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KERALA CIRCLE : PA / SA EXAMS RESULTS 2013 DECLARED

2013-10-23T09:36:00.001+05:30

Direct Recruitment Results of PA/SA for the year 2011 & 2012 in Kerala Circle

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KARNATAKA POSTAL CIRCLE-PA/SA EXAM RESULT DECLARED

2013-10-22T09:56:00.004+05:30

Direct Recruitment of PA/SA exam results for the year 2011 &2012 in Karnataka postal circle

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GUJARATH POSTAL CIRCLE PA/SA EXAM RESULTS

2013-10-17T11:00:00.001+05:30

The exam results for PA/SA exam Gujarath Circle has announced.

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Problem/Bug n invoicing VP parcel articles to BO- update 8

2013-10-11T14:28:00.002+05:30

After the up gradation of update 8 to megh 7.0 while invoicing the VP parcel articles to Branch office even if we entered VP amount correctly but after viewing it shows that VP amount as 0. Even if we add VP parcels of various amounts also while viewing or taking returns it shows that VP amount as Zero.
The solution given by the CEPT mysore is given below

Please download latest postman.exe (from the link below). Rename the exe which is inside the Postman folder . Now paste the latest exe which you have downloaded in that folder.

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BONUS Order Issued by DOP

2013-10-05T09:45:00.001+05:30

File No. 26-04/2013-PAP

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

(Establishment Division)

Dak Bhawan,Sansad Marg,

New Delhi-110 001

Dated 4 ^th October, 2013

1. All Chief Postmasters General,

2. All Postmasters General

3. Deputy Director General (PAF), Postal Dte.

4. All General Managers (Finance)

5. Directors/Deputy Directors of Accounts (Postal)

6. Director, RAKNPA/ Directors of All PTCs.

Subject:- Productivity Linked Bonus for the Accounting year 2012-2013.

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to convey the approval of the President of India for payment of Productivity Linked Bonus for the accounting year 2012-2013 equivalent of emoluments of 60 (Sixty) days to the employees of Department of Posts in Group `D`,Group `C` and non Gazetted Group `B`. Ex-gratia payment of Bonus to Gramin Dak Sevaks who are regularly appointed after observing all appointment formalities and adhoc payment of Bonus to Casual labourers who have been conferred Temporary Status are also to be paid equivalent to allowance/wages respectively for 60 (sixty) Days for the same period.

1.1 The calculation for the purpose of payment of Bonus under each category will be done as indicated below.

2. REGULAR EMPLOYEES:

2.1 Bonus will be calculated on the basis of the following formula:-

Average emoluments X Number of days of Bonus

30.4(Average no. of days in a month)

2.2 The term “Emoluments” for regular Employees include basic Pay in the pay Band plus Grade Pay, Dearness Pay, Personal Pay, Special Pay (Allowances), S.B.Allowance, Deputation (Duty ) Allowance, Dearness Allowance and Training Allowance given to Faculty Members in Training Institutes. In case of drawl of salary exceeding Rs.3500/- (Rs. Three Thousand Five hundred only)in any month during the accounting year 2012-13 the Emoluments shall be restricted to Rs.3500/- (Rs. Three Thousand Five hundred only) per month only.

2.3 “ Average Emoluments” for regular Employees is arrived at by dividing by twelve ,the total salary drawn during the year 2012-13 for the period from 1.4.2012 to 31.3.2013, by restricting each month’s salary to Rs.3500/- (Rs. Three Thousand Five hundred only) per month. However, for the periods of EOL and dies-non in a given month ,proportionate deduction is required to be made from the ceiling limit of Rs.3500/- (Rs. Three Thousand Five hundred only).

2.4 In case of those regular employees who were under suspension, or on whom dies-non was imposed ,or both, during the accounting year, the clarificatory order issued vide Paras 1 & 3 respectively of this office order No. 26-8/80-PAP (Pt-I) dated 11.6.81 and No. 26-4/87-PAP (Pt.II) dated 8.2.88 will apply.

