E-Tickets through Mobile Phone

Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways, has launched the scheme for booking Railway e-tickets through mobile phone through its website i.e. irctc.co.in/mobile. The broad features of the schemes are as follow:- 

•  Users can use their existing IRCTC user ID and password. 

•  After booking tickets through the mobile phones, users receive a reservation message with the ticket details. 

•  The service charges of IRCTC are similar to e-tickets i.e. Rs.10/- per ticket for second/sleeper class and Rs. 20/- per ticket for all other classes. 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri K. H. Muniyappa in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. 

Source : PIB dtd 22/03/2012

Incentive to Mailoverseers for procuring RPLI Business.

DIRECTORATE OF POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE

Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications &

Information Technology, Government of India

Chanakyapuri Post Office Complex, New Delhi -110 021.

No.30-1/2010-LI                                                                     Dated : 21-02-2012.

To

Ms. Karuna Pillai,

Chief Postmaster-General,

Andhra Pradesh Circle,

Hyderabad-500 001.

Madam,

            This is regarding clarification on the following item proposed for discussion in the JCM.

Item : Incentive to Mailoverseers for procuring RPLI Business.

Clarification : Rule 5(22) of Post Office Insurance Rules, 2011 defines that “marketing staff” is an official or person who is authorized by the Postsmaster-General or Head of Division to procure Postal Lie Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance business.  The marketing staff includes IPOs, ASPOs, ASRMs, Ex.DO(PLI), PRI(P), Postmasters, Selected Postal Assistant, Postman, Retired GDS BPM, DO(PLI), Field Officer(PLI), SRM (Rural S.O), GDS staff and also includes Direct Agents such as Anganwadi worker, Mahila Mandal worker, Ex-Serviceman, Retired school teacher, SHGs, Gram Pradhkan & Member Gram Panchayat and any other official/persons as considered suitable by the Head of Postal Division.  As such, if Mailoverseer is engaged- depending upon suitability in procuring RPLI business/policies, he also entitled for incentive as par with other Departmental officials.

                                                                                                            Sd/-

                                                                                                (R. Santhakumar)

                                                                                            Dy.Divisinal Manager.

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