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Tuesday, 14 July 2015

New Server Link has been provided by SSC for PA/SA candidates for registration

Keeping in view the convenience of candidates the Commission has extended the last date for receipt of applications to 17.7.2015 for Part-I and 20.7.2015 for Part II.

The new link is given below:

Other links are given below:

The Last date of the Postal Assistant /Sorting Assistant Examination 2015 (Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2015) has extended upto 20.07.2015.

New Server Link has been provided in above to apply for the Examination.

You should complete Part 2 of the registration in the same server you have used for Part 1 of the registration
 

Confederation Circular on forthcoming strikes


MOST URGENT
IMPORATANT
No. CONFDN/GENL/2015                                                Dated – 13.07.2015
2015 SEPTEMBER 2
 
NATIONWIDE ONE DAY STRIKE AS PER THE CALL OF ALL CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS AND INDEPENDENT FEDERATIONS
2015 NOVEMBER 23

NATIONWIDE INDEFINITE STRIKE AS PER THE CALL OF NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION OF ALL JCM NATIONAL COUNCIL STAFF SIDE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING RAILWAY, DEFENCE & CONFEDERATION.
 

CONFEDERATION NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING DECIDED TO MAKE BOTH THE STRIKES A GRAND SUCCESS.
START INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN AND PREPARATIONS NOW ONWARDS.
CONDUCT GENERAL BODY MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS, 

OFFICE-TO-OFFICE CAMPAIGN AND GATE MEETINGS
CIRCULATE NOTICES, PAMPHLETS, POSTERS AMONG ALL

 EMPLOYEES. EXHIBIT IN ALL WEBSITES.
STRIKE NOTICE FOR 2ND SEPTEMBER STRIKE SHOULD BE

 SERVED BY ALL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ON 

11THAUGUST 2015.
 
Dear Comrades,
The National Executive Committee meeting of the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers was held at New Delhi on 12.07.2015. Affiliated organizations, General Secretaries of State Committees (COCs) and CHQ office Bearers attended the meeting. Com. K. K. N. Kutty, National President, Confederation, presided. After detailed deliberations for about six hours, the meeting took the following important decisions.

(I)     2nd SEPTEMBER 2015 NATIONAL STRIKE:
 
1.      Confederation and all its affiliated organizations shall participate in the Nationwide one day strike on 2nd September 2015 as per the call of all Central Trade Unions and independent Federations.
2.      Charter of demands on which the strike is being organised on September 2nd by Confederation shall include
(1)   12 point common charter of demands affecting all sections of the Indian working class and
(2)   10 point charter of demands of the central government employees formulated by the National Joint Council of Action.
(See Charter of demands attached – Annexure-I)
3.      Intensive campaign should be conducted among all Central Government Employees by each individual organisation by holding General body meetings, conventions, office-to-office campaign and gate meetings. Notices, pamphlets and posters should be printed and circulated to all offices and employees. Wide publicity should be given through print and electronic media. All websites of affiliates shall exhibit the campaign details, photos etc.
4.      Confederation CHQ Leaders shall visit all important centres throughout the country between August 16 to 31st and address Joint Conventions/meetings of the employees. Meetings should be organised by the state/District level units of the Confederation (C-O-Cs). Advance planning should be made by the C-O-Cs to make the campaign programmes of Al India Leaders a grand success, by ensuring maximum participation of employees from all affiliated organisations (Details of the campaign programme will be published in the website within two days.)
5.      State/District Units of the Confederation shall plan and organize their own campaign programmes at state/District level.
6.      Strike notice will be served by Confederation CHQ to the Cabinet Secretary, Government of India on 11th August 2015. On the same day each individual affiliated organsiation of the Confederation should also serve strike notice to their respective Departmental heads. Demonstrations in front of all important offices should be held on 11th August 2015. Copy of the strike notice served by each organisation should be sent (email) to confederation CHQ.
7.      All affiliated organisation shall make maximum efforts to ensure participation of maximum number of employees in the 2nd September strike. More than 10 crores organised and unorganised workers will be participating in the strike.
8.      All affiliated organizations should issue their own separate circulars to all the lower units directing the Branch/District/Divisional/State/Circle level leaders to start campaign work immediately and also to ensure maximum participation of employees in the strike.

(II)   23rd NOVEMBER INDEFINITE STRIKE:
 
1.      Confederation and all its affiliated organizations shall commence their own independent intensive campaign especially among grass-root level workers from now onwards.
2.      At the same time Confederation state/District level leadership (C-O-Cs) should take initiative to organize joint conventions of National Joint Council of Action at maximum possible centres.
3.      Immediately after the 2nd September strike and after submission of report by 7th CPC, the Confederation National Executive will meet again and decide further programmes to intensify the campaign programme for the success of 23rd November indefinite strike.
4.      A Resolution adopted by the National Executive regarding 2nd September one day strike and 23rdNovember indefinite strike is enclosed herewith.

