Contains important orders of Government granting various allowances, promotional benefits and other service benefits to the Postal officials. Contains important circulars of Departments about the latest schemes/services to the public. Contains calculation sheets to work out the arrears of various allowances granted from time to time to the officials.
December 11, 2009
TOKEN SYSTEM LIKE BANKS INTRODUCED IN POST OFFICES AT CHENNAI
November 8, 2009
SANCHAY POST WILL CONTINUE....?
Times of India Bangalore dated 6.11.2009
BANGALORE: IT city is stepping on the gas — it is now at the heart of India’s post-office revolution. Software product ‘Sanchay Post’, designed by engineers of Bangalore-based Datanet Systems, is transforming the gargantuan Indian postal system into a more secure and tech-savvy savings hub, as good as any modern bank, making life easier for thousands of families who swear by postal savings.
Software Sanchay Post is doing what customers have sought for long — computerized post offices. By March 2010, 16,000 post offices across the country will offer computerized postal services that are highly secure, transparent and quick. The services will be available at main post offices in the first phase.
G H Visveswara, CEO of Datanet Systems, said: “India Post has computerized 9,500 post offices so far. The plan is to computerize 6,000 more this year. By March 2010, with 16,000 computerized post offices, the post office will be India’s largest computerized banking system. We are happy Sanchay Post is at the middle of this postal transformation, and more so because it is helping the common man who reposes faith in the post office.”
WHEN DID IT START?
The postal department started its computerization plans around 1998-99, and Datanet Systems was selected through a tender. Around 2000, when the first version of the software was released, 184 post offices had been computerized. Between 2000 and 2007, only 480 post offices had been computerized as the postal department “was going slow”.
An unprecedented change, however, took place after March 2007 “owing to persuasion by CAG that all operations be computerized”. Between March 2007 and October 2009, computerized branches increased from 480 to a whopping 10,000. With 6,000 more planned by March 2010, the Indian postal department is now doing what no limited banking institution in the country has ever done: computerizing 16,000 branches in three years flat, from March 2007 to 2010.
Feedback from post offices to the new software and computerization has been positive. “India Post’s plan to computerize 6,000 branches more with the software is testimony that it has been working well for them. If it was not, such a major decision on such a large scale would not be taken place,” Visveswara said
July 24, 2009
SUB POST MASTER ARRESTED FOR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES FRAUD BY CBI
PTI News dated 17.7.2009
Hyderabad, July 17 (PTI) The CBI today arrested a postal department official from Warangal district in Andhra Pradesh on charge of "fraudulently" withdrawing funds to the tune of over Rs one crore deposited under different postal savings schemes.
According to CBI sources, Venu Madhav Chittempalli, a sub-post master at Godavarikhani in Karimnagar district allegedly committed the fraud through fabrication of documents of various schemes that come under Postal Savings Schemes and withdrew over Rs 90 lakh.
The accused postal official was indulged in the fraud since 2005, but the matter came to light few months ago when a woman depositor approached the post office seeking withdrawal of her deposited amount after its maturity period and found that the amount had already been withdrawn," a CBI officer told PTI.
Pay Calculator (Under Maintenance)
Pay Calculator (Under Maintenance)
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| New Basic Pay (Existing pay * 2.57) | |
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Illustration 1: If an employee H is presently drawing Pay of Rs 55,040 (Pay in the Pay Band Rs 46340 + Grade Pay Rs 8700 = Rs 55040), his pay should be entered in the calculator as Rs 55040 i.e including Grade Pay. The Pay will be fixed as Rs 1,41,600 (Example No I in Para No 5.1.29)
Illustration 2: If an employee T is presently drawing pay of Rs 24,200 (Rs 20,000 + 4,200) and if the post occupied by T is placed one level higher in GP 4600, then the basic pay should be entered as Rs 24,600 (Rs 20,000 + 4,600) and the pay will be fixed as Rs 64,100 (Example No II in Para 5.1.29). Hence, this example is applicable to Inspector Posts in our Department.
Illustration 3: In our Department the GP of IP/ASP/SP has been upgraded to Rs 4600, 4800 and 5400 respectively. Hence as per the Illustration 2 given below Para 5.1.29, the MACP IPs and MACP ASPs are eligible for GP Rs 4800 and Rs 5400 respectively. i.e their new pay level would be 8 and 9.
