Grant of leave to the staff working under HSG.I Postmaster

Guidelines on grant of leave to the staff working under HSG I Postmasters

Directorate, vide order No: 51-4/ 2011-SPB-II dated 01.08.2011, has issued guidelines on grant of leave to the staff working under HSG I Postmasters. The Directorate order is posted below:

No. 51-4/ 2011-SPB-II

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi – 110001

Dated 01.08.2011

To,

1. All Chief Postmasters general

2. All Postmasters General

Subj: Grant of leave to the staff working under HSG I Postmaster.

Sir/ Madam,

It is observed that HSG I Postmaster is competent to grant only Casual leave to the staff working under him/ her. The applications for grant of other kind of leave to staff are forwarded by him/ her to the Division Office for approval. It has been brought to the notice of the Directorate that at times the said procedure takes time and if such officials who do not have casual leave left in their accounts want to proceed on earned leave immediately due to some unforeseen circumstances, they face problems in proceeding on leave at short notice.

2. The matter has been looked into. It has been decided by the competent authority in the Directorate that in such pressing circumstances, HSG I Postmasters while reccomending earned leave may relieve the official of his duties in anticipation of grant of leave by the competent authority, provided:

(i) The earned leave applied for by the individual is not for more than the period of three days.

(ii) No substitute is required in case the official proceeds on leave.

(iii) The leave may be reccomended by the HSG I Postmaster by recording that it is being reccomended subject to the availability of leave in the credit of the applicant.

(iv) The official may be relieved after duly following the procedure of handing/ taking over the charge.

(v) If later on the sanctioning authority finds that the official does not have the leave applied for to his credit, he should obtain the revised application from the individual for the kind of leave he/ she is entitled to at the earliest.

(vi) If the official needs earned leave for more than three days or wants to extend the earned leave beyond three days, he should apply for the same well in advance, so that it is sanctioned as per the existing procedure.

Yours faithfuly,

Sd/-

B P Sridevi

Director (Staff)

Grant of officiating Pay and Allowances to Selection Grade officials

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Meghdoot 7.0 - Returned BO articles fetching problem in Despatch module

After upgradation of MM 7.0, we cannot fetch the articles returned by BOs in Despatch module(Fetch from Postman option)..
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This is the solution received from PTC, Mysore for "Returned BO articles fetching problem in Depatch module"

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5. Copy the Despatch.exe file to application folder

Note: While doing the above steps if any error comes then use the old Despatch( i.e. whatever you are previously using before this despatch exe) and restore the counter database.


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Hike in GPF Interest - Parliament Panel Recommends

At last the long pending plea of Government Employees has been taken up by a Parliamentary Panel headed by Mr.Yashwant Sinha, Former Finance Minister and recommended to Central Government.

"The rate of interest on General Provident Fund (GPF) which is pegged at 8% may be reviewed so that government employees are not put to any disadvantage more so now when the interest rates for bank deposits has also been raised," the Standing Committee on Finance suggested in its report.

The panel pointed out that retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organiation has also increased rate of interest on PF deposits to 9.5% for 2010-11 from 8%.

The EPFO had been paying 8.5% interest on PF deposits since 2005-06. In September last year, it had recommended an increase in interest rate to 9.5% for 2010-11 after discovering Rs 1,731 crore surplus in their books of accounts.

If the suggestion of the panel finds favour from the government, over 50 lakh Centre's employeeswill stand to benifit.

In the present scenario, the bank rates are also increasing. Reserve Bank of India has increased its short term lending and borrowing rates by half a percentage point to 8 and 7%, respectively in its recent quarterly review unveiled on July 26.

Source: The Business Standard & Gconnect.

Too much overtime is bad for your health, says study

Research into civil servants shows 60% increase in heart-related illness

Working overtime is bad for your health, according to a study which shows it brings an increased risk of heart disease and heart attacks.

The research shows a 60% increase in heart-related illness such as non-fatal heart attacks and angina in those who work for three hours or more longer than a normal seven-hour day.

The research was part of the long-running Whitehall II study, which has followed the health of more than 10,000 civil servants since 1985. This latest analysis, reported in the European Heart Journal, looks at the working patterns of more than 6,000 people, aged 39-61, over an average of around 11 years.

One or two hours' overtime made no difference to people's health, the researchers from University College London and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health found. But three or more hours led to a 60% increased risk of coronary heart disease.

One of the explanations might be to do with the type of people who work long hours, who are classified within the Whitehall study as evincing "type A" behaviour – aggressive, competitive, tense, time-conscious and generally hostile.

Another factor could be psychological distress in the form of depression and anxiety, and possibly not enough sleep, or not enough time to unwind before going to sleep. The overtime workers could also be the sort who are more likely to carry on working while unwell, or may have high blood-pressure during office hours which does not show up at the GP surgery.

But none of these things fully explain the raised heart disease risk. Dr Marianna Virtanen, an epidemiologist in Helsinki who worked on the study, added that they had not measured what happens if people reduce their hours.