(III)    OTHER DECISIONS:
 
1.         The All India Two days Women’s Workshop of Confederation will be held at Hyderabad on 9th & 10th October 2015. About 150 lady delegates from all affiliates and C-O-Cs will attend the workshop. Quota fixed for each affiliate and C-O-Cs will be circulated shortly. Delegate fee per head is fixed as Rs. 500/- (Rs. Five Hundred only). All affiliated organizations and C-O-Cs are requested to ensure maximum participation in the workshop. Travel tickets of the delegates may be booked well in advance.
2.         Next National Conference of the Confederation will be held at Chennai (Tamilnadu) before September 2016. The Tamilnadu state Committee of the Confederation (C-O-C) shall finalise the dates/month in consultation with CHQ. Efforts may be made to hold the Conference in July itself.
3.         Financial position of the Confederation CHQ was reviewed. It is noticed that many affiliates have not remitted their due quota. It is decided to instruct all affiliates to clear their quota arrears before 31stAugust 2015. Delegates to the National Conference will be fixed based on the quota remitted by each affiliated organizations and C-O-Cs. Needless to say that for smooth functioning of the CHQ and also for undertaking campaign programmes funds is a must.
4.         Decided to nominate Com. R. Seethalakshmi, Convenor, Women’s Sub Committee, Confederation to the Women’s Committee of the Trade Union International (TUI)-Public an allied services functioning under world Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
5.         Decided to grant affiliation to the following organizations
(a)   Forest Survey of India Employees Association Dehradun (Uttrakhand).
(b)   Employees Association of Directorate of Forest Education Dehradun Staff, Dehradun (Uttrakhand)
6.         Decided to extend full support and cooperation for the successful conduct of the Asia-pacific region meeting of the Trade Union International (TUI) – Public and Allied Services at Delhi during the month of November 2015.

Meeting ended at 5 PM.
M. Krishnan
Secretary General

ANNEXURE – I
 
2ND SEPTEMBER 2015 STRIKE CHARTER OF DEMANDS

PART-I
 
1.      Urgent measures for containing price-rise through universalisation of public distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity market.
2.      Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation.
3.      Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measure for violation for labour laws.
4.      Universal social security cover for all workers
5.      Minimum wages of not less than Rs. 15,000/- per month with provisions of indexation.
6.      Assured enhanced pension not less than Rs. 3000/- P.M. for the entire working population.
7.      Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/State PSUs.
8.      Stoppage of contractorisation in permanent perennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract workers as regular workers for same and similar work.
9.      Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund; increase the quantum of gratuity.
10.  Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting applications; and immediate ratification of ILO Convention C 87 and C 98.
11.  Against Labour Law Amendments
12.  Against FDI in Railways, Insurance and Defence.

PART-II

1.      Effect wage revision of the Central Government Employees from 01.01.2014 accepting memorandum of the staff side JCM; ensure 5-year wage revision in future; grant interim relief and merger of 100% of DA; Include Gramin Dak Sevaks within the ambit of 7th CPC. Settle all anomalies of 6th CPC.
2.      No Privatisation, PPP or FDI in Railways, Defence Establishment and no corporatization of Postal services.
3.      No ban on creation of new posts. Fill up all vacant posts.
4.      Scrap PFRDA Act an re-introduce the defined benefit statutory pension scheme.
5.      No outsourcing, contractrisation, privatization of governmental functions; withdraw the proposed move to close down the printing presses, the publications, form stores and stationery departments and medical stores Depots; regularize the existing daily-rated/casual and contract workers and absorption of trained apprentices.
6.      Revive the JCM functioning at all level as an effective negotiating forum for settlement of the demands of the Central Government Employees.
7.      Remove arbitrary ceiling on compassionate appointment.
8.      No labour reforms are inimical to the interest of the workers.
9.      Remove the ceiling on payment on bonus
10.  Ensure five promotions in the serve career.
ANNEXURE-II

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE CONFEDERATION HELD ON 12.07.2015 AT NEW DELHI.

1.      The National Executive of the Confederation which met at New Delhi on 12.07.2015 decided unanimously to endorse the call of the Central Trade Unions and independent Federations in the country for organizing one day nationwide strike on 2nd September 2015 to oppose the ongoing aggressive neo-liberal economic policies of the Government of India. The National Executive has decided to call upon all its affiliates to organise intensive mobilization campaign to reach out to each and every Central Government employees. The National Executive has also decided to deploy the National and state leaders of Confederation for a wider campaign amongst the Central Government employees in all states and District capitals of the country.

2.      The meeting also noted with grave concern the rejection of a 5 years wage revision for Central Government Employees by the 7th Pay Commission and consequent demand of the benefit of merger of DA an Interim Relief. The meeting also noted the advisory articles appearing in the corporate/controlled media against the wage revision of Central Government Employees to influence the recommendation of the 7th CPC. The meeting noted with grave concern the negative attitude of the Government towards three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks of the Postal Department by refusing to include them in the 7th CPC. The meeting decided to exhort the affiliates to bring the contents of the memorandum of the staff side JCM once again to the employees and prepare them for the proposed indefinite strike action of the CGEs including Railways and Defence workers from 23rd November 2015. It was also decided that besides the National charter of demands of prepared by the Central Trade Unions, the 10-point Charter of demands of the JCM staff side National Council shall form the combined charters of demands of the Central Government employees for the strike action on 2nd September 2015.

