Do you get proper health service from CGHS?

Varanasi, April 30, 2012: The Central Government employeesdependent on the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) dispensaries in Delhi, which is reportedly facing crushing shortage of doctors and paramedic staff which is hampering operations.

According to the Union Health and Family Welfare Department, there is a recorded shortage of 676positions in group C and D staff, nine positions are vacant in group B and 66 are vacant in group A.

“While the Department of Health and Family Welfare isfilling these vacant posts through UPSC and bringing people on deputation in order to meet the immediaterequirement of doctors, CGHS is now filling these vacant posts on a contract basis. Action has been taken to expedite the requirement of non-gazetted staff as well,” a Ministry official involved in the exercise said.

Rival for Aakash Tablet from Kerala--"Attitude Daksha"

While the Aakash tablet project remains embroiled in controversy, other companies are making hay while the sun shines. Telmoco Development Lab has launched its own low-cost Android tablet –Attitude Daksha, which is touted by the company to be the most powerful 7" tab for students and professionals alike. The new device comes with Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) along withCyanogenMod public libraries, and is powered by a 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU with 512 MB DDR3 memory.

Index to SB ORDERS FROM 2006 to 2011

Index to SB ORDERS FROM 2006 to 2011

2006

01/2006-Subject:-Mode of payments of deposits under   Sec 269 IT  Act (Rs 20000/- and exceeding by way of cheque

02-   Subject:- MIS Account Rules,2006 ; Regarding(No bonus on maturity w.e.f 13.06)

03-   Subject:- SCSS-2004-Clarification regarding ( FAQ on on premature closures interest & claim settlement)

04-   Subject:- SCSS -2004,nomination through Power of Attorney : clarification

05-   Subject:- SCSS-2004; clarification on payment of interest less than a quarter

06-   Subject:- SCSS-2004; clarification for continuance of an SCSS account after death of depositor

07-   Subject:- SCSS-2004: issue relating TDS ; clarification

COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT – CLARIFICATION REGARDING REGULATION OF CONDITIONS AND ADMISSIBILITY OF VARIOUS ALLOWANCES AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF SIXTH CPC RECOMMENDATION – REGARDING.

F.No.14014/2/2009-Estt.(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North block, 

New Delhi,

Dated the 3rd April, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Compassionate appointment – Clarification regarding regulation of conditions and admissibility of various allowances after implementation of Sixth CPC recommendation – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 11.12.2009 on the subject mentioned above and to state that large number of references have been received from various Ministries/Departments regarding regulation of various conditions on compassionate appointment and admissibility of different allowances allowed to person appointed on compassionate grounds. Doubts raised by various authorities have been processed in consultation with Department of Expenditure (I.D. No. 22/02/2009-IC-II dated 27th February, 2012) and are clarified as under :-

Agent Commission on Savings Schemes

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The payment of commission to agents of Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme and Senior Citizens Savings Scheme has been discontinued, with effect from 1st December, 2011. Commission under all other schemes (except MPKBY Agents) has been reduced from 1% to 0.5%. However, commission to Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKBY) agents will continue at the existing rate of 4%.

The Committee set up by the Government for comprehensive review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF) had, inter-alia, recommended rationalization of commission rate structure. Based on the recommendations, the Government has decided to reduce/ abolish the agency commission, the main, intention for which is to make these schemes more investor centric than agent centric. Market linked rates to investors, market linked interest rates on loans to States and Centre and viability of NSSF can only be ensured if the administrative cost of NSSF,

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM ( Q 151 - 175 )

Postal Manual Volume V  Qn 151 to 175)

151.    The treatment given to an international parcel in the event of non-delivery is dependent upon:

(A)       Sender’s instructions                      (B)      Weight of parcel

(C)       Condition of parcel                           (D)      All the above                         Ans:a

152.    Documentation in Form CN-23 accompanying international mail articles serves the purpose of:

(A)       Despatch Note                                 (B)      Customs declaration                                  (C)             Statement of charges                       (D)       Report in respect of irregularities

                                                                                                                                                Ans: b

153.    Mark the incorrect option:

(A)       The special registration envelopes provided by the Post Office cannot be used for the transmission of unregistered article

