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Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Today Youth Convention Inaugurated by Com.S.Veeraiah

Dear Comrades,
As Scheduled today Youth Convention has been inaugurated by Com.Veeraiah, Former General Secretary, CITU A.P.State Committee.Com.Veeraiah in his inaugural speech explained about the present financial situation of the country and the role of Trade Union.Com.M.Krishnan explained the History of Indian Postal Trade Union Movement and the need of active participation of younger generation.A small interaction session has conducted with the newly recruited PAs/SAs. In that session Com.Krishnan has clarified the doubts of them.Com.K.V.Sreedharan has explained about the impact of PFRDA bill which is pending in the parliament and disadvantages of NPS. Com.Krishnan also explained the latest position of various pending sectional issues with the department.On behalf of Federation Com.Krishnan congratulated the initiative taken by the Circle Union to educate the newly recruited PAs/SAs.
 











CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001
 




WITHDRAW CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME
 


SCRAP PFRDA BILL


PFRDA BILL LISTED IN THE AGENDA OF THE CURRENT SESSION OF THE PARLIAMENT

CONFEDERATION CALLS UPON THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO ORGANIZE TWO HOURS WALK-OUT PROGRAMME ON THE DAY WHEN THE BILL IS
TAKEN UP FOR DISCUSSION
IN PARLIAMENT


As you are aware, Central Government is going ahead with their agenda on pension privatization. The controversial PFRDA Bill (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill) is listed as an agenda item for the current Parliament session. The bill may be taken up for discussion in Parliament on any day. Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers has opposed the Contributory Pension Scheme and also the PFRDA Bill from the very beginning.

We have conducted so many agitational programmes including strike. The left parties in the parliament have also strongly opposed the Bill. Inspite of the opposition from employees (both Central Government and State Government Employees & Teachers) and also from left political parties, the Central Government is not ready to withdraw the contributory Pension scheme or to scrap the PFRDA Bill.

The National Secretariat of the Confederation has viewed the move of the Government with grave concern and decided to call upon the entirety of the Central Government Employees & Workers to organize mass protest demonstration in front of all offices throughout the country after walking out from offices for two hours, on the day when the bill is taken up for discussion in Parliament or on the next day if information is received late.

All India office bearers, State level COCs and other COCs are requested to make the two hours walk out programme a grand success.


(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General
Confederation

Press Information Bureau 
Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment 
                                                                                                    07-August-2013
GoM on Workers' Demands 
Government has set up a Group of four Ministers led by Shri A.K. Antony to discuss the workers' demands with the United front of trade unions. 
Two meetings of the Group of Ministers (GoM) were held on 18.02.2013 and 22.05.2013 in which the ten point Charter of Demand of the trade unions were discussed. The discussions remained inconclusive and it was decided that the issues/demands will be considered by the Group of Ministers themselves before further discussions with the Central Trade Unions representatives. As such, no final recommendation has been given by the GoM. 
This information was given by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri Kodikunnil Suresh in the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written question. 
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Soon, post offices to be like banks

K. LAKSHMI
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The Anna Road head post office is one of four in the city that have been selected for the project — File Photo
The HinduThe Anna Road head post office is one of four in the city that have been selected for the project — File Phot


Under new project, select head post offices will have ATMs, offer internet and mobile banking

Postal customers may soon be able to access their savings bank account in any post office in the city.
The department of posts is putting in place core banking solutions (CBS) at four of its head post offices in Chennai, and the process is expected to be completed by September. This means these post offices will become like banks and offer a range of services.

The head post offices on Anna Road and in T. Nagar, Mylapore and Tambaram will soon be networked via CBS, which is one of the postal department’s flagship projects.'

At present, customers who have postal savings accounts have to go to the post office where their account is, to carry out any transaction. They also have to wait in long queues to withdraw cash or to get their monthly pensions.