2.5 Those employees who resigned, retired, left service or proceeded on deputation within the Department of Posts or those who have proceeded on deputation outside the Department of Posts on or after 1.4.2012 will also be entitled to Bonus. In case of all such employees, the Bonus admissible will be as per provisions of Para 2.1 to 2.3 above.

3. GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS)

3.1 In respect of Gramin Dak Sevaks who were on duty through out the year during 2012-2013, Average monthly Time Related Continuity Allowance will be calculated taking into account the Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) plus corresponding Dearness Allowance drawn by them for the period from 1.4.2012 to 31.3.2013 divided by 12 (Twelve). However, where the Time Related Continuity Allowance exceeds Rs 3500/- (Rs.Three Thousand Five hundred only) in any month during this period., the allowances will be restricted to Rs 3500/- (Rs.Three Thousand Five hundred only) per month. Ex-gratia payment of Bonus may be calculated by applying the Bonus formula as mentioned below:-

Average TRCA X Number of days of Bonus

30.4 (Average no. of days in a month)

3.2 The allowances drawn by a substitute will not be counted towards Bonus calculation for either the substitute or the incumbent Gramin Dak Sevaks. In respect of those Gramin Dak Sevaks who were appointed in short term vacancies in Postman/Group `D` Cadre, the clarificatory orders issued vide Directorate letter No. 26-6/89-PAP dated 6.2.1990 and No. 26-7/90-PAP dated 4.7.91 will apply.

3.3 If a Gramin Dak Sevak has been on duty for a part of the year by way of a fresh appointment, or for having been put off duty, or for having left service, he will be paid proportionate ex-gratia Bonus calculated by applying the procedure prescribed in Para 3.1

3.4 Those Gramin Dak Sevaks who have resigned, discharged or left service on or after 1.4.2012 will also be entitled to proportionate ex-gratia Bonus. In case of all such Gramin Dak Sevaks, the Ex-gratia Bonus admissible will be as per provisions of Para 3.1 above.

3.5 In case of those Gramin Dak Sevaks who were under put off duty or on whom dies non was imposed, or both during the accounting year ,the clarificatory orders issued vide Para 1 & 3 respectively of this office order No. 26-8/80-PAP (Pt I) dated 11.6.81 and No. 26-4/87-PAP (Pt II) will apply.

4. FULL TIME CASUAL LABOURERS INCLUDING TEMPORARY STATUS CASUAL LABOURERS)

Full Time Casual Labourers (including Temporary Status Casual Labourers ) who worked for 8 hours a day, for at least 240 days in a year for three consecutive years or more (206 days in each year for three years or more in case of offices observing 5 days a week) as on 31.3.2013 will be paid ad-hoc Bonus on notional monthly wages of Rs.1200/- (Rupees Twelve Hundred only)

The maximum ad-hoc Bonus will be calculated as below:-

(Notional monthly wages of Rs.1200) X (Number of days of Bonus)

30.4 (average no. of days in a month)

Accordingly , the rate of Bonus per day will work out as indicated below:_

Maximum ad-hoc Bonus for the year

365

The above rate of Bonus per day may be applied to the number of days for which the services of such casual labourers had been utilized during the period from 1.4.2012 to 31.3.2013. In case where the actual wages in any month fall below during the period 1.4.2012 to 31.3.2013 the actual monthly wages drawn should be taken into account to arrive at the actual ad-hoc Bonus due in such cases.

5. The amount of Bonus /Ex gratia payment /Adhoc Bonus payable under this order will be rounded to the nearest rupee. The payment of Productivity Linked Bonus as well as the ex-gratia payment and ad-hoc payment will be chargeable to the Head `Salaries` under the relevant Sub –Head of account to which the pay and allowances of the staff are debited. The payment will be met from the sanctioned grant for the year 2013-2014.