(B)       Reuse of a stamp that has already been used for payment of postage or postal fee is an offence under the Indian Penal Code

(C)       Manufacture and use of fictitious postage stamps for any purpose whatsoever is an offence under Indian Penal Code

(D)      Postage stamps which have been cut and separated from embossed envelopes or postcards can be used in payment of postage               Ans:d

20% Discount on Broadband Usage and Rental for Central Government Employees – Application Form

20% Discount on Broadband Usage and Rental for Central Government Employees – Application Form

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited offers twenty per cent discount on broadband service charges (usage and rental) to CG Staff/State Govt Staff/PSU Staff.

A countersigned by the respect DDO in the undertaking letter should furnish with application form for applying broadband connection. In case of retired employees, an attested copy of PPO should be attached along with the application. The applicatoin form should be marked as “FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES SCHEME”.

General Knowledge : Solved Paper

General Knowledge : Solved Paper

1. Who is a famous author of Indian origin and writes in English ?
(A) Shobha De
(B) M. S. Dhoni
(C) Shahid Kapoor
(D) Shreya Ghosal
(E) Milind Deora
Ans : (A)

2. Which of the following services is not provided by a bank ?
(A) Transfer of money
(B) Corporate loans
(C) Help in getting passports
(D) Sale of Demand Drafts
(E) Savings Bank Account
Ans : (C)

SpeedNet 3.1.2 (15/12/2011) Patch-3 dated 26/04/2012

THIS PATCH IS A MUST TO BE EXECUTED AT ALL OFFICES using BNPL andCollection Agent Module. 

(To update the Base Value of Speed post tariff for One India - One Rate Scheme in BNPL and CA Module)

NOTE: There is already provision in the SpeedNet Module for revising the latest Rate of the Service Tax
under the Supervisor Login:
BNPL--> BNPL Configuration --> Miscellaneous Charges --> Service Tax option.

All offices have to add the entry for new Service Tax rate of 12% effective from 01.04.2012.

This patch is released to provide the following:
================================

1. Due to the increase in Service Tax Rate - the Base value of Speed post tariff for One India - One Rate Scheme in BNPL is revised as follows.

Speed up the Startup (Increase the Boot Speed)

 This is one of the simple tip for increasing system boot/start up speed. This tip work in systems with two or more processors. Most of the new computers came up dual core or more higher configurations. Most of the new systems will have two or more processors. But by default windows use either one of the processors for boot the windows. Windows did not use the full processing power of your system to boot. We can increase the processors in the system boot up process and increase the speed of start up of the system. The steps are given below

Got to Run

Type msconfig

 Select the tab Boot. Got to advanced options button and click it

CC Cleaner- A Reliable Tool

 

CC cleaner was a important and reliable windows optimization tool. Most of us use the CC cleaner in our environment but some friends were till unaware of this software. This is a free software from Piriform. Piriform offers a number of good useful tools such CC Cleaner, Defraggler, and recovery software recuva . Out of these CC Cleaner is the most popular tool for system maintenance.

From the name implies CC cleaner cleans the unwanted files and free up the space in hard disk. This CC cleaner is clears the temporary files and junk browser cookies with one click. CC cleaner can be used to Clean unwanted registry files also. With the help of CC Cleaner we can uninstall the programs unwanted programs and set the stratup programs . This one of the amazing system maintenance tools.

This tool can help you in system maintenance and speeding up the system. This can be downloaded from below link

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

Just install and use it

JUSTICE BHANDARI ELECTED TO ICJ

The Hindu Justice Dalveer Bhandari

He defeats Justice Florentino Feliciano of the Philippines

India's nominee Justice Dalveer Bhandari of the Supreme Court was on Friday elected to the post of Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the elections held in New York, United States.

Justice Dalveer Bhandari defeated the 84-year-old Justice Florentino Feliciano of the Philippines in the elections held to fill the casual vacancy following the resignation of Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh from Jordan in October 2011. He will have six-year tenure. He is eligible for re-election for a second term of nine years at the end of the present term.

