Our association wishes all its members and the viewers
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011
by
Circle Secretary
&
All Office Bearers
26 December 2010
NORMS FOR ASSESSMENT OF WORKLOAD OF BPMs IN POINT SYSTEM
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
(Establishment Division)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110 001
File No.5-1/2007-WS-1(Pt.) Dated 16-12-2010
To
Chief Post Masters General
Postmasters General
General Managers (Finance)
Directors of Accounts (Postal)
Sub:- Revision of norms for assessment of workload of the Branch Postmasters.
Sir/Madam,
I am directed to refer to Directorate letter No.14-6/87-PAP dated 15-07-87 and 15-12-2009 on the above subject.
2. The staff representatives of Gamin Dak Sevaks have represented that many of the new items of work that have been added recently are not covered by norms for assessment of workload of the Branch Postmasters in point system. One-man committee headed by Shri R.S.Natarajamurti also recommended for conducting work study and prescribing norms for the various items of work undertaken by Branch Postmasters. Therefore, the Department has ordered a work study through Integrated Work Study Unit for recommending norms for new items of work and for revision of existing norms. The report and recommendations of the IWSU has been examined in consultation with Integrated Finance Wing and after a careful consideration, the competent Authority ordered for prescribing the norms for assessment of the workload of the Branch Postmasters in point system. These norms are furnished in the Annexure.
3. These norms will come into effect from the date of issue of this order and have to be applied for all reviews conducted thereafter.
4. The norms may be communicated to all the concerned under your control for strict compliance.
5. This issues in consultation with Integrated Finance Wing vide their Dy. No.303/FA/10/CS dated 15-12-2010.
Yours faithfully,
Sd.x.x.x.x
(K.RAMESWARA RAO)
Asst. Director General (Est.)
ANNEXURE
NORMS PRESCRIBED FOR ASSESSMENT OF WORK LOAD OF
BRANCH POST MASTERS IN POINT SYSTEM
Norms of work - Points - Standard prescribed
1. Handling of unregistered articles 1 point of work load For every 25 unregistered articles handled in a day
2. Handling of registered articles 1 point of work load For every 22 registered articles handled in month
3. Handling of Money Orders 1 point of work load For every 15 Money Orders handled in a month
4. Sale of postage stamps 1 point of work load For every Rs.900- worth of stamps sold in a month
5. Handling of cash (*) 1 point of work load For every Rs.20,000- cash handled in a month
6. Savings Bank / NSC transactions 1 point of work load For every 10 transactions in a month
7. Rural Postal Life Insurance transactions 1 point of work load For every 10 transactions in a month
8. Collection of Telephone or any other bills 1 point of work load For every 20 bills collected in a month
9. Disbursement of Old age pensions through Money Orders 1 point of work load For every 15 old age pension Money Orders disbursed in a month
10. Disbursement of Old age pension through savings bank accounts 1 point of work load For every 10 old age pension through savings bank in month
11. Accounts work and receipt and dispatch of mails in a month
--
Fixed 14 points per month
NOTE
1. The assessment of the work load of the Branch Post masters has to be done in respect of items 2 to 10 on the average of 4 quarterly months statistics. The statistics should be collected from the month following the month in which enumeration returns are collected.
2. In respect of unregistered articles handled the Branch Postmaster has to furnish 3 days figures in the middle of the month, and the inspecting officer has to collect statistics for 2 days in the middle of the week. The least of the average has to be adopted for assessment of work load.
3. Unregistered articles handled includes the No. of unregistered articles received for delivery and posted for dispatch from the Branch Post Office.
4. Registered articles handled includes Registered letters, Parcles, Speed Post articles and Value Payable articles received for delivery and Registered letters / parcels posted for dispatch.
5. Money Orders handled includes all sorts of Money Orders received for payment and MOs issued from the Branch Office.
6. Savings Bank transactions include opening, deposit and withdrawal / closure of Savings Bank, Recurring Deposit and Time Deposit accounts.
7. RPLI transactions include collection of RPLI premium for procurement of new Business and collection of renewal premium.
8 Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is not covered by the present norms and the transactions on account of disbursement of NREGA payments to the beneficiaries and the cash handled should be excluded from the statistics for assessment of workload.
9. (*) For cash handled orders have been issued already on 15-12-2009. The term "Cash handled" constitute cash handled on account of Money Orders issue / payment, deposits / withdrawals of SB/RD/TD accounts, RPLI premium collection, bills collection and bills payment other than salary paid to GDS staff working in the Branch Office. The cash received as Remittance from Account Office and Remittance sent to Account Office has to be excluded.
10. 14 points is given in lump per month for receipt of Branch office Bag, verification of contents including verification of remittance, writing of BO journal, BO account, preparation of BO Daily Account, tallying of closing balance and dispatch of BO bag including remittance of surplus cash to Account Office.
SD.x.x.x.x
K.RAMESWARARAO)
Asst. Director Genl.(Est.)
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
(Establishment Division)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110 001
File No.5-1/2007-WS-1(Pt.) Dated 16-12-2010
To
Chief Post Masters General
Postmasters General
General Managers (Finance)
Directors of Accounts (Postal)
Sub:- Revision of norms for assessment of workload of the Branch Postmasters.
Sir/Madam,
I am directed to refer to Directorate letter No.14-6/87-PAP dated 15-07-87 and 15-12-2009 on the above subject.
2. The staff representatives of Gamin Dak Sevaks have represented that many of the new items of work that have been added recently are not covered by norms for assessment of workload of the Branch Postmasters in point system. One-man committee headed by Shri R.S.Natarajamurti also recommended for conducting work study and prescribing norms for the various items of work undertaken by Branch Postmasters. Therefore, the Department has ordered a work study through Integrated Work Study Unit for recommending norms for new items of work and for revision of existing norms. The report and recommendations of the IWSU has been examined in consultation with Integrated Finance Wing and after a careful consideration, the competent Authority ordered for prescribing the norms for assessment of the workload of the Branch Postmasters in point system. These norms are furnished in the Annexure.
3. These norms will come into effect from the date of issue of this order and have to be applied for all reviews conducted thereafter.
4. The norms may be communicated to all the concerned under your control for strict compliance.
5. This issues in consultation with Integrated Finance Wing vide their Dy. No.303/FA/10/CS dated 15-12-2010.
Yours faithfully,
Sd.x.x.x.x
(K.RAMESWARA RAO)
Asst. Director General (Est.)
ANNEXURE
NORMS PRESCRIBED FOR ASSESSMENT OF WORK LOAD OF
BRANCH POST MASTERS IN POINT SYSTEM
Norms of work - Points - Standard prescribed
1. Handling of unregistered articles 1 point of work load For every 25 unregistered articles handled in a day
2. Handling of registered articles 1 point of work load For every 22 registered articles handled in month
3. Handling of Money Orders 1 point of work load For every 15 Money Orders handled in a month
4. Sale of postage stamps 1 point of work load For every Rs.900- worth of stamps sold in a month
5. Handling of cash (*) 1 point of work load For every Rs.20,000- cash handled in a month
6. Savings Bank / NSC transactions 1 point of work load For every 10 transactions in a month
7. Rural Postal Life Insurance transactions 1 point of work load For every 10 transactions in a month
8. Collection of Telephone or any other bills 1 point of work load For every 20 bills collected in a month
9. Disbursement of Old age pensions through Money Orders 1 point of work load For every 15 old age pension Money Orders disbursed in a month
10. Disbursement of Old age pension through savings bank accounts 1 point of work load For every 10 old age pension through savings bank in month
11. Accounts work and receipt and dispatch of mails in a month
--
Fixed 14 points per month
NOTE
1. The assessment of the work load of the Branch Post masters has to be done in respect of items 2 to 10 on the average of 4 quarterly months statistics. The statistics should be collected from the month following the month in which enumeration returns are collected.
2. In respect of unregistered articles handled the Branch Postmaster has to furnish 3 days figures in the middle of the month, and the inspecting officer has to collect statistics for 2 days in the middle of the week. The least of the average has to be adopted for assessment of work load.
3. Unregistered articles handled includes the No. of unregistered articles received for delivery and posted for dispatch from the Branch Post Office.
4. Registered articles handled includes Registered letters, Parcles, Speed Post articles and Value Payable articles received for delivery and Registered letters / parcels posted for dispatch.
5. Money Orders handled includes all sorts of Money Orders received for payment and MOs issued from the Branch Office.
6. Savings Bank transactions include opening, deposit and withdrawal / closure of Savings Bank, Recurring Deposit and Time Deposit accounts.
7. RPLI transactions include collection of RPLI premium for procurement of new Business and collection of renewal premium.
8 Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is not covered by the present norms and the transactions on account of disbursement of NREGA payments to the beneficiaries and the cash handled should be excluded from the statistics for assessment of workload.
9. (*) For cash handled orders have been issued already on 15-12-2009. The term "Cash handled" constitute cash handled on account of Money Orders issue / payment, deposits / withdrawals of SB/RD/TD accounts, RPLI premium collection, bills collection and bills payment other than salary paid to GDS staff working in the Branch Office. The cash received as Remittance from Account Office and Remittance sent to Account Office has to be excluded.
10. 14 points is given in lump per month for receipt of Branch office Bag, verification of contents including verification of remittance, writing of BO journal, BO account, preparation of BO Daily Account, tallying of closing balance and dispatch of BO bag including remittance of surplus cash to Account Office.
