Changes in Tatkal booking from Nov 21

The new Tatkal booking scheme in which the train reservation period has been reduced to one day from two days will come into effect from Monday.

Besides, other changes to facilitate availability of Tatkal scheme to bonafide passengers will be applicable from that day as part of the measures decided by railways to prevent misuse of the facility.

As per the decision, the restriction period for agents is being extended from one hour to two hours (8 am to 10 am) and there will be no refund on confirmed Tatkal tickets except during cancellation of trains and late running of trains.

"It was necessary to make changes in Tatkal scheme as there were many complaints against Tatkal bookings. We had to take some steps to prevent its misuse. All these changes will be effective within a week," Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi had said earlier while announcing the changes in the system.

Tatkal reservation period was reduced from 48 hours to 24 hours to prevent its misuse by unscrupulous elements who resort to speculative booking.

Tatkal tickets will be sold only on production of the identity proof and there shall be only four passengers per PNR for Tatkal tickets.

According to the changed system, no duplicate Tatkal tickets shall be issued now and it would be done only in exceptional cases on payment of full fare including Tatkal charges.

Cameras will be installed at the ticket counters to maintain a stricter vigilance.

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Recruitment Rules Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistants, 2011

Department of Posts has notified Department of Posts ( Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants) (Group-C Non-gazetted) Recruitment Rules, 2011. These have been published in Official Gazette on 3.11.2011. They come into force from the date of publication in Official Gazette.

For direct recruitment 10+2 or 12 Standard candidates with atleast 60% marks with English as compulsory subject [ excluding vocational stream], 55% for OBC and 45% for SC/ST will be eligible.

GDS should have obtained 50% marks in +2 or 12th standard and should have put in minimum 5 years service.

                                                                  No. 37-47/2010-SPB-I

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001

Dated; 18.11.2011.

1. All Chief Postmaster General
2. Postmaster General
3. The Director, PSCI, Ghaziabad

Subject; Framing of Recruitment Rules in respect of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants in Department of Posts.

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to forward herewith a copy of revised Recruitment Rules dated 3.11.2011 for the Posts of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants in Department of Posts notified in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II Section 3, Sub-section (i) dated 3.11.2011.

It is requested that the provisions of Recruitment Rules may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

                                                                                              Yours faithfully,

                                                                                                 Sd/-

                                                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                              (Alka Tewari)
                                                                           Assistant Director General (SPN)

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Implementation of new Interest rates and other changes in PO Savings Schemes published in Newpapers .

Respected Madam / Sir,

Kindly refer to the item published in the leading newspapers regarding revised rate of interest and new features of various small savings schemes which is also uploaded by Ministry of Finance on its website in the shape of Office Memorandum.  Ministry of Finance has requested to issue instructions to all post offices that the new rates of interest and other decisions taken should not be implemented till notifications are issued by the Ministry.

       Therefore, it is requested to issue instructions to all post offices to wait for receipt of notifications issued by Ministry of Finance and circulated by the Department with reference to the implementation of new rates and other features of the small savings schemes. 

Regards
Directorate Programme Office- Project Arrow
O/o Secretary  Posts
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001
Tel: 2303 6102, 6808, 23096155

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Major changes in Post Office Agents Commission

Decisions on the recommendations of the committee for comprehensive review of national small savings fund  (NSSF) by finance ministry in respect of commission to be paid to post office agents.

Commission to Post Office Agents

Payment of commission on PPF schemes (1%) and Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (0.5%) will be discontinued

Agency commission under all other schemes (except MPKBY agents) will be reduced from existing 1% to 0.5%

Commission at existing rate of 4% will continue for Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKBY) agents.

 Incentives, if any, paid by the State/UT Governments will be reduced from the commission paid by the Central Government

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REVISION OF PPO OF PRE-1996 FAMILY PENSIONERS

No.1/20/2011 -P&PW(E)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension

Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare

Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,

New Delhi, the 1st November, 2011.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub:-     Revision of PPOs of pre—2006 family pensioners — regarding.

            The undersigned is directed to refer to Secretary (Pension)'s d.o. letter No.42/68/2009-P&PW(G), dated the 25th May, 2011 and 8th June, 2011 concerning revision of Pension Payment Orders (PPOs) in respect of pre-2006 Pensioners consequent to implementation of 6th CPC recommendations.

2.         It is heartening to learn from replied received the Ministries/ Departments that they are responsive to the needs of Pensioners/Family Pensioners. In the mean while, Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) has issued an advertisement, which has been published in the Newspapers on 3rd September, 2011, requesting pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners to provide prescribed information to the Head of the Department/Office concerned for issue of revised PPOs. In another advertisement published on 15th and l6th September, CPAO has circulated its toll-free telephone number 1800-11-77-88 for registration of grievances. Therefore, all the Ministries/ Departments are requested to seize the opportunity and revise the pre-2006 PPOs at the earliest possible.

3.         It has come to the notice of this Department that the family pensioners are a sufferer's lot as the Banks have not revised the family pension in most of the cases and it is being paid either at the pre-revised rates or at the minimum rate of Rs.3500/- per month. Therefore, all Ministries/Departments and PAOs are requested to take up the matter of revision of family pension as first priority.

(K.K. Mittal)

Director Ph: 24624752

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Glink for sending Daily Accounts-Updated

Glink contains two files :Glink.exe and Contacts.ini

Steps to send Daily Account data easily:

Step1:
Download the zip file and extract the file. You will get Glink Folder and Installer.exe. Execute Installer.exe. This will install Glink in your system and create shortcut to Desktop.

Step2:Edit Contacts.ini

ID=your email id without @gmail.com
PW=Your email password.
To=Your HO email id.Here use complete ID
Signature:
End=With regards
Sender=Your Name
Address=Your Office Name-Pincode
Phone=Office Phone No.
Site=Can be Blank if you have no site.

Step3:
Execute Glink. It will Create a folder in C:\ by name DailyAccount. Close Glink.

Step4:

Login as Supervisor in Treasury module. Select menu-SubOffice-Environment
In the opened window,select OfficeDetails tab.
Edit the 'Path in which files sent to Head Office will be created' by clicking Browse button and selecting the folder C:\DailyAccount.

Hereafter,the data will be generated in C:\DailyAccount. Right click the daily account data folder and select send to compressed folder.
Step5:
Run Glink
Select the zipped file by clicking browse button.Click Send.

The following message will be displayed which indicates that the data is successfully sent.
Click below button to download Glink updated version.

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