Friday 30 December 2011

ADHOC PROMOTION IN ASP CADRE

Orders issued by Chief PMG Punjab Chd for adhoc  promotion  to ASP cadres  are reproduced below
Memo No. STB/9-13/2/2011
Dated at Chandigarh the 29-12-2011

Orders of the competent authority are hereby conveyed for promotion of the following officials of IPOs cadre to ASPOs cadre in the Pay Band of Rs. 9300-34800 with grade pay Rs.4600/- on purely temporary and adhoc basis with immediate effect. On adhoc promotion, the officials are posted on the posts shown against their names.

Sr. No.
Name of the official
Shri/Smt.
Present Posting
Posting on adhoc promotion
Remarks
1.
Ravi Kumar
SDI (W) Hoshiarpur
ASPOs (HQ) Hoshiarpur
Vice Shri Kulwant Singh promote to PS Gr. ‘B’ on adhoc basis.
2.
Rekha Sethi
IPO CSD Ludhiana
ASPOs (HQ) Ludhiana (M)
Vice Shri M.C. Meena transferred to RMS ‘LD’ Dn
3.
Atam Kahrbanda
I.I. (BD& Mail) R.O
ASPOs Rajpura
Against vacant post
4.
Nitish Kashyap
SDI (NW) Amritsar
ASPOs (HQ) Kapurthala
Vice Shri K.P. Dutta promoted to PS Gr. ‘B’ and transferred to Haryana Circle
5.
Vijay Kumar
SDI (P) Bathinda (East)
ASPOs (West) Bathinda
Vice Shri Ujjagar Singh promoted to PS Gr. ‘B’ and transferred to Uttarakhand Circle
6.
Roshan Lal
Manager CCC Chandigarh
ASRM (Manager) MBC Chandigarh Sorting
Vice Shri R.D. Kalia promoted to PS Gr. ‘B’ and transferred
7.
Sandeep Kumar Shorie
O.S. Ludhiana City
ASPOs (West) Patiala
Vice Shri Vinod Kumar transferred
8.
Vikas Sharma
SDI (S) Jalandhar
ASRM Jalandhar ‘I’ Dn
Against vacant post
9.
Satinder Singh Lehri
Manager SPC Amritsar
ASPOs Sub Dn Gurdaspur
Against vacant post
10.
Rashmi
I.I. (PG & Mails) CO
ASPOs (BD & Mktg) CO
Against vacant post
11.
Balbir Singh
I.I. (Mod) CO
ASPOs (Courts) CO
Vice Shri K.K. Setia, the transfer orders of Shri K.K. Setia issued vide this office memo No. STB/9-13/2007 dated 16-12-2011 will stand cancelled.
12.
Narinder Singh
SDI (C) Ludhiana (M)
ASRM –I ‘LD’ Dn Ludhiana
Against vacant post

            The promotion of the above named officials is subject to the following conditions:

1.         That the promotion is for a period of 11 months with effect from the date of assuming the duty in ASPOs cadre or till the regular approved officer is posted against the said post which ever is earlier.

2.         That the promotion is on purely temporary and adhoc basis and can be terminated at any time without assigning any reason thereof. The adhoc promotion will not confer any right for regular promotion to ASPOs cadre.

3.         That no vigilance/disc. case of the type referred to in DO P&T I.M. No.22011-4/91-Estt.(A) dated 14-09-92 circulated vide DG Post New Delhi Memo No. 25-19/88-SPG dated 13-10-92 is pending against the officials and that no punishment is current against them.

Part-II (Transfers)

The competent authority is pleased to issue the following transfer and posting orders in the interest of service with immediate effect till further orders:

Sr. No.
Name of the official
Shri/Smt.
Present Posting
Posting on transfer
Remarks
1.
Amarjit Singh Sekhon
SPOs Sangrur Division on adhoc basis & refused his regular promotion to PS Gr. ‘B’
ASPOs (N) Ludhiana City
(reverted to ASPOs cadre)
Vice Shri Gurdev Singh promoted to PS Gr. ‘B’ and transferred to Haryana Circle
2.
M.C. Meena
ASPOs (HQ) Ludhiana (M)
ASRM (HQ) ‘LD’ Dn
Vice Shri Suresh Kumar promoted to PS Gr. ‘B’ onadhoc basis
3.
Vinod Kumar
ASPO (W) Patiala
ASPOs (W) Chandigarh
Vice Shri R.K. Joshi promoted to PS Gr. ‘B’ and transferred to J&K Circle

            Usual charge reports may be sent to all concerned including this office.

