postal service : Secretary (Posts)

With traditional business dwindling, Postal Department looking for new avenues.

The Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and E-commerce companies can soon will be able to tie-up with the India Post, which spread across 1.50 lakh locations across India, to reach out to their customers/potential customers.

The India Post, is being modernised with an investment of over Rs 4,900 crore, which will bring all the Postoffices under one net and all the operations will be computerised.

On the backdrop of the declining traditional businesses, including transaction of letters and post cards, the India Post is now planning to take a new avatar, with a budgetary support of over Rs 4,900 crore from the Union Government.

“In the recent years post offices have started offering various services including courier, parcel and others as the traditional businesses of Post Offices, like letter and post cards were declining”, said the Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, after inaugurating India Post's first ATM in the country at Chennai today.

In the interim budget the Department was allocated Rs 4,909 crore to take up various initiatives, including bringing all the post offices under the Core Banking Solution (CBS), setting up new ATMs and others.

To a question on what kind of services the post offices can possibly offer after the complete IT transformation, Padmini Gopinath, Secretary, Postal Department said, “literally every second or third village got post office in the country. If somebody wants to buy a car and if we have tie-up with a company, we will collect the application forms so that the car company can come to know what would be the market demand. How much should I produce. This is something wecan do.”

The other area could be E-commerce, the industry need some body who candeliver in rural areas. “We are ready to do, we have asked for application. We want to bring all the centres (post offices) to come on board with the technology, then we will look into it. By June it will be ready,” she said.

The Department of Posts got around 1.50 lakh post offices across the country and 80 per cent of it are in rural areas. The Department is on par with courier in one side and banks on the other sides. “Postal Department is the only one, which does both the businesses,” said Padmini Gopinath, who noted the Department got around Rs 28,000-30,000 crore deposits under its banking system.

So far about 64 lakh accounts, worth Rs 11,840 crore, were migrated to Finacle in the last two months, which represents 60 officers. It may be noted pilot-in-pilot rollout of CBS was implemented in Greams Road Post Office in Chennai on December 16, 2013. Commenting on ATM roll outs, she said, Chennai was the first one get the Department's ATM and four more ATMs are ready for operations, in Delhi and Mumbai.

The Department is proposed to install 1,000 ATMs across the country in 2014 and add another 1800 ATMs in 2015.

“We are a bank which collects small savings unlike the commercial banks,we only do savings and our customers are small people,” she said. She noted, all public and private sector banks put together there are about 50,000 locations, but post office are located across 150,000 locations and that is our USP and these Post Offices also goto bligation to reach out to the last miles across the country. 

Source : http://www.business-standard.com/

Cabinet approved 10% Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners, due from 1.1.2014

The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01.01.2014, in cash, but not before the disbursement of the salary for the month of March 2014 at the rate of 10 percent increase over the existing rate of 90 percent.

Hence, Central Government employees as well as pensioners are entitled for DA/DR at the rate of 100 percent of the basic with effect from 01.01.2014. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.

The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both dearness allowance and dearness relief would be Rs. 11074.80 crore per annum and Rs. 12920.60 crore in the financial year 2014-15 ( i.e. for a period of 14 months from January 2014 to February 2015).

Pros and cons of raising the retirement age of Central Government Employees

Pros and cons of raising the retirement age of Central Government Employees

Retirement Age for Central Government employees to enhance by two years from 60 to 62..!

Last week, the important decision was expected by the Cabinet Committee, which was held on 4th June 2013, but no decision taken in the meeting. Though the media and websites are still spreading the news that the "Government has already taken in principle decision to increase the retirement age for two years and the implementation will also be within this year". The intense debate is going on about this issue, a website published an article of advantage and disadvantages of the decision. 

Retirement age 62 for central government employees a exclusive review

Impact of raising retirement age from age 60 to 62

It has been seen that one of the long time waging demand of raising the retirement age of govt employees has finally caught afire...

Through the Medias and blogging sites re abound with news that the cabinet would announce news regarding the retirement age yet it has not been finalizes.

Even then it has been come to known that a favourable decision would be put forth regarding this issue due to the oncoming Lok Sabha and three state assembly elections.

In India the retirement ages of most of the state government employees range from 58 to 60. This is low in comparison to the government employees of foreign nation.

We shall see the effect of raising the retirement age in the following passage

Advantages :-

1. If only 7th pay commission would be implemented in the year 2016 those retiring in the year span 2014 -2016 would be greatly benefitted.

