Confirmation Exam Removed in New Postal Assistant Recruitment Rules

In the revised PA recruitment rules, the confirmation examination has been removed. There is no confirmation examination hereafter. All will be confirmed by DPC committee as per 6 (i) (12) of the said rules.

Press release for new Tatkal ticket booking

To ensure the reserved accommodation in trains to the passengers, who need to travel by trains within a very short notice due to emergency, Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Hon’ble Minister for Railways has advised to implement new Tatkal booking scheme on and from Monday (tomorrow), 21 November 2011. This Tatkal booking facility is to be introduced to eliminate the possibility of booking of tickets by touts/miscreants through Tatkal scheme and sell to the passengers in emergency, against high premium. Booking procedure through new Tatkal scheme is given below:-

The Advance Reservation Period (ARP) of Tatkal scheme is reduced from two days to one day excluding the day of journey from the train originating station w.e.f Monday, 21 November 2011. For example, if a train is to depart from the originating station on the second of the month, the Tatkal quota for that particular train shall open at 08.00 hrs. on the first of the month.

i) Agents /Rail Travel Service Agencies (RTSAs) will not be allowed booking Tatkal tickets at the counters between 08.00 hrs. and 10.00 hrs. on the opening day of Tatkal Advance Reservation Facility for booking with train starting date falling beyond 22/11/2011. RTSA opted Tatkal booking in normal counters also will not be allowed between 08.00 hrs and 10.00 hrs. on the opening day of Tatkal for booking with train starting date falling beyond 22 November 2011.

ii) System will allow to book only maximum 4 passengers in a Tatkal booking w.e.f 21/11/2011.

iii) Tatkal tickets shall be issued only on production of one of the eight prescribed proofs of identity as per procedure explained below:-

a) For this purpose, a self-attested photocopy of the proof of identity of any one passenger should be attached to the requisition slip.

b) The details of the identity proof will be captured by the system and indicated on the reserved tickets as well on the reservation chart. It will not be mandatory for the passenger(s) to go to the counter to book the Tatkal ticket, however, the proof will have to be sent in the aforementioned manner.

c) During the journey, the passenger, whose identity card number has been indicated on the ticket, will have to produce original proof of identity indicated on the ticket, failing which all the passengers booked on the ticket shall be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly. Indication will come on the ticket regarding carrying the same original proof of identity during the journey, as indicated on the ticket.

d) If the passenger whose identity card number is indicated on the ticket is not travelling, all other passengers booked on that ticket, if found travelling in train, will be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly.

e) For booking done on more than one passenger, system will allow to input identification numbers passenger-wise in case if identification proofs are submitted by the concerned passengers. Input identification card information will be printed passenger-wise on the tickets as well as on the reservation chart. In such cases, in case of non-travelling of one of the passengers whose proof of identity has been indicated, other passenger(s) can undertake the journey on production of original proof of identity by the other passenger(s) whose proof of identity has been indicated on the ticket as well as on the reservation chart

f) . No refund will be granted on cancellation of Tatkal confirmed tickets subject to the exception such as cancellation of trains/late running of trains for more than 3 hours, etc.

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

Recruitment Rules Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistants, 2011

20/11/2011

Recruitment Rules Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistants, 2011 

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

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

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

VII Pay Commission for Central Govt.Employees should be constituted at the earliest-INDWF

Today the INDWF –Indian National Defence Workers Federation is Celebrating its Golden Jubilee Year in New Delhi. A rally to Talkatora stadium is organized by the Federation as a part of the Golden Jubilee celebration. In which around 10000 of its delegates across India are expected to participate. Sources Close to the INDWF revealed that the Supreme command of the Congress Party Smt. Sonia Gandhi is also expected to participate in the Meeting to be held at Talkatora Stadium in the evening. The Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh,Defence Ministers and Shri.Rahul Gandhi.are also invited to attend the meeting.

