Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Holding of meeting with staff side by Member (O) relating to classification of mail offices into L-1 and L-2 mail offices.


No. 28-6/2011-D
Government of India
Ministry of Communication & IT
Department of Posts
Mail Business Division

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110 001

Dated     30/10/2012

To
1.   Shri D. Theagrajan
Secretary General, FNPO, T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-1
2.   Shri M. Krishnan
Secretary General, NFPE, First Floor, North Avenue PO Bldg. New Delhi-1.

Sub:- Holding of meeting with staff side by Member (O) relating to classification of mail offices into L-1 and L-2 mail offices.

     This has reference to the request from the staff side regarding a meeting on issues pertaining to L-1 and L-2 mail offices under MNOP.

2.       Member (O) has decided to hold a meeting on 02/11/2012 at 15.00 hrs. in K R Murthy Committee Room, Second Floor, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-1 to discuss the issues concerned.

          Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting in time.




(M B Gajbhiye)
Assistant Director General (MO)

Monday, October 29, 2012

Filling up of 53 Posts in Center for Excellence in Postal Technology on deputation basis

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Flash News



30/10/2012 &31/10/2012 in Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, AGS C.Thrivikraman Nair retiredment function                                                            01/11/2012 to03/11/2012 in T.N. Circle P4 circle confrans(Chennai)                                                      03/11/2012 t0 04/11/2012 IN W.B. attend NUPE p4 meeting                                                              05/11/2012 to 06/11/2012 IN Bihar. attend Circle P4 circle confrans(patana)
08/.11/2012 in Mumbai                                                                                            

23/11/2012 to25/11/2011 All India Central Working Committee Meeting NUPE postmen and Group ‘D’/MTS to be held on 23rd and 25th November 2012.
in Panjab(Ludhiana)                                                                     

21/11/2012 to 22/11/2012 and 26/11/2012 to 27/11/2012 IN DELHI

FACILITIES EXTENDED TO HANDICAPPED PERSONS IN RESPECT OF RESERVATION IN TRAINS



FACILITIES EXTENDED TO HANDICAPPED PERSONS IN RESPECT OF RESERVATION IN TRAINS 

(i) A reservation quota of two sleeper class berths has been earmarked in all trains running on non- suburban sections for handicapped persons performing their journey on handicapped concessional ticket. The person accompanying the handicapped person as escort is also allotted the berth out of this quota.

(ii) Instructions have also been issued that in the tickets issued through Computerized Passenger Reservation System, to extent feasible, one lower berth should be allotted to the handicapped person and the person accompanying the handicapped person as escort should be allotted middle/upper berths near the handicapped person subject to availability of accommodation.


(iii)After departure of the train, if there are vacant lower berths available in the train, and if any physically handicapped person booked on the authority of handicapped concessional ticket, who has been allotted upper/middle berth, approaches for allotment of vacant lower berths, the Conductor/Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) has been authorized to allot the vacant lower berth to them making necessary entries in the chart.

(iv) Specially designed coaches known as SLRD coaches with wider entrance doors to allow a wheel chair to enter, wider aisles and modified toilet with 4 berths, the lower two for physically challenged persons and upper berths for attendants have been attached in almost all Mail/Express trains except Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi Express Trains and Duronto Express Trains.

(v) Instructions have been issued that in all Mail/Express Trains, the SLRD coaches should be treated as unreserved coaches earmarked for exclusive use of physically handicapped passengers. In case of Garib Rath Express Trains which are fully reserved trains, these coaches are treated as reserved for booking by handicapped persons travelling on handicapped concession on payment of full fare of 3 AC class of Garib Rath Express on first come first served basis.

(vi) Separate counters are earmarked at various Passenger Reservation System(PRS) centres for dealing with the reservation requisitions received from Physically handicapped persons, Senior Citizens, Ex. MPs, MLAs, accredited journalists and freedom fighters, if the average demand per shift not less than 120 tickets. 


In case there is no justification for earmarking of an exclusive counter for any of these categories of persons including handicapped persons, one or two counters depending upon 
the total demand are earmarked for dealing with the reservation requests for all these categories of persons.