SD.x.x.x.x
K.RAMESWARARAO)
Asst. Director Genl.(Est.)
MERGER OF ASP WITH SP - LETTER WRITTEN TO DIRECTORATE BY GS
Regarding getting Rs. 4600/- grade pay for Inspector Cadre, the CHQ has taken a strong deceision in the CWC, according to this, GS has wriitten a letter to Director General, requesting a time bounded action in this issue. Copy of the letter is as below.
To
Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy
Director General
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan
New Delhi 110001
No.CHQ/IPASP/SCPC dated 23-12-2010
Sub: Protest against the indifferent attitude of the Department towards upgradation of Grade Pay from Rs 4200/- to Rs 4600/- for Inspector, Posts.
Ref:- Postal Directorate No. 4-12/2009-PCC dated 22-03-2010
Respected Madam,
The Central Working Committee meeting of the Association was held at Ambaji (Gujarat) on 16th and 17th December 2010. During the meeting, the CWC registered its concern towards to the inordinate delay in processing the demand of the Association for higher grade pay to IP on par with inspector cadre in other Central Government departments/ministries. While all other Departments/Ministries show positive action towards their inspectors, the DOP is alone showing a negative approach on our cadre. All Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents Posts are very much aggrieved and frustrated due to the inaction and indifferent attitude of the Department of Posts towards this cadre
2. The department kept on telling the phrase “maintaining parity with other inspectorial cadre” whenever we demanded justified higher grade pay for IP & ASP. Now Inspectors and analogous cadres in other departments/ministries have been granted the higher grade pay of Rs 4600/- unilaterally after implementation of VI CPC. Such type of unilateral increase in pay scale was noticed in other departments/ministries in respect of their Inspectors after implementation of the past many CPCs. When we demand parity, the department in collusion with MOF is speaking entirely a different version. During discussion with DOP on this issue, we were informed that the cadre of ASP (Which is not in existence in other departments/ministries) is an impediment to implementing higher grade to IP. If that is the case, this Association is ready to go for merger of both the posts IP and ASP. The issue of merger of posts of IP and ASP with single Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- was discussed at a length during the course of General Body meeting in the All India Conference of the Association held at New Delhi on 03.04.2010 and 04.04.2010. The Association had come out with a proposal of merger of the posts IP and ASP and detailed discussions took place between the representatives of the Association and DDG (Estt.) on 05.04.2010. The department was convinced about the justified GP of Rs 4600/- on the merged post. Reminders were given to the DOP on 24-06-2010, 09-08-2010 & 07-09-2010 but no action has been taken by the Department till now and it has become the prime grievance of the Association. We also took up this issue in the agenda for periodical meeting on 27.08.2010 but DOP has not fixed date and time for holding of the same so far.
3. Association gave its proposal in writing for merger of the posts of Inspector, Posts & Assistant Superintendent, Posts and designating the merged posts as Inspector, Posts or Assistant Superintendent, Posts as may be decided by the Department but retaining the Gazetted status to the existing incumbents in Assistant Superintendent, Posts grade till their promotion / retirement.
4. If the DOP felt problem in merger of the posts IP and ASP, the CWC was agreed unanimously and came out with an alternative proposal of merger of the post ASP with PS Group B with a Grade Pay of Rs.4800/- with effect from 01.01.2006. As both the posts are Gazetted Group B & difference of Grade Pay is only Rs.200/-. This Association urges upon the DOP to consider merger of the post of ASP with the post of PS Group B with a Grade Pay of Rs.4800/- and in that case the senior will be holding the charge of Division/Office.
5. In case no positive action is forthcoming, the CWC of the Association after a detailed deliberations and discussions has come out with the following proposal:
“It is unanimously resolved that the Department must meet out the above demand within one month time frame. The CWC with one voice decided that, if no decision is taken by the Department, the Association has no other option except to proceed on with a direct action (Trade Union action) after 31.01.2011. In such circumstances, the responsibility of any adverse effect on services will rest with the Department”An early result oriented action is requested.
Yours sincerely,
(Roop Chand)
General Secretary
To
Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy
Director General
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan
New Delhi 110001
No.CHQ/IPASP/SCPC dated 23-12-2010
Sub: Protest against the indifferent attitude of the Department towards upgradation of Grade Pay from Rs 4200/- to Rs 4600/- for Inspector, Posts.
Ref:- Postal Directorate No. 4-12/2009-PCC dated 22-03-2010
Respected Madam,
The Central Working Committee meeting of the Association was held at Ambaji (Gujarat) on 16th and 17th December 2010. During the meeting, the CWC registered its concern towards to the inordinate delay in processing the demand of the Association for higher grade pay to IP on par with inspector cadre in other Central Government departments/ministries. While all other Departments/Ministries show positive action towards their inspectors, the DOP is alone showing a negative approach on our cadre. All Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents Posts are very much aggrieved and frustrated due to the inaction and indifferent attitude of the Department of Posts towards this cadre
2. The department kept on telling the phrase “maintaining parity with other inspectorial cadre” whenever we demanded justified higher grade pay for IP & ASP. Now Inspectors and analogous cadres in other departments/ministries have been granted the higher grade pay of Rs 4600/- unilaterally after implementation of VI CPC. Such type of unilateral increase in pay scale was noticed in other departments/ministries in respect of their Inspectors after implementation of the past many CPCs. When we demand parity, the department in collusion with MOF is speaking entirely a different version. During discussion with DOP on this issue, we were informed that the cadre of ASP (Which is not in existence in other departments/ministries) is an impediment to implementing higher grade to IP. If that is the case, this Association is ready to go for merger of both the posts IP and ASP. The issue of merger of posts of IP and ASP with single Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- was discussed at a length during the course of General Body meeting in the All India Conference of the Association held at New Delhi on 03.04.2010 and 04.04.2010. The Association had come out with a proposal of merger of the posts IP and ASP and detailed discussions took place between the representatives of the Association and DDG (Estt.) on 05.04.2010. The department was convinced about the justified GP of Rs 4600/- on the merged post. Reminders were given to the DOP on 24-06-2010, 09-08-2010 & 07-09-2010 but no action has been taken by the Department till now and it has become the prime grievance of the Association. We also took up this issue in the agenda for periodical meeting on 27.08.2010 but DOP has not fixed date and time for holding of the same so far.
3. Association gave its proposal in writing for merger of the posts of Inspector, Posts & Assistant Superintendent, Posts and designating the merged posts as Inspector, Posts or Assistant Superintendent, Posts as may be decided by the Department but retaining the Gazetted status to the existing incumbents in Assistant Superintendent, Posts grade till their promotion / retirement.
4. If the DOP felt problem in merger of the posts IP and ASP, the CWC was agreed unanimously and came out with an alternative proposal of merger of the post ASP with PS Group B with a Grade Pay of Rs.4800/- with effect from 01.01.2006. As both the posts are Gazetted Group B & difference of Grade Pay is only Rs.200/-. This Association urges upon the DOP to consider merger of the post of ASP with the post of PS Group B with a Grade Pay of Rs.4800/- and in that case the senior will be holding the charge of Division/Office.
5. In case no positive action is forthcoming, the CWC of the Association after a detailed deliberations and discussions has come out with the following proposal:
“It is unanimously resolved that the Department must meet out the above demand within one month time frame. The CWC with one voice decided that, if no decision is taken by the Department, the Association has no other option except to proceed on with a direct action (Trade Union action) after 31.01.2011. In such circumstances, the responsibility of any adverse effect on services will rest with the Department”An early result oriented action is requested.
Yours sincerely,
(Roop Chand)
General Secretary
06 November 2010
200 YEAR OLD TUNNEL AT MUMBAI GPO
Mumbai: An ancient tunnel dating back 200 years was discovered on the premises of the General Post Office (GPO) at CST in Mumbai on Monday (19.10.10).
MiD DAY learnt about this slice of history and informed the GPO authorities three days ago. Initially, the authorities refused to believe that they could be sitting, in more ways than one, on such an ancient passageway.
Chief Postmaster General (Maharashtra & Goa) Faiz ur Rehman was not amused when he was first told about the tunnel. "In the last 25 years that I've been working at this building, I've never heard about any such thing," said Rehman. "We'd like to confirm any such existence before making any comments to the media."
Yesterday ie) 19.10.10, Rehman, who was in Aurangabad, told, "It's like a treasure for the GPO. We are thankful to MiD DAY for bringing this fact to our notice and want to explore it as much as we can to understand what it could have been for ages together,". "We will seek assistance from the heritage department and others concerned to unearth this mystery."
With other senior officials at the GPO, it was a similar tale of disbelief turning into surprise. "Neither have I ever heard of any such a passageway," said Postal Director Abha Singh who later said she admitted that the entire area surrounding the GPO may be steeped in history. "Truly, it's a treasure and we'd love to preserve it," said Singh. She hoped that the passage could someday be converted into a museum and thrown open to the public.
Acting on a tip-off by this correspondent, Postal Director Abha Singh and a few employees started making enquiries with liftman S S Jadhav who has been employed with the department for 26 years. Jadhav confirmed having learnt of such an underground opening. Along with Jadhav and a few other employees, MiD DAY went to a garden in front of the building. There, we came across a cement structure covered with a lid and a flowerpot placed on it. It took at least three people to open the lid.
Inside was a rusted iron ladder, leading to a muddy floor. None of the people around mustered courage to step in. There were two other openings leading below each within a few metres of the other. Postal Director Abha Singh gets the employees to open the lid in a garden in front of the GPO building.