6. After payment, the total expenditure incurred and the number of employees paid may be ascertained from all units by Circles and consolidated figures be intimated to the Budget Section of the Department of Posts. The Budget Section will furnish consolidated information to PAP Section about the total amount of Bonus paid and the total number of employees (category-wise) to whom it was distributed for the Department as a whole.

7. This issue with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Wing vide their diary No. 156/FA/13/CS dated .4^th October, 2013

8. Receipt of this letter may be acknowledged

-sd-

(SHANKAR PRASAD)

Assistant Director General (Estt)

New Certificate for eMO, ePayment, Accounts MIS Clients

2013-10-01T09:29:00.002+05:30

After 29/09/2013 eMO, ePayment, Speed Net Communication and Accounts MIS Clients were not transmitting due to PTC Mysore certificate has been expired.

Error Message: Error in Communication The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel.

Solution:

Solution provided by PTC Mysore.

1. Download Attached Certificate issues.zip file from PoTools.

2. Kindly register the certificate by double clicking on the file RegisterCACft.exe

3. This certificate is not appicable for R NET COMMUNICATION.

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Dept. of Posts : Split Duty Allowance extended

2013-08-20T09:30:00.002+05:30

Some Mouse Tips

2013-08-17T14:17:00.002+05:30

Most of us seen mouse with a Scroll button and without. Mouse with Scroll button are called 'intelli mouse' or microsoft mouse or scroll mouse.This type of Mouse was developed by Microsoft corporation in 1996. The main use of this mouse is we can scroll down the pages without using the vertical bar. Most of us only user the scroll button for only this thing. This scroll button has some more advantages

The mouse wheel can use as a Third mouse button. While pressing the wheel it act as a third button. While you are looking a web page with various links. Clicking the link with Mouse wheel can open the link in a new tab. ie without disturbing the text we can open the link in a new tab

The mouse wheel with a combination of Control (Ctrl) key can zoom in and Zoom out a web page, word/excel spread sheet etc. We can zoom the pages using ctrl key and Mouse scroll wheel

We can use the wheel of the Mouse to control the volume by using the volumouse software

Triple clicking a mouse-In a paragraph any word can be selected by double clicking the left button of the mouse like this we can high light the whole paragraph by triple clicking the mouse pointer on any character on the paragraph

Chingam 1- Happy New Year to All Malayalis

2013-08-16T23:30:00.000+05:30

Malayalam Calendaror the Kolla varsham is the calendarfollowed by people in the South Indian state of Kerala. Malayalamcalendar is a siderealsolar calendar which consists of 12 months and each month is named after the constellation rising inthe orbit of the earth In Malayalam Calendar, New year begins on Chingam 1. Chingam 1 2012 date is August 17.This is the beginning of new kolla varsha 1188 of malayalam year Chingam 1 marks the transition of sun from Karkida rasi to Chinga rasi(Simha (Leo)rashi). Chingam 1 is celebrated with pleasure in all temples of kerala and the all the place where malayalis lives. Wish all keralits arround the world a Happy Chingam 1Chingam is the month of festivals,starting with Onam days. Onam is related to the story of golden days of king Mahabali who ruled keralam and also related to the Vamana avthar of Lord Maha vishnu.

Happy Independence Day

2013-08-14T16:08:00.001+05:30

Chief Ministers & Governors of Indian States

2013-08-12T11:03:00.001+05:30

Chief Ministers & Governors of Indian States

Here is the complete list of Governors and Chief Ministers of Indian States, including the latest changes. This will be very useful for those who are preparing for competitive exams. This will also be a handy reference for all…..Click on the link below to Download the file as PDF!!!

