Schedule for the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for Promotion to PS Group-B

Sl. No.	Activity	Schedule
1	Receipt of Application on plain paper from willing candidates with service details to decide his eligibility to Divisional/Regional/Circle Office/ Controlling Unit	By 19.04.2012
2	Receipt of Application Form Kits by Nodal Officer DPS(HQrs) from CMC	By 23.04.2012
3	Receipt of Application Form Kits by Divisional/Regional/Circle Office/ Controlling Unit from the Nodal Officer of Circle for making available to the eligible candidates.	By 26.04.2012
4	Last date for receipt of Application Form Kits at Divisional/Regional/Circle Office/ Controlling Unit.	By 07.05.2012
5	Receipt of duly filled in application forms by Nodal Officer of Circle sent by Divisional/Regional/Circle Office/ Controlling Unit.	By 15.05.2012
6	Dispatch of daily filled in application forms by Nodal Officer of the Circle to CMC	By 18.05.2012
7	Issue of Hall Permits by CMC to eligible candidates	By 25.05.2012
8	Date of Examination	03.06.2012

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Clarification on Children Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy- Railway Board

Railway Board has once again clarified that the Children Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy shall be admissible to Railway servants up to a maximum of two children at the maximum rate of Rs.12,000 (since revised to Rs.15,000/-) per annum per child and  the reimbursement of allowance is admissible for eldest two surviving children studying in schools affiliated to Board of Education.

And now the important instruction from the Railway Board that “no recovery need be made from such Railway employees where Children Education Allowance has been paid in respect of any two children other than eldest two surviving children prior to 10/06/2009.

The order has been reproduced and given below for your ready reference…

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

No. E(W)2012/ED-2/1

New Delhi , Dated 11/04/2012

The General Manager,

All Indian Railways & Production Units.

Sub: Children Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy- clarifications thereon.

In terms of Railway Board’s letter No. E(W)/2008/ED-2/4 dated 01-10-2008 revised instructions were issued on Grant of Children Education Allowance to Railway employees based on the recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission. These instructions provide that Children Education Allowance shall be admissible to Railway servants up to a maximum of two children at the maximum rate of Rs.12,000 (since revised to Rs.15,000/-) per annum per child to cover expenses on education of children under various heads of fee as mentioned in the said letter. In respect of aforesaid policy it was further clarified under Board’s letter No. E(W)2008/ED-2/4 dated 10/06/2009 based on the advice received from Department of Personnel and Training and adopted by Railway Board, that reimbursement of Children Education Allowance is admissible for eldest two surviving children studying in schools affiliated to Board of Education.

2. It has come to the notice of Railway Board that reimbursement of Children Education Allowance has been allowed in certain cases prior to 10-06-2009 in respect of any two children of the Railway employees. Clarifications have been sought from Railway Board as to whether the Children Education Allowance paid prior to issue of Board’s guidelines dated 10-06-2009 in respect of any two children other than the eldest two children may be recovered. This issue has been examined in consultation with associate finance in Railway Board and it has been decided that no recovery need be made from such Railway employees where Children Education Allowance has been paid in respect of any two children other than eldest two surviving children prior to 10/06/2009.

3. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

4. This also disposes of North ‘Central Railway’s letter No.613/NCR/HQ/A/Cs/Admin/CEA dated 31-05-2010.

sd/-
(Dehasis Mazumdar)

Joint Director Estt. (Welfare)

Railway Board

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60 Synonyms for “Trip”

