Tuesday, January 30, 2018

ePost office door delivery

ePost office of IndiaPost offers variety of online Postal services like purchase of stamps, payment & purchase of postal order for RTI. 
Now you need not visit miles to collect the holy water Gangajal, just login 
(link: http://www.epostoffice.gov.in) 
epostoffice.gov.in  & receive the hold water at your doorstep. 

Monday, January 29, 2018

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Appointment of Postal Assistants /Sorting Assistants selected through CHSL2015 conducted by SSC

New Dress for Postmen/MTS launched by Shri Manoj Sinha

The Department of Posts has redesigned the uniform for Postmen (both male and female) and MTS cadre in consultation with National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi (NIFT). 


The uniform has been redesigned keeping in view the functionality, comfort and durability. The uniform will provide a strong brand identity of the Department of Posts as it provides for easy identification of postmen staff. 

The Department enjoys credibility and respect through the field operatives that is the postmen. He is the face of the Department as he delivers letters and parcels to every door. Therefore, it is important that the uniform he wears, which identifies him with the Department should be such that he stands out. Khadi being indigenous to our culture and comfortable in all climatic zones of the country was found suitable for the postmen. 

As per the recommendation of 7th CPC, the Government has decided to provide Rs. 5,000/- as dress allowance per year. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has agreed to provide dresses for the postmen from its outlets in each district of the country. The Postmen can purchase dresses from outlets of KVIC from the dress allowances provided to them. 

Hon’ble Minister of Communications, Shri Manoj Sinha launched the redesigned uniform for postmen/postwomen and MTS in New Delhi in the august presence of Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C), MSME, Shri Giriraj Singh. The 90,000 postmen/postwomen, Mail Guard, Multi Tasking Staff will get benefitted by the redesigned uniform. 

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Saturday, January 27, 2018

REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS IN GUDUR HO

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VENKATAGIRI TOWN SO                                 DAKKILI SO
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How to link Aadhar with CGHS ?

Linking of Aadhar Number to Beneficiary Number has been made compulsory and all the CGHS beneficiaries are advised to link their Aadhar Number before 31st March 2018.

How to Link Aadhar with CGHS


(I) Through CMO-In charge’s Module – Beneficiary can visit CMO-Incharge of his/her CGHS Wellness Centre with AADHAR Card to get his her and family members’ AADHAR Number linked to CGHS Beneficiary Number. or

(II) Registration of AADHAR Number by beneficiary himself/herself – the following steps are to be followed:

a. Log on to cghs.nic.in

b. Click – ‘Beneficiary Login’

c. Sign in with Ben ID and Password, if you are already registered.

d. If not registered Click Generate Password and follow instructions to obtain OTP on your registered Mobile Number

e. After signing in with Ben ID and Password. click ‘update AADHAR No’

f. Enter AADHAR Numbers for all family members and save.

IPPB to Link Existing Post Office Savings Bank Accounts (POSB)

New Delhi: India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) will press into service postmen equipped with smartphones to go door to door and will open 3,250 customer access points across 650 districts when it launches operations in March, seeking to cater largely to under-banked rural areas.

The bank will leverage the 155,000 technologically upgraded post offices, of which 129,000 are in rural areas, as well as the existing customer base of India Post, Anant Narayan Nanda, secretary, department of posts, and chairman of IPPB, said in an interview.

A special dispensation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will enable the payments bank to link accounts of existing post office savings bank customers and let them access both on the same screen and perform transactions.
According to Nanda, this will give a huge fillip to existing customers. India Post has around 170 million savings bank accounts.

“By December 2018, 2 lakh postmen and gramin dak sewaks carrying mobile phones will offer doorstep banking to customers predominantly in rural areas. Eventually, this number will increase to 3.5 lakh,” Nanda said.

The bank plans to start with 3,250 access points—five each in 650 districts—and scale up the number every month. It will employ 3,000 people—roughly half the staff will be on deputation from state-run banks and India Post.

The bank is in the process of training postmen to carry out basic banking facilities such as opening bank accounts and conducting transactions on the mobile phone. Besides assisting customers, the postmen will also teach them how to perform transactions on their own. They will receive monetary incentives for both assisted and eventually self-service transactions.

