Wednesday 16 May 2012

Minutes of the meeting taken by Secretary (Posts)/Member, Postal Services Board with Postal Joint Council Action


Minutes of the meeting taken by Secretary (Posts)/Member, Postal Services Board with Postal Joint Council Action on 10.01.2012 and 12.01.2012 to discuss Charter of Demands served by the staff side with notice of indefinite strike from 17.01.2012 – Follow up Action regarding.
Copy of D.G. Posts No. 28.08/2011-D dated 14.05.2012.
            This has reference to Directorate Memo No. 08-15/2011-SR dated 16.01.2012 on the subject noted above vide which minutes of the meeting taken by Secretary (P)/Members, Postal Services Board with Postal Joint Council of Action were issued.
2.         In pursuance of the minutes issued with respect to Mail Network Optimization Project in the memo under reference, Level 2(L 2) mail offices will not be closed for the next three years starting from January, 2012. However, in some extra-ordinary or unforeseen circumstances, if it becomes necessary to close or merge a L 2 mail office, this issue would be discussed with the staff side. Accordingly, in ordinary circumstances, the officials working in the mail office may not be transferred out to another city/town unless they have given willingness to this effect. However, transfer of officials relating to rotational transfer in normal course, or ordered in administrative interest will continue to be carried out as per relevant extant rules/instructions. This memo will have no bearing in such cases, and would apply only in case of closure/merger of a mail office.
3.         The present status of L 2 mail offices in metro cities (other than those in Delhi and Kolkata) will not change for the next two years starting January 2012. When AMPCs will be installed in these cities, the matter relating to consolidation of mail offices will be discussed with the staff side.
Sd/-
(Rishikesh)
Director(Mail Management)

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Empanelment of Annuity Service Providers (ASPs) for National Pension System (NPS)


Empanelment of Annuity Service Providers (ASPs) for National Pension System (NPS) for providing annuity services to the subscribers of National Pension System


Subscribers to the National Pension System (NPS) will now have a choice of Annuity Service Providers, from whom they can choose their annuity schemes on their exit from NPS on attainment of 60 years of age.    Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has empaneled  the following  six IRDA approved life insurance companies  for providing annuity services to the subscribers of National Pension System (NPS). 

1. Life Insurance Corporation of India
2. SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
3. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
4. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
5. Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
6. Reliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd.


2. It may be mentioned that under the provisions of NPS, a maximum of 60% of corpus accumulated at the time of exit, normally on the attainment of 60 years of age, can be withdrawn but a minimum of 40% corpus has to be utilized for purchasing an annuity from one of the empanelled annuity service providers.  Subscriber can choose from any of the six above mentioned annuity service providers and can also make their choice of the annuity scheme from amongst the schemes being offered by these providers.

3. With the above empanelment, PFRDA has taken an important step towards providing an exit route to the subscribers.
 
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Occupation of Post attached Quarters by PMs/SPMs - Clarification

No. 18-9/2010-Bldg
Government of India
Ministry of Communication & IT
Department of Posts

                                                                        Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi, dated 10-May-2012

To

  1. All Chief Postmasters General
  2. All Postmasters General

Subject:- Allotment of post attached/rent free residential accommodation
              to PMs/SPMs.

Sir/Madam,

                                    I am directed to refer to the department’s letter of even no. dated 28.03.2011, enclosing herewith instructions issued vide letter no. 7-6/99-Bldg. dated 13/14.12.2001. The part (C) of the instructions pertains to ‘allotment of post attached/rent free residential accommodation’.

2.         It has been brought to the notice of the Department that in some circles, there has been resentment among the PMs/SPMs on being forced to accept quarters that are not in the premises of post offices, as post attached quarters. The matter has been under consideration in the Department for some time.

3.         It is hereby clarified that the quarters, which are within the premises/building of the post offices, need only be declared as post attached quarters; which the PMs/SPMs are bound to occupy. However, in other cases, i.e. quarters which are not in the premises/building of the post office, it may be left to the discretion of the concerned Pos/SPMs whether to accept or not accept such quarters.

4.         This may kindly be brought to the notice of all concerned for information, guidance and necessary action.

5.         This issues with the approval of Member (Planning).

Yours faithfully,

(Subhash Chander)
Director(SR, Legal & Estates

Payment of Interest on delayed payment of Gratuity and recovery of interest so paid from the officers responsible for such delay-DOPPW orders

Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare vide it Memo No. 38/64/98-P&PW(F) dated 01/05/2012 clarified once again that according to "Rule 68 of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972 Interest will be paid to the pensioner on delayed payment of gratuity and the amount of interest so paid will be recovered from the officers responsible for such delay.Wherever dealys anticipated, Provisional pension should be sanctioned immediately. Any delay in processing of pension resulting in pension not being authorised on the last working day of retirement of the Govt. servant, should be reported by the Head of office to the next higher authority who would watch the settlement of delayed cases. In respect of delayed payment of gratuity wherever it results in payment of penal interest at the rate applicable to GPF deposits under Rule-68 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, secretary of the administrative Ministry or Department would initiate action to fix responsiblity at all levels to recover the amount from the concerned dealing official, supervisor and Head of Office in proportion to their salary by following the prescribed procedure for the purpose and should be strictly enforced".

CHILD CARE LEAVE (CCL) IN RESPECT OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES.