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7th Pay Commission - Pension Calculator
| Present monthly basic pension fixed as per 6th Pay Commission Rs. | |
| Select the Pay scale from which the pensioner retired. | |
| Enter number of increments earned in the Scale of pay/Pay band from which the pensioner retired | |
| New Pension (Existing Pension * 2.57) | (Option 1) |
| Corresponding New Pay Level | |
| Minimum Pension as per Revised Scale | |
| Fitment in the New Pay Level | |
| Monthly Pension As per VII CPC Pay level | (Option 2) |
Case I - Para 10.1.70:
Pensioner 'A' retired at last pay drawn of Rs 79,000 on 30.5.2015 under VI CPC regime, having drawn three increments in the HAG scale 67000-79000. Basic Pension fixed in VI CPC is Rs 39,500. Initial pension to be fixed under VII CPC is Rs 1,01,515 (39,500 X 2.57) This is Option 1. Notional Pay fixation based on 3 increments is Rs. 199100. Hence option 2 would be 50 percent of Rs 199100 i.e Rs 99,550. As option 1 is higher, pension admissible is Rs 1,01,515.
Case II - Para 10.1.71:
Pensioner 'B' retired at last pay drawn of Rs 4,000 on 31.1.1989 under IV CPC regime, having drawn 9 increments in the pay scale of Rs 3000-100-3500-125-450. Basic pension revised in VI CPC is Rs 12,543. Initial pension fixed under VII CPC is Rs 32,236 (Rs 12,543 X 2.57). This is Option 1. Notional Pay fixation based on 9 increments is Rs 88,400. Hence option 2 would be 50% of 88,400 i.e Rs 44,200. As option 2 is higher, pension admissible is Rs 44,200.
Table showing 4th Central Pay Commission (CPC) Pay scale corresponding
to revised 5th CPC post/grade & pay scale and corresponding to 6th CPC pay band
& grade pay:-
| SL. NO | 4th CPC Pay scale w.e.f. 1.1.1986 | 5th CPC Post/Grade and Pay scale w.e.f. 1.1.1996 | 6th Central Pay Commission w.e.f. 1.1.2006 Corresponding | Proposed 7th CPC Pay Levels | |||
| GRADE | SCALE | Name of Pay Band/Scale | Pay Bands/ Scale | Grade Pay | |||
| 1 | 750-12-870-14-940 | S-1 | 2550-55-2660-60-3200 | -1S | 4440-7440 | 1300 | Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs 18000 |
| 2 | 775-12-871-12-1025 | S-2 | 2610-60-3150-65-3540 | -1S | 4440-7440 | 1400 | Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs 18000 |
| 3 |
775-12871-14-955- 15-1030-20-1150 |
S-2A |
2610-60-2910-65-3300 -70-4000 |
-1S | 4440-7440 | 1600 | Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs 18000 |
| 4 | 800-15-1010-20-1150 | S-3 | 2650-65-3300-70-4000 | -1S | 4440-7440 | 1650 | Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs 18000 |
| 5 | 825-15-900-20-1200 | S-4 | 2750-70-3800-75-4400 | PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 1800 | Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs 18000 |
| 6 |
950-20-1150-25-1400/ 950-20-1150-25-1500/ 1150-25-1500 |
S-5 | 3050-75-3950-80-4590 | PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 1900 | Level-2 Minimum Pay Rs 19900 |
| 7 |
975-25-1150-30-1540/ 975-25-1150-30-1660 |
S-6 | 3200-85-4900 | PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 2000 | Level-3 Minimum Pay Rs 21700 |
| 8 |
1200-30-1440-30-1800/ 1200-30-1560-40-2040/ 1320-30-1560-40-2040 |
S-7 | 4000-100-6000 | PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 2400 | Level-4 Minimum Pay Rs 25500 |
| 9 |
1350-30-1440-40-1800 -50-2200/1400-40-1800 -50-2300 |
S-8 | 4500-125-7000 | PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 2800 | Level-5 Minimum Pay Rs 29200 |
| 10 |
1400-40-1600-50 -2300-60-2600/ 1600-50-2300-60-2660 |
S-9 | 5000-150-8000 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 | Level-6 Minimum Pay Rs 35400 |
| 11 | 1640-60-2600-75-2900 | S-10 | 5500-175-9000 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 | Level-6 Minimum Pay Rs 35400 |
| 12 | 2000-60-2120 | S-11 | 6500-200-6900 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 | Level-6 Minimum Pay Rs 35400 |
| 13 |
2000-60-2300-75-3200/ 2000-60-2300 -75-3200-3500 |
S-12 | 6500-200-10500 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 | Level-6 Minimum Pay Rs 35400 |
| 14 |
2375-75-3200-100-3500 / 2375-75-3200 -100-3500-125-3750 |