A BMC drainage cleaning employee, who was at the spot, confirmed to MiD DAY that it could not be a drainage tank, as there was no foul stench of gas being emitted from the opening. "I know each and every underground passage in front of the GPO but I've never come across anything like this before," he said.
Finally, postal employee Devji Waghela dared to enter, armed with an emergency lamp. "The mouth of the tunnel is wide open and any person can walk inside," said Waghela. "Neither did I feel suffocated nor was the place stinking. I could see mud all over the place." Waghela said he flashed the lamp he had and he could see a walkway-like passage flanked by strong walls as far as the eye reached.
Chairman of Mumbai Heritage Committee, Dinesh Afzalpurkar, said he would ask his officials to visit the site and study if the place has any historical background.
Assistant Director of the state Archaeological Department, Balchandra Kulkarni, said, "It would truly be a great contribution by MiD DAY if this leads to a forgotten treasure from the British era."Kulkarni said the tunnel could either be a drainage line used during the British era or an escape route. Kulkarni, who has studied Mumbai's forts said the British feared an attack by Napoleon and had constructed an underground escape route stretching from Apollo Bunder to where the Bombay High Court stands and St George's Fort (covering St George Hospital to Masjid Bunder).
A 1.5-km tunnel also exists in the adjacent St George Hospital's ward number 5. "I have studied the St George fort passageway which opens inside St George Hospital but that passage connects to a dead end and nothing concrete could be concluded from there," said Kulkarni.
History check
The British who were ruling Bombay during the 18th century feared that Napoleon would attack Bombay. In order to protect themselves, they constructed an underground escape passage route called Bombay Fort. However, Napolean was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
1862 - Year the Bombay Fort was demolished by the British
1913 - Year the GPO building was erected.
Source : www.ndtv.com
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The tunnel-like structure has attracted much media interest
An ancient "tunnel-like" structure has been unearthed in the garden of the General Post Office in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay).The authorities say it is clear that the previously undiscovered structure is not a sewage or storm-water drain. It was only revealed when a local newspaper reporter asked to see it.
The post office was built 97 years ago.
Chief Postmaster General Faiz-ur-Rehman told the BBC that the discovery of the structure came as a surprise. "When we managed to open it there was no foul smell. We have called in the experts now and they will establish whether it connects anywhere else."
Source : www.bbc.co.uk - By Prachi Pinglay BBC News, Mumbai.
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For Videos,
01. Inside Tunnel Video.
02. Ms.Abha Singh, Director, Mumbai GPO - Press meet.
MiD DAY learnt about this slice of history and informed the GPO authorities three days ago. Initially, the authorities refused to believe that they could be sitting, in more ways than one, on such an ancient passageway.
Chief Postmaster General (Maharashtra & Goa) Faiz ur Rehman was not amused when he was first told about the tunnel. "In the last 25 years that I've been working at this building, I've never heard about any such thing," said Rehman. "We'd like to confirm any such existence before making any comments to the media."
Yesterday ie) 19.10.10, Rehman, who was in Aurangabad, told, "It's like a treasure for the GPO. We are thankful to MiD DAY for bringing this fact to our notice and want to explore it as much as we can to understand what it could have been for ages together,". "We will seek assistance from the heritage department and others concerned to unearth this mystery."
With other senior officials at the GPO, it was a similar tale of disbelief turning into surprise. "Neither have I ever heard of any such a passageway," said Postal Director Abha Singh who later said she admitted that the entire area surrounding the GPO may be steeped in history. "Truly, it's a treasure and we'd love to preserve it," said Singh. She hoped that the passage could someday be converted into a museum and thrown open to the public.
Acting on a tip-off by this correspondent, Postal Director Abha Singh and a few employees started making enquiries with liftman S S Jadhav who has been employed with the department for 26 years. Jadhav confirmed having learnt of such an underground opening. Along with Jadhav and a few other employees, MiD DAY went to a garden in front of the building. There, we came across a cement structure covered with a lid and a flowerpot placed on it. It took at least three people to open the lid.
Inside was a rusted iron ladder, leading to a muddy floor. None of the people around mustered courage to step in. There were two other openings leading below each within a few metres of the other. Postal Director Abha Singh gets the employees to open the lid in a garden in front of the GPO building.
A BMC drainage cleaning employee, who was at the spot, confirmed to MiD DAY that it could not be a drainage tank, as there was no foul stench of gas being emitted from the opening. "I know each and every underground passage in front of the GPO but I've never come across anything like this before," he said.
Finally, postal employee Devji Waghela dared to enter, armed with an emergency lamp. "The mouth of the tunnel is wide open and any person can walk inside," said Waghela. "Neither did I feel suffocated nor was the place stinking. I could see mud all over the place." Waghela said he flashed the lamp he had and he could see a walkway-like passage flanked by strong walls as far as the eye reached.
Chairman of Mumbai Heritage Committee, Dinesh Afzalpurkar, said he would ask his officials to visit the site and study if the place has any historical background.
Assistant Director of the state Archaeological Department, Balchandra Kulkarni, said, "It would truly be a great contribution by MiD DAY if this leads to a forgotten treasure from the British era."Kulkarni said the tunnel could either be a drainage line used during the British era or an escape route. Kulkarni, who has studied Mumbai's forts said the British feared an attack by Napoleon and had constructed an underground escape route stretching from Apollo Bunder to where the Bombay High Court stands and St George's Fort (covering St George Hospital to Masjid Bunder).
A 1.5-km tunnel also exists in the adjacent St George Hospital's ward number 5. "I have studied the St George fort passageway which opens inside St George Hospital but that passage connects to a dead end and nothing concrete could be concluded from there," said Kulkarni.
History check
The British who were ruling Bombay during the 18th century feared that Napoleon would attack Bombay. In order to protect themselves, they constructed an underground escape passage route called Bombay Fort. However, Napolean was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
1862 - Year the Bombay Fort was demolished by the British
1913 - Year the GPO building was erected.
Source : www.ndtv.com
********************************************************
The tunnel-like structure has attracted much media interest
An ancient "tunnel-like" structure has been unearthed in the garden of the General Post Office in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay).The authorities say it is clear that the previously undiscovered structure is not a sewage or storm-water drain. It was only revealed when a local newspaper reporter asked to see it.
The post office was built 97 years ago.
Chief Postmaster General Faiz-ur-Rehman told the BBC that the discovery of the structure came as a surprise. "When we managed to open it there was no foul smell. We have called in the experts now and they will establish whether it connects anywhere else."
Source : www.bbc.co.uk - By Prachi Pinglay BBC News, Mumbai.
******************************************************
For Videos,
01. Inside Tunnel Video.
02. Ms.Abha Singh, Director, Mumbai GPO - Press meet.
200 year old tunnel found in MUMBAI GPO
Mumbai: An ancient tunnel dating back 200 years was discovered on the premises of the General Post Office (GPO) at CST in Mumbai on Monday (19.10.10).
MiD DAY learnt about this slice of history and informed the GPO authorities three days ago. Initially, the authorities refused to believe that they could be sitting, in more ways than one, on such an ancient passageway.
Chief Postmaster General (Maharashtra & Goa) Faiz ur Rehman was not amused when he was first told about the tunnel. "In the last 25 years that I've been working at this building, I've never heard about any such thing," said Rehman. "We'd like to confirm any such existence before making any comments to the media."
Yesterday ie) 19.10.10, Rehman, who was in Aurangabad, told, "It's like a treasure for the GPO. We are thankful to MiD DAY for bringing this fact to our notice and want to explore it as much as we can to understand what it could have been for ages together,". "We will seek assistance from the heritage department and others concerned to unearth this mystery."
With other senior officials at the GPO, it was a similar tale of disbelief turning into surprise. "Neither have I ever heard of any such a passageway," said Postal Director Abha Singh who later said she admitted that the entire area surrounding the GPO may be steeped in history. "Truly, it's a treasure and we'd love to preserve it," said Singh. She hoped that the passage could someday be converted into a museum and thrown open to the public.
Acting on a tip-off by this correspondent, Postal Director Abha Singh and a few employees started making enquiries with liftman S S Jadhav who has been employed with the department for 26 years. Jadhav confirmed having learnt of such an underground opening. Along with Jadhav and a few other employees, MiD DAY went to a garden in front of the building. There, we came across a cement structure covered with a lid and a flowerpot placed on it. It took at least three people to open the lid.
Inside was a rusted iron ladder, leading to a muddy floor. None of the people around mustered courage to step in. There were two other openings leading below each within a few metres of the other. Postal Director Abha Singh gets the employees to open the lid in a garden in front of the GPO building.
A BMC drainage cleaning employee, who was at the spot, confirmed to MiD DAY that it could not be a drainage tank, as there was no foul stench of gas being emitted from the opening. "I know each and every underground passage in front of the GPO but I've never come across anything like this before," he said.
Finally, postal employee Devji Waghela dared to enter, armed with an emergency lamp. "The mouth of the tunnel is wide open and any person can walk inside," said Waghela. "Neither did I feel suffocated nor was the place stinking. I could see mud all over the place." Waghela said he flashed the lamp he had and he could see a walkway-like passage flanked by strong walls as far as the eye reached.
Chairman of Mumbai Heritage Committee, Dinesh Afzalpurkar, said he would ask his officials to visit the site and study if the place has any historical background.
