Saturday, June 21, 2014
Cancellation of PA/SA examination of Delhi Circle held on 27/4/2014
Dear Comrades,
Cancellation of PA/SA examination of Delhi Circle held on 27/4/2014
It
has been decided by the Competent Authority to cancel the PA/SA Direct
Recruit Examination held on 27-04-2014 for Delhi Circle.
A decision will be taken in due course for holding of re-examination in Delhi Postal Circle.
Authority : Postal Directorate No. A-34012/10/2014-DE (Delhi Part) dated 11.06.2014
CORE BANKING SOLUTION ( FAQ For MPKBY AGENTS)
Dear Comrades,
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Now, apply for passports from post offices
Dear Comrades,
Come July,
the city’s residents can apply for passports online from post offices.
The Department of Posts, in association with the Regional Passport
Office, Chennai, is working out modalities to help customers register
passport applications online and is identifying post offices to offer
the facility.
Officials
of the department said customers could get a printout of the
application from the postal employees. Once the applicants submit
filled-in forms, the staff will upload the data online.
“It is better for applicants to bring necessary documents such as proof
of age and residential address. The employees have also been trained to
assist applicants in filling up the forms,” said an official.
Once
registered, customers would be provided acknowledgment receipt
generated with appointment date for personal interview at the Passport
Seva Kendras.
Initially,
the service will be launched in 25 post offices in the Chennai City
Region (CCR), including some in Vellore and Puducherry.
Of
this, a minimum of 10 post offices in Chennai will be identified and
the service will be extended to more offices depending on the patronage.
Applicants will have to pay Rs.100 for the online service.
At present, customers have the option of paying the fee through internet or State Bank of India.
Mervin Alexander, Postmaster General, CCR, said: “We are also working
out modalities for using our e-payment service for paying passport fee.
However, the employees will not be involved in verification of the
documents of applicants.”
The department is also seeking a unique user name ID to facilitate its employees to register multiple applications.
Source : http://www.thehindu.com/
e-IPO for seeking information under RTI
Dear Comrades,
ALLAHABAD: To make filing of application for seeking information under
the Right To Information Act-2005 hassle free and easier, the
department of posts has launched an electronic Indian Postal Order
(e-IPO). The scheme will facilitate citizens pay online fee for filing
of application to seek information from various government departments. Earlier
the department had launched the e-IPO facility for Indian citizens
working across the globe. Providing information about this Director
Postal Services, Allahabad region, Krishna Kumar Yadav said, "E-IPO is a
facility to purchase an Indian postal order electronically for paying
RTI fee on-line." He further said, after paying the fee on-line one just
need to annex the print-out of the receipt to the RTI application.
The service has been launched by the department in cooperation with
National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the Department of Personnel and
Training (DoPT). He added, under this service, the applicant needs to
register at e-Post Office portal of India Post www.epostoffice.gov.in or
through India Post web site www.indiapost.gov.in to create profile for
first time. Both debit and credit cards of any banks can be accepted for
the fee.
Friday, June 20, 2014
UPU highlights “untapped potential” for post offices to expand Internet access
Dear Comrades,
The Universal Postal Union is calling on the
world’s policymakers to take advantage of “untapped potential” for using
post office networks to improve public access to the Internet.
A new report issued to a high-level meeting in Geneva has
suggested all post offices around the globe need to be connected with
information and communications technologies, and help improve broadband
Internet access.
The report of the International Telecommunication Union’s World
Summit on the Information Society said according to 2012 data on 81
countries and their combined 174,493 post offices (out of the global
640,000), only 31% have broadband Internet access.
And, only 10% of those post offices are used to provide public Internet access.
Railways hikes passenger fares by 14.2%, freight rates by 6.5%
Dear Comrades,
Faced with huge financial crunch, the railways announced a hike in passenger fares by 14.2% with effect from Friday. Freight charges were also hiked by 6.5%.
Railways had announced a hike in both passenger fares and freight rates by 14.2% and 6.5% respectively on May 16, the day results of Lok Sabha results were declared. The hike was based on automatic fuel adjustment policy. However, the decision was rolled back within hours leaving the decision to the new government.
The transporter, which is losing Rs 30 crore a day, was hoping to garner Rs 8000 crore through the increase in passenger fares and freight charges last month. The cross subsidy on passenger fares has touched Rs 26,000 crore.
The UPA government had left passenger fares unchanged in the interim rail budget presented in February just ahead of the general elections.
Railway minister, Sadanand Gowda had earlier said he would seek advice of the cabinet and Rail Tariff Authority for the hike. "We have informed the minister about the current situation. He seems convinced," said an official.
Ahead of the rail budget, likely to be presented next month, the railways has sought significant increase in gross budgetary support. In the interim budget, railways got Rs 29,000 crore from the Centre's kitty as plan support.
Railways had announced a hike in both passenger fares and freight rates by 14.2% and 6.5% respectively on May 16, the day results of Lok Sabha results were declared. The hike was based on automatic fuel adjustment policy. However, the decision was rolled back within hours leaving the decision to the new government.
The transporter, which is losing Rs 30 crore a day, was hoping to garner Rs 8000 crore through the increase in passenger fares and freight charges last month. The cross subsidy on passenger fares has touched Rs 26,000 crore.
The UPA government had left passenger fares unchanged in the interim rail budget presented in February just ahead of the general elections.
Railway minister, Sadanand Gowda had earlier said he would seek advice of the cabinet and Rail Tariff Authority for the hike. "We have informed the minister about the current situation. He seems convinced," said an official.
Ahead of the rail budget, likely to be presented next month, the railways has sought significant increase in gross budgetary support. In the interim budget, railways got Rs 29,000 crore from the Centre's kitty as plan support.
The Economic Times
CLARIFICATION REGARDING PURCHASE OF AIR TICKETS FROM AUTHORIZED TRAVEL AGENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF LTC
Dear Comrades,
CLARIFICATION REGARDING PURCHASE OF AIR TICKETS FROM AUTHORIZED
TRAVEL AGENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF LTC.
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