P4 CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE REPORT

P4 CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE REPORT

The Central Working Committee Meeting of AIPEU Postman and Group MTS` was held at Nellore (AP) from 28th June, 2014 to 29th June, 2014 under the Presidentship of Com. V. Saha President CHQ.

SK Humayun Ex President & C/S P-IV AP Circle delivered the Welcome speech and welcomed all guests, CWC members with Momento.

Com. M. Krishnan S/G NFPE & Confederation inaugurated the CWC on 28th June, 2014 at 11.00 AM and elaborately spoke on Postman Cadre problems, Memorandum relating the issues Postman & MTS and common memorandum of C. G. Emp. which will be submitted to the 7 CPC.

Coms. Giri Raj Singh G/S R-III & President NFPE, , K.V. Sridharan Ex G/S P-III , R.Shiv Narayan President P-III, Raghupati ASG NFPE, A.G. Pasupati Senior Leader, , P. Panduranga Rao G/S GDS (NFPE), P. Mohan G/S Part Time Casual Labour, I.S Dabas Ex G/S P-IV, Milan Bhattacharjee Ex President P-IV,  Nilappa Ex C/S P-IV Chandra Sekhar President P-III, R. Seetha Lakshmi G/S P-IV  and other leaders addressed the CWC.

PROGRESS REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF I.T. in DOP as on 30/6/2014

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS

1ST FLOOR, NORTH AVENUE POST OFFICE BUILDING, NEW DELHI-110 001.

Circular dated 04-07-2014

              MAKE THE STRUGGLE PROGRAMME OF AIPEUGDS (NFPE) A GRAND SUCCESS.  EXTEND FULL COOPERATION AND SOLIDARITY.  MAKE IT A JOINT PROGRAMME OF ALL  NFPE UNIONS AT ALL LEVELS.

              The CHQ of AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) has decided to organise phased agitational programmes at All India/Circle/Divisional level.  Details of the programme are furnished below.  NFPE (CHQ) requests all the affiliates to make the programme a grand success at All India/Circle/Divisional level.  Please extend full support to the cause of GDS.

AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) STRUGGLE PROGRAMME:

              For Departmentalisation of BOS, grant of Civil Servant status to GDS, inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC and Scrap GDS (Conduct & Engagement) Rules, 2011.

1st Phase   :    Submission of mass memorandum to Hon’ble Prime Minister of India and Communications Minister.

2nd Phase  :    One day dharna in front of all Divisional offices on 16-07-2014.

3rd Phase  :    One day Dharna in front of all Regional/Circle Offices on                                 05-08-2014.

4th Phase  :    Five days relay hunger fast in front of all Circle Offices from 15th to 19th September, 2014.

5th Phase  :    Massive Parliament March with thousands of GDS from all over India in October/November 2014 when the Parliament sessions are going on.  Date will be announced later.

              Further phase of Trade Union action including indefinite strike will be decided later jointly with NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE).

                                                                          Yours fraternally,

                                                                             M. Krishnan,

                                                                    Secretary General, NFPE.

NFPE KERALA CONDUCTS PA/SA DATA ENTRY COACHING CLASS TO PA/SA CANDIDATES.

All the Divisions in Kerala Circle are arranging Data Entry Coaching Class to PA/SA candidates.  Shown below is the photo of coaching class conducted by NFPE Kollam Division on 03-07-2014.

RECRUITMENT OF PA/SA, POSTMAN & MTS IN KARNATAKA CIRCLE UNDER SPORTS QUOTA {Click the link below for details}  http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pdf/Upload-_rect_sports_qota_mail_30062014_pub.pdf

Revision of Forms under the General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960 and Contributory Provident Fund Rules (India), 1962 - regarding.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW the OM of DoP&PW

25th meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble MOS (PP) to be held on 24th July, 2014 in Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi.

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Improvement in Pension disbursing System- Issues with State Bank of India Bank

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CORRIGENDUM TO NFPE/FNPO MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED TO 7th PAY COMMISSION.

1.(         1.  (a)    Chapter - IV, Page 17 - Para 4.1 - Categories - SL 7,8 & 9 may be corrected as            follows:

        7.     Postmen/Mailguard (MACP-I) - 5200-20200 - GP 2400 - 56000

        8.     Postmen/Mail Guard (MACP-II) - 5200-20200 - GP 2800 - 66000

        9.     Postmen/Mail Guard (MACP-III) - 9300-34800 - GP 4200 – 74000

1.(b) Chapter - IV, Page 17 - Para 4.1 - Categories - SL 10,11 & 12 may be corrected as follows:

        10. Supervisor(LSG)/ MACP-I PA / SA-  5200-20200 - GP 2800 - 66000

        11.Senior Supervisor (HSG-II) / MACP-II PA / SA- 9300-34800 - GP 4200 - 74000

        12.Chief Supervisor (HSG-I) / MACP-III PA / SA- 9300-34800 - GP 4600 - 78000

2.     Chapter IX - Page 138 - Para 19.2.1 Sentence-3 may be corrected as follows:

        “They are having the parity with Postmen and considering their arduous nature of duties and responsibilities, they shall be placed in the existing Grade Pay of Rs.2,800/- (and not 2,400)  which is equivalent to the proposed minimum pay of Rs.46,000/- (and not 41000) as demanded by the Staff Side in the entry scale.

