o. NFPE/Strike/2014 Dated – 15.01.2014
MAKE THE NATIONWIDE 48 HOURS STRIKE OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 100% SUCCESS IN POSTAL
Dear Comrades,
As you are aware, the extended National Executive of the Confederation held at New Delhi on 10.01.2014 has decided to organize 48 hours (2 days) Nationwide strike of Central Government Employees on 12thand 13th of February 2014. Strike Notice will be served to Cabinet Secretary, Government of India by Confederation and to Secretary, Department of Posts by NFPE and all its affiliated unions on 21.01.2014.
Main Demands of the two days strike are
1. DA Merger
2. Interim Relief
3. Inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC
4. Date of effect of 7th CPC 01.01.2014
5. Regularisation and Revision of wages of Casual laburers.
6. Rescind the PFRDA Act and scrap New Pension Scheme
7. Settlment of anomalies etc. etc.
Please see full details of the 15 charter of demands published in website.
Following instructions should be strictly implemented in all Circles/Divisions without fail.
1. Start campaign programme immediately. Issue circulars, notices and posters, conduct Divisional level Conventions/Meetings, Organise squad work to meet employees of all offices including GDS, Print 15 Charter of Demands in local languages and circulate among all employees including GDS.
2. Circle Secretaries and all Circle Union office bearers should undertake campaign meetings at all important centers. Involvement of every Circle/Divisional Union office bearer in the campaign programme should be ensured.
3. Campaign/Tour Programme of All India office bearers is enclosed herewith. Please contact the leaders over phone and arrange meetings not later than 7th February 2014.
4. Draft Copy of the strike notice will be exhibited in the website. All Circles/Divisions should serve strike notice to their circle/Divisional Heads on 21.01.2014 with mass demonstration.
5. Please see the website daily. There is no time for issuing instructions through circulars or over phone. All instructions and developments will be placed in the website.
Comradely yours,
(M. Krishnan) (M. Krishnan)
Secretary General General Secretary
NFPE AIPEU Group ‘C’
(R. Seethalakshmi) Giriraj Singh
General Secretary General Secretary
AIPEU Postmen/MTS Group 'D' AIRMS & MMS EU Group 'C'
(P. Suresh) (Pranab Bhattacharjee)
General Secretary General Secretary
AI RMS & MMS EU Mailguards & MTS AIPAOEU Group C & D
Group ‘C’
(T. Satyanarayana) (V. K. Tiwari)
General Secretary General Secretary
AIPAEA AIPSBCOEA
(S. A. Raheem) (P. Pandurangarao)
General Secretary General Secretary
AIPCWEA AIPEU-GDS (NFPE)
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GDS (NFPE)
TOUR PROGRAMME OF ALL INDIA LEADERS
2014 FEBRUARY 12, 13 – TWO DAYS ALL INDIA STRIKE
S.No
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CIRCLE
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PLACE
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LEADERS ATTENDING
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1.
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Andhra Pradesh
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Hyderabad
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R. Sivannarayana, President, P-3,
Mob-09013946988
S. K. Humayun P-4, Mob-09440840889
C.H. Koteshwra Rao AGS R-3, Mob-09951908490
Y. Bhomeshwar VP R-4, Mob-09603073028
T Satyanarayana GS P/A, Mob-09912348500
K. Ramachandran, AGS(CHQ)- Admn.,
Mob-09347336343
Kishan Singh , SBCO, Mob-
P. Pandurangarao, G/S,GDS (NFPE),09849466595
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2.
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Assam
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Guwahati
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L.P. Saikia- Org. G/S-P-3, Mob-09435180490
Ramani Bhattacharjee P-3, Mob-09862205298
Moinul Huqe P-4, Mob-09401085237
G. Talukdar AGS R-3, Mob-09859065917
Indronil Tiwari AGS R-4, Mob-09434387330
Biswajit Das C/S P/A, Mob-
B.C. Deka , AGS(CHQ) – Admn,
Mob-09435554507.
