Saturday, September 8, 2012

SAVING SCHEME IN POST OFFICES


            The Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology Sh Sachin Pilot informed the Lok Sabhayesterday that the gross deposit of Small Savings Scheme in Post Offices declined in the financial year 2011-12 as compared to the year 2010-11.                                                         
           The decline of gross deposit in small savings schemes is, among other things, due to investor’s choice of alternative instruments for effecting savings. The Government has taken following measures to make the small saving schemes more attractive:-
 1.   The rate of interest on Post Office Savings Account (POSA) has been increased from 3.5% to 4%.  The ceiling of maximum balance in POSA 1 lakh in single account and 2 lakh in joint account) has been removed.
 2.  The maturity period for Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) has been reduced from 6 years to 5 years.
 3.   A new NSC instrument, with maturity period of 10 years, has been introduced.
 4.  The annual ceiling on investment under Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme has been increased from ` 70,000 to ` 1lakh.
 5.  Liquidity of Post Office Time Deposit (POTD) – 1, 2, 3 & 5 years – has been improved by allowing pre-mature withdrawal at a rate of interest 1% less than the time deposits of comparable maturity.  For pre-mature withdrawals between 6-12 months of investment,  Post Office Savings Account (POSA) rate of interest has been allowed.
 6.         Central and State Governments take various measures from time to time to promote and popularise small saving scheme through print and electronic media as well as by holding seminars, meetings and providing training to the various agencies involved in mobilising deposits under various small savings schemes. The rate of interest on Small Savings Schemes has been aligned with Government-Security rates of similar maturity with a spread of 25 basis points (bps) in all schemes except 10 Years National Savings Certificates (IX-Issue) and Sr. Citizens Savings Scheme where the spread of 50 bps and 100 bps has been given respectively (100 bps are equal to 1%).  Interest rate for every financial year will now be notified before 1st April of that year.
           There were 26,01,69,920   number of operational small savings accounts in the Post Offices as on 31.03.2012  and the amount deposited therein upto the end of March 2012  was  Rs. 190732.73 crore . 2,84,10,593 accounts were closed by customers during financial year 2011-12. *

DOP SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH AFRICA POST F0R EMS SERVICE SERVICE AVAILABLE AT MAJOR POST OFFICES FROM SEPTEMBER 2012


          The Department of Posts (DoP) has signed an Agreement with South Africa Post for starting international EMS (Speed Post) service with that country. This agreement signed recently is expected to augment people-to-people contact between the two countries, and foster trade, as EMS is a popular export channel for small and medium enterprises. The EMS service to South Africa will be available at the major post offices from September 2012 onwards.

          EMS or Express Mail Service is a premium service that enables its users to send letters, documents and parcels faster with the added facility of being able to track the movement of the item on the internet. 

BK/AT

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RIGHT TO INFORMATION


F.No.1/21/2012-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block,
New Delhi, the 4th September, 2012.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Internship Programme on Implementation of Right to information.
The undersigned is directed to say that the Department of Personnel & Training as the nodal Department for Right to Information Act., 2005 has felt the need to consolidate and document the experiences of the Ministries/Departments of Government of India in the implementation of RTI, its success, constraints in implementation, identify the areas which need more attention, address the gap areas and see what need to be done to help achieve the objectives of the Act.
2. The Department of Personnel and Training has drawn up a short term Internship Programme for undergraduates pursuing five year Integrated Course in Law to conduct an analysis of RTI applications in Public Authorities under the Central Government. After the internship, the interns would submit their reports to DOPT and concerned Ministry / Department.
3. Ministries / Departments desirous of getting the above mentioned analysis are requested to allow interns sponsored by DOPT to analyse a sample of the RTI applications received in the last one year in the respective Ministry/Department. It is requested that the number of interns that can be accommodated by the
Ministry/Department may also be intimated alongwith the details of Nodal Officer to coordinate with DOPT. The expenditure of the Internship Programme by way of conveyance allowance of the interns would be borne by DOPT. The response in this regard may please be intimated to DOPT latest by 20th September,2012.
sd/-
(Anuradha S.Chagti)
Director
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REVISION OF TARIFF FOR INSPECTION QUARTERS /INSPECTION ROOMS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS.


