India Post
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
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LTC to Andaman some tips
TIPS FOR LTC TO ANDAMAN ISLANDS
Andaman Islands is the most incredible place to visit with family……..There are lots of adventure water sports , island beaches , tourist spots like mud volcano , historical remains and the Jarawa and hongu tribes who are yet to come to our styles…….
World famous beaches like the Radha nagar beach at Havelock islands , chidiya tappu beach, wandoor beach are some of the few beaches..
Food facilities are available for all types of people ie north , south Indian varieties , Spanish and Italian dishes both vegetarian and non vegetarian. Sea foods are the delicious one ……
Planning a trip
Season..
October to February , the climate will be mild hot and pleasant for road and sea travelling . Some times you may see some rainfalls during the season..
Januray is the best season with the Island festival ..
Travel tips
1. Board flight for Port blair from Chennai and it takes two and a half hour travel over the bay of Bengal .
Flight charges
Booked before 6 months - 7200/- to 8400/- ( to and fro)
Booked before 3 months - 8500/- to 9750/- ( to and fro)
Booked before 1 month - 12000/- to 14000/- ( to and fro)
2. Staying
Holiday Home for Central Government Employees ( CPWD) - 10 rooms ( double bed)
Rs 180 /- per day maximum 5 days ( online booking at Directorate of Estates)
Other lodging facilities at Port Blair
Room Rent varies from 500/- to 1250/- per day (normal non AC)
Room Rent varies from 1500/- to 2250/- per day ( 3 star with AC)
3. Local Travel
You can book for one day or 3 day or 5 day package tour with Andaman tourism centre at cheaper cost
Private tour operators cost around 3500/- to 4500/- per person for a 4 day trip around Andaman ( you can negotiate if you are going in a group trip )
4. Island travel
There are more than 50 islands but for tourist attraction you can travel to 3 or 4 islands depending on your tour and stay program
1. Havelock island (must visit ) 2 hours ship journey from main land cost 800/- to and fro for govt boats and 2500/- for private boat. ( you must reserve the trip well in advance at the Port blair reservation counter .. Ship starts at 06.00 am and returns on the same day around 18.30. hours.. you will get around 5 hours to tour Havelock islands.
2. Andaman trunk route is a forest highway connecting Port blair towards the north far end of the island . journey should commence at 04.30 hours early in the morning via the jarawa tribal forest route which opens at 06.00 am for tourist. ( package available at Portblair)
LTC limits for Group C grade pay 2400-2800
Train from and to Coimbatore – Chennai – AC 111 tier Rs 1440/-
Flight from and to Port blair – Chennai - economy class – 11500/-
Ship fair from and to Port Blair to Havelock – economy - 630/-
Have a wonderful trip and celebrate with family…………………………………
Sad demise
Mother of Shri I.N.Naikwadi ASP ( HQ)
Nagpur MFL Division expired on 27/12/2013 (Friday). She was 87.
CSD conveys its heartfelt
condolences to the bereaved family and pray Almighty to bring the soul to peace
and shower courage to the family to bear the loss.
Mee seva through post offices
13 NEW POST OFFICES TO BE OPENED IN THE
STATE, INCLUDING THREE IN VIJAYAWADA REGION
India Post will start extending ‘Mee Seva’
services through 2,437 post offices in Andhra Pradesh from February 2014. The
project was successfully implemented on a pilot basis in 95 post offices across
the State.
Citizens can avail of the entire gamut of 177
types of services which Mee Seva centers are currently rendering, through their
neighbourhood post offices from the New Year, Chief Post Master General (A.P
Circle) B.V. Sudhakar announced at a press conference here on Friday.
Another significant initiative is the opening
of 13 new post offices in the State including three in Vijayawada region: two in
Krishna district with one at Tadigadapa and the other one in Umamaheswarapuram
village in Bapulapadu mandal and at Perecherla in Guntur district.
Mr. Sudhakar said that Rs. 10,624 crore was
disbursed to 1.50 crore beneficiaries of MGNREGS through their post office
accounts since February 2006. Payment of wages under the Central government’s
flagship scheme was being made under the Direct Benefit Transfer scheme in 14
districts in the State.
Pack post scheme
The Pack Post scheme is a facility through
which customers can get their international parcels containing items as diverse
as pickles and televisions, neatly packed in the post offices for charges
ranging from Rs.50 to Rs.275. Professional packing of parcels has been
necessitated by damages and other difficulties in delivering them. In Vijayawada
region, this service is available only at Buckinghampet post office.
The Mobile Money Order Transfer and Instant
Money Order services have drawn encouraging response from the customers.
‘Uttaram Vacchindi’ and ‘Meeru Meedabbu’ schemes under which customers can keep
track of their transactions (both deposits and withdrawals) and business mail
through mobile phones (numbers have to be registered through e-mail:
appostsms@gmail.com) evoked tremendous response. These schemes are specific to
Andhra Pradesh.
