Up-gradation of Grade Pay of Inspector (Posts) from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/-.

It is learnt that, Postal Directorate has cleared the up-gradation of Grade Pay of Inspector (Posts) file and submitted to Ministry of Finance with positive note.

This Association thanks to all the Senior Officers of Postal Directorate for extending their help and support. 

Do you get proper health service from CGHS?

Varanasi, April 30, 2012: The Central Government employeesdependent on the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) dispensaries in Delhi, which is reportedly facing crushing shortage of doctors and paramedic staff which is hampering operations.

According to the Union Health and Family Welfare Department, there is a recorded shortage of 676positions in group C and D staff, nine positions are vacant in group B and 66 are vacant in group A.

CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation for travel by air to visit NER

Click here to view the Order

The relaxation for travel to North Eastern Region (NER) by Air is further extended for two more years beyond 1st May 2012. An order in this effect has been issued by DOPT today.

In view of the above extension , the relaxation to travel Jammu and Kashmir by air is also likely to be extended.

Computer Knowledge : Solved Paper

1. Information on a computer is stored as what ?

(A) Analog data

(B) Digital data

(C) Modem data

(D) Watts data

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

General Knowledge : Solved Paper

1. Who is a famous author of Indian origin and writes in English ?
(A) Shobha De
(B) M. S. Dhoni
(C) Shahid Kapoor
(D) Shreya Ghosal
(E) Milind Deora
Ans : (A)

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM ( Q 151 - 175 )

(Postal Manual Volume V  Qn 151 to 175)

151.    The treatment given to an international parcel in the event of non-delivery is dependent upon:

(A)       Sender’s instructions                      (B)      Weight of parcel

(C)       Condition of parcel                           (D)      All the above                         Ans:a

152.    Documentation in Form CN-23 accompanying international mail articles serves the purpose of:

(A)       Despatch Note                                 (B)      Customs declaration                                  (C)             Statement of charges                       (D)       Report in respect of irregularities

                                                                                                                                                Ans: b 

JUSTICE BHANDARI ELECTED TO International Court of Justice( ICJ)

The Hindu Justice Dalveer BhandariHe defeats Justice Florentino Feliciano of the Philippines

India's nominee Justice Dalveer Bhandari of the Supreme Court was on Friday elected to the post of Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the elections held in New York, United States.

Justice Dalveer Bhandari defeated the 84-year-old Justice Florentino Feliciano of the Philippines in the elections held to fill the casual vacancy following the resignation of Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh from Jordan in October 2011. He will have six-year tenure. He is eligible for re-election for a second term of nine years at the end of the present term.

Pre-Payment Penality on Home Loans

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its monetary policy, during 2012-13 has announced not to permit banks to levy foreclosure charges/pre-payment penalties on home loan on a floating interest rate basis.

WUMT POS Transaction Flow

Powerpoint Show on WUMT POS Transaction flow in Rar format.

Agent Commission on Savings Schemes

The payment of commission to agents of Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme and Senior Citizens Savings Scheme has been discontinued, with effect from 1st December, 2011. Commission under all other schemes (except MPKBY Agents) has been reduced from 1% to 0.5%. However, commission to Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKBY) agents will continue at the existing rate of 4%.

Google Drive is Launched with 5 GB Free!

Google now finally has launched this new feature called Google Drive. The new cloud service is being rolled out for everyone with a Gmail account. Just visit the Google Drive landing page and check if it is ready for your account.

Link: Google Drive

Compassionate appointment

F.No.14014/2/2009-Estt.(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North block, 

New Delhi,

Dated the 3rd April, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Compassionate appointment – Clarification regarding regulation of conditions and admissibility of various allowances after implementation of Sixth CPC recommendation – regarding.

Merger of ADHAAR and PAN data bases.

To solve the problem faced from the fake PAN cards and also to ensure the availability of an accurate biometric data of citizens of India, the government has initiated a mammoth project to bring together both the Aadhar and the PAN databases.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) under chairmanship of Shri. Nandan Nilekani  issues the Aadhar number which is now being synchronised with the Permanent Account Number database maintained by the I-T Department.

