Sunday, 9 September 2012
Prepaid mobile numbers to lose ISD facility soon
NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator Trai
has asked telecom companies to de-activate the international calling
facility in pre-paid numbers and restore it only after a subscriber
gives his explicit consent to avail this facility.
"Inform all pre-paid subscribers having ISD facility, through SMS, within 10 days of the date of issue of this direction, thatISD facility of the subscribers shall be discontinued after sixty days," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said in a directive to telcos.
"If such subscribers want to
continue with ISD facility, they should give their explicit consent for
availing such facility within 60 days of the receipt of the SMS," it
added.
Trai has issued this directive
following complaints from consumers about missed calls from
international telephone numbers which are often premium numbers charging
high tariff, prompting the consumers to make call to such numbers.
Trai said it has also been
receiving complaints from consumers about receiving calls and SMSes from
international numbers informing them about winning of prizes or lottery
and prompting consumers to call a particular number to claim the prize
or lottery money.
"These numbers are international
numbers, which are often premium numbers charging higher tariffs. By
responding to such calls/SMS the consumers have to pay unintended
charges," Trai said.
The regulator has asked telecom
operators to inform subscribers through SMS, within 10 days of the
direction, that pre-paid cellular mobile telephone service consumers
need not respond to all missed calls from unknown international numbers
or calls about winning prizes or lottery.
Trai has asked telecom service
providers to send such SMS to consumers every six months and provide
easy and transparent opt-in and opt-out facility to the consumers of the
cellular mobile telephone service for activation or deactivation of ISD
facility.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
DPC for promotion to PS Gr. B ....update
Directorate vide memo No.
9-23/2012-SPG dated 23-07-2012 has already called for attested copies of ACRs
of IPs for the period 2004-05 to 2010-11 for convening the DPC for promotion to
the post of PS Gr. B by 31-08-2012 positively.
It is learnt from Postal Directorate that, only two/three circles have submitted the requisite documents and attested copies of ACRs for convening DPC for promotion to the post of PS Gr. B. Directorate has assured that DPC will be convened in the month of October 2012. If the requisite documents are not timely reached at Directorate from all circles then DPC will be delayed. It is once again requested to All Circle Secretaries and Officer Bearers to ask their Circle Administration to send requisite documents to Postal Directorate as early as possible.
Gazette Notification regarding the amendment in the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981
Central
Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Amendment Rules, 2012 (Gazette
Notification regarding the amendment in the Central Civil Services
(Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981)
EXTRACT FROM THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : PART II, SEC. 3, SUB-SEC. (ii)
MINISTR OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
MINISTR OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th June, 2012
S.O.
1964 - In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article
309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after
consultation with the comptroller and Auditor General in relation to
persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the
President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central
Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, namely :-
1. (1) These Rules may be called the Central Civil Service (Commutation of Pension) Amendment Rules, 2012.
(2) They shall come into force on the day of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2.
In the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 in
Form-1, Form 1-A, Form-2A, Form-3, for the word "fraction", wherever it
occurs, the word "percentage" shall respectively be substituted.
Note:
The Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 were
published vide S.O.1134 dated 11th April, 1981 and amended by
notification No.34/81 Pension Unit dated the 8th July, 1983 and were
subsequently amended vide Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare
Notification as given below :
S.No.
|
Notification
|
Date
|
---|---|---|
1 | S.No.1870 | 04/05/1985 |
2 | S.No.2097 | 18/05/1985 |
3 | S.No.1775 | 19/07/1997 |
4 | S.No.918 | 28/02/2002 |
5 | S.No.1484(E) | 30/12/2003 |
6 | S.No.2806 | 09/11/2010 |
[F.No.42/23/10-P & PW(G)]
Source: www.pensionersportal.gov.in via : http://90paisa.blogspot.in/
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