MCQ FOR PM / IPO EXAM

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM
POST OFFICE GUIDE PART I
(RULE &REGULATION RELATING TO INLAND POST)

 1.         Night Post Office may extend up to  and by

 a)         0830 pm ,DG posts                b)       0700pm,HOC
 c)         1000pm, PMG                         d)       0600pm,SSP                          
           Ans: a

 2.         Franking machine has

 a)         Value die                               b)         License die
 c)         Both a&b                               c)         None of this                                  
             Ans :c

Syllabus and Books Recommeded for Postmaster Grade I Exam

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SYLLABUS FOR DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST OF POSTMASTER GRADE- I IN POST OFFICES.

1.  The examination for Postmaster Grade– I, will consist of two papers of 100 questions & 90
minutes duration each. The questions will be on the pattern of objective type multiple
choice questions.(MCQ)
2.  Syllabus for these two papers is given below.

7 Tips for Basic e-mail Security

Simple to implement, these tips can be a good start to making sure your e-mail communication becomes more secure.

1. Understand that no e-mail communication is 100% secure. We can do our best to make the percentage close to that, but sometimes - if the information is extremely important - you should consider ditching the e-mail option and deliver it in person (if possible). Avoid sending credit card or social security numbers via e-mail. It's also a good idea not to send user names and passwords for accounts you don't want to see compromised.

New post offices to come up near LoC:(Line of Control)

Chief Postmaster General J&K Circle, John Samuel on Tuesday, said new post offices would be set up in the frontier areas near Line of Control (LoC) and four more mobile post offices would come up along 300-km Srinagar-Jammu Highway.

 “Initially it was difficult to think to introduce new post offices in JK particularly in far-off areas. But now we have ensured that every village and every town has a post office and we have decided to introduce post offices near LoC which will connect people with external world,” Samuel told Greater Kashmir  on the sidelines of a news conference here.  

MICRO POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE WITHOUT HEALTH CHECK UP FOR RURAL PEOPLE

People living in rural parts of the country will soon be able to avail insurance cover without being subject to mandatory health check-ups as is the norm for life insurance policies. The Department of Posts is set to launch a major micro life insurance policy which will no more require the insurees to disclose their present health condition or diseases at the time of buying the policy, a move aimed at expanding the coverage in rural India. The proposed insurance scheme, which can be availed by economically weaker sections (EWS) of the society and particularly women, will provide a risk cover up to Rs 25,000, said an official in the ministry of communication and information technology. The aim is to cover around one-tenth of Indians and become one of the potent players in the Indian insurance sector by easing out the procedural formalities that precedes purchase of any life insurance scheme.

Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980 - Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012

No.7(1)/EV/2012

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the 24th April, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980 - Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012.

The undersigned is dirccted to refer to this Ministry’s O.M. No.7(I)/EV/2010 dated 31st January, 2011 forwarding therewith Tables of Benefits under CGEGIS for the year 2011. New Tables of Benefits for the savings fund of the Scheme based on a subscription of Rs.10 per month from 1.1.1982 to 31.12.1989 and Rs.15 per month w.e.f. 1.1.1990 onwards have been prepared for the year 2012

Google launches storage service for personal files

Google is hoping to build the world’s largest digital filing cabinet in the latest attempt to deepen people’s dependence on its services.

The Internet search leader’s latest product stores personal documents, photos, videos and a wide range of other digital content on Google’s computers. By keeping their files in massive data centres, users will be able to call up the information on their smartphones, tablet computers, laptops and just about any other Internet-connected device.

Google announced the long-rumoured service on Tuesday. Available immediately, Google Drive is offering the first five gigabytes of storage per account for free. Additional storage will be sold for prices starting at $2.49 per month 25 gigabytes.

Modernisation of Post Offices

The Government plans to set up 1000 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and carry out computerization of Post Offices in the country as part of its ongoing modernization and upgradation drive.

The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Shri Sachin Pilot informed the Lok Sabha today that the Department of Posts proposes to set up 1000 ATMs. 820 Head Post Offices have been identified for setting up ATMs across the country. Shri Pilot said that remaining 180 Post Offices will be identified during implementation phase. Of these a maximum 100 ATMs would be set up in Andhra Pradesh.

