HAPPY RAJA

 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES , PURI DIVISIONAL BRANCH WISHES ALL ITS MEMBERS AND VIEWERS A VERY HAPPY RAJA.


                                                             WITH REGARDS
                                                         Sri G.C. PRATIHARI
                                                             Divisional Secretery
                                                            NAPE , Gr-'C' , Puri

E-PPO – ELECTRONIC PENSION PAYMENT ORDER TO BE ISSUED TO ALL GOVERNMENT SERVANTS RETIRING FROM JUNE 2013 – CPAO MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR UPLOADNG E-PPO FOR AUTHORISING BANKS TO MAKE PENSION PAYMENTS

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

Central Pension Accounting Office

Trikoot-II, Bhikaji Cama Place

New Delhi.

CPAO/Tech/e-PPO/2013-14/ 57

03.06.2013

Office Memorandum 

Sub: – Software (e-PPO utility) for processing pension cases

1. Optimum utilization of manpower with speed and accuracy has been a thrust from the time immemorial. The revolution in Information Technology has made it possible to overcome it to a greater extent. So far, in Central Pension Accounting Office Special Seal Authorities authorizing the banks for making payments of pensions have been generated after feeding the relevant data manually based on special seal authorities received from different Pay & Accounts Officers. On the basis of this feeding data-base of pensioners is updated in Central Pension Accounting Office.

2. But the manual feeding of data involves engagement of lot of manpower which takes considerable time and leaves scope of clerical errors at the part of Central Pension Accounting Office leading to improper maintenance of Central Pension Accounting Office’s data-base, wastage of manpower, over/under payment and delay in payment.

3. To obviate the above situation and to facilitate PAOs of Central Civil Ministries/ Departments to issue the PPOs electronically of all Govt. Servants retiring from June, 2013 onwards, the 0/o the CGA and Central PensionAccounting Office has developed a software for uploading the e-PPO. The facility for preparation/ generation of text file for Central Pension Accounting Office’s databank is available in the Pension Module of COMPACT.

4. The Pay & Accounts Offices may upload the text file on Central Pension Accounting Office’s website www.cpao.nic.in in the following manner:-

Login (using User ID & Password of Annexure-III) —> e-PPO uploading —> PPO upload –> PPO and nominee upload Form 1 A upload file –> submit. The PAOs have to upload both PPO and nominee details.

5. The Other procedure i.e. sending of PPO and hard copy of SSA etc. will remain unchanged. This issues with the approval of Addl. Controller General of Accounts.

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(Dr. Dilip Kumar)

Controller of Accounts

Dot, dash, full stop: Telegram service ends July 15

Coming July 15, one of India’s oldest communication services — the telegram — will become history. Financial constraints have forced the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd to wind up the telegraphic service, which would be remembered mainly as a historically inexpensive but relatively quick method of sending alerts related to births, deaths and emergency situations.

“The growing use of mobile phones and Internet has led to steep decline in the usage of the telegraphic service…it [the telegram] has become financially unviable. After stopping telegram service for overseas communication earlier this year, we have now decided to discontinue it for the domestic market from July 15. The BSNL Board has already approved it. Final clearance is now being sought from the Department of Telecommunications,” a senior BSNL official told The Hindu .

In India, the first telegraph message was transmitted live through electrical signals between Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Diamond Harbour, a distance of about 50 km, on November 5, 1850; and the service was opened for the general public in February 1855.

Over the years, the BSNL made several technical upgrades in the telegraph service, with the latest being the introduction of a web-based messaging system in 2010. However, growing Internet penetration and cheaper mobile phones in the last decade have kept people away from the 182 telegraph offices across the country.

“In May 2011, we revised telegram charges after six decades to arrest declining revenues…but it did not work. It is estimated that the BSNL is suffering an annual loss of Rs.300 - 400 crore from its telegraph service alone. As it has virtually become redundant, it is prudent to shut it down. However, there will be no job cuts and all those working in telegraph offices will perform other jobs related to telephone and Internet services,” the official added. The BSNL’s financial performance in recent years has been alarming. From a profit of Rs. 575 crore in 2008-09, the telecom giant has been reporting massive losses for the last three years.