Ramesh Sharma C/S (GDS), Mob-
G. Acharya V/P , GDS(NFPE)Mob-09577243225
G. Gohain, AG/COC
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3.
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Bihar
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Patna
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U.K. Tiwari Org. G/S P-3, Mob-09801382817
Vikram Shah President P-4, Mob-09452024928
S.K. Bardhan President R-3, Mob- 09831718340
Rajesh Kapoor AGS R-4, Mob-09580744427
Gopal Krishna Sharma AGS-P/A,
Mob-09473382741
Sohan Prasad, AGS (CHQ), Admn.
Mob-09430830436
N.K. Bajpai, SBCO, Mob-09431602538
Chandra Narayan Chaudhary, C/S –GDS(NFPE), Mob-08051818216
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4.
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Chattisgarh
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Raipur
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S.A. Hameed Org. G/S P-3, Mob-09827407194
B.R. Kumbhkar P-4, Mob-09425566324
Giri Raj Singh G/S R-3, Mob-09811213808
P. Suresh G/S R-4,
Mob-09811358335, 09885077451
K. Krishna Rao, Org. Secy. P/A, Mob-
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5.
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Delhi
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New Delhi
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M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE Mob-09447068125
R. Sivannarayana, President, P-3,
Mob-09013946988
R. Seethalakshmi GS P-4, Mob-09448819821
Ramesh Dabas Asstt. Treasurer P-4,
Mob-09213815947
Giri Raj Singh G/S R-3, Mob-09811213808
P. Suresh G/S R-4,
Mob-09811358335,09885077451
D.S. Chauhan, AGS, P/A, Mob-09013436694
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6.
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Gujarat
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Ahmadabad
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Mangesh Parab Working President P-3, Mob-09869476944
S. T. Terryia P-4, Mob-09879072544
M.P. John AGS R-3, Mob-09228876078
R K Pagi AGS R-4, Mob-
S.K. Brahmania Asst. Fin. Secy. , P/A,
Mob-09909418320
R.S. Dhabi, AGS (CHQ) Admn.
Mob-09574850703
V.K. Valand, SBCO, Mob-
Smt. Ashaben V. Joshi, GSD(NFPE),
Mob-08000898868
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7.
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Haryana
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Ambala
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Balwinder Singh, Financial Secy., P-3,
Mob-09868853970
Jai Ram OGS P-4, Mob-09465653805
K P Singh AGS R-3, Mob-09911126375
K.K. Sharma Treasurer R-4, Mob-09213355900
Jasbir Singh C/S , P/A, Mob-09416180510
Manjit Singh , Ex-GS (Admn), Mob-09416269425
Rajiv , SBCO, Mob-09416495321
Akshaya Kumar, GDS(NFPE),Mob-
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8.
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Himachal Pradesh
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Shimla
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Balwinder Singh, Financial Secy. P-3,
Mob-09868853970
Jagdish Prasad Treasurer R-3, Mob-09910628097
Jai Ram OGS P-4, Mob-09465653805
K.K. Sharma Treasurer R-4, Mob-09213355900
K.S. Rana Fin. Secy. , P/A,Mob-09418546138
T.P . Sharma OS,(CHQ) Admn., Mob-09816888189
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9.
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Jammu & Kashmir
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Jammu
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Balwinder Singh, Financial Secy. P-3,
Mob-09868853970
Jagdish Prasad Treasurer R-3
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10.
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Jharkhand
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Ranchi
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U.K. Tiwari Org. S/G P-3, Mob-09801382817
Ranjit Kumar OGS P-4,Mob-09973027259
Anuj Kumar ATR R-3, Mob-09431094278
Manoj Kumar R-4, Mob-
M Z Khan VP , Admn. Mob-09431588352
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11.
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Karnataka
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Bangalore
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N Gopalakrishnan W/P P-3, Mob-094440559259
R. Seethalaxmi, G/S P-4, Mob-09448819821
P.V. Rajendran, V/P R-3, Mob-09446023884
M Mohan VP R-4, Mob-09741104325
D.K. Shivanna Woring President, P/A
T. Satyanarayana, G/S P/A, Mob-09912348500
M.D/. Narayanmuthy OS (CHQ) Admn.
