CBS Frequently Asked Question Part II

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS- Part II

1.  Where will be the vouchers\ hard copies stored, after CBS implementation?

Hard copies of account related documents like KYC, Opening form, Nomination documents etc. will be sent to CPC for scanning. Once scanned, these hard copies will be sent back to the originating office for storage. Softcopies of these documents will be stored in Enterprise Content Management System 

• (ECMS). ECMS is a system for storing soft copies/images of customer documents.
• Transaction documents like vouchers/ receipts will not be scanned or transmitted to CPC.

2.  Would the customer be allowed to transact till the time his\her documents are being verified at CPC?

Customer can do monetary transactions through Post Office or by cheque till his/ her documents are verified at CPC. Signatures will be tallied with the signature slip pasted in the SS Book or register at the time opening of account in CBS post office.

3.  During account opening, what will be the process if the documents submitted by the customer are not KYC compliant?

An initial level checking is done at the counter. If any incorrect document is found, it is corrected by the customer there itself. Second level checking is done at CPC. In case of any discrepancy in documents, the documents are returned back from CPC to the originating post office for correction. Post Office will freeze the account and inform the customer for rectification. No further transaction will be allowed.

4.  In the new CBS system, what action will  be taken to segregate the silent\dormant accounts (which have not been operated for a long time)?

All silent\dormant accounts will be marked (flagged) in the CBS Finacle. Also,  the  customer will be informed when maintenance fee is debited from silent account.

5.  Will all the data and documents for the existing accounts be migrated?

Yes, all the accounts will be migrated to CBS Finacle. Those accounts which are not on Sanchay Post will first be created in Sanchay Post and then  they will be migrated to CBS Finacle. No document of 

existing account will be scanned except specimen signatures.

6.  After implementation of CBS solution, will doing a day end at all the branches be compulsory?

Yes, day end will be compulsory. As done currently, day end will have to be done at every post office after CBS implementation also.

7.  What is CPC? What functions will be performed at CPC after CBS implementation?

Circle Processing  Centers  (CPC) will be created at every circle for scanning and uploading all the 

documents. Some data  entry fields will also be filled and activities relating to E-Banking, Mobile 

Banking as well as ATM Cards will be undertaken.

8.  What new roles will be introduced at CPC after CBS implementation?

Following roles will be introduced in the CPC:

1. CPC In charge -will be responsible for the functioning of CPC
2. CPC Supervisor-  will be responsible for work allocation and supervision of activities at CPC  like account  opening/modification, scanning activities, welcome  kit preparation, Service request activities etc.
3. Account Opening Maker-  will be responsible for KYC and AML compliance checks and data entry for account opening requests for all types of accounts
4. Modifications Maker-  will be responsible for performing modifications to customer’s account details in case of Freeze/Unfreeze. 
5. Scanning Assistant- will be responsible for scanning and uploading of documents in ECMS. 
6. CPC MTS - will be responsible for dispatching documents and preparing bundles for scanning and other office support jobs.

9. What is  Central CBS Operational  IT Team? What will be the role of  this IT  team after CBS implementation?

Central CBS Operational IT Team will be mainly responsible for – 

1.  Any changes to the product related parameters like interest rates, terms in term deposits. 

2.  Managing roles and profiles of all the users 

3.  Doing Data Centre level End of Day for the whole Post Office Savings Bank.

10.  If a customer has multiple accounts in different PO today, will these be connected to a single CIF in future and if so how will this be done?

During Migration, separate CIF will be generated for all account holders. But after implementation of CBS, different CIFs can be merged.

11.  Will there be any data backup in case the system crashes?

Yes, data backups will be taken regularly for all  centralized  servers  at the data  center  located in Mumbai

12.  Will there be a separate CBS application for devices to be used in rural areas?

Yes, a separate CBS application will be rolled out as a part of Rural Information and Communication 

Technology (RICT) solution

13.  Will NEFT/RTGS/SWIFT facility be available from the beginning?

No, these facilities will not be available now. NEFT/RTGS/SWIFT facility be available only after RBI approval

14.  What is the process of role delegation, if some staff or officer is on leave?

The concerned post office will contact their Circle CBS Operations Monitoring Team and submit information of the new user to be created in the prescribed format. Circle Team will contact Central CBS Operations IT Team to get fresh login IDs and Passwords for new users.

For any feedback, please write to us at 

connect.indiapost.cm@gmail.com

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Absent on Strike will not be treated as dies non and no salary will be deducted in case of leave like Child Care Leave, Maternity Leave, Earned Leave, etc.

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

AUDIT BRANCH

No.6649-F(P)                                                                                   

  Dated:04/09/2015

MEMORANDUM 

In this department Memorandum No. 6535-F(P) dt. 01.09.2015 it has been mentioned that no leave will be granted to any employee commencing from a date before 2nd September, 2015 and continuing thereafter excepting on the grounds as mentioned in the Memorandum No. 2013-F(P) dt. 06.03 .2012. It has also been mentioned there that in such case the entire period of absence will be treated as dies non and no salary will be admissible.

