RPLI VEDIO OF TENALI DIVISION

Thursday 28 February 2013


Budget 2013: Rs 532 cr to IT modernisation of post offices

NEW DELHI: Government has allocated Rs 532 crore for IT Modernisation project of Post offices which are gearing up to offfer core banking sevices.

"Post offices will become part of the core banking solution and offer real time banking services. I propose to provide Rs 532 crore for the project in 2013-14,"Finance Minister P Chidambaram said while presenting the Budget proposals for the next fiscal in Parliament.

The total project cost approved by the government is Rs 4,909 crore.

The Department of Post (DoP) has started deploying modern technology solution to develop core banking capability across post offices. As part of modernisation, it has set target of March 31 to computerise all departmental post offices.

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.

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.

DoP has appointed Ernst and Young to prepare detailed project roadmap for setting up of Post Banks and the report is expected to be in place by April.

Enhancement of limit of verification of withdrawal at Single Handed Post Office and BOs

Directorate vide SB order No. 2/2013 dated 26/2/2013 has enhanced the limit of verification of savings Bank withdrawals at Single Handed Post Office and BOs from Rs. 5000/- to Rs. 10000/- w. e.e f. 1/3/2013.
Click here to view SB Order no 2/2013 

Friday 22 February 2013

FAQs on New Pension Scheme


FAQs on New Pension Scheme


1.            Whether a retiring Government servant is entitled for leave encashment after retirement under the NPS?
 Answer : The benefit of encashment of leave salary is not a part of the retirement benefits admissible under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. It is payable in terms of CCS (Leave) Rules which will continue to be applicable to the government servants who join the government service on after 1-1-2004. Therefore, the benefit of encashment of leave salary payable to the governments/to their families on account of retirement/death will be admissible.

2.            Why is it mandatory to use 40% of pension wealth to purchase the annuity at the time of the exit (i.e. after the age of 60 years) from NPS?
 Answer :  This provision has been made in the New Pension Scheme with an intention that the retired government servants should get regular monthly income during their retired life.

3.            Whether any minimum age or minimum service is required to quit from Tier-I?
Answer :  Exit from Tier-I can only take place when an individual leaves Government service.

4.            Whether Dearness Pay is counted as basic pay for recovery of 10% for Tier-I?
 Answer :  As per the New Pension Scheme, the total Dearness Allowance is to be taken into account for working out the contributions to Tier-I. Subsequently, a part of the “Dearness Allowance” has been treated as Dearness Pay. Therefore, this should also be reckoned for the purpose of contributions.

5.            Whether contribution towards Tier-I from arrears of DA is to be deducted?
 Answer :  Yes. Since the contribution is to be worked out at 10% of (Pay+ DP+DA), it needs to be revised whenever there is any change in these elements

6.            Who will calculate the interest PAO or CPAO?
 Answer :  The PAO should calculate the interest.

7.            What happens if an employee gets transferred during the month? Which office will make deduction of Contribution?
 Answer :  As in the case of other recoveries, the recovery of contributions towards New Pension Scheme for the full month (both individual and government) will be made by the office who will draw salary for the maximum period.

8.            Whether NPA payable to medical officers will count towards ‘Pay’ for the purpose of working out contributions to NPS?
 Answer :  Yes. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has clarified vide their O.M. no. A45012/11/97-CHS.V dated 7-4-98 that the Non-Practising Allowance shall count as ‘pay’ for all service benefits. Therefore, this will be taken into account for working out the contribution towards the New Pension Scheme.

9.            Whether a government servant who was already in service prior to 1.1.2004, if appointed in a different post under the Government of India, will be governed by the CCS (Pension) Rules or NPS?
 Answer :   In cases where Government servants apply for posts in the same or other departments and on selection they are asked to render technical resignation, the past services are counted towards pension under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. Since the Government servant had originally joined government service prior to 1-1-2004, he should be covered under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.

Thursday 21 February 2013

HONORARIUM / INCENTIVE IN INDIA POST

HONORARIUM / INCENTIVE IN INDIA POST

Written By Admin on 05 September 2012 | Wednesday, September 05, 2012


I)  SB commission paid to BPMS
 1) one year TD                                        0.5%
 2)Two years & three years TD               1%
 3) five years TD                                         2%
 4) POSB                                                     2% on net accretion of not less than Rs.500.excluding deposit made in March but including withdrawals of March.


