Dear Comrades,
AGENDA ITEMS
FOR
21st MEETING OF SCOVA
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
WISH U A HAPPY GANESH CHATURTHI
Dear Comrades,
On
the holy occasion of Lord Shri Siddhi Vinayaka Chaturthi may
Lord
Ganesha bestow
Success, Happiness and Prosperity upon you and your
family.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL
A RAINBOW FOR EVERY STORM,
A SMILE FOR EVERY TEAR,
A PROMISE FOR EVERY CARE,
AN ANSWER TO EVERY PRAYER.
WISH U A HAPPY
GANESH CHATURTHI
Floating POs at Kumbh fair planned
Dear Comrades,
The postal department plans to set up floating post offices at Kumbh
mela 2013 for the convenience of devotees and seers enjoying their holy
dip in the Sangam.
This will help the pilgrims stay in touch with their near and dear ones
even while they are bathing. From letters to parcels and from money orders to speed posts, philately, saving accounts
and insurance premiums, the All India Post Service would be available
right in the waters.
“Every time during the kumbh mela, the India Post sets up temporary
post offices to facilitate postal transactions for the visitors who
attend the event in huge numbers. But this time, in addition to the
temporary post offices, there would be floating post offices as well,”
said Sachin Kishore, director postal services, UP headquarters.
The department was making provisions of boats, which would take the
letters directly from the devotees and subsequently dispatch the same to
their respective destinations, he added.
Sachin told that a gazetted kumbh mela officer (group B) would also
be appointed for the purpose. He added that formalities in this regard
had already started.
The services would be available at their existing rates and no additional amounts would be charged, he added.
Hindustan Times
Rural Postal Life Insurance Mela organised at Rayagada on 15.9.2012
Dear Comrades,
One RPLI Mela was organised at Rayagada for Rayagada and Gunupur Sub Division on 15.9.12 (Saturday) in presence of SSPOS, Koraput Division and 200 GDS and Deptl. employees.
Friday, September 14, 2012
OFFICIAL WORKING IN THE POSTS OF PO & RMS ACCOUNTANT POSTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL ALLOWANCE EVEN AFTER GRANT OF MACP UPGRADATION
Dear Comrades,
OFFICIAL WORKING
IN THE POSTS OF
PO & RMS ACCOUNTANT POSTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
SPECIAL ALLOWANCE
EVEN AFTER GRANT OF MACP UPGRADATION
ORDERS OF THE DIRECTORATE {CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS}
DOWNLOAD ADMIT CARD / HALL TICKETS FOR LGO EXAMINATION SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 16.9.2012 {CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS}
Dear Comrades,
DOWNLOAD
ADMIT CARD / HALL TICKETS
FOR
LGO EXAMINATION
SCHEDULED TO BE HELD
ON 16.9.2012
Diesel Price Increased by Rs 5 per litre; Subsidised Domestic LPG Cylinders restricted to 6 in a year No increase in PDS Kerosene and Petrol Prices
Dear Comrades,
a) Increase in price of Diesel by Rs. 5 per litre excluding VAT. Out of this, Rs. 1.50 per litre is on account of increase in Excise Duty. The balance increase of Rs. 3.50 per litre will reduce the under-recovery of OMCs by about Rs. 15,000 crore for the remaining part of the current financial year.The under-recovery on sale of Diesel during 2012-13, even after this price hike,is estimated to beaboveRs. 1,03,000 crore. The revised RSP of Diesel in Delhi will be approximately Rs 47 per litre. Further, branded Diesel will be sold at the market rate. b) No increase in the price of Petrol, although the current under-recovery on Petrol is about Rs 6 per litre. The consequent loss to the OMCs will be offset through reduction in Excise Duty on Petrol by Rs 5.30 per litre. c) Restrict the supply of subsidized LPG cylinders to each consumer to6cylinders (of 14.2 Kg) per annum. This will help in reducing the under-recovery by about Rs. 5,300 crore for the remaining part of the financial year. The under-recovery on sale of Domestic LPG during 2012-13, even after this measure, is estimated to be above Rs. 32,000 crore. Any number of cylinders will be available over and above the cap of 6 cylinders at market rate. The number of subsidized LPG cylinders available to each consumer in the remaining part of the current financial year will be 3 cylinders.While subsidized cylinders will continue to be available at Rs. 399 per cylinder (at Delhi), the market rate of LPG cylinders at non subsidized rates will be notified by the OMCs on monthly basis. d) No increase in the price of PDS Kerosenewhich is currentlyRs. 14.83 per litre (at Delhi). The under-recovery of the OMCs on sale of Kerosene during 2012-13 will continue to be about Rs.32,000 crore. It may be recalled that the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas (which has members from all Political Parties) made recommendation on capping of subsidized LPG cylinders to 6 per annum. The effect of capping supply ofsubsidized LPG cylinders at six per annum will lead to saving of subsidy on one third of the total LPG cylinders.Two third of the total cylinders will still be supplied at subsidized rate. About 44% of the total Domestic LPG consumers, who consume 6 cylinders or less per annum, will not be affected by this decision. Capping of cylinders will also lead to reduction in misuse/diversion of subsidized cylinders. The above decisions will reduce the under-recovery of OMCs by about Rs. 20,300 crore and the under-recovery for 2012-13 will be about Rs. 1,67,000 crore which is more than the under-recovery of Rs. 1,38,541 crore incurred by OMCs during 2011-12. RCJ/Petro-price (Release ID :87740) PIB |
TRAI Issues Direction on Guidelines on “Blackout” Days
Dear Comrades,
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issued a direction prescribing additional measures with a view to enhance transparency in the matter of charging on “blackout” days.
