The revised limits regarding investigation of fraud cases and sanction thereafter.

POSTAL DIRECTORATE VIDE LETTER NO. 8-03/2012-INV DATED 24.03.2014 HAS REVISED THE MONETARY LIMITS FOR HANDLING CASES OF LOSS / FRAUD CASES FOR CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS AT DO/RO/CO LEVEL.

 

The revised limits will be applicable for cases detected on or after 01.04.2014. Earlier limits will be applicable in respect of all investigations pending on 31.03.2014.

The revised limits are as follows:

Guidelines for issue of medicines to CGHS beneficiaries from CGHS Wellness Centres

S 11011 /2/2014-CGHS (P)

Government of India

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

CGFIS (Policy) Division

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated; the 28th March, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Guidelines for issue of medicines to CGHS beneficiaries from CGHS Wellness Centres — reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to This Ministry's 0.M No. S 11011/8/99- CGHS (P) dated 13.10.1999 vide which CMO In-charge of CGHS dispensaries have been permitted to issue medicines for a maximum period of 3 (three) months at a time against a valid prescription of Government specialist to CGHS beneficiaries suffering from chronic illness like diabetes, tuberculosis, heart ailment, hypertension, I.H.D, epilepsy, etc.

2. This Ministry has been receiving representations from beneficiaries regarding the requirement of fresh consultation with Government specialist every three months for re¬issue of the prescribed medicines. Requests have been received from beneficiaries to relax this condition as getting an appointment with Government specialists is difficult, especially for the old aged and physically challenged beneficiaries suffering from chronic diseases and requiring constant medication.

3. Acknowledging the difficulties being faced by the beneficiaries in obtaining prescription of Government specialist every three months, it has been decided to clarify that the CMO In-charge of CGHS WelIness Centres are competent to revalidate the prescription on the request of patient, after professionally satisfying himself/herself about the medical condition of the patient and repeat the medicines prescribed by Government specialist to beneficiaries for another three months subject to the following conditions:

a) Medicines shall be issued against a valid original prescription from a Government specialist advising the same.

b) CMO I/c may issue the medicines prescribed by a Government specialist for three months at a time during the entire treatment period indicated clearly (e.g,, six months/ one year) on the prescription.

c) CMO I/c may examine and advise the patient on whether to continue with the same medicines as prescribed by the Government specialist or may refer him to the Government specialist for fresh consultation, if required medically.

d) CGHS GDMOs of the Wellness Centre may prescribe routine diagnostic tests to the patients before their follow up consultation with the specialist. They should however, use discretion and not to advice specialized tests/ investigations as they can only be advised by the specialists, wherever required.

e) Beneficiaries will be issued medicines for maximum three months period at a time. In such cases, where the advice of specialist is only for three months arid the CMO I/c is satisfied after professional examination that the same medicines are required to be continued for treatment, the prescription may be revalidated and medicines can be issued for another 3 (three) months, i.e,, to a total of 6 (six) months. After six months, the beneficiaries will have to consult the Government specialist and obtain fresh prescription or get the prescription revalidated from the Government specialist in cases where the treatment period is not clearly indicated on the prescription.

4. This issues with the approval of Additional Secretary and Director General, CGHS.

sd/-

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Admissibility or otherwise of special allowance to the PO & RMS Accountants

DG Post No. 1-02/2011-PAP dated 21.03.2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Admissibility or otherwise of special allowance to the PO & RMS Accountants

        promoted under MACP/TBOP/BCR scheme  - regarding

            Attention is invited to para 3 of this Directorate letter No. 1-02/2011-PAP dated d28/31-8-2012 vide which recommendations of Santosh Gauriar Committee were given effect from the date of issue of the OM.

            The issue has been recommended and it has now been decided to give effect to the OM from 1^st September 2008 (date of commencement of MACP Scheme). However, the same will  not be admissible to TBOP/BCR officials prior to 1.9.2008.

Sd/-

(Surender Kumar)

Assistant Director General(Estt. & GDS)

DG Post Order.

DG Post No. 102/2013-RTI Dated 18.3.2014

NOTIFICATION

In modification of Notification of 3-38/05-PG dated 16^th September, 2005 and subsequent modification regarding designating Central public information Officers and Appellate Authorities of the Department of Post for the field units. It is hereby notified that ADM (PLI) is nominated as CPIO and DPS (HQ) o/o CPMG Karnataka Circle remains to be the appellate authority. The nominated officers would be authorized to issue final reply to information seekers pertaining to their field as Central public information officers.