Director of Postal Services K. Somasundaram and
Post Master General (Vijayawada region) M. Sampath were present.
Trained Graduate teacher posts
Uttar
Pradesh Secondary Education ServiceSelection
Board (UPSESSB) invites Online Applications from Indian nationals for
filling up the 7140 vacancies of Trained Graduate Teachers
(TGT) & Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) posts . Interested
Candidates can send their applications in prescribed format on or before 30th
January, 2014 . More detailed information such as eligibility criteria ,
selection process, and post wise vacancy details is mentioned below.
UPSESSB Recruitment 2014 complete vacancy details :
Number of vacancies : 7140
Name of posts :
1. Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) : 6028 posts
2. Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) : 1112 posts
Age Limit : Candidates must have attained the age of 21 years as on 01st July, 2014.
Educational
Qualification : Candidates should have completed Graduate Degree in
concerned subject with training degree for TGT post and must have obtained Post
Graduate degree in concerned subject for PGT posts.
Application Fee :
1. General and OBC Candidates need to pay Rs. 430/-.
2. Scheduled Caste candidates need to pay Rs. 130/-.
3. Scheduled Tribes candidates need to pay R. 230/-.
Note
: Fees is to be deposited in the form of Demand Draft , drawn in favor
of Secretary, Secondary Education Service Selection Board U.P. payable at
Allahabad from SBI, Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda
or Allahabad Bank.
How to Apply : Interested Candidates are required to download the application form through Official website, then fill the application form with all the details and at last along with necessary certificates send it to following address :
Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Service Selection Board 23,
Elanganj Allahabad – 211002
Last
date for receipt of application form : 30-01-2014
Notification for Sub inspector of police posts
Odisha Staff
Selection Commission(OSSC) invites online applications from eligible Indian
nationals for filling up the 844 vacancies of Sub Inspector of Police
posts for the Combined Police service Examination 2013. Interested
Candidates may apply online from 09th December, 2013 to 08th January,
2014. Complete detailed information such as eligibility criteria, selection
process, opening and closing of application etc are mentioned below.
Odisha
SSC Recruitment 2013 complete vacancy details :
Number of vacancies : 844
Number of vacancies : 844
Name of posts :
1. Sub Inspector of Police: 675 Posts
2. Seregeant of Police: 33 Posts
3. Deputy Sebedar: 84 Posts
4. Station Officer (Fire Service): 52 Posts
Age
limit : Candidates must have attained the age of 21 years and must not
crossed the age of 25 years as on 01/01/2013.
Educational
Qualification : Candidates should have Obtained Graduation Degree in any
Discipline from a recognized University. Fire Service Candidates must be a
Science or Engineering Graduation from a recognized University for Station
Officer post.
Examination Fee :
1. SEBC & Unreserved Candidates need to pay Rs. 100/-.
2. SC/ST/PWD Candidates are exempted from application fee.
How
to Apply : Candidates wishing to apply for above mentioned post, they need
to fill online application form through official website www.odishassc.in on or before 08th January,
2014. After applying Online, kindly take print outof online application and
along with relevant enclosures send it to following address
:
Secretory,
Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC),
Barrack No.1, Unit-V, Bhubaneswar-751054
Important dates :
Opening date for submission of online application : 09-12-2013
Closing date for submission of online application : 08-01-2014
Last date for sending hard copy of application form : 16-02-2014
Click here to view the Official notification.
Secretory,
Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC),
Barrack No.1, Unit-V, Bhubaneswar-751054
Important dates :
Opening date for submission of online application : 09-12-2013
Closing date for submission of online application : 08-01-2014
Last date for sending hard copy of application form : 16-02-2014
Click here to view the Official notification.
Happy birthday to Beloved PMG Dr.P.Vidyasagarreddy .
Saturday, 28 December 2013
RPLI
For the
Rural populace of India the Department of Posts has an insurance scheme called
Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI). Giving this information in written reply to
a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications and Information
Technology, said
that following steps have been taken to promote and popularize postal life
insurance policy in the rural areas:
(i) Rural PLI processing work has been
decentralized to Divisional level:- Bringing decision making closer
to the common man thereby expediting sanction of loans, revival of lapsed
policies and maturity claims. This allows contingent needs of the people to be
met easily.
(ii) Facilitating payment
of premia through Post Offices anywhere in the country regardless of where the
policy was issued without any transfer of policy being
required.
(iii) Facility for payment of premium
online through www.epostoffice.gov.in.
(iv) Opportunity to work as Rural PLI
Agent:- Providing common man,
especially Aanganwadi workers, un-employed youth, Self Help Groups, etc. with
additional source of income by engaging them as Direct Agents under Rural Postal
Life Insurance Scheme. Incentive structure for RPLI business has been made
attractive i.e. 10% of premium in the first year and subsequently 2.5% of
premium income till policy lasts.