But once CBS is implemented, customers can go to any post office covered under the system and carry out transactions. The project also envisages installing ATMs at these four post offices by October, so that their 2.5 lakh account-holders will be able to access their accounts at the swipe of a card.Customers who have invested in savings 
 certificates too, can encash them using CBS.

Officials of the postal department said they had tied up with Infosys to eventually implement CBS in 110 post offices across the city and its suburbs. Currently, software testing for the project is in progress.

Welcoming the move, 70-year-old D. Sriraman, a resident of Villivakkam, said this would benefit several people who now spend at least half an hour just to withdraw cash.  

The CBS project will be rolled out in all post offices over the next two years in a phased manner. Services offered will include internet banking, mobile banking and mobile transfer of money. The department also is mulling over a proposal to integrate other postal services with CBS.

Postmaster general, Chennai city region, Mervin Alexander said there are nearly 3.3 crore savings account-holders in the region. All postal employees are now being given extensive training in CBS, he added.                                      


POSTAL/SORTING ASSISTANT EXAMINATION (PA/SA) RESULTS 2013 UPDATE
            Postal Department today published the list of candidates short listed from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttrakhand Postal Circles for Paper-II based on their performance in Paper-I. Update available in India Post website is as follows:
             I. The List of shortlisted candidates for the Computer Typing / Data Entry (PAPER-II) for Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttrakhand Postal Circles is added in the given link below.
            II. PAPER-II for Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, North East, Odisha and West Bengal Postal Circles is scheduled on 24th and 25th August 2013. The Admit cards for the same have been dispatched. If not received by 13 August, 2013 then it can be downloaded from this website from August 14, 2013. Click Here to check the results


EPFO DISAGREES WITH FINANCE MINISTRY’S PROPOSAL TO SHIFT EPFO SUBSCRIBERS TO NPS
            The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) says it disagrees with finance ministry’s proposal to encourage its subscribers to shift to New Pension System saying it does not provide better returns than its Employees Pension Scheme-1995.
            The retirement fund body has said this in response to a letter written by Financial Services Secretary to Labour Secretary.
            “If we take return of EPS as indicative return on the fund managed under EPS then the annualised return for the period May 2009 to May 2013 will be 10.47 per cent, which on the face of it, is higher than the return declared by NPS in its scheme for central government”, EPFO said.
            Finance Ministry has written to the Labour Ministry saying: “The subscribers (of EPS) may be given an option to either remain with EPS or join NPS with the same contribution.”
            The ministry argued that NPS, which is a self sustaining pension system, could be a good substitute for EPS and would be beneficial for subscribers as they would get decent returns and adequate pension wealth.
            Moreover, the Finance Ministry said, “The government would be free from any open ended and financially unsustainable liability of EPS.”
            Disagreeing with the contention of the Finance Ministry, EPFO said that EPS scheme provides social security for lower income group people in their old age. In addition, it also provides pension to widow, children and dependents in case of death of the subscriber.
            Under the EPS scheme, many interim benefits are provided.
            Subscribers can withdraw their contribution towards pension while withdrawing his or her EPF money. There is a lock in period of 15 years in NPS.
            Moreover EPS subscribers get bonus of two years on completion of 20 years of service and there is provision of commutation or part withdrawal also. That is not available in NPS.
            EPS’s corpus size stood at Rs 1.83 lakh crore as on March 31, 2013. Under the NPS, total corpus was at Rs 29,852 crore as on March 31, 2013 with a subscribers’ base of 47,70,507 members.
            EPFO has a subscriber base of over 5 crore and manages PF corpus of Rs 3.7 lakh crore excluding the pension fund of Rs 1.83 lakh crore. Source : The Hindu

Pension to Retired Employees Covered Under PF Scheme

The Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 came into effect from 16th November, 1995 replacing the erstwhile Employees Family Pension Scheme, 1971, which inter-alia provides superannuation/retirement and family pension. 