"One plausible explanation for the increased risk could be that adverse lifestyle or risk factor changes are more common among those who work excessive hours compared with those working normal hours," she said. "Another possibility is that the chronic experience of stress (often associated with working long hours) adversely affects metabolic processes. It is important that these hypotheses should be examined in detail in the future."

The authors also warn that their civil servant cohort was exclusively white-collar and public sector, and therefore the findings cannot be extrapolated to people in blue-collar jobs or in the private sector.

In an editorial in the journal, Gordon McInnes, professor of clinical pharmacology at the University of Glasgow's Western Infirmary, said the findings could have major implications and doctors should recognise that overtime may carry heart risks. Quoting Bertrand Russell, he wrote: "If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considers work important."

Dr John Challenor, from the Society of Occupational Medicine, called it a significant study. "In many ways it confirms what we as occupational health doctors already know – that work-life balance plays a vital role in wellbeing," he said. "Whilst research has shown that work is generally good for your health, we also know that an excess of work that is unremitting can have adverse health effects.

"Employers and patients need to be aware of all of the risk factors for coronary heart disease – and should consider overtime as one factor that may lead to a number of medical conditions."

Cathy Ross, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: "If we're stuck in the office we've less time to relax, get a good night's sleep, and take enough physical activity, all of which have been found to help reduce stress levels and protect against heart disease.

"Until researchers understand how our working lives can affect the risk to our heart health there are simple ways to look after your heart health at work, like taking a brisk walk at lunch, taking the stairs instead of the lift, or by swapping that biscuit for a piece of fruit."

Courtesy : guardian.co.uk & http://aipeup3bbsr.blogspot.com/

How to Retire Early? Retire sooner and Ric

The mindset of today’s young professionals is changing radically. They would like to have a semi-retired life in their late forties or early fifties by taking up a hobby instead of a regular job.

Somewhere within all of us, there is a dream to reach a point in life where we have enough wealth to be able to choose the work we would like to do and the pace at which we would like to work, if at all we feel like working; a point also referred to as financial freedom. Financial Freedom is also interpreted as being able to spend whatever amount you like, on whatever things you like, month after month.

Here is a step by step guide to Retire Early.

How long you expect to live?

First of all, you need to decide on “How long you expect to live?” This is going to be the starting point for your retirement plan. This you can decide by your health history and your family health history.

Will you run out of money?

You need to accumulate enough money required to live up to that age. You need to calculate the corpus amount required for retirement based on when do you want to retire?, how much you need to spend every month after retiring?, Inflation, tax, investment returns and the like.

There are two things which can make you run out of money in between. One is inflation and the other one is medical expenses at the old age. So you need to be very careful in assuming inflation when planning for retirement. Also you need to be adequately covered with right healthinsurance policies.

Retirement corpus Break up:

You need to divide your retirement corpus into two portions. One portion of it is the corpus required to retire at the regular age. It could be 58 or 60. The other portion is the corpus required to live between the early retirement and the regular retirement. Say if you want to retire at 50, what would be the corpus required to live between the age of 50 and the regular retirement age of 58 or 60.

First you need to accumulate money for your regular retirement. Then you need to proceed to accumulate for your early retirement. This way you break your targets and it psychologically gives you a lot of comfort in achieving early retirement.

Don't fall for get-rich-quick schemes

To retire early, definitely you need a sizable corpus. Don’t look for any short cuts and get-rich-quick schemes. Only with the increased risk comes the increased return. If any scheme assures low risk and high return, then it is going to be another scam. So stay away from those schemes.

Don't fear stocks

You need to consider investing in a well diversified portfolio for long-term. Diversified Equity mutual fund schemes are better. By investing in a diversified equity portfolio you will be taking calculated risk and not blind risk. Equities will beat all other asset classes in the long run. So it is an important option for those who want to retire early.

Reduce your annual cash requirements for when you retire by working out a careful budget

The monthly income required after retirement is going to be an important criteria for deciding the retirement corpus. If you are comfortable with lesser income you can retire sooner. So you need to be careful in drawing a budget for cash requirement post retirement.

Investigate a better return on your savings

Better return on your investment portfolio will help you retiring early. So maximize the return on your portfolio as far as possible.

Cut your current spending so you can save more

Money spent is money saved. Spend less; save more; invest smarter and retire sooner. There are more number of ways to spend smarter to save more. (Link this article here http://getahead.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/oct/14/slide-show-1-money-control-emotions-spend-smarter-and-save-more.htm)

Earn more now

Time is money. Don’t waste your time. Invest your time in revenue generating activities. Apart from your regular income source, there are other opportunities which you can exploit. You can create blogs; you can be a freelance writer; you can do internet marketing. There will be numerous opportunities based on your knowledge and skills if you take time to think and implement.

Take advantage of tax-deferred opportunities

Tax deferment is an important tool for early retirement. Tax deferment means less tax now. If you pay less tax and you will have more money to save. You need to pay tax on FDs on maturity even if you renew them. Income funds and MIPs could be a better alternative to this. You need to pay tax only when you actually redeem.