Customers will be able to access a range of services including net banking, National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT), Real-time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and Immediate Payment Service (IMPS). They will be able to pay utility bills, invest in mutual funds and buy insurance products on the app.

The gramin dak sevaks and postmen will be trained by banking institutions. An internal survey by the department showed that between 70% and 80% of postmen use smartphones for personal use and are active on social networking sites and should be able to use the app with ease, Nanda said.

At present, the post office accepts payments of around Rs46,000 crore in cash every year. With the entire network moving towards accepting digital payments, a significant portion of this amount could be handled by the banking network, an indication of the potential available for business.

IPPB is 100% owned by India Post; it received a payments bank license from RBI in January 2017 and has begun operations on a pilot basis in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

India has three other operational payment banks—Airtel Payments Bank, Paytm Payments Bank and Fino Payments Bank.

“India Post does have the largest reach in the rural parts of the country and the idea of financial inclusion through postmen seems very promising,” said Ashish Aggarwal, a consultant at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy. “However, the execution has to be well done to have mass impact. The postmen need to be well-trained and equipped as even basic banking involves much more than delivering courier (packages) and letters,” he added.

Monday, January 15, 2018

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GDS PAY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS -- SOUGHT BY RTI

FLASH NEWS 

Dear Comrades,

The vital information sought under RTI regarding the recommendations of Shri Kamalesh Chandra Committee is reproduced here under for favour of information.

P.Pandurangarao
General Secretary
AIPEU-GDS

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Removal of legacy softwares from CSI Rolled out Offices - India Post


COPY : (It has been brought to the notice of CSI PIC that legacy softwares such as meghdoot are still running in CSI rolled out Offices.Post CSI rollout, these legacy softwares shoud no be used. In view of the above, I am directed to request that the CSI rolled out divisions fist remove the legacy softwares that are no more in use to avoid fraudulent activity and certify that the legacy softwares have been removed from all the CSI rolled out Offices. Responsibility lies with the Divisional Heads of any disregard of these instructions is noticed.)

Transfers in the cadre of PS Group 'B' : Vijayawada Region , Andhra Pradesh Circle

Friday, January 5, 2018

How to claim tax benefit on tuition fees under Section 80C

Sending kids to school has an inbuilt tax advantage for parents. This is because tuition fee qualifies for tax benefit under Section 80Cof the Income-tax Act, 1961. The amount of tax benefit is within the overall limit of the section of Rs 1.5 lakh a year. 

For tax purposes, the fee reduces the total gross income which in turn reduces the tax liability. Let us say you fall in the highest income bracket and you pay 30.9 per cent as tax, and you pay Rs 80,000 a year as schools fees. In this case, the tax saved will amount to Rs 24,720 in that year. 

Here's how to get the maximum benefit out of tuition fees

Are all institutions eligible? 

Tuition fees paid at the time of admission or anytime during the financial year to any registered university, college, school or educational institution based in India qualifies for tax benefit. 

What kind of education? 

It has to be a full-time education, including any play school activities, pre-nursery and nursery classes. The institution can be either private or a government sponsored one. 

What is not covered? 

At times, parents have to make payments, other than tuition fees, to the educational institutions. Payments like development fees or donation or capitation fees, etc., are not covered and do not qualify for tax benefit. Also, if you haven't paid the fees on time, the applicable late fee paid will not be eligible. 

Tax benefit for how many children? 

The benefit applies for the fees paid for up to two children. So if a couple has four children, both can claim tax benefit as both have a separate limit of two children each. 

Which parent gets the tax benefit? 

The parent who makes the payment gets the tax advantage. If both parents are working and pay taxes, both can claim individually up to the amount of fees paid. 

If both are working and want to take the benefit under Section 80C for the amount paid by them respectively, they can do so. So if the fee paid is Rs 2 lakh, of which the father has paid Rs 50,000, while the mother has paid Rs 1.5 lakh, both can claim the amount individually as per the payment made by them. 