1. Adventure: a trip involving some risk 2. Boat trip: see cruise 3. Business trip: a trip to another location for the purpose of conducting business 4. Campaign: a trip involving stopping at more than one destination to achieve a larger goal; originally, referred to a military enterprise of this nature 5. Circuit: a trip undertaken regularly as part of an official schedule 6. Commutation: see commuting 7. Commute: a regular trip taken back and forth, especially from home to work and back 8. Crossing: a trip, generally over a large body of water or through challenging terrain 9. Cruise: a trip conducted on a vessel on one or more bodies of water 10. Drive: a trip taken in a motor vehicle, often for the purpose of enjoying scenery and/or traveling to a place for enjoyment 11. Entrada: see expedition 12. Errand: a usually short trip to conduct business for oneself or another; earlier, meant a diplomatic mission 13. Excursion: a short trip taken for pleasure; also can mean a deviation from a planned or expected course; see also expedition 14. Expedition: a trip conducted for a specific reason, such as exploration or scientific discovery or to achieve a military objective; also, a jocular way to refer to a meticulously planned personal, family, or group trip (can also refer to those undertaking the trip, and, as the noun form of expedite, means “speed”) 15. Field trip: an officially organized trip undertaken by students or a group for educational purposes 16. Flight: a trip undertaken by air 17. Foray: a trip, perhaps one taken outside expected parameters; also, an attack or invasion 18. Grand tour: an extended trip often for educational purposes; also, a traditional extended trip around Europe as part of a British gentleman’s education and personal development 19. Hajj: a required trip to Mecca undertaken by Moslems (see pilgrimage); also, generically refers to a secular trip 20. Hike: a walk, often in the wilderness or an area set aside for outdoor activities, taken for enjoyment and/or exercise 21. Hop: a short trip, especially by air 22. Jaunt: a pleasure trip; originally referred to an exhausting trip 23. Journey: a trip; originally referred to a day’s travel (ultimately from the Latin term diurnus, “day”) 24. Junket: an official trip made at someone else’s expense, often with limited justification 25. Long haul: an extended trip 26. Migration: a trip to another location, either to settle or, for animals, to avoid a period of adverse weather conditions 27. Mission: a trip undertaken for a strategic objective 28. Odyssey: a long, arduous trip involving perils and/or resulting in enlightenment 29. Outing: a short pleasure trip, especially to enjoy the outdoors; also an athletic performance or event, an appearance or performance by a writer or performing arts, or the identification by others of a public figure who had been concealing their homosexuality 30. Overnight: a trip involving participants staying at the destination until the next day 31. Passage: a trip usually by air or sea; also, accommodations during such a trip 32. Perambulation: a trip on foot 33. Peregrination: a trip, generally on foot 34. Pleasure trip: a trip taken for enjoyment rather than for a practical purpose 35. Pilgrimage: a journey to a sacred place or to a location that has significant personal meaning 36. Procession: a trip, often involving multiple travelers and complicated preparations, often of an official or ceremonial nature 37. Progress: see circuit, expedition, and procession 38. Quest: a trip with the objective of finding something or making a significant literal or figurative discovery 39. Ramble: an aimless or loosely organized trip 40. Ride: see drive; also, a similar trip on another type of vehicle or mounted on an animal 41. Road trip: a self-organized trip involving extensive travel in a motor vehicle 42. Round trip: a trip that culminates in a return to the starting point 43. Safari: from a Swahili word for “journey,” taken from Arabic; connotes a hunting trip, especially in Africa, though in many present-day safaris, the shooting is done with cameras, not guns 44. Sail : a trip on a sailboat or sailing ship 45. Shlep: an arduous trip; also means “a loser,” and as a verb means “to carry or drag” 46. Slog: see shlep 47. Spin: see drive 48. Survey: a trip undertaken to observe phenomena and/or record data 49. Tour: a trip involving stops at multiple destinations, often organized by a company or organization for paying participants; see also “grand tour” 50. Tramp: a walking trip; also used in the phrase “tramp steamer” to denote a freelance cargo ship 51. Transit: see crossing 52. Travel: generally used in plural form to describe one’s experiences going on trips 53. Traverse: see crossing 54. Trek: to take a trip or migrate, with a connotation of length and difficulty 55. Vacation: a trip taken for leisure as a respite from work or from normal life in general 56. Venture: see adventure 57. Visit: a trip undertaken to spend time with friends or family 58. Voyage: originally, any long trip, but now confined to those over a large body of water 59. Walkabout: a migratory trip in Australia 60. Weekend: a trip away from the usual environment between one workweek and the next

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CGHS Cards : Universally acceptable and valid for obtaining treatment in any CGHS dispensary

CGHS Cards : Universally acceptable and valid for obtaining treatment in any CGHS dispensary

All CGHS Cards : Universally acceptable and valid for obtaining treatment in any CGHS dispensary in all over the country.

All CGHS cards including the paper cards issued all over the country are universally acceptable and valid for obtaining treatment in any CGHS dispensary in the country.

All CGHS dispensaries have been directed to issue medicines including local purchase medicines to the beneficiaries holding valid CGHS card attached to any dispensary.


Instructions have already been issued in this regard by the Ministry.

The above information was given by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on 30.03.2012.+

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4G: All that you want to know........

NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel on Tuesday become the first company in India to offer high-speed Internet services using fourth-generation (4G) telecommunications technology.

 

The company said high-speed wireless broadband "has the potential to transform India" and to provide a platform for "building the country's digital economy."

What's new in 4G technology?

4G, known as the ultra-broadband allows mobile phone users to surf the Internet, video conference and download music, video and other content at a rate several times faster than 3G services that are still being rolled out across the country.

A successor to the 3G and 2G families, 4G is expected to be five times quicker than 3G services. It would offer services such as high-definition mobile TV and video conferencing.
Analysts say India's rural areas offer huge market potential but erecting infrastructure to support high-speed networks will be costly, making urban areas the immediate battlegrounds for customers.
Mittal said that the TD-LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology adopted by Airtel would be the platform for future broadband revolution.

"We hope that this technology would be emulated and followed by those who got Braodband Wireless Access (BWA) licenses," he said at the launch event.

Airtel's 4G services

"Today's launch is a major milestone for India and Airtel," Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal said in a statement.

Bharti rolled out the 4G wireless broadband services in Kolkata and is working on launching advanced technology networks in other parts of the country. Bharti Airtel will shortly roll them out in the other three circles of Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai).

"We will launch the 4G LTE service in Bangalore this month, followed by Pune and Chandigarh," Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal said.

With one of the largest pools of young people in the world, India will see massive growth in consumption of data and content over mobile devices and proliferation of mobile commerce, analysts say.