The Minister said nearly 25000 Departmental Post Offices have been computerized. The Department offers a number of premium services like Speed Post, Express Parcel Post, Logistics Post etc. to generate additional revenue for the Department, he added.

Source : PIB dtd 25/04/2012

BACKUP to Node in Work Group Computers

For taking bakup in network location( ie in a client system) in WORKGROUP environment using sql server maintenance plan please do the following.

1. in the server , type services.msc in Run, select MSSQL Server, click on the logon Tab. Deselect Local system Account and Select this account. Type an admistrative user name and password which can access the shared folder in the specified client. 
ie., Server Administrator user name and password. For eg:- POSTMASTER, Administrator etc. 

Vivekananda Memorial

Location: Kanyakumari , Tamilnadu , India
Founded By: Vivekananda Rock Memorial Committee
Founded In: 1970
Architect: Sthapati Sri S.K. Achari
Best Time to Visit: Throughout the year
Timings: 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Daily (Except Tuesday)

Vivekananda Memorial is situated near the city of Kanyakumari, which lies at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula. The meeting point of Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal, the city is known for its breathtaking sunrises and sunsets. It is in the sea that we see a rocky islet, at a distance of approximately 400 m from the shore. On this islet stands a magnificent monument called the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, a leader, a philosopher a social reformer.

Rotational Transfer -2012 (Aluva Division)

The Rotational transfer Order 2012 Aluva Division


http://nfpealuvadivision.blogspot.in/2012/04/rotational-transfer-2012.html

Unable to Access your Pen drive/External Hard disk

 Some times while using drives you might have faced this problem. Access is denied. When you connect your drives(Pen drives/External hard disk) to the computer it shows the access is denied and asked for formatting the drive. It flashes a message that shows the access is denied.

 

“You need to Format the disk in drive before you can use it Do you want to Format it?

                                                                  Format Now                    Canel ”

Only choice left to you is to format the drive. This due to the corruption. But some times a command prompt command will help you to recover your disk. By using the command prompt you can check the disk and removes the bad sectors in disk and correct it

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM

(Postal Manual Volume V Qn 126-150)
126.    The maximum weight limit for a bag conveyed by the railway mail service is

            a)         28 Kg                                                  b)         30 Kg

            c)         14 Kg                                                  d)         37 Kg                                      Ans: d(135)

127.    The very purpose of posting trial cards will be defeated if the following columns are not properly filled in by the supervisor of the receiving unit

            a)         Column (1) & Column(2)                b)         Column (3) & Column(4)

            c)         Column (1) & Column(3)                d)         None of these                       Ans: a(139)

128.    The office of delivery after making necessary entries in the trial card received will return the trail card it by

            a)         Ordinary post as unregistered article

            b)         Keep it for its office record

            c)         Including it in a service cover addressed to the officer who posted it

            d)         Regd. Post duly enclosed in a service cover                                          Ans: c(139)

SOME INTERESTING FACTS RELATED WITH ENGLISH

WORDS WITH ALL FIVE VOWELS

IOUEA (a genus of sea sponges) - word only with vowels. Education. Automobile. Ultraviolet. Equation. Precarious. Behaviour. Authorities. Authorize. Authentication. Precaution. Auriferous. Mensuration. Tambourine. Evacuation. Remuneration. Regulation. Misbehaviour. Miraculousness. Misdemeanour. Preambulation. Unostentatious. Unobjectionable. Multimillionaire. Consequential.

Longest Word without a Vowel : Symphysy

Dollar Words : The words whose total value is exactly 100 when each of its letters is assigned a value according to its position in the alphabet a=1 b=2 .... z=26

WORDS WITHOUT ANY VOWELS : Attitude, Contented, Cookout, Mittens, Shadowing.

The Longest English Words : Antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters) - Opposition to the separation of church and state. Floccinaucinihilipilification (29 letters) - The estimation of something as worthless. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis (45 letters) - Supposedly a lung disease.

