Wednesday 30 March 2011

Tuesday 29 March 2011

LSG Promotions in Punjab Circle




The   following allowances are to be increased with effect from 01.01.2011.

1. Children Education Assistance & Reimbursement of Tuition Fee
Rs.12,000   (Per Year - Per Child) - Rs.15,000   (Per Year - Per Child)
DOPT 12011/03/2008-Estt.(Allowance) 2.9.2008
2. Advances for purchase of Bicycle Advacne, Warm clothing Advance, Festival Advance, Natural Calamity Advance
Rs.3,000 - Rs.3,750
Fin.Min. No.12(1)E.II(A)/2008 7.10.2008
3. Special Compensatory Hill Area Allowance
Rs.600 / Rs.480    -  Rs.750 / Rs.600
Fin.Min.4(2)/2008-E.II (B) 29.8.2008
4. Special CompensatoryScheduled / Tribal Area Allowance
Rs.400 / Rs.240-  Rs.500 / Rs.300
Fin.Min. 17(1)/2008-E.II (B) 29.8.2008
5. Project Allowance
Rs.1,500 / Rs.1,000 - Rs.1,875 / Rs.1,250
Fin.Min. 29.8.2008
6. Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance
Rs.2,600 / Rs.2,100/ Rs.1,500 / Rs.400 -- Rs.3,250 / Rs.2,625/ Rs.1,875 / Rs.500
Fin.Min. 3(1)/2008-E.II(B) 29.8.2008
7. Cycle Maintenance Allowance
Rs.60 (Per month) - Rs.75 (Per month)
Fin.Min. 19039/3/2008-E.IV 29.8.2008
8. Mileage for road journey all components of daily allowance on tour, rate of transportation of personal effects.
Rs.500 / Rs.300 / Rs.200 / Rs.150 / Rs.100 -    Rs.625 / Rs.375 / Rs.250 / Rs.190 / Rs.125
Fin.Min.19030/3/2008-E.V 23.9.2008
9. Rates of Conveyance Allowance under SR-25
Rs.370 / Rs.480 / Rs.640 / Rs.750 / Rs.850 - Rs.470 / Rs.600 / Rs.800 / Rs.940 / Rs.1,070
Fin.Min.19039/2/2008-E.IV 23.9.2008
10. Washing Allowance
Rs.60 - Rs.75
Fin.Min.14/3/2008-JCA 11.9.2008
11. Split Duty Allowance 
Rs.200 - Rs.250
Fin.Min.9(11)/2008-E.II (B) 29.8.2008
12. Spl. Allowance for Child Care for Women with Disabilities and Education Allowance for disabled children
Rs.1,000 per month-  Rs.1,250 per month
DOPT12011/04/2008-Estt.(Allowance) 11.9.2008
13. Cash Handling Allowance
Rs.600 / Rs.500 / Rs.400 / Rs.300 / Rs.150Rs.750 / Rs.625 / Rs.500 / Rs.375 / Rs.190
DOPT4/6/2008-Estt.(Pay.II) 1.10.2008
14. Risk Allowance
DOPT21012/1/2008-Estt.(Allowance) 12.3.2009
15. Postgraduate Allowance
Rs.1,000 / Rs.600-   Rs.1,250 / Rs.750
Min.of HohfwA.45012/4/2008-CHS.V 16.4.2009 
16. Desk Allowance
Rs.600 -   Rs.750
DOPT 1/10/2009-PIC 17.4.2009
17. Bad Climate Allowance
Rs.400 / Rs.240Rs.500 / Rs.300
Fin.Min.1/10/2008-E.II(B) 29.8.2008

Thursday 24 March 2011

HP, Infosys, TCS, Wipro in race for India Post contract

Bid for implementing financial services solution
Global It giant HP is fighting it out with domestic IT services companies such as Infosys Technologies, Tata consultancy Services and Wipro for a Department of Post contract. The contract which involves Implementation of financial services solution, is one of the eight projects that the department is outsourcing as part of its IT modernisation initiative.
“Four companies have submitted commercial and financial bids and the bids are currently being evaluated. The contract seeks to provide connectively to 170000 post offices in the country for anytime, anywhere banking” sources said.


While the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs last year approved the ‘India Post 2012. IT modernisation project at an overall outlay of Rs.1,877 crore, the entire project will be implemented through eight separate contracts. However, the breakup in terms of value for individual contract could not be immediately ascertained.


According to sources, these four companies have responded to Request for Proposal by the postal department, seeking to put in place an enterprise wide financial management system for the Post Office savings bank and postal life insurance. The vendor will manage the system for five years.