Conclusion 

As the upper limit for Section 80C tax benefit is Rs 1.5 lakh a year, see how much of that gets exhausted through tuition fees and then decide on further tax savers. While the tax benefit on tuition fees is incidental and helps you to save tax during the early days of your child's education, do not forget to create a long-term investment plan for his higher education. 

Estimate the amount needed for higher studies and create a savings plan towards that goal, preferably through SIPs in 3-5 equity diversified mutual funds scheme. To ensure that the goal is met, do buy adequate life cover, preferably through a pure term insurance plan.

Source:-The Economic Times

RELAY DHARNA FROM 12TH TO 16TH FEBRUARY 2018 : DELHI

APPEAL

TO

        ALL GENERAL SECRETARIES / ALL INDIA OFFICE    BEARERS, CIRCLE SECRETARIES, DIVISIONAL   SECRETARIES & BRANCH SECRETARIES OF ALL NFPE UNIONS:
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          Kindly make all efforts to make the 5 days Dharna at New Delhi from 12th to 16th February -2018 a grand success by mobilizing  maximum number of participants  as per quota allotted to each Circle as per schedule issued by NFPE HQ (which is again reproduced below) 

CIRCLE WISE AND DATE WISE PARTICIPATION PROGRAMME FOR 5 DAYS RELAY DHARNA AT NEW DELHI FROM 12th TO 16th FEBRUARY-2018

DATE
CIRCLES
QUOTA FOR EACH CIRCLE
REMARKS
12.02.18
Andhra  Pradesh
100



(1) All NFPE Unions Circle Secretaries should convene meetings and allot quota to each union and book the tickets to and fro journey in advance to avoid inconvenience.




(ii) All General Secretaries /NFPE Office bearers and All India leaders of All NFPE unions will remain present all the days. Respective CHQ will make their arrangements for stay.
Telengana
75
J&K
15
Himachal Pradesh
30
Punjab
50
Delhi
100
13.02.18
Kerala
100
Karnataka
100
Haryana
50
Uttarakhand
30
Rajasthan
100
14.02.18
Tamilnadu
100
Maharashtra
100
Assam
30
North East
15
UP(Eastern)
75
15.02.18
West Bengal
100
Odisha
75
Bihar
75
Jharkhand
50
16.02.18
UP (West)
100
Madhya Pradesh
100
Chhattisgarh
50
Gujarat
100

        All all India Leaders of All NFPE Unions have to stay in Delhi for all the 5 days i.e. from 12thto 16th February-2018.

          Stay arrangements have been made by respective CHQs.

    R.N. Parashar
Secretary General

SB Order 16/2017 : Submission of Aadhaar number to POSSS extended to 31st March 2018

GOI announces launch of 7.75% Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018 commencing from 10th January 2018

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FOR COPY OF THE GAZETTE  NOTIFICATION

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

About Rule 38 Transfers

Rule 38 transfers may be permitted on the basis of declared vacancy i.e. direct recruit may be transferred against direct recruitment vacancy and promotee against a promotion vacancy. Further OC candidate should be transferred against OC vacancy, SC candidate against SC vacancy and ST candidate against ST vacancy.

(vi) Under Rule 38, inter-Circle and intra-Circle transfer from one distinct cadre to another viz. Post Offices to Circle Office, Regional Office, SBCO, Postal Assistant to Sorting Assistant etc, or vice versa is not allowed. 

(vii) Only such officials who have put in minimum service of five years in the case of direct recruits in the cadre in question and three years in the case of surplus qualified officials wherever applicable would be eligible for transfer under Rule 38. Any relaxation in this regard should be a matter of rarest exception. Transfer of officials who have not yet cleared the probation period should be permitted in deserving cases only.

(viii) Under the existing instructions, Heads of Circles i.e. CPMsG are fully empowered to permit such transfers with the approval of CPMG of the other Circle, where the transfer is sought. ln such cases where the prescribed conditions are met the approval of the Direciorate would not be necessary.

(ix) As and when the applications are received for such transfers, it should be recorded in the register, which will serve as priority list to be operated as and when vacancy (ies) arise.

(x) Under Rule 38, an official will be allowed to seek transfer only twice during his entire service. 

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IMPORTANT - DELHI HIGH COURT JUDGEMENT ON MACP

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