Bharti and its rivals paid a total Rs 38,543 crore ($7.5 billion) to buy fourth-generation (4G) wireless broadband spectrum in a 2010 auction, which saw bids at much higher prices than initially expected.

Bharti managed to win 4G spectrum in just four of India's 22 telecoms zones in the auction, paying Rs 3,314 crore for spectrum in the Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kolkata and Punjab zones.

The network for rolling out Airtel's 4G LTE services in the city had been built by Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE. Airtel is the first mobile operator to launch 4G services in the country. Bharti Airtel has already awarded the contract for building and operating its 4G network in Maharashtra to Nokia Siemens Networks.

 

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Sorted List from Volume II for PO/RMS Accountant Examination

POSTAL VOLUME   II    IV	Page No	Chapter
Advance  to contractors	71	IX
Allotments of controlling  offices	192	XII
Alteration of form of security	31	V
Amount of security	23	V
Application for fines imposed by the court	20	IV
Appointment to the posts requiring security	32	V
Budget  Estimates and control- New item of expenditure	183	XII
Budget Estimates and control - General Principles	182	XII
Building - Agencies	119	X
Building audit of estimates	122	X
Building- Expenditure Sanction	122	X
Building -provision of funds	117	X
Building Selection of agencies, original  works and reconstruction	117	X
Buildings	112	X
Buildings - classification of works	123	X
Buildings- administrative approval	122	X
Buildings Collection of  dues and petty rep[airs to doors etc	125	X
Buildings- Ownership	112	X
Buildings- Policy	112	X
Buildings- Technichal  Sanction	122	X
Buildings Fixture and fittings	125	X
Change in the name  of officials who finished security bonds or in the name of their securities	25	V
Classes of officials required to give security and amount of security	22	V
Communication with medical advisor	21	IV
Compensation for losses of property	20	IV
Conduct of  criminal  prosecutions	18	IV
Contagious or repulsive diseases	21	IV
Contract Documents	67	IX
Contracts for conveyance of mails	72	IX
Contracts General	66	IX
Control  other expenditure in relation  to budget grants	197	XII
Counterfeit or frudantely defaced coins or forged currency notes	63	VII
Criminal proceedings	18	IV
Custody of post office certificates deposited as security	30	V
Custody of security bonds	30	V
Death , insolvency or withdrawal of surties	28	V
Deaths -Civil Officers	21	IV
Department proceedings and prosecution  in cases of criminal  misconduct	17	IV
Departmental lands and buildings   in a governors state	116	X
Detailed rules for the preparation of budget and revised estimates	187	XII
Dismantling of buildings	117	X
Disposal of withdrawal bonds	31	V
Distribution of Circle Allotments	192	XII
Electric Water supply  and sanitary installations	127	X
Employment of government pleader	20	IV
Enforcements of terms of contracts	69	IX
Enquries as to the solvency of person offering themselves as sureties	27	V
Examination of bonds of employees depositing a security in cash government promissory notes or  post office certificates	27	V
Execution pf fresh bond  on re employment	25	V
Exemption form payment of rent for canteen grain shops and co - operative societies	127	X
Exemption from payment of rent for the use of land	127	X
Forfeiture of security deposits	32	V
Forged counterfeit fictitious or  washed postage stamps- Cases which are not offences	59	VII
Forged counterfeit  fictitious   or  washed postage stamps- Offences	59	VII
Forged counterfeit fictitious or  washed postage stamps  -Extent of application	59	VII
Form of contractors	68	IX
Forms of bonds	26	V
Gardens	129	X
Incidece of  law charges on civil suits in connection  with the execution of government works	16	I V
Institution  and  defence   of  civil suits	15	IV
Irregularities  noticed  in appropriation audit	197	XII
Joint  buildings	112	X
Maintenance of records relating to lands and building to the department	129	X
Medical  aid General Rules	20	IV
Nature of  security	24	V
Officers empowered to execute contracts	71	IX
Official exempted from getting security	23	V
Pass books of security deposit accounts	29	V
Personal bonds	25	V
Persons whose security is in admissable	32	V
Pledge of the security	29	V
Preliminary Schedule of demands	186	XII
Preparation  of estimates general	183	XII
Printing and publication under orders of government	65	VIII
Printing at private presses	65	VIII
Printing classification	65	VIII
Printing general rules	65	VIII
Procedure  Repairs of building	122	X
Procedure Rates and taxes	122	X
Refund of security deposit	29	V
Regrants lapeses	197	XII
Rent for accommodation of office in private  residence or private residence in office	126	X
Sale and purchase or  acquisition of land and buildings	113	X
Security  on promotion	25	V
Security for performance of contractors	68	IX
Security in cash government promissory notes or post office certificates	24	V
Services on Juries	20	IV
Signature to be affixed in the presence of a departmental officer	27	V
Spoilt and defaced postage stamps	59	VII
Tenders	67	IX
Three months and six monthly Estimates	192	XII
Transfer of  land and buildings between  the various departments of the central government	116	X
Treatment of counterfeit or fraduantely defaced coins or forged currency notes	63	VII
Unathorised form prohibited	65	VIII
Unclaimed deposits  via- NFPE MAVELIKARA POSTAL DIVISION	33	V

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