3.      The meeting decided to appeal to all state committees and affiliated organizations to take active part in all meetings and conventions organised by Central Trade Unions, jointly with state Government Employees Federation, Bank, Insurance and other public sector undertakings. The Confederation and its affiliates shall serve strike notice for the 2nd September strike on 11th August 2015 by holding massive demonstrations at the respective work places.
 
 

5 Major issues of the CG Employees which are projected for a serving employee to the 7th Pay Commission


5 Major issues of the CG Employees which are projected for a serving employee to the 7th Pay Commission
Major issues of the Central Government Employees
Five major issues of the Central Government employees which are projected for a serving employee to the 7th CPC.
1) Inadequate pay compared to talent.
2) Lack of promotions and better increment rate.
3) Equal pay for equal work.
4) Non-filling up of vacant posts and increased work load.
5) Allowances to be paid as per market rate.

1) Inadequate pay compared to talent:
The person joining a Government Service is not just for the employment is for a whole career, if a person joins a Government Service he will quit/ retire from the job only after putting 30 years service or more. In case of the person joining a private company he will jump from one company to another at least five times in thirty years.
The talented persons from all over the country are moving to IT, BT and private sectors, rather than Central Government sector. Because of the lower salary / pay structure in Central Government sector compared to IT and BT sectors and complex nature of rules and regulations in Central Government sector and also the skill and merit of the worker/ employee is not into account in Central Government sector.
Today, the weakest link in respect of any government policy is at the delivery stage. This phenomenon is not endemic to India. Internationally also, there is an increasing emphasis on strengthening the delivery lines and decentralization with greater role being assigned at delivery points, which actually determines the benefit that the common citizen is going to derive out of any policy initiative of the government.
More the talented persons are there in Government services, more the delivery of the government schemes will be there, thus the Government machinery will be more effective and common man will benefit a lot.
Main consideration in the private and public sector being ‘profit’, and in Central Government it is “service” even through Railways, Income Tax & Central Excise are revenue earning departments, hence an equal comparison with the Government is not going to be ever possible. Performance for the Government is usually not measured in terms of profit, but in terms of achieving societal goals.
The time scale gap between one posts to another should be uniform rate from starting to end, starting from Rs 26,000 to Rs 2, 60,000.
The minimum wage should be calculated using Dr Aykroyd formula and following 15th ILC norms and four units should be taken into account not three units as followed by the 6th CPC.
The pay should fixed taking in following factors.
a) The educational qualifications.
b) The level of responsibility.
c) The skill of the work.
The earlier pay commissions were only taking into account only educational qualifications into account.
Only around 8 to 9 % of the total Govt revenue collection is spent on wages of Central Government employees, compared to 20% to 25% of the revenue spent on wages in private sector.
The cost of living (prices of essential items and other items) has gone by over 250% during last 10 years, compared to 113% DA. The prices are continuously rising.
The Government is a model employer, hence the wages should be provided with the needs and to attract the talented and skilled persons.
2) Lack of promotions and better increment rate.
Today there are persons who have not even got two promotions in his entire career, The MACP scheme is not that much effective, lack of promotions in Central Government sector compared to IT and BT sectors.
One should get five promotions in promotional hierarchy during his service to motivate him to work more. As the Government employee put more and more service, he will be more trained to perform his duties in a better befitting manner. Thus the Government is more beneficial as good quality of work can be expected of him.
The family responsibility will increase with age. There should be adequate financial protection for him, the better rate of increment should motivate him to work more from the present 3% to 5%. On promotion one should get a minimum salary increase of Rs 3000/- per month as he will perform higher duties.
3) Equal Pay for Equal work.
For the same post which include similar duties and responsibility. There are different pay scales/ Grade Pay existing for same nature of duties and similar recruit qualifications. This anomaly should be rectified.
Grant of Grade Pay Rs.4800 to all Supervisors cadre. The gazetted Group “B” post should start from Rs 5400/- GP.
4) Non-filling up of vacant posts and increased work load
In 1990 the Population of the country is 85 crores and the Central Government Employees strength is 40 lakhs in the year 2014 population of the country is 125 crores, whereas the Central Government Employees strength is just 31 lakhs.
Non-filling up of vacant posts has resulted in increased work load on the existing employees. The strength of Central government employees should increase considerably.
5) Allowances to be paid as per market rate:
The house rent allowance should be from Rs 7000/- per month to Rs 55,000/- per month. All allowances such as Tour DA, OTA, Night Duty, CEA (tuition fees) , Cashier Allowances, etc should be increased by three times.
The all allowances should also be paid net of taxes which has been examined by 5th CPC in para no 167.
The staff side (JCM) has represented well the above important issues of the Central Government Employees before the 7th CPC, we sincerely hope the 7th CPC will address and resolve the above issues.
Let us wait patiently for the 7th CPC to submit its report and then we can deliberate on the report and do the needful action.
 

