Wednesday 9 May 2012

Disabled people can soon book rail tickets online

Soon, differently abled people can book rail tickets online at concessional fares that they are entitled to. At present, differently abled people have to go to railway reservation counters to book tickets if they want to avail the fare concession given by railways. 
“The railway board is ready with the plan to facilitate online ticket booking for its special passengers,” a senior official said. 
The plan is to issue identity cards with specific numbers to each differently abled person which will be built into the computerized passenger reservation system (PRS) across the country. “This will ensure that differently abled persons can avail fare concession even while booking ticketsonline,” the official said. 
Under the proposal, the board plans to set up specific offices in zones and divisions where differently abled people can get their fare concession card made after producing a medical certificate.
 
Physically challenged people get fare concessions, have special reservation counters at railway stations and even special coaches on trains but cannot avail fare concessions while booking an e-ticket. They can book full fare ticketsthrough the internet. 
The move came after railway board received several complaints from differently abled passengers and social activists. The issue was also raised with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the PSU handling online ticketing operations. 
The railways’ argument was that in purchase of concessional tickets, the physical document needed to be verified at the time of booking before extending the concession. 

However, the railway board realized that e-ticket booking facility was much more essential for physically challenged persons than other passengers. Under the plan, the physical verification of the document will be done at the time of issuing identity card, an official said.

How to disable USB storage device write (How to make usb storage device read only)

In most of our computers we store our personal or secret information. But due to introduction of USB devices it is very easy to copy any information from any ones computer. In a company environment any one can copy the secret files in the company with a small pen drive or something. And pen drives cause virus threat also. Increasing popularity of pen drives the problem in increased. In windows vista system there is a option to write protect the USB drives without using a software. By a simple registry trick we can easily make the USB storage device read only
To make USB storage device as read only
  • Click Start button select run and then type regedit (To open registry editor)
  • Navigate through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control

  • Right Click on Control and select New and then Key. Name the Key as StorageDevicePolicies
  • Right Click on StorageDevicePolicies and select new and then DWORD and name the dword as WriteProtect
  • Right Click on WriteProtect and select Properties
  • Set the value to 1 and click OK
The computer is now configured to disable writing to USB storage devices.
via-saparavur.blogspot.in

Representation of SC/STs in Central Ministries/ Departments

Scheduled Castes (SCs) get 15% reservation in case of direct recruitment on all India basis by open competition and 16.66% in case of direct recruitment on all India basis, otherwise, than by open competition. In case of direct recruitment to Group C and D posts which normally attract candidates from a locality or a region, SCs get reservation generally in proportion to their population in the respective States/UTs. 

Statements showing the Group-wise representation of SCs and STs in the services of the Central Government as on 01.01.2010 (calendar year 2009) and as on 1.1.2011 (calendar year 2010) are as under:        

REPRESENTATION  OF  SCs AND  STs  IN  THE  CENTRAL GOVERNMENT     SERVICES   AS    ON   1.1.2010  (Calendar Year  2009)

GROUP

Number of Persons
Total Number of Employees
SCs
STs
Number
Percentage
Number
Percentage
     A
        74359            
    9091
12.2
     3597
4.8
     B
      131220
    19233           
14.7
    7143
5.4
     C
    2015538
  320130
15.9
 150136
7.4
     D(Excluding Safai karamcharies)
      638539
  117340
18.4
   45592
7.1
Safaikaramcharies
           70246
    35074
49.9
    4243
6.0
Total         (Excluding Safaikaramcharies)

       2859656
465794
   16.29
 206468
7.22
Total (Including  Safaikaramcharies)
   2929902
500868
17.10
210711
7.19
          Note: - It does not include information in respect of Two Ministries/Departments


REPRESENTATION   OF   SCs  AND  STs  IN  THE  CENTRAL   GOVERNMENT  SERVICES  AS ON 1.1.2011 (Calendar Year  2010)

GROUP

                               Number of Persons
Total Number of Employees
SCs
              STs
Number
Percentage
Number
     Percentage
     A
      70150              
    7775
11.1
     3197
4.6
     B
    127505
    18215  
14.3
     6988
5.5
     C
  2142530
  343277
16.0
 166056
7.8
     D
(Excluding Safai karamcharies)
    383707
    73989
19.3
   26689
7.0
Safai  karamcharies
         82871
   32528
     39.3
    5160
6.2
Total         (Excluding Safai  karamcharies)