“Download as PDF”

Chief Ministers & Governors of Indian States
S. NO	State and U.T.	Chief Minister	Governor
1	Andhra Pradesh	Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy	Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Nabam Tuki	Lt Gen (Rtd) Nirbhay Sharma
3	Assam	Tarun Gogoi	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
4	Andaman & Nicobar	U.T.	A. K. Singh
5	Bihar	Nitish Kumar	D. Y. Patil
6	Chhattisgarh	Dr. Raman Singh	Shri Shekhar Dutt
7	Chandigarh	U.T.	Shri Shivraj V. Patil (Administrator)
8	Delhi	Sheila Dikshit	Najeeb Jung
9	Goa	Manohar Parrikar	Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo
10	Gujarat	Narendra Modi	Dr. Kamla Beniwal
11	Haryana	Bhupinder Singh Hooda	Shri Jagannath Pahadia
12	Himachal Pradesh	Virbhadra Singh	Urmila Singh
13	Jammu and Kashmir	Omar Abdullah	Narinder Nath Vohra
14	Jharkhand	Hemant Soren	Dr. Syed Ahmed
15	Karnataka	K. Siddaramaiah	Hansraj Bhardwaj
16	Kerala	Oommen Chandy	Shri Nikhil Kumar
17	Madhya Pradesh	Shivraj Singh Chouhan	Ram Naresh Yadav
18	Maharashtra	Prithviraj Chavan	K. Sankaranarayanan
19	Manipur	Okram Ibobi Singh	Sh. Gurbachan Jagat
20	Meghalaya	Mukul Sangma	K. K. Paul
21	Mizoram	Pu Lalthanhawla	Shri Vakkom Purushothaman
22	Nagaland	Neiphiu Rio	Shri Ashwani Kumar
23	Orissa	Naveen Patnaik	Shri S. C. Jamir
24	Puducherry	N. Rangasamy	Virendra Kataria
25	Punjab	Parkash Singh Badal	Shri Shivraj Patil
26	Rajasthan	Ashok Gehlot	Smt. Margaret Alva
27	Sikkim	Pawan Kumar Chamling	Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
28	Tamil Nadu	Sushree J. Jayalalithaa	Konijeti Rosaiah
29	Tripura	Manik Sarkar	Shri Devanand Konwar
30	Uttar Pradesh	Akhilesh Yadav	Shri Banwari Lal Joshi
31	Uttarakhand	Vijay Bahuguna	Aziz Qureshi
32	West Bengal	Mamata Banerjee	Shri M. K Narayanan
33	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	U.T.	Shri B.S. Bhalla (Administrator)
34	Daman and Diu	U.T.	Shri B.S. Bhalla (Administrator)

(Last Updated : 10 August 2013)

Courtesy : http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

Delay in Invoicing Registered articles in Postman ???

2013-08-10T10:53:00.000+05:30

Hello viewers, After 15 days i got a solution for the problem. Some of us may experience this problem. After the introduction of Rnet and Virtual bag it shows some delay in opening the Invoicing screen of Postman module. Some times it shows some time in opening the invoice screen. After that it works normally. We checked various methods contacted various System Administrators then also no positive reply received.

After some day a query has been received from Sharmila Sethupathi, Sys Admin, Udumal pet

Two queries of sql which eliminate the undisposed bags& articles(Which are slowing down the system).
The queries are attached given below.

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Direct Recruitment PA/SA Examination - KERALA CIRCLE RESULTS ( as on 23-JUL-2013)

2013-07-24T12:22:00.001+05:30

Direct Recruitment PA/SA Examination - LATEST UPDATE

UPDATE as on 23-JUL-2013

I . The List of shortlisted candidates for the Computer Typing / Data Entry (PAPER II) for Kerala Postal Circles is added in the given link below.

II . PAPER II for Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala Postal Circles is scheduled on 10th and 11th August 2013.The Admit cards for the same have been dispatched. If not received by 31 July 2013 then it can be downloaded from this website from August 01, 2013

SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES FOR PAPER II

Source : http://www.eonlineapply.com/dop/

P Sathasivam to be new Chief Justice of India

2013-07-19T10:34:00.001+05:30

President Pranab Mukherjee Friday administered the oath of office to Justice P. Sathasivam as the chief justice of India (CJI).

