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Friday, 26 April 2013

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a Master Circular dated 02.07.2012 on ‘Customer Service in Banks’ which, inter-alia, provides that banks may issue cheque books with larger number of leaves (20 or 25) if a customer demands the same and also ensure that adequate stocks of such cheque books (20/25 leaves) are maintained with all the branches to meet the requirements of the customers.

RBI has informed that there is no such proposal to levy charges on cash withdrawal deposits by cheque.

This was stated by Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena, in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Source : PIB

Active Post Offices and Letter Boxes in the Country

The year-wise number of post offices and letter boxes operational in the country from 2003- 2004 to 2011-12 are given in the table below.

Number of Post Offices and Letter Boxes in the Country from 2003-04 to 2011-12

Year	*No. of Post Offices()**	*No. of Letter Boxes ()**
Year	*No. of Post Offices()**	*No. of Letter Boxes ()**
2003-04	1,55,669	5,97,149
2004-05	1,55,516	5,84,006
2005-06	1,55,333	6,01,319
2006-07	1,55,204	5,89,666
2007-08	1,55,035	5,91,054
2008-09	1,55,015	5,85,087
2009-10	1,54,979	5,79,595
2010-11	1,54,866	5,73,749
2011-12	1,54,822	5,62,075
*() Numbers as on 31st March**

28,877 letter boxes were removed in the last nine years.

Complaints were received in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Kerala Circles and those complaints were settled with restoration of letter boxes wherever justified as per prescribed norms.

Government has decided to install 66,666 new letter boxes in rural areas under the Plan Scheme –“Rural Business & Acess to Postal Network” in the current Plan subject to availability of plan funds.

This information was given by Dr. (Smt.) Killi Kruparani, Minister of State for C&IT in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

Source : PIB

Constitution of a Committee for Cadre Restructuring of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS).

No.19/2/2013-CS-I(P)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public grievances and Pensions

(Department of Personnel & Training)

Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi -110003

April 25, 2013.

ORDER

Subject: Constitution of a Committee for Cadre Restructuring of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS).

A Committee for cadre restructuring of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) with the following composition and terms of reference is constituted:

Composition:

(i) Establishment Officer & Additional Secretary, DoP&T Chairman

(ii) Joint Secretary (CS), DoP&T Member

(iii) Joint Secretary (Pers), D/o Expenditure Member

(iv) Director (CS-I), D0P&T Member-Secretary

Terms of Reference:-

(a) To review the structure of CSS cadre, along with the feeder cadre, so as to harmonies the functional needs with the legitimate career expectations of its members

(b) To assess the magnitude of stagnation in various grades of CSS and suggest remedial measures — both short-term and long-term, as to reduce promotional blocks and at the same time prevent gaps from building up

(d) To take into view the suggestions of the stakeholders, viz, participating Ministries. Associations and members of the service for cadre review

(e) To examine any issue as referred to it by the cadre controlling authority of CSS and Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS).

2. The secretarial services to the Committee would be provided by the CS Division.

3. This has the approval of the Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel,.

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(Parminder Singh)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source: www.persmin.nic.in

[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/3Cadre.pdf

Supplementary DPC for promotion to the post of PS Gr. B for the year 2012-13.

During the course of meeting with Secretary (Posts), on 6/2/2013 the issue of supplementary DPC for the promotion to the post of PS Gr.B was discussed and accordingly, Directorate vide memo No. 9-23/2012-SPG (Pt.) dated 22/4/2013 have called for the certain records / documents of 84 officers for convening the supplementary DPC for the promotion to the post of PS Gr. B for the year 2012-13 by return FAX.

OC : Last candidate of 1989 batch : A. Karunanithi (Tamil Nadu)

SC : Last candidate of 1990 batch : K. C. Velayudhan (Kerala)

ST : Last candidate of 1990 batch : Ram Krishan (Himachal Pradesh)

All the officer bearers and Circle Secretaries are requested to keep liasion with their circle and ensure timely submission of records / documents by the circles to Directorate.

Source : CHQ Blog

Thursday, 25 April 2013

Early Decision – No need to pay Arrears on DA and 7th CPC

Early Decision – No need to pay Arrears on DA and 7th CPC

Decision in the right time –will avoid more funds to allocate as arrears!

At last, the most eagerly awaited announcement of additional dearness allowance has been declared by the cabinet, due from January 2013 to Central Government employees and Pensioners.

In general the announcement of dearness allowance has been made in the month of March every year. But this year this has been declared in the month of April. Though it was announced after some delay, there is no any loss, as the dearness allowance hike has to be paid with effect from 01-01-2013.

Before this announcement, there was a rumour that 50% dearness allowance will be merged with basic pay or otherwise dearness allowance will not be hiked, but the cabinet committee decision cleared these doubts.

Employees and Pensioners will get one more month arrears from January to April. Government has to allocate more funds as arrear due to delay.

If the decisions concluded in the right time, there will be no chance to allocate more fund for the payment of arrears and also prevent practical problems to accounting staff.

Even the National anomaly committee, after six years it was formed, has not solved all the problems raised due to the implementation of 6th CPC.

After the implementation of 6th CPC in 2008 with effect from 01.01.2006 , arrears had to be paid to Central Government servants. To avoid the additional financial burden, the Central Government decided to pay the arrears’ in two installments in 2008 and 2009. For this, government had to allocate more fund from budget. It can be avoided by early constitution of 7th pay commission.

So, to find the solution to all including disbursing authorities, setting up of 7th Central Pay Commission at early stage to implement in the right time, the same is demanding by the central trade unions and associations.

Every decision in the right time –will avoid more funds to allocate as arrears!

Source : www.govtempdiary.com

[http://www.govtempdiary.com/2013/04/early-decision-no-need-to-pay-arrears-on-da-and-7th-cpc/]

Dopt issued clarification on Children Education Allowance on 23.04.2013

Dopt issued clarification on Children Education Allowance on 23.04.2013

Department of Personnel and Training issued one more important order regarding reimbursement of Children Education Allowance, without submission of fee receipt for getting reimbursement of balance amount in the 3rd and 4th quarter and one more clarification pertaining to furnish any certificate to get reimbursement of CEA..

No.12011/01/2013-Estt.(Allowances)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

New Delhi, April, 23rd 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Children Education Allowance - Clarification

The undersigned is directed to refer to Department of Personnel & Training’s O.M.No.12011/03/2008-Estt.(Allowance) dated 2nd September, 2008, and subsequent clarifications issued from time to time on the subject and to state that various Ministries/Departments have been seeking clarifications on various aspects of the Children Education Allowance. The doubts raised are clarified as under:

(i) Whether reimbursement of balance amount of fee paid during 1st and 2nd quarter could be paid in 3rd/4th quarter without the fee receipt for the 3rd/4th quarter?	No. As it is reimbursement for the whole year, original receipts for the fee paid for the 3rd/4th quarter has to be submitted to ensure that the child has not dropped out of the school in the mid-session.
(ii) Whether a Government servant is that required to give a certificate that the spouse, if earning, has not claimed CEA?	Yes. The claimant Government servant is required to furnish an undertaking that reimbursement of CEA has not been claimed in respect of the child by any person other than the claimant.

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(Vibha G. Mishra)

Director