Mob-09480809754
B.R. Jagdeesh, AGS, GDS(NFPE),
Mob-09481101555
K. Kalpesh C/S GDS(NFPE)
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12.
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Kerala
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Trivandrum
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M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE, Mob-09447068125
C. P. Shobana Vice President P-3,
Mob-09897229298
P.K. Sivadasan P-4, Mob-09496166140
P.V. Rajendran V/P R-3, Mob-09446023884
J Balachandram Nair AGS R-4, Mob-09746025127
T.P. Ravindran, AGS , P/A, Mob-09447009846
P. Satheesh Kumar, OS(CHQ), Admn.
Mob-09447255583
V. Murukan, Fin. Secy. GSD(NFPE),
Mob-09446829969
Mohanan, SBCO, Mob-09048626492
Abhilesh Babu, SBCO, Mob-
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13.
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Madhya Pradesh
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Bhopal
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M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE, Mob-09447068125
S.A. Hameed Org. G/S P-3, Mob-09827407194
Manohar Lal VP P-4, Mob-09460008812
B.P. Ganak V/P R-3, Mob-09425360375
N R Malivya VP R-4, Mob-09826218609
J.S. Rajput, V/P. , P/A, Mob-09893323584
U S Chakraborty –Admn, Mob-09432225926
S.K. Jaiswal, SBCO, Mob-09827607454
Vijay Kumar Sharma , GDS(NFPE),
Mob-08462840776
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14.
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Maharashtra
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Mumbai
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M Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE, Mob-09447068125
Mangesh Parab Working President P-3, Mob-09869476944
B K Chalke W/P P-4, Mob-09322108443
H.M. Gedam AGS R-3 , Mob-09869600895
D.M. Sonwane President R-4, Mob-09969048911
B.M. Kishore, V /P..P/A,Mob-09921257145
U.S. Chakraborty (Admn) Mob-09432225926
S.P. Kulkarni, President, SBCO, Mob-09767687485
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15.
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North East
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Shillong
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L.P. Saikia- Org. G/S-P-3, Mob-09435180490
Ramani Bhattacharjee P-3, Mob-09862205298
Indronil Tiwari AGS R-4, Mob-09434387330
G. Talukdar AGS R-3, Mob-09859065917
D B Mohanty Dy. GS P-4, Mob-09437072066
Biswajit Das C/S P/A,Mob-09435113625
B.C. Deka AGS (CHQ), Admn., Mob-09435554507
G. Acharjee , GDS(NFPE), Mob-09577243225
Smt. Supravapal, AGS (GDS) NFPE,
Mob-08794282291
G. Gohain, AG/COC
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16.
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Orissa
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Bhubaneswar
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M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE,
Mob-09447068125
R.C. Mishra P-3 Mob-09853332489
D.B. Mohanti P-4, Mob-09437072066
R.N. Dhal AGS R-3, Mob-09437225600
Indronil Tiwari AGS R-4, Mob-09434387330
Nanda Kishore Das , Org. Secy. P/A,
Mob-07205614123
Pranab Bhattarchary G/S, Admn.
Mob-09432208901
Nirmal Ch. SinghWorking President, GDS(NFPE), Mob-09437003058
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17.
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Punjab
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Chandigarh
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Balwinder Singh, Financial Secy. P-3,
Mob-0968853970
Jai Ram OGS P-4, Mob-09465653805
K.P. Singh AGS R-3, Mob-09911126375
K.K. Sharma Treasurer R-4, Mob-09213355900
K.S. Deepa , C.S. , P/A, Mob-09417876648
Manjit Singh , Ex. GS (Admn)Mob-09416269425
Baldev Raj Sharma, SBCO, Mob-
Avtar Singh, C/S GDS(NFPE), Mob-09417789003
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18.