A list of around 30 Demands also been published by the Federation to put before the Government in its Meeting.The Federation Demands the Government, Particularly the Ministry of Defence that,

• The Defence Procurement Policy to be reviewed, so that privatization and out sourcing may be avoided.
• MACP should be granted to Central Govt.Employees on Promotional Hierarchy.
• VII Pay Commission for Central Govt.Employees should be constituted at the earliest so that it can be reviewed and implemented in time.
• Employment should be provided to the wards of employees those who are willing to go in VRS Scheme like in Railways.
• The Bonus ceiling to be removed and one full month salary may be granted as Bonus to all Central Govt.Employees
• One Increment should be granted to Central Govt.Employees whose annual increment falls between 01-02-2006 to 30-6-2006

Interest rates on post office saving schemes up

In a bid to lure millions of small savers who had exited the National Small Savings Fund (NSSF) schemes in pursuit of higher returns, the government on Friday raised the interest rates on post office savings account (POSA), time deposit schemes of various tenures, monthly income scheme (MIS) and Public Provident Fund (PPF).

According to a Finance Ministry statement here, while the interest rate on POSA stands increased to 4 per cent from 3.5 per cent for the current fiscal, deposits in schemes such as MIS and PPF will fetch attractive returns of 8.2 per cent and 8.6 per cent respectively, as compared to the existing interest rates of 8 per cent.

While all time maturities will fetch significantly better returns by way of higher interest rates than hitherto, the biggest gainer is set to be the one-year fixed deposit scheme with its interest rate pegged at 7.7 per cent as compared to the prevailing 6.25 per cent.

To be notified soon

As per the decision approved by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the new rates are to be made applicable from the date of notification to be announced soon.

The move to make the small savings schemes more attractive and align them with current market rates is in line with the recommendations of the Shyamala Gopinath Committee, which was set up to look into the matter, as was advised by the 13th Finance Commission.

New NSC instrument

Alongside, however, the government has decided to discontinue the Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) scheme. It has also reduced the maturity period for MIS and National Savings Certificate (NSC) schemes to five years from the existing six years and has introduced a new 10-year NSC instrument with its interest rate pegged at 8.7%.

Limit increased

Another bonanza for small savers is that the annual investment ceiling in PPF savings accounts has been raised to Rs. 1 lakh from the current limit of Rs. 70,000.

At the same time, what may irk investors is that loans against such savings would be at a higher interest rate of 2 per cent as against 1 per cent at present.

Bonus scrapped

The government has also scrapped the 5 per cent bonus on maturity of MIS schemes and abolished the commission for agents on PPF and Senior Citizens Savings Schemes.

Interest rate on Post Office Saving Account up to 4% from 3.5%

Rate on MIS and PPF raised to 8.2% and 8.6% respectively

Happy Kartik poornima

Happy Kartik Poornima

Am i the same leader my members expect- Or just have a availed the opportunity

Let me ask

Am I a true leader,

Or just have availed  the opportunity ?

Do I  render selfless service

With full devotion and  utmost sincerity  ?

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My members are my crowning jewel ?

And I am just the engine

To go a long way with all

And they are the fuel ?

I am just the body,

Blood and cells are my members.

And I just exist only for them,

Or else a dry land

Without  showers.  

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And  show others they care ?

Listen all with patience

Giving meaningful feedback

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And am I impartial ?

Do I treat everyone equally

And stand  with them,

When the time is crucial ?

Do I consider myself

One amongst the common members ?

Or maintain bureaucratic ego ,

As if their supreme authority

And a great boss ?

Am I the change

I wish to see in others ?

Or just instruct to obey me

Because I am the leader

And other are just followers ?

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And insist on results ?

Regard righteousness and maintain transparency

Whatever may be the consequence,

Don’t move backwards.

Have I the knowledge of mission / vision

And of rules and regulations of my organization ?

And do I understand the basic concepts ?

To confront with the administration

And to redress the problems ?

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And the members’ emotion ?

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Or a dirty politics with definite intention?

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And focus on helping people to be successful ?

Give strategic  response  timely ?

And plan my goals

With a definite principle ?

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With an eye to members’ welfare ?

Work in tandem with administration

Seeing my  members to smile

And my country to prosper.

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Possessing qualities of a good leader  first ?

Determined to work

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Till I breathe last  ?

Have I developed  leaders and  my substitute

And  discharged  my  foremost  responsibility ?

And let me ask

Am I the same leader my members  expect

Or just  have availed the opportunity  ?