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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Revision of Delivery Norms
Revised Delivery Norms for various categories of Mail (other than Speed Post)
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NPS Review
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Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
05-December-2014 17:00 IST
Review of New Pension Scheme
The Government has not undertaken any comparative study to examine the efficacy
of the National Pension System (NPS) (earlier known as the New Pension Scheme) vis-à-vis
the old defined benefit scheme.
However, the NPS has launched based on the need for pension reform felt by the
Government of India in the year 2003, to meet obligations related to pensions
in a sustainable manner. The NPS for government employees is conceived on sound
principles involving regular contributions by the employee and the Government,
and prudent investment of the corpus under regulatory supervision.
The Government has examined the returns on the investment made from the
contribution of the employees through the NPS. The returns on annual
compounding basis on the Central Government Sector under NPS since its
inception i.e., 1.4.2008 for the period ending are as under:
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2008-09
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2009-10
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2010-11
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2011-12
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2012-13
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2013-14
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12.02%
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12.06%
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10.72%
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9.41%
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9.99%
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9.11%
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This information was given by the Union
Minister of Finance, Shri Arun Jaitley in written reply to a question in Lok
Sabha today.
Source : PIB.
RAK NPA, Ghaziabad conducts International Training Programmes
International Programmes on Quality Management in Postal Services and Mail Management (8th to 19th December) was inaugurated by the Director, RAK National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad. 37 participants from 15 countries are participating in this programme.
Director, RAK National Postal Academy making the inaugural address
Course overview by Sri Umesh Verma
One section of the participants
One section of the participants
Self introduction by participants
Wi-Fi Broadbond connection at New Delhi Railway Station
The Minister of
Railways Shri Prabhakar Prabhu will launch Wi-Fi Broadband services for public
at New Delhi Railway Station at Çonsurse Platform No.1, (Paharganj side) on
8/12/2014 at 3.15 hours. The Minister of State for Railways, Shri Manoj Sinha
will be the Guest of Honour on the occasion. Chairman, Railway Board Shri
Arunendra Kumar, Board members and senior railway officials among other will
alos be present on the occasion. The Wi-Fi project on Indian Railways is being
executed by RailTel Corporation a PSU of Ministry of Railways.
My Stamp - an overview
‘My Stamp’ is the brand name for personalized sheets of Postage Stamps of India Post. The personalization is achieved by printing a thumb nail photograph of the customer images and logos of institutions, or images of artwork, heritage buildings, famous tourist places, historical cities, wildlife, other animals and birds etc., alongside the selected Commemorative Postage Stamp.
‘My Stamp’ was first introduced in India during the World Philatelic
Exhibition, ‘INDIPEX-2011’. There was considerable demand for it during the
exhibition and many requests to resume its printing have since been received.
This enthusiasm from stamp lovers prompted India Post to extend the ‘My Stamp’
scheme to cover all Postal Circles. This scheme is available in selected
Philatelic Bureaux and counters /Important Post offices/Post Offices situated
at tourist places. Selected themes are available at selected My Stamp Counters.
Customer:-
1. (i) The customer will fill the My Stamp Order Form
indicating choice of stamps from available stamp sheetlets. The filled in form
is to be handed over to the operator after being duly signed on the order form
(not on acknowledgement portion) and on reverse also on the space provided for
signature of customer. He/She will have to produce any ID proof issued by Govt.
Authority. (ii) He will make the appropriate payment to counter clerk and also
receive the acknowledgement slip. The cost of one My Stamp sheet is Rs. 300/-.
(iii) He can get his/her photograph clicked or provide
the same in hard/soft copy. Customer can also provide a copy of family
photograph/photos of friends, relatives etc. for getting My Stamp. The images
and logo of institutions or images of artwork, heritage buildings, famous
tourist places, historical cities, wildlife, other animals and birds etc. can
also be considered in place of photograph of individuals provided the same are
furnished by the customer in hard/soft copy. However, the images so used should
be free of copy right restrictions.
(iv) Applications for ‘My Stamp’ from corporate customers
will also be considered. The application alongwith Order Form needs to be
submitted by an authorised signatory. This should be accompanied by a valid ID
proof of authorised signatory issued by the organization/company. A minimum
quantity of 100 sheets will be mandatory for corporate customers. Images or
Logo of the corporate organizations can be printed alongside the stamp.
(v) The delivery of ‘My Stamp’ sheetlets will be
effected, after the required processing time.
(vi) In case of exhibition/ extension counter, the
customer will also have the option to collect his/her sheetlets in seven
working days from same counter or any other specified office.
(vii) The customer is required to collect his/her stamp
sheetlets within 07 working days during office hours. No responsibility will
rest on the Department of Posts for loss of the said stamp after this period.
(viii) Blank sheetlets will not be supplied to the
customer, and printed sheets, once given, will not be taken back.
(ix) The payments made are not refundable.
