ONE DAY HUNGER FAST PROGRAMME ON 11-12-2015
ONE DAY MASS HUNGER FAST IN FRONT OF ALL CPMG / PMG & DIVISIONAL OFFICES ON 11th DECEMBER 2015.
TO
EXPRESS OUR ANGER, RESENTMENT AND STRONG PROTEST AGAINST THE REJECTION
OF THE LEGITIMATE DEMANDS OF THREE LAKHS GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS BY THE NDA
GOVT.
The
Federal Secretariat of NFPE held at NFPE Office, New Delhi on
26-11-2015, reviewed the whole situation prevailing among the postal
employees in general and the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) in particular after
the submission of the 7th Central
Pay Commission Report to the Govt and also after the appointment of a
separate committee for GDS by the Govt, headed by a retired Postal Board
Member as Chairman.
Even though the Govt refused to include the GDS under the 7th CPC, the 7th CPC
has suo moto examined the main demand of the GDS ie., treating them as
Civil Servants and extending them all the benefits of the departmental
employees, of course proportionately.
It is
most unfortunate that the Pay Commission headed by a retired Supreme
Court Justice as Chairman, has considered our demand and categorically
stated that Gramin Dak Sevaks are holders of Civil Posts but outside the
regular civil service and hence can not be treated at par with other
civilian employees.
The
Federal Secretariat called upon to organize one day hunger fast on 11th
December 2015 in front of all CPMG / PMG & Divisional Offices
through out the country to ventilate our anger, protest and resentment
against the callous and inhuman attitude of NDA Govt. towards three lakh
Gramin Dak Sevaks.
The
NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) calls upon all CHQ office bearers, Circle
Secretaries, Divisional & Branch Secretaries of all affiliated
unions to make the one day hunger fast programme of 11th December 2015 a
grand success.
=P.Pandurangarao
General Secretary
Budget 2017: why pay panel report may not be so taxing
The
Seventh Pay Commission recommendations hang heavy over Budget 2016-17,
but the Finance Ministry is optimistic that besides a direct tax boost,
there will be a consumption stimulus thanks to higher disposable income
with Central staff and a consequent jump in indirect tax collection.
Higher wage bill
The
Seventh Pay Commission report, which was submitted last month, is
likely to be implemented from April 1, 2016 (with retrospective effect
from January 1). The suggested average 23.55 per cent hike in pay and
allowances for 47 lakh Central government employees and 52 lakh
pensioners is expected to increase the Centre’s wage bill by at least ₹1
lakh crore. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been underlining the pay
panel report implementation as the key challenge for Budget 2016-17.
The
tax authorities expect at least a ₹5,000-crore increase in direct tax
collections, depending on how the report is implemented and the manner
in which arrears are paid.
Further,
a senior official said: “We are hoping that the Pay Panel report, which
will ultimately translate into more disposable incomes, will have a
favourable impact on private consumption and boost demand.” This, he
added, is being built into the 2016-17 Budget projections. Finance
Ministry officials point out that higher domestic demand is necessary to
spur overall economic growth, especially when exports remain subdued
due to the global slowdown.
According
to GDP data for the second quarter, private final consumption
expenditure remained muted, rising 6.8 per cent in the period against
7.3 per cent in the first.
Analysts,
too, expect the implementation of the pay panel report to lead to a
consumption recovery, especially in sectors such as housing and
automobiles.
In
a recent report, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said: “The consumption
stimulus will persist for two-three years as the Seventh Pay Commission
award is implemented by State governments, public sector undertakings
and universities.
“We
continue to see a consumption recovery of over one per cent of GDP
based on softer lending rates, higher public salaries, etc.”
A
report by India Ratings also said that after sharing central taxes with
States, the Union Government’s net tax revenue will increase by ₹21,000
crore.