3.     Chapter XVIII - Page 120 & 121 - Para 18.3.1 and 18.4.1 Column - Grade Pay of Cleaner and Semi-skilled may be corrected as 1800/- instead of 1300 & 1650.

MEMBERS & LEADERS YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE

          Please read the memorandum carefully and suggest immediately any corrections/additions required in it.  We will incorporate all acceptable suggestions/corrections/additions in our supplimentary memorandum to be submitted to 7th CPC before 20-07-2014

RATE OF INTEREST OF RD
http://sapost.blogspot.com/
Sl.No	From	To	ROI	Maturity Value (for Rs. 10/-)
1	01.10.1991	01.09.1993		856.40
2	02.09.1993	31.12.1998		833.40
3	01.01.1999	14.01.2000		811.15
4	15.01.2000	28.02.2001		789.60
5	01.03.2001	28.02.2002		758.53
6	01.03.2002	28.02.2003		748.49
7	01.03.2003	30.11.2011	7.50%	728.90
8	01.12.2011	31.03.2012	8.00%	738.62
9	01.04.2012	31.03.2013	8.40%	746.51
10	01.04.2013	31.03.2014	8.30%	744.53
11	01.04.2014	till now	8.40%	746.51

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LDC/UDC ISSUE : Going through the comments of the viewers!

Dear friends,

More than two dozen comments have been posted on the JCM Staff Side memorandum, recommending upgradation of Grade Pay of LDC, published in this web site. Most of the LDCs working in various Departments, posted comments are stated that they are doing duties of higher posts with Rs. 1900 Grade pay. A person who is working in the KVS has written that in his Organization LDCs are doing duties of UDC and LDC both because in maximum offices single LDCs are posted and they are compelled to complete the work by sitting extra time. (Our opinion is that the Staff Associations of the KVS should demand for increased sanction of Administrative Staff in accordance with the work load and also for an immediate cadre restructuring for the Administrative Staff. According to the recommendations of the Central Pay Commissions cadre restructuring should be done in every five years).

It is no doubt that LDC & UDC are the backbone of the Government Offices especially the subordinate offices and they should get a respectable pay scale. Since the 6th Pay Commission has raised the Educational and technical qualification for the post it has become an anomaly and that is why this Association has taken up the issue to the higher authorities and as such the issue gained popularity. Resultantly, Confederation and JCM Staff Side was forced to recommend upgraded grade pay for LDCs in their Memorandum to the 7th Pay Commission. Moreover, Department of Expenditure was compelled to issue a common circular for upgradation of Grade Pay of LDC & UDC at Department level through restructuring. But the said order was not adequate to meet the demand and as such we have filed a case in CAT Jabalpur.  Some of our friends proposed to take up the issue to the Prime Minister & Finance Minister again. Several of our friends writing comments have proposed to call a strike on the issue of upgradation of the Grade Pay of LDC & UDC. Both are not the demand of the time, I think. As regards to writing letter to Prime Minister, we had already written a letter to the then Prime Minister and same was forwarded to the DoPT and what action has been taken on it by the DoPT, JCA & Ministry of Finance, all are before us. If we sent another letter to the present Prime Minister it will also go through the routs in which our previous letter was travelled. As regards the calling of strike it is only possible when there is a Federation of Ministerial Staff Association representing the entire Ministerial Staff persists and taking a decision unanimously. You all are aware that I had requested all our friends to come to Delhi in support of the Confederation Dharna on 9th January 2014 so that we may put up the issue effectively before the Confederation. But nobody except some leaders of Delhi State Government Administrative Staff Association has come to attend the Dharna. Thus conducting a strike, even a Department level strike, is not as easy as the comment writers think.

Some of our friends have written that large number of posts of LDC & UDCs are lying vacant in their Department and is not filling up the vacancy by the authorities. This should be tackled at their Department level itself. Staff Associations of the respective Department should take initiative for the same.

As regards the case filed by us in the CAT Jabalpur, we have filed the same with an intention to send a message regarding the seriousness of the issue to the Government, 7th Pay Commission and the JCM Staff Side. As a result JCM Staff Side has discussed the matter and accordingly the recommendation for the upgradation of the Grade Pay of LDC has been sent to the Pay Commission. In order to defend the payment of Rs. 2400 Grade Pay to DEO, DoPT has recently issued a revised model recruitment rule for the DEO. And yet, I am sure, 7th Pay Commission will definitely consider the upgradation of Grade Pay of LDC in its report. The case filed in the CAT Jabalpur will go on for a favorable decision so as to get the upgraded Grade Pay to LDC w.e.f. 1.1.2006.