AIPEU GDS (NFPE) - 2ND AIC- SHIMLA - RECEPTION COMMITTEE CIRCULAR AND BROCHURE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOUVENIR



 
 
 

Add New KVP (KVN) Product to Agent in DOP Finacle 

Many offices are migrated in Finacle before continuation of New KVP scheme. At the time of issuing KVP new in finacle, we face error related to invalid product code. To solve this type of error we have to modify the existing agent and add KVN product to Agent. 
HDSAMM command stands DSA Master Maintenance. It is used both add new agent and modify existing Agent. Please follow the below step to completion of modification of Agent. 
Menu Shortcut - HDSAMM > GO Function - M - Modify DSA ID - Fill required DSA ID GO
HDSAMM - 1
A screen DSA Master Maintenance is appear. Please see in the below screen shoot.
Click Product Click Add Click Searcher of Scheme code Select KVN3
HDSAMM - 2
After Select You will see the screen like this:-
HDSAMM -3
Select Pay commission - Yes Subvention Reversal Credit Placeholder - 45089000 Next commission Date - 31-12-2099 Payment Freq - D-Daily Week Day Date N-Next Day As like Click Add Select KVN4
Repeat the process 
After add all scheme codes (KVN3, KVN4, KVN5, KVN6) click submit button
  • Login in Supervisor
  • Menu Shourtcut - HDSAMM
  • Function - V-Verify
  • DSA ID - Required DSA ID
  • GO
  • Click Submit Button
Hence the new Product has been add to particular Agent. Now you can issue KVN in this DSA ID.
Courtesy : http://dopfinacle.blogspot.in
 

Split Cheque Book Inventory In DOP Finacle 

 

Cheque Book inventory has to be split in Finacle after taking as inventory in Employee. In Post office, There are two leaf type of Cheque Books i.e. 20 and 50 leaves. According to situation we have to select no. of leaf at the time of split. The following process of split in Finacle
Menu Shortcut - HISIA
Function Code - S-Split
Location Code - Employee ID by Searcher
GO
The following Screen is looking as given process.
Please fill the items per Unit as total no. of leaves in a Cheque Book.
  • No. of Unites as No. of Cheque Book.
  • Click Submit.
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Police verification for passports to go online 

 

NEW DELHI: Police verification for issue/renewal of passports will soon be an online affair, allowing its timeframe to be cut from the existing 20 days to less than a week.

The home ministry is set to allow all SP-level police officers access to databases such as National Population Register (NPR), Aadhaar and Electoral Photo I-Card via the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) to enable online verification of identity, address and criminal record, if any, of the passport applicant. 
Though the online check, for now, will be backed up with the usual physical verification by the local police, the ultimate aim is to fully eliminate the need for a doorstep check for all categories of passports. According to sources, the linking of CCTNS with NPR, UID and EPIC will enable the SP (superintendent of police) to match the photo and address provided in the passport application with the applicant's NPR, Aadhaar and EPIC records. Also, any criminal history of the applicant may be verified using CCTNS, which seeks to e-integrate police station records and systems across the country.

"We hope to have the online system for police verification in place by November. We expect the funding under CCTNS, which was not allocated any resources in this year's budget, to be cleared after the PM returns from his foreign tour. It will take us another 3-4 months to integrate the databases and have the technical infrastructure in place," a senior home ministry official said. 

Under the new arrangement, the processing time for police verification will be cut to less than a week from the existing 20 days (13-14 days for applicants based in Delhi), the official said. 

This is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent direction to the foreign and home ministries — conveyed during his June 24 review under Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) -- to work towards quicker processing of passport services.

As per an agreement reached between the foreign ministry, the issuing authority for passports, and the home ministry, while a police verification request for issue of fresh passport would be triggered only after the scheduled appointment at Passport Seva Kendra, in case of applications relating to Tatkal, renewals and blue passports (issued to government servants), the police verification may be initiated immediately upon receipt of the application. 

"The online integration of CCTNS with NPR, UID an EPIC will help SPs verify at the click of a mouse the photo, address and criminal history of the applicant. This may also be followed, as per the SP's discretion, by a physical verification. Eventually, of course, the requirement of physical police verification will be totally done away with," the home ministry official said.

Incidentally, this online system for police verification will not be limited to passport services alone. The home ministry plans to extend it to police verification of tenants, domestic servants, new government recruits and even to background checks of prospective employees by companies
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Recruitment for 1000 Junior Engineer Posts 2015 

 

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has published a Advertisement for below mentioned Posts 2015. 