Representation from Government servant on service matters - Dopt Order

No.11013/08/2013-Estt.(A)-III

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 6th June, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Representation from Government servant on service matters.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the Ministry of Home Affair’s O.M No.118/52-Ests. dated the 30th April, 1952, O.M No. 25/34/68-Estt.(A) dated the 20th December, 1968 and this Department’s O.M No.11013/07/1999-Estt.(A) dated the 1st November, 1999 (copies enclosed for ready reference) on the above mentioned subject. This Department is receiving a number of representations, on service matters, addressed to the Prime Minister / Minister / Secretary (P) and other officers directly from the Government servants.

2. It has been envisaged in these instructions that whenever, in any matter connected with his service rights or conditions, a Government servant wishes to press a claim or to seek redress of a grievance, the proper course for him is to address his immediate official superior, or the Head of his office, or such other authority at the lowest level as is competent to deal with the matter. Of late, it is observed that there is an increasing tendency on the part of officers at different levels to by-pass the prescribed channels of representation and write directly to the high functionaries totally ignoring the prescribed channels. The problem is more acute in large Departments where often very junior employees at clerical level address multiple representations to the Minster, Prime Minister and other functionaries. Apart from individual representations, the service unions have also developed a tendency to write to the Ministers and Prime Minister on individual grievance. Some of these representations are often forwarded through Members of Parliament, in violation of Rule 20 of the CCS (Conduct) Rule, 1964.

3. Existing instructions clearly provide that representations on service matters should be forwarded through proper channel. The stage at which an advance copy of the representation may be sent to higher authorities has also been indicated. In MHA O.M. No. 25/34/68-Estt.(A) dated 20.12.68 time limits for disposal of various types of representations have been prescribed. If it is anticipated that an appeal or petition cannot be disposed of within a month of its submission, an acknowledgement or interim reply should be sent to the individual within a month.

4. Thus adequate instructions are available in the matter of submission of representations by the Government servants and treatment of the representations by the authorities concerned. As such submission of representations directly to higher authorities by- passing the prescribed channel of communication, has to be viewed seriously and appropriate disciplinary action should be taken against those who violate these instructions as it can rightly be treated as an unbecoming conduct attracting the provisions of Rule 3 (1) (iii) of the CCS (Conduct) Rules. 1964.

5. It is again reiterated that these instructions may be brought to the notice of all Govt. servants and appropriate disciplinary action may be taken against those who violate these instructions.

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Y.K.Wadhwa)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Copy of the Office Memorandum No.118/52-Ests. Dated 30th April, 1952

Representations from Government Servants on service matters — advance copies.

Reference are frequently received in this Ministry enquiring whether the submission of advance copies of representations to higher authorities is permissible and as to the treatment that should be accorded to such copies. The matter has been carefully considered and the following instructions are issued for the guidance of al concerned

2. Whenever, in any matter connected with his service rights or conditions, a Government servant wishes to press a claim or to seek redress of a grievance, the proper course for him is to address his immediate superior official, or the Head of office, or such other authority at the lowest level as he is competent to deal with the matter. An appeal or representation to a higher authority must not be made unless the appropriate lower authority has already rejected the claim or refused relief or ignored or unduly delayed the disposal of the case. Representations to still higher authorities (.e.g. those addressed to the President, the Government or to Hon’ble Minister) must be submitted through the proper channel (i.e, the Head of Office, etc. concerned). There will be no objection at that stage, but only at that stage to an advance copy of the representation being sent direct.

3. The treatment by the higher authorities of advance copies of representations so received should be governed by the following general principles —

(a) If the advance copy does not clearly show that all means of securing attention or redress from lower authorities have been duly tried and exhausted, the representation should be ignored or rejected summarily on that ground, the reasons being communicated briefly to the Government servants. If the Government servant persists in this prematurely addressing the higher authorities, suitable disciplinary action should be taken against him.

(b) If the advance copy shows clearly that all appropriate lower authorities have been duly addressed and exhausted, it should be examined to ascertain whether on the facts as stated, some grounds for interference or for further consideration, prima facie exist. Where no such grounds appear, the representation may be ignored or summarily rejected , the reasons being communicated briefly to the Government servant.

(C) Even where some grounds for interference or further consideration appear to exist, the appropriate lower authority should be asked. within a reasonable time, to forward the original representation, with its report and comments on the points urged. There is ordinarily no justification for the passing of any orders on any representation without thus ascertaining the comments of the appropriate lower authority.