Justice Sathasivam, 64, is the 40th CJI and the first from Tamil Nadu. He will remain in office till April 26, 2014. He succeeded CJI Altamas Kabir, whose last day in office was Thursday.

64-year-old Sathasivam has joined as a permanent judge of the Madras High Court in January 1996 after which he was transferred to the Punjab and High Court in April 2007.

He was appointed as a Supreme Court judge on August 21, 2007.

PA/SA Direct Recruitment 2013 Results published-Short listed candidates for Computer Typing

2013-07-17T16:32:00.003+05:30

I. Aptitude Test (Paper I) for all the postal circles is completed. The List of shortlisted candidates for the Computer Typing / Data Entry (PAPER II) for Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, North East, Odisha, West Bengal Postal Circles is given in the link below:

SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES FOR PAPER II The list in respect of the remaining Postal Circles will be published shortly.

II.The above Short List has been prepared in accordance with the procedure published in the Notification No 60-9/2009 SPB1 dated 8-5-2012. The candidates who figure in the above list have qualified for appearing in the Paper II based on marks in the Paper I.

III The list is in order of Roll Number.

IV. Paper II is tentatively scheduled on 10th,11th,24th,25th,31th August 2013 and 1st September 2013

V. Admit Card for Paper II will be dispatched shortly. Admit Card can also be generated on this website by the candidates.

For Detail List of Shortlisted candidates please visit.

www.indiapost.gov.in

http://www.eonlineapply.com/dop/pages/cwresult.aspx

Facility of generation of Admit Card by the shortlisted candidate will be available on this website from 1100AM on 22/07/2013.

Ramayana Masam-Karkkidakam

2013-07-17T10:17:00.000+05:30

Karkkidakam popularly known as Ramayana Masam (month). Karkkidakam is the last month in Malayalam Calendar or Kollavarsham. The Sanskrit word Karkkidaka means cancer .Karkkidakam is referred as the Ramayana Masam, which starts on 17th July and ends on 16th August. As the name specify, this holy month is destined for undertaking pious Vratham and recitation of Adhyathma Ramayanam Kilippattu: the epic life of Lord Sree Rama, which is the most virtuous and conversant contribution from Thunjathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, called as the Father of Malayalam Language

The month of Karkkidakam is often referred as “Panja Masam” (the month of extreme scarcity) in traditional Malayalam language. A shade of discontent will make its triumph due to these factors. Ramayana recitation during this time is considered as a propitious practice that will mend all the discomforts and agony both to the individuals and community. An unrivaled spiritual solace can be attained through the habitual and devoted reading of Ramayana during the 31 days of Karkkidakam. Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippatuu is recited in homes and temples during the month of Karkkidakam. The reader should sit in the front of lighted lamp (Nilavilakku) and read the verses in particular rhythm. It is recommended that the book must be completed on the last day of Malayalam Month.Marriges, new undertakings etc are not held during the month of Karkkidakam.

Kerala's First all women post office

2013-07-06T09:51:00.003+05:30

At PMG Junction in the capital city of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, the state’s first all-women post office has opened its doors to the public. All four employees of PMG Junction Post Office (695 033), very near to Chief Postmaster General Office, the post master to the helper, are all women. The post office will be officially inaugurated on 05.07.2013 (Friday), 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.

“Becoming an ‘All-Women Post Office’ was coincidental. The office had two male employees earlier who were replaced by women in the recent transfers. Then all the four staff became women and a decision was taken to proclaim it as the first ‘All-Women Post Office’ in Kerala Circle. From now onwards, it will be kept as an office exclusively for women, we hope,” said Shanthi.

The working hours are from 9.30 am to 5.30 am. The office offers traditional and modern services such as registered and Speed Post articles, post office savings bank service, monthly income scheme, e-money order and e-payment of telephone bills. It is, however, a non-delivery post office. It doesn’t distribute letters or parcels and so there is no postman or postwoman in the office.