Posts : Junior Engineers (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Surveying and Contract)

Total No. of Posts : 1000

Educational Qualification : Diploma in Engineering with relevant field ,Please read Official Notification for details.

Application Fee: Rs. 100/- Fee paid in respect of online applications through SBI Challan / Net banking and any credit and debit cards will be accepted. (Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, and Scheduled Tribes, Physically handicapped and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying fee).

How to Apply: Eligible Candidates are required to apply online or offline mode (Prescribed Application Format). Online Registration have Two Parts: Part-I registration and Part-II registration. If offline mode application format is available as under.

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Application to Apply Offline : Click Here

Important Date:
Last date to Apply Online : 07/08/2015 (up to 5:00 pm)
Last date to Apply Offline & for receipt of application: 10/08/2015 (up to 5:00 pm)
 

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Recruitment for APFC Posts 2015 

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has published a Advertisement for below mentioned Posts 2015. Check below for more details.

Posts : Assistant Provident Fund Commissioners (APFC)

Total No. of Posts : 108 Posts

Educational Qualification : Candidates Minimum Educational Qualification Must be Graduate Degree / Bachelor Degree or equivalent From a Recognized College or University or Institute.

Age Limit : Up to 35 years

How to Apply: Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for Union Public Service Commission Recruitment-2015 on or before last date of online application 23.07.2015.

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Corrigendum Notification : Click Here

Last Date : 23-07-2015


 

 

Retirement felicitation of Com.K John president AIPEU Gr-C Kavali Dn 12/07/2015








 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, 8 July 2015

File No. 5-06/2011-PAP
Government of India
Ministry of Communication & IT
Department of Posts
(Establishment Division) Dak Bhawan New Delhi
Dated 22nd June 2015
To,

All Chief Postmasters General,
All Postmasters General,
All Regional Postmasters General

Subject: Cash handling allowance payable to the SPMs of single handed and double handed Post Offices.

            Cash handling allowance to the Sub Postmasters in single and double handed Post Offices responsible for handling/custody of cash is being paid with effect from 13.05.1989 at the rates given as below:-

Amount of cash handled on an average per day
Special pay/allowance payable per month
Rs.10001 to 20000
20
Rs. 20001 to 50000
25
Rs. 50001 to 100000
30
Above 1 Lakh
35

2.         On recommendations of the Vth Pay Commission, these rates were doubled with effect from 01-08-1997. On recommendations of the VIth Pay Commission, these rates were again doubled with effect from 01-09-2008 and further increased @ 25% with effect from 01-01-2011 & with effect from 01-01-2014 as per recommendations of the VIth Pay commission on an increase of D.A @ 50% each time. Current rates with effect from 01-01-2014 are given as below:-

Amount of cash handled on an average per day
Special pay/allowance payable per month
Rs.10001 to 20000
120
Rs.20001 to 50000
150
Rs.50001 to 100000
180
Above 1 Lakh
210

3.         The other terms and conditions will be same as laid down in this Directorate letter No. 6-4/80-PAP dated 25-02-1992 and other instructions issued from time to time on the subject.

This has the approval of the competent authority
                        Sd/-     
(Maj S. N. Dave)

Asst. Director General (Estt.)

National Floor Level Minimum Wage Enhanced From Rs.137 To Rs.160 Per Day W.E.F. 01.07.2015




National Floor Level Minimum Wage (NFLMU) has been revised upwards from existing Rs. 137/- to Rs. 160/-per day w.e.f. 01.07.2015. In a letter written to all the Chief Ministers and LGs today, Shri Bandaru Dattatraya, the Minister of State(IC) for Labour and Employment has urged to take necessary steps for fixation/revision of the minimum rates of wages in respect of all scheduled employments in State/UT not below the NFLMW of Rs. 160/- per day w.e.f. 01.07.2015. The Minister has also emphasized to ensure implementation of various provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 so that the objective of ensuring Minimum Wages to workers is fulfilled.

While reviewing the movement of CPI-IW during April 2014 to March 2015 over the period April 2012 to March 2013, it was observed that the average CPI-IW has risen from 215.17 to 250.83, he said. Accordingly, the NFLMW has been revised upwards from existing Rs. 137/- to Rs. 160/-per day w.e.f. 01.07.2015.

In order to have a uniform wage structure and to reduce the disparity in minimum wages across the country, National Floor Level Minimum Wage (NFLMU) is fixed which also requires to be revised from time to time on the basis of rise in Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW). The NFLMU was last revised from Rs. 115/- to Rs. 137/- per day with effect from 01.07.2013. 
Source : PIB

FAQs with Replies/Information, In Respect of Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013


To view, please CLICK HERE.



Allocation of candidates, nominated by Staff Selection Commission for appointment as Inspector Posts on the basis of Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2013 Postal Circles


To view Department of Posts No.7-4/2015-SPB dated 07/07/2015 pleaseClick Here.


