ITS WORKING ! Postal dept deficit may dip 16% to Rs 5,309 cr: Survey .

The efforts of the Government to revive the Department of Posts (DoP) seems to be bearing fruit as its deficit is likely to come down by over 16 per cent to Rs 5,309.6 crore in 2011-12, the Economic Survey 2011-12 today said.

“In the current year 2011-12 (Budget Estimates), the gross receipts were budgeted at Rs 7,517.7 crore and with gross and net working expenses estimated at Rs 13,522.4 crore and Rs 12,827.3 crore respectively, with the deficit estimated at Rs 5,309.6 crore,” the survey said.

The gross receipts of the DoP in 2010-11 were placed at Rs 6,962.3 crore whereas the gross and net working expenses were Rs 13,793.7 crore and Rs 13,307.9 crore respectively.

The resultant deficit for 2010-11 stood at Rs 6,345.6 crore, the survey said.

It added that the postal sector needs to keep pace with changing times as many of its services have become redundant with growth in technology and takeover by other players.

“Quick decisions and actions to stay abreast of the times, including switching over to new activities and downsizing, could release a lot of resources from this sector for use elsewhere,” the survey said.

The Government has approved a total Plan outlay of Rs 1,877.2 crore for the modernisation of its IT infrastructure to increase the efficiency of the department.

“The project is intended for computerisation of all the non-computerised post offices, mail offices, administrative and other offices, establishment of IT infrastructure and development of required software applications... The project is expected to be rolled out by 2013,” the survey said.

The DoP has the largest postal network in the world with 1,54,866 post offices across India as of March 2011. Of these, 1,39,040 post offices are in rural areas, while the remaining are in urban areas.

Aimed at transforming the infrastructure, the Government had launched Project Arrow in 2008 for upgrading key postal operations such as mail delivery, remittance, and banking services.

India Post now offers a single window facility for banking, money remittances and other financial products.

The DoP is also responsible for disbursing wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) through 96,895 post offices.

The postal network is also being used by other Government agencies to collect data like the rural consumer price index, the survey said.

A TRIBUTE OF INDIAPOST TO THE WOMEN POWER .

For the first time in Indian postal history, Dept of Posts, Maharashtra and Goa, hosts exhibition charting achievements of women 

For the first time in Indian postal history, the Department of Posts, Maharashtra and Goa, is hosting an exhibition commemorating thejourney of Indian women, on the occasion of International Women's Day. The imposing 99-yearold building of the General Post Office at Fort, is the venue for the philatelic exhibition which began on Wednesday.

On display are about 200 rare and ancient stamps, first day covers (envelopes designed to commemorate the first day of special events) and special covers (envelopes commemorating special events, institutions or persons).

While the exhibition also features Indian women before independence, there is special emphasis on the journey of Indian women after independence. It also reminds one of contemporary names like PAN AM flight attendant Neerja Bhanot who gave up her life while saving passengers from terrorists. There is a special cover as well as a stamp in her honour. Another contemporary personality honoured is the fiery Dnyanpeeth awardee Ashapurna Devi whose writings bring out the pain, ideals and dreams of women.

The exhibition is divided into interesting categories. One such category is social reformers and activists who empowered women. This includes Swami Vivekanand, Mahatma Jyotiba Phuleand his wife Savitribai Phule who pioneered women's education in India, and women's rights activist Ramabai Ranade. There are also categories which include warrior queens, and women in paintings, folk dance and cinema. Tributes to women in cinema include those for actresses like Devika Rani, Kanan Devi and Madhubala. There are also stamps on the paintings of Jamini Roy and Nandalal Bose. Maharashtra's popular folk dance lavani is commemorated on a special cover. The oldest stamp on display is one issued in 1952 on Meerabai.

The exhibition also traces International Woman's day celebrations, and pays rich tributes to women like Hellen Keller and Eleanor Roosevelt.

"We thought of this exhibition to celebrate International Woman's day, which is on March 8. But we decided to host it later, as this year Holi was on that day and a weekend followed it. We wanted to host it for the benefit of a wider audience," said Chief Post Master General, Maharashtra and Goa, Humera Ahmed.

