Supply of laptop to Divisional Heads

Postal Directorate vide its No.40-13/2010-Tech dated 19.10.2010 has placed supply orders with vendors for supply of Computer Notebook (Laptops) to Divisional Heads.

IPS movements

The following IPS transfer orders issued by Dte.

01. Ms.Sandhya Rani 1987, PMG, South Karnataka Region posted as PMG (BD, Tech & Mktg), Hyderabad against vacant post.

02. Shri.Charles Lobo 1987, PMG (MM), Mumbai posted as PMG, South Karnataka Region.
 
Dte Memo No : 1-2 / 2009-SPG Dt. 25.10.10
Association conveys best wishes to both officers.

Direct Recruit Inspectors of Posts- SSC Examination-2008

270 candidates have been allocated to various Postal Circles vide Postal Directorate No. 7-26/2010 which can be downloaded from helpdesk www.sahuliyat.com http://www.sahuliyat.com/index.php?categoryid=29&p2003_sectionid=1&p2003_fileid=138

Postal Life insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance - Interesting Facts

The corpus of POLIF & RPOLIF stood at Rs. 14,152.59 crore and Rs. 3994.36 crore on 31st March, 2009. Till 31st March, 2009, these funds were earning an interest of 8% under the Special Deposit Scheme from the Ministry of Finance. Cabinet had approved Operationalisation of investment of POLIF & RPOLIF through two fund Managers, SBI Mutual Fund and UTI Asset Management Co. under the nondiscretionary mode in December, 2007. With the signing of the agreement by the Department with the two Fund Managers, the wheels were set in motion for the investment of net accretion to the POLIF & RPOLIF. The investment of net accretions started in November, 2009 and till date Rs. 425 Crores has been invested. The investment of funds is being carried out in accordance with the IRDA guidelines. Investment Board headed by Member (PLI) as Chairman overseas the investment function. The day- today activities of investment are carried out by the investment Division at Mumbai headed by the Chief Investment Officer. Only net accretions to the funds after 31.10.2009 are being invested presently. POLIF/ RPOLIF corpus as on 31.10.2009 will be converted into dated Government securities.
Source: Annual Report 2009-2010 Page 43

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS MULLS MARKET PRICE FOR BIZ, SPEED POST

PREMIUM, postal services, such as business mails, logistic post and speed post, will get expensive as the government looks for ways to bring down the deficit of the postal department, which is running into thousands of crores. The department of posts (DoP) is considering a market based pricing for many of its products that do not have a social dimension to them to reduce the government subsidy. The idea is to have a sustainable costing and pricing mechanism for postal products and services, even as services are kept affordable for the common man, "said government official in the department of telecommunications and information technology.

The department plans to get the new tariff structure in place before the budget session of Parliament next year and has decided to commission a study by a private consultant to freeze the proposal quickly.

Tariffs for products, such as post cards and inland letters that are used by the poor are not likely to be raised.

Post cards cost 50 paisa each while an unregistered inland letter costs Rs.2.50, well below what it takes DoP to deliver them. According to estimates , India Posts tariff is 70% cheaper for domestic destinations and 30% cheaper for international destinations , when compared to the tariff charged by private courier agencies .As per estimates, the department is expected to generate revenues of Rs.6956 crore, way below its working expenses of more than Rs. 10552 crore.

The Economic Times, New Delhi, 05th October, 2010.

Latest Position on Important Issues

Shri. Jayanth Kumar, IP Karanataka Circle visited Dak Bhawan and met with various officers to ascertain present position in respect of below mentioned issues.

1. Revision of Grade Pay for IP:
File is still pending in the Establishment Division of the Directorate. Recruitment Rules of Income Tax Officers in CBDT and Superintendents in CBEC are required for further processing the case. Members may please help the CHQ to procure the same so that it could be submitted to the Department.

2. Result of PS Group B exam :
It is likely to be announced by the end of November 2010 or first week of December 2010.

3. PS Group B DPC for the year 2010:
It is likely to be held in November 2010. Exact date of DPC is yet to be fixed.

4. Outsourcing of examinations:
It is likely to be finalized by January 2011. All examinations are likely to be conducted on objective type.

5. Revision of Honorarium of Invigilators for departmental examinations.
Case is under consideration by the department. Department is in the process of collecting information on amount being paid for invigilators by the SSC/UPSC. Information from the UPSC is awaited. Members may please help the CHQ to procure the rates being paid by SSC/UPSC so that it could be shared with the Department.

6. Revision of Fixed stationery charges for the Sub Division:
File is reported to be sent to Finance Ministry for concurrence.

Deputation of ASPs and IPs to the Department.

Postal Directorate has called for applications for deputation of ASPs and IPs to the Department vide no. 4-1/2010-SPB-II dated 12-10-2010

Sub:- Deputation of ASPs and IPs to the Department.

Services of ASPs and IPs are required in the Directorate. It is, therefore, requested that only such ASPs and IPs, who are willing to be deputed in the Directorate and have cleared their probation period and are not due for promotion with in the next two years, may submit their applications to their respective Circles for necessary action. An advance copy of the application may be sent to the Directorate by the applicants.

-Sd-
(SURAJ BHAN)
Asstt. Director General(SPN)