Assistant Director of the state Archaeological Department, Balchandra Kulkarni, said, "It would truly be a great contribution by MiD DAY if this leads to a forgotten treasure from the British era."Kulkarni said the tunnel could either be a drainage line used during the British era or an escape route. Kulkarni, who has studied Mumbai's forts said the British feared an attack by Napoleon and had constructed an underground escape route stretching from Apollo Bunder to where the Bombay High Court stands and St George's Fort (covering St George Hospital to Masjid Bunder).
A 1.5-km tunnel also exists in the adjacent St George Hospital's ward number 5. "I have studied the St George fort passageway which opens inside St George Hospital but that passage connects to a dead end and nothing concrete could be concluded from there," said Kulkarni.
History check
The British who were ruling Bombay during the 18th century feared that Napoleon would attack Bombay. In order to protect themselves, they constructed an underground escape passage route called Bombay Fort. However, Napolean was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
1862 - Year the Bombay Fort was demolished by the British
1913 - Year the GPO building was erected.
Source : www.ndtv.com
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The tunnel-like structure has attracted much media interest
An ancient "tunnel-like" structure has been unearthed in the garden of the General Post Office in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay).The authorities say it is clear that the previously undiscovered structure is not a sewage or storm-water drain. It was only revealed when a local newspaper reporter asked to see it.
The post office was built 97 years ago.
Chief Postmaster General Faiz-ur-Rehman told the BBC that the discovery of the structure came as a surprise. "When we managed to open it there was no foul smell. We have called in the experts now and they will establish whether it connects anywhere else."
Source : www.bbc.co.uk - By Prachi Pinglay BBC News, Mumbai.
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For Videos,
01. Inside Tunnel Video.
02. Ms.Abha Singh, Director, Mumbai GPO - Press meet.
MiD DAY learnt about this slice of history and informed the GPO authorities three days ago. Initially, the authorities refused to believe that they could be sitting, in more ways than one, on such an ancient passageway.
Chief Postmaster General (Maharashtra & Goa) Faiz ur Rehman was not amused when he was first told about the tunnel. "In the last 25 years that I've been working at this building, I've never heard about any such thing," said Rehman. "We'd like to confirm any such existence before making any comments to the media."
Yesterday ie) 19.10.10, Rehman, who was in Aurangabad, told, "It's like a treasure for the GPO. We are thankful to MiD DAY for bringing this fact to our notice and want to explore it as much as we can to understand what it could have been for ages together,". "We will seek assistance from the heritage department and others concerned to unearth this mystery."
With other senior officials at the GPO, it was a similar tale of disbelief turning into surprise. "Neither have I ever heard of any such a passageway," said Postal Director Abha Singh who later said she admitted that the entire area surrounding the GPO may be steeped in history. "Truly, it's a treasure and we'd love to preserve it," said Singh. She hoped that the passage could someday be converted into a museum and thrown open to the public.
Acting on a tip-off by this correspondent, Postal Director Abha Singh and a few employees started making enquiries with liftman S S Jadhav who has been employed with the department for 26 years. Jadhav confirmed having learnt of such an underground opening. Along with Jadhav and a few other employees, MiD DAY went to a garden in front of the building. There, we came across a cement structure covered with a lid and a flowerpot placed on it. It took at least three people to open the lid.
Inside was a rusted iron ladder, leading to a muddy floor. None of the people around mustered courage to step in. There were two other openings leading below each within a few metres of the other. Postal Director Abha Singh gets the employees to open the lid in a garden in front of the GPO building.
A BMC drainage cleaning employee, who was at the spot, confirmed to MiD DAY that it could not be a drainage tank, as there was no foul stench of gas being emitted from the opening. "I know each and every underground passage in front of the GPO but I've never come across anything like this before," he said.
Finally, postal employee Devji Waghela dared to enter, armed with an emergency lamp. "The mouth of the tunnel is wide open and any person can walk inside," said Waghela. "Neither did I feel suffocated nor was the place stinking. I could see mud all over the place." Waghela said he flashed the lamp he had and he could see a walkway-like passage flanked by strong walls as far as the eye reached.
Chairman of Mumbai Heritage Committee, Dinesh Afzalpurkar, said he would ask his officials to visit the site and study if the place has any historical background.
Assistant Director of the state Archaeological Department, Balchandra Kulkarni, said, "It would truly be a great contribution by MiD DAY if this leads to a forgotten treasure from the British era."Kulkarni said the tunnel could either be a drainage line used during the British era or an escape route. Kulkarni, who has studied Mumbai's forts said the British feared an attack by Napoleon and had constructed an underground escape route stretching from Apollo Bunder to where the Bombay High Court stands and St George's Fort (covering St George Hospital to Masjid Bunder).
A 1.5-km tunnel also exists in the adjacent St George Hospital's ward number 5. "I have studied the St George fort passageway which opens inside St George Hospital but that passage connects to a dead end and nothing concrete could be concluded from there," said Kulkarni.
History check
The British who were ruling Bombay during the 18th century feared that Napoleon would attack Bombay. In order to protect themselves, they constructed an underground escape passage route called Bombay Fort. However, Napolean was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
1862 - Year the Bombay Fort was demolished by the British
1913 - Year the GPO building was erected.
Source : www.ndtv.com
********************************************************
The tunnel-like structure has attracted much media interest
An ancient "tunnel-like" structure has been unearthed in the garden of the General Post Office in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay).The authorities say it is clear that the previously undiscovered structure is not a sewage or storm-water drain. It was only revealed when a local newspaper reporter asked to see it.
The post office was built 97 years ago.
Chief Postmaster General Faiz-ur-Rehman told the BBC that the discovery of the structure came as a surprise. "When we managed to open it there was no foul smell. We have called in the experts now and they will establish whether it connects anywhere else."
Source : www.bbc.co.uk - By Prachi Pinglay BBC News, Mumbai.
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For Videos,
01. Inside Tunnel Video.
02. Ms.Abha Singh, Director, Mumbai GPO - Press meet.
Revision in rates of remuneration for performing duty as Invigilators in the examinations
Regarding revision in rates of remuneration for performing duty as Invigilators in the examinations, our CHQ has written a letter to the directorate, to revise the remuneration at the earliest. Copy of the letter is shown below. Let us expect a facourable decision will be made soon.
To
The Director General
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
No. CHQ/IPASP/011/2010 dated 01.11.2010
Sub-Revision in rates of remuneration for performing duty as
Invigilators in the examinations
Respected Madam,
Your goodself is well aware that Inspector, Posts cadre is having important role in each and every examination conducted by the Department either on working days or Sundays/Holidays. Generally, most of examinations are conducted on Sundays without any compensatory off to our cadre. Work related to examination is an arduous nature of duty and is assigned to one’s own duty/work. At present, IPs/ASPs engaged for examination duties are being paid honorarium of Rs.20/- for single duty and Rs.40/- for full day duty. These rates were fixed by the Department in the year 1972 and a period of more than 38 years has since been elapsed but no revision has been carried out whereas SSC/UPSC are revising these rates periodically. At present, SSC is paying Rs.250/- for single duty & Rs.300/- for full day duty and UPSC is paying Rs.350/- per day to Group B officers.
In view of above facts, it is urged that rates of remuneration may kindly be revised immediately atleast at par with the rates being paid by SSC. In the meanwhile, orders may kindly be issued for grant of compensatory off to all IPs/ASPs engaged in upcoming examination for Direct Recruitment to the cadre of PA/SA scheduled to be held on 14-11-2010 throughout India.
An early positive action along with a line in reply will be highly appreciated.
With regards,
Yours sincerely,
(Roop Chand)
General Secretary
To
The Director General
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
No. CHQ/IPASP/011/2010 dated 01.11.2010
Sub-Revision in rates of remuneration for performing duty as
Invigilators in the examinations
Respected Madam,
Your goodself is well aware that Inspector, Posts cadre is having important role in each and every examination conducted by the Department either on working days or Sundays/Holidays. Generally, most of examinations are conducted on Sundays without any compensatory off to our cadre. Work related to examination is an arduous nature of duty and is assigned to one’s own duty/work. At present, IPs/ASPs engaged for examination duties are being paid honorarium of Rs.20/- for single duty and Rs.40/- for full day duty. These rates were fixed by the Department in the year 1972 and a period of more than 38 years has since been elapsed but no revision has been carried out whereas SSC/UPSC are revising these rates periodically. At present, SSC is paying Rs.250/- for single duty & Rs.300/- for full day duty and UPSC is paying Rs.350/- per day to Group B officers.
In view of above facts, it is urged that rates of remuneration may kindly be revised immediately atleast at par with the rates being paid by SSC. In the meanwhile, orders may kindly be issued for grant of compensatory off to all IPs/ASPs engaged in upcoming examination for Direct Recruitment to the cadre of PA/SA scheduled to be held on 14-11-2010 throughout India.
An early positive action along with a line in reply will be highly appreciated.
With regards,
Yours sincerely,
(Roop Chand)
General Secretary
29 October 2010
Latest position of various issues of our Association
On 22.10.10, along with Shri. Jayanth, IP Karanataka Circle, our General secreraty visited Dak Bhawan and met with various officers to ascertain present position in respect of below mentioned issues.
