Revision in Interest Rates of Small Savings Schemes w.e.f Ist April 2013

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Filling up the posts of Higher Selection Grade-l (HSG) in Savings Bank Control Organisation (SBCO) and Circle Office and Regional Offices (CO/RO) in Postal Circles

To view Department of Posts Letter No.04.20/2013-SPB.II dated 25/06/2013 please Click Here.

Salient Features of New All India Time Table ‘Trains at A Glance’ New Time Table Comes into Effect From 1st July 2013

The Ministry of Railways has released its new All India Railway Time Table known as “TRAINS AT AGLANCE (TAG)” which has come into effect from 1st July, 2013.  In addition to the “Trains at a Glance”, all the 17 Zonal Railways to release their Zonal Railway Time Tables which will come into effect from 1^st July, 2013.  Passengers are advised to refer to the new timings  w.e.f. 1^st July 2013 before starting the journey.  The new Trains at a Glance will also be shortly uploaded on Railways’ official website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in.

The salient features of Trains at a Glance-2013 are as under:

1.      Encouraged by the public response over the past few years all the user-friendly features of Trains at a Glance viz. how to read a table, route map, station index,  trains between important stations,  station code index, Train number index,  Train name index, has been retained.

2.      Commercial information of passenger use and interest viz. advance reservation period, reservation through internet, Tatkal scheme, Refund rules and rail travel concessions have been suitably updated.

3.      Information regarding Vigilance organization, Public grievance machinery, disaster management and catering services have been incorporated.

4.      Railway Budget 2013-14 announcements: The Mail/Express services (introduction, extension and increase in frequency of the existing services) that have been  announced  in the Railway Budget/announced in the Parliament have been incorporated in the new Trains at a Glance are as under:

Name of service	No. of services
Introduction of new trains
Fully AC Express	6
Express Services	76
Extension
Express Services	42
Increase in frequency
Express Services	23

        

GS writes to Secretary (Posts) i/c/w Issue of combined All India Seniority List of Inspectors, Posts from the year 1999

No. CHQ/IPASP/MMS/2013                                        Dated :             28/6/2013.

To,                                                                                           

Ms P. Gopinath,
Director General, 
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110 001. 

Subject : Issue of combined All India Seniority List of Inspectors, Posts from the year 1999…reg.

Ref.        : Directorate file No. 9-9/2011-SPG dated 20^th February, 2013.

Respected Madam,        

          The IP/ASP Association would like to draw your kind attention to their letters dated 31/12/2010, 22/3/2012, 21/8/2012, 20/9/2012 and 31/5/2013 on the above captioned subject. Directorate vide memo No. 9-9/2011-SPG dated 20^th February 2013 has circulated draft seniority list of Inspector Posts for the year 1998, 1999 and 2000 to all circles for rectification of mistakes if any. It is confirmed from all circles that they have already rectified the omissions, errors as directed in Directorate letter dated 20^th February 2013 and submitted their requisite report to Directorate. Odisha and Maharashtra circle have also replied to the queries raised by Directorate.  

 

          Madam, the combined All India Seniority List of Inspectors from the year 1998 onwards was not prepared, released and also not placed on India Post website. This issue was discussed with your honour on 6/2/2013 and you have assured us that, the seniority list would be made available soon. But despite lapse of considerable period (i.e. 4 months) the final seniority list is neither circulated nor published on India Post website by the Department.

 

          It is therefore fervently requested to your kind honour to arrange for issue Combined All India Seniority List of Inspector Posts cadre from the year 1998 onwards immediately and make it available in the website of India Posts so that all IPs / ASPs may be aware of their seniority position in the All India Seniority List.          

An early action is solicited please.  

                                                                             Yours sincerely,

Sd/-

(Vilas Ingale)

General Secretary

Accommodation of Surplus IPs of 2008 batch working in other Circles under Rule-38 Odisha Circle.

Odisha Circle vide it’s letter No.ST/Rule-38/IP/2012 dated 22/4/2013 had intimated to West Bengal Circle and Chhatisgarh Circle with reference to their letters No.SFA/M-12/IOP(D)/1/2012 dated 7-2-2013 and No.STA 6-8/G.C. Sahoo/2011 dated 5-2-2013 respectively that the following Surplus IPs of 2008 batch working in other Circles can be accommodated in Odisha Circle.

   

Sl. No.	Name S/Shri	Batch	Home Circle	Circle in which working
1.	Ganeswar Sahoo	2008	Odisha	West Bengal
2.	Minaketan Pradhan	2008	Odisha	West Bengal
3.	Ranjan Nayak	2008	Odisha	West Bengal
4.	Girish Ch Sahoo	2008	Odisha	Chhatisgarh

Out of the above four surplus IPs, transfer order of Shri Ganeswar Sahoo and Shri  Minaketan Pradhan under Rule-38 of Postal Manual Vol-IV has been issued vide CPMG, West Bengal Circle Memo No. SFA/M-12/OR(D)/01/2012 dated 28-5-2013 and their posting order has been issued vide Odisha Circle Memo No.ST/20-13/2013 dated 10-06-2013 and 18-06-2013 respectively.