II)  Incentive@ 2% of the sale of stamps/stationery up to Rs 30/- to each customer.
III) Commission paid to PRSS:
    1) One year TD                                         Nil
    2)2 &3 year TD                                         1%
    3) 5 year TD                                             2%
    4) 6Year NSC VIII issue                          0.5%
 
IV) MIS
    1) Opening of account
        a)Supervisor                                   Rs  0.50  per account 
        b)Asst.                                              Rs  1.00       "
        c) LC                                                 Rs  0.50       "
   2) Payment 
        a)Supervisor                                     Rs  0.50        "
        b) Counter PA                                  Rs  1.00        "
        c) LC                                                  Rs  0.50        :
Ceiling is for individual for Rs. 500 p.m and not per counter of office
V) Speed Post Incentive
1)   Rs.0.50 is payable for each SP article booked where no seperate booking counter is provided for speed post work.
2)  Incentive of Rs.0.75 per article booked over and above the threshold specified where seperate post has been sanctioned for speed post work. 
3)  Incentive of Rs.0.50 per article delivered in addition to his other normal duties.
4)  Rs 5/- per customer in respect of articles booked under special journal.
5)  No incentive is payable to postman whose return is morethan 2%

NREGS WORK
Incentive is admissible when atleast 10 transactions in the account in a financial year.Both deposits and withdrawals will be taken in to account of the purpose of arriving at the number of transactions.
1. GDS BO with one official only  Rs.8.60 per account per annum
2. GDS BO with 2 officials  GDS BPM- Rs7.60 per account per annum
                                   other GDS official-Rs.1.00 per account per annum
3.GDS BO with 3 officials-GDS BPM-Rs.6.60                      "
                                                    GDS-1     - Rs.1.00                      "
                                                    GDS-II     - Rs.1.00                       "
SUB POST OFFICES
Rs.4.40  per account per annum having 10 transactions in a financial year.
SPM(Clss-III)-----------Rs.3.40
Group-D/Packer ------Rs.1.00
SPM (Cl-II & Cl -I)
Supervisor-                   Rs.1.40
Postal Asst.                   Rs.2.00
Group-D/Packer         Rs.1.00
LSG & HSG POs
Supervisor                    Rs.1.15
SBPA                               Rs.2.00
Group-D/Packer        Rs.0.50
Treasurer                     Rs.0.50
C.O                                 Rs.0.25
HEAD POST OFFICES
Supervisor                 Rs.0.50
LC                                  Rs.1.00
PA.SBCO                     Rs0.25
SupervisorSBCO      RS.0.25
Treasurer                    Rs.0.50
Group-D/Packer      Rs.0.25
C.O                               Rs.0.25

INCENTIVE ON PLI/RPLI BUSINESS
i)DO PLI------Up to Rs.4 crores of sum assured---------        Nil/-
Above Rs.4 Crores and up to 6 crores of sum assured-    Rs.20/- per Rs. 10000 sum assured.
Above Rs.6 crores of sum assured                                                                      "
Incentive for field officer
Up to Rs.30 lacs of sum assured                                                Rs.15/- per Rs.10000 of sum assured
Above Rs.30 Lacs and up to 40 lacs                                           Rs.17.50                  "
Above Rs.40 lacs and up to 50 lacs                                            Rs.20/-                    "
Above Rs 50 lacs of sum assured                                               Rs.25/-                     "
LUMP SUM INCENTIVE
For effective business of atleast Rs.5 lacs--                         Rs.625/- only
                         "                         atleast Rs.10 lacs                          Rs.1250/- only
For effective business of every Rs. one lac                           Rs.125/- per every one lakh of effective 
over and above Rs.10/- lacs                                                                           business

GDS EMPLOYEES FOR PROCUREMENT OF PLI/RPLI BUSINESS
RS.2.50 PER One thousand sum assured.
Rs.1% on renewal of premium

 GDS employee incentive rates for RPLI has been revised as 10% of first year premium and 2.5% of subsequent premium deposited by Insurant  

SDIs/ASPOs/PRI(P)/POSTMEN/POSTAL ASSTs
RS.25/- per Rs.10000/- sum assured up to 2 crores of sum assured
Rs.20/- per Rs.10000/- sum assured for above 2 crores of sum assured
SDIs/ASPOs shall get commission of 10% on the total incentive paid to GDS staff  on sum assured only for processing the proposal.