1. Revision of Grade Pay for IP:
File is still pending in the Establishment Division of the Directorate. Recruitment Rules of Income Tax Officers in CBDT and Superintendents in CBEC are required for further processing the case. Members may please help the CHQ to procure the same so that it could be submitted to the Department.
2. Result of PS Group B exam :
It is likely to be announced by the end of November 2010 or first week of December 2010.
3. PS Group B DPC for the year 2010:
It is likely to be held in November 2010. Exact date of DPC is yet to be fixed.
4. Outsourcing of examinations:
It is likely to be finalized by January 2011. All examinations are likely to be conducted on objective type.
5. Revision of Honorarium of Invigilators for departmental examinations.
Case is under consideration by the department. Department is in the process of collecting information on amount being paid for invigilators by the SSC/UPSC. Information from the UPSC is awaited. Members may please help the CHQ to procure the rates being paid by SSC/UPSC so that it could be shared with the Department.
6. Revision of Fixed stationery charges for the Sub Division:
File is reported to be sent to Finance Ministry for concurrence
1. Revision of Grade Pay for IP:
File is still pending in the Establishment Division of the Directorate. Recruitment Rules of Income Tax Officers in CBDT and Superintendents in CBEC are required for further processing the case. Members may please help the CHQ to procure the same so that it could be submitted to the Department.
2. Result of PS Group B exam :
It is likely to be announced by the end of November 2010 or first week of December 2010.
3. PS Group B DPC for the year 2010:
It is likely to be held in November 2010. Exact date of DPC is yet to be fixed.
4. Outsourcing of examinations:
It is likely to be finalized by January 2011. All examinations are likely to be conducted on objective type.
5. Revision of Honorarium of Invigilators for departmental examinations.
Case is under consideration by the department. Department is in the process of collecting information on amount being paid for invigilators by the SSC/UPSC. Information from the UPSC is awaited. Members may please help the CHQ to procure the rates being paid by SSC/UPSC so that it could be shared with the Department.
6. Revision of Fixed stationery charges for the Sub Division:
File is reported to be sent to Finance Ministry for concurrence
31 August 2010
FIGHT FOR DEMANDS - BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Finally General Secretary IP/ASP Association has taken up agenda item for discussion with Secretary Post. This includes (i) Upgradation of Grade Pay of Inspector Posts from Rs 4200/- to Rs 4600/- w.e.f 01.01.2006 (ii) Holding of DPC for regular promotion in PSS Group ‘B’ cadre for the year 2010 & 2011(iii) Non- counting of promotion earned through examination in MACP scheme. This should come much earlier without losing time. Any way, still it is better late than never. What-so-ever may be the result, in democracy every one has right to express his view point and fight for justice. In the present parliament session, all the citizens of the country have watched the highest pillar of Democracy protesting for higher pay and perks. The representative of the people who are also the law makers and run the Government of the Country, also have to fight for their demand of raising the pay of MPs from Rs 15000/ - to Rs 50000/- . The lower house was disrupted many a times by our MPs and even our Hon’ble Speaker had to adjourn the house because members of the Lok Sabha including former ministers stirred up their demand of raising the salary. Even Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, Hon‘ble MP compared the salary of MPs with Lower Division Clerk and placed a demand of Rs 80001/- which is Rs 1/- more than the highest scale in the Govt. employees . Though other perks of these public servants are much higher as compared to Govt. servant yet their way for demand to elevate the salary was unique. The dead lock came to an end only after the assurance given by the Finance Minister to consider their demand. Now they have got what they wanted. The power is again the winner.
Where demand of revising the grade pay of inspector Posts from Rs 4200/- to Rs 4600/- stands? Is there no one in this paradise to listen helpless, poor POSTAL INSPECTORS who were once = Inspectors of CBDT & CBEC. Postal Inspectors are continuously submitting representations to the Secretary Post to bring IPs equal to Inspectors of CBDT & CBEC as has been done by Ministry of Finance in the case of other Inspectors who are recruited through the same examination as IPs and have parity recommendation by sixth pay commission. Our department should clearly write to Ministry Of Finance that Inspector Posts has entrusted more power and responsibility than any other inspector working under the control of MOF. Simultaneously our leadership should write strong representation to the DOP/MOF elaborating our roll and duties in the public life viz-a-viz Postal affairs.
Now time has come when we should gear up to act & make it clear to the Govt. that in case our genuine demands including pay scale and cadre review are not settled, we will left with no option except to resort to an agitational programme. If our MPs can adopt agitational approach to get their justified demands settled, Why can’t Postal Inspectors? Any comments.
COURTASY: PUNJAB CIRCLE
Where demand of revising the grade pay of inspector Posts from Rs 4200/- to Rs 4600/- stands? Is there no one in this paradise to listen helpless, poor POSTAL INSPECTORS who were once = Inspectors of CBDT & CBEC. Postal Inspectors are continuously submitting representations to the Secretary Post to bring IPs equal to Inspectors of CBDT & CBEC as has been done by Ministry of Finance in the case of other Inspectors who are recruited through the same examination as IPs and have parity recommendation by sixth pay commission. Our department should clearly write to Ministry Of Finance that Inspector Posts has entrusted more power and responsibility than any other inspector working under the control of MOF. Simultaneously our leadership should write strong representation to the DOP/MOF elaborating our roll and duties in the public life viz-a-viz Postal affairs.
Now time has come when we should gear up to act & make it clear to the Govt. that in case our genuine demands including pay scale and cadre review are not settled, we will left with no option except to resort to an agitational programme. If our MPs can adopt agitational approach to get their justified demands settled, Why can’t Postal Inspectors? Any comments.
COURTASY: PUNJAB CIRCLE
28 August 2010
List of our association members
Sl. No. Name of the Member
Mr./Ms. Present Designation Mobile Number E Mail ID
1 A.K.SHUKLA Sr. PM, Raipur 94 252 76 262
2 B.N. VISHWAKARMA AD(S), Raipur 94 255 03 462 vishwakarmabn@yahoo.co.in
3 B.P.PANDEY ASP, CO, Raipur 98 272 73 835
4 B.R.SAHU ASP,DO,Durg 78 692 28 515
5 B.R.YADAV ASP(T), Raipur 94 255 74 589 Aspt.raipur@gmail.com
6 D.D.ANANT ASP, Ambikapur Sub Dn 99 936 24 401
7 D.P.YADAV ASRM, Raipur 94 062 48 525
8 K.K.SONI ASP(T), Jagdalpur 94 242 18 442 Khushboo52003@yahoo.co.in
9 K.P.VERMA ASP, Raipur Sub Dn. 99 265 88 456
10 N.S.PATEL ASP, Durg Sub Dn. 94 252 41 954
11 P.L.PATEL ASP, CO, Raipur 98 274 01 156
12 R.K.DUBEY ASP(HQ), Raigarh 97 546 58 353
13 R.K.SAHU ASP, Raigarh Sub Dn. 94 252 61 741
14 S.L.PATEL ASP(HQ), Bilaspur 94 061 22 600
15 SANDHYA DEOGIRIKAR Deputy PM, Raipur HO 94 067 64 025
16 T.R.DIWAN SAS, CO, Raipur 97 552 72 741
17 U.S.SINGH ASP(T), Bilaspur 94 242 18 633
18 V.K.GUPTA ASP, Rajnandgaon Sub Dn. 98 265 80 439
19 Y R SINHA ASP(T), Durg 97 525 8 8194
20 A.K.ANANT Insp.., Pathalgaon Sub Dn. 94 062 49 152
21 A.K.SINGH Insp., Baloda Bazar Sub Dn. 94 076 24 220 aksinghsdi@gmail.com
22 ALOK GUMASTA Insp. Kawardha Sub Dn. 94 258 42 613
23 D.K.PANDA Insp., Ambikapur Sub Dn. 94 060 32 840
24 D.S.KANWAR ASP, Korba Sub Dn. 97 526 27 042
25 D.S.PANDEY C.I., DO, Raipur 97 547 95 480
26 GULNAZ KHAN Insp., Janjgir Sub Dn. 93 018 06 959
27 H.K.MAHAWAR I. I., CO, Raipur 94 242 81 478 Mahawar.ipo@gmail.com
28 H.N.SHARMA Insp., Raigarh Sub Dn. 94 076 24 699
29 H.R.SAHU Insp., Jashpur Sub Dn. 94 060 27 966
30 J.S.PARDHI Insp., Dhamtari Sub Dn. 94 254 47 530 jaipardhi@gmail.com
31 K.C.ROY Insp., Jamnipali Sub Dn. 94 063 49 793
32 K.KANDASAMY Manager, NSPC, Raipur 96 301 97 440 Ks1968@ymail.com
33 K.N.RAM Insp., Baikunthpur Sub Dn. 99 776 16 433
34 K.P.SAHU Insp., Bilaspur Sub Dn. 94 242 85 751
35 K.S.SAHU Insp., Mahasamund Sub Dn. 94 062 82 662
36 KAMLESH RAM Insp., Jagadalpur Sub Dn. 94 241 66 434
37 L.N.MEHTO Insp., Gariaband Sub Dn. 94 255 08 436
38 M.P.ANSARI C.I., DO, Raigarh 94 255 67 418
39 M.PATTABIRAMAN I. I., CO, Raipur 96 304 66 327 Iptech.raman@gmail.com
40 M.R.KAWATKAR Insp., Kanker Sub Dn. 94 060 18 795
41 MANISH PRADHAN IRM, Raipur 97 520 37 718
42 N.K.RAJPAL Insp., Raipur Sub Dn. 98 261 61 456
43 POOJA TIWARI Insp., Pendra Road Sub Dn. 99 939 39 687
44 RAMPAL VERMA Insp., Bametara Sub Dn. 99 816 80 050
45 S K MAHALE IRM, MBC, Durg 94 076 58 181
46 SUBHENDRA RAJ Insp., Sukma Sub Dn. 99 261 48 187 subhendraraj@rediffmail.com
47 V.N.PADMASHALI Insp., Kondagaon Sub Dn. 94 064 75 750
48 NEERAJ KUMAR Insp., Sakti Sub Dn.
24 August 2010
Remotely Managed Franking System is likely to be issued in our Department
India Post has decided to introduce Remotely Managed Franking Machines in place of Electronic Franking Machines with effect from 16.8.2010 based on new technology with security features like generation of 2D barcode with frank impression and elimination of human intervention for uploading the credit in franking machines.
