12/01/2015
09/01/2015
Revised Formats for Declaration of Assets and liabilities by
the public servants
IMMEDIATE
F.
No. 21/2/2014-CS.I (PR)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
CS.I Division
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
CS.I Division
2nd
Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated:
7.1.2015
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Subject: The Lokpal and Lokayktas
Act, 2013 — Submission of declaration of assets and liabilities by the public
servants
Ministries/ Departments may refer to
CS.I Division, DoPT’s O.M. of even number dated 31st July 2014 and 9th
September 2014 on the subject mentioned above.
2. The Government has since amended
the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and
Liabilities and the limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules,
2014 under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 vide Notification No.G.S.R.
918(E) dated 26th December 2014, in terms of which, the last date of revised
returns of assets and liabilities by public servants has been extended to 30th
April 2015. The Notification is available on the website of this Department.
Further, the Govt. have also modified Form No.II and Form No. IV for filing of
the returns. The revised formats are attached herewith. Accordingly, all the
CSS Officers shall be required to file the revised declarations, information as
on the 1.8.2014 by 30.4.2015.
3. The extended date and the
modified formats for filing of the returns may be brought to the notice of all
CSS Officers. Ministries! Departments are also requested to forward the
declarations, information, returns submitted by US and above level officers of
CSS to CS.I Division, DoPT for records.
All India Strike by 7 Lakh Coal Mine Workers
More than 7 lakh employees across the country
have launched a 5-day long strike from yesterday, protesting the Central
Government’s decision to sell the company’s shares. This is expected to
severely affect the electric power generation for the next few days.
The Central Government has decided to revamp the
coal mine companies and sell the shares in the open market. Coal mine workers
all over the country had announced a 5-day long strike, claiming that the
decision was against the principles of nationalization. The striking workers
had also presented their list of demands.
As per their announcement, the strike began with
the very first shift in the morning, yesterday. More than 7 lakh coal-mine
workers are going to gherao their head-quarters and participate in the strike.
More than 15 lakh tons of coal is dug up everyday
at the government-owned mines, and sent to the thermal power stations for
generating electricity. The strike is expected to take a severe toll on power
generation, and thus, power supply, all over the country. Even otherwise, coal
production has been affected due to shortage of power to these mines. With the
commencement of strike, the situation is very likely to worsen.
Five important trade unions, including Bharatiya
Janata Party’s Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), INTUC, AITUC, CITU and HMS, have
declared their support and participation in the strike. The fact that BJP’s own
workers’ union is participating in the strike has become a source of
embarrassment for the Central Government.
Railway
union toughened stands on scrapping of NPS and DA Merge, deadlock over FDI
continues
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s persuasive pitch
to railway employees unions has cleared the decks for more FDI inflows and
private capital in national transporter that may be reflected in the rail
budget.
After Modi’s statement that there would be no
privatization of railways, the workers’ unions have softened their stand over
several issues including FDI in the transport behemoth. However, the unions are
sticking to demands relating to scrapping of new pension scheme (NPS) and DA
mergers.
The PM has said that he had a “deep connection”
with the railways. “I love railways. My life is what it is because of
railways,” Modi said. “The government will not go in the direction of railway
privatization ..
People are spreading rumors about privatization
of railways. It is not true,” Modi had said. The change of heart came after
railway minister Suresh Prabhu’s ^ reassurance that FDI or public-private
partnership (PPP) will not affect the ownership of railways. During the meeting
of general managers last week where union representatives were also present,
the minister argued that the government wants to attract private investment in
cash-strapped railways and it was not for privatization of railways. After
Modis categorical assurance, Prabhu’s persuasive skills worked in convincing
the union leaders, said a senior railways official. The union representatives
were also satisfied with the ministers’ assurance that the railways would not
sell any piece of land but instead try to exploit the land commercially. Shiv
Gopal Mishra of All India Railway men Federation said,
“Our opposition is not politically I motivated.
We demanded that there should not be privatization of railways and the ‘ issue
of FDI must be discussed with full transparency.” At the same time, Mishra
warned the minister and railways official that the transporter should not
invite FDI or money from national resources which could harm the railways
because of overcapitalization or payment of interest on the borrowed capital.
However, the deadlock over the employees’ demands such as scrapping of NPS and
DA merger continues. The unions have been demanding the restoration of old
pension scheme as had been done in case of defence because the working conditions
in the transporter are risky and large number of employees die on duty.
The NPS is without social guarantee. The unions
have also hinted at opposing any radical restructuring of the railway board.
The union leaders admitted that there were problems, but blamed politicians at
the helm of affairs for the mess. A leader said ministers did not raise
passenger fares for years and announced ‘unviable projects which pushed the
state- run transporter into bankruptcy.
08/01/2015
Press
Information Bureau
Government of India
Prime Minister's Office
Government of India
Prime Minister's Office
07-January-2015
13:43 IST
PM:
Postal network can become a driving force for Indian Economy
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today said that the postal network can become a driving force for the Indian Economy, just like the Indian Railways. His remarks came during the presentation of a report by the task force on leveraging the post office network. The Prime Minister, after an initial discussion on various aspects of the report, has directed that the recommendations of the task force be studied in detail within a short period of time, so that necessary follow-up action can be initiated.
The Prime Minister said the postman, along with the teacher, is the most respected Government employee in rural areas.