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Rajasthan
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Jaipur
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H.P. Diwakar, Asst. F/S, P-3, Mob-08233201357
R Seethalakshmi G/S,P-4, Mob-09448819821
Giri Raj Singh, G/S R-3, Mob-9811213808
Chand Mal Saini, AGS R-4,Mob-08852004974
R.S. Gujar, V/P , P/A, Mob-09828536553
V.K. Jain, SBCO, Mob-09414348915
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19.
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Tamil Nadu
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Chennai
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M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE, Mob-09447068125
A. Veeramani AGS P:-3, Mob-09444208159
N. Gopal Krishnan W/P P-3,Mob-09444059259
R. Seethalakshmi G/S ,P-4, Mob-09448819821
M.B. Sukumar ,AGS R-3, Mob-09840269167
Thirumugan , AGS R-4,Mob-
Santosh Kumar, President, P/A,
Mob-09444991236
Com. T.N. Nagrajan (Admn), Mob-09445316820
S. Appanraj, SBCO, Mob-09442029069
R. Dhanraj Dy. GS, GDS(NFPE),Mob-09442475290
KC Ramachandran AGS, GDS(NFPE), Mob-09442534718
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20.
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Uttar Pradesh
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Lucknow
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R N Parashar, ASG , NFPE, Mob-09868819295
Subhash Mishra AGS P-3, Mob-09853332489
Vikram Shah P-4,Mob-09452024928
R K Gupta V/P R-3, Mob-09450130644
Rajesh Kapur AGS R-4,Mob-09580744427
S.B. Yadav, Dy. G/S. , P/A, Mob-09453439561
Virendra Tewary, SBCO, Mob-09839195933
Promod Kumar Singh,C/S UP,GSD(NFPE),
Mob-09794133133-
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21.
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Uttarakhand
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Dehradun
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Vikram Shah P-4, Mob-09452024928
R.K. Gupta R-3, , Mob-09450130644
Dayanand Sharma R-4,Mob-
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22.
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West Bengal
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Kolkata
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M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE, Mob-09447068125
G.D. Maity AGS P-3, Mob-09434627100
Mukul Ch. Das Treasurer P-4,Mob-09433024622
Giri Raj Singh G/S R-3, Mob-9811213808
S.K. Bardhan President R-3, Mob-9831718340
Indronil Tiwari AGS R-4,Mob-09434387330
P.K. Das Gupta, AGS, P/A, Mob-08013600338
Pranab Bhattachary G/S (Admn),
Mob-09432208901
Asit Das, SBCO, Mob-09433443221
Bijoy Gopal Sur, President, GDS(NFPE),
Mob-09433618877
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INSTRUCTIONS
1. CHQ Office Bearers should contact Circle Secretaries and fix the date of meeting immediately.
2. Campaign Programme should be completed before 5.2.2014.
3. All Circle Secretaries should issue circulars in their local languages to their Division/Branches to make the strike 100% success.
4. Copy of the circulars issued by the Circle Secretaries should be sent to their respective CHQ and also NFPE HQ.
5. Success of the strike in each circle depends upon the initiative taken by the Circle Secretaries and Circle Union office bearers. They should contact all Divisional/Branch Secretaries and day-to-day monitoring should be done regarding the preparations for the strike in each Division. If there is any weakness in any Division, Circle Secretary should personally visit those divisions and ensure successful strike.
Constitution of Transfer and Placement Committees in the Department of Posts for recommending transfers/postings of the officers/officials of the Department
Click here to view Directorate memo No. 4-09/2011-SPG (Pt) dated 10-01-2014 on the above subject matter.
Interesting Facts about India
· India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
· When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
· The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
· The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
· Chess was invented in India.
· The 'Place Value System' and the 'Decimal System' were developed in India in 100 B.C.
· The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The shikhara of the temple is made from a single 80-tonne piece of granite. This magnificent temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja Chola.
· India is the largest democracy in the world, the 7th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.