Property Returns to be filed twice every year, Government clarifies to bureaucrats

The Centre has made it clear that government servants will have to submit their asset details twice every year under the existing Conduct Rules and the new Lokpal Act until the former are harmonised with the latter. This means that babus will have to undergo the drill of filing their annual property returns twice each year under the two different provisions. 

"The requirement of filing returns regarding assets and liabilities under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act is in addition to, and not in derogation or supersession of the requirement of filing similar returns under the existing Conduct Rules. In view of this, the requirement of filing of property returns under the existing Conduct Rules is an independent requirement under the applicable rules and the same can be dispensed with, only by amending those rules," the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has said, releasing answers to a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. "In other words, the requirement of filing returns of assets and liabilities under the applicable Conduct Rules has to continue, till such time as the provisions of those rules are harmonised with the relevant provisions of the Lokpal Act and the rules framed thereunder, by carrying out appropriate amendments in them. Public servants are generally required to submit annual property returns as on the January of the year, on or before January 31 of that year. The Lokpal Act, on the other hand, requires the filing of annual returns as on the March 31 of the year by each public servant on or before July 31 of that year. Thus, the requirements of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 and the relevant Conduct Rules are different in the manner of filing information also," the DoPT has said. 

The DoPT however said it has asked for the required harmonisation to be achieved by October 15, 2015 -- the date by which all government servants are expected to file their first property return under the Lokpal Act. "It is incumbent upon all Ministries / Departments/cadre controlling authorities to ensure that the relevant conduct rules relating to services administered/controlled by them are brought in harmony with the provisions of the Lokpal Act and rules made thereunder within an extended time limit of eighteen months (by October 15, 2015). All Ministries/Departments and other cadre controlling authorities have been appraised about this requirement separately through letters dated 8th September, 2014 and 29 December, 2014 issued by this Department," the DoPT has said. 

Under the Lokpal Act, a public servant is required to furnish to the competent authority the information relating to the assets of which he, his spouse and his dependent children are, jointly or severally, owners or beneficiaries; and his liabilities and that of his spouse and his dependent children. As against this, the general requirement as contained in most of the applicable Conduct Rules for government servants (AIS Conduct Rules, CCS Conduct Rules), require the public servant to submit a return, giving the full particulars regarding the immovable property owned by him, or inherited or acquired by him or held by him on lease or mortgage, either in his own name or in the name of any member of his family or in the name of any other person; shares, debentures, postal Cumulative Time Deposits and cash including bank deposits inherited by him or similarly owned, acquired or held by him, other movable property inherited by him or similarly owned, acquired or held by him and debts and other liabilities incurred by him directly or indirectly.


Source : The Economic Times

Turanth: SBI, India Post Tie-up for Cashless Transactions at Post Offices


  Enabling cashless transactions at the post offices,Sri BV Sudhakar, chief postmaster general and C R Sasi Kumar, Deputy managing director,  State Bank of India,  inaugurated Point of Sale (POS)  machine at e Hyderabad GPO on Saturday.

Chief postmaster BV Sudhakar (Left) along with SBI Dy MD CR Sasikumar launching SBI POS machine in Hyderabad on Saturday | 

Speaking on the occasion,Sri B.V.Sudhakar explained the initiative taken by the AP circle in collaboration with the SBI. “We have named this project ‘Turanth’, through which, the payments for registered post, parcels and other services would be accepted through debit and credit cards. Customers, especially in rural areas, can also draw an amount up to Rs 1,000 by using these machines,” he said.
‘Turanth’ which was initially launched at 108 post offices in Telangana and AP states  on a pilot basis, will now be extended to another 2,467 post offices across both states within a month.
Gopal Krishan Kansal, chief general manager, SBI, said  “SBI-India Post tie-up is a meeting of two giants, which is going to be a game changer and will lead to the digitization of payments across the country by deploying POS terminals, even in remote locations, to promote a cashless economy and to build card culture. The day is not so far, when the use of ATM machines will be drastically reduced, and it won’t even be surprising if there are no ATM machines at all because of the increase in usage of the cards .”
Sudhakar also explained the recent initiatives like TTD darshan ticket, sale of non-judicial stamp papers, distribution of ‘Godjal’ holy Pushkar water through post offices and the launching of a new e-commerce site of India Post.
A special cover to mark the golden jubilee year of SBI, Hyderabad circle was released by Sudhakar and presented to  Sasi Kumar. ‘My Stamp’ service, which allows customers to have their photo on the stamp, has also been launched. The service will be available to the public from July 14.



8 Biggest Employers in India - India Post is the third biggest Employer in the country




In a country like India which has a huge population of 1.28 billion, providing employment is a big challenge.

India has around 487-million workforce out of which over 94% are working in unorganised sectors which are basically labour oriented and and rest 6% are working in organised sectors which include workers employed by government, self- owned enterprises and private sectors.

Here goes the list of 8 biggest employers in India:

Government plans to cap premature withdrawal of PF money at 75% of total amount

The government is planning to put a cap on premature withdrawal of provident fund (PF) money. The move is aimed at ensuring social security for workers in old age.