Now confusion has arisen, if this will be applicable in case of already sanctioned leave like Child Care Leave, Maternity Leave, Earned Leave etc. In this connection, attention is drawn that in the said order dt. 0l.09.2013 it has also been mentioned that absence will be treated as dies non and salary will not be admissible unless the same is covered by the grounds in Finance Department Memorandum No. 2013-F(P) dt. 06.03.2012 where one such ground is that the provision will not apply in case of employees who had been on leave continuing from before.

Now, to remove the confusion it is clarified that absence will not be treated as dies non and no salary will be deducted or treated to be inadmissible in case of leave like Child Care Leave, Maternity Leave, Earned Leave, etc. sanctioned before the date of issuance of Finance Department's order No.6535-F(P) dated 1.9.2015.

Sd/-

H. K. Dwivedi

Principal Secretary to the

Government of West Bengal

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सातवें वेतन अायोग की आहट - कम से कम 2.59 गुणा तो बढ़ेगा ही केद्रीय कर्मिंयों का वेतन

सातवें वेतन आयोग में संभावित वेतन वृद्धि का आकलन करता हुआ एक दैनिक समाचार पत्र:-

सातवें वेतन अायोग की आहट - कम से कम 2.59 गुणा तो बढ़ेगा ही केद्रीय कर्मिंयों का वेतन

नयी दिल्ली‍:- सातवें वेतन आयोग से केंद्र सरकार कर्मचारियों के तनख्वाह दोगुनी होने की संभावना है । आयोग के रिपोर्ट अगस्त में केद्र सरकार को सौंपी जानी थी लेकिन आख‍िरी वक्त पर वेतन आयोग ने एक महीने कार्यकाल बढाने की मांग सरकार से की जो सरकार ने मानते हुए चार महीने तक दे दी है । केंद्र सरकार के 55 लाख कर्मचारियों और लगभग तीस लाख रिटायर्ड कर्मियों को वेतन आयोग का लाभ मिलने वाला है।  नया वेतनमान 1 जनवरी 2016 से लागू होना है। 

सूत्रों के अनुसार सातवें वेतन आयोग में ग्रेड-पे के खत्म किया जा रहा है, जिसके स्थान यर 15 नए स्केल बनाए जा रहे हैं । इन स्केल में वेतनमान रहेंगे और उस पर महंगाई भत्ता देय होया । इसी के अनुसार अन्य सुविधाओं मकान भाड़ा और परिवहन भत्ता दिया जाएगा। 

फिलहाल लागू छठे वेतनमान में कर्मचारियों की 33 साल की सेवा पूरी होने के बाद रिटायरमेंट का फार्मूला लागू है।  इसके पीछे कर्मचारियों को रिटायरमेंट पर साढे़ सोलह महीने के वेतन के बराबर ग्रेच्युटी का भुगतान किया जाना है। इस सेवा के बाद कर्मचारी पूरी पेंशन का हकदार होता है । इसे सातवें वेतनमान में भी लागू किंया जाना प्रस्तावित है। 

कैसे होगा 2.59 गुणा वढ़ोतरी

कर्मचारी इस समय 113% महंगाई भत्ता ले रहे हैं जोकि मूल वेतन में शामिल किया जाना निश्चित है इस तरह दोगुना से अधिक मूल वेतन तो महंगाई भत्ते के समावेश से ही हो जायेगा, इस से कर्मचारियों को मकान किराया भत्ता और परिवहन भत्ता दोगुना मिलने लगेगा। अब देखने बाली बात यह होगी की वेतन आयोग मूल वेतन को कितना बढ़ाता है या फिर फिटमेंट फार्मूला क्या रहता है । अगर पांचवे या छठे वेतन आयोग को ध्यान में रखा जाये तो 40 प्रतिशत के बढ़ोतरी होना लगभग तय है। अगर इस में दिसम्बर में आने वाले महंगाई भत्ते को 6 प्रतिशत के हिसाब से जोड़ा जाये तो कुल महंगाई भत्ता वेतन आयोग की सिफारिशें लागु होने से पहले 119% हो जायेगा। इस प्रकार महंगाई भत्ता और 40% बढोतरी जोड़ें तो फिटमेंट फार्मूला कम से कम 2.59 बनता है । यानि आज की तारीख में जितना मूल वेतन है उसको 2.59 से गुणा करने पर नए वेतनमान में फिटमेंट होगा । इस प्रकार 01.01.2016 में महंगाई भत्ता भी जीरो प्रतिशत हो जायेगा । लेकिन 2.59 फिटमेंट फार्मूला से बढे हुए मकान किराया भत्ता और परिवहन भत्ते से केंद्रीय कर्मचारियों को अवश्य दोगुना से ज्यादा लाभ होगा जो केद्रीय कर्मचारी सरकारी आवास में रह रहे हैं उन्हें सरकारी आवास में रहना महंगा पड़ेगा।

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CGHS rates for Cancer Surgery Revised

CGHS Rates for Cancer Surgery for hospitals empanelled under CGHS – Revised w. e. f. date of issue of this order

F. No. S-11045/36/2012 – CGHS (HEC)

Government of India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Directorate General of CGHS

Maulana Azad Road, Nirman Bhawan

New Delhi 110 108

Dated: 7th September, 2015

OFFICE ORDER

Subject: CGHS Rates for Cancer Surgery for hospitals empanelled under CGHS – Revised w. e. f. date of issue of this order.