4. Some Government servants are in the habit of sending copies of their representations also to outside authorities, i.e. authorities who are not directly concerned with the consideration thereof (e.g. other Honorable Minister, Secretary, Members of Parliament, etc). This is a most objectionable practice, contrary to official propriety and subversive of good discipline and all Government servants are expected scrupulously to eschew it.

Copy of the Office Memorandum No. 25/34/68-Estt.(A) Dated 20.12.1968

Representations from Government servants on service matters — Treatment of

Reference is invited to the Ministry of Home Affairs Office Memorandum No.118/52-Ests. Dated the 30th April, 1952 on the subject mentioned above (copy enclosed for ready reference). It has been brought to the notice of the Ministry of Home Affairs that undue delay occurs very often in the disposal of representations from Government servants in regard to matters connected with the service rights or conditions which causes hardship to the individuals concerned.

2. The representations from Government servants on service matters may be broadly classified as follows :-

(1) Representations/complaints regarding non-payment of salary/allowances or othe dues.

(2) Representations on other service matters,

(3) Representations against the orders of the immediate superior authority: and

(4) Appeals and petitions under statutory rules and orders (e.g. Classification Control and Appeal Rules and the petition Instructions).

3. In regard to representations of the type mentioned at (1) and (2) above, if the individual has not received a reply thereto within a month of its submission, he could address, or ask for an interview with the next higher officer for redress of his grievances. Such superior officer should immediately send for the papers and take such action as may be called for, without delay.

4. Representations of the type mentioned at (3) above, would be made generally only in cases where there is no provision under the statutory rules or orders for making appeals or petitions. Such representations also should be dealt with as expeditiously as possible. ‘The provisions of the preceding paragraph would apply to such representations also, but not to Later representations made by the same Government servant on the same subject after his earlier representation has been disposed off appropriately.

5. In regard to the representations of the type mentioned at (4) above, although the relevant rules or orders do not prescribe a time limit for disposing of appeals and petitions by the competent authority, it should be ensured that all such appeals and petitions receive prompt attention and are disposed within a reasonable time. If it is anticipated that an appeal or a petition cannot be disposed of within a month of its submission, an acknowledgement or an interim reply should be sent to the individual within a month.

6. The instructions contained in paragraph 2 of this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No.118/52-Ests. Dated the 30th April, 1952, will stand modified to the extent indicated in the paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 above.

No.11013/7/99-Estt.(A)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

New Delhi, dated the 1st November, 1999

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Representation from Government Servants on Service matters.

The undersigned is directed to  refer to the Ministry of Home Affairs O.M.No.118/52-Ests. dated 30th April, 1952 on the subject mentioned above (copy enclosed for ready reference).

2. It has been envisaged in these instructions that whenever, in any matter connected with his service rights or conditions, a Government servant wishes to press a claim or to seek redress of a grievance, the proper course for him is to address his immediate official superior, or the Head of Office, or such other authority at the lowest level as he is competnet to deal with the matter. Of late, it is observed that there has been a tendency on the part of officers at differnet levels to by-pass the prescribed channels of representation and write directly to the high functionaries totally ignoring the prescribed channels. The problem is more acute in large Departments where often very Junior employees at clerical level address multiple representations to the Minister, Prime Minister and other functionaries. Apart from individual representations, the service unions have also developed a tendency to write to the Ministers and Prime Minister on individual grievances. Some of these representations are often forwarded through Members of Parliament, in violation of Rule 20 of the CCS (Conduct) Rule, 1964.

3. Existing instructions clearly provide that representations on service matters should be forwarded through proper channel. The stage at which an advance copy of the representation may be sent to higher authorities has also been indicated. In MHA O.M. No. 25/34/68-Estt.(A) dated 20.12.68 (copy enclosed) time limits for disposal of various types of representations have been prescribed. If it is anticipated that an appeal or petition cannot be disposed of within a month of its submission, an acknowledgement or interim reply should be sent to the individual within a month.

4. Thus adequate instructions are available in the matter of submission of representations by the Government servants and treatment of the representations by the authorities concerned. As such submission of representations directly to higher authorities by- passing the prescribed channel of communication, has to be viewed seriously and appropriate disciplinary action should be taken against those who violate these instructions as it can rightly be treated as an unbecoming conduct attracting the provisions of Rule 3 (1) (iii) of the CCS (Conduct) Rules. 1964.