MO/RURAL POSTMEN
Rs.2.50 per 1000/- sum assured for procuring business
Direct Agents will get incentive as per Field Officers


Monday 18 February 2013


Unions refuse to relent on strike call, talks with ministers collapse


Eleven Central trade unions tonight stuck to their call for a two-day nation-wide strike from Wednesday after talks with senior ministers convened at the instance of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh failed.

Rejecting the prime minister’s appeal on Sunday to the unions to call of the stir, the trade unions said the panel of ministers failed to give them any concrete proposal and that not even one of their demands were accepted.

"The strike is on… They are only asking for time. They say they will study the demand and will give proper reply or take necessary action later on… We said it is not possible, there should be some concrete decision over demands of the workers," INTUC President G Sanjeeva Reddy told reporters.

INTUC is affiliated to the Congress.

AITUC General Secretary Gurudas Dasgupta also endorsed Reddy’s views.

The two-hour long meeting was attended by representatives of all the 11 trade unions.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had on Sunday appealed to the unions to call off their strike as it would cause loss to economy besides inconvenience to people and offered talks.


The Prime Minister had requested his senior Cabinet colleagues A K Antony, Sharad Pawar and P Chidambaram besides Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge to hold discussions with the union leaders.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram could not attend the meeting because of ongoing budget meetings.

The meeting took place in Antony’s office at the Defence Ministry.

Reddy also said that government failed to offer any alternative to their call for strike.

"If no demand is settled and no concrete assurance is given, it is very difficult for the trade unions to withdraw or postpone the strike," he said.

Asked what were the offers given to unions from the government, he said, "No offer, they wanted more time. We said we have already given two years time. We placed the demands three years before, so three years time we already gave, so there is no question of giving more time."

The government could not give any concrete assurance on any one single demand,he said, adding therefore we are sticking to our strike plan.

The 10 demands mainly related to checking of price rise, generation of employment, halting of disinvestment in public sector enterprises and implementation of labour laws.

Source: DDI News
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Hon'ble Prime Minister's Appeal to Central Trade Unions to withdraw proposed Strike on 20th & 21 st Feb 2013

I appeal to the Central Trade Unions to withdraw their call for a countrywide General Strike on 20 and 21 February, 2013. Such a strike would lead to avoidable loss to our economy and inconvenience to the public through disruption of services. While some of the issues raised by the Trade Unions are already being acted upon and others are at various stages of consideration, I have requested my senior Cabinet colleagues Shri A K Antony, Shri Sharad Pawar, Shri P Chidambaram and Shri Mallikarjun Kharge to together hold discussions with the leaders of the Trade Unions. I am confident that these discussions would result in a course of action that is acceptable both to the Trade Unions and the Government.

Sunday 17 February 2013


REPLY FROM THE DEPARTMENT ON THE TWO DAY'S STRIKE NOTICE ISSUED BY JCA


Saturday 16 February 2013


HOUSE BUILDING ADVANCE. RATES OF INTEREST FOR CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEES TO PURCHASE OR CONSTRUCT HOUSES

Written By Admin on 15 February 2013 | Friday, February 15, 2013


No.1-17011/2(6)/2013-H.III

Ministry of Urban Development

(Housing-III Section)

*******

 Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.

 Dated:- the 17th January, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM



 Subject:- Rates of interest on advances and loans to Govt. employees, for construction/purchase of houses/flats.



 The undersigned is directed to enclose herewith a copy of Ministry of Finance, Deptt. of Expenditure's O.M. No. 5(3)-B(PD)/2012 dated the 3rd January 2013 intimating the rates of interest on advances and loans given to Government employees for construction/purchase of houses/flats during 2012-13 i.e. 1st April, 2012 to 31St March, 2013 and until further orders, for information and compliance.