This is the ninth All-Women Post Office in the country. The first such office in the country was inaugurated at Shastri Bhavan under Delhi Circle on the eve of International Women’s Day on March 8. Replicating this effort, women post offices were started under the Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Odisha circles. The Postal Department is looking forward to start All-Women Post Offices in all the circles across the nation.

The feminising of post offices is being done by the Department as part of its efforts to integrate gender equality and women’s empowerment. The attempt ensures that women employees working at various levels in the Department facilitate the decision-making of the Department as well as have a role in the management of post offices in the circles.

26 Applicants for Banking License

2013-07-02T11:02:00.000+05:30

A total of 26 applications were received, including those from the usual corporate heavyweights like L&T, the Tata group (Tata Sons has applied, not Tata Capital), Reliance Capital, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Bajaj Finserv, Videocon (in the name of Aurangabad-based Value Industries), apart from infrastructure financier IDFC, gold loan company Muthoot Finance, realty developer Indiabulls, micro financier Bandhan and Bangalore-based Janalakshmi. SKS Microfinance, India’s only listed microfinance company, was absent, though its chief financial officer had said it would consider applying.

Among surprise entries were Noida-based little-known Smart Global Ventures and Gurgaon-based advisory services firm INMACS Management. UAE Exchange India, a remittance and foreign exchange services firm and Suryamani Financing, part of the Kolkata-based Pawan Kumar Ruia group also joined the fray.

The Department of Posts, Tourism Finance Corporation and government-owned financial institution IFCI were among the public-sector entities that applied.

Apart from these, India Infoline, Religare, Edelweiss, Magma Fincorp, Muthoot Finance and SREI Infra Finance were also on the list of aspirants. In a statement issued on Monday, India Infoline said former Corporation Bank chairman, V K Chopra, would head its banking foray.

The central bank has not formally communicated how many licences it will issue but sources indicate the number is unlikely to exceed eight.

This is the first time in more than a decade that banking licences will be issued. This is also the first time that corporate and industrial houses are being considered for entering the sector. Earlier, new banks had been allowed to be set up on the basis of 1993 guidelines and 2001 norms.

SCS-SI entry issue/ Patch released

2013-06-29T09:27:00.001+05:30

Execution of SCS - SI entries for 30/06/2013

Unzip the file to DBAnalyzer folder in server.
Logout of Sanchay Post from all the clients and server.
Backup POST database
Execute "JuneScs_Si.exe"
This exe should be executed after day-begin of 29/06/2013 and before day-end of 29/06/2013.
The exe will display the total amount after finishing SI posting. This amount should be added to the counter transactions LOT.
This exe will work upto 06/07/2013. If executed after 29/06/2013, the SI amount will be reflected in the LOT of the date of execution.
Click here to download patch file

source: http://tamilnadupost.nic.in/sdc/scs_si.htm

India Post applies for bank licence

2013-06-28T10:18:00.002+05:30

MUMBAI: With the Reserve Bank of India's deadline for applying for a bank licence fast approaching, the number of companies that have joined the list is rising. IndiaInfoline, Bajaj Finserv and the India Post are among the recent entities that have joined the ranks of licence seekers.

"Bajaj Finserv Ltd has submitted its application to Reserve Bank of India on June 26, 2013 for a Licence to commence banking business in terms of section 22 of the Banking Companies Act, 1949. It is proposed to do this by converting its subsidiary Bajaj Finance Ltd into a Bank in terms of RBI Guidelines for Licensing of New Banks in the Private Sector dated February 22, 2013" the company said in a statement.

Although the postal department has been expressing its ambitions to float a bank for long, RBI would have to create a special dispensation for India Post as it does not fit into several of the criteria prescribed by the central bank. Besides the prescribed norms, the postal department would face a huge challenge in putting in place a core banking solution that would facilitate a centralized view of all its accounts. However, there are many who feel that the postal department is ideally suited to spread RBI's objectives of financial inclusion. The department already mobilizes small investments through the postal saving scheme and it has a network that is larger than any bank.