As regards granting of Rs. 4200 Grade Pay to UDCs, all Associations are requested to send the proposal in their memoranda to the 7th Pay Commission on the ground that UDCs are assigned with the duties of Assistants in most of the subordinate offices as the sanctioned posts of Assistants in these offices is far less than the actual requirement.

Confederation’s Memorandum to 7th CPC:

Confederation has proposed to submit a separate Memorandum to 7th Pay Commission. Even though the LDC & UDC issue, submitted by us have been incorporated in the JCM Staff Side Memorandum, any Association is willing to put up anything new regarding to the upgradation of the LDC/UDC and issues related to other administrative Staff and the cadres of common category including MTS may please send their proposal to the Confederation in the following e-mail id by 14th of this month.

Com. M Krishnan, Secretary General: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
Com. K.K. N. Kutty, President: sreedevikkn@gmail.com

With greetings

TKR Pillai

General Secretary

Source: http://aiamshq.blogspot.in/

Google to shut down Orkut on September 30, 2014

Google has announced the closure of its first social networking website Orkut, on 30 September 2014. As per the official blogpost, Google is shutting it down, to focus more on its other ventures like YouTube, Blogger and Google Plus.

Before the official shutdown of Orkut the users can log in, play games, & use their account as normal. They can also export their photo albums to Google+, save their Orkut profile, scraps, testimonials, & community posts.

Paul Golgher, an engineering director at Google said in the blogpost “Over the past decade, YouTube, Blogger and Google+ have taken off”. Paul further added, “Because the growth of these communities has outpaced Orkut’s growth, we’ve decided to bid Orkut farewell.”

The social networking website, was launched in 2004 by a Google engineer Orkut Buyukkokten. Initially, the website was doing well but was eventually outdone by the other popular social networks. Orkut was quite popular in India and not much people know but Orkut was the leading social network in Brazil for quite long, but it never gained a popularity in the U.S. As per the statistics, Orkut had 32.7 million users in Brazil in 2011 which was three times as many as Facebook. But it didn’t last for long and Orkut was actually scrapped a couple of years ago. Showing its nice gesture, Google has planned to preserve all of the Orkut’s public communities in an archive.

The farewell message on official blog post states,

“It’s been a great 10 years, and we apologize to those still actively using the service. We hope people will find other online communities to spark more conversations and build even more connections for the next decade and beyond.”

Registrations are closed now and if by any chance you were a user there, you can export all your data and pictures using Google Takeout.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg calls on PM

 The Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, Ms. Sheryl Sandberg, called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today. She said India is a very important country for Facebook, considering the high number of active Facebook users in India. 

The Prime Minister discussed with Ms. Sandberg, ways through which a platform such as Facebook can be used for governance and better interaction between the people and governments. He also talked about how Facebook can be used to bring more tourists to India. Shri Narendra Modi also spoke to Ms. Sandberg on how Facebook can assist us in commemorating Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary year with a special focus on cleanliness. 

Later the Prime Minister shared the following post on his Facebook page: 

"Had a very fruitful meeting with Sheryl Sandberg. She pointed out that India is a very important country for Facebook, considering the high number of active Facebook users in India. 

Being an avid user of social media myself, I talked about ways through which a platform such as Facebook can be used for governance and better interaction between the people and governments. I also talked about how Facebook can be used to bring more tourists to India. 

We intend to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary year with a special focus on cleanliness and I spoke to Ms. Sandberg on how Facebook can assist us in this endeavour."

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Source : PIB   (Release ID :106061)

Do you know how to file an RTI plea?

The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, is crucial as it mandates timely response to a citizen’s request for government information

What does the Act aim to do?

The Act aims at promoting transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority

Who does the Act apply to?

The Act extends to the whole of India, except the state of Jammu and Kashmir

How to file an RTI plea

The Act prescribes a simple procedure to obtain information. Though some public authorities have their own formats, there is no compulsion to stick to the prescribed format

Step 1: Identify the department you want information from. Some subjects fall under the purview of State governments or local authority such as the municipal administration/panchayat, while others are handled by the Central government

Step 2: On a sheet of white paper, write out the application by hand, or type it, in English, Hindi or the official language of the area. You can also ask the public information officer to put it in writing

Step 3: Address the application to the State/Central Public Information Officer. Write the name of the office from which you seek information, and the complete, correct address. Clearly mention ‘Seeking information under the RTI Act, 2005’ in your subject line

Step 4: State your request in the form of specific, detailed questions, and mention the period/year your request falls into. Ask for documents or extracts of documents, if required. To obtain documents, the applicant has to make a payment of Rs. 2 per page

Step 5: Pay Rs. 10 to file the plea. This can be done in the form of cash, money order, bank draft or a court fee stamp. The stamp should be affixed to the application. Applicants below the poverty line (BPL) need not make the payment but have to attach a copy of the BPL certificate along with the application