Photographs:-
(i) Customer may get his/her photograph clicked at the
counter or handover the same in softcopy/Hardcopy. The customers may give
soft/hard copy of the photograph of their relatives/friends/family,
logo/symbol, images of artwork, heritage buildings, famous tourist places,
historical cities, wild life, other animals and birds etc., subject to such
images not being of offensive nature in any way.
(ii) Camera of appropriate specifications is being used
by Department of Posts, but no responsibility of photo quality lies with the
Department.
(iii) No photo editing will be done by operator.
(iv) Customer will be fully responsible for his/her
Softcopy/Hard copy photograph quality. The customer will also be responsible
for any issues of propriety of the image brought by him for printing on ‘My
Stamp’ sheets, including copy right issues.
Note :- The Corporate Customers will be required to submit
an application on their official letter pad. Individuals can also get the photo
clicked on the spot.
Delivery and Dispatch:-
(i) The customer will have to produce the acknowledgement
slip, duly signed, at the time of delivery.
(ii) If customer is unable to collect his/her stamps
personally, he has the option of appointing a receiver with an authority letter
with attested signatures of the receiver and the acknowledgement slip. The
receiver should carry a photo ID Proof issued by any Govt. Organization.
(iii) The customer may request for ‘My Stamp’ to be
delivered by post. It may be delivered by registered post or Speed Post. The
delivery charges will be borne by the customer.
Note:-The Department of Posts is not responsible for any
technical fault and delivery delay due to technical fault or shortage of stock.
Discount Slabs
The more a customer buys the My Stamp the more he gains.
The discount structure is detailed below.
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S.No.
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No. of My Stamp Sheetlets
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Discount
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1
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Purchase
of 2 -100 My Stamp Sheetlets
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10%
discount
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2
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Purchase
of more than 100 My Stamp Sheetlets
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20%
discount
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Note: Discount of 20% will be allowed only on additional
sheetlets over 100. For e.g if a customer purchases 200 My Stamp sheetlets, he
will get 10% discount on first 100 sheetlets and 20% discount on sheetlets over
and above the first 100 sheetlets.
The above discounts are to be given only to such
customers who buy My Stamps from such Post Office counters that are manned by
postal officials such as Philatelic Bureaus/Counter/Postal/Philatelic Museums
and where hardware, space and manpower is not outsourced.
More details, pl visit http://postagestamps.gov.in/MyStamp.aspx
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Merger of ASP cadre in to PS Gr. B cadre.....updates!!!
Meeting regarding merger of ASP cadre into PS Group B cadre was held in
the chamber of DDG (Estt) on 28/11/2014. Following were present.
1. Smt. Trishaljit Sethi, DDG
(Estt.), Postal Directorate
2. Shri Harinder Singh,
Director (Estt.), Postal Directorate
3. Shri Tarun Mittal, ADG
(PE-1)
4. Shri Vilas Ingale, General
Secretary
5. Shri Roop Chand,
Ex-General Secretary
6. Shri Santosh Kulkarni,
Ex-CHQ Treasurer
7. Shri Yadagiri G.
Nyalapelli, CHQ Treasurer
8. Shri P. Ajith Kumar,
Asstt. General Secretary-I
9. Shri Parmanand Kumar, ASP
(PMU), Directorate
DDG (Estt) welcomed the representatives of the Association and
requested for healthy and fruitful discussion to resolve this vital and long
pending issue. The proposal submitted by the Association on 20/11/2013 was
discussed in detail. Official side expressed their difficulties in implementing
the proposal in toto. It was stated by the official side that there are 2106
posts of Inspector Posts and 1990 posts of ASP in the Department. During the
course of discussion, it was proposed to upgrade few posts of ASP in Divisional
Office into PS Group B cadre in Group A Postal / RMS divisions, CO/RO etc. as
well as to retain the Gazetted status of remaining ASPs in their personal
capacity till their retirement / promotion in case of merger of IP cadre and
ASP cadre into a single cadre. Inspector, Posts will get Grade Pay of Rs.
4600/- after merger at par with Inspectors in CBDT/CBEC as per our demand.
Meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere.
In view of the discussions held in the meeting, official side desired a
fresh proposal from the Association. The same will be submitted very soon.
Source : CHQ Blog.
Philately exhibition in Kerala displays world's first and rare stamps
Some unique and rare stamps, ranging from the world's first 'Penny
Black' to India's heritage stamps are on display at a two-day philately
exhibition called 'Kochipex 2014'.
Stamps depicting Jesus Christ's life (birth to resurrection) and
painter-sculptor Leonardo da Vinci's 'Vitrovian Man' were also on display at
the exhibition.
The exhibition that started with a ceremonial function was a visual
treat for the enthusiasts and stamp collectors.
The exhibition also gave a chance to exhibit collection of coins and
Indian rupee notes for the collectors.
Stamps carrying photos of former politicians and greats like Jawaharlal
Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Mahatma Gandhi among others also attracted visitors.
M. Venkateswarlu, Post Master-General, said such exhibitions should be
organised regularly across the country to encourage the hobby of collecting
stamps, especially among students.