5. It is again reiterated that these instructions may be brought to the notice of all Govt. servants and appropriate disciplinary action may be taken against those who violate these instructions.

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(T.O.Thomas)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Department of Posts to seek Cabinet nod for Rs 1900 crore funds

NEW DELHI: Department of Posts has started inter-ministerial consultations for seeking Cabinet approval on around Rs 1,900 crore fund requirement to start Post Banks in the country.

"DoP will need around Rs 1,900 crore to start Post Banks in the country. This includes Rs 500 crore paid-up capital required under new banking licence guidelines and rest is for other capital adequacy norms that Post Banks will need to fulfil. Cabinet note has gone to various ministries to seek their views," a government official told PTI.

The Department of Posts (DoP) has plans to apply for banking licence to offer full-fledged banking services along with postal services through post offices.

The RBI has issued comprehensive guidelines for new bank licences. It has fixed July 1 as the last date for filing application by interested entities.

The DoP has proposed to start 50 bank branches in the first year and scale it to a total of 150 branched in 5 years.

There are around 90,000 bank branches in the country and provision of real-time banking services through postal network is estimated to triple the current banking network.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram in this year's Budget speech said Post offices will become part of the core banking solution ( CBS) and offer real time banking services. He proposed provision of Rs 532 crore for the project in 2013-14.

The Post Banks are proposed to be owned by DoP but with a completely independent board, governance structure and operations. It will have representation from Ministries of Finance and Communication & IT.

"The branches in first phase will be opened in tier 1 to even very small cities with foucs on rural and retail micro, small and medium enterprises," the official said.

India postal network has 1,54,822 post offices in the country. Of these, 1,39,086 are in rural areas and 15,736 are in urban regions.

Source : The Economic Times

Impact of raising retirement age from age 60 to 62

It has been seen that one of the long time waging demand of raising the retirement age of govt employees has finally caught afire

Through the Medias and blogging sites re abound with news that the cabinet would announce news regarding the retirement age yet it has not been finalizes

Even then it has been come to known that a favorable decision would be put forth regarding this issue due to the oncoming lok sabha and three state assembly elections.

In India the retirement ages of most of the state government employees range from 58 to 60. This is low in comparison to the government employees of foreign nation.

We shall see the effect of raising the retirement age in the following passage

Advantage

1. If only 7^th pay commission would be implemented in the year 2016 those retiring in the year span 2014 -2016 would be greatly benefitted.

2. Economically the employees would be in better position due to this rise of the age of superannuation

3. The pension amount and the other beneficiaries would also increase along side

4. There this chance of imparting fruitful experience to the subordinates or new recruit by those benefitted by rise in retirement age

5. More over there is chance of getting an additional MACP by the central govt employees

6. A good health psychological effect would prevail in their minds due to this boon of rising their

Retirement age and thus removing their fatigue

Disadvantage

1. Promotion would be greatly affected due to no retirement in the long span

2. Unemployment would come in to being due to the increase in retirement age

3. Output of work would be greatly affected if the retirement age of unhealthy employees would be increased.

This announcement would not be received in praise among those searching for employment in general

Moreover among the retirement employees this decision is receiving a mixed response as some welcome while others detest it

Sri Chakrapani Dalapati relieved on 08/06/2013

Sri Chakrapani Dalapati, a good worker of this division ,who was posted as PA Jatni MDG has now been relieved on transfer (mutual ground) to join as PA Raygada HO. His devotion towards work has made him very popular among the staffs and the public of Jatni. It was the spirit of Sri Dalapati ,that Jatni MDG functioned even in acute staff shortage as he managed every branch of the office very gracefully. His transfer is really a loss for this division. N.A.P.E. Puri division wishes all sucess to Sri Dalapati for future.

Shri G.K Padmanabhan Passed AWAY........

Shri G.K Padmanabhan former SG FNPO expired   On 06/06/2013 at New Delhi . His contribution towards betterment of postal  workers service conditions will be remembered by and all for the years to come . NAPE , PURI DIVISIONAL BRANCH convey heartfelt condolences to breaved family.

