Sunday, April 22, 2012

Platform tickets to cost Rs 5 from May 1

Get ready to pay Rs 5 for platform tickets from next month.

Though railway minister Mukul Roy rolled back hike in passenger fares in most of the categories, it seems the increase in rate of platform tickets skipped his attention.

The railways on Wednesday issue a circular to implement the decision announced in railway budget by his predecessor Dinesh Trivedi by directing all general managers to ensure platform tickets are sold for Rs 5 from May 1.

Now, a platform ticket costs Rs 3. This move has inadvertently made journey tickets cheaper than platform tickets.
Source:-The Economic Times

Rates of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 01.01.2012 to the employees of the Central Government and the Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay in the pre revised scale as per 5th CPC



No. 1(3)/2008-E.II (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi
                                                    Dated: 20th April 2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:-               Rates of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 01.01.2012 to the employees of the Central Government and the Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay in the pre revised scale as per 5th CPC
            The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departments O.M. of even No. dated 17th October, 2011 revising the Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 1.7.2011 in respect of the employees of the Central Government and the Central Autonomous Bodies who continue to draw their pay and allowances in the pre-revised scales of pay as per 5th Central Pay Commission.
 2.         The rates of Dearness Allowance admissible to the above categories of employees of the Central Government and the Central Autonomous Bodies shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 127% to 139% w.e.f. 01.01.2012. All other conditions as laid down in the O.M. of even number dated 3rd October, 2008 will continue to apply.
3.         The contents of this Office Memorandum may also be brought to the notice of the organizations under the administrative control of the Ministries/Departments which have adopted the Central Government scales of pay.
4.         Hindi version is also attached.
Sd/-
(Subhash Chand)
Deputy Secretary to Govt. of India

Friday, April 20, 2012

Department of IT renamed as Department of Electronics and Information Technology

The Department of Information Technology, DIT (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) has been renamed Department of Electronics and Information Technology, DeitY.

Recently, the Cabinet Secretariat amended the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules 1961 and renamed the Department of Information Technology as Department of Electronics and Information Technology (IN Hindi it is Electroniki aur Soochana Praudyogiki Vibhag).

In the early days, the Department of Information Technology was called Department of Electronics. In October 1999, it was initially made Ministry of Information Technology. But with the merger of Departments of Telecommunications and Posts in the Ministry, in December 2001, the Department acquired its current name of Department of Information Technology.

However, in recent years, there has been a feeling that the electronics sector has not been given adequate importance by the Government. This resulted in a demand from various quarters of industry, academia and other stakeholders that the Department should provide increased focus to the electronics sector. The renaming of the Department is a symbolic move in that direction.

The Department is in the process of initiating several measures to renew the thrust to the Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) in the country. A new National Policy on Electronics is under finalization and a draft of the same was released by the Minister of Communications & IT last October. The Policy outlines the rationale and road map for the development of ESDM sector in the country. One of the declarations made in the draft National Policy on Electronics is that the Department would be renamed as Department of Electronics and Information Technology. Accordingly, a proposal for the renaming was taken up. This change is a result of that effort.

It is expected that this move will send a positive signal to domestic as well as foreign investors in the sector. Moreover, within Government and within the Department, it will help provide higher priority to policy initiatives relating to electronics.

The rechristening of the Department of Information Technology (DIT) as Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) would be ceremonially formalized at the hands of Sh Kapil Sibal , Minister of Communications and Information Technology) at an event on 19th April 2012 ( Thursday) at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi .

BK:AT:PM
(Release ID :82358)
Source : PIB dtd 18/04/2012

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Joining of new ASP(OD)

Sri Sushen Ch. Peda has joined as our new ASP(OD) w.e.f. 16.04.2012 F/N. We welcome him to our Division.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Closed Holiday on 14.04.2012

Closed Holiday on 14th April 2012 on account of birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar...

To view the Department of Posts (PE-II Section) order Click here.

Joining of new ASP (HQ)

Smt. Arunabala Mohanty has joined as our new ASP(HQ) w.ef. 09.04.2012 F/N. We welcome her to our Division.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

IPO 2011 Result Declared

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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Letter of Intent to Sify, TCS, Infosys & Reliance for various Tecnological projcets

The Department of Post (DoP) has issued Letters of Intent (LoIs) to Infosys, TCS, Sify and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for different technology advancement projects.
"Department is trying to induct technology in a big way. There are eight RFPs (Request for Proposal) we have floated and issued Letter of Intent in five (projects) to companies which include Infosys, TCS, Sify and Reliance," Secretary (Posts) Manjula Parasher told reporters here.
The Department has got approval of Rs 1,877.2 crore to be spend across these projects over period of two years and will seek additional funds when the need arises.
"Funds of Rs 1,877.2 crore have been approved. We will go ahead with that. We may need more money because implemented in some of the cases may last over period of six and half to nine years," she said.

DoP has issued LoI to Infosys for two projects which are Rural System and Financial Services Integration, Tata Consultancy Services for Change Management, Sify for Network Integration and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for Data Centre.

She said contract agreement with these companies will be signed shorty after these projects will start.
Under technology advancement program, DoP will put all necessary softwares in place along with procurement of requisite IT hardwares.
Secretary (Posts) added that the department will computerise all its 1.55 lakh post offices across country by 2013 with over 24,000 department post offices already computerised by month end.

Source: Economic Times.

Five years absence is considered as Resignation

New Delhi, Mar 30, 2012(PIB): The CCS (Leave) Rules has been amended by the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) vide Notification F.No.13026/2/2010-Estt.(L)] dated 29.03.2012. You can't take leave excess five years.
According to the new amendment, the Government Servants cannot be granted any kind of leave for a continuous period more than 5 years. It has been further laid down that any government servant if absent from duty for more than 5 years continuously with or without leave (other than on Foreign Service), they shall be deemed to have resigned from their post. The said notification is placed below for your ready reference.

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Revision of Interest rates in Samll Savings

No.113-01/2011-SB
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001.
Date: 30.03.2012

To
All Heads of Circles/Regions
Addl. Director General, APS, New Delhi.

Subject:- Revision in Interest Rates of Small Savings Schemes w.e.f 1st April 2012.

Sir / Madam,

The undersigned is directed to say that vide its OM No. 6-1/2011-NS-II (Pt.) dated 26.03.2012,
Ministry of Finance (DEA) has revised interest rates of Small Savings Schemes from 1st of April 2012.

Detail about old and revised rates is given below:-

INTEREST RATE TABLE
Name of Scheme
Period
Interest rates from 1.12.2011
Interest rates
from 1.4.2012
Savings Account
General
4.00%
4.00%
Time Deposit
1 Year
7.7%
8.20%
2 Year
7.8%
8.30%
3 Year
8.0%
8.40%
5 Year
8.3%
8.50%
5 Years Recurring Deposit
5 years
8.0%
8.40%
Monthly Income Account
5 Years
8.2%
8.50%
Sr. Citizen Savings Scheme Account
5 Years
9%
9.30%
Public Provident Fund Scheme
Account
15 Years
8.6%
8.80%
National Savings Certificates (VIIIth)
issue
5 Years
8.4%
8.60%
National Savings Certificate (IX-Issue)
10 Years
8.7%
8.90%

2. This is for information of the field staff as well as general public and Notifications will be
circulated as an received from MOF(DEA).

 3. This issues with the approval of DDG(FS)


Yours faithfully,

(Kawal Jit Singh)
Assistant Director (SB)

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