Source : http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/budget-2017-why-pay-panel-report-may-not-be-so-taxing/article7966898.ece
PFRDA News : Clarification of deferred withdrawal of lump sum
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PAYMENT OF SEVERANCE MOUNT TO GDS -CLARIFICATION by NPS SDBS
AIPEU
GDS (NFPE) extends its heartful thanks to the Circle Union, AIPEU GrC,
Tamil Nadu Circle for taken up the issue with the administration, caused
this clarification from the authorities of NPS - SDBS to dispose the
pending cases in connection with sanction of SEVERANCE AMOUNT to GDS
from Jan 2014.
Clarifications on settlement of severance amount to all discharged/ promoted / resigned / voluntarily retired and expired GDS - Reg.
Clarifications on settlement of severance amount to all discharged/ promoted / resigned / voluntarily retired and expired GDS - Reg.
Office of the General Manager, Postal Accounts & Finance
Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai-600 008
No.
/SDBS/Genl.
Dt.7.12.2015
To
The Senior Supdt./Supdt. Of Post offices, RMS & Airmail sorting Divisions,Tamilnadu circle
Sub:
Clarifications on settlement of severance amount to all
discharged/promoted/resigned / voluntarily retired and expired GDS-Reg.
Ref : This office letter No.3527 to 3576/SDBS/Genl. Dt.26.11.2015
Following
this office letter referred to above, some of the Divisions have raised
doubts on some of the key issues over phone . In order to clear some
more doubts that may arise in settlement of severance amount to all
exit cases in SDBS ,the following clarifications are issued for the
guidance of all Divisional Heads and DDOs.
S.No.
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Doubts raised
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Reply
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1
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Divisions
have to issue sanctions for settlement of severance amount accrued
against the discharged/ promoted/ resigned/voluntarily retired/ expired
GDS and instruct the DDOs to draw NIL bills.
How the amount is proposed to be paid to the concerned GDS?
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2
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How the sanctions proposed to be issued by the Divisions should be?
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Sanctions
proposed to be issued by the Divisional Heads for settlement of
severance for SDBS subscribers is unique in way that while all other
payments sanctions would normally read as “ sanction is
accorded for the payment of …………” followed with cash payments where
as the proposed sanction for severance amount shall read as “ sanction
is accorded for drawal of Nil bill for the following GDS …………” and
does not involve any cash payment by the DDO.
In addition,
the proposed sanction for settlement of severance amount for GDS
enrolled under SDBS would have an explicit alert to the DDOs as “No
cash payment should be made from this sanction” besides stating that
“No severance amount has been authorised /paid for those GDS so far” to
whom the sanction is being issued.
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3
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For
settling the severance amount as per severance amount, sanctions are
being issued by the Divisions quoting the relevant ruling provisions.
What
ruling provisions have to be quoted in the proposed sanctions for
settlement of severance amount to the GDS enrolled under SDBS on their
exit?
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All decisions on SDBS are arrived only on the basis of the Directorate orders No.6-11/ 2009-PE.II dated 1.4.2011.
Severance
amount accrued upto 31.3.2011 for the GDS enrolled under SDBS who were
subsequently promoted should be settled as per Para- 5 of the
Directorate orders ibid while the same has to be settled to all other exit cases as per Para-27 (b) of the Directorate orders ibid .
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4
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Is
it enough to submit severance amount calculation sheets only for those
GDS whose claim papers have already been sent to the GM’s office?
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Severance
amount calculation sheets should be submitted for all exit cases as
two lists one for those exit cases from 1.4.2011 to 30.11.2015 and
another list for those GDS who are going to be discharged from
1.12.2015 to 31.3.2016 without any linkage to the submission of claim
forms by the GDS .
Hence
all Divisional Heads should issue sanctions for all exit cases without
waiting for the submission of claim forms by the GDS.
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5
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It
was instructed to issue sanctions and prepare Nil bills 3 months in
advance before the actual discharge of the GDS. Does this 3 months mean
3 calendar months or 3 months before the actual date of discharge
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It may be reckoned as 3 months before the actual date of discharge.