2.  Additional Facility 
(a) For the convenience of the physically challenged persons, facilities like Wheel Chairs have been provided at all important stations on the Indian Railways.


(b) In allotment of STD/PCO booths operated from the Railway Stations, 25% booths have been reserved for physically handicapped persons (including blind disability 40% and above).

3.  Concession in Fares As per Railway rules, concession in Railway fares is admissible to the following categories of disabled persons and that too in extreme cases.

S. No.
CATEGORY OF PERSONS
PERCENTAGE OF CONCESSION*
1
Disabled Passengers
1
Orthopedically Handicapped/ Paraplegic persons who cannot travel without escort — for any purpose
• 75% in second, Sleeper, First, AC chair Car and AC 3 tier
• 50% in First Class and AC 2 tier,
• 25% in AC 3-tier & AC Chair Car of Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains
• 50% in Monthly Season Ticket & Quarterly Season ticket
• One escort is also eligible for same element of concession
2
Mentally retarded persons who cannot travel without escort - for any purpose
3
Blind persons travelling alone or with an escort - for any purpose
4
Deaf & Dumb persons (both afflictions together in the same person) travelling alone or with an escort - for any purpose.
• 50% in Second, Sleeper and First Class
• 50% in Monthly Season Ticket & Quarterly Season ticket
• One escort is also eligible for same element of concession

Holidays To be observed in Government Offices during the year 2013

Amendment in Provident Fund Rules – Notification issued by Ministry of Labour and Employment



MINISTRY OF LAROUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th October, 2012
G.S.R. 744(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5, read with sub-section (1) of section of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952). the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme further to amend the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, namely:
1. (I) This Scheme may be called the Employees’ Provident Funds (Fourth Amendment) Scheme, 2012.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 (hereinafter, referred to as the principal Scheme), under paragraph 83 relating to special provisions in respect of International/Workers.
(a) in paragraph 69 of the principal Scheme" as modified by para 6 of aforesaid paragraph 83, for sub-paragraph (4). the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely:“
(4) In respect of a member covered under social security agreement entered into between Government of India and any other country, on ceasing to be an employee in an establishment covered under the Act.”;
(b) in paragraph 72 of the principal Scheme, as modified by para 7 of aforesaid paragraph 83, for sub-paragraph (2), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely:“
(2) The due amount in respect of the member shall be payable in the payees bank account directly or through the employer”.
[IF, No. S-35025/09/2011-SS-ll]
RAVI MATHUR.Addl. Secy.
Foot Note : The Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 was published in e Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number S.RO. 1509, dated the 2nd September, 1952 and lastly amended vide number G.S.R. 382(E), dated the 24th May, 2012.

THE GAZTTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th October, 2012
G.S.R. 745(E) :- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6A. read with sub section (I) of section 7 of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952). the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme further to amend the Emp1oyees Pension Scheme. 1995, namely:
1. (I) This Scheme may be called the Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme. 2012.
(2) It shall come into force on the daze of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Scheme) under paragraph 43A relating to special provisions in respect of International Workers:-
(a) in paragraph 2 of the principal Scheme, as modified by sub-pars (2) of aforesaid paragraph 43A, clause (xv) shall be omitted,
(b) after sub-pars (4) of aforesaid paragraph 43A, the following sub-para shall be inserted, namely:
(4A) For paragraph 9 of the principal Scheme, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:.
“9. Determination of eligible service in respect of International Workers. – The eligible service shall be determined as follows:
(1) in the case of the existing member” or the “new entrant”, the “actual service” shall be treated as eligible service.
(ii) in the case of the member covered by a social security agreement, the period of coverage under relevant social security programme in mother country shall be added to actual service and the aggregate thereof shall be treated as eligible service as may be provided in the social security agreement” ‘;
(e) in paragraph 10 of the principal Scheme, as modified by sub-pars (5) of the aforesaid paragraph 43A, sub-paragraph (I) shall be omitted.
[F No. S-35025/09/2011SS-II]
RAVI MATTUR. Addl. Secy.
Foot Note : The Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 was published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number 748E, dated the 16th November. 1995 and the Scheme was last amended vide number S.O. 1809(E), dated 5-8-2011.
Source : www.epfindia.com