· The game of Snakes & Ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat'. The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. In time, the game underwent several modifications, but its meaning remained the same, i.e. good deeds take people to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.
· The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.
· India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.
· The largest employer in India is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.
· The world's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
· Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
· India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
· The Art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh over 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word 'NAVGATIH'. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
· Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the Sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. According to his calculation, the time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun was 365.258756484 days.
· The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, long before the European mathematicians.
· Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus also originated in India. Quadratic Equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 (i.e. 10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C.during the Vedic period.Even today, the largest used number is Terra: 10*12(10 to the power of 12).
· The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.
· Sushruta is regarded as the Father of Surgery. Over2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries.
· Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient Indian medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism,physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.
· India exports software to 90 countries.
· The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
· Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively.
· Islam is India's and the world's second largest religion.
· There are 300,000 active mosques in India, more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.
· The oldest European church and synagogue in India are in the city of Cochin. They were built in 1503 and 1568 respectively.
· Jews and Christians have lived continuously in India since 200 B.C. and 52 A.D. respectively.
· The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of the 11th century.
· The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world's largest religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday.
· Sikhism originated in the Holy city of Amritsar in Punjab. Famous for housing the Golden Temple, the city was founded in 1577.
· Varanasi, also known as Benaras, was called "the Ancient City" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
· India provides safety for more than 300,000 refugees originally from Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who escaped to flee religious and political persecution.
· Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
· Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.
SANCHAY POST 7 MANUAL DATA ENTRY RELEASED BY INFOSYS
This release contains the implementation of manual data entry for NSS87,SB Discontinued products (25 No PMI products and 1 with PMI products). This manual data Entry module has an independent UI and will appear as a separate menu item below Sanchay Post.
Prerequisite
- Sanchay Post 7.0 or Sanchay Post 7.11
- SQL Server 2005/2008/2000.
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Fixation of Pay of Senior PAs with the PAs of CSSS promoted between 1.1.2006 to 31.8.2008 clarification
Fixation of Pay of senior PAs in the pre-revised scale of Rs.745041500 with the PAs of CSSS promoted between 1.1.2006 to 31.8.2008 —clarification regarding allowing arrears — regarding
No.5/16/2009-CS-11(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
3rdFloor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003.
Date: 13th January, 2014.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Fixation of Pay of senior PAs in the pre-revised scale of Rs.7450-11500 with the PAs of CSSS promoted between 1.1.2006 to 31.8.2008 —clarification regarding allowing arrears — regarding.
The undersigned is directed to say that references are still being received from Ministries/Departments regardingfixation of pay of senior PAs of CSSS and payment of arrears in the revised pay structure with the PAs of CSSS who were promoted between 1.1.2006 to 31.8.2008. PAs of CSSS promoted between 1.1.2006 to 31.8.2008 were allowed arrears from the date of their promotion as they had come over to the revised pay on the date of their promotion. Seniors to such promotee PAs of CSSS, however, were subsequently allowed stepping up of their pay with reference to these officials and they were not allowed arrears on the ground that the officials with reference to whom they got their pay stepped up were also not entitled to this.
2. The issue of fixation of pay with reference to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 7450-11500 and payment of arrears was taken up by Establishment Division of this Department with Department of Expenditure as this amounts to compelling the senior official, who was already serving as PA prior to 1.1,2006 and opted for fixation of his pay under revised pay rules from 1.1.2006 to opt for revised pay structure from the date of stepping up with the junior.
3. It is, therefore, clarified that the senior is entitled to arrears of pay from the date he opted to come over to the Revised Pay Scales tilt the date of stepping up of pay. These will be paid on the basis of pay actually fixed as on 1.1.2006.
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(Kameshwar Mishra)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/16012014.pdf]
No cashless CGHS treatment from February 1, 2014
Hyderabad: The 800 hospitals in the country empanelled under the Central Government HealthScheme will stop cashless transactions from February 1, 2014, because, they claim, the government has not cleared arrears of Rs 600 crore.