Since
the CRA system does not accept any upload after the date of discharge
of the GDS, the Directorate has arranged for one time acceptance of
severance uploads against all past discharged GDS besides instructing to
stop drawal and upload of contributions for the last three months
preceding the date of discharge, the Divisional Heads are advised to
initiate the proceedings to issue sanctions much before that so as the
DDOs draw Nil bill and submit to this office 3 months in advance before
the date of discharge of the GDS.
The
modalities for the payment of the amount equivalent to the Govt.
contributions for the last 3 months preceding the date of discharge
shall be intimated on receipt of further orders from the Directorate in
this regard.
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6 |
Are
the promoted / Resigned / voluntarily retired / nominees of expired GDS
who have completed only 10 years of service or less eligible for
severance amount?
|
As
per para- 3 (a) (iv) (1) and (iv) (2) of the Directorate orders
No.6-11/ 2009-PE.II dated 1.4.2011,severance amount has to be
calculated for every completed year and month from the date of
commencement of continuous of regular engagement till the time of
enrolment under SDBS that is upto 31.3.2011 or 30.9.2013 depending upon
the date of enrolment of the GDS under SDBS.
The minimum/ maximum ceiling limit of time/ amount applicable for the severance amount scheme cannot be extended for SDBS.
Hence
all GDS enrolled under SDBS who have been promoted / resigned /
voluntarily retired / expired after 1.4.2011 are entitled for severance
amount in proportion to the completed period of service as per the
extant orders.
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7
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How to calculate the severance amount from 1.4.2011 onwards?
|
It
may be noted that SDBS is a replacement scheme for the existing
severance amount scheme and drawal and upload of monthly Govt
.contributions is equivalent to the payment of severance amount to the
GDS on a month to month basis.
All
GDS who have been regularly appointed and enrolled under SDBS on
1.4.2011( on completion 1 year of regular service ) are eligible for
severance amount upto 31.3.2011 only.
Those
GDS who were regularly appointed before 1.1.2011 ,who have not opted
for enrolment on 1.4.2011 but opted later for enrolment from 1.10.2013
under SDBS following one more opportunity given by the Department
are eligible for severance amount upto 30.9.2013 only.
Those GDS who were regularly appointed on or after 1.1.2011 are not eligible for any severance amount.
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8
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Whether
the names of those GDS who are put-off duty now can be included in the
severance amount calculation sheets in case their date of discharge is
nearing in three months ?
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Yes,
the names of those GDS who are put-off duty now can be included in the
severance amount calculation sheets in case their date of discharge is
nearing in three months .
In
case an administrative decision is taken to remove such GDS, the entire
accumulations in SDBS PRAs including severance amount can be refunded
into the Govt. account.
Action may be taken to speed up the administrative decision on such pending put-off duty cases under intimation to this office.
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9
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Are the removed
GDS eligible for any severance amount? and can the names of such
removed GDS also be included in the sanction ?
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No. The
removed GDS are not eligible for any severance amount. The names of
such removed GDS should not be included in the sanction.
The
list of removed GDS has been called for by this office so as to
deactivate their PRANs after getting the refund of entire accumulations
in their SDBS PRAs .
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Senior Accounts Officer
NPS-SDBS
No. /SDBS/Genl. Dt. 7.12.2015
Copy to
1. The Chief Postmasters/Senior Postmasters/Postmasters and Head Record officers ,Tamilnadu circle for information and guidance.
2. The Senior Accounts Officer (Budget) O/O The Chief Postmaster Postmaster General , Tamilnadu circle,Chennai-600 002 .
3.The Senior Accounts Officers, O/O Postmasters General ,Chennai City,Central,Southern and Western Regions for information.
Senior Accounts Officer
NPS-SDBSStrengthening of administration -Periodical review under FR56(j)/ FR 56(I)/ Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972- reg?
