Dr. Kruparani Killi takes over as MoS for C&IT

Dr. Kruparani Killi has taken over as the new Minster of State for Communications and Information Technology in Electronics Niketan, New Delhi today. 

On joining office, she was received by Sh. J. Satyanarayana, Secretary, Dept. of Electronics & IT (DeitY). 

Dr. Killi is a Congress Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. Born on 19th November, 1965, Dr. Killi studied Medicine. 

***** Source:-PIB

Introduction of facility of automatic credit of PLI/ RPLI monthly premium from savings account of insured persons.

Copy of PLI Directorate letter No. 29-08/2009-LI (Pt) dated 25.10.2012

To

All Heads of Circles

Addl. DG (APS)

Sub: Introduction of facility of automatic credit of PLI/ RPLI monthly premium from savings account of insured persons.

   In the last few years, there has been massive expansion of Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI). However, it has been noticed that a number of policies particularly in RPLI lapse after a while. One of the reasons for lapsation is absence of convenient ways of depositing premia of the policy(ies). As such, it was under consideration of the Department to provide facility of automatic deduction of premia from Savings Account so that (i) the policy holder(s) need not have to visit Post Office every month for depositing premia of his PLI/ RPLI policy and (ii) lapsation of PLI/ RPLI policies gets reduced.

2. The competent authority has now approved the proposal for providing the facility to the policy holder of PLI and RPLI to get premium deposited/ credited by deduction of the same directly from his Savings Account standing in Post Offices. However, this facility can be opted by only those policy holders of PLI and RPLI whose Savings Accounts are maintained in the Departmental Post Offices (GPOs, HOs, MDGs or 50s).

3. It is requested to kindly take necessary action for implementation of aforesaid scheme and wide publicity may also be given for this scheme through various publicity channels.

4. Accounting and operating procedure for automatic transfer of premium of PLI/ RPLI from Savings Accounts of the policy holder is enclosed for information and action accordingly.

5. It is further informed that till the provisions are made in the software, automatic credit of PLI/ RPLI monthly premium by deduction from savings account of the policy holder will have to be done manually.

(A.K. Poddar)

General Manager (O)

8 tips for beginners to use Windows 8

With the launch of Windows 8, people are about to discover a computing experience unlike anything they've seen before. The main thing to know is that Windows 8 is designed especially for touchscreen PCs, to make desktops and laptops work more like tablets. However, Windows 8 will work with mouse and keyboard shortcuts too. 

There are two versions of Windows 8. More precisely, there is Windows 8 and there is Windows RT. Windows 8 will run programmes written for older versions of Windows but Windows RT won't. Here are some tips on how to navigate the new Windows 8.

Welcome screen

When you start a Windows 8 machine, you're greeted with a screen that shows the time and a pretty picture. To get past it with a touchscreen device, swipe upwards with your finger from the bottom edge of the screen. If you have a keyboard, hit any key.

New Metro Desktop

Next, you'll see a mosaic of Live Tiles, each representing an application. Programmes specifically written for Windows 8 will run in this new environment, which is unofficially nicknamed Metro. Each application fills the screen when you run it. 

Applications written for older Windows versions will open up in something that looks very much like the old Windows desktop environment. You can switch back and forth between Metro and the new desktop, though Microsoft wants people to eventually use only Metro.

Starting without a Start button

The desktop screen lacks a Start button, so it's hard to start programmes from there. Microsoft's idea is that users should learn to go to the Metro tiles to start programmes or access settings, even if many programmes, including some Windows utilities, will open up in Desktop. 

To get back to the tiled Start screen with a mouse or touchpad, move the mouse cursor to the top right corner of the screen, then swipe it down to the "Start" icon that appears. If you have a touchscreen, reveal the Start icon by swiping in from the right edge of the screen.

Multitasking

In the desktop environment, you can glance at the taskbar to see which desktop programmes are running. If you're a mouse or touchpad user using Metro and want to see what's running, you have to know this trick: Move the cursor to the top left corner of the screen, then drag it down along the left edge of the screen. If you have a touch screen, swipe in from the left edge, then quickly swipe back in. 

Neither environment will show you programmes that are running in the other environment, but if you have a touchscreen, swiping in from the left side of the screen lets you jump between open applications. The "Alt-Tab" combination does the same thing with a keyboard, in case you aren't using a touchscreen.

Internet Explorer

There are two versions of Internet Explorer, one for each environment. A webpage you open in one doesn't appear in the other, so if you're trying to find your way back to a page, it helps to remember which browser you were using. 

In the Desktop version of Internet Explorer, you can see at a glance which pages you have open in "tabs." In Metro, each web page fills the screen, leaving no room for tabs. 

To see which other pages are open on a touchscreen computer, you swipe your finger down from the top of the screen to reveal thumbnails of the other windows. Don't sweep too far, or you'll shrink the window instead.

Closing programmes

When using Metro on a touchscreen, you close a programme by first swiping your finger down from the top edge of the screen. That shrinks the window. Then you swipe your finger down to the bottom edge of the screen. Don't stray to the right or left edges of the screen, or the app will end up "docked" in a column along that edge. You can perform the same action with a mouse cursor by clicking and dragging from the top edge of the screen, but using the old "Alt-F4" command is easier.