Thursday 29 December 2011

Department of Posts India, IN 2011

Year End Review of Achievements and Initiatives of Department of Information Technology 
Draft National Policies on Electronics-2011 and Information Technology-2011 Released 
Steps taken to Make India Hub for Electronic Hardware Manufacturing 
Four New Mission mode Projects (MMPs) Added under NeGP 
Electronic Delivery of Services Bill Introduced in Parliament



Draft National Policy on Electronics – 2011

The Draft National Policy on Electronics, 2011 (NPE 2011) was released on 3.10.2011. The draft Policy envisions creating a globally competitive Electronics Systems and Design Manufacturing (ESDM) industry including nano-electronics to meet the country's needs and serve the international market. One of the important objectives of the Policy is to achieve a turnover of about USD 400 Billion by 2020 involving investment of about USD 100 Billion and employment to around 28 million by 2020. This includes achieving a turnover of USD 55 Billion of chip design and embedded software industry and USD 80 Billion of exports in the sector. Another important objective of the Policy is to significantly upscale high-end human resource creation to 2500 PhDs annually by 2020. The Policy also proposes setting up of over 200 Electronic Manufacturing clusters in the country.



Draft National Policy on Information Technology, 2011

Draft National Policy on Information Technology, 2011 (NPIT 2011) wasreleased on 7.10.2011. The Policy aims to maximally leverage the power of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to help address economic and developmental challenges of the country. The focus of the IT policy is on deployment of ICT in all sectors of the economy and on providing IT solutions to the world. The Policy focuses on application of technology-enabled approaches to overcome developmental challenges in education, health, skill development, financial inclusion, employment generation, governance etc., to greatly enhance efficiency across the board in the economy. The Policy seeks to achieve the twin goals of bringing the full power of ICT within the reach of the whole of India and harnessing the capability and human resources of the whole of India to enable India to emerge as the Global Hub and Destination for IT-ITeS Services by 2020. It is rooted in the conviction that ICT has the power to transform India and improve the lives of all Indians.

E-Governance

Mission Mode Projects (MMP)- 4 New MMPs (Education, Health, PDS and Posts) have been added under NeGP taking the total number of MMPs under NeGP to Thirty One (31). Posts has been added as a Central MMP while the remaining three (3) MMPs (Education, Health and PDS) have been added as State MMPs.


A major initiative of the Government for ushering in e-Governance on national scale, called National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) was approved on 16thMay 2006. NeGP consists of Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) and program support components which aim at creating the right governance and institutional mechanisms, core infrastructure, policies & standards and the necessary legal framework for adoption of e-Governance in the country. It is implemented at the Central, State and Local Government levels. Significant achievements in this area are as under:



Electronic Delivery of Services (EDS) Bill provisioning mandatory delivery of all public services in e-mode in next five years has been approved by the Union Cabinet on 20.12.2011 and introduced in Lok Sabha on 27.12.2011.

Common Service Centres - As on 30th November, 2011, a total of 97,439 Common Service Centres (CSCs) have been rolled out in thirty three States and UTs. 100% CSCs have been rolled out in 13 States. A proposal to set up additional 1.5 lakh Bharat Nirman Common Service Centres so as to have one CSC in each Panchayat in whole of rural India has been prepared.


State Wide Area Networks - The State Wide Area Networks (SWANs) are already operational in 29 States.



State Data Centres - The State Data Centres have been made operational in 16 States.



e-District - e-District Pilot project has gone live in 12 States. Scheme for National Rollout of e-District MMP has been approved. Guidelines for National Rollout of e-District MMP has been finalized. 



Capacity Building (CB) - Under the CB Scheme, State e-Mission Teams (SeMTs) have been setup in 32 States and UTs. Over 1000 Government officials have been trained under Specialized Training for e-Governance Programme (STeP). The first Chief Information Officer (CIO) training for officers of Central and State & UT officials has started on 7th November, 2011.

Standards  To ensure sharing of information and seamless interoperability of data and e-Governance applications, Policy on Open Standards, Biometric standards, Metadata and Data Standards, Localization and Language Technology standards, Network and Information Security, Digital Signature, Quality Assurance, Website Design Guidelines have been notified by DIT.

Mobile Governance - A Draft Policy on Mobile Governance has been formulated.

Awareness and Communication - 11 Workshops have been held across the country. The 14th National Conference was held in  February 2011.



Citizen Engagement and Social Media Framework - For wider and deeper participation and engagement with all stakeholders especially public at large, a Citizen Engagement Framework for e-Governance Projects has been developed.

Electronics Hardware Manufacturing (EHM)

The Government has attached high priority to electronics hardware manufacturing. It is keen to develop an ecosystem, which will make India a global destination for electronics system design and manufacturing. The significant achievements during the course of the year are as follows:

Setting up of Semiconductor Wafer Fabs: An Empowered Committee (EC) for identifying technology and investors for setting up Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication (Fab) Manufacturing facilities in the country was constituted.  The EC after interacting with the potential investors will crystallize the nature and quantum of Government support in physical/financial terms and recommend to the Government the course of action to attract investments in the sector.