    2723892
 443256
   16.27
   202930
7.45
Total (Including  Safai  karamcharies)
2806763
475784
  16.95
          208090
7.41
Note:- It does not include information in respect of  Four Ministries/Departments
Various policy decisions have been taken to ensure that vacancies reserved for SCs and STs are filled up by SC and ST candidates and to ensure their better representation in all grades. For example:-
(i)         SC and ST candidates appointed on merit are adjusted against unreserved vacancies and reservation is given in addition.
(ii)        In order to ensure that posts reserved for SCs and STs are filled by SC and ST candidates only, a ban has been imposed on de-reservation of reserved vacancies in direct recruitment.
(iii)       Special Recruitment Drives are launched from time to time for filling up the backlog reserved vacancies etc.
This was stated by Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and PMO, Shri V. Narayanasamy in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Source : PIB

Service Tax Configuration in POS Module


Service Tax : 

ftp://ftp.ptcinfo.org/Meghdoot7/Utilities/PointOfSale/ServiceTax.doc


Service Tax Document is released by CEPT, Mysore:

Some Basic Information about Indian Constitution Study material for IPO Examination


December 9,1946 : The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held in the constitution hall(now 'Central Hall of Parliament House').
December 11,1946 : Elected Dr.Rajendra Prasad and H.C.Mukherjee as the President and Vice-President of the Assembly respectively.Appointed Sir B.N.Rau as Constitutional advisor to the Assembly.
December 13,1946 : 'Objective Resolution' was introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru.Underlying principles of Constitution were laid by Objective Resolution.
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January 22,1947: Unanimously adopted the Objective Resolution.
May 1949: It ratified India's membership of the Commonwealth
July 22,1947: Adopted the national flag
January 24,1950: Adopted the national anthem,national song.Elected Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first president of India
Assembly was chaired by Dr. Rajendra Prasad whenever it met as Constituent body and by G.V.Mavlankar when it met as the legislative body.
Constituent Assembly completed the task of drafting Constitution in 2 years,11 months and 17 days. The total expenditure incurred was Rs.64 lakh
 Indian Constitution borrowed from other Constitutions
The idea of single citizenship
From  British Constitution
Charter of Fundamental Rights,
From  United states Constitution
Constitutional enunciation of the directive principles of state policy
From Irish Constitution
The idea of the Concurrent list
From  Australian Constitution
Fundamental Duties
From  Soviet Constitution
The Planning Commission and Five-Year Plans
From  Soviet Constitution
A  federal system with a strong central government
From  Canadian Constitution
Suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency
From  Weimar constitution of  Germany
Members of  Drafting Committee, which bore the responsibility of drafting the Constitutional document 
 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
N. Gopalaswami Ayyar
K.M. Munshi
Syyed Mohd. Saadulla
N.Madhav Rao
D.P.Khaitan (T Krishnamachari, after Kahitan’s Death in 1948)
Some important  article  of  Indian Constitution
Article  14 of Indian Constitution
 Equality before law
Article  17 of Indian Constitution
Abolition of Untouchability 
Article  24 of Indian Constitution
Prohibition of employment of children in factories
Article  40  of Indian Constitution
Organisation of village panchayats 
Article  44  of Indian Constitution
Uniform civil code for the citizens
Article  324  of Indian Constitution
Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission
Article  368  of Indian Constitution
Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution
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Air India Domestic Fare list updated with LTC Scheme – LTC Fare List 2012

Air India Domestic Fare list updated with LTC Scheme – LTC Fare List 2012


Journey by Air Travel while availing LTC, stipulating that the orders insisting to travel by Air India only.

Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ officers (Gazetted and Non-Gazetted) are entitled to travel by Air to NER on LTC.
Other employees are entitled to travel by Air to NER from Guwahati or Kolkata airport only.

One more restriction of travel by Air India only need not apply to non-entitled employees who travel by air and claim LTC reimbursement by entitled class of rail.

An employee can avail LTC to visit NER by conversion of one block of home-town LTC.
Reimbursement of the actual expenses on air travel while availing LTC, will be restricted to cost of travel by the economy class only.

To visit J&K by any Airlines subject to their entitlement being limited to LTC-80 Fares of Air India.
Employees who are entitled to travel by rail by 2nd AC class for availing LTC to Andaman & Nicobar Islands can travel by air.


Air India has now updated once again the fare list for LTC Scheme. The table for LTC Scheme has been classified in three columns such as, HLTC, DLTC and Airline Fuel Charge.

Please click the link to view the fare list...