IFCI, Bajaj Finserv, India Infoline would join a host of other entities like Religare Enterprises,Aditya Birla group, JM Financial and Srei, which have lined up plans to foray into the banking sector.

Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

Admit Cards for PM Grade I (Departmental) Examination (30th June 2013)

2013-06-22T10:41:00.001+05:30

Written Test for the post of PM Grade - I

Click here to download the hall ticket

iMO URL CHANGED

2013-06-22T10:34:00.000+05:30

iMO URL : https://indiapostimo.gov.in/nic is changed tohttps://indiapostimo.gov.in/

*iMO Help Desk says that now iMO software will works in internet explorer 8 or higher versions only.

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

2013-06-17T10:47:00.002+05:30

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".

Source: PTI News

BSNL decided to shut down 160-year-old telegram services from July 15

2013-06-13T10:27:00.000+05:30

Smartphones, emails and SMS seem to have pushed the humble telegram service to a quiet corner with the BSNL deciding to discontinue the 160-year-old telegraph service from July 15. Once the main source of quick and urgent communication, the service delivered many happy and sad news to people spread all over the country.

But with the advent of technology and newer means of communication, the telegram found itself edged out. As per a circular issued by Shameem Akhtar, Sr. General Manager (Telegraph Services) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Corporate office, New Delhi, the telegraph service is to be discontinued with effect from July 15, 2013.

The circular sent to various telecom district and circle offices as per the instruction of a competent authority denotes that telegram services will be closed from July 15 and as a result all telegraph offices under the management of BSNL will have to stop booking telegrams from that date. The circular has also directed the telecom offices to maintain the log books, service messages, delivery slips only for six months from the date of bookings. However, complaints, press reports and other messages from different consumer forum are to be kept for one year.

Sources at BSNL Delhi said, “We had asked the government to support the service as it was not commercially viable and the government said the BSNL board should decide on it.

“We have taken a decision to close the service after consultation with the Department of Posts. They also said that there are better options available,” the sources said.

The BSNL has instructed that surplus telegraph staff members would be deployed to mobile services, landline telephony, broadband services and shifting could take place within the next 3 months. Faced with declining revenues, the government had in May 2011, revised the telegram charges after a gap of 60 years. The telegram charges for inland services was hiked to Rs. 27/50 from Rs. 350, 4/50 earlier.

Two months ago, telegram services for overseas communication was withdrawn by BSNL. Within a short time of BSNL handling telegram services in 1990s, the PSU had a rift with the Department of Posts following which telegrams were accepted as phonograms from various villages and other centres from telephone consumers. This too had restrictions and embargo during certain hours.

Talking to PTI over phone, R. Pattabhiraman, the state secretary of National Federation of Telecom Employees said, “Before taking such a decision, the PSU should have consulted trade unions on the issue of deployment of the so-called surplus employees. There will be many issues and dissatisfaction among staff members when the exercise of shifting staff to some other portfolio or locations is made.

“Similarly, it is not known whether the Government consulted or took the guidance from stakeholders like consumer councils, consumers of telegraph services and judiciary,” he said.

Mr. Pattabhiraman pointed out that Indian courts had accepted only telegrams and telegram receipts as proof of evidence in civil or criminal suits. It was also a handy mode of communication for jawans and armed forces for seeking leave, transfer or joining reports. Similarly, rural India was using telegram services to communicate. Instead of scrapping the service, it should have been handed over to the postal department which was handling the services right from its inception in the 1850s.

R. Shanmugham, a social activist, said stopping a live wire service like this can be decided only by an enactment of a suitable law or amendment.

Source : http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

First Indiapost ATM at Bangalore

2013-06-01T09:44:00.000+05:30

Post office saving bank account holders in Bangalore can experience new ATM card facilities shortly

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.

The IT modernisation project dubbed 'India Post 2012' will help the department achieve a wider reach among the Indian population through increased customer interaction channels and through new lines of business.

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