Saturday, 29 October 2016
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
NEVER GO TO THE POST OFFICE AGAIN
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Saturday, 8 October 2016
Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle Inaugral function on 11/10/2016
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon'ble Minster of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Information and Broadcasting, Government of India and Shri N. Chandra Banu Naidu, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State are invited as Chief Guest for the function.
Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon'ble Minister of State for Communications (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Railways, Government of India will also attend the function.
In the said function following dignitaries are invited as Guest of Honours:
1. Shri Kesineni Srinivas, Hon'ble Member Parliament, Vijayawada Parliamentary Constituency.
2. Shri B. V. Sudhakar, Secretary to Govt. of India, Department of Posts
3. Shri Anup Shrivastava, Chairman and Marketing Director, BSNL, New Delhi
Postal Department to hike prices in order to overcome revenue deficit
HOWEVER WITH THE NEW RATES IN EXECUTION, THE MINISTER DID NOT FORGOT TO REMIND THE OFFICIALS ABOUT FOCUSING ON THE TIME OF DELIVERY OF THE PARCELS.
The Postal Department has bucked up to overcome its big annual revenue deficit of Rs 6000 by hiking prices of postcards, stamps etc. The decision comes after Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha held a meeting to discuss the strategies to bring in the additional Rs 1000 cr revenue every year.
During the meeting when Sinha was apprised with the fact that the pricing comes from Finance Ministry, the Communications Minister directed a committee of ministers to be formed to decide on the hike and the new prices.
According to Indian Express, the new prices of the 25 paise and 50 paise postcards will be 2 rupees, and the price of the Rs 6- printed postcard to Rs 9 per printed postcard. Similarly, the price of an inland letter of Rs 2.50 denomination has been proposed to be increased to Rs 9. The price of India Post’s parcels have also been surged up from Rs 19 per 500 gms to Rs 30 now.
However with the new rates in execution, the Minister did not forgot to remind the officials about focusing on the time of delivery of the parcels.
Going by a report of 2015, the Department found out that its expenses had risen by 262 per cent despite the revision last made in 2001-02 and the prices remaining unchanged.
Also discussed in the meeting was the India Post’s market share in the parcel market which is a minor Rs 1.5-2.0 lakh crore compared to other courier majors. India Post is already cashing in on the boom in e-commerce deliveries, especially the surging cash-on-delivery consignments of the country’s top online sellers — Amazon,Snapdeal, Flipkart and Myntra. Sinha asked the officials to come up with a strategy to beat the over priced courier companies in market in order to shoot up India Post’s shares. All of the further plans will be discussed in a second meet planned for the next month.
Source : http://www.financialexpress.com
Friday, 7 October 2016
Oct 8, 2016 Grant of advances (Computer Advance Rs.50,000/-) – 7th CPC Amendment to Rules 21(5) of Compendium of Rules on Advances to Government Servants.
Confusion Continues in Promotion Option after Finance Ministry order
Confusion Continues in Promotion Option after Finance Ministry order Ministry of finance has issued an Office Memorandum regarding Revising Promotion Option under FR 22(1) (a). Here there should not be any misunderstanding between Exercising Option for Pay Revision under CCS (RP) Rules 2016 and Exercising option for Pay Fixation for Promotion/MACP under FR 22(1)(a) As per the provisions of FR 22 (l) (a) the Government servants have the option, to be exercised within one month from the date of promotion, to have the pay fixed under this rule from the date of such promotion or from the date of next increment. Some of the employees. promoted between 01.01.2016 and 25.7.2016 had opted for their pay fixation on promotion/financial up-gradation under MACPS from the date of their next increment in the lower grade. Consequent upon notification of CCS CRP) Rules, 2016 i.e 25th July, 2016. the option submitted by such employees has now turned out to be disadvantageous. In some Department the Employees Promoted between 01-01-2016 and 25-7-2016 are allowed to exercise their Option to revise their Pay from the Date of Next increment i.e 1st July 2016. But As per the provisos to CCS (RP) Rules 2016, they should not have been allowed to give option to revise their Pay beyond their date of Promotion Since it has been stated in CCS (RP) Rules 2016 under Rule No.5. Now the Ministry of Finance issued an OM which says “Under the changed circumstances after notification of CCS (RP) Rules. 2016. the employee may be allowed to exercise revised option for fixation of pay under FR 22(I)(a)(I). Such revised option shall be exercised within one month of issue of this OM Option so revised, shall be final” After this Clarification there is confusion among Government servants those who got Promotion between 01-01-2016 and 25-7-2016 regarding how their Pay will be fixed…? The Doubts are .. 1. What is the status of Employees promoted between 01.01.2016 and 25.7.2016 and opted to Revise their pay on Date of Next Increment i.e 1.7.2016 ? i. Would they be asked to revise their promotion option under FR 22(1)(a) ? ii. The option Exercised under the provisos to rule 5 of CCS (RP) Rules 2016 also to be revised again…? iii. If one opt to fix the pay on Date of Promotion under FR 22(1)(a) and Opt to revise the pay on date of Promotion under Revised Pay Rules 2016, how the Pay will be fixed…? The Concerned Departments / Federations may take up this issue to appropriate level for necessary clarification to clear the doubts of central government Employees.