Not the 'right' click

If you're using a mouse in Metro, you right-click anywhere on the screen to reveal the tabs. Of course, this means right-clicking no longer does any of things it can be used for in previous versions of Windows, such as letting you open a link in a new tab.

Shutdown Windows 8

When Microsoft introduced Windows 95, some people thought it was amusing and counter-intuitive that the procedure for shutting down the computer began with the "Start" button. In Windows 8, that incongruity is gone along with the Start button, but shutting down with a mouse or touchpad isn't obvious either. 

Move the cursor into the top right corner of the screen. A menu will pop out. Sweep down to the "Settings" button that appears, and click it. Then click "Power," then "Shut down." If you're on a touch screen, start by swiping in from the right edge of the screen, then tap "Settings."

Source:-The Times of India 

Risk Allowance to Central Government employees- Revision of Rates

To view Department of Personnel & Training OM No.21012/01/2010-Estt. (AL) dated 18th October, 2012 please Click here.

Corrigendu​m to SB Order No.12/2012

To view please Click here.

New members of the Union Council of Ministers and change of portfolios thereof

Press Communique

The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, appointed and administered the Oaths of Office and Secrecy to the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:- CABINET MINISTERS 1. Shri K. Rahman Khan 2. Shri Dinsha J. Patel 3. Shri Ajay Maken 4. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju 5. Shri Ashwani Kumar 6. Shri Harish Rawat 7. Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) 1. Shri Manish Tewari 2. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi MINISTERS OF STATE 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor 2. Shri Kodikunnil Suresh 3. Shri Tariq Anwar 4. Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy 5. Smt. Ranee Narah 6. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury 7. Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury 8. Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana 9. Shri Ninong Ering 10. Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi 11. Shri Porika Balram Naik 12. Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi 13. Shri Lalchand Kataria             Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, the President directed the following allocation of portfolios among the newly appointed Ministers shall be as below: CABINET MINISTERS 1. Shri K. Rahman Khan Minority Affairs 2. Shri Dinsha J. Patel Mines 3. Shri Ajay Maken Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation 4. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju Human Resource Development 5. Shri Ashwani Kumar Law & Justice 6. Shri Harish Rawat Water Resources 7. Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch Culture MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) 1. Shri Manish Tewari Information & Broadcasting 2. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi Tourism MINISTERS OF STATE 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor Human Resource Development 2. Shri Kodikunnil Suresh Labour & Employment 3. Shri Tariq Anwar Agriculture & Food Processing Industries 4. Shri K. J. Surya Prakash       Reddy Railways 5. Smt. Ranee Narah Tribal Affairs 6. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Railways 7. Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury Health & Family Welfare 8. Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana Road Transport & Highways 9. Shri Ninong Ering Minority Affairs 10. Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi Urban Development 11. Shri Porika Balram Naik Social Justice & Empowerment 12. Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi Communications & Information Technology 13. Shri Lalchand Kataria Defence             The President further directed, as advised by the Prime Minister, that the portfolios of the following Ministers shall be changed as indicated below: CABINET MINISTERS 1. Shri M. Veerappa Moily Petroleum & Natural Gas 2. Shri S. Jaipal Reddy Science & Technology and Earth Sciences 3. Shri Kamal Nath Urban Development & Parliamentary Affairs 4. Shri Vayalar Ravi Overseas Indian Affairs 5. Shri Kapil Sibal Communications & Information Technology 6. Shri C.P. Joshi Road Transport & Highways 7. Kumari Selja Social Justice & Empowerment 8. Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal Railways 9. Shri Salman Khursheed External Affairs 10. Shri Jairam Ramesh Rural Development MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) 1. Shri Jyotiraditya MadhavraoScindia Power 2. Shri K.H. Muniappa Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises 3. Shri Bharatsinh MadhavsinhSolanki Drinking Water & Sanitation 4. Shri Sachin Pilot Corporate Affairs 5. Shri Jitendra Singh Youth Affairs & Sports MINISTERS OF STATE 1. Shri E. Ahamed External Affairs 2. Smt. D. Purandeswari Commerce & Industry 3. Shri Jitin Prasada Defence & Human Resource Development 4. Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan New & Renewable Energy 5. Shri R.P.N. Singh Home 6. Shri K.C. Venugopal Civil Aviation 7. Shri Rajeev Shukla Parliamentary Affairs & Planning. ***** Source:-PIB

Govt. rejects the proposal of GP hike of IPs - Issues formal orders

Govt. has issued formal orders rejecting the proposal of upgradation of GP of IPs. Contents of the rejection letter can be seen by clicking on this Link.

GDS strike called off

The Strike by GDS has been called off.

Source: http://ruralpostalemployees.blogspot.in/

DPC for PS Gr.B promotion gets delayed due to non-receipt of reports from Circles

It is learnt from Postal Directorate that CRs / APARs from following Circles are yet to be received for which DPC for PS Gr.B promotion is getting delayed.

1) Andhra Pradesh    2) Assam   3) J&K   4) Madhya Pradesh   5) Maharashtra  6) Rajasthan 7) Uttar Pradesh  8) Uttarakhand    9) West Bengal. 

Source: CHQ Blog

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