All Assistance is necessary for discharging the duties of the CPIOs shall be made available by other officers as per Section 5(4) and 5(5) of the Right to Information Act 2005.

Sd/-

(DS Ranga)

SP RTI & CAPIO

Ministry of Finance order regarding payment of 10% DA with effect from 01.01.2014

Delay in issuing DA Order

10% enhancement in Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief has already been approved by Central Government on 28th February, 2014  Now a formal Office Memorandum in this regard is awaited from Finance Ministry. Month of March, 2014 is going to end and a month is also passing after approval all employees/pensioners/offices are waiting for Finance Ministry’s Memorandum. Last year the approval of DA/DR pertaining to January, 2013 was also issued very late on 18th April 2013According to the govt. approval additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01.01.2014 would be released not before the disbursement of the salary for the month of March 2014 at the rate of 10 percent increase over the existing rate of 90 percent. Salary for the month of March, 2014 will be paid on 2nd April, 2014 and the salary/pension of March, 2014 will be calculated on 90% DA/DR and three months’ arrears will be paid after receiving of FM’s Order. The order of enhancement in DA also necessary to 25% increase in some allowances. As per sixth CPC’s recommendations some allowances can increase 25% every time when the DA touches 50%.”

PLI Amendment Notification.

Change in statutory rules of POSB in the backdrop of implementation of CBS

Ministry of Finance launches Seventh Central Pay Commission Website.

The Ministry of Finance launched the website for the Seventh Central Pay Commission. As on date only the Terms of Reference of the 7th CPC is available on the page. The work on the page is still on the go as the page title is showing that for 6th CPC.



The official page for the Seventh Central Pay Commission can be accessed at http://finmin.nic.in/7cpc/index.asp

                                        

Amendment of recruitment/service rules.

REGULAR POSTAL EMPLOYEES CAN GO FOR TOUR ANYWHERE IN INDIA (LTC)

REGULAR POSTAL EMPLOYEES CAN GO FOR TOUR ANYWHERE IN INDIA (LTC)

(This is applicable for all Civil Central Government Employees)

    

      All regular postal employees can go for tour to anywhere in India along with his/her dependents i.e., family members (family members means the details of family given and recorded in their service books. This may be changed by the Government servant as and when either a new entrant i.e., newly married spouse, new born babies).

This tour can be availed once in anytime within the block year. These block years are already fixed by the department. At present the block year is 2014-2017. Now you and your dependents can avail the tour together with or separately depends upon your feasibility. i.e. as per your convenient you can alone go to anywhere in India at anytime. Likewise your dependents can alone go to anywhere in India at anytime i.e., in different time frame.

Now there is a chance to avail LTC for the previous block year 2010-2013 for those who have not availed till date they can avail now. i.e. their onward journey for anywhere in India is ensured the date of departure should be on or before 31.12.2014.

For this tour it is called as “LTC” i.e., Leave Travel Concession

Travelling expenses from your duty station to any place in India can be claimed as per fare for your entitled class in train by taking into the shortest route (as per your Grade Pay). Let us assume if you want to travel from Chennai (duty station) to New Delhi. But you may have travelled from Chennai Central to Mumbai VT and then New Delhi. In this connection your claim for travelling charges should be restricted to Chennai Central to New Delhi only even though you have preferred claim with support of tickets from Chennai Central to New Delhi en route Mumbai VT. Hence your claim should be preferred with tickets is mandatory. If it is necessitated to travel by bus when there is no train facility you should be travelled only by State or Central Government transport. It you have travelled by govt. bus though the places are connected with train route the bus fare is restricted with eligible train fare.

During on tour for LTC, the GS can be availed any kind of leave from his/her leave account. Casual leave is also eligible to avail LTC period.

Leave salary for 10 days can be utilized (10 days EL by deducting from the individual’s leave account) for tour expenses like boarding, lodging and miscellaneous other than travelling fare. This leave salary is calculated by taking account from the last emoluments (Pay in PB + Grade Pay + DA) drawn by the incumbent. This facility can be availed six times i.e. 6 x 10 days = 60 days in the entire service.

Madras High Court upholds CAT order, says pension a statutory right.

News Update

India Post in on the verge of a complete make-over and migration to Core Banking Solutions all over the country.
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Post Bank of India

Mininstry of Personnel & Training directive regarding Central Government Offices being closed on dated of Election.