See also: CGHS rates for Cancer Surgery Order dated 26.11.2014

The undersigned is directed to draw attention to the Office Memorandum of even no. dated the 1st October, 2014 and to clarify that CGHS rates for Cancer surgery at Hospitals empanelled under CGHS shall be as per the details given below:

2.1 Rates of Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (2012), as mentioned below for Cancer surgical procedures are treated as CGHS rates for NABH accredited hospitals. For Non-NABH accredited hospitals the rates would be reduced by 15%. These rates are for treatment for Semi private ward entitled class with 10% decrease for Gl – Ward and 15 % enhancement for Private ward entitled beneficiaries.

2.2 The duration of treatment for different categories of Surgery will be as follows:

Category I ………………… 1-2 days
Category II ………………… 3-5 days
(7-10 days in respect of operations involving Abdominal / thoracic cavity)
Category III,IV,V & VI …………… 12… 14 days

2.3. The surgical procedures are enlisted under Categories – I, II, III, IV,V & VI and the list is annexed to this office order (at Annexure – I).

2.4 Rates applicable for room rent (Accommodation Charges) for different categories of wards are given below:

General ward – Rs.1000/- per day
Semi – Private Ward – Rs.2000/- per day
Private ward – Rs.3000/- Per day

CGHS beneficiaries are entitled to facilities of private, semi-private or general ward depending on their basis pay/pension. The entitlement is as follows:

S.No	Basic Pay (without the inclusion of grade pay)	Entitlement
1	Upto Rs. 13,950	General Ward
2	Between Rs.13,951/- and Rs.19,530/-	Semi-Private Ward
3	Rs.19,540/- and above	Private Ward

For any day care procedure requiring short admission – a few hours to one day-accommodation charge for one day as per entitlement shall be applicable provided the rates prescribed are procedural charges only. Room rent, investigations and cost of medicines are reimbursable in addition to procedural charges.

2.5 Investigation rages and procedure cahrges for Chemotheraphy shall be as per CGHS prescribed rates of concerned city. In case of Chemotherapy the rates prescribed are procedural charges only. Room rent, investigations and cost of medicies are reimbursable in addition to precedural charges.

2.6 Consultation fee shall be as per CGHS rates applicable.

2.7 Investigations rates shall be as per CGHS prescribed rates of concerned city.

2.8 Cost of Implants/Stents/Grafts is reimbursable in addition to package rates as per CGHS ceiling rates for Implants/stents/grafts.

2.9 The rates applicable for Anesthesia, Operation Theatre and Surgery charges under Grades – I,II,III,IV,V & VI are given below:-

Sr.No	DESCRIPTION	Rate in Rupees
	ANAESTHESIOLOGY CHARGES
1	Anesthesia Fees – Grade I	2700
2	Anesthesia Fees – Grade II	5000
3	Anesthesia Fees – Grade III	8000
4	Anesthesia Fees – Grade IV	10000
5	Anesthesia Fees – Grade V	14000
6	Anesthesia Fees – Grade VI	18000
	SURGICAL ONCOLOGY – Operation Theatre (Hospital Service Charges)
1	Minor OT – Service Charges	1000
2	Minor OT – Surgery Charges	870
3	Minor OT – Drugs/Consumables (Without GA)	500
4	Minor OT – Drugs/Consumables (with GA)	750
5	Major OT – Service Charges – Less than 2 Hrs	5000
6	Major OT- Service Charges – 2 to 4 Hrs	10000
7	Major OT – service Charges – More than 4 Hrs	20000
	SURGERY CHARGES
1	Grade I Surgery	5000
2	Grade II Surgery	12500
3	Grade III Surgery	20000
4	Grade IV Surgery	25000
5	Grade V Surgery	35000
6	Grade VI Surgery	45000

2.10 The admissible amount for Cancer surgery shall be calculated as per the formula given below:

‘Room rent as applicable + Anesthesia charges (as per category) + OT charges ( as per category) + Surgery charges (as per category) + Investigations at CGHS rates + Cost of Medicines and Surgical Disposables.’

Anesthesia charges (as per category) + OT charges (as Per category)+ Surgery charges (as per category) prescribed above are applicable for semi-private ward. If the beneficiary is entitled for general ward there will be a decrease of 10% in these rates, for private ward entitlement there will be an increase of 15%.

Other conditions as prescribed in office Memorandum of even number dated 1st October, 2014 remain unchanged.

A copy of this Officer Order and rates Cancer Surgery are placed on the website http://msotransparent.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp

(Dr.D.C.Joshi)

Director (CGHS)

Source: CGHS
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Govt favours discontinuing interview for appointment to various posts

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

08-September-2015 17:51 IST

Govt favours discontinuing interview for appointment to various posts

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has said that the Union Government is in favour of doing away with the practice of holding interviews for appointment to junior level posts. Presiding over a meeting of Principal Secretaries of General Administration Department (GAD)/Personnel from different States and Union Territories here today, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has initiated a serious exercise for identifying the posts for which interview for selection can be discontinued and a communique in this regard has been sent to various State Governments, State Public Service Commissions and Staff Selection Commission. He said that this follows the suggestion put forward by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort.

