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)

Utkal Divasa Abhinandan

Bande Utkal Janani
We feel proud to be an Odia

Happy Ram Navami

Wishing you all very Happy Ram Navami.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Discontinuance of Bag Number System

Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Mail Business (Development & Operations) Division
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,New Delhi-110 001

No. 18-7/APS-D Dated 22.03.2012
To
All Heads of Circles
Subject:_-Introduction of New system of bag number in Mail System

This has reference to Directorate memo of even number dated 15.11.2006 on the subject cited above, vide which a new system of bag number was introduced with effect from 1st January, 2007.

1. After a review of the functioning of the bag numbering system, it has been decided to discontinue the bag number system with immediate effect.

2. This may be brought to the notice of all concerned.