D.G. Posts No.  6-5/2009-Bldg                                                        Dated: 27.08.2012.
I am directed to refer this office letter No. 6-2/2004-Bldg. dated 4.8.2005 on the subject mentioned above.
2.         The question of revision of tariff for occupation of Inspection Quarters/Inspection Rooms under the Department of Posts has been under consideration for some time. It has now been decided by the competent authority that the rates of tariff for occupation of Inspection Quarters/Inspection Rooms may be further rationalized as follows:
(a)       Inspection Quarters/Inspection Rooms:
(i)         For officers of the Department of Posts while on duty /leave, retired Officers of Department of Posts, other Government /PSU Officers on official visit and others for period up to 10 days:
Sl No.
Category of visitor in Inspection Quarter/Inspection Rooms
Rent per day(More than six hours)
X class cities
Y&Z class cities
1.
Officers of Department of Posts on official visit
Rs.  25/-
Rs.  25/-
2.
Officers and dependent family members of Department of Posts on personal visit
Rs.100/-
Rs. .50/-
3.
Retired Officers of Department of Posts
Rs.100/-
Rs.  50/-
4.
Other Government/PSU Officers on official visit and others
Rs.250/-
Rs. 150/-
These rates include the charges for electricity and refrigeration.
(ii)        The charges for the use of:
            Air Conditioners:    Rs. 20/- per day or a part thereof.
            Room heaters         Rs. 10/- per day or a part thereof.
(b)       Rates for officers for stay in Inspection Quarters/Inspection Rooms for period exceeding 10 days:
(i)         For period exceeding 10 days and upto 60 days: Same as in para 2(a) above {with permission of the Controlling Authority i.e. Head of the Circle}
(ii)        For period beyond 60 days: 10% of Basic Pay (including special pay){With permission of the DG, Posts}
3.         The revised rates indicated above will take place with immediate effect.
4.         This may kindly be brought to the notice of all concerned for information, guidance and necessary action. Copy of Hindi version is enclosed.
5.         This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Wing vide their Dy. No. 201/FA/12/CS dated 09.08.2012.
                                                                                Sd/-
(Prabhudas Xalxo)

