punctuality in Government Offices

Observance of punctuality in Government Offices - Dopt orders on 22.6.2015

G.I., Dept. of Per.& Trg., O.M.No.11013/9/2014-Estt.A-III, dated 22.6.2015

Subject: Observance of punctuality in Government Offices.

Instructions have been issued from time to time with regard to the need to observe punctuality by Government servants. Responsibility for ensuring punctuality in respect of their employees rests within Ministries/ Departments/ Offices.

2. The decision to introduce AADHAR enabled Bio-metric Attendance System (AEBAS) in Central Government offices, including attached/ sub-ordinate offices, to replace the manual system of marking of attendance to ensure punctuality is to be implemented in all Ministries/ Departments. This Department vide O.M. of even no. dated 21.11.2014 and 28.01.2015, while recognizing that the Biometric Attendance System is only an enabling platform had, inter-alia, stated that there was no change in the instructions relating to office hours, late attendance etc.

3. In this connection attention is invited to Rule 3(1)(ii) of CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 which stipulates that every Government servant shall at all times maintain devotion to duty. Habitual late attendance is viewed as conduct unbecoming of a Government servant and disciplinary action may be taken against such a Government servant. It is also added that punctuality in attendance is to be observed by Government servants at all levels.

4. It is also requested that the necessary directions may be issued to all employees to mark their attendance in BAS portal on regular basis.

Source : www.persmin.gov.in

According to New Recruitment Rules, Selection for the Post of PA/SA will be through S.S.C

Department of Posts ( Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment Rules, 2015

Click here to view the Department of Posts ( Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment Rules, 2015 notified in the Gazette of India.

ISRO Recruitment for Scientist / Engineer Posts 2015

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has published a Advertisement for below mentioned Posts 2015. Check below for more details.

Posts :
1. Scientist/Engineer – Electronics : 49 Posts
2. Scientist/Engineer – Mechanical : 34 Posts
3. Scientist/Engineer – Computer Science : 26 Posts

Total No. of Posts : 109 posts

Educational Qualification : BE/B.Tech or equivalent in First Class with an aggregate minimum of 65% (average of all semesters for which results are available). Candidates who are slated to complete the BE/B.Tech course in the academic year 2014-15 are also eligible to apply provided final Degree is available by 30/9/2015.

Age Limit : 35 years as on 09.07.2015. Ex-Serviceman and Persons with Disabilities are eligible for age relaxation as per Govt. of India orders.

Application Fees : There will be an Application Fee of `100/- (Rupees One Hundred Only) for each
application.

Notification : Click Here

Apply Online : Click Here

Last Date : 09-07-2015

Inclusion of Aadhar Number (Unique Identification) Number in Service Book of Govt. Servant

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Only 10 days left to exchange your pre-2005 currency notes

Only 10 days are left to exchange pre-2005 currency notes, including those of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations, at banks as the deadline to do so is ending on June 30.

Seeking cooperation for withdrawing pre-2005 currency notes from circulation, the RBI has asked the public to deposit the old design notes in their bank accounts or exchange them at a bank branch convenient to them.

The earlier deadline was January 1, but later the Reserve Bank of India had extended it till the end of this month.

All pre-2005 notes continue to remain a legal tender. These notes can be exchanged for their full value at bank branches.

It is easy to identify pre-2005 notes. The currency notes issued before 2005 do not have the year of printing on the reverse side. In notes issued post 2005, the year of printing is visible at the bottom on the reverse.

The rationale behind the move to withdraw banknotes printed prior to 2005 is to remove them from the market because they have fewer security features compared with banknotes printed after 2005, RBI said.

It is standard international practice to withdraw old series notes.

Post-2005 notes have added security features and help in curbing the menace of fake currency.

Over 164 crore pre-2005 currency notes of various denominations, including of Rs 1,000 were shredded in regional offices of Reserve Bank in 13-month period ending January.

The face value of the shredded currency notes was around Rs 21,750 crore. As per the details given in Parliament in March, 86.87 crore pieces of Rs 100, 56.19 crore pieces of Rs 500 and 21.75 crore pieces of Rs 1,000 were shredded.

