Friday 20 June 2014

DoPT Issues Revised Guidelines on Commencement of Pension

The Government has streamlined procedures for retiring employees so that delays may be overcome in earliest commencement of pension. This follows directions issued by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions to the workshop held with the Pension Secretaries of various State Governments here on June 12, 2014. 

Delegates pointed out during the course of deliberations that the release of pension after retirement gets delayed mainly due to two reasons. Primarily, the delay in receipt of intimation by the pensioner that pension papers have reached the bank and secondly, delay on the part of pensioner in approaching the bank for submission of undertaking that he shall refund any amount paid to him to which he is not entitled. 

As per the new guidelines, the Government has decided that the requisite undertaking may be obtained by the Head of Office from the retiring employee and forwarded to the pension disbursing bank along with the Pension Payment Order (PPO). The bank shall credit the pension to the account of the pensioner as soon as this undertaking is received along with the pension documents. 

This change in procedure has an added advantage that the PPO can now be handed over in person to the retiring employee along with other retirement dues. Earlier the pensioner had to approach the bank for PPO. 

With this change in rules and procedures, the pensioners would be saved of considerable inconvenience and delay and his pension will commence as soon as he retires. 

Source : PIB

50 paise postcard costs Rs 7 to Postal Department

A postcard which is sold for 50 paise actually costs the government Rs 7, according to an RTI response from the postal department listing the costs incurred by it on such services which are proving to be loss-making propositions for it. 


In the year 2012-13, the per unit revenue earned from the sale of postcards was 50 paise whereas, to keep the service running, the per unit cost came to Rs 7.18, down from Rs 7.50 during 2010-11, the department said in its RTI response. 

Similarly, the printed postcard was bringing a revenue of Rs 6 although the cost incurred on it was Rs 7.19 per unit in the year 2012-13. The RTI query further found that the cost of a letter card was Rs 7.18 per unit whereas the revenue earned from it was Rs 2.50. 

The postal department also incurs a loss in dispatching registered newspapers with the per unit cost for a single dispatch being Rs 10.59 while Rs 20.79 is the cost for sending newspaper bundles. However, the revenue earned is a meagre 59 paise for single and Rs 1.63 for bundled dispatches, the reply said. 

The postal department also said that while insurance is offered at Rs 55.24, its cost was almost three times at Rs 141.82 during 2012-13. Each dispatch of a book packet costs the department Rs 9.51 but the revenue earned by it for every delivery is Rs 2.90. 

Each parcel brings revenue of Rs 40.69 while the cost incurred for sending the same is Rs 46.58. Printed books gave a revenue of Rs 2.90 to the department while the cost of dispatching such material was Rs 12.44, it added. 

The response provided to applicant SC Agrawal said, "It is submitted that no annual profit and loss account is prepared in this section. However, allocation of expenditure and revenue to around 30 services is being maintained every year as an annual costing exercise on the basis of data received from different sections of the directorate."

Source : The Economic Times

Postal Exam : Update as on June 19, 2014



Update as on June 19, 2014


          For examination at Madhya Pradesh on June 22, 2014  For examination at Madhya Pradesh on June 22, 2014 Address of one examination venue has been Changed for candidates bearing  Roll Numbers 231460160001 to 231460163400.  Kindly download the Admit Card again.

         Answer Keys of Paper I conducted on June 01, 2014 at Uttar Pradesh (30)and on June 08, 2014 at Bihar (13) and Himachal Pradesh (18) Postal Circles are now accessible. Candidates may LOGIN to view & post observations, if any, till June 24, 2014

Bihar Circle : Official Answer Key of PA/ SA Exam 2014

Official Answer Key for Bihar Circle 2014

The official Answer Key of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held in Bihar Postal Circle on 01 June 2014, published in the official website www.pasadrexam2014.in. You can download the answer key as PDF from link below.


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Official Answer Key of PA/SA Exam 2014 - Himachal Pradesh Circle

Friends…Here is the official Answer Key of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held in Himachal Pradesh Postal Circle on June 8, 2014 shared by our friends Shubham Sood and Jaipal Sharma. You can download the answer key as PDF from below link

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Official Answer Key of PA/SA Exam 2014 - Uttar Pradesh Circle

Friends…Here is the official Answer Key of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held in Uttar Pradesh Postal Circle on June 1, 2014 shared by our friend Mayank Saraswat. You can download the answer key as PDF from below link



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