Step 6: Provide your full name and address, contact details, email address and sign the application clearly. Put in the date and the name of your town

Step 7: Take a photocopy of the application and keep one with you for future reference. Send your application by post or hand it in personally to the department concerned. Don’t forget to get an acknowledgement

Step 8: The law mandates that information be provided in 30 days. If this does not happen, you can file an appeal. The first appeal should be addressed to ‘The Appellate Authority’ with the name of the department and the address. The appellate authority is mandated to revert in 30 days from the date of receipt of the appeal. If the Appellate authority fails to reply, further appeals lie with the Information Commission, the Chief Information Commissioner, State/Central Information Commission

EXPERT SAYS: (K. Sanjaya Kumar, chapter coordinator, 5 Pillar, Pallavaram Chapter NICA: 154582301)

1) A court fee stamp is the easiest to acquire. Bank drafts and postal orders take time

2) Send in your application by registered post as this will enable you to receive an acknowledgement of the receipt. Keep the acknowledgement safely

3) In your application, state that the information be provided to you in written form, and sent by registered post

4) Ensure your questions are all related to the subject at hand, and that they are to-the-point

5) If the information sought by you is handled by more than one department, it is mandatory for your application to be forwarded to the other departments concerned. The recipient of your application should intimate you of the forwarding, and the other departments should provide the information within 30 days of the receipt of the application

For more help, log on to the RTI Foundation of India for a complete guide.

Write to us at chennaidesk@thehindu.co.in and/or ping us at our Twitter account @ChennaiConnect with your feedback

Compiled by Zubeda Hamid; graphics by Satwik Gade

Source : http://www.thehindu.com/

A valid Email ID and Mobile Number to be Registered / Updated on the E-Filing Website of the Income Tax Department

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Finance 

04-July-2014 18:21 IST

A valid Email ID and Mobile Number to be Registered/Updated on the E-Filing Website of the Income Tax Department

A valid Email ID and Mobile Number has to be registered/updated on the e-filing website of the Income Tax Department so that direct communication with taxpayer can be possible. For details, taxpayers can log on to:

https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/eFiling/Portal/StaticPDF/Update_Contact_Details.pdf)

The Department will send separate One Time Passwords (OTP) also referred as PIN on the mobile and email provided by the taxpayer. The OTPs have to be entered by the taxpayer after logging into their e-filing account to authenticate the same. The OTPs will remain valid for 24 hours within which the taxpayer has to complete the process. For ‘Foreign/ NRI’ taxpayers, the OTP validation of the email ID would be sufficient.

Validation of email and mobile numbers has been introduced to facilitate taxpayers as in many cases incorrect emails and mobile numbers have been provided and taxpayers did not receive important communication from the Department. Further, it has been observed that in many cases taxpayers are not able to reset their password since the new temporary password from the Department may be sent to their registered email which may be different from the taxpayer’s personal email, e.g. email of their intermediary.

This is a one-time process to validate the mobile number and email ID. However, whenever the taxpayer changes the Mobile Number or email ID in their Profile, the process will be repeated to ensure that the particulars provided are correct. Further, this validation will ensure that Department can send an OTP for resetting the password used for Login in case the taxpayer has forgotten the password.

One mobile number or email ID can be used for a maximum of 10 user accounts as the Primary Contact- Mobile Number and Email ID in e-Filing. This is to ensure that family members and related business concerns (not exceeding 10 separate users) not having personal email or mobile can be covered under a common email or mobile, but in general taxpayers should have their own unique email ID and Mobile registered with the Department.

The taxpayer can enter any other person’s email or mobile number in addition, as a Secondary Contact (without any restriction on the number of user accounts linked as a Secondary Contact). Using “Profile Settings à My Profile” the taxpayer can select to include the Secondary Contact to also receive emails, alerts etc.

It is advised that the emails and SMS from the Income tax Department may be included in the ‘safe list’ or ‘white list’ to prevent the communications from the Department from being blocked or rejected or sent to Spam folder. Taxpayers are also advised not to share their user-id and password of their e-filing account with others to prevent un-authorized access.Taxpayers can reset their password using the ‘Forgot Password?’ link while logging in to their e-filing account and by providing the necessary details.

The Department requests the cooperation of all taxpayers for completing this validation process at the earliest for a smooth and convenient return filing process.

PIB

Important announcement for Tax payers for updating contact details in e-Filing Portal

Dear Tax Payers,

Income-Tax Department uses the registered contact details (Mobile number & E-mail ID) for all communications related to e-Filing. It is mandatory that all tax payers must have a valid contact details registered in e-Filing portal.

It is noticed that many registered users are not having authenticated contact details in eFiling or may have provided details of other persons for convenience. This prevents the Department from interacting directly with taxpayers on their personal email and Mobile.

Further, it has been observed that in many cases taxpayers are not able to reset their password since the email communication from the Department may be sent to their registered email or Mobile which may be different from the taxpayer’s personal email or mobile.