PROPOSED CAMPAIGN PROGRAMME OF NFPE LEADERS FOR STRIKE DATED 12.12.2012



Circles
Name of leaders
Stations to be visited
Andhra Pradesh
Coms. Seethalaxmi
Sivanarayana
S.K. Humayan
M.B. Sukumar
A.N. Srinivas
B. Sivaram
Hyderabad
21.11.12
Kurnool
22.11.12
Vijaawada
23.11.12
Vishakhapat-nam
24.11.12
Assam
Coms. K.V. Sridharan
Moinul Haque
 G. Talukdar
Ajit Chandra Das
Dibrugarh
20.11.12
Nagaon
21.11.12
Guwahati
22.11.12
Bihar
Coms. D.S. Chauhan
Subhash Mishra
U.K. Tiwari
D.B. Mohenti
Giri Raj Singh
P. Suresh
Patna
26.11.12
Gaya
27.11.12
Muzaffarpur
28.11.12
Begusarai
29.11.12
Motihari
30.11.12
Chhattisgarh
Coms. S.A. Hameed
R.K. Yadav
V.P. Ganak
I.P. Sheikh
Raipur
28.11.12
Bilaspur
29.11.12
Rajgarh
30.11.12
Delhi
All General Secretaries and available all India Office Bearers  on  4.12.12
Gujarat
Coms. M. Krishnan
R.N. Parashar
I.S. Dabas
H.M. Gedam
K.L. Thadvi
Pranab Bhattacharya
Ahmedabad
22.11.12
Rajkot
23.11.12
Vadodara
26.11.12
Haryana
Coms. K.K. Sharma
Balwinder Singh
Mahabir Singh
Jagdish Prasad
Ambala
19.11.12
Himachal Pradesh
Coms. K.K. Sharma
Balwinder Singh
Mahabir Singh
Raj Kumar
Jagdish Prasad
Shimla
26.11.12
Mandi
28.11.12
Dharmshala
29.11.12
Jharkhand
Coms. Subhash Mishra
U.K. Tiwari
D.B. Mohante
Anuj Kumar
Deepankar Dey
Ranchi
19.11.12
Jamshedpur
20.11.12
J&K
Coms. K.K. Sharma
Balwinder Singh
Mahabir Singh
Raj Kumar
Jagdish Prasad
Jammu
24.11.12
Karnataka
Coms. Seethalaxmi
N. Gopal Krishnan
P.V. Rajendran
K. Lakshmi Pati
Bangalore
26.11.12
Mysore
27.11.12
Hasan
28.11.12
Mangalore
29.11.12
Hubli
30.11.12
Kerala
Coms. S. Raghupati
Sahadev
C.P. Sobhana
P. Sugesh
T.K. Sivadasan
P.V. Rajendran
Kannur
13.11.12
Trichur
14.11.12
Kollam
15.11.12
Maharashtra
Coms. D.K. Rahate
Mangesh Parab
B.H. Chaluke
M.P. John
D.M. Sonawane
Nagpur
19.11.12
Pune
20.11.12
Mumbai
21.11.12
Aurangabad
22.11.12
Goa
24.11.12
M.P.
Coms. M. Krishnan
R.N. Parashar
I.S. Dabas
Giriraj Singh
N.R. Malviya
Gwalior
28.11.12
Indore
29.11.12
Bhopal
30.11.12
Jabalpur
01.12.12
North East
Coms. K.V. Sridharan
L.P. Saikia
Subrato Banerjee
Moinue Haque
G. Talukdar
Shillong
23.11.12
Agartala
25.11.12
Imphal
27.11.12
Orissa
Coms. S.P.Mukherjee
R.C. Mishra
B.R. Khumbhkar
S.K. Bardhan
I.P. Seikh
Bhubaneshwar
17.11.12
Cuttack
20.11.12
Sundergarh
21.11.12
Sambhalpur
22.11.12
Berhampur
23.11.12
Punjab
Coms. K.K. Sharma
Balwinder Singh
Mahabir Singh
K.P. Singh
Chandigarh
20.11.12
Ludhiyana
21.11.12
Jullandhar
22.11.12
Amritsar
23.11.12
Rajasthan
Coms. R.N. Parashar
I.S. Dabas
R.K. Gupta
Tirath Prakash
Pranab Bhattacharya
Jaipur
19.11.12
Jodhpur
20.11.12
Ajmer
21.11.12
Tamil Nadu
Coms. S. Raghupathy
N. Gopal Krishnan
S.K. Humayun
Gopu Govind Raju
C.H. Koteshwar Rao
K. Rajendran
Trichey
19.11.12
Madurai
20.11.12
Coimbatore
21.11.12
Chennai
22.11.12
Pondicherry
24.11.12
Uttrakhand
Coms. R.N. Parashar
I.S. Dabas
Giri Raj Singh
Subhash Mishra
R.K. Gupta
Vikram Shah
Dehradun
29.11.12
U.P.
Coms. M. Krishnan
R.N. Parashar
I.S. Dabas
Giri Raj Singh
Subhash Mishra
R.K. Gupta
Vikram Shah
Dinesh Chand Gautam
Rajesh Kapoor
Meerut
01.11.12
Barelley
02.11.12
Agra
03.11.12
Jhansi
05.11.12
Kanpur
06.11.12
Lucknow
07.11.12
Allahabad
08.11.12
Varanasi
09.11.12
Gorakhpur
10.11.12
West Bengal
Coms. G.D. Maity
Subrto Banerjee
R.N. Dhal
Deepamker Dey
Kolkata
26.11.12
Malda
27.11.12
Siliguri
28.11.12
Sikkim
29.11.12
Andman
24.11.12
Asansol
21.11.12








1. All NFPE Office Bearers / All General Secretaries /All Circle Secretaries of NFPE Unions are requested to suggest any change if they require as per their convenience by 12.09.2012.
2. After getting feedback from leaders the programme will be finalized.