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Commemorative Postage Stamp on Ruchi Ram Sahni released on 24/10/2013.

Ruchi Ram Sahni (1863-1948) was the first person from Punjab to make a  career in science .  He was  the first  Indian officer in the  India  Meteorological Department (1885). Moving by choice to teaching, he became the first Indian science professor at  Government College  Lahore which he served from 1887 till his  retirement in  1918.  The University  instituted Ruchi Ram Sahni Declamation  Contest Prize  in his honour. He is also India’s first nuclear scientist who published two  research papers  in 1915 and 1917 working in the laboratory of Ernst Rutherford in Manchester where he interacted with Niels Bohr. (Interestingly, in his  laboratory work , he was assisted by his son Birbal Sahni, the well known pale botanist, who was at the time studying in Cambridge.) Sahni entered Punjab Legislative Council as a member of the Swaraj Party. Ruchi Ram was a conscientious and inspiring teacher who spent six months learning carpentry for the sake of laboratory work.He was an enthusia

Special Cover on Sachin Tendulkar...

   It is learnt that Department of Posts, India has decided to honour Sachin Tendulkar by releasing a special cover on 14th November 2013 on the occasion of playing his 200th Test Cricket Match at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai.

2013 Global Forum on Financial Inclusion for Development

2013 Global Forum on Financial Inclusion for Development Postal financial inclusion is enjoying a boom phase. After banks, postal operators and their postal financial subsidiaries are the world's second biggest contributor to financial inclusion. Today, one billion people use the postal sector for savings and deposit accounts, and more than 1.5 billion profit from basic transactional services through the Post. In India alone, 30 million new postal savings accounts were opened in 2012. Postal networks have much to offer for financial inclusion Donors and policymakers are starting to realize the potential of postal financial services, and the role that Posts can play in increasing financial inclusion. Following the example of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has shown its commitment to postal financial inclusion, several donors are now focusing their efforts on leveraging postal networks for financial inclusion. The UPU, jointly with the Swiss Federal Depart

UPGRADATION OF CITIES ON THE BASIS OF LATEST FIGURE OF CENSUS 2011 EXHIBITED IN THE WEBSITE FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF HRA/TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE

Sr.Postmaster Examination--an update

Due to following CAT cases at various benches Sr. PM examination could not held since 2011.  It is learnt that no regular hearings are seems to held in these cases. This year also Sr. PM examination will not be held. Members are aware that CHQ has already taken up the issue with Directorate to finalize the RRs of PS Gr. B cadre and reduce the quota in LDCE of general line . This issue was listed in agenda of periodical meeting.    Sl. No. Name of applicant OA No. Circle 1 Priyanath Pattanayak 872/2011 Odisha 2 Devi Prasad Nayak 873/2011 Odisha 3 C. H. Vijay Gopal and G V. Shrinivasan 1279/2011 Andhra Circle 4 B. Krishna 1314/2011 Andhra Circle 5 All India Association of Inspectors and Asstt. Supdt. Posts, AP Circle Branch 1316/2011 Andhra Circle 6 All India Association of Inspectors and Asstt. Supdt. Posts, Punjab and Haryana  C

DEPARTMENT ISSUED CLARIFICATION REG- MAINTENANCE OF SELECT PANEL WHILE FINANLIZING THE SELECTION OF VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS.

Copy of Directorate memo No. 19-14/2010-GDS dated  18 October,  2013 is reproduced herewith for information to all members. Subject:- MAINTENANCE OF SELECT PANEL WHILE FINANLIZING THE SELECTION OF VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS. I am directed to refer your office letters No. STA/22-12/BG-West/III dated 12.03.2013 & 26.06.2013 and this Directorate letter No. even dated 25.06.2010 on the subject cited above and to clarify the doubts as follows:- Ser Point of doubt Clarification 1 If the approved candidates in the merit list declined to accept the offer of appointment and still there are number of eligible candidates in the merit list, whether the selection may be made by listing another select panel of 5 more candidates applied to the original notification or re-notification is to be issued in such cases? No. In case all five approved candidates decline, the select panel gets exhausted and, the