                                                                          Sri G.C.PRATIHARI

                                                                                          SECRETARY , NAPE PURI

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NAPE,ODISHA CIRCLE CONFERENCE IN MEMORY LANE

SWEET MEMORIES OF 22nd BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES , Gr-'C' , ODISHA CIRCLE HELD AT BHUBANESWAR FROM 26th-28th MAY 2013.

DELEGATES OF SUNDARGARH DIVISION WITH CIRCLE PRESIDENT.

DIGNITARIES PRESENT ON THE DIAS.

SECRETERY GENERAL , FNPO SRI D. THEAGARAJAN ADDRESSING THE OPEN SESSION.

EDITOR "SAMBAD" AND "KANAK TELEVISION" SRI SOUMYA RANJAN PATTANAIK BEING THE CHIEF SPEAKER.

GENERAL SECRETERY , NAPE, Gr- 'C' (CHQ) SRI D. KISHAN RAO ADDRESSING THE OPEN SESSION.

DIVNL. SECRETERY OF PURI DIVISION SRI G.C. PRATIHARI ADDRESSING THE MEETING

PRESIDENT SRI SOMANATH PATRA ADDRESSING THE MEETING

SRI N.C. MISHRA, NEWLY ELECTED CIRCLE PRESIDENT WITH SECRETARY GENERAL , F.N.P.O.

Delegates of Puri Division attending the Circle conference.

N.C. Mishra is the new President of National Association of Postal Employees , Gr-'c' Odisha circle

Sri Nrusingha Charan Mishra ,the veteran leader of this association has been selected as the President of NAPE ,Gr-'c' Odisha circle by the delegates of every division at 22nd biennial conference held at Bhubaneswar from 26th May to 28th May . Previously the post of President was with another veteran leader  , Sri Somanath Patra of this association. NAPE , PURI divisional branch wishes all sucess to Sri N.C. Mishra, the newly elected President for his future and will remain grateful towards Sri Somanath Patra , the ex-President for their contributions to this association.

GDS AND CASUAL LABOUR LATEST NEWS

1. Postal Board has sent the proposal for introducing Health Insurance Scheme to GDS, to Finance Ministry for approval.

2. GDS Bonus ceiling limit raising – Finance Ministry has again returned the file with adverse comments.

3. Casual Labourers Committee recommendations have been considered by the Postal Board and proposal of the Postal Board is being sent to Finance Ministry for approval. Kerala CAT also directed the Department to communicate its decision on the Casual Labour committee’s recommendations to the CAT.

Now, Finance ministry opposes India Post’s banking licence plan

Mumbai: The finance ministry has opposed India Post’s plan to seek a commercial banking licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on grounds that the postal service doesn’t have the expertise needed in relevant areas, such as handling credit.

India Post is keen to set up a commercial bank called the Post Bank of India, arguing that it can significantly boost financial inclusion in Asia’s third largest economy through its nationwide network of 155,000 post offices.

This will also allow the organization, which posted a loss of Rs.6,346 crore in fiscal 2012, to make up for business dropping off over the years as letter writing dwindled and private courier firms took away market share.

Losses have significantly increased in recent years on account of higher expenses.

However, the finance ministry’s department of financial services doubts India Post’s ability to set up and run a bank, according to a senior postal department official who didn’t want to be named.

Some of the country’s large public sector banks have also been lobbying against the proposal, concerned that India Post, with its vast branch network, could pose a threat to their business, said the official, who’s directly involved with the proposal.

“The larger idea of setting up a bank is to further the cause of financial inclusion. Entry of India Post into banking can significantly help address this situation,” the official said.

However, “They (finance ministry officials) are asking too many questions. Why (do) you need a bank? What is your expertise to run a bank?” the official said.

India Post is engaged in several related functions, such as running a savings bank scheme, selling tax-saving instruments and accepting public provident fund deposits. The government also uses post office accounts to route payments to beneficiaries as part of the rural jobs programme and the direct transfer of subsidies.

A former government official said the postal department should focus on its existing business.

“It is totally illogical for the postal department to enter into banking. They do not have the experience in handling credit or the ability to manage a bank,” said D.K. Mittal, who was finance secretary till recently.

“Mere experience in collecting deposits under the post office scheme is not enough. The department should ideally focus on improving their core activity.”