The exhibition was put up with help from the staff of the Postal Women's Welfare Organisation.

"The exhibition is unique in the sense that not only it is the first such dedicated to women organised by the Indian Post, but it has a powerful theme: connecting girls, inspiring futures. A special cover with a picture of a girl riding on a pencil that takes off like a rocket was released on Wednesday, to show how women are being empowered through education and the internet," says Abha Singh, director, Postal Services, (HQ). Ahmed feels the exhibition will be an eye opener and a revelation on the spirit of womenhood.

On Thursday, there is a short play on women by postal staff at the exhibition venue. Prizes will be distributed for rangoli that is being exhibited along with the stamps, as well as for an essay competition on 'My vision of a woman' which was for postal employees in Maharashtra.

The exhibition is on till Saturday. 

SCHEME FOR ENGAGEMENT OF GDS ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS-MERIT POINTS AND PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION-REVISED PROVISIONS THEREOF.

D.G. Posts No. 17-17/2000-GDS dated 09Mar 2012. 
 

A reference is invited in this Directorate letters of even number dated 14 Dec 2010 and 01 Aug 2011 vide which the scheme for engagement of GDS on compassionate grounds with merit points & procedure for selection as modified was circulated and made effective for all the compassionate engagement cases to be considered on or after 01.01.2011.

2. The scheme has recently been reviewed in this Directorate and in partial modification in the existing provisions of the Scheme, the following provisions are hereby ordered to be substituted with the approval of the competent authority:

(a) The attribute of assessing indigence appearing at Ser 7- Educational Qualification of Applicant on Page 3 of this Directorate letter No. 17-17/2010-GDSdated 14.12.2010 is deleted.

(b) The attribute of assessing indigence appearing at Ser 2- Outstanding liabilities for Education/Marriage of dependent children on Page-2 of this Directorate letter No. 17-17/2010-GDSdated 14.12.2010 is substituted as under:

Ser	Points	Criteria
1	20 for two or more dependent children	For education of children
	15 for one dependent child
2	20 for two or more dependent daughter	For marriage of daughters
	15 for one dependent daughter

(c) The attribute of assessing indigence appearing at Ser 6-Discharge Benefits i.e Ex-gratia gratuity ,Severance Amount, Service Discharge benefits under NPS Lite and Group Insurance Benefits received by family on Page 3 of this Directorate letter No. 17-17/2010-GDSdated 14.12.2010 is substituted as under:

Ser	Points	Slabs for benefits on discharge
1	20	Rs. 75000 & below
2	15	Below Rs. 150000 but above Rs. 75000
3	10	Rs. 150000 & above.

(d) The word “Proposed” appearing under Criteria 1,3,5,& 6 on page 2&3 of this Directorate letter No. 17-17/2010-GDSdated 14.12.2010 may be taken as deleted.

(e) Apart from the above cases where the wife of the deceased GDS has applied for compassionate engagement for her, she shall get 15 additional points as grace points. This is the line with the general principle that the widow needs to be give preference for compassionate engagement. Such grace points shall not be permissible in the widower applicant.

3. All other provisions contained in the Scheme dated 14.12.2010as further modified under letter of even number dated 01.08.2011 shall continue to apply as already prescribed and all compassionate engagement shall be approved with in the ambit of the prescribed Scheme only. It is reiterated that the existing criteria of 50 Points and above for adjudging hard and deserving cases stands.

4. The above changes shall take effect from the date of application of the original Scheme. All cases which were considered & rejected by the CRC based on the earlier provisions of the new Scheme may be reconsidered afresh based on application of the revised criteria within the time frame allowed under Para7 (e) of the Directorate’s letter No. 17-17/2010-GDSdated 14.12.2010 as fresh cases subject to availability of vacancies in the division concerned in view of removal of ceiling of 10% already without further reference to this Directorate.

5. Pursuant to the provisions now revised where the widow now applies for the compassionate engagement following rejection of the case of one of her child case may also be taken as a fresh case to be considered as per the new Scheme as modified. Thus before the already rejected cases are reconsidered the widow may be given an option to be exercised in writing within one month of date of receipt of the communication to be issued by the Circle treating the application of her child as withdrawn & consideration of her application afresh to follow in due course . Where such as option is exercised, the already rejected application of her child may be considered and her fresh application may be got processed expeditiously.