The aggrieved hospitals have come together under the umbrella of the Association ofHealthcare Providers India and had served notice to the CGHS office in New Delhi on December 13, 2013.
A meeting with the Union health secretary K.N. Desiraju on January 9 yielded no results.
A senior officer of AHPI said, “The amount has been budgeted in the health budget and it must be released. But it is not being done. Hence, the question is, where is it going?”
Since 2010, the hospitals have been complaining of 40 per cent unauthorised deductions in the payments. Now they have come together to put across their point to the government.
AHPI general secretary for AP Govind Hari says, “The problem started in 2002 when they started inviting tenders. In doing so, they reduced the cost of surgeries drastically. Also,orthopaedic treatment costs Rs 3,200 in Karnataka and Rs 10,000 in AP. These errors in terms of determining the cost put the hospitals in a spot.”
A senior member of the APHI said, “We want to quit as it has become more of a burden than a service as the clearance promise of 180 days is hardly followed.”
Additional director, CGHS, Dr Prasad, says, “We have not received any communication from the hospitals.” But senior officers in the Begumpet office of the department say there has been an assessment of the pending amount, and deliberations have started to sort out that matter.
Source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com
PFRDA News : Exposure draft on Guidelines for Withdrawal of 25 Percent of Accumulated Contributions by NPS Subscribers
PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
EXPOSURE DRAFT
ON GUIDELINES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF 25 % OF ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS BY NPS SUBSCRIBERS
Issued on: 15th January, 2014
Last date to accept Comments: 15th February, 2014
As per Chapter VI, Sec 20 (2b) of the PFRDA act, 2013 it has been provided that withdrawals, not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the contribution made by the subscriber, may be permitted from the individual pension account subject to the conditions, such as purpose, frequency and limits as may be specified by the regulations.
Keeping the above in perspective, the draft guidelines for withdrawal of 25 % of accumulated contributions by NPS subscribers are proposed and comments from the public and all concerned are invited. It may also be noted that suggestions on addition/alteration in the proposed guidelines can also be given. Comments/Feedback may be forwarded by email to the e-mail id k.sumit@pfrda.org.in latest by 15.02.2014. Comments should be given in the following format:
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Written comments in the above format may be addressed to:
Mr. Sumit Kumar
Dy. General Manager
Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority
1st Floor, ICADR Building, Vasant Kunj Institutional Area Phase - II
Vasant Kunj, New Delhi - 110070
PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
INTRODUCTION
As per Chapter VI, Sec 20 (2b) of the PFRDA act, 2013 it has been provided that withdrawals, not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the contribution made by the subscriber, may be permitted from the individual pension account subject to the conditions, such as purpose, frequency and limits as may be specified by the regulations. In order to finalise the regulations for withdrawals, it becomes imperative to develop the formal aspects of the permitted withdrawals allowed under the Act for the benefit of NPS subscribers.
EXISTING EXIT / WITHDRAWAL GUIDELINES UNDER NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM (NPS)
The current exit / withdrawal guidelines under NPS are framed in such a manner that the subscriber has a long period of accumulation of corpus for providing him with a decent accumulated pension wealth when he retires or he moves out of the regular work routine due to age. Also, it lets the subscriber have the freedom to move out of the scheme at any point of time, irrespective of cause or reason which determines the complete exit from the scheme.
The following are the current rules/guidelines for withdrawals under NPS as approved by PFRDA:
a) Exit from NPS upon attaining the age of Normal superannuation (for govt. employees only) or upon attaining the age of 60 years (for all subscribers other than govt. employees): At least 40% of the accumulated pension wealth of the subscriber needs to be mandatorily utilized for purchase of an annuity providing for the monthly pension of the subscriber and the balance is paid as a lump sum payment to the subscriber.
b) Exit from NPS before attaining the age of Normal superannuation (for govt. employees only) or before attaining the age of 60 years (for all subscribers other than govt. employees): At least 80% of the accumulated pension wealth of the subscriber needs to be utilized for purchase of an annuity providing for the monthly pension of the subscriber and the balance is paid as a lump sum payment to the subscriber.
c) Upon Death: The entire accumulated pension wealth (100%) would be paid to the nominee / legal heir of the subscriber.