Postal Unions ,meeting with DG Posts 08/12/2015
Modifications sought by postal Unions in seventh CPC
PHOTOS OF CWC AIPSBCOEA HELD AT M.P. CLUB NORTH AVENUE, NEW DELHI ON 10th DECEMBER-2015
Banks cannot attach pension account to recover loan
dues: Madras HC (Read Order)
While allowing a Writ Petition filed by Mrs. A. Muthuiruvakkal
of Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district the Madras High Court Madurai Bench
of Justice K. Ravichandrabaabu held that a Savings Bank Account
maintained primarily for the purpose of depositing monthly pension
amount could not be attached by a bank just because the account holder
had defaulted repayment of a loan availed from them. The petitioner had
challenged an order passed by the State Bank of India on August 13
preventing her from operating the pension account for recovering the
outstanding loan amount.
The counsel for the petitioner Mr.P.Thirumahilmaran submitted
that the bank had deducted about Rs.14,681 from the petitioner’s pension
account after preventing her from operating the account. It was argued
on behalf of the petitioner that putting an S.B. account on hold by
passing such an order was impermissible in law as pension amount cannot
be attached or recovered for the purpose of recovery of any outstanding
amount payable by the petitioner. In support of such contention, the
petitioner relied on a decision of the Supreme Court reported in Radhey
Shyam Gupta Vs. Punjab National Bank and another wherein the Apex Court
had criticized the Rajasthan High Court for ordering attachment of even
Fixed Deposits without giving attention to the fact that the loan
defaulter in that case had actually converted his pension and gratuity
amount into fixed deposits. The bank on its part submitted that as there
is outstanding dues to the tune of Rs. 2,18,09,971/- and that they were
left with no other option except to pass the impugned order. After
hearing the rival submissions the court concurred with arguments of the
counsel for the petitioner and observed that “if there is any
outstanding due payable by the petitioner, it is for the respondent bank
to work out its remedy in the manner known to and permissible by law
before the appropriate forum. Without doing so, resorting to attach the
pension amount by way of passing the impugned order is impermissible.”
The judge set aside the bank’s order and directed it to permit the
petitioner to operate the account without any hindrance.
Read the order here.
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 27.11.2015
C O R A M
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAVICHANDRABAABU
W.P.(MD) No.l7838 of 2015
and
M.P.(MD).No.l of 2015
A.Muthuiruvakkal ... Petitioner
Vs.
1. The State Bank of India,
Stressed Assets Recovery Branch (SARB),
No.8, Dr.Ambedkar Road,
Vinayaganagar Branch (Upstairs),
Madurai-625 O20,
rep.by its Assistant General Manager
2.The Branch Manager,
State Bank of India
Kariapatti Taluk,
Virudhungar District.
3.The Branch Manager,
State Bank of India,
Nagercoil Branch,
Nagercoil ... Respondents
Writ
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a
Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus ix) call for tine records of the first
respondent impugned order dated 13.08.2015 and. quash the same insofar
as put on hold in SB A/c.No.113198l0470 for an amount CHE Rs.25 Iakhs on
account of recovery' of the dues to the bank and consequently direct
the second respondent to credit the amount of Rs. l4,68l/- if any in
future with interest which was already deducted in the SB Account of the
petitioner.
For Petitioner : Mr.P.Thirumahilmaran
For R.l : Mr.S.Sethuraman
For R.2 to 5 : No appearance
ORDER
The
petitioner is aggrieved against the order of the first respondent dated
13.08.2015 whereby, her Saving Bank Account No.11319810470 dealing only
in respect of her pension amount was put
on hold for the purpose of recovery of an outstanding of loan amount.
2.
Heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned
Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents and perused the materials
placed before this Court.
3.
