Revision of Honorarium for Invegilation, Setting of Question Papers,Valuation etc for Limited Departmental Competitive Exams

Postal Directorate has revised the rates of Honorarium in connection with conducting of Limited Departmental Competitive Examinations Vide letter no A.34020/17/2008-DE dated 26.04.2012. The revised rates will apply to all Limited Departmental Competitive Examinations to be held on or after 26.04.2012.

The revised rates for various activities are as follows.

Sl no	Activity	Present Rate	Revised Rate
1	Setting of Question Paper	Rs 280-00 Rs 210-00	Rs 1000 per paper
2	Preparation of Key	25% of the rate of Setting	25% of Rs 1000
3	Evaluation of Answer Scripts	Rs 7 / 5.60 / 4.20	Rs 25 per Answer Script
4	Supervision for conducting LDCE	Rs 30 per session Rs 50 per Day	Rs 400 per session Rs 600 per Day
5	Invigilators appointed for conducting LDCE	Rs 20 per session Rs 30 per Day	Rs 250 per session Rs 350 per Day
6	Clerical Staff brought on Duty	Rs 25 per Day	Rs 150 per session Rs 250 per Day
7	Gr D (MTS) assistance	Rs 15 per Day	Rs 150 per session Rs 200 per Day

Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Postmaster Grade-I 2012

Schedule for conducting PM Grade -I Examination as per Department of Posts Memo No A-34012/4/2012-DE dated 10.4.2012.

1. Receipt of Application in plain paper - 19.04.2012.

2. Receipt of kits by Nodal Officer from CMC - 23.04.2012.
3. Receipt of kits by CO / RO / DO to eligible candidates - 26.04.2012.
4. Last date of receipt of kits at CO / RO / DO - 07.05.2012.
5. Receipt of filled kits by Nodal Officer from DO / RO / CO - 15.05.2012.
6. Dispatch by Nodal Officer to CMC - 18.05.2012.
7. Issue of Hall permits by CMC to candidates - 25.5.2012
8. Date of Examination - 03.06.2012 (Sunday).

PS Group 'B' Examination Schedule declared by Directorate.

Postal Directorate vide their memo No. A-34013/3/2012-DE Dt. 11.04.12 & 10.04.12called willingness from eligible officials for PS Group ‘B’ Exam scheduled to be held on 03.06.2012.


1. Receipt of Application in plain paper - 19.04.2012.
2. Receipt of kits by Nodal Officer from CMC - 23.04.2012.
3. Receipt of kits by CO / RO / DO to eligible candidates - 26.04.2012.
4. Last date of receipt of kits at CO / RO / DO - 07.05.2012.
5. Receipt of filled kits by Nodal Officer from DO / RO / CO - 15.05.2012.
6. Dispatch by Nodal Officer to CMC - 18.05.2012.
7. Date of Examination - 03.06.2012 (Sunday).

RT Guidlines for the year 2012-13 for all cadres except IPS Group 'A'

Directorate has issued orders vide Memo No 141-91/2012-SPB-II dated 2.4.2012 on the above subject.  Employees of all cadres except IPS Group 'A' completing Post Tenure of four years or Station Tenure of six years are to be rotated subject to the following broad principles:-

(i)  Matching of human resource with requirements of posts and placing officials in the choice stations may be considred in the overall context of administrative requirements and austerity measures.

(ii) Inter-station transfers should be restricted to minimum in view of the austerity measures.

(iii) Extension of tenure by one year except in the case of Single Handed Sub Postmasters and employees retiring within one year may be considered for retention by the Head of Circle.

(iv) In respect of Group 'A' officers other than that of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A', officers, who have completed four years in a particular post or six years at a particular station may be invariably rotated, especially, if the post occupied by them is sensitive in nature.  Their transfers should be linked with their performance and requirements of the posts to be filled up.

(v) If extention is required for such Group 'A' officers, the proposal of extension may be referred to the Directorate.

(vi) Rotational Transfer of SBCO staff will be made within the cluster of Divisions and only in exceptional circumstances, DPS (HQ) in consultation with AO ICO (SB) may consider movement of SBCO offcials outside the cluster.