In order to secure a minimum pension of Rs. 1,000/- per month under Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 to the member pensioners, the present Government contribution to EPS, 1995 is required to be raised from the existing 1.16% to 1.79% of wages thereby increasing the Government’s present contribution from approximate Rs.990 crore per annum to Rs.1533 crore per annum in the first year. An analysis of the trend in the contribution made by the Central Government suggests that the contribution of the Central Government has been increasing at an average of 10-15% per annum over the last five years. 

This information was given by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri Kodikunnil Suresh in the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written question.

Regularisation of Contract Workers


Press Information Bureau 
Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment 
07-August-2013 14:29 IST
Regularisation of Contract Workers 

Under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970, both Central and State Governments are the ‘Appropriate Government’. The estimated number of contract labourers, engaged by licensed contractors all over India in Central Sphere is 18.44 lakhs. 


As per Rule 25(2) of the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Central Rules, 1971 , the wages of the contract labour shall not be less than the rates prescribed under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and in cases where the contract workers perform the same or similar kind of work as the workmen directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment, the wage rates, holidays , hours of work and other conditions of service shall be the same as applicable to the workmen directly employed by the principal employer doing the same or similar kind of work. The liability to ensure payment of wages and other benefits is primarily that of the contractor and, in case of default, that of the principal employer. 

In case of complaints, field offices of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) Organization investigate and take action. Social security aspects of contract workers under Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952 and Employees State Insurance Act 1948 are enforced by the Employees Provident Fund organization and Employees State Insurance Corporation respectively provided the establishments in which outsourced workers are working are covered under the said Acts. 

There is no provision of regularisation under the Contract Labour (Regulation& Abolition) Act, 1970 and, therefore, there is no proposal to regularise the contract workers. 

This information was given by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri Kodikunnil Suresh in the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written question. 

Mode of payment of fee for seeking information under RTI Act, 2005 - clarification by M/o Road Transport and Highways


Government of  India
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
(RTI Section)
NO. I-34014/234/2013-RTI          
Dated the 2nd August, 2013
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:           Mode of payment of fee for seeking information under RTI Act, 2005 from M/o Road Transport and Highways — clarification regarding.

The undersigned has been directed to say that the Central Information Commission vide its order dt. 10.07.2013 (Case NO. CIC/SS/C/2012/000799) in the 2nd appeal filed by Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal has directed this Ministry to clarify the issue regarding payment of fee by IPOs/DDs/Bankers' cheque and the authority in whose favour these instruments of payment should be drawn, The operative portion of CIC order dated 101.13 is as follows:-


"7. The relevant rule with regard to the mode of payment of fees as per modification dated 31.7,12 issued by Central Government as per Section 27 of the RTI Act is being reproduced as under:-
6. Mode of Payment of Fee- Under these, rules may be paid in any of the following manner, namely:-
a)         in cash......
b)         by demand draft or bankers' cheque or Indian Postal Order payable to the Accounts Officer of the Public Authority; or
c)         by electronic means      ....

Decision:
The mode of payment as per the said rule is very clear, however, due to different account officer/accounts etc. issue of non-acceptance has arisen. The Commission observes that such issue is of non-acceptance can lead to delay in furnishing a reply to the applicant and that uniformity in this regard would further ease the process under RTI Act for the applicant's. The Commission is of the view that steps shall be taken by the respondent public authority to clarify this issue for avoiding delay or account of non-acceptance of postal-order/s."

2. The matter has been considered in consultation with the Office of the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, M/o Road Transport & Highways Keeping in view the orders issued vide DoPT's OM NO. F.N/9/2008-IR dt. 05.12.2008 read with the above orders of the CIC and also the advice of the Office of the Principal CCA, it is clarified as follows:-

i)  As per note 2 below rule 18 of Central Govt, Account Receipts and Payments Rules, such instruments being accepted by departmental officer not having cheque drawing powers, should be drawn in favour (indicating official designation) of the concerned Pay and Accounts Officers. However, when cheques or bank drafts are received in the name of departmental office's under any Act or rule or otherwise, these may be endorsed by them for payment to their respective Pay and Accounts Officers.
ii) In the light of the above, such demand drafts/bankers cheques IPOs for the payment of fee for seeking information under the Right to Information Act can be drawn by the information seekers in favour of Pay and Accounts Officer(Sectt), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways or Accounts Officer, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.