Dr Jitendra Singh said that the government will soon identify all those posts, particularly at junior level like Group III & IV, where an interview is avoidable and will stop this practice. He said, for a post for which an interview is not necessary to determine the capability of a candidate, the provision of interview sometimes leads to scope for manipulation, manoeuvrability and corruption. Therefore, barring such posts where an interview would help in testing special capabilities for a particular assignment, abolition of the provision of interview will not only be in larger public interest but would also offer a level playing field for even those of the candidates who lack resources and come from lower socio-economic strata, he added.

Referring to some of the revolutionary decisions taken by the DoPT during the last 15 months of the present government, Dr Jitendra Singh made a special mention of the introduction of self-attestation of certificates. This, he said, not only eliminated inconvenience caused to the youth for going around to seek attestation of certificates from gazetted officers, etc., but also sent out a reassuring message that the present government has the capacity to trust the youth of this country. Similarly, he also referred to the Pension Department’s plans to finalise Pension Portal which would help in ending the practice of producing life certificates by a pensioner.

Dr Jitendra Singh also informed that a pilot exercise undertaken for three States of Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu had proved successful wherein, for the first time, an Induction training programme was introduced for the newly inducted State-level functionaries and the same practice is now being extended to other States as well. He also referred to a landmark decision by the DoPT to revise and revisit the pattern and syllabus of IAS and other Civil Services Exam to offer a level playing opportunity for aspirants from different streams.

The meeting was attended among others by Secretary, DoPT, Shri Sanjay Kothari, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, Shri Devendra Chaudhry and Establishment Officer, DoPT, Shri Rajiv Kumar. 

PIB

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Union Cabinet likely to approve 6% DA hike today आज महंगाई भत्ता 6% बढ़ा सकती है केंद्र सरकार

Union Cabinet likely to approve 6% DA hike 

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet is likely to consider today a proposal to increase dearness allowance to 119 per cent from 113 per cent, which if cleared will potentially benefit over 30 lakh central government employees and 50 lakh pensioners including dependents. 

“The proposal to increase dearness allowance by six percentage points to 119 per cent is likely to be taken up by the Cabinet today” as per news published by Money Bhasker

Earlier in April, the government had hiked DA by 6 per cent to 113 per cent of their basic pay with effect from January. DA is paid as proportion of the basic pay.

The proposed DA hike will take effect from July 1. As per the agreed formula, the DA rate increase is an average of 12-month consumer price index-industrial workers from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

The proposed hike is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission.

महंगाई भत्ता 6% बढ़ा सकती है केंद्र सरकार, एक करोड़ कर्मचारियों को होगा फायदा: मनी भास्कर

नई दिल्ली। बुधवार को होने वाली केंद्रीय कैबिनेट की बैठक में महंगाई भत्ते (डीए) 113 फीसदी से बढ़ाकर 119 फीसदी करने के प्रस्ताव पर विचार किया जा सकता है। अगर इस प्रस्ताव को मंजूरी मिल जाती है तो इससे 1 करोड़ से ज्यादा सरकारी कर्मचारियों और पेंशनरों को फायदा होगा।

एक सूत्र ने कहा, ‘डीए को 6 फीसदी बढ़ाकर 119 फीसदी करने पर कैबिनेट में विचार होगा।’ इससे पहले अप्रैल में सरकार ने डीए 6 फीसदी बढ़ाकर 113 फीसदी किया था, जिसे जनवरी से लागू किया गया था।

यह बढ़ोत्‍तरी 6वें वेतन आयोग की सिफारिशों के अनुरूप

प्रस्‍तावित बढ़ोत्‍तरी 6वें वेतन आयोग की सिफारिशों के अनुरूप है, जिसे सरकार ने स्‍वीकार किया था। इसके तहत 48 लाख सरकारी कर्मचारी और 55 लाख पेंशनर्स लाभान्वित होंगे।

श्रोत- मनी भास्कर

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‘Turant Seva’ at India Post; credit, debit cards to be accepted for Tirupati visit.

Hyderabad, July 5: 

 

  In a joint initiative between India Post and State Bank of India, point-of-sale (POS) machines will now start functioning at post offices in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Inaugurating the service at the General Post Office, Hyderabad, Chief Postmaster General BV Sudhakar said “turant seva” initiative enables services like booking a speed-post delivery, paying insurance premium, and even withdrawing small amounts of cash, in 108 post offices across AP and Telangana.

  The “turant seva” counters in post offices, soon to be introduced in the rest of the 2,400-odd post offices in both States, will have the added functionality of booking TTD darshan tickets through credit or debit cards from any bank. Cash withdrawals from these POS machines, termed “chhota” ATMs, are capped at ₹1,000 over three transactions per card per day.