 Sd/-

 (S.K.Ram)

 Dy. Financial Adviser





No.5(3)-B(PD)/2012

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Economic Affairs

(Budget Division)

 Room No. 263-B, North Block,

 New Delhi dated the 3rd January, 2013.


Office Memorandum



        The undersigned is directed to state that the rates of interest on advances and loans given to Government employees for construction/purchase of houses/flats during 2012-13 i.e. 1st April, 2012 to 31st March, 2013 and until further orders will be as under:-

Slab                                       Interest Rate  percent per annum

 Advance upto Rs. 50,000/-        6.00

 Advance uto Rs. 1,50,000/-       7.50

 Advance upto  Rs. 500,000/-      9.00

 Advance upto  Rs. 7,50,000/-     9.50



          Ministry of Urban Development is requested to issue separate O.M. at their level on the above issue.

 This issues with the approval of Flon'bie Finance Minister.



 Sd/-

 (A.K. Bhatnagar)

 Under Secretary (Budget)

 Source:http://urbanindia.nic.in/writereaddata/office%20orders/568.pdf

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Wednesday 13 February 2013


Mobile money order service soon in state

RANCHI: Jharkhand neither qualifies as a state, which generates maximum money orders, nor as one that receives too many money orders like Punjab and Bihar, which have long earned the distinction of doing so. This could well have been the reason behind the delay in the launch of the mobile money order service (MMOS) that was launched in Bihar and Punjab much earlier in May 2011.

Jharkhand office of India Post is gearing up for the modern facility that is expected to make money transactions easier for those who do not have an account in a bank or post office.

"A requisition is pending with the office of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for registration of SIM card to be used in this service. BSNL is acting as a partner in the project. We expect the service to be launched for the customers in Jharkhand within a month," said an officer of the business development section in Ranchi.

The postal department nationally has entered into an agreement with BSNL to provide MMOS using mobile phones. For this purpose, necessary input based on the requirements of the department was furnished to BSNL for development of software.

Under MMOS, money can be transferred to any location in the country once the service is made available in post offices across the country. Sources in the postal department said, "For transactions up to Rs 5000, the postal department charges a fee of 5%, which includes the share of service provider (in this case, BSNL).

While the customers can possess SIM cards of any mobile service provider, BSNL helps generate a code in the post office where a customer deposits money along with a form. The form should contain details of the receiver along with a valid mobile number. Once deposit is made in the post office, a machine-generated code is messaged to the recipient's mobile. The recipient, after producing this code and a proof of identity, can collect the money from any designated branch of the post office.

Monday 11 February 2013


7th CPC News : Short Description about Sixth Pay Commission


VII CPC : Short Description about Sixth Pay Commission

Before discuss about the VII pay commission let us see about sixth pay commission…

SIXTH PAY COMMISSION
Initially the then government refused to set up sixth pay commission to review the pay and allowances of central government employees. The then finance minister told that there was no need to constitute next pay commission since 50 % dearness allowance was already merged with the basic pay. The employees had threatened to go on a nationwide strike if the government failed to set up 6th pay commission. In July 2006, the Cabinet approved setting up of the sixth pay commission. This commission has been set up under the Chairmanship of Justice B.N.Srikrishna with a timeframe of 18 months to submit the report. The cost of hikes in salaries is anticipated to be about Rs. 20,000 crore for a total of 3.5 million government employees. The commission submitted the Report to the Government on March, 24, 2008.

The Sixth Pay Commission mainly focused on removing ambiguity in respect of various pay scales and mainly focused on reducing number of pay scales .It recommended for removal of Group-D cadre.

The Fifth CPC had compressed many scales. The number of pay scales was reduced from 51 pay scales as on 31.12.1995 to 34 pay scales by the Fifth CPC. In many cases, this led to the promotion and feeder cadres being placed in an identical pay scale. Although Department of Expenditure issued orders that existence of the feeder and promotion posts in the same pay scale will not constitute an anomaly, however, these orders have consistently been rejected by the various courts of this country. The sixth pay Commission, therefore, decided to evolve a new system of pay scales that would effectively address most of the existing anomalies.