The Prime Minister said the Department of Posts has huge assets across India, and ways should be explored to suitably use these assets for the benefit of the people. He said post offices in rural areas can be used to deliver services and important government information to individual households.
The Minister for Communication and IT, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, was present on the occasion. The presentation on behalf of the task force was given by its Chairman, Shri T.S.R. Subramanian.
Statistical details of offices migrated to CBS as on 05th Jan 2015
|
|||
Name
of the Circle
|
HO migrated
|
SOs migrated
|
Total
|
Andhrapradesh
|
82
|
2
|
84
|
Assam
|
13
|
14
|
27
|
Bihar
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Delhi
|
9
|
40
|
49
|
Gujarat
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
Haryana
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
Jammu
Kashmir
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Jharkhand
|
8
|
0
|
8
|
Karnataka
|
58
|
222
|
280
|
Kerala
|
13
|
0
|
13
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
14
|
0
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
55
|
59
|
114
|
North
East
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Odisha
|
13
|
1
|
14
|
Punjab
|
18
|
7
|
25
|
Rajasthan
|
48
|
221
|
269
|
Tamilnadu
|
94
|
289
|
383
|
Uttarakhand
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Uttarpradesh
|
62
|
175
|
237
|
West
Bengal
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
Total
|
508
|
1031
|
1539
|
07/01/2015
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06/01/2015
REVISION OF HONORARIUM to IOs & POs
05/01/2015
Mail vans to travel farther
The postal department expects to save time and cost by operating the vans to various places in the State —File Photo
In an effort aimed at improving delivery and reducing
dependence on rail transport, the department of posts has started
operating mail vans to places across the State.
Starting
on a pilot basis, the department is now operating mail vans between
Chennai and Madurai via Tiruchi, and between Chennai and Coimbatore via
Salem. At present, nearly 75,000 mails and parcels, on an average, are
processed and transported through trains every day.
The
department expects to save a minimum of two or three hours by operating
the mail vans, and reduce the cost of transportation through the rail
network by 50 per cent. “We plan to speed up delivery within the same
postal region to the same day,” said Mervin Alexander, postmaster
general (Chennai city region).
Officials of the
postal department noted that operation of mail vans would also reduce
congestion at railway stations. “Instead of transporting mail to railway
stations and waiting to load them according to train schedules, we may
save a few hours by operating mail vans directly to the post offices in
other places,” an official said.
Subhash C. Barmma,
postmaster general (mails and marketing), said, “We are exploring more
routes including Madurai to Coimbatore and Chennai to Puducherry and
Villupuram. We also plan to tap the e-commerce market by transporting
mails through the road network.”
Earlier, dedicated
rail coaches were used to transport mails. Now, mail bags are loaded on
unreserved passenger coaches, thereby posing inconvenience to commuters
and sometimes resulting in damage to goods.
Officials,
recalling instances of mails falling onto railway tracks, said delivery
through the road network would ensure safer delivery, and reduce damage
to mail bags, which, at present, are pilfered at the rate of one or two
per cent. More mail vans will be operated depending on the success of
the pilot project, officials said.
Post office cannot be held liable for postal delay’
The postal department stands protected against claims of deficiency in services by virtue of a statute
The postal department takes 15 days to deliver a speed
post resulting in a woman missing out on her chance of being appointed
as a JBT teacher. However, the department stands protected against
claims of deficiency in services by virtue of a statute which says a
post office is not liable to compensate if damage caused was not wilful
or fraudulent.
The post office derives this
protection from section 6 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 which says
no official of the post office shall incur any liability by reason of
any loss, mis-delivery, delay or damage, unless he has caused the same
fraudulently or by his wilful act or default.
In the
instant case, a woman from Gurgaon, was denied any relief by the Gurgaon
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum when she claimed a
compensation of Rs. 20 lakh from three post offices after her
applications for JBT teacher’s appointment failed to reach the Delhi
Subordinate Services Selection Board’s office in time.
The
woman had sent two applications for appointment of JBT teacher by way
of speed post registry on December 31, 2009 through post office,
Pataudi, Gurgaon with last date for submission as January 15, 2010.
The
Speed Post registry failed to reach it in time to DSSS Board at
Karkardooma here even as a speed post should have reached within 48
hours.
She moved the District Forum against Post
Office, Pataudi, District Gurgaon, the main post office in Gurgaon and
the post office at Karkardooma and also the DSSS Board seeking
compensation.
In their reply, the post offices at
Gurgaon told the Forum that the complainant’s post was dispatched to
Speed Post Centre, Delhi on December 31, 2009 for being delivered to its
destination. However, the centre in New Delhi inadvertently dispatched
both the articles to Krishna Nagar head office due to heavy work in
connection with mailing AIEEE admission forms. Her posts were received
at Krishna Nagar office on January 15, 2010 and were anyway taken to
DSSS Board but they refused to accept the same.
The
post offices on their part said it was the fault of the Board that it
refused to accept the applications and went on to claim protection under
section 6 of the Indian Post Office Act. The Board in turn said it
could not accept any application after the advertised date and time.
Accepting
the arguments, the District Forum held the post office not liable.
Consequently, no case of deficiency of service is made out, it said.
03/01/2015
IT Modernization Project
update -14 (December,2014)
02/02/2015
New Year Message from Mrs Kavery Banerjee, Secretary, Department of Posts : Click here to view