“India post is now technologically driven,” said Sudhakar, speaking about India Post’s new initiatives in Mobile and Electronic Money Orders, wherein money orders will directly be credited to the recipient’s savings account, thereby reducing the hassle of going to a Post Office to collect the money.CR Sasikumar, Deputy Managing Director, State Bank of India, inaugurated the “MyStamp” series. Through “MyStamp”, a customer can buy stamps featuring his own photo as an alternative to stamps featuring Gandhi or Tagore, said Sudhakar. The stamps are priced at ₹300 for a sheet of twelve stamps. India Post also released a set of envelopes commemorating the golden jubilee of State Bank of India, Hyderabad circle.

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India Post Simplifies Deliveries with Technological Integration.

  It is a great time for e-commerce!  Indeed an opportune time for technological innovations! The community of online buyers and sellers is growing dramatically. And who is surfing on the crest of this huge wave?  None other than our once-familiar India Post. The journey from the mail runners to e-commerce has indeed become an exciting one.

India Post has 1.55 lakh post offices and 1.39 lakh in rural areas and is one of the partners for e-commerce customers as they have a deep reach. The network has registered a seven-fold growth since independence, with the focus of this expansion predominantly in rural areas.

 “At the moment, we are doing delivery of parcels for more than 100 e-commerce customers with four major players being Amazon, Myntra, Naaptol, Flipkart and Snapdeal,” says K.Balasubramanian, deputy director general-Technology, India Post.

 Since, e-commerce is time bound, Balasubramanian says India Post is specifically meeting the requirements of e-commerce players by offering same-day delivery at Bangalore, Mumbai and Hyderabad. E-commerce companies want delivery information on a time bound basis. “For example, for Amazon we are giving that information right from taking their data till the final delivery confirmation reaches them,” says Balasubramanian.

 According to a Goldman Sachs report, the Indian e-commerce market is expected to grow to $300 billion by 2030.  

 India Post has more than 100 customers, but technological integration has taken place with Amazon, Flipkart and Myntra and currently in the process of integrating with Naaptol and Shopclues.

 The Game Plan: Technological integration

“We have the technology to integrate with e-commerce customers. We have developed an inhouse software called Speed Net, which provides end to end tracking. This software gives visibility to the e-commerce players,” says Balasubramanian.

 Consider this scenario: Someone places an order on Amazon, the XML data with consignment details from Amazon gets pushed to the CEPT server in Mysore which in turn directs it to the appropriate booking locations. Thus, booking will be complete from respective warehouse locations.

 E-commerce players tweak their software and accommodate India Post’s data requirements. “When Amazon delivers 100 consignments to India Post office, they give us an electronic manifest which includes XML details like article number, name, address in a row.  This data flows automatically from their system to our system. This is called integration,” says Balasubramanian.

 In addition, articles have to be delivered to various places in our country and there are different check points when the parcel is in transit. “All these events are captured and data flows automatically to Amazon through our tracking system i.e. Speed Net. This shows Amazon the status of the parcels instantly in their own system,” says Bala.   

 Speed Net is also used to internally find the percentage of mails being delivered and identify bottlenecks. “We use the data, analyze it and if required, escalate it to the appropriate management level.”

 Right now, “we are not providing analytics service to e-commerce players. We give data in real time, in whatever interval they prescribe. Updating the data base and analysis will be done by e-commerce customer,” said Bala.

 At the moment, India Post has e-commerce centers in Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. There are plans to introduce e-commerce centers in small cities too.

 Talking on safety of articles, Balasubramanian, says that India post is augmenting the facility of secure areas of parcels with access control and CCTV.

 Plans in the Pipeline

 “We have 1.35 lakh postmen in the country.  Our target is to provide 15000 postmen with small handheld devices as they lead to greater efficiency in operations. It records the delivery data of the parcel, the signature of the receiver regardless of it being a speed post, letter mail, e-commerce parcel. They immediately upload the data and it goes back immediately to the server,” says Balasubramanian.   

 At the same time, softwares are being created for real time delivery data updation, money remittance systems for Cash on Delivery (COD)/electronic generation and settlement of bills and interface with tracking systems of railways and airlines for discernibility.

 As a part of IT modernization initiative, India post has set up primary datacenter in Mumbai and a disaster recovery center in Mysore. Also, in days to come, all the India Post vans will be fitted with GPS so that the fleet manager is able to track the movement of vehicles.  

 “We book e-parcel shipments (COD) in the range of 5,00,000 pieces per annum. This was started in 2013. On an average, India post has delivered an average of 1500 orders daily in Bangalore.

 All said and done, this technology smart India Post is promising a dynamic, easy and a seamless journey for its consumers in order to capture a greater wallet share.

courtesy:http://www.cio.in

20th All India Postal Carrom Tournament at Saharanpur

Managers Meeting

डाक प्रशिक्षण केंद्र सहारनपुर में दिनांक07.09.15 से प्रारम्भ होने वाली 20वी अखिल भारतीय डाक कैरम प्रतियोगिता की सभी तैयारियाँ पूर्ण हो चुकी हैं |