For Swavalamban withdrawals under (a) & (b) in the previous page, there is an overriding condition on the lump sum payment payable due to which the entire accumulated pension wealth would be annuitised in case if the monthly pension obtained by using the 40%/80% of the pension wealth is below Rs.1000/- per month. Also, these exit/withdrawal rules as applicable to NPS can be modified/altered from time to time by the Authority as the NPS progresses.
BACKGROUND
The withdrawal of 25% of accumulated contributions under NPS is in addition to the withdrawal permitted at the time of exiting from NPS by the subscriber as specified above. The subscriber can continue to contribute in the scheme while using such withdrawal facility. These guidelines shall determine the circumstances under which the NPS subscriber can avail such withdrawal functionality under different time frames and thereby putting certain limits to which shall be adhered by him/her.
The guidelines are framed taking into the purpose and object of NPS i.e., to ensure a decent accumulated pension wealth in the accounts of the subscribers at the time of exit.
FEEDBACK /COMMENT PERIOD
The Feedback /Comments on this exposure draft received till 15th February, 2014 would be considered for evaluation by PFRDA. The decision of PFRDA on all and any matters related to the subject matter is final and binding on all stakeholders.
PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF 25 % OF ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS BY NPS SUBSCRIBERS
As per Chapter VI, Sec 20 (2b) of the PFRDA act, 2013 it has been provided that withdrawals, not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the contribution made by the subscriber, may be permitted from the individual pension account subject to the conditions, such as purpose, frequency and limits as may be specified by the regulations. As the decision in this regard has to form part of the regulations to be made
under Sec 52 of PFRDA Act, we need to arrive at a decision on the matter purpose, frequency and limits of such withdrawals which would be allowed.
Posts examining the various aspects of the probable needs and duration, following aspects have been proposed in respect of the aforesaid guidelines:
(a) Purpose: This withdrawal may be treated as partial withdrawal and whereby the subscriber can withdraw not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the contribution made by the subscriber, may be permitted from the individual pension account for any of the following purposes only:
i) For Higher education of his/her children including a legally adopted child.
ii) For the marriage of his/her children, including a legally adopted child.
iii) For the purchase/construction of residential house or flat. However, if the subscriber already owns a residential house or flat, the same is not allowed as a ground for the withdrawal.
iv) Treatment for prescribed illnesses – suffered by subscriber or his legally wedded spouse and children. For this purpose, the prescribed illness referred above consists of hospitalization and treatment for the following diseases/illnesses:
1. Cancer
2. Kidney Failure (End Stage Renal Failure)
3. Primary Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
4. Multiple Sclerosis
5. Major Organ Transplant
6. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
7. Aorta Graft Surgery
8. Heart Valve Surgery
9. Stroke
10. Myocardial Infarction (First Heart Attack)
11. Coma
12. Total blindness
13. Paralysis
b) Limits: It has been proposed that there should be limitation on eligibility as well as the maximum limit for each withdrawal that can be permitted till the person stays invested in National Pension System. We propose the following eligibility criteria and limit for availing the benefit:
1. The subscriber should have been in NPS for at least ten years and contributing to the scheme.
2. Subscriber can withdraw accumulations not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the contributions made by him and standing to his credit in his NPS account, as on the date of application for withdrawal.
c) Frequency:
It is recommended that the subscriber may be allowed to withdraw at the most three (3) times from the scheme during the tenure and should have a gap of at least 5 years before availing the withdrawal facility for the next time. However, the mandatory requirement of 5 years gap between two successive permitted withdrawals would not be applicable in case of “treatment for above prescribed illnesses”.
We are proposing the above frequency in order to make sure that the subscriber should be left with a decent and considerable accumulated pension wealth at the time of superannuation/age of 60 years enabling him to purchase sustainable annuity.