20% Discount on Broadband Usage and Rental for Central Government Employees – Application Form

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited offers twenty per cent discount on broadband service charges (usage and rental) to CG Staff/State Govt Staff/PSU Staff.

A countersigned by the respect DDO in the undertaking letter should furnish with application form for applying broadband connection. In case of retired employees, an attested copy of PPO should be attached along with the application. The applicatoin form should be marked as “FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES SCHEME”.

VIEW LATEST ORDERS ISSUED BY DIRECTORATE

1) Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme - 1980 - Tables of Benefits for the savings funds for the period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012

Click here to view order - No.7(1)/EV/2012 Dt. 24.04.2012. 

2) Clarification in respect of Recruitment Rules of PA/SA

Click here to view Order - No. 37-47/2010-SPB-I (Pt.)

3) Review of Speed Post discount Structure and operational mechanism

Click here to view Order - No.57-02/2010-BD&MD Dt. 13.04.2012

4) Manner of delivery of Speed Post Articles containing passports

Click here to view Order - No.57-01/2010-BD&MD Dated 11.04.2012 

5) Review in Interest Rates of Small Savings Schemes w.e.f 01.04.2012

Click here to view Order - No.113-01/2011-SB dt. 19.04.2012

6) Counting of Service rendered by Reserve Trained Pool (RTP) personnel prior to their regular appointment as Postal Assistants PAs/SA (SAs)

Click here to view Order - No.44-1/2011-SPB.II Dt. 12.04.2012

7) GDS Compassionate Grounds

Click here to view Order - No. Dt. 13.04.2012

8) Filling up of post of Sorting Postmen, Mail overseer, Cash overseer and Head Postman

Click here to view Order - No. 37-4/2012-SPB-I Dt. 19.04.2012

Highlights of Railway Budget 2012-13

Railway Budget 2012-13 at a Glance

Highest Ever Plan Outlay of Rs.60,000 crore

RAILWAY BUDGET 2012-13

75 New Express Trains, 21 new Passenger Services, 9 DEMU and 8 MEMU services

137 Services  New Sub-Urban Services to Come up in Mumbai, Chennai & Kolkata 

725 km New Lines to be Introduced

Tool for registering DLL files

Whenever Meghdoot patches are installed, we need to register the DLL files replaced. Here is a tool created from the coding provided by Mr. Nordin Rahman. The original coding is not known.

All OCX,DLL,TLB files in a directory can be registered/unregistered.

Supreme Court upholds High court’s decision to quash quota in promotion

Lucknow, April 28, 20112(TNN): The Supreme Court, on Friday upheld the Allahabad high court’s decision to scrap the policy of reservations in promotions introduced by the Mayawati government.

The Allahabad high court onJanuary 4, 2011 had dubbed it “unconstitutional” and struck it down following at least 50 petitions by employees associations from across the state. Following this, a special leave petition was filed in the Supreme Court against the order by the Bahujan Samaj Party government and some organisations.

Overtime Allowance in the revised pay to Defence Industrial employees

The payment of Overtime Allowance in the revised pay of 6th CPC to the employees of Defence Industrial Establishments governed by the Factories Act, 1948 with effect from 1.1.2006.

Normally the Overtime allowance will be calculated as per MoD guidelines. The two types of formula has given by MoD to calculate the OTA. One for Day Workers and another for the employees working under Piece Work System.

Honorarium for setting Question papers

Grant of Honorarium for setting Question papers, valuation & conducting Limited Departmental competitive Examinations-Revision of Rates...

To view Department of Posts DE Section letter Click here.

Solapur Postal News

7 Tips for Basic e-mail Security

Simple to implement, these tips can be a good start to making sure your e-mail communication becomes more secure.

1. Understand that no e-mail communication is 100% secure. We can do our best to make the percentage close to that, but sometimes - if the information is extremely important - you should consider ditching the e-mail option and deliver it in person (if possible). Avoid sending credit card or social security numbers via e-mail. It's also a good idea not to send user names and passwords for accounts you don't want to see compromised.

