AIPEU GROUP-C SECUNDERABAD DIVISION,TELANGANA CIRCLE: September 2012

Friday, September 28, 2012

DA orders issued by the Finance Ministry

Dear Comrades,
Finance Ministry issued enhanced DA orders vide Memo No.1(8)/2012-E-II (B) dated 28/09/2012. The same is placed here for the information of the members.

NEW SPEEDPOST RATES FROM 01.10.2012

The new speed post rates which are to be enhanced from 01.10.2012 onwards are follows:_

WEIGHT	LOCAL	Upto 200 km	201 to 1000 km	Above 1000 km
Upto 50 grams	15	35	35	35
51 to 200 grams	25	35	60	70
201 to 500 grams	30	50	80	90
Additional 500 grams or part	10	15	40	50

Taxes are not included in above rates

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Bonus rates of PLI for the year 2009-10 declared

The rates of Bonus for the year ending 31.03.2010 on the Postal Life Insurance Policies on their becoming claim due to death or maturity declared vide Directorate of Postal Life Insurance Notification No.4-1/2008-LI dated 17th September, 2012 are as follows.

Sl. Type of Insurance Policy Rate of Bonus

(i) Whole Life Assurance (WLA) Rs.85 per thousand sum assured

(ii) Endowment Assurance (EA) Rs.60 per thousand sum assured

(iii) Money Back Policies (AEA) Rs.55 per thousand sum assured

(iv) Convertible Whole Life Policies Whole Life Bonus would be applicable but on conversion, Endowment Bonus rate will be applicable

(v) Terminal Bonus Rs.20 per sum assured of Rs.10,000 subject to maximum of Rs.1,000 for whole life policies and Endowment policies with term of 20 years and above.

The rate of Bonus for the year 2009-10 will be applicable from the date of receipt of this notification by the Circles and this will also be applicable to claim cases received but not settled till the date of receipt of this Notification.

Interim Bonus at the rates mentioned above will also be payable for all claims arising due to maturity or death until future valuation is completed.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Holding of PA/SA Direct Recruitment for 2011 & 2012 through approved Outsourced Agency

PA/SA DR Examination

MOST URGENT.

No. A-34012/5/2011-DE

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

(DE Section)

*****

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi – 110 001

Dated: 25th September, 2012

All Chief Postmasters General

Subject : Holding of PA/SA Direct Recruitment for 2011 & 2012 through approved Outsourced Agency

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to invite kind attention to the Directorate’s letters of even number dated 13-7-2012 and 31-08-2012 regarding conducting of PA/SA Direct Recruitment Examination for filling up vacancies of Postal Assistants, Sorting Assistants, PA MMS, PA SBCO, PA RLO and PA Foreign Post for the years 2011 & 2012.

2. The last date fixed for sale of application forms was prescribed as 25-09-2012. Consequent on introduction of online downloading of application form, the last date for online registration of applications was also prescribed as 25-09-2012.

3. In the instruction letter dated 13-07-2012, it was provided in Para 6 that “the issue of ACG-67/UCR Receipt towards payment of examination fee for Rs. 200 will also be stopped along with the last date fixed for sale of OMR AFK. In no circumstances, the issue of receipt towards payment of examination fee and sale of OMR will be permitted after 25-9-2012.

4. The Competent Authority has now ordered to dispense with sale of application forms and also online registration of Applications upto 20:00 Hours on 25-09-2012. However, in order to benefit the candidates who have registered their online applications till 20:00 Hours of 25-09-2012, the Agency will provide the applications to their e-mail IDs. As such candidates may be permitted to pay their application fee and examination fee in the form of ACG-67/UCR upto the last date prescribed for receipt of application i.e. 01-10-2012.

5. Suitable instructions may kindly be issued to all concerned post office in your Circle to accept payments towards Application fee and examination fee from the candidates till 01-10- 2012. There is no change in the last date fixed for receipt of applications for normal areas and for remote areas.

6. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(K. Rameswara Rao)

Asst. Director General (DE)

Copy forwarded to:

1. Shri Sanjeev Dham, Deputy General Manager, M/s CMC Ltd. Noida. He is requested to ensure sending of applications to all the candidates who have registered online upto 20:00 Hours on 25-09-2012.