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has proposed that an employee be allowed to withdraw only 75% of the overall kitty, instead of 100% as permitted under the existing Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, in case of resignation from a job or for any other use before retirement.

The change, once implemented, will impact working people who tend to withdraw PF money between jobs or those planning to use it for either buying a house or for paying medical bills or for children's higher education or weddings. Pre-mature withdrawal before retirement on these counts as well would also be restricted to 75% of the overall amount.
Government plans to cap premature withdrawal of PF money at 75% of total amount"The provision of 100% withdrawal at any time is being misused to a large extent. The idea of a PF account is to ensure social security for workers in old age," central provident fund commissioner KK Jalan said on Monday on the sidelines of Digital India Week celebration by the EPFO. The idea is to retain the worker in the PF net and ensure that the money saved under the PF account as social security for old age is used only in case of dire need and not as a savings bank account.

Of the 13 million annual claims pending with the EPFO, over 6.5 million claims are for 100% withdrawal.

The proposal, which is seen as a reverse move happening for the first time in the history of the EPFO, is pending with labour ministry and once approved it could be implemented by a simple executive order outlining changes in the EPF scheme.

"If we continue allowing 100% withdrawal under various categories, which are generally planned events, it will defeat the purpose of retirement savings," Jalan said. According to Jalan, the labour ministry is keen on the idea and hence a notification to this effect could be in place within this month. If implemented, it could bring down the number of claims annually to just 5 million.

The proposal, however, has not gone down well with trade unions. "It is our money and not a single penny is contributed by the government, Hence, we should be allowed to withdraw the full amount as and when required, in the absence of which the government should compensate with higher minimum wages," Ashok Singh of Indian National Trade Union Congress said.

EPFO, under the aegis of the labour ministry, has rolled out Universal Account Number programme for all contributing members wherein each subscriber is allotted an account number that acts as an umbrella for multiple employments of a member. This helps the EPFO track members even after job switches. It also helps employees track their account as well as claim withdrawal or transfer online without the interference of the employers.

Source:-The Economic Times


mployment News : 4th July 2015 to 10th July 2015


  1. National Mineral Development Corporation Limited Name of Post –unior Officers, HEM Operator Gr-I, Mechanic-cum-operator, Quality Control Assistant, Jr. Assistant, Stenographer, etc.
    No. of Vacancies – 262
    Date – 25.07.2015
  2. National Institute of Open Schooling, Noida
    Name of Post – Director (Vocational Education), Deputy Director (Accounts), Assistant Director, Section Officer, Assistant, etc.
    No. of Vacancies – 72
     Last Date - 04.08.2015
  3. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
    Name of Post – Professor, Reader, Lecturer
    No. of Vacancies - 77
    Last Date - 20.07.2015 
  4. Pondicherry Society of Higher Education, Puducherry Name of Post-Assistant Professor
    No. of Vacancies - 38
    Last Date –06.07.2015
  5. Directorate General Border Security Force, New Delhi Name of Post – Assistant Sub Inspector (Steno) and
    Head Constabl(Ministerial).
    No. of Vacancies - 136
    Last Date–before 45 days from the date of publication

 Source : http://employmentnews.gov.in/

Thursday, 2 July 2015


About Bank Licence TO Post Bank Of India

MANY NEWS ARE COMING ABOUT PAYMENT BANK LICENSE TO DOP, SO WE MUST KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN DOP WILL GET IT .HERE IS THIS INFO

       The Payments Bank will be set up as a differentiated bank and shall confine its activities to further the objectives for which it is set up. Therefore, the Payments Bank would be permitted to undertake only certain restricted activities permitted to banks under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, as given below:

      Acceptance of demand deposits, i.e., current deposits, and savings bank deposits. The eligible deposits mobilised by the Payments Bank would be covered under the deposit insurance scheme of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (DICGC). Given that their primary role is to provide payments and remittance services and demand deposit products to small businesses and low-income households, Payments Banks will initially be restricted to holding a maximum balance of Rs. 100,000 per customer. After the performance of the Payments Bank is gauged by the RBI, the maximum balance can be raised. If the transactions in the accounts conform to the “small accounts”1 transactions, simplified KYC/AML/CFT norms will be applicable to such accounts as defined under the Rules framed under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002.

Payments and remittance services through various channels including branches, BCs and mobile banking. The payments / remittance services would include acceptance of funds at one end through various channels including branches and BCs and payments of cash at the other end, through branches, BCs, and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). Cash-out can also be permitted at Point-of-Sale terminal locations as per extant instructions issued under the PSS Act. In the case of walk-in customers, the bank should follow the extant KYC guidelines issued by the RBI.

Issuance of PPIs as per instructions issued from time to time under the PSS Act.

Internet banking - The RBI is also open to applicants transacting primarily using the Internet. The Payments Bank is expected to leverage technology to offer low cost banking solutions. Such a bank should ensure that it has all enabling systems in place including business partners, third party service providers and risk managements systems and controls to enable offering transactional services on the internet. While offering such services, the Payments Bank will be required to comply with RBI instructions on information security, electronic banking, technology risk management and cyber frauds.

