Wednesday, June 7, 2017

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GROUP INSURANCE SCHEME 1980 - TABLES OF BENEFITS FOR THE SAVINGS FUND FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01.04.2017 TO 30.06.2017

Centre Mulls Raising Retirement Age of Group A Officers


New Delhi:The central government is taking into consideration suggestions to raise the retirement age of Group A officers to accommodate the increasing number of senior bureaucrats in administration.
The government is seriously thinking of enhancing the retirement age of the Central Group A officers to 62 to cover the cost of ageing population.
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Introduction of special leave connected to enquiry of sexual harassment

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
RBE No.51/2017
E(P&A)I-2017/CPC/LE-3
New Delhi, dated 29.05.2017
The General Managers and FA&CAOs
All Indian Railways & Production Units.
Sub: Introduction of Special Leave connected to inquiry of Sexual Harassment.
Consequent upon the decision taken by the Govemment, the President is pleased to decide that the following rule may be inserted in the Railway Service (Liberalised Leave) Rules, 1949 in respect of female railway employees:-
Special Leave connected to inquiry of sexual harassment – Leave upto a period of 90 days may be granted to an aggrieved female Railway Servant on the recommendation of the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be, during the pendency of inquiry under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the leave granted to the aggrieved female Railway Servant under this rule shall not be debited against the leave account.
2. This rule takes effect from the date, the notification was published by the Department of Personnel and Training viz. 15th March, 2017.
3. The provisions of the Railway Service (Liberalised Leave) Rules, 1949 are contained in Chapter-5 of Indian Railway Establishment Code (IREC), Volume-I, 1985 Edition (Reprint Edition-2008). In view of this, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the president is pleased to direct that a new para 551(F) may be inserted in Chapter-5 of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume — l, 1985 Edition (Reprint Edition-2008) as per enclosed Advance Correction Slip -132.
4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
5. Please acknowledge receipt.
DA:- Correction Slip.
sd/-
(Anil Kumar)
Railway Board

 

The Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Amendment Rules, 2017

Monday, June 5, 2017

RICT Guide in Hindi - useful for BPMs/SPMs/IPs/ASPs for day to day operations related to RICT project.

"RICT Guide in Hindi " . It will be useful for BPMs/SPMs/IPs/ASPs for day to day operations related to RICT project. 

Five commemorative postage stamps of denominations Rs10 each on EMINENT WRITERS

Five commemorative postage stamps of denominations Rs10 each on EMINENT WRITERS - Prof. Balwant Gargi, Bhisham Sahni, K.V. Puttappa, Pandit Shrilal Shukla and Krishan Chander were issued by India Post on 31.05.2017



E-commerce is way forward for postal department: Sinha

E-commerce is way forward for postal department: Sinha
Ranchi, Jun 4 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Telecom Manoj Sinha today said with changing times the postal department too needed to change and suggested that the way forward for the department is the area of e-commerce.


Addressing a function here after inaugurating the Postman Mobile App he said with changing times India Post was also changing and added that during the last three years many steps have been taken to improve customer facilities at the post offices.

Mr Sinha said the tradition letter writing has come to an end and e-commerce is the way forward.

He said share of the railways and the postal department in the parcel handling segment in the
country which was estimated to around 2 lakh crore was very less.

The union minister said talks have been held between the senior officials of both department to think on ways to increase the share in segment.

He said the postal department around the world has faced challenges, however the achievements in the e-commerce sector was far greater than than witnessed due to the downfall in the post handling.


Mr Sinha said as per the requirement of the customer the department was changing. The Postman mobile app has been developed by the Center for Excellence in Postal Technology Mysore which would enable real time update of delivery made.

He said the department was also working on network optimisation and said that the department was working with e-commerce majors such as Amazon and Snapdeal and Jabong in the e-commerce segment.

The minister said work on IT modernisation was on and in 980 locations ATMs have been installed.

Mr Sinha said in the country in several states the postal banks have been set up in rural areas while at 125 places passport seva kendras would be made functional.


He said passport seva kendras in the GPO of Jamshedpur and Deoghar were now operational and soon the facility would be present in Dhanbad.
Chief Post Matser General (Jharkhand Circle) Shalini Sashi Kujur and other officials of the Post and Railways Department were present on the occasion. UNI AK BM
Read more at http://www.uniindia.com/e-commerce-is-way-forward-for-postal-department-sinha/electronics-gizmos/news/891643.html#9I5I51Jxxw3EhMm9.99