Syllabus and Books Recommeded for Postmaster Grade I Exam

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Phone No.080-22862152    email: swamybookcentre@gmail.com

SYLLABUS FOR DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST OF POSTMASTER GRADE- I IN POST OFFICES.

1.  The examination for Postmaster Grade– I, will consist of two papers of 100 questions & 90

minutes duration each. The questions will be on the pattern of objective type multiple

choice questions.(MCQ)

2.  Syllabus for these two papers is given below.

Question Paper of Postmaster Grade I Exam Held on 12.06.2011

Paper I : Postmaster Grade I Exam held on 12.06.2011 ( Booklet A) View/Download : Paper I Booklet A (Postmaster Grade I Exam 2011) View/Download : Answer Key of Paper I

Postmaster Grade I Exam  Paper II Held on 12.06.2011 View/Download : Paper II Booklet A Postmaster Grade I Examination View/Download : Answer Key of Paper II

Courtesy : http://www.postmasterpunjab.blogspot.in/ & http://sapost.blogspot.in/

Objective Type Question - Based on Savings Bank Account

Q1     SB – 5  denotes

     a. Pass Book     c . Pay in  Slip   c. SB  LOT

Q2.  For each Sub Post office , the  --------------- will  fix the authorized stock  of Pass Book.

   a. Head Post master      b. Sub Divisional Heads            c. Divisional  Heads

Q3.  When a  Pass  Book is made over by a depositor to a Post offices for a dispatch to another Post office , it should be dispatched by ---------------

Tamilnadu Public Service Commision - One Time Registration

Tamilnadu Public Service Commision (TNPSC):

After a long year of gap, there has been reform which took place in TNPSC. The newer modes of the applications make the candidate ease for applying. One Time Registration form is being enabled in the TNPSC Website in which the candidate can fill their particulars and save it by paying a nominal fee of Rs. 50.00(Rupees Fifty only). This One TIme Registration details will be stored in TNPSC database and is valid for 5years from the date of registration. Click here for the Onetime Registration. This can be used for the further notifications from TNPSC. A username and password will be sent to the applicant Mobile Number and Email ID.

Booking of LPG by SMS and IVRS Introduced in 18 States Covering 4.36 Crore LPG Custmers

With a view to provide better services to the customers and to reduce the scope for irregularities, Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies, OMCs namely, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) have introduced the facility of refill booking through Short Messaging Service (SMS) and Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) in 18 States. These States are, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Puducherry and UT of Chandigarh, covering, 2965 LPG distributorships and about 4.36 crore LPG customers. Giving this information in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri R.P.N. Singh stated that under this system, there is a facility for confirmation of the refill booking and the time of the booking to the customers along with information on the likely date when the refill would be supplied. 

Hacking of Websites

Preliminary discussions have been held on establishment of a multi stakeholder Cyber Coordination Centre which will detect malicious cyber activities in the Indian Cyber space and issue early warning alerts. 

The Minister of State For Communications and Information Technology ,Shri Sachin Pilot informed the Lok Sabha yesterday that such alerts will facilitate mitigation of cyber attacks with coordinated efforts of all stakeholders in Government, academia and Industry.

Focus on Reforms in Civil Services Exams

The Hindu GEARING UP: Participants at a seminar on civil services examination reforms organised by the Centre for Career Development Studies in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Photo: C. Ratheesh Kumar 

The government is planning major changes in the recruitment process for the civil services. So, the aspirants have to be prepared for it.

The Centre for Career Development Studies organised a seminar on civil services examination reforms titled ‘Strategies and Challenges' in the city on Wednesday.

The seminar focussed on the “recommended significant changes” that were made in the preliminary paper and the possible changes that may be incorporated in the main paper.

Until last year, the examination was conducted on the sequential three-stage process consisting of a preliminary, mains and a personal interview.

SB Order no 05/2012: Revision of Interest Rate in RD , VIII and IX Year NSC

SB Order No.05/2012

 No.113-01/2011-SB

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi-110001.

Date: 19.04.2012

To

All Heads of Circles/Regions

Addl. Director General, APS, New Delhi.

Subject:- Revision in Interest Rates of Small Savings Schemes w.e.f 1st April 2012.