Roadmap for promoting growth of semiconductor design and services industry: India Semiconductor Association (ISA) has carried out a “Study on semiconductor design, embedded software and services industry” with the support of Department of Information Technology (DIT). The report covers Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design, Embedded software design and Hardware/board design. A roadmap has been prepared to enable semiconductor design and services industry to move up the value chain and maintain growth rate of revenue of over 17% p.a.

Roadmap for promoting growth of electronic components industry:Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA) has carried out a Study entitled “ELCOMOS - Electronic Components, Hardware Market and Manufacturing Output Study including related Assemblies and Value Chain in India” with DIT’s support. A roadmap has been prepared for promoting growth of electronic components industry.

Communications and Brand Building Campaign for promotion of ESDM sector in India: The Campaign has been launched with the objective to build “Made in India” as leading global brand in ESDM and increasing awareness regarding initiatives taken by Government to promote investments in ESDM sector.

Mandatory compliance of safety standards for electronic items: A draft Order in respect of safety standards for 16 selected electronic items has been prepared and consultations are underway with the Department of Consumer Affairs and Bureau of Indian Standards to notify mandatory compliance. 

National Informatics Centre (NIC)


National Informatics Centre (NIC) is the premier S&T organization under the aegis of the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and IT. It is the principal e-Governance solution provider. During last one year, it has implemented several e-Governance applications and services in addition to strengthening the computing and data communication infrastructure in the country. Notable achievements of the year are:

Augmentation of NICNET: During last one year, NIC has established three National Data Centres in the country to support large e-Governance applications.  NIC is also facilitating the hosting of more than 7000 websites/portals of various Government Departments.

e-Procurement: GePNIC is developed as a generic e-Procurement System by which manual tendering activity is carried out in a secure environment. GePNIC has been implemented in 13 State and UTs 35,146 tenders worth over Rs 45,218.10 Crores, have been processed successfully during current financial year till 30th Nov 2011. Department of Commerce has decided adoption of NIC’s e-Procurement System in Government departments of 23 states as a part of MMP on e-Procurement.

e-Court: It is a project of great importance aimed at creating ICT infrastructure for various levels of judiciary from Supreme Courts to sub-district courts, resulting in improved level of disposal of cases at various levels. The ICT infrastructure has been set up in more than 450 court complexes during the current financial year.

e-Counseling for admissions to professional courses: e-Counseling System of NIC has helped crores of students in the admission process for various professional and technical courses of more than 20 State Boards of Technical Education resulting in considerable saving of time and money on the part of admission aspirants as well as the State boards.

e-Office: e-Office enables working in the Government leading to greater transparency and efficiency. This application has been implemented in more than dozen Central Government departments and some of the State Govt. Secretariat ushering into an electronic age of management of Government files.

MGNREGASoft: This application is a centrally hosted service being used by the Department of Rural Development, Government of India and various State Governments in the management of the whole work flow of the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act right from registration to finalization of wages of workers of one of the largest social sector schemes in the world.

National Knowledge Network (NKN)
The Government’s decision to set up National Knowledge Network was announced in the Budget Speech of Union Budget for 2008-09. In March 2010 the Government approved the establishment of the National Knowledge Network (NKN) over a period of 10 years. The objective of the National Knowledge Network is to interconnect institutions of higher learning with a high speed data communication network. Network will consist of an ultra-high speed Core (multiples of 10Gbps and upwards), and over 1500 nodes. It is scalable to higher speed and more nodes also. The Core shall be complemented with a distribution layer at appropriate speeds. The participating institutions can directly or through distribution layer connect to the NKN at speeds of 100 Mbps /1 Gbps. The application areas envisaged under the NKN cover: Agriculture, Education, Health, e-governance, Grid Computing (High Performance Computing). As on 30th November, 2011, a total of 450 Institutions are connected to NKN, and 43 virtual classrooms have been setup.

Nanotechnology

                Department of Information Technology (DIT) started Nanotechnology Development Programme during the 10th Plan with the objective to create infrastructure for research in nanoelectronics and nanometrology at the national level and also to fund small and medium level research projects in specific areas such as nanomaterials, nanodevices, Carbon Nano Tubes (CNT), nanosystems etc. Two major nanoelectronics centres  have been set up in the country. These centres have become Centres of Excellence in Nanoelectronics (CEN) and are being recognized nationally and internationally and attracting young talent. The facilities of these centres are being made available to all other users in the country as well as abroad through Indian Nanoelectronics Users Programme (INUP) funded by DIT. More than 110 R&D projects from more than 100 external organizations across the country have been taken up so far under INUP. About 1150 manpower from more than 350 organizations across India have been trained through INUP

Wednesday 14 December 2011

Modifications in RD Rules

SB ORDER NO. 31/2011
F.No.113-01/2011-SB
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001, Dated: 13.12.2011
To
All Heads of Circles/Regions
Addl. Director General, APS, New Delhi.       