Find out some ways to have an income

Even after retirement you can have an income by way of a hobby or interest. You need not work on a regular schedule. Say you can be a trainer, you can be a blogger, you can be a consultant, or you can be an advisor in your chosen field. It generates money as well as it keeps you engaged after retirement. One of my clients has written a book and he is able to generate income from the copyright of that book year on year. If you are able to generate this kind of income, then you can retire early.

Retiring early is possible for each and everybody. You need to start planning for it little earlier. Professional assistance from financial planners will be of definitely useful to you, if you desire to retire sooner and retire richer.

The author is Ramalingam K, an MBA (Finance) and Certified Financial Planner. He is the Founder and Director of Holistic Investment Planners(www.holisticinvestment.in) a firm that offers Financial Planning and Wealth Management. He can be reached at ramalingam@holisticinvestment.in.

Courtesy : http://allcgnews.blogspot.com/

Meghdoot 7.0 - eMO Client Update

Problem:

After upgrading to MM 7 version, The eMOClient error log shows as:

16:12:10:Inserting eMO 108638110801001412] Failed With error Implicit conversion from data type nvarchar to money is not allowed. Use the CONVERT function to run this query.
16:22:05:Inserting eMO 106799110801051533] Failed With error Implicit conversion from data type nvarchar to money is not allowed. Use the CONVERT function to run this query.
16:22:05:Inserting eMO 106799110801051534] Failed With error Implicit conversion from data type nvarchar to money is not allowed. Use the CONVERT function to run this query

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Replace existing emo client exe available in emo client installation path with that of emoclient available at Download Run emo client and then check. Apply for request resend through divisional administrator web login once again in respect of concerned PO to receive the non received emos again.

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A Little Bit Of Exercise Can Prevent Heart Disease

If you want to reduce your heart disease risk, remember that even a little bit of exercise helps, it is better than none at all, and the more you do the better the benefit.

Those who do 150 minutes of "moderate-intensity leisure activity" have a 14% lower chance of developing coronary heart disease compared to individuals who are physically inactive.

It is added that the more exercise you do the lower the risk. It has been found that individuals who engaged in the equivalent of 300 minutes of moderate-intensity leisure-time physical activity per week had a 20% lower risk of developing coronary heart disease.

Even if you do less than the 2 hours 30 minutes moderate exercise each week, which US authorities recommend, your risk of developing coronary heart disease is still much is less than for someone who does nothing. Coronary heart disease, also known as coronary artery disease, is a narrowing of the blood vessels that supply oxygen and blood to the heart.

Source- Harvard School of Public Health

Courtesy : http://tkbsen.blogspot.com/

SCHEME FOR ENGAGEENT OF GDS ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS

SCHEME FOR ENGAGEENT OF GDS ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS-MERIT POINTS AND PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION – REVISED PROVISIONS THEREOF

No. 17-17/2010-GDS

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

(GDS Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg.

New Delhi-110116

Dated: 01 Aug 2011

Chief Postmaster General

Postmaster General

General Manager (Finance)

Director of Account (Postal.)

Subject: SCHEME FOR ENGAGEENT OF GDS ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS-MERIT POINTS AND PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION – REVISED PROVISIONS THEREOF.

Attention of all concerned is invited to this Directorate letter of even number dated 14 Dec 2010 under which the scheme for engagement of GDS on compassionate grounds with merit points & procedure for selection was circulated and made effective for all the compassionate engagement cases to be considered on or after 01.01.2011

2. The Scheme has recently been reviewed in this Directorate and in partial modification to the existing provisions contained in Para 7 of the Scheme, the following revised provisions may be substituted:-

(a) The existing ceiling of 10% is removed. All requests for compassionate engagement would be considered by the Circle Relaxation Committee on application of the relative merit points prescribed in this Directorate letter dated 14.12. 2010 in hard and deserving cases only subject to availability of the vacancy for the purpose & fulfillment of the terms and conditions of the GDS post. The term "hard and deserving cases" would mean cases over and above 50 merit points.

(b) All cases that are more than 5 years old or in which there is/are earning members(s) in the joint families hithertofare considered initially by the Circle Relaxation Committee and prescribed to be referred to this Directorate for approval would also be decided by the Circle Relaxation Committee concerned without further reference to this Directorate.

(c) All other provisions contained in the Scheme dated 14.12. 2010 shall continue to apply as already prescribed and all compassionate engagement shall be approved within the ambit of the prescribed Scheme only.

3. The revised provisions shall take effect from the date of application of the original Scheme. However, no past case decided in accordance with the original scheme prior to issue of this order shall be reopened. All cases lying undecided for whatever reasons may be decided only by the Circle Relaxation Committee without any further reference to this Directorate.

Sd/

(Surender Kumar)

Asst. Director General (GDS)

Source : http://ruralpostalemployees.blogspot.com/