2. Economically the employees would be in better position due to this rise of the age of superannuation

3. The pension amount and the other beneficiaries would also increase along side

4. There this chance of imparting fruitful experience to the subordinates or new recruit by those benefitted by rise in retirement age

5. More over there is chance of getting an additional MACP by the central govt employees

6. A good health psychological effect would prevail in their minds due to this boon of rising their retirement age and thus removing their fatigue

Disadvantages :-

1. Promotion would be greatly affected due to no retirement in the long span

2. Unemployment would come in to being due to the increase in retirement age

3. Output of work would be greatly affected if the retirement age of unhealthy employees would be increased.

This announcement would not be received in praise among those searching for employment in general, Moreover among the retirement employees this decision is receiving a mixed response as some welcome while others detest it

Source: www.employeesorders.com

[http://employeesorders.com/2013/06/retirement-age-62-for-central-government-employees-a-exclusive-review/]

Transfers & Postings of the officers working in DPS/PMG cadres in AP Circle

The following Officers of AP Circle  working in JAG /SAG of IPoS Group A are transferred and their new place of postings are as follows.

Sl no	Name of the Officer	Present post held	Posting on Transfer
Transfers & Postings in JAG Cadre
1	Ms. Mariamma Thomas (lPoS-1994)	DPS (HQ), A.P.Circle, Hyderabad	DPS (Mails & BD) , A.P.Circle, Hyderabad
2	Ms. B. Radhika ChakravarthY (lPoS- 1996)	DPS, Hyderabad Region, A.P.Circle Hyderabad	DPS (HQ) A.P.Circle, Hyderabad
3	Ms. N.R. Visalatchy (lPoS-2002)	DPS (Mails &BD) A.P.Circle, Hyderabad	DPS, Hyderabad Region, A.P.Cicle, Hyderabad
4	Sri E.V.Rao	DPS (Mails & BD), Navi Mumbai,	DPS, Mumbai Region, Maharastra Circle
Transfers & Postings in SAG Cadre
1	V. Pati (lPoS- 1986)	PMG, Hyderabad Region	OSD (PLl Data Cleansing),  PLI Directorate, New Delhi
2	Col. M. Eleesha (lPoS-1989)	On deputation to APS	PMG, Hyderabad Region

Notification for Direct Recruitment of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam (PA/SA) 2013-2014

Notification for Direct Recruitment of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam (PA/SA) 2013-2014

Notification for Direct recruitment of Postal/Sorting Assistant for the year 2013-2014 is out. Centralised notification has been published by Recruitment Division of Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology vide their letter No. F. No. A-34012/10/2014-DE dated 21-02-2014. Last Recruitment for PA/SA was called during August 2012 for filling up the vacancies for 2011 and 2012. Examination was held in different phases during April 2013 to September 2013 and results were published during October-December 2013. Now this notification is for filling up the vacancies for 2013 and 2014.

The detailed notification read as follows:

NOTIFICATION

Applications are invited from the eligible applicants for filling up of posts of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants/Postal Assistants (Savings Bank Control organization)/Postal Assistants (Foreign Post Organization)/Postal Assistants (Returned Letter Offices)/Postal Assistants (Mail Motor Services) And Postal Assistants (Circle And Regional Offices) for the year 2013-2014 in 22 Postal Circles in the Country in the Pay Band 5200-20200 with 2400 Grade Pay + other admissible allowances for the years 2013-2014.

Age limit: 18-27 years:

(a) For General Category (Unreserved Applicants ) the applicable relaxation is provided to persons belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PH/Ex-servicemen Candidates as per the extant orders. The age limit will be as on 27/03/2014

Educational Qualification:- (1) 10+2 standard or 12th class pass from a recognized university or Board of School Education or Board of Secondary Education with English as a compulsory subject (excluding vocational streams).

(2) The applicants should have studied local language of the State or Union Territory of the concerned Postal Circle or in Hindi as a subject at least in Matriculation level or equivalent.

Selection Process:

The candidates for the Postal Assistant posts are selected through Paper-1 (Objective type) and Paper-2 (Skill Test).

Paper-1 details:

	Subject	Questions	Marks
Part-A	General Knowledge	25	25
Part-B	Mathematics	25	25
Part-C	English Language, Grammar	25	25
Part-D	Reasoning and analytical ability	25	25

Examination Time: 2 hours

Total questions: 100 for 100 marks

No Negative marking is there.

Candidates should remember that no weightage is given for intermediate marks. The 10+2 marks are considered only to call the candidates for aptitude test.

How much marks a candidate should score in order to qualify for the Postal Assistant jobs?

1. General candidates should get 40% marks i.e. 10 marks in each subject.

2. SC / ST 33% marks. (8 marks in each subject)

3. OBC candidates 38% marks. (9 marks in each subject)

Computer and Typing Test:

This test is conducted for the candidates who qualify in the written examination. This test for 30 minutes in which 15 minutes are for typing and 15 minutes for data entry work. Candidate should type 450 words essay in English or 350 words essay in Hindi in the prescribed time. Typing speed should be 30 per minute. Typing test and Data entry work test for postal assistant posts are conducted on computer keyboard only.