        केंद्र के निदेशक एवं आयोजन समिति के अध्यक्ष श्री अभिषेक सिंह जी ने बताया कि प्रतियोगिता में भाग लेने के लिए 18 डाक परिमंडलों जिनमें उत्तरप्रदेश, आंध्रप्रदेश,मध्यप्रदेश, महाराष्ट्र, तमिलनाडू छत्तीसगढ़,राजस्थान, बिहार, आसाम, कर्नाटक, ओड़ीशा,पश्चिम बंगाल, झारखंड, हरियाणा, हिमाचल प्रदेश, पंजाब, उत्तराखंड एवं दिल्ली शामिल है, की टीमें केंद्र में पहुँच चुकी है | प्रतियोगिता में37 महिला खिलाड़ियों सहित कुल 152खिलाड़ी सोमवार से अपना  कौशल दिखाने के लिए बेताब हैं |

प्रतियोगिता के सफल आयोजन के लिए डाक प्रशिक्षण केंद्र सहारनपुर में केंद्र के निदेशक एवं आयोजन समिति के अध्यक्ष श्री अभिषेक सिंह जी की अध्यक्षता में 15:30 बजे मेनेजर्स मीट का आयोजन किया गया जिसमें विभिन्न टीमों के मैनेजर्स, उत्तर प्रदेश डाक परिमंडल खेल सचिव एवं कल्याण अधिकारी श्री आर पी सिंह,अंतर्राष्ट्रीय एंपायर एवं टेक्निकल डायरेक्टर श्री एस के शर्मा, चीफ़ रेफरी श्री जुल्फिकार अली एवं असिस्टेंट चीफ़ रेफरी श्री शराफत हुसैन के अलावा  केंद्र के उपनिदेशक श्री शंभू एवं सहायक निदेशक प्रशासन श्री पी के सिंह ने भाग लिया | इस बैठक में खेल से संबन्धित नियमों पर विस्तार से चर्चा की गई | ड्रा सिस्टम के द्वारा कल से निम्नलिखित इवेंट्स को आयोजित करने का  फैसला किया गया |
Men Singles, Men Doubles, Men Championship, Women Singles, Women Doubles, Women Championship.

अंत में बैठक के सभापति श्री अभिषेक सिंह ने सभी मैनेजरों एवं रेफरी को खेल की भावना से खेले जाने का संदेश दिया तथा पी टी सी में उनके सुखद प्रवास के लिए हर संभव प्रयास करने का भरोसा दिलाया | इस बैठक के तुरंत बाद केंद्र के निदेशक एवं आयोजन समिति के अध्यक्ष श्री अभिषेक सिंह ने प्रेस कोंफ्रेस को संबोधित किया | प्रतियोगिता का उदघाटन सोमवार को सवेरे 1100 बजे श्री वसुमित्र मुख्य पोस्टमास्टर जनरल दिल्ली परिमंडल के कर कमलो द्वारा किया जाएगा। पुरस्कार वितरण एवं समापन समारोह दिनांक 11.09.15 को किया जाएगा।

Tournament will be held at PTC Saharanpur from 7/9/2015 to 11/9/2015

SB order 10/2015 Implementation of PMJJBY and PMSBY schemes in CBS Post Offices

SB order 10/2015 Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti (PMJJBY) and Suraksh Bima Yojana(PMSBY) schemes in CBS Post Offices

• The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India has launched Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Atal Pension Yojana . Both the PMSBY and PMJJBY schemes are to be implemented from 07-09-2015 in all the Post Offices which are on CBS platform and the commencement of Atal Pension Yojana will be intimated shortly.
• SO order 10/2015 deals with the implementation of PMJJBY and PMSBY schemes.
• Software solution for accepting premium under both the schemes is being deployed in Finacle application and it is availablr from 07th september 2015 in all CBS Sos/HOs.
• For these schemes Date of Birth, Gender and Nominaton are mandatory if these details are not updated then invoke the menu CMRC and modify the said details.
• For enrollment of PMJJBY and PMSBY schemes a new menu is introduced in the DOP Finacle application i,e, CPMY.
• Premium for these schemes should be transferred from POSB account only i..e, when we enter the account number in CPMY menu then system will automatically debit the premium amount( Rs 330 for PMJJBY and Rs 12 for PMSBY) from SB account.
• At present in DOP Finacle Software these schemes are enabled only for Single account holders only and for joint account holders/Atal Pension Yojana schemes are under development and will be circulated shortly.
• Accounting procedure for both the schemes is under process and will be circulated shortly.
• It is further informed that Government has given to both the schemes exemption from SERVICE TAX
• For DIrectorate SB order 10/2015 copy click the below screen shot.

Thanks to pofinacleguide

Draft Instructions/guidelines under rule 7(2) of AIS(Leave) Rules 1955 to process deemed resignation for being unauthorisedly absent after expiry of Leave/Study Leave/Foreign Assignment etc.

Source : http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02ser/11019_05_2015-AIS-III-08092015.pdf

Uniform Pension Scheme to retiring Railways employees at par with ex-servicemen Exempting from NPS: NFIR writes to PM

Uniform Pension Scheme to retiring Railways employees at par with ex-servicemen

NFIR

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen

3, CHELMSFORD ROAD,NEW DELHI – 110 055

Affiliated to:

Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)

International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)

No.IV/NPS/PFRDA BILL

Dated: 06-09-2015

Shri Narendra Modi,

Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
South Block,
Raisina Hills,
New Delhi.