It is the contention of the learned Counsel appearing for the
petitioner that the present impugned order passed is in effect attaching
the pension amount of the petitioner lying in S.B.Account
No.11319810470 by putting such an account on hold, which is
impermissible in limb as pension amount cannot be attached or recovered
for the purpose of recovery of any outstanding amount payable by time
petitioner. In support of such contention, the learned Counsel relied on
a decision of the Supreme Court reported in (2009) 1 SCC 376', Radhey Shyam Gupta vs. Punjab National Bank and another.
4. The learned Counsel for the respondents though. admitted. that time said. Saving' Bank .Account
which
was put on hold in the impugned order is in respect of the amount only
dealing with the pension of the petitioner, has however submitted that
as there is a outstanding dues to the tune of Rs.
2,18,09,97l/- as on 03.08.2015, the respondents bank has left ‘with no other option. except to pass the
present impugned order.
5.
The question now that arises for consideration before this Court is as
to whether the respondent bank is justified in attaching the pension
amount of the petitioner by passing the present impugned order for
realization of the outstanding dues, as claimed by the respondent bank.
6.
It is well settled that attachment of pension amount cannot be made for
realization of any outstanding. In this aspect, the above decision of
the Apex Court relied on by the learned Counsel
appearing
for the petitioner can be usefully quoted, wherein, in paragraph.
No.33, time Supreme Court has observed that the pension and gratuity
amount should not attached under the provision of the Code of Civil
Procedure. Paragraph No.33 reads as follows:-
“33.
However, we are also of the ‘view that having regard to proviso (g) to
Section 60(1) of the Code, the High Court committed a jurisdictional
error in directing that a portion. of time decretal amount; be satisfied
frmn the fixed deposit receipts of the appellant held fur the Bank. The
High. Court also erred in placing the onus on the appellant to produce
time Matador in question for being auctioned for recovery of the
decretal dues. In other words, the High Court erred in altering the
decree of the trial Court in it revisional jurisdiction, particularly,
when the pension and gratuity of the appellant, which had been converted
into fixed deposits, could not be attached. under the provisions of the
Code of Civil Procedure. The decision inJyothi Chit Fund case
has been considerably watered down by later decision which have been
indicated in para 22 hereinbefore and it ‘has been held that gratuity
payable would not be liable to attachment for satisfaction of a court
decree in view of proviso (g) to Section 60(1) of the Code.”
7.
Therefore, if there is any outstanding due payable by the petitioner,
it is for the respondents bank to work out their remedy to recover the
said amount, in the manner known to and permissible by law, before the
appropriate forum. Without doing so, resorting' to attach time pension
amount by way of passing the impugned order is impermissible.
8.
Accordingly, this wait petition is allowed and time impugned order is
set aside. Consequently, the respondent bank is directed to permit the
petitioner to operate the said Saving Bank Account referred. to above,
without any hindrance. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous
petition is closed.
27.11.2015
Index :Yes/No
Internet : Yes/No
ssm
K. RAVICHANDRABAABU, J
ssm
To
1.The State Bank of India,
Stressed Assets Recovery Branch (SARB),
No.8, Dr.Ambedkar Road,
Vinayaganagar Branch (Upstairs),
Madurai-625 020,
rep.by its Assistant General Manager
2.The Branch Manager,
State Bank of India
Kariapatti Taluk,
Virudhungar District.
3.The Branch Manager,
State Bank of India,
Nagercoil Branch,
Nagercoil.
W.P.(MD) NO.17838 of 2015
27.11.2015
Source : http://www.livelaw.in/banks-cannot-attach-pension-account-to-recover-loan-dues-madras-hc-2/
All Departmental Exams will be conducted Online forthwith - Directorate clarification
It was clarified by Postal Directorate that hence forth, the Departmental Examinations will be conducted online and new calendar of Examinations will be issued after the engagement of new agency for conducting the exams online.
Copy of the said Postal Directorate letter no A-34012/01/2015-DE dated 04.12.2015 is reproduced below.