GDS ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS – MERIT POINTS AND PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION – CLARIFICATION REG

Government Of India Ministry Of Communications & IT Department Of Posts (GDS Section) Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -110001 Dated: 09.10.2013 Postmaster General North East Circle Shillong – 793001 SUBJECT: SCHEME FOR ENGAGEMENT OF A DEPENDENT OF DECEASED GDS                ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS –   MERIT   POINTS AND PROCEDURE FOR                 SELECTION – CLARIFICATION REGARDING This has reference to your   office letter   No. Staff/175 -SEL / 2013 dated 29.08.2013 on the subject cited above. 2. In this context, it may be clarified that the Scheme was initially introduced in case of GDS subject to the same condition applicable to   regular   employees under No. 43-212/79/Pen dated 04.08.1980. With the introduction of the   merit   points and procedure for selection under letter of even number dated 14.12.2010 as amended from time to time, all conditions applicable to compassionate appointment scheme relating to   regularemployees continue to

Reconciliation schedule for diagnostic centres and hospitals under CGHS in Delhi/NCR

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Royal mail prepares for strike

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New rates of Income Tax on income from salaries for the financial year 2013-2014

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PFRDA News : Circular on Changes in Investment Guidelines for Government Sector

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Brakes on Banking by Post offices

GDS Compassionate appointment ---Clarification by DoP

India Post Launches ‘Instant Cash’ International Money Transfer Service

India Post (Department of Posts) has signed an agreement with Wall Street Exchange (a company of the Emirates Post Group of UAE) for launch of an International Electronic Money Transfer service through ‘Instant Cash’ product of the Emirates Post Group. The service was launched here this week by Ms. P. Gopinath, Secretary, Department of Posts, by receiving the first payment from United Arab Emirates at a function organized by her Department for signing the tie-up between the Department of Posts and the Emirates Post Group. The service will be rolled out nationally in a phased manner and will be made available at approximately 17,500 post offices across India by next month. The service will be provided through the International Financial System (IFS) of Universal Postal Union. This tie-up offers the Indian diaspora worldwide - especially in the gulf region - a safe, secure and reliable money transfer service for their families back home. This new service has its own significance goin

7 th Pay Commission and its implementation...Points to ponder

Till this moment, the oral announcement only made by the Finance Minister to constitute 7th CPC for Central Government employees. There is no further action to constitute the committee for 7th CPC and we cannot say anything about the members of the committee and when it will be constituted. Thee is no authentic information about the date to constitute the committee for preparing recommendations for 7th CPC. However, the committee will take maximum of 24 months to submit their recommendation report to Indian Government. The implementation of the 7th CPC is likely to be implemented from 1st January, 2016 to all Central government employees. Not only the Central government employees, all government servants including their family members are keenly watching the news about 7th Central Pay Commission, because the same procedure / recommendations of Central Pay Commission are followed by state government to their employees. Revision of pay has been implemented by the government

Promotions and Circle Allotments in PS Group B Cadre - Directorate released the DPC selected list

Directorate has released the list of officers promoted to PS Group B through the DPC for the year 2013-14 vide Directorate order no 9-33/2013-SPG dated 10.10.2013.Total 156 officers are selected. The following officers of AP Circle got promotion. Congratulations to all the officers who got promotion. S.No Name of the officer Shri/Ms Date of Birth Whether SC/ST Present Circle Circle of posting on promotion 1 T.Veeraraghavulu 10.06.1963 Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra 2 M.Narasimha Raju 14.11.1958 Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra 3 P.S.Chandra Sekhar 02.10.1956 Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra 4 P.Bharatha Laxmi 04.08.1956 Andhra Pradesh Delhi 5 D.Sree Ramulu Naik 01.07.1956 ST Andhra Pradesh Delhi 6