Now Odisha Circle has written to West Bengal Circle and Chhatisgarh Circle vide Letter No.ST/Rule-38/IP/2012 dated 27^th June, 2013 to take immediate action for transfer and relieve of Shri Ranjan Nayak and Shri Girish Ch. Sahoo respectively and to intimate by 05/07/2013 or otherwise these two UR vacancies will be included in the vacancy for filling up through LDCE for promotion to IP Cadre to be held 7^th and 8^th September-2013.   

India Post applies for bank licence

With the Reserve Bank of India's deadline for applying for a bank licence fast approaching, the number of companies that have joined the list is rising. IndiaInfoline, Bajaj Finserv and the India Post are among the recent entities that have joined the ranks of licence seekers. 

"Bajaj Finserv Ltd has submitted its application to Reserve Bank of India on June 26, 2013 for a Licence to commence banking business in terms of section 22 of the Banking Companies Act, 1949. It is proposed to do this by converting its subsidiary Bajaj Finance Ltd into a Bank in terms of RBI Guidelines for Licensing of New Banks in the Private Sector dated February 22, 2013" the company said in a statement. 

Although the postal department has been expressing its ambitions to float a bank for long, RBI would have to create a special dispensation for India Post as it does not fit into several of the criteria prescribed by the central bank. Besides the prescribed norms, the postal department would face a huge challenge in putting in place a core banking solution that would facilitate a centralized view of all its accounts. However, there are many who feel that the postal department is ideally suited to spread RBI's objectives of financial inclusion. The department already mobilizes small investments through the Postal Saving Scheme and it has a network that is larger than any bank. 

Source:-The Times of India

Grant of family pension and gratuity to the eligible member of the family of an employee/pensioner/family pensioner reported missing.

To view Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare OM F.No.1/17/2011-P&PW (E) dated 25th June, 2013 please Click Here.

Grant of Ex-gratia to those pre-1986 Contributory Provident Fund (CPF)employees who retired otherwise than on superannuation after 20 years of service.

To view Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare OM No. 41/26/2010- P&PW(E) dated 26th June, 2013 please Click Here.

Holding DPC for promotion to the post of Postal Services Group B for vacancy year 2013-14.

Directorate has called for the records/documents vide No. 9-33/2013-SPG dated 24/6/2013 in respect of following Officials from Odisha Circle to be sent through one Officer from the Circle personally to be submitted at Directorate on 16^th July, 2013 for holding DPC for promotion to the post of Postal Services Group B for vacancy year 2013-14.

Sl No	Sl. No. in Dte Letter	Name S/Sh.	Designation
1	14	Banambar Sethi(SC)	IP(PG), Koraput Division
2	35	Suresh Kumar  Mishra	Designate ASP(OD), Koraput Division
3	52	Sitanath Dash	ASP(OD), Cuttack North Division
4	64	B K Patra	ASP(OD), Bhubaneswar Division
5	67	P K Nanda	ASPI/c, Cuttack (East) Sub-Division
6	105	Bhagabat Sethy(SC)	DPM, Bhubaneswar GPO
7	153	Simanchal Kar	Offg. SPOs, Mayurbhanj Division
8	293	Krupasindhu Panda	Offg. Supdt., PSD, BBSR
9	307	Banamali Patra(SC)	Offg. Supdt., CSD, BBSR
10	327	Lingaraj Pradhan	AS(HQ), Sundargarh Division
11	331	H S Mahapatra	Offg. SRM, BG Dn, Berhampur
12	335	S K Mohapatra	Approved Gr-B
13	375	Dillip Kumar Samal	Offg. AD(FS), CO, Bhubaneswar
14	381	P C Mohapatra	Offg. AD(BD), CO, Bhubaneswar
15	389	K C Chinara	Offg. SPOs, Bhadrak
16	391	Maheswar Sethi(SC)	Offg. AD(Bldg), CO, Bhubaneswar
17	393	Girish Ch Sahoo	Offg. AD(Est), CO, Bhubaneswar
18	394	Susen Peda	ASP(OD), RMS N Division, Cuttack
19	395	Biswanath Purohit	ASP(HQ), RMS K Divn, Jharsuguda
20	416	Mukund Behera(SC)	ASP(OD), Sundargarh
21	449	Isidore Ekka(ST)	ASP I/c, Rourkela(East) Sub-Division
22	475	Madhu Mirdha(ST)	ASP(HQ), Balagir Division
23	477	Dhiren Das(SC)	ASPI/c, Bhadrak Central Sub Division

Selection for the post of Trainers in WTCs of Odisha Circle