(v) Higher Sum
Assured:- For
providing opportunity for financial security in line with increasing
requirements of the people, the maximum sum assured limit has been raised for
RPLI from Rs. 3 lacs to Rs. 5 lacs.
(vi) A Toll free number (18001805232/
155232) has been operationalized and publicized for inquiries and grievance
settlement. People from anywhere in the country can call and get their problems
settled.
(vii) Training to Rural PLI marketing
staff i.e. GDS staff, Direct Agents and Departmental employees is being imparted
to improve their marketing skills.
(viii) Facility of Payment of
outstanding premia of policy on installments
basis.
(ix) Technology/IT
initiative:- The
technological initiatives being undertaken for Rural Postal Life Insurance are
:
(a) Development of Centralized
software for improved after sales service for all RPLI
customers.
(b) Development of Web and mobile
portal for customers to allow seamless issue of insurance policies and making
online payments under Financial Services Integration plan of the
Department.
(c) Call centre for handling customer
services.
(d) Real time updating of premium
payments.
(e) Centralized monitoring of
grievances.
(f) Setting up of 809 Central
Processing Centres (CPCs) at all Head Post Offices in the country for providing
single window for handling of insurance proposals, service requests and claims
for RPLI customers.
cash on delivery
Department of
Post launched EXPRESS PARCEL & BUSINESS PARCEL services on December 2nd,
2013 by the Hon'ble Min. for Communications & IT.
The Indian Post Office Act 1898 (6of1898) has been
amended (3rd amendment) as Indian Post Office Act (3rd amendment) Rules, 2013
vide Gazette publication dated 18th November 2013.
These two new parcel services aim to promote the
e-commerce market in India by offering reliable and cost efficient delivery
solutions. Whereas ‘Express Parcel’ is an air mail service providing guaranteed
time bound delivery of parcels, ‘Business Parcel’ will provide fast, secure and
cost efficient transmission of parcels through surface. These services will have
‘Cash on Delivery’ facility which has become a pre-requisite today for
e-commerce parcels.
Departmentalisation of GDS officials
Hon’ble
Supreme Court of India has ordered the Delhi High Court to decide the prayer of
NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) in writ petition No. 1003 of 2013 to treat the three
lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks as civil servants for all purposes at par with other
regular employees as per 1977 SC Judgment & to quash the GDS (Conduct &
Engagement) Rules 2011.
This
is a TURNING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF GDS
CWC decisions
AIPEU GrC (CHQ) CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE MEETING DECISIONS -
The first
Central Working Committee meeting after the last All India Conference was held
at Guwahati from 14.12.2013 to 15.12.2013.
11. Apart
from the above to end the Election dispute of Delhi circle, it has been resolved
to conduct fresh conference by CHQ itself on the basis of actual membership
being existed in the divisions
1. The Confederation decision including
strike action for inclusion of GDS demands in 7th CPC, DA merger etc has been
endorsed.
2. The
draft memorandum of P3 after its preparation inviting suggestions for the
improvement of the same by all rank and file. An exclusive workshop will be
conducted to discuss the draft memorandum and finalized
thereafter.
3. The
upgradation of pay scale of PA/SA and supervisory posts will be given due
importance while drafting the memorandum.
4. The
CWC endorses the decision of Confederation, demanding minimum wage as per
15thILC, 5 year wage revision, DA merger etc. and implement the Confederation
programmes on 15 point Charter effectively.
5. The
CWC decided to insist the department to finalise the Cadre Review proposal
within one month and in the event of non implementation of the same, programme
of action will be finalized after consultation with NFPE and Postal
JCA.
6. The CWC directed all Divisional and
Branches as well as the Circle Secretaries to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of
NFPE in a be fitting manner by holding conventions, meetings, recognize the
services of old leaders etc.
7. The
CWC requested all the divisions and branches to observe the JCA call on
05.02.2013 by holding one day fast demanding the regularisation of Casual labour
and wage revision as per the 6th CPC rate.
8. The
CWC further requested all the branches to assist the All India Postal and RMS
Pensioners Association in forming branches at circle and divisional
levels.
9. The CWC further appeals all the
Divisions/Branches and Circle Secretaries to form AIPEU GDS (NFPE) at their
level and extend fullest cooperation to popularize their demands and programmes
of action culminating to indefinite strike if their genuine demand of
Departmentalisation and remittance of their case to 7th CPC are not
considered.
10. The CWC
decided to issue notice to the defaulting branches to remit Quota dues and other
dues like Bhartiya Post and Publications before 10.01.2014 and in the event of
non remittance, the CHQ will initiate action either suspending the branch or
directing the DDO to remit the amount directly to Circle/CHQ.