Bhuvan IndiaPost Geo Tag App Operating Procedure
Bhuvan IndiaPost App is a user-friendly mobile application which enables
to collect and report for geo-tagged of Post Office information on
various parameters such as type of post office, name, services offered,
delivery status, PIN-code and address. This mobile app will provide a
platform for
controlled crowd sourcing to build spatial database on Bhuvan Geo-platform.
For direct download type URL:
For visualisation and download option type URL:
The Internet connectivity is not required during data collection
process. The internet connection through GPRS or 3G or 4G or wi-fi is
necessary only to upload the data collected on Bhuvan IndiaPost Server.
The user is advised to ensure GPS is switched-on with high accuracy before opening the app.
When the app is opened for the first time, the user is expected to fill
his/her profile details. The details provided will be used only for the
purpose to identify the source of data and will not be shared with
anyone.
The details required to be entered under "Profile" are
- User ID (Any ID of your choice),
- Your Name with designation.
- Your Mobile Number and
- Your Organisation and Place.
After entering all the details, tap on "Save" and the app will take you to home page automatically.
The step by step procedure for using the app is given below. The main tasks in this app are
- Collecting location information using GPS ,
- Taking photograph of the location (two photos),
- Adding additional information about the location and
- Sending the collected information to Bhuvan IndiaPost server, either immediately or later.
Instructions
Step 1. Stand over or front of the post office building (Open to Sky),
check for GPS accuracy notification on the top. When the accuracy value
is less than 10 m and stable (not fluctuating), tap the "GPS" icon to
collect the location (Latitude and Longitude) details in the background.
A confirmation window pops-up with GPS accuracy. Tap "OK" if the
accuracy is acceptable, otherwise tap "Cancel" to cancel the collection
of location data and wait for some more time to get better GPS
accuracy.
Ensure that there is a clear sky view for receiving GPS satellite signals.
Step 2. The app has provision to capture and upload two photographs of
the location. Tap the "Photo" icon to activate your mobile camera for
taking photographs. Capture first photograph of the post office from the
road. Tap on "Photo" icon again to take the second photograph. The
second photo must represent facilities inside the post office.
You can preview the photographs taken by tapping the "Preview" icon that
appears below the "Photo" icon. Provision to enter text about the
photographs.
Step 3. The user is expected to upload additional information about the
location by tapping "Attribute" icon. The information such as post
office, its name, services offered, delivery status, PIN-code and
address, etc or any other related description about the post office can
be uploaded using this option.
.
Step 4. Once the user is satisfied with the information collected and
ready for uploading the information to Bhuvan IndiaPost server, user may
tap the "Send" icon to upload all the information collected
immediately. User is advised to ensure that mobile data is switched-on
before tapping the "Send" icon. The User is advise to wait till for
confirmation message appears "Data sent successfully".
Step 5. In case of non-availability of Internet connectivity, the user
is advised to tap "Save" icon. This will store the information collected
in the mobile itself. Once the Internet connectivity is established,
user may follow Step 6 to upload the data to Bhuvan IndiaPost server.
The Wi-Fi facility of Internet modem (like BSNL at home or office) can
also be used to connect for internet facility in the mobile.
Step 6. In order to upload the saved data to Bhuvan IndiaPost server,
user is advised to tap "Manage" icon. Then tap "Send Later" icon. This
will list the data collected and stored in the mobile. Select the data
that needs to be uploaded and then tap "Send" icon to upload the data to
Bhuvan IndiaPost server. Wait for confirmation message "Data sent
successfully" appears once the upload is successful.
Managing your data :
The app provides facility for the user to manage the data uploaded by
the user. User can view the sent data and also view any data that failed
to upload. This will enable user to upload the data again by tapping
"Sent Failed" icon. Users may note that there is provision to edit
attribute value in "Send Later" and "Sent Failed" options.
User can also view or edit the profile information by tapping "Profile" icon.
To exit from the software, tap "Exit" icon.
FDCapp - Bhuvan IndiaPost version 1.3