Subject:-        Modifications in PORD Rules 1981, Post Office Monthly Income Account Rules 1987, POTD Rules 1981, KVP Rules 1988, NSC (VIII-Issue) Rules 1989-regarding.



Sir / Madam,
The undersigned is directed to enclose copies of Min. of Finance (DEA) Notification No. GSR 740(E), GSR 741(E), GSR 742(E), GSR 743(E) and GSR 744(E) dated 04.10.2011 for information and necessary action. Changes made through these notifications are listed below:-


(1)           In case of RD accounts opened between 1st Day and 15th Day of a calendar month, the each subsequent deposit in the account shall be made up to 15th day of the next month and in case of RD accounts opened between 16th day and last working day of the calendar month, the each subsequent deposit in the account shall be made up to the end of the next calendar month.

Procedure:-         This change should be made applicable from 1.01.2012 to all old as well as new accounts. In the month of January 2012, as and when any depositor/MPKBY agent attends the post office for subsequent deposit, a rubber stamp should be fixed on the cover and first page of the Passbook informing the last date up to which the depositor can deposit his monthly installment in the next month. Following is the sample of stamps:-

                             Sample-1                                                                                             Sample-2

LAST DATE OF DEPOSIT IS
15th DAY OF NEXT MONTH
LAST DATE OF DEPOSIT IS LAST
WORKING DAY OF NEXT MONTH

Sample-1 is to be fixed on the passbooks of the accounts opened between 1st and 15th Day of a month and Sample-2 is to be fixed on the passbooks of the accounts opened between 16th day and the last day of a month. Till the software is amended, penalty should be charged as per old procedure i.e if the amount is not deposited up to the last working day of the month.

(2)           In case maturity value of a discontinued RD account is retained after the date of maturity, the depositor shall be entitled to a simple interest at the rate applicable from time to time to post office savings account on the amount deposited from the date of maturity till date of payment.

Procedure:-          At present, interest at the rate of 9.25% was being paid on such accounts. This amendment will be made applicable from 1.01.2012 to all old as well as new accounts. This calculation is to be made manually till the software is modified. Difference of interest calculated by the software and and interest calculated manually should be noted in the Register to be maintained in manuscript for future reference.

(3)           In case of premature closure of RD accounts, simple interest at the rate applicable to post office savings account from time to time shall be payable.

Procedure:-          Presently, interest is being calculated by the software by compounding the rate of savings account every year. This shall be applicable to the existing RD accounts also. This calculation shall be made manually from 1.01.2012 till the software is amended. Difference of interest calculated by the software and interest calculated manually should be noted in the Register to be maintained in manuscript for future reference.

(4)           In case maturity value of RD Account is retained after 10 years, Post Maturity Interest shall be payable at simple rate of interest applicable from time to time to savings account from date of maturity to date of payment.

Procedure:-          This is a new provision which does not exist in the software. This calculation shall be made manually from 1.01.2011 till the software is amended. This will be applicable for existing RD accounts also. Entry of such accounts in which PMI is paid should be made in a register to be maintained in manuscript for PMI for future
reference.
(1)           Maximum limit of 2 years fixed for admissibility of Post Maturity Interest has been removed.

Procedure:-          Now PMI should be paid from the date of maturity to date of payment at the simple interest rate applicable to savings account from time to time. The rate of interest shall be equal to the rate applicable from the date of maturity to the date of payment at different times. For example, if an account was matured on 26.8.2010 and the depositor attends the post office on 15.12.2011, he will be paid PMI at the rate 3.5% from 26.8.2010 to 30.11.2011 and at the rate 4% from 1.12.2011 to 14.12.2011. This shall be applicable to the existing as well as new investments in all schemes. Calculations’ are to be made manually till software is amended and recorded in the Register to be maintained in manuscript for future reference. Following formula should be adopted while calculating the Post Maturity  interest for the number of days:-

To calculate simple interest for number of days:- MV×R÷100×N÷365
MV= Maturity Value
R= Rate of interest
N=Number of days the account stands

Note:- While calculating number of days, the day on which account matures shall be counted in number of days but the day on which payment is being taken shall not be counted.

              This issues with the approval of DDG(FS)
Yours faithfully,
(Kawal Jit Singh)
Assistant Director (SB)