According to Mittal, the department should adopt new technology and try to become profitable instead of diversifying operations.

Emails to financial services secretary Rajiv Takru last week remained unanswered.

RBI invited applications from private and public sector entities in February to set up banks, three years after former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee made the suggestion and nine years after the last round of licences were issued.

The application deadline expires on 1 July. The minimum capital required by applicants is Rs.500 crore.

Companies that have expressed interest in starting banks include L&T Finance Holdings Ltd, India Infoline Ltd,Religare Enterprises Ltd, Aditya Birla Financial Services Group, Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Ltd, LIC Housing Finance Ltd, Bandhan Financial Services Pvt. Ltd, Janalakshmi Financial Services Pvt. Ltd, Tata Capital Ltd, IDFC Ltd, Reliance Capital Ltd, India Infrastructure Finance Co. Ltd, Bajaj Finserv Ltd and Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd.

Despite the finance ministry’s reservations, India Post is determined to go ahead with its application and has appointed consultancy firm Ernst and Young (E&Y) India to advise it on the plan, officials said.

The department is still in consultation with various ministries on the modalities of setting up a new bank.

While the plan is almost two decades old, the department got serious about it sometime in 2006, conducting internal viability studies and seeking the opinion of consultancy firms.

The move gathered momentum when RBI announced final licensing norms for new banks in February.

According to an interim report submitted by E&Y India in April, the proposed Post Bank of India will focus on the bottom of the pyramid, or the poor, in non-metro centres and avoid urban areas that are already well served by large banks.

“The existing deposit holders under the post office savings bank scheme will have an option to transfer their deposits to the bank if they choose to do so,” said the postal department official cited earlier in the story.

In the initial phase, the Post Bank will have 300-400 branches and a specific number of postal outlets will be managed by each of them.

According to the official, the department of posts plans to introduce an advanced technology platform that will connect all post office branches. It has also studied models of post offices that run banks in Germany and Japan.

E&Y will soon submit its final report to the postal department, said Ashvin Parekh, partner (financial services).

“There have been some concerns raised by the finance ministry regarding the proposal,” he said. “We are in the process of submitting our final report, which will...answer all...concerns.”

Financial inclusion, or ensuring that more of the country’s citizens become part of the banking system, has been a key aim of both the central bank and the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government for several years. About 40% of India’s population still do not have access to formal financial services.

RBI introduced a three-year financial inclusion programme in April 2010 that saw banks opening outlets in 200,000 villages. RBI has advised banks to draw up a financial inclusion plan for 2013-2016 to further broaden access.

India Post will pitch its vast branch network as an advantage in this direction, although the current state of some of these outposts isn’t likely to inspire much confidence in those looking for a safe place to keep their money.

Out of the total 154,866 post offices, 139,040 are in rural areas. About 6,000 people are covered on average by a post office in rural areas and about 24,000 in urban areas, according to a 2011 estimate by the postal department.

As of 31 March, the outstanding balance under the post office savings scheme stood at Rs.6.05 trillion, which is equivalent to half the deposits of government-owned State Bank of India, the country’s largest commercial bank, and double that of the largest private lender, ICICI Bank Ltd.

E&Y’s Parekh said: “The idea is not to convert the existing post office savings into a bank. The plan is to create a completely new bank. Hence there won’t be any large requirement of capital in the beginning,”

As for the finance ministry’s concerns about lack of credit experience, Parekh said: “This can be built up gradually.”

BANKRUPTCY OF IDEOLOGY OF THE SECY. AIPEU, PURI.

ON Dtd.08/05/2013 AT AROUND 19.30 Hrs.OUR MEMBER SRI
BIJAYA KU.JAYASINGH WAS PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED BY SRI RAJESH CH.BOHIDAR,SECY.AIPEU,GROUP-C,PURI, AT PURI H.O.CAMPUS.OUR UNION STRONGLY
CONDEMN THIS HEINOUS ACT BY A PERSON WHO REPRESENTS A TRADE UNION
ORGANISATION.WE ALSOPLEDGE OUR  SUPPORT TO SRI JAYASINGH IN THE ABOVE
MENTIONED MATTER.