2. Shri Satish Kumar Dhingra, Regional Head-ITES, M/s CMC Ltd. Noida for kind information and ensuring uploading of applications to all the candidates who have registered online.

3. Shri K. Ravi Babu, Deputy Director, CEPT, Mysore. He is requested to delink online registration of applications from 20:00 Hours of 25-09-2012 from Indiapost website.

Sd/-

(K. Rameswara Rao)

Asst. Director General (DE

Monthly meeting minutes for the month of August 2012

Monday, September 24, 2012

FLASH:FLASH: 7% D.A. TO C.G.EMPLOYEES/PENSIONERS

CABINET APPROVES 7% HIKE IN DEARNESS ALLOWANCE FOR CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES/PENSIONERS W.E.F. 01-07-2012

UNION CABINET MET TODAY EVENING HAS APPROVED A PROPOSAL TO HIKE ADDITIONAL DEARNESS ALLOWANCE BY 7% FOR CENTRAL STAFF AND CENTRAL PENSIONERS.

THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TODAY APPROVED A SEVEN PER CENT HIKE IN DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS, THIS HIKE IS TO BE EFFECTIVE RETROSPECTIVELY FROM JULY 2012.

THE DEARNESS ALLOWANCE AND DEARNESS RELIEF FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SERVING EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS WILL INCREASE FROM 65% PER CENT OF BASIC EMOLUMENTS TO 72% PER CENT WITH EFFECT FROM 1.7.2012.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

MACP SCHEME FOR RAILWAY SERVANTS-TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES SELECTED UNDER LDCE/GDCE - CLARIFICATION REG.

Railway Board Orders : AIRF published an one more important clarification order on MACP Scheme for Railway employees, which was issued by Railway Board on 12th October, 2012. We are placing the order here for your information...

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA / BHARAT SARKAR

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS / RAIL MANTRALAYA

(RAILWAY BOARD)

S.No. PC-VI/299

No. PC-V/2009/ACP/2

RBE No.100/2012

New Delhi, dated 12.09.2012

The General Manager/ OSDs/CAOs(R),

All Indian Railways & PUs

(As per mailing list)

Sub : MACP Scheme for Railway Servants-treatment of employees selected under LDCE/GDCE - Clarification reg.

References have been received from Zonal Railways seeking clarification regarding grant of benefits under MACPS in respect of the employees qualifying through LDCE/GDCE. The matter has been examined in consultation with Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T), the nodal department of Government on MACPS and it has been decided as under:

(i) If the relevant RRs provide for filling up of vacancies in a grade by Direct Recruitment, induction of an employee to that grade through LDCE/GDCE may be treated as Direct Recruitment for the purpose of grant of financial upgradation under MACPS. In such cases past service rendered in a lower pay scale/Grade Pay shall NOT be counted for the purpose of MACP Scheme.

(ii) if the relevant RRs prescribe a promotion Quota to be filled on the basis of LDCE/GDCE, such appointment would be treated as promotion for the purpose of benefit under the MACPS and in such cases, past regular service shall also be counted for further benefits, if any, under the MACP Scheme.

This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

Hindi version is enclosed.

sd/-

(N.P.Singh)

Dy.Director / Pay Commission -V

Railway Board

Source: AIRF

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Five foreign consultants in race for ‘Post Bank of India’ project

The Department of Posts has issued request for proposals (RFP) to five top notch foreign consultancy firms for the proposed Post Bank of India project.

The five short-listed firms are Accenture Services, Boston Consulting Group, Ernst & Young, KPMG Advisory Services and McKinsey & Co.

The Department of Posts (DoP) is looking to set up a bank — Post Bank of India (PBI) — to provide banking services with special focus on rural areas.

Besides providing a platform for financial inclusion, the Post Bank of India will provide means of additional revenue generation for the DoP.

The consultancy firms chosen, out of the five short-listed ones, will as part of the assignment focus on Detailed Project Report (DPR) on creation of PBI, financial viability of PBI, proposed organisational structure of PBI in the light of RBI regulations, and relationship between PBI and Post Office Savings Bank.

Source : http://www.thehindubusinessline.com

REIMBURSE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FOR PRIVATE TREATMENT

A central government servant is entitled for reimbursement even if he takes treatment in a private hospital under emergent situation, the TN Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal has held.

