SMALL SAVINGS SCHEMES INTEREST RATES wef 01.04.2015 - PIB NEWS

SMALL SAVINGS SCHEMES INTEREST RATES wef 01.04.2015 - PIB NEWS

Government Announces Interest Rates for Various Small Savings Schemes; Rates to Come Into Force with Effect from 01.04.2015

         It was decided by the Government of India that interest rates on Small savings Schemes will be linked to yields on government securities of comparable maturity. In pursuance of that decision, the Government has decided to revise the rates applicable on various small savings schemes as given in the table below.

Scheme	Rate of interest w.e.f. 01.04.2014	Rate of Interest w.e.f.  01.04.2015
1.	2.	3.
Savings Deposit	4.0	4.0
1 Year Time Deposit	8.4	8.4
2 Year Time Deposit	8.4	8.4
3 Year Time Deposit	8.4	8.4
5 Year Time Deposit	8.5	8.5
5 Year Recurring Deposit	8.4	8.4
5 Year SCSS	9.2	9.3
5 Year MIS	8.4	8.4
5 Year NSC	8.5	8.5
10 Year NSC	8.8	8.8
PPF	8.7	8.7
Kisan Vikas Patra	8.7	8.7
Sukanya  Samriddhi Account Scheme	9.1	9.2

The above rates will be effective from tomorrow i.e. 1.4.2015.

Thus the rates on many of the small savings scheme have undergone an upwards revision vis-à-vis 2014-15.

APPOINTMENT OF NEWLY RECRUITED POSTAL ASSISTANTS

Recruitment Rules for the posts of {iJ Manager; and [ii) Senior Manager [iii] senior Manager INFSGJ in Mail Motor service, D/o posts - reg.

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Recommendations of the Committee of Experts on Disciplinary and Vigilance Inquiries (Hota Committee) (Click the link below for details)

http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02ser/372_3_2007-AVD-III-27032015.pdf

Guidelines regarding handling of complaints in  Ministries/Departments. (Click the link below for details)

http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02ser/104_76_2011-AVD-I-31032015.pdf

Let Postman be Eyes and Ears of the Govt

By The New Indian Express

Published: 01st April 2015

Long before modern telecommunication systems started, the postman was the only mode of communication in India. He was not only a carrier of news and letters, but a friend, philosopher and guide of the people living in far-flung areas. Now that private couriers and telecommunication have reduced their workload, the government must use the Indian postman for reaching out to citizens in backward areas and educate them about the various policies and incentives. The Modi government has done well to appoint a task force under former cabinet secretary, T S R Subramanian, to ascertain how the Indian postman can be used under the current circumstances.

With the world’s largest postal network, India Post has about 1.55 lakh post offices spread across the country. On an average, a post office serves an area of 21.21 sqkm and a population of 7,175 people. Digital boards and panels can be set up at the post offices to educate the people on not just schemes and policies, but also on issues related to health and education. Besides, the postman can be used for collecting feedback from the people in rural areas.

Given the romance and reliability of the postal service, it will be a pity if it fades away into obscurity with disuse. While the romance is exemplified by the stories of “runners” who carried the mail on foot through jungles and pathways infested with animals and dacoits, the reliability was noted by V S Naipaul in his celebrated novel, A House for Mr Biswas. Such a stirring background is a befitting prequel to a new era when the friendly postman, who also read out letters to a blind recipient, as in the film, Sholay, will act as a purveyor of official messages and also be the eyes and ears of the government. Such tasks are not improbable, having found mention in Chanakya’s Arthasastra (3rd century BC) which says that the “chief of the secret service, known as the postmaster, maintained the lines of communication”.

Staff Selection Commission ( SSC )Revised Exam Schedule / Time Table for the year 2015 :

SSC Revised Exam Schedule / Time Table for the year 2015  :

Revised Exam Schedule / Time Table : Click Here

SlNo	Name of Examination	Date ofAdvt.	ClosingDate		Date of Exam
1	Combined Graduate Level Examination –2014 (Tier-II)	18.01.2014	24.02.2014		11.04.2015 (Saturday) &12.04.2015 (Sunday)
2	Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination - 2014	Descriptive     Paper			11.04.2015 (Saturday) &12.04.2015 (Sunday)
3	Rectt.of SI in CAPFs, ASI in CISF and SIin Delhi Police Examination -2015	28.03.2015	28.04.2015		11.04.2015 (Saturday) &12.04.2015 (Sunday)
4	Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I)Examination- 2015	02.05.2015	01.06.2015		09.08.2015 (Sunday)&16.08.2015 (Sunday)
5	Constable (GD) Examination -2015	24.01.2015	02.03.2015		Written Exam.04.10.2015 (Sunday)
6	Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination -2015	06.06.2015	06.07..2015		01.11.2015  (Sunday)08.11.2015 (Sunday)15.11.2015 (Sunday)
7	Junior Engineer (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical) Examination - 2015	04.07.2015	03.08.2015		06.12.2015  (Sunday)
8	Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’Examination - 2015	01.08.2015	31.08.2015		27.12.2015  (Sunday)
9	Jr. Hindi Translator in Subordinate OfficeExamination - 2015	05.09.2015	05.10.2015		17.01.2016 (Sunday)
10	Multi Tasking (Non –Technical) StaffExamination - 2015	10.10.2015	09.11.2015		Paper-I07.02.2016 (Sunday)14.02.2016 (Sunday)  &21.02.2016 (Sunday)
Departmental Examination
SlNo	Name of Examination	Date ofAdvt.		ClosingDate		Date of Exam
1	Clerks’ Grade (for Multi TaskingStaff only) Exam., 2015	17.01.2015		16..02.2015		To be Notified later
2	Grade ‘C’ Steno. Ltd. Depttl. Comp.Exam., 2015	21.03.2015		20.04.2015		31.05.2015(Sunday)
3	Upper Div. Clerk Ltd. Depttl. Comp.Exam., 2014	12.09.2015		12.10.2015		20.12.2015(Sunday)

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees - Revised Rates effective from 01.01.2015 - Fake Order / Instructions - Clarification

Source : http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/fake_DA_order_april2015.pdf

Amendment of Department of Posts ( Postman and Mail Guard ) Recruitment Rules, 2014

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