The request for withdrawal should be sent along with relevant document through the Nodal Office/POP/Aggregator to Central Record Keeping Agency for processing of the withdrawal claim.
Source: http://www.pfrda.org.in/writereaddata/linkimages/Exposure%20Draft%20withdrawal.pdf
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At his Post
CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE AT WORK HAS WON S. RAVICHANDRAN AN AWARD AND HIS GENIAL NATURE, MANY HEARTS IN TRIPLICANE. PRINCE FREDERICK MEETS THIS EXTRAORDINARY POSTMAN
When I meet him at Singarachari Street, S. Ravichandran has just finished delivering a huge stack of letters. After a short chat, he will return to the Triplicane Post Office to collect another pile for yet another round of deliveries, the last for the day.
This 54-year-old postman has a reputation to guard: he was honoured recently by the Mylapore Academy for consistently delivering all the letters and posts assigned to him without carrying any over to the next day. “Our target is to start every day afresh, without having to deliver the previous day’s posts. We’ll have to maintain 100 p.c. delivery rates for registered posts, speed posts and money orders, at any cost,” says Ravichandran.
Realising that he is in a ‘one-day match’ with a steep asking rate, I race through my questions.
He is extremely modest while discussing his performance, suggesting that every postman at Triplicane P.O. gives his best and that he was lucky to have had a figure that put him ahead of the rest.
“My overall tally was good – I was told by the postmaster and the public relation inspector that I had an almost 100 p.c. delivery rate. It was 99.7 p.c. or 99.8 p.c. or something in the vicinity,” says Ravichandran.
Postmen are also assessed for how they relate to the people they serve. On that count, Ravichandran seems capable of a perfect score, a hundred per cent success rate.
While I keep him engaged in a 20-minute conversation at Singarachari Street, many passersby wave to him. A few stop to exchange pleasantries. One of them, T. Jagannathan, tells me what makes Ravichandran special and his achievement, exceptional.
“Most postmen will throw the letters carelessly and leave. Ravichandran takes the trouble to meet everyone and hand him the letter. He does this to ensure the letters and posts reach the intended recipients. Ravichandran is a boon to residents of Amudhasarathy Apartments where I live. There, many share names. For instance, we have five Balajis, ” says the 71-year-old Jagannathan, a resident of Car Street.
The septuagenarian’s assessment of postmen carries considerable weight for the reason that he served in the postal department. He retired as head sorter (higher selection grade I) at Railway Mail Service at Anna Road PostOffice.
R. Rajaram, administrative officer at Vivekananda Kendra on Singarachari Street, thinks Ravichandran is forbearing, and does not retort when people snap at him.
“He has a smile for everyone. In the two years I have interacted with him, I have never seen him frown. Others at this office, who have known him for over a decade, also consider him an amazingly genial person,” says Rajaram.
Another well-wisher of his tells me he may top the popularity charts in Triplicane. Ravichandran is postman for Singarachari Street, Nagoji Rao Street, Car Street, North Tank Square, East Tank Square, South Tank Square and Hanumanth Rayan Koil Street.
The goodwill he has built over the years is what makes him feel good about living in Triplicane: he is a resident of Swami Street. “I was employed at Triplicane P.O. on ‘outsider posting’ (temporary) from 1978 to 1988 and then on extra departmental posting from 1988 to 1994. When my job was made permanent in 1994, I was posted to the T. Nagar Post Office in Pondy Bazaar. In 1999, when I returned to Triplicane, it was homecoming for me. When I was on temporary posting for a long time, my family asked me to give up and switch to some other profession. I refused. I wanted to make it as a postman. My colleague V. Rajangam helped me deal with the difficult times,” says Ravichandran.
Having served as a postman for so long, he will soon be in line for appointment as a clerk. Postmen generally aspire to that position. But not Ravichandran. Here is his explanation: “I want to be a postman all the way through my career: I want to be out there on the streets of Triplicane and stay in touch with its people. If I am confined to the office, I will miss them terribly.”
Source : http://www.thehindu.com/