MISSING OF GENERATOR FROM POLICELINE

IT IS LEARNED THAT THE GENERATOR SUPPLIED TO POLICELINE S.O.,PURI
IS MISSING FROM OFFICE CAMPUS TILL DATE.THE MATTER IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION.UNNECESSARY TO MENTION   WHO IS THE INCUNBENT OF
SPM,POLICELINE.

DEMAND FOR 7th PAY COMMISSION

Demanding the Centre to constitute the 7th Pay Commission, several Union Government employees and pensioners’ Associations are going to stage a protest on Monday at the Indira Park in Hyderabad as part of their nationwide protest.
According to a press release from the All India DRDO Technical Officers’ Association, due to unprecedented inflation and spiraling prices of essential commodities, wages determined by the 6th Central Pay Commissioner have now been eroded by 100 per cent.
While the government permits wage negotiations and revision in the fully owned Public Sector Undertakings every five years, officers’ association president Krishna Mohan said the refusal of the Centre to revise wages of Central government employees and officers despite such large-scale erosion in the real value of wages was absolutely unjustified. He called upon all the central government employees to participate in the protest.
The associations like DRDO scientists’ associations, administrative officers’ association, DRDO officers’ federation, confederation of central government gazetted officers’ organisation, all pensioners and retired employees’ association, railway, defense and postal employees’ association are going to participate in the protest.

Core banking solutions in six post offices of Nagpur Region from June

NAGPUR: Six post offices of Nagpur region are among the 124 offices in the country where India Post will be first implementing core banking solutions (CBS). This initiative is part of postal department efforts towards modernization of its services.

In the pilot phase, eight postal circles have been selected. They include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. The six offices from Nagpur Region are Nagpur City head office (HO), Nagpur GPO; Gondia HO, Khamgaon HO, Wardha HO and Yavatmal HO. Offices coming under these HOs will be also covered under the project.

"In CBS, the small saving scheme customers would be able to conduct transactions of their accounts from any other post office which is also covered under the system. Other offices will be covered under CBS in another two more phases," Post Master General of Nagpur Region M. E. Haque said.

In Nagpur Region, the CBS is scheduled to become operational by June. According to the department officials, everything is on track. "We hope to implement the system as per schedule unless there is some glitch. The National Institute for Smart Government (NISG) is helping us in this process while TCS is conducting training of our employees," said Haque.

The CBC process might also prove to be the groundwork for the entry of the postal department into banking services as it has already got approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). "Definitely, this is a part of the foundation work. Among all the central government departments we have the biggest network in the country and deepest penetration in rural areas. So, we have a ready-made infrastructure for such an endeavour. But no other directive has come to us from the top in this regard," Haque said.

There are also plans to introduce ATMs, about 1000 of them, in all HOs, said Haque adding, "ATM reduces the cost of transaction for the postal department. While each counter transaction costs about Rs.25/-, ATM transaction costs Rs.10-14/- per transaction."

CONGRATS PURI POSTAL DIVISION .

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES , PURI DIVISIONAL BRANCH CONGRATS THE ENTIRE PURI POSTAL DIVISION , AND THE SSPO's PURI OVER THIS THUNDERING SUCESS.

                                                  WITH REGARDS

                                     G.C. PRATIHARI

                                            Divnl. Secretery NAPE,Puri

                                                   

Momenturm received by SSPOs, Puri Division from Chief PMG, Odisha Circle for achieving 3rd Position in Odisha Circle in procurement of RPLI Policies

Release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to central government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners, due from 1.1.2013

DEARNESS ALLOWANCE  APPROVED BY CABINET- PIB RELEASE

Release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to central government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners, due from 1.1.2013

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01.01.2013 at the rate of 8 percent over the existing rate of 72 percent.

Thus, the combined impact on the exchequer on account of both DA and DR would be of the order of Rs.8629.20 crore per annum and Rs. 10067.36 crore in the financial year 2013-14 (that is for a period of 14 months from January, 2013 to February, 2014).

ABNORMAL DELAY IN DA ANNOUNCEMENT

Two decades before, the trade unions are used to protest and demonstrate struggles to pressurize the government to declare the dearness allowance. Now we are back to the same old bad days. The same old days are coming back now. The trade union federations gave enough time to the government and waited patiently. Since the announcement for the payment of Dearness Allowance is being delayed ..what  will be our action? please send your views to our Federation at " napepuri@gmail.com".