Thank You

Thank you to all the Executive Body members of NAPE Group-C, Postman MTS & Group -C and NUGDS for successfully completing the first Working Committee Meeting after the 26th Biennial Divisional Conference of FNPO Nadia South Division at RAnaghat H.O. on 23rd Marh 2014.

KINDLY READ THROUGH.

Colour Scheme for departmental & rented buildings of India Post

Penalty regulation of Pay

Heartiest congratulations to all the candidates who have been selected for the post of GDS Branch Postmaster.

FNPO Nadia South Division congratulates all of you.

Transfer & Posting for Spouse

  As per OM, dated 30.9.2009 of Govt. of India, it is stipulated that both husband and wife working in the same department of central service should mandatorily be posted in the same station, if posts are available, especially to look after the welfare of their children.
      A decision by CAT Guwahati on the above line may also be consulted in case of need, published in Swamys News for the m/o March 2014 at page 74-75

FNPO salutes.

M.Y. Desai, Ex President, NUPE Group 'C' HQ, Expired on 18th. The NUPEC dips its Flag  in salute to the Great leader and pay Homage to the Betieved Family.

DG Post Order regarding counting of training period towards increment.

HAPPY HOLI.

FNPO NADIA SOUTH DIVISION WISHES ALL OF YOU A VERY HAPPY AND COLOURFUL HOLI

Gazette Notification on "Standardization of Mails".

Result of LGO Examination of Nadia South Division.

FNPO Nadia South Division heartily congratulates all the successful candidates who have cleared the LGO Examination and being promoted to PA.

THESE CANDIDATES ARE BEING ALLOTTED TO NADIA SOUTH DIVISION, ALL ORIGINALLY FROM NADIA SOUTH DIVISION ITSELF.

NAME                                                CATEGORY        WB CIRCLE MERIT LIST SERIAL

UDHAY CHAND GHOSH                         O.C.                                      14

RUMU SHIL                                                 O.C.                                     19

ASHOK DUTTA                                          O.C.                                      37

SUBRATA KUMAR BALA                          S.C.                                     46

THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES ARE BEING "SURPLUS" AND HENCE ALLOTTED TO THE FOLLOWING DIVISIONS.

NAME                                             CATEGORY                   DIVISION OF ALLOTMENT

SANJAY MONDAL                           O.C.                              NADIA NORTH

RAM KAMAL DAS                            O.C.                               BARASAT.

VACANCY IN VARIOUS GDS POSTS IN NADIA SOUTH DIVISION.

  NAME OF BO                      CATEGORY                                  LAST DATE             POST

1. TALDAHA                                     O.C.                                        09/04/2014             GDSMD

2. NASRA                                           O.C.                                      09/04/2014              GDSPKR

3. PURBA NAWA PARA                      S.C.                                     09/04/2014               GDSMD         

4. DALUABARI                                     S.C.                                       09/04/2014              GDSMD 

5. DAKSHINPARA                                S.T.                                        09/04/2014              GDSMD
   
6. SWARNAKHALI                               O.B.C.                                    09/04/2014             GDSMD

7. BETNA                                          O.C.                                        09/04/2014             GDSMD

VACANCY FOR THE POST OF BRANCH POST MASTER (BPM) IN NADIA SOUTH DIVISION.

   NAME OF BO                      CATEGORY                            LAST DATE

1. ROUTARI                                     O.C.                                        04/04/2014  

2. MAHESHPUR                               S.C.                                        04/04/2014

3. NASERKULI                                  O.B.C.                                     04/04/2014

4. BAGACHRA                                     O.C.                                       04/04/2014

5. BETHNA                                          S.C.                                        04/04/2014
   
6. CHANDRA                                       O.C.                                          04/04/2014

7. CHUNRI RAGHUNATH PUR            O.B.C.                                     04/04/2014

8. DIGAMBARPUR                                  S.T.                                       04/04/2014

9. JASHRA                                                O.C.                                       04/04/2014

VACANCY FOR THE POST OF BRANCH POST MASTER (BPM) IN NADIA SOUTH DIVISION.