Hence, it is requested that all the e-Filing users may immediately update and authenticate their correct contact details so that the communication can be sent to the valid Mobile number and E-mail ID.

The process of updating and authenticating the contact details are below.

New User

Provide the correct Mobile Number and Email ID during the Registration in the e-Filing portal, Activation link would be sent to the registered E-mail ID and a One Time Password (OTP also called PIN) is sent to the registered Mobile Number. User needs to Click on the Link provided in the E-mail and enter the OTP received in the mobile number for Successful activation of the registered user in e-Filing portal

Registered User

After the user logs in to the e-filing account, the user is requested to update the current Mobile number and E-mail ID. The user should update their personal Mobile number and Email so that the updated contact particulars are registered with the Department or confirm that the Mobile number and email ID already registered is their valid personal contacts. Upon submitting the details, Department would immediately send OTPs (PIN1 & PIN2) to new mobile number and Email ID. The respective PINsPIN1 and PIN2 received through Mobile number and E-mail ID should be entered by them in the respective input fields to authenticate that the email ID and mobile are correct. Upon successful validation the Mobile number and email ID would be updated in the taxpayer’s profile and the process would be complete. If the PINs are not received within specified time (say 2 minutes), the taxpayer may opt for “Resend PINs” option. The PINs once received will be valid for 24 hours.  The taxpayers are advised to validate the contact details using the PINs received within 24 hours. If PINs are not validated within 24 hours, the taxpayer has to login and follow the same procedure as above again.

Note:

Taxpayers are advised to follow the process mentioned above in the interest of the security of their e-filing account and to directly receive communication from the Department about status of processing and issue of refunds etc.

This is a one-time process to validate the mobile number and email ID. However, whenever the taxpayer changes the Mobile Number or email ID in their Profile, the process will be repeated to ensure that the particulars provided are correct.

One mobile number or email ID can be used for a maximum of 4 user accounts as the Primary Contact- Mobile Number and Email ID in e-Filing. This is to ensure that family members (not exceeding 4 separate users) not having personal email or mobile can be covered under a common email or mobile, but in general taxpayers should have their own unique email ID and Mobile registered with the Department.

The taxpayer can enter any other person’s email or mobile number in addition as a Secondary Contact (without any restriction on the number of user accounts linked as a Secondary Contact). Using “Profile Settings -> My Profile” the taxpayer can select to include the Secondary Contact to also receive emails, alerts etc.

Include the emails and SMS from the Income tax Department in the ‘safe list’ or ‘white list’ to prevent the communications from the Department from being blocked or rejected or sent to Spam folder.

As a best practice, please update and authenticate the current contact and address details under “Profile Settings -> My Profile” after login to eFiling portal.

Courtesy :  http://karnmk.blogspot.in/

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Finance 

04-July-2014 18:21 IST

A valid Email ID and Mobile Number to be Registered/Updated on the E-Filing Website of the Income Tax Department

A valid Email ID and Mobile Number has to be registered/updated on the e-filing website of the Income Tax Department so that direct communication with taxpayer can be possible. For details, taxpayers can log on to:

https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/eFiling/Portal/StaticPDF/Update_Contact_Details.pdf)

The Department will send separate One Time Passwords (OTP) also referred as PIN on the mobile and email provided by the taxpayer. The OTPs have to be entered by the taxpayer after logging into their e-filing account to authenticate the same. The OTPs will remain valid for 24 hours within which the taxpayer has to complete the process. For ‘Foreign/ NRI’ taxpayers, the OTP validation of the email ID would be sufficient.

Validation of email and mobile numbers has been introduced to facilitate taxpayers as in many cases incorrect emails and mobile numbers have been provided and taxpayers did not receive important communication from the Department. Further, it has been observed that in many cases taxpayers are not able to reset their password since the new temporary password from the Department may be sent to their registered email which may be different from the taxpayer’s personal email, e.g. email of their intermediary.

This is a one-time process to validate the mobile number and email ID. However, whenever the taxpayer changes the Mobile Number or email ID in their Profile, the process will be repeated to ensure that the particulars provided are correct. Further, this validation will ensure that Department can send an OTP for resetting the password used for Login in case the taxpayer has forgotten the password.

One mobile number or email ID can be used for a maximum of 10 user accounts as the Primary Contact- Mobile Number and Email ID in e-Filing. This is to ensure that family members and related business concerns (not exceeding 10 separate users) not having personal email or mobile can be covered under a common email or mobile, but in general taxpayers should have their own unique email ID and Mobile registered with the Department.

The taxpayer can enter any other person’s email or mobile number in addition, as a Secondary Contact (without any restriction on the number of user accounts linked as a Secondary Contact). Using “Profile Settings à My Profile” the taxpayer can select to include the Secondary Contact to also receive emails, alerts etc.