                          Sri G.C. Pratihari
                            Divil. Secretery
                        NAPE, Puri Branch

END OF A GOLDEN ERA

SRI RAMESH CHANDRA MOHAPATRA ASSUMED THE DUTY AS PA,PURI H.O. DURING
AUGUST-2003,i.e. THE TRANSITION PERIOD OF MODERNISATION IN THE POSTAL
DEPTT.SINCE THEN HE SHOULDERED THE CHARGE OF SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR AND
SERVED THE ENTIRE DIVN.,IN GENERAL AND PURI H.O.AND ITS S.Os.,IN
PARTICULAR FOR TEN LONG YEARS. HIS SELF LESS DEVOTION TOWARDS THE JOB IS REALLY PRAISE WORTHY . INFACT HE IS A EXAMPLARY PERSON IN PURI DIVISION.
ON 08.04.2013 SRI MOHAPATRA WAS RELIEVED AS S.A.PURI H.O AND JOINED
THE O/O THE SSPOS PURI DIVN.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES , PURI DIVISIONAL BRANCH AND THE ENTIRE POSTAL FRATERNITY SALUTES HIS DEVOTION TOWARDS
DUTY & WISHES EVERY SUCCESS IN HIS FUTURE SERVICE TENURE.



                                                         Sri G.C. Pratihari
                                                                 Divil. Secretery
                                                                   NAPE, PURI

CELEBRATION OF HOLI .

Sri Gobinda Chandra Pratihari, Secretery NAPE (Gr-C) Puri divisional branch have visited the divisional office and wishes a very colourful Holli to the Sr. Supdt. of POs ,Puri division and the Asst. Supdt. of POs (OD)  by putting colors on their faces on the occasion of Holli.

THE COLOR IS NOT MEANT FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES OF ODISHA.

Viewers, similar to previous years ,this year also all the postal employees of Odisha circle is debarred from celebrating the festival of colors . All the state government departments and central government offices including Railway offices also will be closed tomorrow. But being an exception to all these departments the Postal department employees are not going to celebrate Holli. Some question arises here. Firstly, while the Railway department is going to close its administrative offices tomorrow, though it is a central government department and all over India celebrating Holli today. But the local authorities of Railway modified the holiday according to the odia culture. But at the same time, local Postal department authorities remained silent being loyal to their superiors and ignoring the culture of odisha. Department is not aware of the welfare of the staff side. In fact it is in a mood to achieve the target which is mounted forcefully upon the staff side in order to overcome out of heavy loss. Secondly, if all the post offices will work during Holli and any out sider / public puts the colorful water on the documents and computer systems of the office, who will be held responsible ? Undoubtedly the concerned Postmaster. But is there any control of a Postmaster over the general public ? But friends department is not in a mood to listen any plea from the staff side. So some of the staffs are discussing to open their offices after 2.00 p.m non-officially. Our viewers are the best judges. Write your opinions through comments or mail us at : napepuri@gmail.com.

WISHES OF DOLA PURNIMA AND HOLI

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES , PURI DIVISIONAL BRANCH WISHES ALL ITS MEMBERS AND VIEWERS , A VERY HAPPY DOLA PURNIMA AND HOLI. THE FESTIVAL OF COLORS MAY BRING ALL THE COLORS TO YOUR LIFE .

                                                                       " जय जगन्नाथ "

DOLA MELANA

                     

HOLI HE

       Sri Gobind Chandra Pratihari

                                         Divisional Secretery

                                               NAPE,PURI

Infosys to power online services at 1.3 lakh post offices

Infosys has partnered with India Post for developing a service delivery platform that will allow more than 1,30,000 rural post offices to offer online services.

The platform will also connect and manage more than 130,000 handheld devices used by rural postal workers for distribution of social benefits under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and process Electronic Money Orders, Infosys said in a statement.

With this agreement, Infosys will facilitate India Post's Rural Systems Integration (RSI) programme, which will increase adoption of the department's services and enhance the reach of postal services to the country's rural population.

As part of an earlier agreement, Infosys is also partnering with India Post to transform its financial services operations and end-user experience under the Financial Services System Integration programme.

"We are very happy to partner with Infosys on one of the largest transformational journeys India Post has ever undertaken. We are confident that Infosys will help make the Rural Systems Integration project a success," India Post said.