Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Revised tariff/ postage rates of International Mail i.e. Air Parcel, Express Mail Service (EMS) and International Tracked Packet Service (ITPS) w.e.f 01.06.2023
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Another chance for Merger of PA (SBCO) and PA (FPO) with PA (PO) regarding.- Directorate letter dtd 30/05/2023
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Kolkata High Court has today stayed the department's order dated 15.05.2023 directing stoppage of deduction of NFPE union subscription from salary.
Friday, May 26, 2023
Promotion and Posting of officers in Postal Service Group 'B' cadre - Directorate order dtd 24/05/2023
Promotion and Posting of officers in Postal Service Group 'B' cadre : Directorate order dtd 24.05.2023
SB Order 12/2023 : Revision of Know Your Customer (KYC) i Anti Money Laundering( AML) / Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) norms in respect of POSB - Reg.
( 14 Pages)
Revision of Know Your Customer (KYC) i Anti Money Laundering( AML) / Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) norms in respect of POSB - Reg.
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Promotion and Posting orders in the grade of Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO) of IP & TAFS Group 'B'
LDCE for promotion to the cadre of Assistant Accounts Officer of IP & TAFS Group 'B' (AAO LDCE 2022) held from 26.05.2022 to 29.05.2022 and 03.09.2022
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Proposal for changing the name of "Sacherigudde" Branch Post Office as "Sacheripete" Branch Post Office, Mangaluru Division Karnataka
Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme- 1980 – Table of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.01.2023 to 31.03.2023 & 01.04.2023 & 30.06.2023
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Proposal for changing the name of "Sacherigudde" Branch Post Office as "Sacheripete" Branch Post Office, Mangaluru Division Karnataka
Promotion and posting of Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) officer of Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’ to the Higher Administrative Grade+ (HAG+) [Member, Postal Services Board/Addl. Director General (Coordination)] in the Service
Mahila Samman Savings Certificate,(MSSC)
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Clarification on some issues arising as a result of withdrawal of recognition of All India Postal Employees Union Gr.C(AIPEU) as well as National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE).
Monday, May 22, 2023
Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme- 1980 – Table of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.01.2023 to 31.03.2023 & 01.04.2023 & 30.06.2023
SB Order No. 11 / 2023- Rs- 2000 Denomination Banknotes - Withdrawal from Circulation - Regarding.
DOP-DIRCTOTORET ARENGE Meeting with representatives of Federation/Union to review the recruitment rules of Postman, Mail Guard and Multi'Tasking Staff on 24.05.2023 at 10:30 Hrs.- Review of recruitment rules of Postman, Mail Guard and Multi-Tasking Staff- meetings with representatives of Federation/Union' reg.
SBI to allow customers to exchange up to Rs 20,000 in Rs 2000 notes without Annexure III slip
India's largest lender on Sunday announced that it would be allowing customers to exchange the soon-to-be withdrawn Rs 2000 note without a requisition slip for amounts up to Rs 20,000.
The move will allow people to swap out 10 notes at one go, without filling in
the requisition slip
"It has been decided that the facility of exchange of Rs.2000/-
denomination Bank Notes to all members of the public upto a limit of Rs.20000/-
at a time will be allowed without obtaining any requisition slip as per the
format attached in Annexure- III," a circular from the state lender said.
In addition, the bank clarified that people will not need to submit
identification at the time of exchange.
"Further no identity proof is required to be submitted by the tenderer at
the time of exchange," the circular adds.
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday announced that it would be withdrawing the
Rs 2000 currency notes from circulation, giving the general public till
September 30 to deposit or exchange the currency. The denomination will
continue to be a legal tender, the RBI said in a statement.
The RBI advised banks to stop issuing Rs 2000 denomination banknotes with
immediate effect, when it made the announcement.
Sunday, May 21, 2023
TRAI Clarification on news articles published on ‘Draft Regulations on Metering and Billing’ and ‘Tariff Plan Verification’
Clarificatory note on issue related to ‘Draft Regulations on Accuracy of Metering & Billing System, way forward for light touch regulations’:
- The proposed Regulations, in fact, reduce the burden of service providers in terms of number of audits being conducted in a year. Instead of auditing each LSA in each quarter, audit is proposed on yearly basis which means each LSA is to be audited only once in a year (reduction of 75 per cent efforts).
- Emphasis has been given to the audit of centralised system rather than reaching to each LSA and duplicating audit of each plan. Now, LSA audit will be subjected to only those plans which are not subjected to the centralised audit.
- Provisions have been made for self-correction of errors by the service providers. If the corrective actions are taken in time by service providers, then no financial disincentives will be imposed. A self-certificate in this regard will meet the audit requirement.
- The audit methodology currently in practice does not represent all segments of pre-paid customers, which contribute almost 95 per cent of the total customer base. Plans selection process has been rationalised to get a proper representation of all types of plans. However, in this case also, total quantum of samples will be similar to earlier quantum.
- Though TRAI acknowledges that most of the plans offered are on unlimited basis, however each plan has got fair usage policy (FUP) limit which determines the quality and quantity of usage of service by the consumers. To have a continued confidence of consumers towards service provider and the regulator, it is essential to continue the audit process.