It is advised that the emails and SMS from the Income tax Department may be included in the ‘safe list’ or ‘white list’ to prevent the communications from the Department from being blocked or rejected or sent to Spam folder. Taxpayers are also advised not to share their user-id and password of their e-filing account with others to prevent un-authorized access.Taxpayers can reset their password using the ‘Forgot Password?’ link while logging in to their e-filing account and by providing the necessary details.

The Department requests the cooperation of all taxpayers for completing this validation process at the earliest for a smooth and convenient return filing process.

PIB

Important announcement for Tax payers for updating contact details in e-Filing Portal

Dear Tax Payers,

Income-Tax Department uses the registered contact details (Mobile number & E-mail ID) for all communications related to e-Filing. It is mandatory that all tax payers must have a valid contact details registered in e-Filing portal.

It is noticed that many registered users are not having authenticated contact details in eFiling or may have provided details of other persons for convenience. This prevents the Department from interacting directly with taxpayers on their personal email and Mobile.

Further, it has been observed that in many cases taxpayers are not able to reset their password since the email communication from the Department may be sent to their registered email or Mobile which may be different from the taxpayer’s personal email or mobile.

Hence, it is requested that all the e-Filing users may immediately update and authenticate their correct contact details so that the communication can be sent to the valid Mobile number and E-mail ID.

The process of updating and authenticating the contact details are below.

New User

Provide the correct Mobile Number and Email ID during the Registration in the e-Filing portal, Activation link would be sent to the registered E-mail ID and a One Time Password (OTP also called PIN) is sent to the registered Mobile Number. User needs to Click on the Link provided in the E-mail and enter the OTP received in the mobile number for Successful activation of the registered user in e-Filing portal

Registered User

After the user logs in to the e-filing account, the user is requested to update the current Mobile number and E-mail ID. The user should update their personal Mobile number and Email so that the updated contact particulars are registered with the Department or confirm that the Mobile number and email ID already registered is their valid personal contacts. Upon submitting the details, Department would immediately send OTPs (PIN1 & PIN2) to new mobile number and Email ID. The respective PINsPIN1 and PIN2 received through Mobile number and E-mail ID should be entered by them in the respective input fields to authenticate that the email ID and mobile are correct. Upon successful validation the Mobile number and email ID would be updated in the taxpayer’s profile and the process would be complete. If the PINs are not received within specified time (say 2 minutes), the taxpayer may opt for “Resend PINs” option. The PINs once received will be valid for 24 hours.  The taxpayers are advised to validate the contact details using the PINs received within 24 hours. If PINs are not validated within 24 hours, the taxpayer has to login and follow the same procedure as above again.

Note:

Taxpayers are advised to follow the process mentioned above in the interest of the security of their e-filing account and to directly receive communication from the Department about status of processing and issue of refunds etc.

This is a one-time process to validate the mobile number and email ID. However, whenever the taxpayer changes the Mobile Number or email ID in their Profile, the process will be repeated to ensure that the particulars provided are correct.

One mobile number or email ID can be used for a maximum of 4 user accounts as the Primary Contact- Mobile Number and Email ID in e-Filing. This is to ensure that family members (not exceeding 4 separate users) not having personal email or mobile can be covered under a common email or mobile, but in general taxpayers should have their own unique email ID and Mobile registered with the Department.

The taxpayer can enter any other person’s email or mobile number in addition as a Secondary Contact (without any restriction on the number of user accounts linked as a Secondary Contact). Using “Profile Settings -> My Profile” the taxpayer can select to include the Secondary Contact to also receive emails, alerts etc.

Include the emails and SMS from the Income tax Department in the ‘safe list’ or ‘white list’ to prevent the communications from the Department from being blocked or rejected or sent to Spam folder.

As a best practice, please update and authenticate the current contact and address details under “Profile Settings -> My Profile” after login to eFiling portal.

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THE CASES IN FINCALE WHERE USER HAS TO APPLY HIS MIND

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Disciplinary proceedings cannot be Initiated or Continued after Retirement: Supreme Court

Once the appellant had retired from service on 31.3.2009, there was no authority vested with the respondents for continuing the disciplinary proceeding even for the purpose of imposing any reduction in the retiral benefits payable to the appellant. In the absence of such an authority it must be held that the enquiry had lapsed and the appellant was entitled to get full retiral benefits.

The question has also been raised in the appeal with regard to arrears of salary and allowances payable to the appellant during the period of his dismissal and upto the date of reinstatement. Inasmuch as the inquiry had lapsed, it is, in our opinion, obvious that the appellant would have to get the balance of the emoluments payable to him.

The appeals are, therefore, allowed and the judgment and order of the High Court are set aside and the respondents are directed to pay arrears of salary and allowances payable to the appellant and also to pay him his all the retiral benefits in accordance with the rules and regulations as if there had been no disciplinary proceeding or order passed therein. No costs.

REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO(s).5848-49 OF 2014

[Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) Nos.29550-29551 of 2010]

Dev Prakash Tewari

-vs‑

U.P. Cooperative Institutional Service Board, Lucknow & Ors.