                NAME OF BO                      CATEGORY                            LAST DATE

1. FATEPUR MAJDIA                                O.C                                         26/03/2014

2. GARAPOTA NADIA                              S.C                                          26/03/2014

3. HALDIPARA                                           S.T.                                          26/03/2014

4. NANDIGHAT                                          O.C.                                       26/03/2014

5. PURBA NAWAPARA                             O.B.C.                                     26/03/2014

6. TALDAHA                                                S.C.                                         26/03/2014

7. TATLA                                                       O.C.                                        26/03/2014

Holiday on 14th April 2014 on account of Dr. Ambedkar's birthday.

CAT Order regarding Transport Allowance.

Role of FNPO on GDS

Terms of Reference of the 7 th Central Pay Commission. on inclusion of GDS

Happy International Women's Day

Study Material For PA/SA Direct Recruitment Examination.

Letter from Department Regarding GDS matter

Revision of Interest Rates for Small Savings Schemes for the Financial Year 2014-15.

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

04-March-2014

Revision of Interest Rates for Small Savings Schemes for the Financial Year 2014-15 Announced

            Various decisions taken by the Government of India on the recommendations of the Shyamala Gopinath Committee for Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF), were communicated to all concerned by the Government through its Office Memorandum dated 11th November, 2011.

            One of the decisions of the Government based on the recommendations of the Committee relates to revision of interest rates every financial year, to be notified before 1st April of that year.  Accordingly with the approval of the Finance Minister, the rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the Financial Year 2014-15 effective from 01.04.2014, on the basis of the interest compounding/payment built-in in the schemes, shall be as under :

Scheme	Rate of interest w.e.f.01.04.2013	Rate of Interest w.e.f. 01.04.2014
1.	2.	3.
Savings Deposit	4.0	4.0
1 Year Time Deposit	8.2	8.4
2 Year Time Deposit	8.2	8.4
3 Year Time Deposit	8.3	8.4
5 Year Time Deposit	8.4	8.5
5 Year Recurring Deposit	8.3	8.4
5 Year SCSS	9.2	9.2
5 Year MIS	8.4	8.4
5 Year NSC	8.5	8.5
10 Year NSC	8.8	8.8
PPF	8.7	8.7

Source : PIB (Release ID :104482)

Gazette Notification of resolution containing constitution and terms of reference of 7th Central Pay Commission.

India Post opens 2 ATMs in Delhi, 2800 more pan-India by March 2015

NEW DELHI - March 1 : Postal bank savings account holders in Delhi can now avail of ATM services as India Post today launched automated teller machines at two locations here.

The department will open 2,800 more such ATMs by March 2015 which is part of its core banking system (CBS) project.

The initiative is part of modernisation project under which around 1.6 lakh post offices will be equipped with core banking system by 2015, Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal said while launching ATM at ITO post office. The other ATM has been opened at Kashmere Gate PO.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram inaugurated the first ATM of India Post network in Chennai on Thursday.

"Its not a short journey. It will take time but we have started this journey. There will be about 2,800 ATMs installed by March 2015," Sibal said.

"Some people only talk about common man but we are among those who work for common man without making noise. This ATM is for 'Aam Aadmi' at a common man's post officer. This is a gift for Aam Aadmi and I congratulate Aam Aadmi," he said.

The department is issuing ATM cards to postal savings bank account holders through which they can withdraw money.

"The ATM will serve only Post Office customers for first 6-8 months. After that we will link it with ATMs of other banks. Thereafter customers of any bank will be able to withdraw money and our customer will be able to use other ATM," Delhi Circle Chief Post Master General Vasumitra said.

Delhi will get 86 more ATMs by the end of this month and around 600 by 2015.

India Post has connected about 64 lakh savings accounts across seven states - Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam and Andhra Pradesh -- in select branches with CBS.

The department has also applied for banking licence. "I am trying that Post Office should get a banking licence to serve common man in rural area. I will keep by struggle on for banking licence," Sibal said.

India Posts also announced linking of Postal Life Insurance service which has corpus of close to Rs 40,000 crore with CBS that will enable people to pay premium online, check status of their policy.

India Posts has plan to roll out core insurance solution like CBS at pan-India level under which it will integrate 810 insurance processing centres for faster claim settlement and after sales service.

Under the insurance project, 11,000 post offices will be migrated to new technology by September 2014 and about 14,000 post offices by March 2015.

The government has earmarked about Rs 5,000 crore for modernisation of post offices which also includes equipping all branches with real time banking facility using service of private companies.

Source : http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-03-01/news/47799480_1_india-post-banking-licence-core-banking-system