M Mohamed Salia, Deputy Chief Engineer, Southern Railway, while returning home, suffered a heart attack on November 20, 2008. Due to the urgency of the matter, his wife admitted him in the nearest private hospital Frontier Lifeline, as the Railway Hospital was 10 km away from her residence. After a by-pass surgery and necessary treatment, he was discharged on December 12, 2008. He paid Rs.3.10 lakh towards hospital bills.

When he applied for reimbursement of Rs.2 lakh to which he was entitled, the railway authorities rejected his claim on the ground that treatment in a non-recognised private hospital without referral by the railway authorised medical officer was not admissible. Hence, the present application.

Rejecting the contentions, CAT judicial member G Santhappa said that in this case, the applicant had produced the emergency certificate and that had not been considered by the railways. The Personnel Branches Circular (PBC) dated May 4, 1994 listed under what circumstances reimbursement of medical expenses could be made. It included that if a patient falls ill at a place where there was no government or railway hospital and that if transporting the patient to the nearest government hospital would result in loss of life, the servant could be admitted in a private hospital. The rejection was against the law laid down by the SC, the tribunal said, set aside the order and directed the railways to sanction the amount in a month.

Source : www.newindianexpress.com

Friday, September 21, 2012

CIRCLE OFFICE BEARERS

The following officials were elected as Circle Union Office Bearers of AIPEU Gr’C’ ,AP Circle in the Bi-ennial Circle Conference of All India Postal Employees Union Group’C’ ,AP Circle held at Dandu Maremma Kalyana Mantapam ,Vizianagaram from 09.09.2012 to 12.09.2012 under the president ship of Sri. K.Narayana Rao President, Circle Union.
President : Sri. K.Narayana Rao ( Vizianagaram Div)
Vice-Presidents: 1) Sri. D.Mohan Rao (Ongole Div )
2) Sri. Gopal (Hyd GPO)
3) Sri. BS Vara Prasad ( Kurnool Div)
Circle Secretary : Sri. DASV Prasad (Secunderabad Div)
Assistanat Circle Secretaries :
1) Sri.SSRA Prasad (Hyd SE Div)
2)Sri. K.Sudhakar( Gudur Div)
3) Sri.M.Nageswara Rao (Anakapalli Div)
4) Sri. N.Nageswara Rao (Guntu Div)
5)Sri. P.Narsinga Rao ( Karimnagar Div)
Financial Secretary: Sri. S.Mohan Reddy (Hyd PSD)
Asst Financial Secretary: Sri. KSN Raju (Bhimavaram Div)
Organising Circle Secretaries:
1)Sri. B.Sridhara Babu ( Tirupathi Div)
2)Sri. SEV Satyanarayana (Rajahmundry Div)
3) Sri. M .S. Baig (Hyd City Divn)

AIPEUGr'C' Mahila Committee.

The 34th bi-ennial Circle Conference held at Vijayanagaram from 9th sep 2012 to 12th sep 2012 formed a mahila sub committee with the following mahil members.
Chairman:           Ms.P.Vijaya PA Vijayawada.HO.
Convener :           Ms. T.Sakuntala OA O/o SSPOs Secunderabad Division Hyderabad -80
Co-Conveners 1) Ms.Rajarajeswari.PA Visakhapatnam.HO.
                        2) Ms. B.Vijaya Lakshmi PA Adoni.HO
                        3) Ms. P.Sravani Kumari SPM Grian Market .PO Mancherial

AIPEU Gr'C'Circle Union Advisory Board

The following deligates were elected unanimosouly as Circle Union Advisory Board Members in the 34th bi-ennial Circle conference held at Vijayanagaram from 9th sep 2012 to12th sep2012.
1) Ms. K.Pushpeswari Devi SPM JNTU PO Hyderabad -85.
2) Com.Ch. Suryanarayana PA Viasakhapatnam.HO.
3) Com T. Surya Rao APM Kakinada.HO.
4) Com. P.Bhasker Rao APM Vijayawada. HO.
5) Com. Sudhakara Naidu SPM Chittoor Bazar.SO.
6) Com. Shaik Mazurul Haque APM Nandyal.HO.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

2012 DECEMBER 12th ALL INDIA STRIKE

TOUR PROGRAMME OF NFPE LEADERS