"Here, we are conducting a district level philatelic exhibition in
Ernakulam for two days, starting from today and tomorrow also we have kept
these stamps for exhibition. Professor K.V. Thomas, honourable lawmaker, has
inaugurated this exhibition," said Venkateswarlu.
The postal department had arranged stamps in various segments and
themes such as devotional, personality and celebrities, places of importance
and rare ones including nature and 'mystamp'.
A stamp collector, Atish Kumar Jain, said Indian stamps are mostly
based on famous personalities while foreign stamps depict various themes.
"I have been collecting stamps for the past 12 years. My
collection is generally based on printing mistakes and errors. I collect
different types of stamps that have gold, silver on it, stamps that glitter at
night. But mainly I collect stamps with printing mistakes," said Jain.
The event would also feature philatelic quiz, painting and letter
writing competition for school children.
The Department of Posts would evaluate the entries under competition
segment and awards would be presented to the winning exhibits.
Source: business-standard.com
India Post collects over Rs 280 crore via cash-on-delivery, courtesy Flipkart, Amazon
Within a year of joining the e-commerce bandwagon as a distribution
channel, government entity India Post has transacted business worth Rs 280
crore in the cash-on-delivery (CoD) segment alone for firms like Flipkart,
Snapdeal and Amazon.
While the amount of revenue generated for itself could not be
ascertained, government officials said India Post is very keen on developing
its e-commerce related services as a major revenue model going ahead.
"India Post collected over Rs 280 crore from consumers and gave it
to e-commerce firms, since CoD facility was started in December 2013. The
department with its huge network can serve as the best agency for not just
delivering products, but also collecting money," a government official
said.
Courtesy :Times of India
CHQ News
1. Supplementary DPC for the promotion to the cadre of PS Gr. B for the
year 2013-14.
- Information of 4 to 5 officers of UP Circle is awaited. There would
be about 25 to 28 vacancies and result is awaited very soon.
2. DPC for promotion to the cadre of PS Gr. B for the vacancies of
2014-15.
- Information of 6 officers is still not received from Circles. DPC is
likely to be held in this month only for about 150-160 vacancies and if JTS DPC
is convened before DPC of PS Gr. B, then there is chance of another additional
25 to 30 vacancies.
3. DPC for promotion to the cadre of JTS Gr. A for the year 2013-14.
- Date of holding of DPC is awaited from UPSC. There would be about 37
to38 vacancies.
4. Request for grant of GP Rs. 5400/- to the ASPs after completion of 4
years of regular service in GP of Rs. 4800/- earned under MACP Scheme
- File is said to be sent to Nodal Ministry.
5. Issue of revised Recruitment Rules for the post of Assistant Manager
in MMS.
- Issue is delayed due to non availability of feeder cadres RRs.
6. Non holding of PS Gr. B Examination for the year 2013 and 2014.
- There is no progress in the matter.
7. Vigilance enquiry in the death case of Ms Mohini Gupta Ex-ASP
Ajmer(Rajasthan circle)
- Report from Rajasthan Circle is awaited.
8. Issue of seniority list of Inspector Posts cadre since 2000 onwards
- It is delayed due to some technical problems and likely to be
released soon.
9. Issue of revised Recruitment Rules for the post of Dy. Manager in
MMS.
- It is under process.
Source : CHQ Blog.
CAT case filed at Madras Bench i/c/w to grant GP of Rs.5400/- after completion of 4 years in GP of Rs. 4800
All members are aware that Shri M. Mohanarangam, Ex-GS of All India
Association of ASRM and IRM and now Superintendent, NSH, Varanashi has already
filed OA in Hon’ble CAT Madras Bench in connection with to grant (MACP)
financial up-gradation to applicant in the GP of Rs. 5400/- in PB-2 on
non-functional basis, on completion of 4 years of regular service in the GP of
Rs. 4800/- w.e.f. 1/9/2008, with all attendant benefits.
The applicant ( Shri M. Mohanarangam) in his OA No. 1273/2013 stated
that 6CPC introduced Modified Assured Career Progression Schemes (MACPs) and
the commission recommended that a Gr. B officer in PB-2 with GP of Rs. 4800/-
will get the GP of Rs. 5400/- after completing 4 years of regular service on
non-functional basis. The recommendations of the 6CPC was accepted by the
Government vide GOI, Ministry of Finance’s Resolution dated 29/8/2008.
The applicant has further stated in his OA that when a Gr. B officer
completes four years of regular service in the GP of Rs. 4800/- is eligible to
get GP of Rs.5400/-. While so, the applicant is holding Gr. B gazette post (ASP
cadre) and completed 4 years of regular service in the GP of Rs. 4800/- and he
is now eligible for financial upgradation in the GP of Rs. 5400/-
w.e.f.1/9/2012. The applicant while working as ASP (Gr. B) was granted
financial upgradation in the GP of Rs. 4800/- in the pay band of Rs. 9300-34800
in PB-2 w.e.f. 1/9/2008.
Present status : Case is stands posted on 5/1/2015 for filling counter
reply by Department.
Source : CHQ Blog.