Respected Sir,

Sub: Uniform Pension Scheme to retiring Railways employees at par with ex-servicemen – reg.

At the outset, the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) thanks the Government for conceding to the demand of ex-Servicemen for introduction of “One Rank – One Pension” for them.

In this connection, I would invite your kind attention to the case of Railway employees numbering over 1.3 million as placed below:-

• The Railway employees have been subjected to injustice as a result of introduction of New Pension Scheme (which is a contributory pension scheme) with effect from 01/01/2004. Consequently, those employees who joined railways on and after 01-01-2004 are governed by the contributory pension scheme with present nomenclature “New Pension System”(NPS).
• Presently, there are two sections of Rail Workforce – One governed by the Liberalized pension Scheme (applicable to pre 01-01-2004 appointees) and the other one governed by the contributory pension scheme i.e. NPS applicable to post 01.01.2004 appointees.
• Since 2004, NFIR has been pressing the Government of India and the Ministry of Railways to withdraw New Pension Scheme as the duties and responsibilities of Railway employees are very complex, Complicated and their working conditions are arduous as they perform duties at remote places, extremist infested areas, jungle areas, without any supply chain. Vast percentage of Railway employees cannot afford to have timely medicines, social life, schooling facilities etc.,

Pursuant to the discussions held with the Railway Ministry on our pending demand seeking abolition of New pension-Scheme in Railways, the then Railway Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge had agreed with the demand and accordingly he had sent a communication to the Finance Ministry on 29-03-2014 duly explaining the nature of duties of the Railway employees and seeking Government’s approval for exempting the Railway employees from the NPS whereby they can be governed by the Liberalized pension scheme. This issue is continued to remain unresolved.

For your kind appreciation, I mention here that according to the report of the Dr.Anil Kakodkar committee, Submitted to the Railway Ministry in the year 2012. the death rate of Railway employees in the courses of performing duties was much larger than the public. I quote below the figures given by the High Level Safety Review committee headed by Dr.Kakodkar.

	Killed	Injured
(a)    Railway employees	1600	8700
(b)   Passenger/Public	1019	2110
(c)    Unmanned Level Crossing	723	690

The above position reveals that the Railway employees killed during the period 2007-08 to 2011 were 1600 while those injured on duty were 8700. This figure would convince that the duties of Railway employee cannot be treated as less arduous in comparison with the defence and para-military forces. Like armed forces, Railway employees are expected to remain at their place of posting even during periodic rest and they cannot afford to leave the headquarters and they perform duties under open sky facing inclement weather conditions and ensure running of trains round the clock.

It would therefore, be necessary to exempt Railway employees from the New Pension System (NPS).

2. Need to provide Uniform pension Scheme or One Rank – One Pension to Rail Workforce:

The Railway employees discharges their duties round the clock by shifts and over 85% staff work in remote places where no human life exists. Their duties are safety- oriented. The are facing continuous stress and strain in the course of performing. Train passing duties causing health hazards leading to pre-mature death, medical invalidation at a scale larger than the armed/Par-Military forces. The demand for introduction of Uniform Pension Scheme to Railway employees of the same rank regardless of their date of retirement deserve consideration like that of retiring armed personnel.

I therefore, request you to kindly see that the Government accords approval, exempting Railway employees from the New Pension System for the purpose of covering them under the Liberalized Pension Scheme. I also request that “One Rank – One Pension” Scheme i.e. uniform pension for Railway employees retiring in the same rank regardless of their retirement may kindly be approved by the Government, considering the fact that Railway personnel are serving the nation, transporting military hardware and the army to the borders and ensuring uninterrupted movement of rail transport services at all times round the clock in all weather conditions.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(Dr.M.Raghavaiah)

General Secretary.

Source: NFIR

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'वन रैंक वन पेंशन योजना' .. देश को ए-वन करने की कोशिश

Positive India: 'वन रैंक वन पेंशन योजना' .. देश को ए-वन करने की कोशिश  by: Ankur Sharma

Positive India में हम आज बात करेंगें वन रैंक वन पेंशन योजना की.. जिसको लेकर पिछले दिनों देश में काफी बवाल मचा हुआ था जो कि शनिवार को सरकार के एक ऐलान के बाद खत्म हुआ है। सरकार की ओर से उठाया गया यह वो कदम है जिसका इंतजार चार दशकों से हो रहा था।

सेना में नौकरी केवल एक काम नहीं बल्कि यह एक देश सेवा है क्योंकि जब सरहद पर सैकड़ों की संख्या पर प्रहरी रात-दिन पहरा देते हैं तब कहीं जाकर हम लोग अपने घरों में बेफिक्र होकर सोते हैं जिसके कारण सेना के लोगों को देश में स्पेशल ट्रीटमेंट मिलनी चाहिए इसलिए 'वन रैंक वन पेंशन योजना' को लेकर आंदोलन किया जा रहा था। 

आईये इस मुद्दे पर बात करने से पहले जानते हैं कि आखिर क्या था 'वन रैंक वन पेंशन' का पूरा बवाल