Date of Order- June 30, 2014

J U D G M E N T

C. NAGAPPAN, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. These appeals are preferred by the appellant who was working as Assistant Engineer with respondent No.2. A disciplinary proceeding was initiated under Rule 85 of the Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Employees Service Regulations, 1975, against him by serving a charge-sheet and after inquiry he was dismissed from service by order dated 27.4.1988. The appellant sought for quashing the said order by filing a writ petition in Writ Petition No.4328(S/B) of 1988 on the file of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad and the High Court held that the inquiry was not conducted in accordance with   the procedure stipulated in the Regulation 85 since no opportunity was given to cross-examine the witness and there is violation  of principles of natural justice and quashed the disciplinary proceeding by allowing the Writ Petition on 10.1.2006. The order also directed for reinstatement and payment of back wages in accordance with the Rules. Liberty was also granted to conduct a fresh disciplinary inquiry in accordance with the Regulations. Pursuant to the order the appellant joined duty on 26.4.2006. Fresh disciplinary proceeding was initiated by order dated 7.7.2006, appointing Shri G.S. Srivastava, Mukhya Abhiyanta as Inquiry Officer and it was pending. Meanwhile the appellant reached  the age of superannuation and retired from service as Assistant Engineer on 31.3.2009.

The appellant challenged the continuance of disciplinary proceeding after his retirement by filing Writ Petition No.1919(SB) of 2009 on the file of High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench. The High Court relying on the decision of this Court in U.P. Cooperative Federation Ltd. and Others Vs. L.P.Rai [(2007) 7 SCC 81] held that there is no ground to interfere with the disciplinary proceeding and directed to complete it within four months by the impugned order dated 18.12.2009. The appellant filed Review Petition No.139 of 2010 and the High Court dismissed the same by order dated 29.3.2010. Challenging both the orders the appellant has preferred the present appeals.

4. The learned counsel for the appellant contended that the disciplinary proceeding was not completed for more than three years and in the absence of any provision in the Regulations providing for continuation of disciplinary proceedings after retirement of the employee, the respondents could not continue the disciplinary proceeding against the appellant after his superannuation. It is his further contention that the High Court has failed to appreciate the law laid down by this Court in similar circumstances in the decision reported in Bhagirathi Jena vs. Board of Directors, O.S.F.C. and Others [(1999) 3 SCC 666] and for the said reason the impugned order is liable to be set aside.

Per contra the learned counsel appearing for the respondents contended that pursuant to the liberty given by the High Court in its order dated 10.1.2006 fresh disciplinary proceeding was initiated and as held by this Court in its decision rendered in U.P. Coop. Federation Ltd. case (supra) thejight of the employer to hold a fresh inquiry cannot be denied on the ground that the employee has since retired from service and the impugned order is sustainable.

6. We have carefully considered the rival submissions. The facts are not in dispute. The High Court while quashing the earlier disciplinary proceedings on the ground of violation of principles of natural justice in its order dated 10.1.2006 granted liberty to initiate the fresh inquiry in accordance with the Regulations. The appellant who was reinstated in service on 26.4.2006 and fresh disciplinary proceeding was initiated on 7.7.2006 and while that was pending, the appellant attained the age of superannuation and retired on 31.3.2009. There is no provision in the Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Employees Service Regulations, 1975, for initiation or continuation of disciplinary proceeding after retirement of the appellant nor there is any provision stating that in case misconduct is established a deduction could be made from his retiral benefits. An occasion came before this Court to consider the continuance of disciplinary inquiry in similar circumstance in Bhagirathi Jena’s case (supra) and it was laid down as follows:

“ 5. Learned Senior Counsel for the respondents also relied upon Clause (3) (c) of Regulation-44 of the Orissa State Financial Corporation Staff Regulations, 1975. It reads thus :

“When the employee who has been dismissed, removed or suspended is reinstated, the Board shall consider and make a specific order :-

(i)       Regarding the pay and allowances to be paid to the employee for the period of his absence from duty, and

(ii)Whether or not the said period shall be treated as a period on duty.”

6. It will be noticed from the abovesaid regulations that no specific provision was made for deducting any amount from the provident fund consequent to any misconduct determined in the departmental enquiry nor was any provision made for continuance of the departmental enquiry after superannuation.

7. In view of the absence of such a provision in the abovesaid regulations, it must be held that the Corporation had no legal authority to make any reduction in the retiral benefits of the appellant. There is also no provision for conducting a disciplinary enquiry after retirement of the appellant and nor any provision stating that in case misconduct is established, a deduction could      be made from retiral benefits. Once the appellant had retired from service on 30.6.95 there was no authority vested in the Corporation for continuing the departmental enquiry even for the purpose of imposing any reduction in the retiral benefits payable to the appellant. In the absence of such an authority, it must be held that the enquiry had lapsed and the appellant was entitled to full retiral benefits on retirement.