Syllabus and Preparation techniques:

In Indian postal department there is an opportunity to join as postal assistant without facing any interview after passing in written test. So you have to take care in every aspect and practice to score high. For this you need a perfect plan. Taking into consideration your strong and weak points plan to allot sufficient time to each subject. Try to get over the basics of all subjects.

1. General Knowledge: there are History, Geography, Economics, General Politics, Indian Constitution, Science, Environment and Current Affairs are in it.

Preparation: to score high in general knowledge you have to get grip over the last 5 months current affairs. For this read English and local news papers. Prepare notes on important events. By doing this slowly you will get a clear understanding about current affairs. To grasp History, Geography and Politics read text books from class VI to Intermediate (10+2). Practice bit banks and raise your practice as the exam gets closer. Doing this will help in saving your time during exam and reduce your tension. Revise your preparation from time to time.

2. Mathematics: Number System, Simplification, Decimals, Correction, Simple and Compound Interest, Percentage, Average, Profit and Loss, Discount, Time and work and time & distance are in it.

Preparation: If you want to score good marks in mathematics, you have to understand the basic principles of Maths. Remember tables up to 25. If you understand the basic principles of Mathematics you can easily solve even the big math. It is better to practice math from 6^th class to 10^th class and repeat them over and over.

3. English: Prepositions, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Direct speech, In-direct speech, Singular and Plural, Antonyms and Synonyms are in it.

Preparation: Local language medium students often worry and fear about English. But as the question paper is prepared keeping all language students in mind. So if you practice a little bit high you can easily answer this paper. All you have to do just understand the basic elements. Practice as much model papers as high.

4. Reasoning & analytical ability: Coding, De-coding, Blood relations, Letter sequences, seating arrangements, statements and conclusions, cause and effect will be in it.

  

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LDC-UDC Grade Pay Issue – Demanding upgradation of the grade pay of LDC & UDC to Rs. 2400 & 2800 – Letter forward to MOSPI

LDC-UDC Grade Pay Issue – Demanding upgradation of the grade pay of LDC & UDC to Rs. 2400 & 2800 – Letter forward to MOSPI

YET ANOTHER MILESTONE…..!!

DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE DIRECTS THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION TO SEND PROPOSAL FOR UP-GRADATION OF GRADE PAY OF LDC & UDC TO THEM

Dear members/friends,

Department of Expenditure (DoE) vide OM No. 58(2)/E.III(B)/2014 dated 18th February, 2014(enclosed) has forwarded the letter/documents demanding upgradation of the grade pay of LDC & UDC to Rs. 2400 & 2800 respectively, to the Financial Adviser, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation(MoS&PI) with a direction to examine the representations and forwarding the same to DoE for consideration in the form of a proposal, through IFD. 

In this respect, this Association has already made it clear that the LDC & UDC issue is a clear anomaly aroused due to the discriminatory recommendation/implementation of the 6th Pay Commission and the same is to be rectified as an anomaly and not as a cadre restructuring. As has already informed you that this Association has decided to file a case in the CAT by 1st week of March for getting implemented the upgradation from the date of implementation of the 6th CPC and the preparation for the same is in full swing. However, since the DoE has directed the MoS&PI in favour of upgradation of Grade Pay of LDC and UDC, a letter demanding implementation of the upgradation from 1.1.2006 is being sent to the Joint Secretary, MoS&PI before filing the case.

Yours Sincerely

TKR Pillai

General Secretary

Mob No. 09425372172

No. 58(2)/E.III(B)/2014

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

E.III-(B) Branch

****

New Delhi, the 18th February, 2014.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Forwarding of letter No. 4/GS/2013 dated 14/10/2013 from All India Association of Administrative Staff.

The undersigned is directed to forward herewith letter No. 4/GS/2013 dated 14/10/2013 from Shri T.K.R. Pillai regarding upgradation of Grade Pay of LDC and UDC in administrative branch of Government of India offices and to state that this Department does not consider the representations received from individuals or Associations and they are forwarded to the concerned administrative ministries/departments. 

The Administrative Ministry/Department concerned is required to examine the representations and if merit is found, the same may be forwarded to this Department for consideration in the form of a proposal, through IFD. The letter was earlier forwarded to DOPT, who in turn have returned it stating that LDCs and UDCs in the Administrative Branch of Government of India does not come under the CSCS cadre.

Sd/

(Manoj Kumar)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

To

FA(Statistics & Programme Implementation),

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation,

Sardar Patel Bhawan,

New Delhi.

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Amendment to CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 - Notification regarding

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Transfers and postings in PS Group-B cadre in Hyderabad Region

The following Transfers and Postings are ordered in the cadre of PS Group B in Hyderabad Region.

