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      It is stated by GS that the work of preparation of documentation for holding of DPC for promotion to the cadre of JTS Gr. A for the year 2014-15 is in full swing at Directorate. 

Revision of issues pertaining to GDS

(a) Examining/Revision of existing provisions for filling up of vacant GDS posts (Other than GDS BPM)

(b) Examination/Review of existing point based system of assessing indigence for compassionate engagement

The Committee has been allowed a time of one month to submit its recommendation.

Transfers and Postings of Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) officers of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A' dated 03.03.2015

Vacancy position of Inspector Posts/Assistant Supdt Post’s/Mail overseer

All members/office bearers/well wishers are requested to intimate the following information for taking up with Karnataka Circle Administration

Sl No.	Name of the Division	Name of Sub Division/ASP (HQ)/ASO(Dn)/IP©/Mail overseer vacant	Date from which vacant	How the Sub Division/post is managing

                                 No information from anybody.. please provide required information.

‘Go India’ Smart Card for Train Tickets

‘Go-India’ smart card scheme has been launched on pilot basis on two sectors i.e. New Delhi-Mumbai and New Delhi-Howrah. At present, the Go-India smart card enables passengers to pay for reserved and unreserved tickets. The smart card can be used at nominated Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS)/Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters and at Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) on these two sectors for issuing tickets. The salient features of the Go-India smart card are as under: 

Initially, the card can be get issued by paying minimum Rs.70/- where passenger will get Rs.20/- balance.After that, card can be recharged for Rs.20/- or in multiple of Rs.50/- upto Rs. 5000/-.

Maximum limit on Go-India smart card is Rs.10,000/-.

Go-India smart card has life time validity. In case of no usage in six months from the date of last transaction, smart card will be temporarily deactivated which can be activated again by paying Rs.50/- as activation fee.

The scheme is intended to reduce the transaction time at the booking counters for the convenience of passengers as it facilitates cashless transaction.             

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.

Seventh Pay Commission likely to submit report in October 2015

The government appointed the Seventh Pay Commission on 28 February 2014 under chairman justice Ashok Kumar Mathur with a timeline of 18 months to make its recommendations. Though the deadline for submitting the report ends in August this year, the SPC is likely to seek extension till October.

The Sixth Pay Commission which was constituted in October 2006 had submitted its report in March 2008. 

As a result of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, pay and allowances of the Union government employees more than doubled between 2007-08 and 2011-12—from Rs.74,647 crore to Rs.166,792 crore, according to the Fourteenth Finance Commission estimates.

 

Source : Livemint (Click here to read the full article)

Transfers/Postings in the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A' dated 02.03.2015