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                                                                                                    07-August-2013

GoM on Workers' Demands 

Government has set up a Group of four Ministers led by Shri A.K. Antony to discuss the workers' demands with the United front of trade unions. 

Two meetings of the Group of Ministers (GoM) were held on 18.02.2013 and 22.05.2013 in which the ten point Charter of Demand of the trade unions were discussed. The discussions remained inconclusive and it was decided that the issues/demands will be considered by the Group of Ministers themselves before further discussions with the Central Trade Unions representatives. As such, no final recommendation has been given by the GoM. 

This information was given by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri Kodikunnil Suresh in the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written question. 

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Posted by: AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) Odisha Circle.

Soon, post offices to be like banks

Soon, post offices to be like banks

Under new project, select head post offices will have ATMs, offer internet and mobile banking

Postal customers may soon be able to access their savings bank account in any post office in the city.

The department of posts is putting in place core banking solutions (CBS) at four of its head post offices in Chennai, and the process is expected to be completed by September. This means these post offices will become like banks and offer a range of services.

The head post offices on Anna Road and in T. Nagar, Mylapore and Tambaram will soon be networked via CBS, which is one of the postal department’s flagship projects.

At present, customers who have postal savings accounts have to go to the post office where their account is, to carry out any transaction. They also have to wait in long queues to withdraw cash or to get their monthly pensions.

But once CBS is implemented, customers can go to any post office covered under the system and carry out transactions. The project also envisages installing ATMs at these four post offices by October, so that their 2.5 lakh account-holders will be able to access their accounts at the swipe of a card.

Customers who have invested in savings certificates too, can encash them using CBS.

Officials of the postal department said they had tied up with Infosys to eventually implement CBS in 110 post offices across the city and its suburbs. Currently, software testing for the project is in progress.

Welcoming the move, 70-year-old D. Sriraman, a resident of Villivakkam, said this would benefit several people who now spend at least half an hour just to withdraw cash.  

The CBS project will be rolled out in all post offices over the next two years in a phased manner. Services offered will include internet banking, mobile banking and mobile transfer of money. The department also is mulling over a proposal to integrate other postal services with CBS.

Postmaster general, Chennai city region, Mervin Alexander said there are nearly 3.3 crore savings account-holders in the region. All postal employees are now being given extensive training in CBS, he added.                           

Source :            http://www.thehindu.com

Post Office is first in world to commemorate prince

Post Office is first in world to commemorate prince

The Isle of Man’s Post Office is the first in the world to produce Royal memorabilia stamps to commemorate the birth of Prince George .

The main item will be a limited edition of 500 Postal Tribute, which contains a cover with gold-foil postmark, birth announcement card and a mint sheet of stamps, priced £25.

There is also a silver-foiled special commemorative envelope available for £8,50, which features stamps of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge accompanied by details of the birth of HRH Prince George of Cambridge.

A special feature of this product is that there are two unique postmarks, namely ‘Royal Avenue’ and ‘Windsor Road’.

Enclosed in the cover envelope is a dedicated information card with a specially commmissioned text by leading royal journalist and biographer Claudia Joseph.

The stamps and birth announcement are also available on a sheet priced at £8.

The general manager of Isle of Man Stamps and Coins, Maxine Cannon, said: ‘As this is such a historic occassion we wanted to issue royal baby souvenirs in celebration.

‘The products are bound to be popular with collectors of Royal memorabilia around the world and I’m sure the news of the royal baby will be one of those moments in your life when you will always remember where you were when you first heard it,’ added Ms Cannon.

‘We will be sending a special cover to William and Catherine’s home at Kensington Palace as well as to the parents of the four babies who were born on the the Isle of Man on Monday, July 22, in celebration that the birth of their child coincided with the much anticipated delivery of the Royal couple’s baby boy.’

George Alexander Louis Cambridge was born in the Lindo Wing of Queen Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, at 4.24pm on July 22 and weighed 8lbs 6oz.

To buy the stamps or for more information visit www.iompostoffice.com/stamps/Issue.aspx?productid=1206&categoryid=270

Customers can also buy the special products at the post office on Regent Street, Douglas, although it won’t be available at the island’s other post offices.

l What do you think? Is this a good way of raising money and the island’s profile?

Source : http://www.iomtoday.co.im

Cabinet decision to increase retirement age deferred

Cabinet decision to increase retirement age deferred

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Posted by: AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) Odisha Circle.

POSTMASTER’S CADRE

POSTMASTER’S CADRE

Consequent on granting permission by the DOP&T to fill up HSG-I vacancies as per existing recruitment rules, HSG-II officials with three year service are considered for HSG-I promotion. But the Postmaster Grade II officials with minimum five years service are only considered for PM Grade-III promotion as per the Postmaster Grade Recruitment Rules approved by DOP&T. This DISCRIMINATION was brought to the notice of the Directorate by AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ) earlier. On 02.08.2013, detailed discussion was held with Member (P), Postal Services Board. It is informed that Directorate has already called for the detailed particulars, from Circles. On receipt of information the case will be submitted to DOP&T for RELAXATION of five years to three year at par with HSG II officials.

POST BANK OF INDIA

POST BANK OF INDIA

Eventhough full details of the proposed Post Bank of India is not made public, it is learnt that

(1) Post Bank will be a public sector Bank under the control of Department of Posts as a subsidiary organization. It will function as a Bank separately, just like any other public sector Banks. All Banking Rules and Regulations will be equally applicable to Post Bank also.

(2) Recruiting personnel for running the Bank will be done in the same manner as being done by public sector Banks. Open market recruitment will be made. Existing Postal Employees will not be considered for appointment in the Post Bank.

(3) The Post office Savings Bank will remain as it is and do business as is being done now. Post Bank will be a separate entity.

(4) Full details are yet to be published.

(M. Krishnan)

General Secretary

Retirement on superannuation

Retirement on superannuation

Shri Sarit Ku. Chakrabarti, Principal Chief Postmaster General, Odisha Circle, Bhubaneswar has retired from Govt. Service today the 31.07.2013(A/N) on superannuation.

On the occasion of his retirement from Govt. Service, All India Postal Employyes Union-GDS (NFPE) , Odisha Circle Branch bids him a respectful farewell and wishes him a good-health and peaceful life in his post-retirement days.

[From Left 1. Shri A.K. Singh, DPS(BD & Technology), 2. Shri P.K. Bisoi, PMG, Sambalpur Region, 3.Shri Lokanath Panda,SS,  Retired today, 4. Shri S.S. Mandal, Sr. A.O., ICOSB, Retired today, 5. Shri S.K. Chakrabarti, Princiapal CPMG, Retired today, 6.Shri Pawan Ku.Singh, DPS(HQ), 7. Shri Sukhbir Singh, DA(P)]

Posted by: AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) Odisha Circle.