The term ‘blackout” days refers to the days on which the service providers do not allow free or concessional voice calls/ SMS offered by them under any plan/ package. Certain guidelines are already in place as per which the number of blackout days shall not exceed five in a calendar year and no alteration in any such date is allowed after the package is subscribed to by the consumer.
The additional measures now being mandated include the following:
(i) The charges for calls or SMSs on ‘blackout’ days shall not exceed the rate in the tariff plan in which the consumer is enrolled;
(ii) Consumers shall be given intimation prior to start of every “blackout” day and the date/ occasion of the “blackout” day shall also be intimated; and
(iii) List of blackout days applicable for the calendar year shall be displayed on the website of service providers, before start of every calendar year and shall be published, service area wise, along with the tariff plans of the service provider, every six months.
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BK/AT (Release ID :87758) PIB
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
'Dakiya' back in 'khaki'
Dear Comrades,
INDORE: Once the ubiquitous postman, whose uniform was changed from
'khaki' to blue to give him a corporate look, has been longing to go
back to his original dress code. In fact, after the switch from 'khaki'
uniform with a matching 'Netaji' cap, postmen feel that they had lost
their 'friendly' image and wish to regain the image a 'dakiya' (popular
name in Hindi for postman) through the 'khaki.'
There are 3,129 postmen in Madhya Pradesh who would now don back the khaki with the new India Post red logo. The team includes 119 women who would be supplied with khaki sarees replacing the existing blue ones. For men, the reverted khaki uniform, however, would not have the old Netaji cap.
There are 3,129 postmen in Madhya Pradesh who would now don back the khaki with the new India Post red logo. The team includes 119 women who would be supplied with khaki sarees replacing the existing blue ones. For men, the reverted khaki uniform, however, would not have the old Netaji cap.
It was in 2004 when the Union government changed the uniform of postmen
from khaki to sky-blue shirts and deep-blue trousers. For women, the
sky-blue sarees has a dark-blue border. The department of post personnel
had been long demanding reverting the dress code.
"The blue uniform had not only nudged us out of market, but even made us look strangers," said president of postal employees association Prahlad Jaiswal, who has been spear-heading the fight to win back the almost lost-craze for the postman. "A crucial meeting on 'khaki uniform' with senior officials of the Madhya Pradesh circle will be held on September 13 at Bhopal, and we have been asking the Union government to reconsider our demand of going back to khaki," he said.
"The change from khaki to blue aimed to give a corporate touch from the drab-sounding and dull-looking khaki. However, no one realized that the change in uniform will make the postmen invisible," said the secretary of the association, Raju Yadav.
"The khaki uniform had given us the look of a government employee and made us look something different from run of the mill. Look at the uniform of forest officials and policemen, they are still the same and make them stand out from the rest of security agencies and other uniforms worn by the government employees," said Yadav.
"The decision to return back to khaki has already been taken," said a senior official of the postal department preferring anonymity. "It is a matter of time when postmen would be distributed the khaki uniform," he said.
Times of India
"The blue uniform had not only nudged us out of market, but even made us look strangers," said president of postal employees association Prahlad Jaiswal, who has been spear-heading the fight to win back the almost lost-craze for the postman. "A crucial meeting on 'khaki uniform' with senior officials of the Madhya Pradesh circle will be held on September 13 at Bhopal, and we have been asking the Union government to reconsider our demand of going back to khaki," he said.
"The change from khaki to blue aimed to give a corporate touch from the drab-sounding and dull-looking khaki. However, no one realized that the change in uniform will make the postmen invisible," said the secretary of the association, Raju Yadav.
"The khaki uniform had given us the look of a government employee and made us look something different from run of the mill. Look at the uniform of forest officials and policemen, they are still the same and make them stand out from the rest of security agencies and other uniforms worn by the government employees," said Yadav.
"The decision to return back to khaki has already been taken," said a senior official of the postal department preferring anonymity. "It is a matter of time when postmen would be distributed the khaki uniform," he said.
Times of India
Soon, the postman will knock, tablet in hand
Dear Comrades,
Very soon, your friendly neighbourhood postman will bring along a tablet
computer when he knocks at your door, to carry out all transactions
related to delivery of cash, banking activities and a few more.
Infosys’ Vice-President and Head for India Business Raghu Cavale told Business Line
that India Post is in talks with the IT major to source hardware and
software for the next phase of its computerisation. This project will
involve sourcing of low-cost 7-inch and 10-inch tablets and the
development of apps for them. Infosys will also develop intellectual
property (IP) out of its Bangalore office for these apps.
While the tablets will be used by the postman to enter data such as
digital signatures and a delivery challan, the apps will be used by
India Post to update its backend database in real time, helping it cut
down on errors and fraud. India Post covers about 200 million customers
across India and offers small savings schemes, postal life insurance,
rural postal life insurance, pension payments and wage disbursements.
The postal department is looking at these solutions as a part of its
modernisation drive and to increase operational effectiveness.
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