S-13 | 7450-225-11500 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4600 | Level-7 Minimum Pay Rs 44900 |
| 15 | 2500-4000 | S-14 | 7500-250-12000 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4800 | Level-8 Minimum Pay Rs 47600 |
| 16 |
2200-75-2800-100-4000/ 2300-100-2800 |
S-15 | 8000-275-13500 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 5400 | Level-9 Minimum Pay Rs 53100 |
| 17 | 2200-75-2800-100-4000 | NEW SCALE |
8000-275-13500 (Group A Entry) |
PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 5400 | Level-10 Minimum Pay Rs 56100 |
| 18 | 2630/- FIXED | S-16 | 9000 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 5400 | Level-10 Minimum Pay Rs 56100 |
| 19 | 2630-75-2780 | S-17 | 9000-275-9550 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 5400 | Level-10 Minimum Pay Rs 56100 |
| 20 | 3150-100-3350 | S-18 | 10325-325-10975 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 6600 | Level-11 Minimum Pay Rs 67700 |
| 21 |
3000-125-3625/ 3000-100-3500-125-4500/ 3000-100-3500-125-5000 |
S-19 | 10000-325-15200 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 6600 | Level-11 Minimum Pay Rs 67700 |
| 22 | 3200-100-3700-125-4700 | S-20 | 10650-325-15850 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 6600 | Level-11 Minimum Pay Rs 67700 |
| 23 |
3700-150-4450/ 3700-125-4700-150-5000 |
S-21 | 12000-375-16500 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 7600 | Level-12 Minimum Pay Rs 78800 |
| 24 | 3950-125-4700-150-5000 | S-22 | 12750-375-16500 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 7600 | Level-12 Minimum Pay Rs 78800 |
| 25 | 3700-125-4950-150-5700 | S-23 | 12000-375-18000 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 7600 | Level-12 Minimum Pay Rs 78800 |
| 26 |
4100-125-4850-150-5300/ 4500-150-5700 |
S-24 | 14300-400-18300 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 8700 | Level-13 Minimum Pay Rs 118500 |
| 27 | 4800-150-5700 | S-25 | 15100-400-18300 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 8700 | Level-13 Minimum Pay Rs 118500 |
| 28 |
5100-150-5700/ 5100-150-6150/ 5100-150-5700 -200-6300 |
S-26 | 16400-450-20000 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 8900 | Level-13A Minimum Pay Rs 131100 |
| 29 |
5100-150-6300 -200-6700 |
S-27 | 16400-450-20900 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 8900 | Level-13A Minimum Pay Rs 131100 |
| 30 |
4500-150-5700 -200-7300 |
S-28 | 14300-450-22400 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 10000 | Level-14 Minimum Pay Rs 144200 |
| 31 |
5900-200-6700/ 5900-200-7300 |
S-29 | 18400-500-22400 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 10000 | Level-14 Minimum Pay Rs 144200 |
| 32 | 7300-100-7600 | S-30 | 22400-525-24500 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 10000 | Level-14 Minimum Pay Rs 144200 |
| 33 |
7300-200-7500 -250-8000 |
S-31 | 22400-600-26000 |
HAG SCALE |
67000-79000 | NIL | Level-15 Minimum Pay Rs 182200 |
| 34 |
7600/-FIXED / 7600-100-8000 |
S-32 | 24050-650-26000 |
HAG+ SCALE |
75500-80000 | NIL | Level-16 Minimum Pay Rs 205400 |
| 35 | 8000/- FIXED | S-33 | 26000(FIXED) | APEX SCALE | 80000(FIXED) | NIL | Level-17 Fixed Pay Rs 225000 |
| 36 | 9000/- FIXED | S-34 | 30000(FIXED) | CAB. SEC. | 90000(FIXED) | NIL | Level-18 Fixed Pay Rs 250000 |
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CLASSIFICIATION OF CITIES FOR HRA
'X' Cities - 24% HRA
|
States |
Cities Classified as "X" |
| Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad (UA) |
| Delhi | Delhi (UA) |
| Gujarat | Ahmadabad (UA) |
| Karnataka | Bangaluru (UA) |
| Maharashtra | Greater Mumbai (UA), Pune (UA) |
| Chennai (UA) | |
| West Bengal | Kolkatta (UA) |
'Y' Cities - 16% HRA
|
States |
Cities Classified as "Y" |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada (UA), Warangal, (UA), Greater Vishkhapatnam (M.Corpn), Guntur (UA), Nellore (UA) |
| Assam | Guwahati (UA) |
| Bihar | Patna (UA) |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh (UA), SAS Nagar, Mohali |
| Chattisgarh | Durg-Bhilai Nagar (UA), Raipur (UA) |
| Gujarat | Rajkot (UA), Jamnagar (UA), Bhavnagar (UA), Vadodara (UA), Surat (UA) |