Sl no	Name of the Officer	Present post held	Posting on Transfer
1	M.V.Muralidhar	AD o/o PMG Hyd Region	SPOs Suryapet Dn
2	P.Siddaiah	SPOs Suryapet Dn	AD o/o PMG Hyd Region
3	P.N.V.Bala Satyanarayana	Realloted from Maharastra Circle and apptd SPOs Nalgonda Dn	SPOs Wanaparthy Dn

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50% DA MERGE OR INTERIM RELIEF FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

As everyone knows the Central Government has constituted the 7th Pay Commission and named its Chairmen recently. The decision of the government to constitute the 7th CPC has triggered many expectations among the central government employees. Among them was the merger of 50% DA with basic pay as done in the 5th CPC. But the 6th CPC did not recommended anything like that. It is understood that the employees are eagerly awaiting for an economic relief from the soaring prices of essential commodities. There are instances of announcing interim relief (I.R) to the employees apart from DA by a newly constitute pay commission prior to their implementations in the past.

Let us look into some of them

Interim relief prior to Second Pay1ST PAYCOMMISSION

Details of interim relief in the past

Interim relief of Rs 5.p.m was granted by the 2nd pay commission with effect from the 1st july, 1957 to all employees drawing basic pay not exceeding Rs.250 per month.

Pay range    Dearness pay    Dearness allowance    Total of dearness allowance. Dearness pay and interim relief
Rs    Rs    Rs
Up to Rs  50    20    25    45
Rs.51—— 100    25    30    55
Rs.101—– 150    27.50    32.50    60
Rs.151—– 200    30    35    65
Rs.251—- 300    32.50    37.50    70
Rs.301—- 500    35    35    70
Second pay commission

iind paycommission

Interim relief as on 31.12.1972

Pay range    Dearness allowance    Portion treated as dearness pay    Interim relief
Below Rs.85    71    47    29
Rs.110-149    71    47    41
Rs.150-209    98    70    41
Rs.210-399    122    90    41
Rs.400-499    146    110    50
Third pay commission

Interim relief (1.6.1983 and 1.3.1985)3rd pay commission

Rates of interim relief from 1.6.1983

The staff side of the national council (joint consultative machinery) had raised a demand relating to the parity of scale of pay of central government employees with public sector pay scales and pending acceptance of this demand, an interim relief to all central government employees was sanctioned at the rates indicated below.

Categories of employees/pay range    Amount of interim relief sanctionedRs.
i    For employees drawing pay below Rs.300 p.m    50 p.m
ii    For employees drawing pay of Rs.300 and above but below Rs 700 p.m    60 p.m
iii    For employees drawing pay of Rs.700 and above but below Rs 1600p.m    70 p.m
iv    For employees drawing pay of Rs.1600 and above but below Rs 2250 p.m    80 p.m
v    For employees drawing pay of Rs.1600 and above but below Rs 2250 p.m    100 p.m
Rates on interim relief from 1.3.1985

The Fourth Pay Commission had recommended an Installment of interim relief at the rate of 10% of the basic pay of the employees subject to minimum of Rs.50 per month to be paid with effect from 1st march 1985.

Fourth Pay Commission4th paycommission

Interim relief

First installment of interim relief to the central government employees from 16.9.1993

Interim relief of Rs.100/- p.m has been sanctioned to all central government employees w.e.f 16.9.1993.

The amount interim relief will neither be termed as ‘pay’ nor ‘allowance’ nor ‘wages’, accordingly this amount will not counted for any service benefit.

Second instalment of interim relief from 1st April 1995

The Fifth Central Pay commission have recommended a further instalment of interim relief at the rate of of 10% of the basic pay to the employees subject to minimum of Rs .100 per month to be paid with effect from 1st April, 1995.

Third instalment of interim relief from 1st April 1996

The Fifth Central Pay Commission in their interim report have recommended a further instalment of interim relief at the rate of 10% of the basic pay to the employees subject to minimum of Rs .100 per month to paid with effect from 1st April, 1995.

Fifth pay commission

5th paycommission

The Fifth CPC, in para 105.11 of their report had recommended that DA should be converted into Dearness Pay each time the CPI increase by 50% over the base index used by the Pay Commission.

Merger of 50% of Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief with basic pay/pension to Central Government employees/pensioners w.e.f. 01/04/2004.

6th pay commission6th paycommission

The 6th pay commission after its constitution and implementation did not recommended or suggest any kind of interim relief or merging of DA with the basic pay. As of now the DA has touched 100% and its government is unable to satisfy employees. All federation and associations are pressing the government for the merger of 50% DA. They strongly suggest some kind of relief to the employees As the price of essential commodities are in the rise, the government should act now to fullfil the expectation of the employees. The government should come up with merger 50%DA merger or some interim relief to the employees as early as possible.

6TH PAY COMMISSION INTERIM RELIEF

Source: www.govtempdiary.com
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