7. In the subsequent decision of this Court in U.P. Coop. Federation case (supra) on facts, the disciplinary proceeding against employee was quashed by the High Court since no opportunity of hearing was given to him in the inquiry and the management in its appeal before this Court sought for grant of liberty to hold a fresh inquiry and this Court held that charges levelled against the employee were not minor in nature, and therefore, it would not be proper to foreclose the right of the employer to hold a fresh inquiry only on the ground that the employee has since retired from the service and accordingly granted the liberty sought for by the management.

8. While dealing with the above case, the earlier decision in Bhagirathi Jena’s case (supra) was not brought to the notice of this Court and no contention was raised pertaining to the provisions under which the disciplinary proceeding was initiated and as such no ratio came to be laid down. In our view the said decision cannot help the respondents herein.

Once the appellant had retired from service on 31.3.2009, there was no authority vested with the respondents for continuing the disciplinary proceeding even for the purpose of imposing any reduction in the retiral benefits payable to the appellant. In the absence of such an authority it must be held that the enquiry had lapsed and the appellant was entitled to get full retiral benefits.

10. The question has also been raised in the appeal with regard to arrears of salary and allowances payable to the appellant during the period of his dismissal and upto the date of reinstatement. Inasmuch as the inquiry had lapsed, it is, in our opinion, obvious that the appellant would have to get the balance of the emoluments payable to him.

11. The appeals are, therefore, allowed and the judgment and order of the High Court are set aside and the respondents are directed to pay arrears of salary and allowances payable to the appellant and also to pay him his all the retiral benefits in accordance with the rules and regulations as if there had been no disciplinary proceeding or order passed therein. No costs.

F A Q ON ISSUES FACED IN FINACLE

F A Q  ONISSUES FACED IN FINACLE

1.            Payments made by cheque to the customers is shown as debited to Postmaster’s account i.e; SOL ID followed by 0340 (ex:560032000340). This has resulted in continued debit accumulation of amount in Postmaster’s account and there is no check/Audit available  for this account.

                Solution: The complete solution will come once CSI is in Place. The Postmasters Office account to be  monitored by Postmaster/SBCO. A Separate guidelines in this regard is expected shortly.

2.            While lodging the cheques for inward clearance with insufficient details of the transaction/instrument the system throws an error for the incomplete/invalid inputs. But the cheque details will be saved. If the details are entered again for the same instrument the transaction will be duplicated.

Solution: Delete all the inward clearance transactions in supervisor option before verification. Please note that Once verified,  the details cannot be modified/deleted.

3.            While rejecting the outward cheques in inward zone, by default the carve status is “YES”.

Solution: Please Change Carve as “NO” by clicking the tabulation above this button. If submission is done with Carve as YES, even though error is thrown, the instrument will be saved. Same must be deleted before verification.

4.            Branch Offices transactions are not appearing in LOT.

Solution : The BO transactions should not be done in Supervisor Login.

5.            MIS transactions not appearing in LOT.

                Solution : Reference number is to be entered in both debit and Additional partitioned details screens. If it is not done  account will not appear in LOT.

6.            RD Loan disbursement not appearing in LOT.

                Solution : Disbursement of Loan is to be done by the teller, not by supervisor.

7.            User Already Logged in

                Solution : Do not close the browser without logging out and do not refresh the page. Use HSAC to SAC the users. If still problem exists, wait for 10 minutes and relogin.

8.            Certificate stock not deducted.

                Solution : Printing of issued certificates individually is a must to reduce the stock.

9.            Intersol Transaction blocking validation for EOD

                Solution : Contact CEPT DOP Team (9449848938, 9900971524)

10.          Signature and documents cannot be viewed

                Solution : Login to ip.indiapost.gov.in  , then click on ietest radio button to update the patches and install the Active x plugins popped up above. After installing run the ietest radio button again , which displays all the patches are installed in the local system.

11.          Salary/Pension/eMO bulk upload fails.

                Solution: After unsuccessful uploadàGo to HPRàview OFTI and Upload failure report for details. Note down the system generated tran-id and failure reasonà Go to HTM àinput the tran-id and delete. Rectify the noted errors and upload again. In case of successful upload there should be no upload failure report.

12.          Generation of any reports Problem/Slow response in HFINRPT

                Solution : After generating any report in HFINRPT, if the process is slow, click Menu on the top to stop the process and then invoke menu HPR select the generated report and click on Print screen below and take a print out.

13.          Closure of RD accounts with Standing instructions

                Solution: Go to HSSIMà select function – Delete  àUse Sl  No searcher type the account ID in the new window opened, select correct Sl No and click on submit. Then click on go. Accept/delete in the popup window. Verify the same using Supervisor. Then go to closure of the account.

14.          Closure of RD account in case of loan account mapped

                Solution : Close the Loan account (Loan acct No is RD acct No followed by 1). Verify in supervisor. Then proceed for closure of RD account.