| Haryana | Faridabad*(M.Corpn), Gurgaon*(UA) |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar (UA), Jammu (UA) |
| Jharkhand | Jamshedpur (UA), Dhanbad (UA), Ranchi (UA), Bokara Steel City (UA) |
| Karnataka | Belgaum (UA), Hubli-Dharwad, Mangalore (UA), Mysore (UA), Gulbarga (UA) |
| Kerala | Kozhikode (UA), Kochi (UA), Thiruvananthapuram (UA), Thrissur (UA), Malappuram (UA), Kannur (UA), Kollam (UA) |
| Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior (UA), Indore (UA), Bhopal (UA), Jabalpur (UA), Ujjain (M.Corpn) |
| Maharashtra | Amravati (M.Corpn), Nagpur (UA), Aurangabad (UA), Nashik (UA), Bhiwandi (UA), Solapur (M.Corpn), Kolhapur (UA), Vasai-Vrar City (M.Corpn), Malegaon (UA), Nanded-Waghala (M.Corpn), Sangli (UA) |
| Orissa | Cuttack (UA), Bhubaneswar (UA), Raurkela (UA) |
| Puducherry (Pondicherry) | Puducherry/Pondicherry(UA) |
| Punjab | Amritsar (UA), Jalandhar (UA), Ludihiana (M.Corpn) |
| Rajasthan | Bikaner (M.Corpn), Jaipur (M.Corpn), Jodhpur (UA), Kota (M.Corpn), Ajmer (UA) |
| Tamilnadu | Salem (UA), Tiruppur (UA), Coimbatore (UA), Tiruchirappalli (UA), Madurai (UA), Erode (UA) |
| Uttarkhand | Dehradun (UA) |
| Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad, Meerut (UA), Ghaziabad* (UA), Aligarh(UA), Agra (UA), Bareilly (UA), Lucknow (UA), Kanpur (UA), Allahabad (UA), Gorakhpur, Varanasi (UA), Varanasi (UA), Sahranpur (M.Corpn), Noida (CT), Firozabd (NPP), Jhansi (UA) |
| West Bengal | Asansol (UA), Siliguri (UA), Durgapur (UA) |
*only for the purpose of extending HRA on the basis of dependency
Remaining cities/towns which are not covered under "X" or "Y" are classified as "Z" for the purpose of HRA.
6h Commission - Pay Band and Grade Pay
STANDARD PAY SCALES
| Pay Band | Pay in the Pay Band (Rs.) | Grade Pay (Rs.) |
| PB-1 | 5,200-20200 | 1,800 |
| PB-1 | 5,200-20200 | 1,900 |
| PB-1 | 5,200-20200 | 2,000 |
| PB-1 | 5,200-20200 | 2,400 |
| PB-1 | 5,200-20200 | 2,800 |
| PB-2 | 9,300-34800 | 4,200 |
| PB-2 | 9,300-34800 | 4,600 |
| PB-2 | 9,300-34800 | 4,800 |
| PB-2 | 9,300-34800 | 5,400 |
| PB-3 | 15,600-39100 | 5,400 |
| PB-3 | 15,600-39100 | 6,600 |
| PB-3 | 15,600-39100 | 7,600 |
| PB-4 | 37,400-67000 | 8,700 |
| PB-4 | 37,400-67000 | 8,900 |
| PB-4 | 37,400-67000 | 10,000 |
| HAG Scale | 67,000 (annual increment @ 3%) - 79000 | Nil |
| HSG+ Scale | 75,500 (annual increment @ 3%) - 80000 | Nil |
| Apex Scale | 80,000 (Fixed) | Nil |
| Cabinet Secretary | 90,000 (Fixed) | Nil |
Rates of Fixed Conveyance Allowance under SR-25
The revised rates of Conveyance Allowance under SR-25w.e.f. 1.9.2008 revised under Ministry of Finance OM No F. No 19039/2/2008-E.IV dated 23.9.2008 are as under:-
| Average Monthly travel on official duty | For journeys by own motor car (in Rs.) | For journeys by other mode of conveyance (in Rs.) |
|---|---|---|
| 201-300 Kms | 1120 | 370 |
| 301-450 Kms | 1680 | 480 |
| 451-600 Kms | 2070 | 640 |
| 601-800 Kms | 2430 | 750 |
| Above 800 Kms | 3000 | 850 |
The above rate wll be increased by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance goes up by 50%
GDS SERVICE DISCHARGE BENEFITS
| Nature of benefit | Present Benefits | Revised Benefits (w.e.f. 9.10.2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Ex-gratia Gratuity | Granted at the rate of half months basic TRCA drawn immediately before discharge of service for each completed year of service subject to a maximum of Rs 18,000 or 16.5 months basic TRCA last drawn whichever is less. Minimum service prescribed is 15 years. | Continuance of the existing formula for grant of Ex-gratia Gratuity subject to a Maximum of Rs. 60,000. |
| Severance Amount | A Lumpsum severance amount of Rs 30,000/- is paid on discharge provided a GDS has completed 20 years of continuous service. In case of a GDS completing 15 years of service but less than 20 years of continuous service the severance amount paid is Rs 20,000 | Severance Amount shall be paid at the rate of Rs 1500 for every completed year of service subject to a Maximum of Rs 60000 with reduction in Minimum eligibility period to 10 years. |