Salient Features of the RMFS is as follows:-
(a) Only India Specific models of Franking Machines with inkjet printing technology approved by the Directorate will be used.
(b) No requirement of mechanical seals.
(c) Amount for uploading the credit is to be credited at SBI or at Post office through ePayment.
(d) The machine is to be connected to the central server three times every day for exchanging information on funds deposited, funds downloaded and uploading of reports etc.,
(e) The credit will be uploaded in Franking machine on its dialing to RMFs server for the purpose. Meters will be set/re-set automatically.
(f) Franking impression shall be in blue colour and will indicate class of article, pincode, authentication code, date of frank, mail item number, licence identified number, frank value and 2D barcode.
(g) 2D barcode will have important information and the barcode can be scanned to check the genuineness of the frank impression.
(h) Migration plan for phasing out the electronic FM is as follows:-
(i) The scheme will be introduced with effect from 16.8.2010
(ii) Licences of all FMs which are older than 5 years will not be renewed.
(iii) Licences of Electronic FM which are less than 5 years old may be renewed till completion of period of 5 years.
(iv) No Electronic FM of old models shall not be allowed to operate after 30.6.2013. Articles franked by such machines shall not be accepted after 30.6.2013.
Coutesy from "Postal Staff Corner"
Salient Features of the RMFS is as follows:-
(a) Only India Specific models of Franking Machines with inkjet printing technology approved by the Directorate will be used.
(b) No requirement of mechanical seals.
(c) Amount for uploading the credit is to be credited at SBI or at Post office through ePayment.
(d) The machine is to be connected to the central server three times every day for exchanging information on funds deposited, funds downloaded and uploading of reports etc.,
(e) The credit will be uploaded in Franking machine on its dialing to RMFs server for the purpose. Meters will be set/re-set automatically.
(f) Franking impression shall be in blue colour and will indicate class of article, pincode, authentication code, date of frank, mail item number, licence identified number, frank value and 2D barcode.
(g) 2D barcode will have important information and the barcode can be scanned to check the genuineness of the frank impression.
(h) Migration plan for phasing out the electronic FM is as follows:-
(i) The scheme will be introduced with effect from 16.8.2010
(ii) Licences of all FMs which are older than 5 years will not be renewed.
(iii) Licences of Electronic FM which are less than 5 years old may be renewed till completion of period of 5 years.
(iv) No Electronic FM of old models shall not be allowed to operate after 30.6.2013. Articles franked by such machines shall not be accepted after 30.6.2013.
Coutesy from "Postal Staff Corner"
EXPECTED DA FROM 1ST JULY 2010
The All India Consumer Price Index number for (Industrial Workers)
(Base 2001=100) for the month of June 2010 is 174 as announced by Statistics Department, Labour, Government of India.
Based on this index, there is an increase of 10% in the DA . Present DA rate from 1.1.2010 is 35%. Increase with effect from July 2010 is 10%.
Month All India Index % of increase
Nov 2008 148 21.44
Dec 2008 147 22.38
Jan 2009 148 23.39
Feb 2009 148 24.32
Mar 2009 148 25.12
Apr 2009 150 25.98
May 2009 151 26.84
Jun 2009 153 27.78
Jul 2009 160 29.00
Aug 2009 162 30.23
Sep 2009 163 31.45
Oct 2009 165 32.67
Nov 2009 168 34.11
Dec 2009 169 35.70
Jan 2010 172 37.43
Feb 2010 170 39.01
Mar 2010 170 40.59
Apr 2010 170 42.03
May 2010 172 43.54
Jun 2010 174 45.06
Source : POSTAL STAFF CORNER
(Base 2001=100) for the month of June 2010 is 174 as announced by Statistics Department, Labour, Government of India.
Based on this index, there is an increase of 10% in the DA . Present DA rate from 1.1.2010 is 35%. Increase with effect from July 2010 is 10%.
Month All India Index % of increase
Nov 2008 148 21.44
Dec 2008 147 22.38
Jan 2009 148 23.39
Feb 2009 148 24.32
Mar 2009 148 25.12
Apr 2009 150 25.98
May 2009 151 26.84
Jun 2009 153 27.78
Jul 2009 160 29.00
Aug 2009 162 30.23
Sep 2009 163 31.45
Oct 2009 165 32.67
Nov 2009 168 34.11
Dec 2009 169 35.70
Jan 2010 172 37.43
Feb 2010 170 39.01
Mar 2010 170 40.59
Apr 2010 170 42.03
May 2010 172 43.54
Jun 2010 174 45.06
Source : POSTAL STAFF CORNER
Application under RTI
Application under RTI for information about time factor on duties of IPs
Shri K.S.Pai, Assistant Superintendent Posts Kundapura North Sub Division Kundapura 576201 in Karnatak Circle has sought information under RTI Act about time factor of IP/ASP Work. The details mentioned in the the application can be seen by visiting the following link.
http://ipaspkarnataka.blogspot.com/2010/08/copy-of-application-under-sec6-of-rti.html
Let us wait to see the details of reply.
Shri K.S.Pai, Assistant Superintendent Posts Kundapura North Sub Division Kundapura 576201 in Karnatak Circle has sought information under RTI Act about time factor of IP/ASP Work. The details mentioned in the the application can be seen by visiting the following link.
http://ipaspkarnataka.blogspot.com/2010/08/copy-of-application-under-sec6-of-rti.html
Let us wait to see the details of reply.
Broad Band connection to Sub Dns
Broad Band connection to Sub Dns.
Postal Directorate has issued orders for provision of Broad Band connection to all 1914 Sub Divisions. A sum of Rs 2500 has been allotted to each Sub Dn. The connection should be given before 31.8.2010.
Induction Training to Surplus qualified IPs.
Induction training for all surplus qualified IP candidates will commence from 06.9.2010 at PTC Vadodara.
Postal Directorate has issued orders for provision of Broad Band connection to all 1914 Sub Divisions. A sum of Rs 2500 has been allotted to each Sub Dn. The connection should be given before 31.8.2010.
Induction Training to Surplus qualified IPs.
Induction training for all surplus qualified IP candidates will commence from 06.9.2010 at PTC Vadodara.
11 May 2010
Holiday Homes now online
This is summer and obviously Children will be on a holiday spree. It’s time to go for a long outing with family that rejuvenate our mind and body. You might complain that stay in a good tourist spot is exorbitant. That’s true. Even if you are ready pay the price demanded, getting a decent lodging during summer is not a cakewalk.
But , Holiday homes and Touring Officers’ Hostels, which are operated by CPWD/Urban development Ministry throughout India come in handy in this situation.
Online booking make things easy:
Earlier, manual booking was only available in these homes, which involves cumbersome procedure of sending a request over post. This procedure was also not transparent and we may not be in a position to plan our travel properly as confirmation of reservation should also reach us by post. But Government has simplified this process by making 100% online allotment through internet in 6 holiday homes and in certain Touring Officer’s Hostels.
We have attempted here to compile the information regarding these holiday homes. Also we have presented a simple guide on online reservation in these places through the website of Ministry of Urban ministry .
These are the Holiday homes under Ministry of Urban development throughout India:
Holiday Home No of Rooms Location
Agra (Online booking only) 14 Holiday Home for the Central Government Employees,
Sikandra Sector 15, Near Income Tax Colony, Sikandra.
Amarkantak 10 Central Govt. Holiday Home, Amarkantak (MP)
Goa (Online booking only) 03 Holiday Home for the Central Governmen Employees, Bambolim,
Opposite Goa Medical College Complex, Panaji-Madgaon Road, Goa
Kanyakumari (Partial online booking) 22 Holiday Home for Central Government Employees Kovalam
Road (near Light House), Kanyakumari
Mysore 12 Holiday Home, CPWD Office Campus, T.Narasipur Road, Sidhartha Nagar,Mysore-570011
Mussorrie (Online booking only) 05 Southwood Cottage in the ITBP campus (near library Chowk, Mall Road, Next to Dove Cottage), Mussoorie.
Nainital (Online booking only) 13 Central Govt. Employees Holiday Home, Khurpatal (Nainital).
Ooty (Online booking only) 26 Holiday Home for Central Government Employees, Good Shed Road,
Near Railway Station, Udagamandalam,
Shimla (Online booking only) 109 Grand Hotel, The Mall, Shimla-171001
Udaipur 2 –
Who is eligible to apply?
All working and retired Central Government employees and the employees working under the Government of NCT of Delhi, who are working in the offices, which have been specifically declared eligible for General Pool, are entitled for allotment of accommodation from General Pool.