To remove stagnation, introduction of running pay bands for all posts in the Government presently existing in scales below that of Rs.26,000 (fixed).

The total number of grades reduced to 20 spread across four distinct running pay bands; one Apex Scale and another grade for the post of Cabinet Secretary/equivalent as against 35 standard pay scales existing earlier.

Four distinct running pay bands being recommended – one running band each for all categories of employees in groups ‘B ’and ‘C ’with 2 running pay bands for Group A posts.

Annual increments to be paid in form of three percent of the total of pay in the Pay Band and the corresponding grade pay. The date of annual increments, in all cases, is first of July. Employees completing six months and above in the scale as on July 1 will be eligible.

The revised pay bands have been implemented retrospectively from 1.1.2006. The Fifth CPC also had recommended implementation of the next Pay Commission’s revised pay scales from 1.1.2006. This was also in consonance with demands of a majority of the Associations of Government employees that had sought implementation of Sixth CPC revised pay scales from 1.1.2006.

 Minimum salary at the entry level of PB-1 pay band is Rs.7000 (Rs.5200 as pay in the pay band plus Rs.1800 as grade pay). Maximum salary at the level of Secretary/equivalent is Rs.80000. The minimum: maximum ratio 1:12. The increase from V CPC to VI CPC in all grades starts from 2.4 times to 3.7 times. The increase ratio between 5th pay commission and 6th pay commission is 1:3.

V CPC PAY SCALES   VS VI CPC PAY SCALES
V CPC Pay Scale
Sixth CPC Pay Structure
Increase
(X)
Time
Sl.No.Post/GradeScale of PayName of Pay Band/ScaleCorresponding Pay BandsCorresponding Grade PayEntry Grade +band pay
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1S-12550-55-2660-60-3200-1S4440-74401300
2S-22610-60-3150-65-3540-1S4440-74401400
3S-2A2610-60-2910-65-3300-70-4000-1S4440-74401600
4S-32650-65-3300-70-4000-1S4440-74401650
5S-42750-70-3800-75-4400PB-15200-20200180070002.54
6S-53050-75-3950-80-4590PB-15200-20200190077302.53
7S-63200-85-4900PB-15200-20200200084602.64
8S-74000-100-6000PB-15200-20200240099102.47
9S-84500-125-7000PB-15200-202002800113602.52
10S-95000-150-8000PB-29300-348004200135002.7
11S-105500-175-9000PB-29300-348004200
12S-116500-200-6900PB-29300-348004200
13S-126500-200-10500PB-29300-348004600171402.63
14S-137450-225-11500PB-29300-348004600
15S-147500-250-12000PB-29300-348004800181502.42
16S-158000-275-13500PB-29300-348005400210002.62
17New Scale8000-275-13500(Group A Entry)PB-315600-391005400
18S-169000PB-315600-391005400
19S-179000-275-9550PB-315600-391005400
20S-1810325-325-10975PB-315600-391006600255302.47
21S-1910000-325-15200PB-315600-391006600
22S-2010650-325-15850PB-315600-391006600
23S-2112000-375-16500PB-315600-391007600295002.45
24S-2212750-375-16500PB-315600-391007600
25S-2312000-375-18000PB-315600-391007600
26S-2414300-400-18300PB-437400-670008700461003.23
27S-2515100-400-18300PB-437400-670008700
28S-2616400-450-20000PB-437400-670008900491002.99
29S-2716400-450-20900PB-437400-670008900
30S-2814300-450-22400PB-437400-6700010000530003.7
31S-2918400-500-22400PB-437400-6700010000
32S-3022400-525-24500PB-437400-6700012000591002.63
33S-3122400-600-26000HAG+ Scale75500- (ann increment @ 3%) -80000Nil3.13
34S-3224050-650-26000HAG+ Scale75500- (annual increment @ 3%) -80000Nil3.13
35S-3326000 (Fixed)Apex Scale80000 (Fixed)Nil3.07
36S-3430000 (Fixed)Cab. Sec.90000 (Fixed)Nil3

Source: www.gservants.com
[http://www.gservants.com/2013/02/11/vii-cpc-short-description-about-sixth-pay-commission/]


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