Education Loan to Minorities

New Delhi, April 24, 2012(PIB): India Banks’ Association (IBA) has circulated revised Model Educational Loan Scheme to its member banks. Banks can adopt the scheme with discretion to make changes as deemed fit. The scheme is for all students including students from minority communities. 

Indian Nationals who have secured admission to professional/technical courses in India or abroad through an entrance test/merit based selection process are eligible for educational loans under the scheme. 

Complaints received from various channels regarding non-sanction, non-disbursal, delay in sanction, disbursal of education loans are taken up with the concerned banks for immediate corrective measures. 

When work can be a risky pain in the neck

RSI is a work-related disorder that affects the neck, lower limb, lower back, legs, jaws, chest and vocal chords.

If your work involves prolonged sitting or computer usage, be sure to take breaks at appropriate intervals. For, continuous sitting and poor office ergonomics can not only affect your eyes but also result in repetitive strain injuries (RSI).

RSI is a group of ‘overuse disorders' affecting muscles, tendons and nerves of the neck, upper and lower back, chest, shoulders and hands.

Doctors say that if a person is finding it hard to move the neck after a hard day's work or gets shooting pain in fingers and hands frequently, he/she should seek immediate medical advice.

Indian States- Capitals, Governers and Chief Ministers

Indian States- Capitals, Governers and Chief Ministers

States	Capitals	Governors	Chief Ministers
(1) Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	Mr. E.S.L.Narasimhan	Mr. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy
(2) Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	Gen. (Retd.) Joginder Jaswant Singh	Mr. Nabam Tuki
(3) Assam	Dispur	Mr. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	Mr. Tarun Kumar Gogoi
(4) Bihar	Patna	Mr. Devanand Konwar	Mr. Nitish Kumar
(5) Chhattisgarh	Raipur	Mr. Shekhar Dutt	Dr. Raman Singh
(6) Goa	Panaji	Mr. K. Sankaranarayanan	Mr. Manohar Parrikar
(7) Gujarat	Gandhinagar	Dr. Kamla Beniwal	Mr. Narendra Modi
(8) Haryana	Chandigarh	Mr. Jagannath Pahadia	Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda
(9) Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	Ms. Urmila Singh	Mr. Prem Kumar Dhumal
(10) Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)	Mr. Narinder Nath Vohra	Mr. Omar Abdullah
(11) Jharkhand	Ranchi	Dr. Syed Ahmed	Mr. Arjun Munda
(12) Karnataka	Bengaluru	Mr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj	Mr. DV Sadananda Gowda
(13) Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	Mr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj (Acting)	Mr. Oommen Chandy
(14) Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Mr. Ram Naresh Yadav	Mr. Shivraj Singh Chauhan
(15) Maharashtra	Mumbai	Mr. K. Sankaranarayanan	Mr. Prithviraj Chavan
(16) Manipur	Imphal	Mr. Gurbachan Jagat	Mr. Okram Ibobi Singh
(17) Meghalaya	Shillong	Mr. Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary	Mr. Mukul A. Sangma
(18) Mizoram	Aizawl	Mr. Vakkom Purushothaman	Mr. Lalthanhawla
(19) Nagaland	Kohima	Mr. Nikhil Kumar	Mr. Neiphiu Rio
(20) Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Mr. Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare	Mr. Naveen Patnaik
(21) Punjab	Chandigarh	Mr. Shivraj V. Patil	Mr. Parkash Singh Badal
(22) Rajasthan	Jaipur	Mr. Shivraj V. Patil (Acting)	Mr. Ashok Gehlot
(23) Sikkim	Gangtok	Mr. Balmiki Prasad Singh	Mr. Pawan Kumar Chamling
(24) Tamil Nadu	Chennai	Mr. K Rosaiah	Ms. J Jayalalithaa
(25) Tripura	Agartala	Mr. Dnyandeo Yaswantrao Patil	Mr. Manik Sarkar
(26) Uttarakhand	Dehradun	Ms. Margaret Alva	Mr. Vijay Bahuguna
(27) Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Mr. Banwari Lal Joshi	Mr. Akhilesh Yadav
(28) West Bengal	Kolkata	Mr. M. K. Narayanan	Ms. Mamata Banerjee

Courtesy :  http://allexamguru.blogspot.in,