Broadly, the scope of work includes supply, installation and commissioning of postal banking applications entailing core banking solution and ATM switch.


In addition to banking and insurance solution, the IT vendor would also have to install 1000 ATMs and create mobile and web based access for all users.


When contacted, the four companies refused to comment on the issue.
As part of its ambitious IT Modernisation effort, the Postal department is expected to hand out multiple contracts. The Rural ICT hardware contract involved supply and installation of rural IT hardware devices and providing network connectivity to 1.30 lakh Gramin Dak Sewak post offices enabling post offices to perform e-transactions. The rural ICT system integrator will develop the platform for all applications that will reside in the rural hand-held devices and the core system integrator will focus on all applications that will run in the post and mail offices.



Besides the financial services system integrator, other contracts include data centre facility, network integrator, mail operations hardware and change management

Wednesday 23 March 2011

Appointment of Agents and other Agency functions – fresh instructions issued by MOF(DEA) regarding

Appointment of Agents and other Agency functions – fresh instructions issued by MOF(DEA) regarding
SB ORDER NO. 03/2011

No.116-352009-SB
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001, Dated: 11.03.2011
To
All Heads of Circles/Regions
Addl. Director General, APS, New Delhi.
Subject:- Appointment of agents and other agency functions – fresh instructions issued by MOF(DEA) regarding.

Sir / Madam,
The undersigned is directed to say that Min. of Finance (DEA) vide letter no. F.1/29/2010-NS.II dated 31.12.2010 has issued some instructions regarding appointment of agents and other agency functions. This office is also receiving some representations from Agents Associations regarding noncooperation by the postal staff and insistence on bringing RD schedules in CD format. All these matters have been considered in this office and fresh guidelines as given below are being issued which shall be applicable from the date of receipt of this letter:-
1. Whenever, it is noticed that in any post office, number of agents attached are more than the business potential which may cause heavy rush in that post office, appointing authority should immediately be informed to change the jurisdiction of some agents to alternative post offices.

2. All Divisional Heads will maintain a record of agents which are found involved in the fraudulent activities and inform the appointing authority immediately for cancellation of the agency. No business from such agents should thereafter be accepted. At the beginning of the year, a negative list containing details of such agents should be circulated to all post offices in the division and to the appointing authority. During the course of the year, any addition / deletion may be made and at the beginning of the next year, the list may be reviewed and issued afresh. If name of any agent whose agency is renewed is found in the negative list, no business from such agent should be accepted and matter should be reported to the appointing authority immediately.



3. SAS Agents were earlier authorized to handle cash up to Rs.50,000/- at a time. Now, this limit has been reduced to Rs.10,000/- at a time. If any depositor wants investment of more than Rs.10,000/- through SAS agent, he has to give cheque to the agent duly crossed and endorsed as per latest rules and procedures. However, the limit of issue of cash receipt books to SAS agents will remain Rs.50,000/- at a time.
4. No SAS/MPKBY/PPF agent shall be permitted to issue cheque from his own account on behalf of any depositor.
5. MOF(DEA) has prescribed a half yearly coordination meeting between District Magistrate and Divisional Head. All Divisional Heads may also take up the issues related to agents, such as, appointment, renewal and fraud cases at District level with appointing authority, whenever such issues arise.
6. The postal staff posted at the counters should co-operate with the agents bringing business. Postmaster should fix separate working hours for the acceptance of business from agents keeping in view the business potential of the office and wherever possible, may identify one full time separate counter for handling business of agents particularly in Head Post Offices.
7. This may kindly be brought to the notice of all post offices and administrative offices.
8. This issues with the approval of DDG(FS).
Yours faithfully,
Kawal Jit Singh)
Assistant Director (SB)

Sunday 20 March 2011

Calender of Exams 2011



I.                            Centralized Exams :

Sl.
Name of Exam
Date of Exam
01.LGOs exam for promotion to PAs / SAs01.05.11
02.PSS Gr B exam 201015.05.11
03.PAs / SAs Direct Rect 201110.07.11
04.Inspector of Posts06 & 07.08.11
05.Jr Engineer (C&E)10.09.11
06.Asst Engineer (C&E)11.09.11
07.Postmaster Grade I15 & 16.10.11
08.Senior Postmaster16.10.11

II.           De-Centralized Exams :
Sl.
Name of Exam
Date of Exam
09.
LDCs to Jr Acct in PAOs
05 & 06.11.11
10.
Confirmation exam
for DR Jr Account in PAOs
12 & 13.11.11
11.
Postman Exam for Direct Rect &
Deptl Promotion
27.11.11
12.
Direct Rect Exam for appointment
as Multi Tasking Staff
11.12.11