India Post diversifies to cope with changing times
“Australia’s postal service, for
example, has more parcel deliveries than mail. In the same manner, if our
e-commerce picks up, most of the people will make use of India Post (IP)
since we are the only players to have the widest possible network, and IP will
still have a chance to stay alive,” said Mervin Alexander, post master
general, Chennai circle.
The department is, however, constantly engaging with people through its philatelic activities and special initiatives, like ‘My Stamp’, of which it has sold over 5,000 models. “We are aware of the fact that letters will start to dwindle in the coming decades. However, we have already started to diversify our services. We are going to introduce core banking very soon,” said Mervin Alexander.
The philatelic activities of the
department continue to find takers. “Stamp collection will help one develop
patience and skill, those are the major benefits. The collection of stamps and
putting them together needs a lot of skill; there is also great scope for
learning about other countries,” said Dr S.S. Sukumar, former state president,
Indian Medical Association.
The department personnel claim that as
many as 60 lakh letters and greeting cards are delivered during New Year and
Christmas.
“I still preserve my father’s letters
which become precious after some years. The youth, these days, do not know what
they are missing because they were never in that era. My brother has written
long letters to us, scolding us; it brings back a fragment of memory when one
re-reads it today.
E-mail pinging does not give the feel
of a handwritten letter. We have lost our writing and reading habit over a
period of time,” said Dr Sujatha Priya, faculty of English at Anna University
in Chennai.
commemorative stamp on ekalavya
Ekalavya is a character from the Hindu
epic, the Mahabharata. He was a young prince of the Nishadha, a confederation of
jungle tribes in Ancient India. Ekalavya aspired to study archery in the gurukul
of Guru Dronacharya, the greatest known teacher in the use of weaponry and
martial art knowledge at the time. He was son of Vyatraj Hiranyadhanus, a
talented soldier in the army of King of Magadha. Magadha was ruled by
Jarasandha, who was at odds with the Kingdom of Hastinapura. Ekalavya sincerely
sought the mentor of Dronacharya in weaponry and martial art. Ekalavya is called
as one of the foremost of kings in the Rajasuya Yagna where he honours
Yudhishthira with his shoes. Though he didn't have his right thumb, he was noted
as a very powerful archer and charioteer..
India Post issued a commemorative stamp
on Eklavya on 27th December 2013.
CADRE RESTRUCTURING
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CADRE RESTRUCTURING COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD ON 9TH
JANUARY 2014 (THURSDAY) AT 3.00 PM AT DAK BHAWAN, NEWDELHI
Calendar of examinations for 2014
|
Sl
No.
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Name
of the Examination
|
Proposed
Schedule tentatively
|
|
(A)Centralised
Examination
| ||
|
1
|
Inspector
of Posts Examination
|
23rd
and 24th August 2014
|
|
2
|
Ps
Gr ‘B’ Examination
|
15-06-2014
|
|
3
|
Postmaster
Grade – I Exam
|
15-06-2014
|
|
4
|
LGO
Examination for PAs/SAs in Circle
|
24th
August 2014 Sunday
|
|
5
|
Junior
Engineer( C&E)Examination
|
Will
be notified after receipt of Question Banks and syllabus revised . For the
vacancies of previous years.
|
|
6
|
Assistant
Engineer ( C&E)Examination
|
Same
as Above
|
|
7
|
Sr
Postmaster Examination
|
Tentatively
proposed to be held on October 2014, by which time it is expected that court
verdicts will be pronounced.
|
|
8
|
PAs/SAs
Direct Recruitment Examination
|
March
2014 for 2013 vacancies. Another recruitment in November 2014 for 2014
vacancies.
|
|
9
|
Assistant
Manager ( MMS)
|
Will
be notified after receipt of revised Recruitment rules /question Banks and
syllabus revised.
|
|
10
|
Assistant
accounts Officer (AAO)
|
As
Above.
|
|
Sl
No.
|
Name
of the Examination
|
Proposed
Schedule tentatively
|
|
(B)
Decentralised Examination
| ||
|
1
|
Confirmation
Examination for direct recruit Jr Accountants in
PAO
|
17th
& 18th may 2014
|
|
2
|
LDCs
to Junior Accountants in PAOs
|
14th
&15th June 2014
|
|
3
|
LGO
Examination for promotion to Assistants of other wings i.e. MMS , Foreign Post,
RLO, Stores Depot and CO/RO
|
20th
July 2014
|
|
4
|
Postman
Examination
Direct
Recruitment to Multi tasking Staff
|
To
be held in October for 2014 vcancies.
|
|
5
|
PO&RMS
Accountant Examination
|
25th
May,2014
|
|
6
|
Departmental
Examination for promotion to LDCs in PAOs from Sorters and
MTS.
|
27.7.2014
|
|
7
|
Departmental
Examination for promotion to LDCs in PAOs from MTS qualified in
matriculation
|
17.08.2014
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