Better picture of postal carbon footprint emerges

The UPU continues to refine its data collection on the environmental impact of postal activities, thanks to expanded surveys and better cooperation with member countries and international organizations.

Annually, hundreds of thousands of postal workers make their rounds on foot or on some 730,000 bicycles, covering 6 billion kilometres with no carbon footprint (Photo: Deutsche Post DHL)

LETTER ADDRESSED TO DDG PAF REQUESTING FOR REVIEWING THE ABOLISHED SA POSTS

All India Postal Accounts Employees Association

Central Headquarter

(Affiliated to National Federation of Postal Employees)

13-B, New Mahavir Nagar, Type-IV, DAO Flat, New Delhi – 110018

e-mail: aipaea_pao@yahoo.co.in

(Camp at: B-17, F-3,Vignanapuri,Vidyanagar,Hyderabad-500044)

AIPAEA/CHQ/12                                                                                Dated: 27-04-2012

To
The Deputy Director General (PAF),
PA Wing, Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan, New Delhi 
110001.

New post offices to come up near LoC: Chief Postmaster General

Srinagar, Apr 24: Chief Postmaster General J&K Circle, John Samuel on Tuesday, said new post offices would be set up in the frontier areas near Line of Control (LoC) and four more mobile post offices would come up along 300-km Srinagar-Jammu Highway.

 “Initially it was difficult to think to introduce new post offices in JK particularly in far-off areas. But now we have ensured that every village and every town has a post office and we have decided to introduce post offices near LoC which will connect people with external world,” Samuel told Greater Kashmir  on the sidelines of a news conference here.   

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM

POST OFFICE GUIDE PART I
(RULE &REGULATION RELATING TO INLAND POST)

 1.         Night Post Office may extend up to  and by

 a)         0830 pm ,DG posts                b)       0700pm,HOC
 c)         1000pm, PMG                         d)       0600pm,SSP                          
           Ans: a

 2.         Franking machine has

 a)         Value die                               b)         License die
 c)         Both a&b                               c)         None of this                                  
             Ans :c 

Google launches storage service for personal files

Link : https://drive.google.com/

Google is hoping to build the world’s largest digital filing cabinet in the latest attempt to deepen people’s dependence on its services.

The Internet search leader’s latest product stores personal documents, photos, videos and a wide range of other digital content on Google’s computers. By keeping their files in massive data centres, users will be able to call up the information on their smartphones, tablet computers, laptops and just about any other Internet-connected device.

Modernisation of Post Offices

The Government plans to set up 1000 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and carry out computerization of Post Offices in the country as part of its ongoing modernization and upgradation drive.

The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Shri Sachin Pilot informed the Lok Sabha today that the Department of Posts proposes to set up 1000 ATMs. 820 Head Post Offices have been identified for setting up ATMs across the country. Shri Pilot said that remaining 180 Post Offices will be identified during implementation phase. Of these a maximum 100 ATMs would  be set up in Andhra Pradesh.

Children Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy- clarifications thereon

Government of India 

Ministry of Railways 

Railway Board

No. E(W)2012/ED-2/1

New Delhi , Dated 11/04/2012

The General Manager,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.

Sub: Children Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy- clarifications thereon.

In terms of Railway Board’s letter No. E(W)/2008/ED-2/4 dated 01-10-2008 revised instructions were issued on Grant of Children Education Allowance to Railway employees based on the recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission. These instructions provide that Children Education Allowance shall be admissible to Railway servants up to a maximum of two children at the maximum rate of Rs.12,000 (since revised to Rs.15,000/-) per annum per child to cover expenses on education of children under various heads of fee as mentioned in the said letter.

CGEGIS-Savings fund tables for the year-2012

Click here for CGEGIS-Savings fund tables for year-2012

New Delhi, April 25, 2012(PIB):  The tables of Benefits for the savings fund of the Scheme based on a subscription of Rs. 10 per month from 1.1.1982 to 31.12.1989 and 15 per month w.e.f. 1.1.1990 onwards have been prepared for the year 2012 by the Department of Expenditure,Ministry of Finance and the copy of the table is placed below.