Sd/-
(V.Krishnaswamy) 
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
Source: http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=1051


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Soon, you may need to give fingerprints to buy SIM cards


The government is exploring the option of making it compulsory for telecom service providers to take fingerprint or any other biometric feature of the subscriber when he/she applies for a new mobile connection. File photo

The government is exploring the option of making it compulsory for telecom service providers to take fingerprint or any other biometric feature of the subscriber when he/she applies for a new mobile connection.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) recently received a suggestion from Ministry of Home Affairs indicating that a central database be maintained by DoT of all subscribers that maintains bio-metric parameters akin to the ‘Aadhaar' system, the Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
This would entail taking fingerprint/thumb impression or any other unique bio-metric feature of the subscriber when he/she applies for a mobile connection, he said, adding that the suggestion “is presently being examined in DoT and decision on the same is yet to be taken”.
The DoT had last year made it mandatory for a mobile service provider to physically verify an applicant before issuing a SIM card. However, there have been reports of the process not being adhered to.
Source : The Hindu
[ http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/soon-you-may-need-to-give-fingerprints-to-buy-sim-cards/article4999760.ece?homepage=true ]

SBI PO -Final Result 2013




Recruitment of Probationary Officers in SBI (2013)
Written Examination held on 28-04-2013
Declaration of Final Result


State Bank of India has published the final results of Probationary Officers Exam 2013. The written examination was held on 28 April 2013. The candidates successful in written examination had undergone interview process. On the basis of performance in interview and written examination, the candidates whose names are mentioned in lists are finally selected for SBI PO posts. Click on below links to check the results.

Download list of Roll Numbers of selected candidates- Click Here


Download letter to selected candidates- Click Here

Question Bank book released for LDCE.


Shri CH. Eswara Prasad, SPM (HSG-I) Gandhinagaram PO, Vijaywada-520003 (AP ) has recently prepared a Question Bank containing of above 3700 short questions and answers with question papers of PS Gr. B and IP examinations held in 2011 (with keys) from different volumes to make easy to the examinations. The book is useful to the candidates, those who are attending LDCE. The price of the book is Rs. 700/- including postage. 
The order may be placed Smt. CH. Viajaya Sai, D.NO. 23-28/2-8B, Challapallivari Street, Satyanarayanapuram-PO, Vijayawada-520011 (AP) by remitting money through eMO/MO.

Source : http://postalinspectors.blogspot.in/.

SBCO UTILITY V5.0 Released on 07/08/2013



Developed by:
Srikanta S,
PA(SBCO), Madikeri HO,
Kodagu Dn,
South Karnataka Region 


Changes From V4.0 to V5.0

1) Added POSB ICS (ICS => Interest Calculating Software).
2) Added 1 Year TD Category option for Ledger View.
3) Added 2 Year TD Category option for Ledger View.
4) Added 3 Year TD Category option for Ledger View.
5) Added 5 Year TD Category option for Ledger View.
6) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Ledger View.
7) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Live accounts Report.
8) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Interest Statement Report.
9) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Summary Report (SB-63).
10) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Account-wise Balance Report.
11) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Minus Balance Report.
12) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Find Duplicate Accounts Report.
13) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Backup Option.
14) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Modify Office Details.
15) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Clear Temporary Files.
16) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Account No. not in Index.
17) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Accounts out of Ledger chart.
18) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Accounts without Date of Open.
19) Added NSS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Accounts without Name of the Depositor.
20) Added NS-87 and NSS-92 Categories for Binder Number Correction.
21) Changed Main Page Design.
22) Some bugs fixed.

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Source : www.sbcoutility.blogspot.in
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