Documents to be submitted for authenticity:
Signature of administrative authorities of department where the employee is working is necessary in the application sent by the employee for booking. In the case of online reservation, application form generated by the system has to be signed by the administrative authorities before the same is sent by post. In the case of retired government employees, forwarding of self attested copy of the PPO along with the application for booking is necessary
How to guide for making reservation online:
Before proceeding to online reservation install Java Virtual machine software if the same is not installed in your computer already. As this online reservation system runs in Java platform this software is required to be installed in your computer. Also the conventional browsers such as Internet Explorer 6 and above supports this online reservation system well rather than Firefox or google chrome.
Java Virtual Machines software is available in department site of Ministry of Urban development.
Download Java Virtual Machine Software
This is the step by step work flow chart for online reservation:
Step I Register your request for advance reservation by filling online application form found in the website www.estates.nic.in.
Step II After pressing the SUBMIT Button, take a print of the application form generated by the computer system. Copy of the applicant form can also be generated from the button available in CHECK STATUS section.
Step III Sign the application form. Get it verified/forwarded from the Administrative Divn. of applicant’s office (Retired Government employees should enclose SELF ATTESTED copy of the PPO/Pensioner ID. Card. Verification by office is not necessary).
Step IV Annex Pay Order/Demand draft for the full amount of room charges. If Sending application to AD(Regions) New Delhi : DD/Pay Order to be drawn in the name of ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ESTATES (CASH), NEW DELHI (for booking of Holiday Homes other than Grand Hotel, Shimla). If Sending application to AEM, Chennai : DD to be drawn in the name of ASSISTANT ESTATE MANAGER, CHENNAI (for booking of Holiday Homes other than Grand Hotel, Shimla). For booking at Grand Hotel Shimla (From anywhere in country) : DD to be drawn in the name of ASSISTANT ESTATE MANAGER, GRAND HOTEL SHIMLA. Pl. write applicant’s name, destination and stay dates on the backside of the Demand Draft/Pay order.
Step V Despatch the HARD COPY of the verified application form [with Demand Draft/pay order for the full amount] to the concerned Allotting Authority.
Step VI You can check your booking status online by quoting BOOKING REQUEST ID and ID CARD NO. If it shows status as ALLOTTED, take a print of the confirmation letter. Get it attested from applicant’s office. Deliver it at the reception while checking in.
These are screen shots of online reservation system. What we could make out from the process flow of this system is that availability has to be checked prior to starting booking process and once the availability is ensured tariff for the rooms is to be ascertained and demand draft has to be taken prior to the start of the booking process. This is because for completing the booking process, Demand Draft number and date is necessary. Also, other modes of payment such as direct debit, credit card payment etc are are yet to be enabled.
Website of Ministry of Urban Development: Click Holiday home —>Apply online
2. Alert about availability of Java Virtual Machine:
3. Options to check availability, Booking Status, and online booking. Check the availability, tariff before making online booking.
4. This is the screen for checking availability:
5. This is a sample availability report:
6. This is the screen meant for online booking:
7. Screen-2 for online booking:
For making manual reservation download this application form
Click here to get complete details of these holiday homes and Touring Officer’s hostel.
Click here for Room Charges
check here for other terms and conditions.
Go to Website for Central Government Holiday Homes Online Reservation
For further details pl visit : http://gconnect.in/gc/news/get-cg-holiday-homes-booked-online.html
But , Holiday homes and Touring Officers’ Hostels, which are operated by CPWD/Urban development Ministry throughout India come in handy in this situation.
Online booking make things easy:
Earlier, manual booking was only available in these homes, which involves cumbersome procedure of sending a request over post. This procedure was also not transparent and we may not be in a position to plan our travel properly as confirmation of reservation should also reach us by post. But Government has simplified this process by making 100% online allotment through internet in 6 holiday homes and in certain Touring Officer’s Hostels.
We have attempted here to compile the information regarding these holiday homes. Also we have presented a simple guide on online reservation in these places through the website of Ministry of Urban ministry .
These are the Holiday homes under Ministry of Urban development throughout India:
Holiday Home No of Rooms Location
Agra (Online booking only) 14 Holiday Home for the Central Government Employees,
Sikandra Sector 15, Near Income Tax Colony, Sikandra.
Amarkantak 10 Central Govt. Holiday Home, Amarkantak (MP)
Goa (Online booking only) 03 Holiday Home for the Central Governmen Employees, Bambolim,
Opposite Goa Medical College Complex, Panaji-Madgaon Road, Goa
Kanyakumari (Partial online booking) 22 Holiday Home for Central Government Employees Kovalam
Road (near Light House), Kanyakumari
Mysore 12 Holiday Home, CPWD Office Campus, T.Narasipur Road, Sidhartha Nagar,Mysore-570011
Mussorrie (Online booking only) 05 Southwood Cottage in the ITBP campus (near library Chowk, Mall Road, Next to Dove Cottage), Mussoorie.
Nainital (Online booking only) 13 Central Govt. Employees Holiday Home, Khurpatal (Nainital).
Ooty (Online booking only) 26 Holiday Home for Central Government Employees, Good Shed Road,
Near Railway Station, Udagamandalam,
Shimla (Online booking only) 109 Grand Hotel, The Mall, Shimla-171001
Udaipur 2 –
Who is eligible to apply?
All working and retired Central Government employees and the employees working under the Government of NCT of Delhi, who are working in the offices, which have been specifically declared eligible for General Pool, are entitled for allotment of accommodation from General Pool.
Documents to be submitted for authenticity:
Signature of administrative authorities of department where the employee is working is necessary in the application sent by the employee for booking. In the case of online reservation, application form generated by the system has to be signed by the administrative authorities before the same is sent by post. In the case of retired government employees, forwarding of self attested copy of the PPO along with the application for booking is necessary
How to guide for making reservation online:
Before proceeding to online reservation install Java Virtual machine software if the same is not installed in your computer already. As this online reservation system runs in Java platform this software is required to be installed in your computer. Also the conventional browsers such as Internet Explorer 6 and above supports this online reservation system well rather than Firefox or google chrome.
Java Virtual Machines software is available in department site of Ministry of Urban development.
Download Java Virtual Machine Software
This is the step by step work flow chart for online reservation:
Step I Register your request for advance reservation by filling online application form found in the website www.estates.nic.in.
Step II After pressing the SUBMIT Button, take a print of the application form generated by the computer system. Copy of the applicant form can also be generated from the button available in CHECK STATUS section.
Step III Sign the application form. Get it verified/forwarded from the Administrative Divn. of applicant’s office (Retired Government employees should enclose SELF ATTESTED copy of the PPO/Pensioner ID. Card. Verification by office is not necessary).
Step IV Annex Pay Order/Demand draft for the full amount of room charges. If Sending application to AD(Regions) New Delhi : DD/Pay Order to be drawn in the name of ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ESTATES (CASH), NEW DELHI (for booking of Holiday Homes other than Grand Hotel, Shimla). If Sending application to AEM, Chennai : DD to be drawn in the name of ASSISTANT ESTATE MANAGER, CHENNAI (for booking of Holiday Homes other than Grand Hotel, Shimla). For booking at Grand Hotel Shimla (From anywhere in country) : DD to be drawn in the name of ASSISTANT ESTATE MANAGER, GRAND HOTEL SHIMLA. Pl. write applicant’s name, destination and stay dates on the backside of the Demand Draft/Pay order.
Step V Despatch the HARD COPY of the verified application form [with Demand Draft/pay order for the full amount] to the concerned Allotting Authority.
Step VI You can check your booking status online by quoting BOOKING REQUEST ID and ID CARD NO. If it shows status as ALLOTTED, take a print of the confirmation letter. Get it attested from applicant’s office. Deliver it at the reception while checking in.
These are screen shots of online reservation system. What we could make out from the process flow of this system is that availability has to be checked prior to starting booking process and once the availability is ensured tariff for the rooms is to be ascertained and demand draft has to be taken prior to the start of the booking process. This is because for completing the booking process, Demand Draft number and date is necessary. Also, other modes of payment such as direct debit, credit card payment etc are are yet to be enabled.
Website of Ministry of Urban Development: Click Holiday home —>Apply online
2. Alert about availability of Java Virtual Machine:
3. Options to check availability, Booking Status, and online booking. Check the availability, tariff before making online booking.
4. This is the screen for checking availability:
5. This is a sample availability report:
6. This is the screen meant for online booking:
7. Screen-2 for online booking:
For making manual reservation download this application form
Click here to get complete details of these holiday homes and Touring Officer’s hostel.
Click here for Room Charges
check here for other terms and conditions.