Functioning as Business Correspondent (BC) of other banks – A Payments Bank may choose to become a BC of another bank for credit and other services which it cannot offer.

The Payments Bank cannot set up subsidiaries to undertake non-banking financial services activities. The other financial and non-financial services activities of the promoters, if any, should be kept distinctly ring-fenced and not comingled with the banking and financial services business of the Payments Bank.

The Payments Bank will be required to use the word “Payments” in its name in order to differentiate it from other banks.

DEPLOYMENT OF FUNDS

The Payments Bank cannot undertake lending activities. Apart from amounts maintained as Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) with RBI, minimum cash in hand and balances with a scheduled commercial bank/RBI required for operational activities and liquidity management, it will be required to invest all its monies in Government securities/Treasury Bills with maturity up to one year that are recognized by RBI as eligible securities for maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR). The Payments Bank will participate in the payment and settlement system and will have access to the inter-bank uncollateralised call money market and the collateralised CBLO market for purposes of temporary liquidity management.

CAPITAL REQUIREMENT


Since the Payments Bank will not be allowed to assume any credit risk, and if its investments are held to maturity, such investments need not be marked to market and there may not be any need for capital for market risk. However, the Payments Bank will be exposed to operational risk. The Payments Bank will also be required to invest heavily in technological infrastructure for its operations. The capital will be utilised for creation of such fixed assets. Therefore, the minimum paid up voting equity capital of the Payments Bank shall be Rs. 100 crore. Any additional voting equity capital to be brought in will depend on the business plan of the promoters. Further, the Payments Bank should have a net worth of Rs 100 crore at all times. The Payments Bank shall be required to maintain a minimum capital adequacy ratio of 15 per cent of its risk weighted assets (RWA) on a continuous basis, subject to any higher percentage as may be prescribed by RBI from time to time. However, as Payments Banks are not expected to deal with sophisticated products, the capital adequacy ratio will be computed under simplified Basel I standards.

As the Payments Bank will have almost zero or negligible risk weighted assets, its compliance with a minimum capital adequacy ratio of 15 per cent would not reflect the true risk. Therefore, as a backstop measure, the Payments Bank should have a leverage ratio of not less than 5 per cent, i.e., its outside liabilities should not exceed 20 times its net-worth / paid-up capital and reserves.

PROMOTER’S CONTRIBUTION

The promoter’s minimum initial contribution to the paid up voting equity capital of Payments Bank shall be at least 40 per cent which shall be locked in for a period of five years from the date of commencement of business of the bank. Shareholding by promoters in the bank in excess of 40 per cent shall be brought down to 40 per cent within three years from the date of commencement of business of the bank. Further, the promoter’s stake should be brought down to 30 per cent of the paid-up voting equity capital of the bank within a period of 10 years, and to 26 per cent within 12 years from the date of commencement of business of the bank. Proposals having diversified shareholding and a time frame for listing will be preferred.

FOREIGN SHAREHOLDING

The foreign shareholding in the bank would be as per the extant FDI policy.

Voting Rights And Transfer/Acquisition Of Shares

As per Section 12 (2) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the voting rights in private sector banks are capped at 10 per cent, which can be raised to 26 per cent in a phased manner by the RBI. Further, as per Section 12B of the Act ibid, any acquisition of 5 per cent or more of voting equity shares in a private sector bank will require prior approval of RBI. This will also apply to the Payments Banks.

PRUDENTIAL NORMS

As the Payments Bank will not have loans and advances in its portfolio, it will not be exposed to credit risk and, the prudential norms and regulations of RBI as applicable to loans and advances, will therefore, not apply to it. However, the Payments Bank will be exposed to operational risk and should establish a robust operational risk management system. Further, it may face liquidity risk, and therefore is required to follow RBI’s guidelines on liquidity risk management, to the extent applicable.

BUSINESS PLAN

The applicants for Payments Bank licences will be required to furnish their business plans and project reports with their applications. The business plan will have to address how the bank proposes to achieve the objectives of setting up of Payments Banks. The business plan submitted by the applicant should be realistic and viable. Preference will be given to those applicants who propose to set up Payments Banks with access points primarily in the under-banked States / districts in the North-East, East and Central regions of the country. However, to be effective, the Payments Bank should ensure widespread network of access points particularly to remote areas, either through their own branch network or BCs or through networks provided by others. The bank is expected to adapt technological solutions to lower costs and extend its network. In case of deviation from the stated business plan after issue of licence, RBI may consider restricting the bank’s expansion, effecting change in management and imposing other penal measures as may be necessary.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The Board of the Payments Bank should have a majority of independent Directors.

The bank should comply with the corporate governance guidelines including ‘fit and proper’ criteria for Directors as issued by RBI from time to time.

SOURCE :RBI