Sd/

(Surender Kumar)

Assistant Director General (GDS)

Regular Promotion to ASP Cadre / Transfer and Posting in ASP Cadre in Odisha Circle

In an important flow of action , the transfer memo of Sri B.M.DAS MOHAPATRA , ASP HQ has been transferred to the Bhubaneswar division . And MR. MOHAPATRA will officiate as the DY.POSTMASTER OF BHUBANESWAR GPO. The copy of the memo can be referred herewith.

1.   The following Inspector of Posts promoted to ASP Cadre on regular basis vide C.O. Memo No. ST/24-15(1)/2004 dated 15^th March, 2012 and allotted/posted as mentioned against each below:-

Sl. No.	Name                S/Shri	Present Place of Posting	Region/Unit to which allotted	Place of Posting
1.	Gangadhar Mohanty	Offtg. ASP(OD), Puri	Head Quarter Region	ASP(OD), Puri
2.	Khageswar Mallick	Offtg. ASP(Bag), PSD, BBSR	Head Quarter Region	ASP(Bag), PSD, BBSR attached to CO as ASP(TO)
3.	Dillip Ku. Behera	APS	APS	---
4.	Tapas Ku. Dash	Offtg. ASP(PG), C.O, BBSR	Head Quarter Region	ASP(PG), C.O, BBSR
5.	Ms. Arunabala Mohanty	IP(PG), Bhubaneswar	Head Quarter Region	ASP(HQ), RMS ‘N’ Division, Cuttack Vice Shri Krupasindhu Panda transferred
6.	B.P.Padhi	Berhampur Region	Berhampur Region	-----
7.	G.B. Behera	APS	APS
8.	Jagadish Dash	IP, Kujang Sub-Division	Head Quarter Region	ASP(I/C), Jagatsingpur  Vice Shri Banamali Patra transferred on administrative ground

2.   The following Officers in ASP Cadre have been transferred and posted vide C.O. Memo No. ST/24-15(1)/2004 dated 15^th March, 2012  in the interest of service as mentioned against each below:-

Sl. No.	Name                S/Shri	Present Place of Posting	Place of Posting
1.	D.K.Samal	DPM, BBSR GPO	PI, RMS ‘N’ Divn attached to CO as ASP(Staff) vice Shri P.K. Nanda given adhoc promotion to PS Gr.B cadre
2.	Susen Peda	ASP(OD), Balasore	ASP(OD), RMS N Divn, Cuttack against the vacant post.
3.	B.M. Dasmohapatra	ASP(HQ), Puri Division	DPM, Bhubaneswar GPO vice Shri D.K. Samal transferred.
4.	Krupasindhu Panda	ASP(HQ), RMS N Dn, Cuttack	ASP(OD), Mayuarbhanj  Divn, Baripada against the vacant post.

3.   The following Officers in ASP Cadre have been transferred vide C.O. Memo No. ST/24-15(1)/2004 dated 15^th March, 2012  in the interest of service on administrative ground as mentioned against each below:-

Sl. No.	Name                S/Shri	Present Place of Posting	Region to which allotted on transfer
1.	Banamali Patra	ASP(I/C), Jagatsinghpur Sub-Division	Sambalpur  Region
2.	J.K. Jena	ASP(I/C), Bhubaneswar North Sub-Division	Sambalpur  Region

 4.   The following Inspector of Posts promoted to ASP Cadre on purely temporary and adhoc basis vide C.O. Memo No. ST/24-15(1)/2004 dated 15^thMarch, 2012 and allotted/posted as mentioned against each below:-

Sl. No.	Name                S/Shri	Present Place of Posting	Region/Unit to which allotted	Place of Posting
1.	Bijay Ku. Mishra	IP, Bhadrak East Sub-Division	Head Quarter Region	ASP(OD), Balasore Divn vice Shri Susen Peda transferred
2.	Nakula Behera	Berhampur Region	Berhampur Region	-----