Go to Website for Central Government Holiday Homes Online Reservation
For further details pl visit : http://gconnect.in/gc/news/get-cg-holiday-homes-booked-online.html
10 May 2010
Useful information for touring Gangtok
A beautiful article posted in Gconnect site about useful information on Gangtok tour is worth going through. Please click on the link if it interests you.
http://gconnect.in/gc/guestarticles/my-trip-to-gangtok.html
http://gconnect.in/gc/guestarticles/my-trip-to-gangtok.html
Amount of Security Bond to be furnished by GDS enhanced
The Department of Posts vide letter no 6-18/2010-PE-II dated 07-05-2010 has revised the amount of security to be furnished by Gramin Dak Sevaks as under:
1. GDS BPMs from Rs 10000/- to Rs 25000/-
2 Other GDS from Rs 5000/- to Rs 10000/-
The security will be furnished in the form of Fidelity Guarantee Bond or National Savings Certificate pledged to the Department or in the shape of Bank Guarantee from any nationalized Bank. The present periodicity of yearly renewal- of the Fidelity Guarantee Bond is revised to once in 5 years (quinquinnelly).The required premium for-5 years' block may be recovered and the Fidelity Guarantee Bond obtained for full 5 years block from the recognized Cooperative Credit Society
1. GDS BPMs from Rs 10000/- to Rs 25000/-
2 Other GDS from Rs 5000/- to Rs 10000/-
The security will be furnished in the form of Fidelity Guarantee Bond or National Savings Certificate pledged to the Department or in the shape of Bank Guarantee from any nationalized Bank. The present periodicity of yearly renewal- of the Fidelity Guarantee Bond is revised to once in 5 years (quinquinnelly).The required premium for-5 years' block may be recovered and the Fidelity Guarantee Bond obtained for full 5 years block from the recognized Cooperative Credit Society
07 May 2010
UPDATES FROM CHQ
The proposal for upgradation of GP of IPs due for submission to MOF again has not yet been sent. Time-line for resubmission of the proposal is not known.
Result of IP Exam 2009 will take sometime (more than one month, at least) to be out.
Surplus candidates of IP Exam 2008 have to wait for getting the allotment. The matter is unlikely to be settled before 15 days from now.
Supplementary DPC for PS Gr.B nomination is over. Result is expected any time.
Source: GS on phonic contact on 06.05.2010
Result of IP Exam 2009 will take sometime (more than one month, at least) to be out.
Surplus candidates of IP Exam 2008 have to wait for getting the allotment. The matter is unlikely to be settled before 15 days from now.
Supplementary DPC for PS Gr.B nomination is over. Result is expected any time.
Source: GS on phonic contact on 06.05.2010
03 May 2010
Message from Shri.Roop Chand, newly elected General Secretary
The 36th All India Biennial Conference was held successfully in a grand manner at Delhi on 3rd & 4th April 2010. More than 300 delegates from all over the country actively participated in the deliberation. I am extremely thankful to every one of you for having elected me as the General Secretary. I take this opportunity to thank Shri.S.Samuel, the outgoing General Secretary for his hard work and achievements during his tenure for the past five years. I will continue to work hard to meet the new challenges before us. I am pursuing the case related to upgradation of Grade Pay. I sincerely seek your co-operation and support to achieve our genuine demands. You are most welcome to convey your opinion and suggestion on the following channels:
Mob.No.09810239343
E mail ID : roopchand2010@yahoo.com
Office Address: Shri. Roop Chand, ASP, Speed Post Centre, New Delhi-110001.
CHQ Address: Qtr.No.12, P&T Colony, Kursheed Square, Civil Lines, New Delhi-110054.
Let us join together and work for the upliftment of our cadre.
Yours sincerely,
Roop Chand
General Secretary.
Mob.No.09810239343
E mail ID : roopchand2010@yahoo.com
Office Address: Shri. Roop Chand, ASP, Speed Post Centre, New Delhi-110001.
CHQ Address: Qtr.No.12, P&T Colony, Kursheed Square, Civil Lines, New Delhi-110054.
Let us join together and work for the upliftment of our cadre.
Yours sincerely,
Roop Chand
General Secretary.
26 April 2010
23 April 2010
CIRCLE CONFERENCE 2010
Circle conference of IP/ASPOs association of Chhattisgarh Circle was held on 17-01-2010 at Hotel Mid Town Modhapara Raipur. Mr.D.P. Yadav precided over the conference and the chief guest was Shri V.K. Verma DPS Raipur .Shri P.K.Lahre and Shri R.B.Meshram were honoured for being promoted in PSS Group B
A new body was elected unanimously and they are;
President- Shri D.P.Yadav Dy.Postmaster Raipur HO
Vice President-(i)Shri B.N.Vishwakarma Asstt. Director, Circle Office Raipur
(ii) Shri N.S.Patel ASP(T), Raigarh
Circle Secretary- Shri A.K.Singh SDI(P) Baloda Bazar
Deputy Secretary- Shri H.N.Sharma SDI(P) Raigarh
Asstt. Secretary - (i)Shri K.C. Roy SDI(P) Balod
(ii) Shri Kamlesh Ram SDI(P) Jagdalpur
(iii ) Shri D.S. Kanwar ASP Korba
(iv) Shri D.D. Anant ASP Ambikapur
Treasurer- Shri H.K. Mahawar, I.I., Circle Office Raipur
Asstt. Treasurer - Shri R.P. Verma SDI(P) Bhilai
Auditor- Shri N.K.Rajpal SDI(P)Raipur
Organising Secretary - (i) Ms. Sandhya Deogirikar ASP(HQ) Raipur
(ii) Shri B.R. Yadav ASP(T) Raipur
(iii) Shri P.L. Patel ASP(T) Durg
(iv) Shri T.R. Diwan ASP Circle Office Raipur
Working Member -
(i) Shri R.K. Sahu ASP CO Raipur
(ii) Shri Y.R. Sinha ASP Durg
(iii) Shri K.P. Verma ASP Raipur
(iv) Shri M.R. Kawatkar SDI(P) Kanker
(v) Shri K. Kandasamy, I.I., Circle Office, Raipur
A new body was elected unanimously and they are;
President- Shri D.P.Yadav Dy.Postmaster Raipur HO
Vice President-(i)Shri B.N.Vishwakarma Asstt. Director, Circle Office Raipur
(ii) Shri N.S.Patel ASP(T), Raigarh
Circle Secretary- Shri A.K.Singh SDI(P) Baloda Bazar
Deputy Secretary- Shri H.N.Sharma SDI(P) Raigarh
Asstt. Secretary - (i)Shri K.C. Roy SDI(P) Balod
(ii) Shri Kamlesh Ram SDI(P) Jagdalpur
(iii ) Shri D.S. Kanwar ASP Korba
(iv) Shri D.D. Anant ASP Ambikapur
Treasurer- Shri H.K. Mahawar, I.I., Circle Office Raipur
Asstt. Treasurer - Shri R.P. Verma SDI(P) Bhilai
Auditor- Shri N.K.Rajpal SDI(P)Raipur
Organising Secretary - (i) Ms. Sandhya Deogirikar ASP(HQ) Raipur
(ii) Shri B.R. Yadav ASP(T) Raipur
(iii) Shri P.L. Patel ASP(T) Durg
(iv) Shri T.R. Diwan ASP Circle Office Raipur
Working Member -
(i) Shri R.K. Sahu ASP CO Raipur
(ii) Shri Y.R. Sinha ASP Durg
(iii) Shri K.P. Verma ASP Raipur
(iv) Shri M.R. Kawatkar SDI(P) Kanker
(v) Shri K. Kandasamy, I.I., Circle Office, Raipur
22 April 2010
All India Conference News
The biennial 36th All India Conference of All India Association of Inspectors and Asstt. Superintendents Posts was held on 3rd and 4th April 2010 at Guru Ramrai Udasin Ashram, Paharganj New Delhi. Ms Radhika Doraiswamy, Secretary Department of posts has attended the open session of the Conference held at 10 AM on 3rd April 2010. Addressing the open session, Madam assured the delegates to resubmit the proposal of upward revision of Grade Pay of Inspectors from Rs. 4200 to Rs.4600, Asstt. Supdts. from Rs.4600 to Rs.4800 and Supdt. Posts from Rs.4800 to Rs.5400 with full justification to the Ministry of Finance despite its return two times by the Ministry of Finance. She also emphasized the need for proper pursuance of the proposal in the Ministry of Finance by applying whatever pressure required. She also assured the delegates for redressal of other demands of the Association at her level. The conference was attended by a mass gathering of delegates and representatives across the country. A delegation of 13 members from Andhra pradesh Circle attended the conference. Majority of the circles including Andhra Pradesh circle favoured the proposal of merger of the cadre of Asstt. Superintendents with that of Inspectors, if need arises on certain conditions to achieve grade pay of Rs 4600/- to Inspectors. The delegates were informed that the Department of Posts called our association representatives to Directorate on 05-04-2010 to have a discussion on this issue. Let us hope for the best.
Sri Dinesh Khare, Karnataka Circle and Sri Roop Chand, Delhi Circle was elected as All India President and General Secretary respectively. Sri S.Prasada rao ASP, Circle office Hyd has been elected as Assistant General Secretary in the new CHQ Body. Congratulations to the new office bearers.
Sri Dinesh Khare, Karnataka Circle and Sri Roop Chand, Delhi Circle was elected as All India President and General Secretary respectively. Sri S.Prasada rao ASP, Circle office Hyd has been elected as Assistant General Secretary in the new CHQ Body. Congratulations to the new office bearers.
Latest news on Grade Pay & Allotment of IP Exam 08 Surplus candidates
1. File relating to upgradation of Grade Pay of IPs which was due to be submitted to MOF again is expected to be submitted this week.
2. The case of allotment of surplus candidates of IP Exam 2008 to Circles opted by them is likely to be cleared by this month-end. (Source G.S)
2. The case of allotment of surplus candidates of IP Exam 2008 to Circles opted by them is likely to be cleared by this month-end. (Source G.S)
Extension of LTC travel by Air to visit North Eastern Region
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