- Efforts have been made to encourage service providers to refund overcharged amount, if any detected during the audit, to the customers promptly. Accordingly, the impact of financial disincentives has also been rationalised.
- Confidence built up on system accuracy through audit process shall further reduce burden of LSA audit on the Service Providers.
The TRAI clarificatory note on issue related to ‘Tariff plan verification’:
- Examination of tariff offers filed by telecom companies are being done by Authority in a routine manner to ensure compliance of same with extant regulatory provisions.
- Examination of Tariff is in vogue for last many years since inception of TTO in the year 1999.
- There is no special drive being undertaken by TRAI to probe all the past tariff plans filed by telecom companies except those specific plans under examination.
- Any tariff may be subjected to fresh examination as per statutory mandate of the Authority on receipt of complaint of non-compliance to regulatory principles, including allegation of predatory nature of tariff by any stakeholder including TSP(s).
- On receipt of specific complaints of alleged predation by few TSPs, the matter is under examination and appropriate action as per regulatory provisions will be taken.
CASHLESS TREATMENT FACILITIES NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL CGHS BENEFICIARIES AT 6 AIIMS AT BHOPAL, BHUBANESWAR, PATNA, JODHPUR, RAIPUR AND RISHIKESH: PIBh
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Cashless treatment facilities now available to all CGHS beneficiaries at 6 AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh
CGHS Pensioners and other entitled categories of CGHS beneficiaries will be eligible for cashless treatment in OPD, investigations and Indoor treatment at these 6 AIIMS
Cashless treatment to CGHS beneficiaries at AIIMS New Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh and GIPMER Puducherry in the offing
Posted On: 20 MAY 2023 1:25PM by PIB Delhi
Patient care facilities available at 6 fully functional AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh shall be extended to the CGHS beneficiaries on cashless basis. It will be particularly beneficial for the senior citizens (retired pensioner beneficiaries of CGHS) who find it difficult to submit individual reimbursement claims and follow up approvals. The CGHS beneficiaries will have the advantage of accessing state of art treatment facilities available in these AIIMS, without the hassle of first making payments and then seeking reimbursements from CGHS. This initiative will save time, reduce paperwork and also delays in settlement of individual claims. Till now, CGHS pensioner beneficiaries, availing treatment at AIIMS, are required to first make payment and claim reimbursement later from CGHS.
- The CGHS Pensioners and other entitled categories of CGHS beneficiaries will be eligible for cashless treatment in OPD, investigations and Indoor treatment at these 6 AIIMS.
- These 6 AIIMS shall raise credit bills of CGHS Pensioners and other categories of eligible beneficiaries to CGHS and CGHS shall preferably make payment within 30 days of receipt of the bills.
- Admission of the CGHS beneficiary shall be made only against production of valid CGHS Beneficiary ID Card for the treatment at AIIMS.
- AIIMS shall create a separate Help Desk and a separate accounting system for CGHS beneficiaries.
- Medicines prescribed by the doctors at AIIMS, for OPD treatment or at the time of discharge from AIIMS, will be collected by the beneficiaries through CGHS.
The Health Secretary lauded this development stating “CGHS is a significant service-oriented vertical of the Health Ministry through which existing and retired employees can avail medical services. He further added that “the government endeavors to expand the number of hospitals empaneled under CGHS providing excellent tertiary care facilities aligned with the rising requirements of the patients.” He also stated “in the near future the AIIMS institutions established in New Delhi, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Chandigarh and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry will be incorporated in this agreement.”
Shri Rajesh Bhushan elaborated that “a big segment will benefit from this agreement, as it seeks to ease the lengthy formalities and expedite access to medical care.” He noted that will also widen the reach of CGHS services across the nation, as this agreement allows the beneficiaries to avail the CGHS beneficiaries from the AIIMS institutions in their respective states. He further added that CGHS has upwardly revised certain rates of treatment and medical care, further aiding access of treatment facilities for patients.
The beneficiaries under the CGHS are referred to Government hospitals and private hospitals empaneled under CGHS for indoor treatment. CGHS pensioners and other entitled categories of CGHS beneficiaries are eligible for cashless facilities at empaneled hospitals. CGHS provides comprehensive healthcare (both OPD & IPD) to Central Government employees, pensioners and their dependent family members, Hon’ble Members of Parliament, ex-MPs and other categories of beneficiaries. Presently CGHS is in operation in 79 cities in the Country.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) 22 new AIIMS have been established across the country and they are at varying stages of operationalization. Besides providing facilities for quality medical education and research, these Premier institutions provide specialized patient care health services in various specialities and super specialities including cardiology, neurology, neuro surgery, gastroenterology, urology, cardio vascular thoracic surgery, oncology etc. These institutes also provide trauma and emergency care services, state of the art diagnostic services, including blood bank facilities.
The session was attended by Additional Secretary Smt V. Hekali Zhimomi, Joint Secretary Smt Ankita Mishra, Joint Secretary Dr. Manashvi Kumar, Director, CGHS, Dr. Jain among senior government officials. Executive Directors of AIIMS Bhubaneshwar, AIIMS Patna, AIIMS Raipur, AIIMS Jodhpur and representatives from AIIMS Bhopal and AIIMS Rishikesh were present at the MOA signing event.
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