•  मोदी सरकार ने चुनाव से पहले सेना के लोगों को 'वन रैंक वन पेंशन' देने का वादा किया था इस कारण इसको लेकर मोदी सरकार से बहुत सारी उम्मीदें थी 
• इसलिए सरकार के सामने यह एक कठिन परीक्षा थी जिसे कि उसने सफलता पूर्वक पार कर ली है।
• दरअसल जब दो फौजी एक पद पर, एक समय तक सर्विस कर के रिटायर होते हैं। 
• पर उनके रिटायरमेंट में कुछ सालों का अंतर होता है और इस बीच नया वेतन आयोग भी आ जाता है, तो बाद में रिटायर होने वाले की पेंशन नए वेतन आयोग के अनुसार बढ़ जाती है। 
• लेकिन पहले रिटायर हो चुके फौजी की पेंशन उसी अनुपात में नहीं बढ़ पाती। 
• जिसे लेकर पूर्व सैन्य अधिकारी और लोग दिल्ली में प्रदर्शन कर रहे थे। 

फौजियों और सिविलियन में अंतर 

• फौजियों की पेंशन की तुलना सामान्य सरकारी कर्मचारियों से नहीं की जा सकती क्योंकि एक ओर जहाँ सामान्य सरकारी कर्मचारी को 60 साल तक तनख्वाह लेने की सुविधा मिलती है। 
• तो वहीं फौजियों को 33 साल में ही रिटायर होना पड़ता है। 
• अंग्रेजों के समय में फौजियों की पेंशन तनख्वाह की करीब 80 प्रतिशत होती थी जबकि सामान्य सरकारी कर्मचारी की 33 प्रतिशत हुआ करती थी। 
• भारत सरकार ने इसे सही नहीं माना और 1957 के बाद से फौजियों की पेंशन को कम की और अन्य क्षेत्रों की पेंशन बढ़ानी शुरू की। 

इसलिए फौजियों ने पेंशन की मांग की है। 

क्या थी फौजियों की मांग? 

• फौजियों की मांग है कि 1 अप्रैल 2014 से ये योजना छठे वेतन आयोग की सिफरिशों के साथ लागू हो।
• फौजियों का कहना था कि असली संतुलन लाना है तो हमें भी 60 साल पर रिटायर किया जाय। 
• हमें तो 33 साल पे ही रिटायर कर दिया जाता है और उसके बाद सारा जीवन हम पेंशन से ही गुजारते हैं 
• जबकि अन्य कर्मचारी 60 साल तक पूरी तनख्वाह पाते हैं। 
• ऐसे में हमारी पेंशन के प्रतिशत को कम नहीं करना चाहिए। 

सरकार ने सुनी सारी बातें और लिया अहम फैसला 

• 5 सितंबर को रक्षा मंत्री मनोहर पर्रिकर ने आज पूर्व सैनिकों की करीब 40 साल पुरानी लंबित मांग वन रैंक-वन पेंशन (OROP) का ऐलान कर दिया। 
• रक्षा मंत्री ने कहा कि यह मांग चार दशकों से लंबित थी। सरकार इसे लागू कर रही है और इस पर 8 से 10 हजार करोड़ का सालाना खर्चा होगा। 
• पूर्व सैनिकों को 1 जुलाई 2014 से इसका लाभ मिलेगा। 
• सैनिकों को 4 किस्‍तों में बकाया पैसा मिलेगा। 
• हालांकि शहीदों के परिवारों को एक किश्‍त में बकाया दे दिया जाएगा। 
• वीआरएस लेने वाले सैनिकों को इसका लाभ नहीं मिलेगा। 
• हर पांच साल में पेंशन की समीक्षा होगी। 

पॉजीटिव इंडिया 

देश का सैनिक ना हो तो देश सुरक्षित नहीं रह सकता है इसलिए शहीदों की शहादत को हर किसी को सलाम करना चाहिए। लेकिन अगर एक सैनिक अपने तन-मन से देशवासियों की रक्षा के लिए कुछ भी करने को तैयार रह सकता है तो देशवासियों के दिलों में उसके लिए इज्जत और सरकार के पास ऐसी योजनाएं होनी चाहिए जिसके जरिये सब को सुरक्षित करने वाले का जीवन और परिवार भी सुरक्षित हो। इसमें किसी को शक नहीं कि सरकार की ओर से उठाया गया यह कदम पॉजीटिव इंडिया की सोच का उदाहरण है। उम्मीद जताई जा सकती है कि इस कदम के बाद हमारे युवाओं का मन सेना में जाने पर घबरायेगा नहीं और वो पहले से दूने जोश में सेना में भर्ती होंगे।

अंकुर शर्मा, सीनियर सब-एडिटर, वनइंडिया 

लेखक परिचय- मैं वनइंडिया में सीनियर सब-एडिटर के रूप में कार्यरत हूं। मैं बेहद सकारात्मक यानी पॉजिटिव सोच रखती हूं ओर उसी सोच से मैं अपने भारत को देखती हूं। इस कॉलम Positive India में मेरा लक्ष्य है अपने पाठकों के सामने एक सकारात्मक भारत की तस्वीर पेश करना। यह एक छोटा सा कदम है लोगों में सकारात्मक ऊर्जा को प्रवाहित करने का।

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