(vii) The Rotational Transfer Guidlines should be made applicable to all cadres as indicated above including Stenographers/Private Secretaries and MMS.

(viii) Instructions issued by Vigilance Division of the Department regarding transfer/posting relating to sensitive posts will hold good without any change.

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Result of the Departmental Examination for selection to the posts of Inspectors of Posts Examination for the year 2011 held from 15 -16 October 2011 and 29 Jan 2012

Department has released IPO Examination result for the year 2011.  The result has been published in India Post Web site.
Congratulations to the selected candidates!!!

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/DOP/Exam.aspx

Post office launches online letterbox (Not here.. In Australia)

AUSTRALIANS will soon be able to receive their letters online with Australia Post's new digital mailbox.


The online letterbox will allow customers and businesses receive their mail through an online portal that can be accessed 24 hours a day.

Users will be able to connect with service providers they have a relationship with - such as banks, utilities and government entities and use the digital mail box as a personal digital vault to upload and find documents.

A spokesperson for Australia Post said the biggest difference between the new digital mailbox and an email account will be the ability to view relationships with service providers on one page and the security of the account.

“The Australia Post Digital Mailbox is a total system for storage, management and payment of statements and bills - customers can log in to view bills and pay them with one click,” the spokesperson said.

“It also allows users to view the history of their relationship with a service provider on one page - i.e. see all statements, bills and communications from that organisation.

“Another big difference is security. Email is not secure whereas the Australia Post Digital Mailbox provides end-to-end encryption of all communications.”

Australia Post also announced the opening of 30 superstores across the country in direct response to the 10 million Australians now shopping online which resulted in an extra three million parcels delivered this Christmas.

“With our parcel volumes growing a staggering 13 per cent since July last year due to online shopping, our superstores are where people’s physical lives will connect with their digital lives,” said Australia Post managing director and CEO, Ahmed Fahour.

The 24/7 zone will give customers around-the-clock access to post and collect parcels, pay for postage, purchase stamps and packaging products, pay bills and use an Australia Post ATM.

“With online shopping booming, Australians have told us they want to be able to collect their parcels at a time and place that suits them. Parcel locker trials at three post offices in Australia resulted in 3300 customers signing up to use them, Mr Fahour said.

"Now, we’re extending parcel lockers to a total of 10 sites, with plans for a national rollout to further expand this service.”

Source : adelaidenow.com

Post office small savings become attractive; Centre hikes rates

Srinagar, Apr 1: Here is some good news for people planning to invest in post office saving schemes. Centre government has hiked the interest rate of small saving schemes making them attractive for the investors.

According to experts, hike in interest rates of small saving schemes will give stiff competition to banks. “People will now have variety to choose investing agency offering higher interest rates,” they said.

According to official release by Union Finance Ministry, the rate for one year time deposit has been increased by 50 basis points to 8.2 per cent from 7.7 per cent. A similar rate hike has been announced for 2 year time deposits to 8.3 per cent from 7.8 per cent.

The rate for 3 year time deposit has been increased from 8 to 8.4 percent. 5 year time recurring deposit will also fetch 8.4 percent interest as compared to earlier 8 percent.

For more popular ‘monthly income scheme’, however the increase is slightly lower at 30 basis points. The rate for the five–year-scheme stands pegged at 8.5 percent while the interest rate on public provident fund has been increased from 8.6 percent to 8.8 percent.

Pertinently, the rates came into effect from today and would remain applicable for FY 2012-13.

There is also good news for senior citizens. The rate for senior citizens saving schemes has also been raised to 9.3 percent from 9 percent.

Besides the age slab for senior citizens to get benefits under the scheme has been reduced by five years to 60 from 65.

The rates applicable on the five year and 10- year maturity National Savings have also been revised.

Now an investor will get 20 basis point more interest under these schemes. For five year time deposit interest rate has been fixed at 8.6 percent and for ten year 8.9 percent which was earlier 8.4 percent and 8.7 percent respectively.

Accordingly, the interest rate on saving deposits has been kept unchanged at 4 percent. Experts believe the decision of the centre government to hike interest rates will help revive these schemes which are less known to masses.

Source : Greater Kashmir