Copy of D.G. Posts No. 51-3/2011-SPB-II dated 10th May, 2012.(Addressed to All the Heads of Circles)

I am directed to refer to this office letter of even number dated 15.6.2011 on the subject mentioned above and to say that Unions, in the meeting with Secretary (Posts) on 10.1.2012 and 12.1.2012, pointed out that the instructions issued vide ibid letter are not being followed strictly.
It is, therefore, again requested to please ensure that the cases of grant of Child Care Leave are liberally dealt with as per the instructions of Government of India as mentioned in the letter referred to above.
Sd/-
(Raj Kumar)
Director (Staff)

Revised and corrected table for CGEGIS 2012

Revised and corrected table for CGEGIS 2012

The Finance Ministry has published an another office memorandum pertaining to the insurance scheme for Central Government employees on 9th May 2012. An earlier on 24th April, this department issued an accumulate table of benefits for the savings in the insurance scheme fund for the period of this year. The CGEGIS table 2012 has now been cancelled due to certain inadvertent error by the this Ministry.



Subsequently, the Department of Expenditure has announced that the earlier tables circulated with the earlier OM under reference may please be treated as cancelled and are hereby withdrawn. And now, the revised and corrected table has been published with a fresh office memorandum on 9th May 2012. Any payments already made on the basis of earlier tables may be revised in accordance with the revised and corrected tables and if any excess amount made to any employees, it may be recovered.

9 things That Will Disappear In Our Lifetime

Interesting to note.....

Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we adapt to them. But, ready or not, here they come.....

1. The Post Office
Get ready to imagine a world without the post office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way to sustain it long term. Email, Fed Ex, and UPS have just about wiped out the minimum revenue needed to keep the post office alive. Most of your mail every day is junk mail and bills.

2. The Cheque
Britain is already laying the groundwork to do away with cheque by 2018. It costs the financial system billions of dollars a year to process cheques. Plastic cards and online transactions will lead to the eventual demise of the cheque. This plays right into the death of the post office. If you never paid your bills by mail and never received them by mail, the post office would absolutely go out of business.

3. The Newspaper
The younger generation simply doesn't read the newspaper. They certainly don't subscribe to a daily delivered print edition. That may go the way of the milkman and the laundry man. As for reading the paper online, get ready to pay for it. The rise in mobile I nternet devices and e-readers has caused all the newspaper and magazine publishers to form an alliance. They have met with Apple, Amazon, and the major cell phone companies to develop a model for paid subscription services.

4. The Book
You say you will never give up the physical book that you hold in your hand and turn the literal pages. I said the same thing about downloading music from iTunes. I wanted my hard copy CD. But I quickly changed my mind when I discovered that I could get albums for half the price without ever leaving home to get the latest music . The same thing will happen with books. You can browse a bookstore online and even read a preview chapter before you buy. And the price is less than half that of a real book. And think of the convenience! Once yo u start flicking your fingers on the screen instead of the book, you find that you are lost in the story, can't wait to see what happens next, and you forget that you're holding a gadget instead of a book.

5. The Land Line Telephone
Unless you have a large family and make a lot of local calls, you don't need it anymore. Most people keep it simply because they've always had it. But you are paying double charges for that extra service. All the cell phone companies will let you call customers using the same cell provider for no charge against your minutes

6. Music
This is one of the saddest parts of the change story. The music industry is dying a slow death. Not just because of illegal downloading. It's the lack of innovative new music being given a chance to get to the people who would like to hear it. Greed and corruption is the problem. The record labels and the radio conglomerates are simply self-destructing. Over 40% of the music purchased today is "catalogue items," meaning traditional music that the public is familiar with. Older established artists. This is also true on the live concert circuit. To explore this fascinating and disturbing topic further, check out the book, "Appetite for Self-Destruction" by Steve Knopper, and the video documentary, "Before the Music Dies."

7. Television
Revenues to the networks are down dramatically. Not just because of the economy. People are watching TV and movies streamed from their computers. And they're playing games and doing lots of other things that take up the time that used to be spent watching TV. Prime time shows have degenerated down to lower than the lowest common denominator. Cable rates are skyrocketing and commercials run about every 4 minutes and 30 seconds. I say good riddance to most of it. It's time for the cable companies to be put out of our misery. Let the people choose what they want to watch online and through Netflix.

8. The "Things" That You Own
Many of the very possessions that we used to own are still in our lives, but we may not actually own them in the future. They may simply reside in "the cloud." Today your computer has a hard drive and you store your pictures, music, movies, and documents. Your software is on a CD or DVD, and you can always re-install it if need be. But all of that is changing. Apple, Microsoft, and Google are all finishing up their latest "cloud services." That means that when you turn on a computer, the Internet will be built into the operating system. So, Windows, Google, and the Mac OS will be tied straight into the Internet. If you click an icon, it will open something in the Internet cloud. If you save something, it will be saved to the cloud. And you may pay a monthly subscription fee to the cloud provider. In this virtual world, you can access your music or your books, or your whatever from any laptop or handheld device. That's the good news. But, will you actually own any of this "stuff" or will it all b e able to disappear at any moment in a big "Poof?" Will most of the things in our lives be disposable and whimsical? It makes you want to run to the closet and pull out that photo album, grab a book from the shelf, or open up a CD case and pull out the insert.

9. Privacy
If there ever was a concept that we can look back on nostalgically, it would be privacy. That's gone. It's been gone for a long time anyway. There are cameras on the street, in most of the buildings, and even built into your computer and cell phone. But you can be sure that 24/7, "They" know who you are and where you are, right down to the GPS coordinates, and the Google Street View. If you buy something, your habit is put into a zillion profiles, and your ads will change to reflect those habits. "They" will try to get you to buy something else. Again and again.

All we will have left that can't be changed are "Memories".....


And then probably Alzheimer's will take that away from you too!