Source : The Economic Times

Person to person transfer of certificates in DOP Finacle

Person to person transfer of certificates in DOP Finacle

• In DOP we can transfer the certificates (NSC and KVP) from one person to another person.
• As per the SB order 05/2014 point numbers (xi) and (xii) we can transfer the certificates both KVP and NSC from one person to another person in DOP Finacle.
• Certificates can be transferred only once from date of issue to date of maturity.
• At the time of transfer of certificates from one person to another, old certificates will not be discharged, Name of the holder shall be rounded and name of the new holder shall be written on the old certificate and purchase application(in case of non CBS post offices) under dated signatures of the authorized postmaster with his designation stamp and date stamp of post office.
• Generally in DOP we will transfer the certificates from one person to another person when invester is offering the certificates as gift or in case of deceased depositor(investor) and the nominee willing to continue the certificates.
• The procedure for transferring the certificates from one person to another person is mentioned below

1. In DOP Finacle CIF is to be created for the new customers.(Use menu CCRC)
2. Before creating a new CIF, a de-dupe check has to be made for checking about the existence of the customer.(use the menu CDEDUP)
3. New CIF is to be created to the new customer whose name is going to be added or in whose name certifcates are going to be transferred.
4. New CIF is to be attached with the existing accounts created against certificates.This is required to be done for each certificate.( use the menu HCCA i.e., merging the CIF).
5. On the physical certificate, name of the old certicate has to be rounded and name of the new customer to be added uner dated signature of Supervisor.
6. In case of Single to Joint, name of the new customer is to be added on the existing certificates.

Procedure to attach the CIF for the existing accounts against certificates

• In order to attach the CIF for the existing accounts use the menu HCCA
• HCCA stands for Change CIF Id ofA/c ( Merging the CIF id)
• Invoke the menu HCCA then the system will display the below screen

Then select the function as "Modify" as shown in the figure and enter the account number as shown in the figure

Then click on GO then the system will display the below mentioned screen and do the changes as mentioned below

In new CIF ID column system will show old CIF id remove it and enter new CIF ID

Select Modify A/c Name as "YES"

Select Reason code from the searcher as T(T-Transfer of certificates)  as shown

Then click on Submit and verify in the supervisor using the same menu HCCA.

Courtesy : http://pofinacleguide.blogspot.in/

International Yoga Day - June 21 - India Sets Guinness Records

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PM Modi Leads Yoga Session, India Sets Guinness Records: 10 Developments

NEW YORK: India created two world records on International Yoga Day with the yoga performance at Rajpath led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The record for largest yoga class, with 35,985 people, and the record for most nationalities participating in a single yoga event - 84.

Source : http://www.ndtv.com/

STS Promotion orders released

STS Promotion orders released

India Post readies for more tie-ups with e-commerce firms

For India Post, the new-age business is going to be a key revenue driver with phenomenal rise in daily mailing volumes as it is increasingly looking at associations with entities such as Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and YEP.

MUMBAI: When did you last remember a postman knocking at you door? Even though it's hard to recall such an incident, your friendly neighbourhood postman may now appear at your doorstep more often, delivering a book or a gadget bought on an e-commerce portal.

The department of posts now delivers more than two lakh e-commerce parcels daily, double of what it used to a year ago, according to a national estimate.

"E-commerce fulfillment (shipping) is a big business opportunity for us," said Ashok Kumar Dash, chief postmaster general (Maharashtra Circle), India Post.

"Associations with e-commerce portals are likely to go up in the coming days, and the quality of delivery in farflung areas will be crucial." For India Post, the new-age business is going to be a key revenue driver with phenomenal rise in daily mailing volumes as it is increasingly looking at associations with entities such as Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and YEP, a move aimed at revenue generation for the 200-year old straggler.

For instance, in the Mumbai region of the Maharashtra circle, daily Amazon parcel deliveries have risen to about 7,000 a day at present from a mere 200 shipments in November, two people with the direct knowledge of the matter told ET.

Flipkart too has started shipments to its customers using the postal services. In the Mumbai region, it has been sending around 700-800 parcels daily since the past three months, said one of the persons in the know of things.

Two years ago, the e-commerce revenue was below Rs 200 crore, and it was estimated to be about Rs 400-500 crore in the year ending March 2015.

All-India revenue from e-commerce is expected to be Rs 900-1,000 crore in FY16 for India Post, according to PN Ranjit Kumar, postmaster general (Mumbai), India Post.

"Revenues are likely to rise in this segment," he said. Both, however, declined to share further details. The e-commerce sector in India has grown by 34% (CAGR) since 2009 to touch $16.4 billion in 2014, and is expected to be about $22 billion in 2015, according to a recent report by PwC. This in turn has triggered a growth in the logistics business.

India's logistics business is estimated at $100 billion, and India Post is hoping to cater to the growing demand in this sector, especially in tier-II and tier-III cities where the presence of private courier companies is limited. The postal department is trying to use its post office network of over 1.5 lakh branches.

One of the advantages the department is its huge land bank which is crucial for logistics business, according to a senior government official.

Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

Examination for promotion of LGOs to the cadre of PAs/SAs held on 23-11-2014 - Kerala Circle

Source : http://keralapost.in/Downloads/results%20LGO%202014%20dated%2017.06.2015.pdf