INCENTIVE FOR TAKING IMT'S-- KERALA CIRCLE

Important points of CPMG letter No:FS/100-1/2012(pt) dated at trivandrum the.4.5.2012. regarding Incentive on IMT's

1. Rs 10/- per transaction is allowed for customer oriented expenditure and incentive to the staff

2. Out of Rs 10/-, Rs 2/- Can be allowed to Counter PA as incentive and Rs .1/- for APM/DPM (counter) or SPM/PM himself wherever he /she himself/herself supervise IMTS transaction. The sanction needs to be issued by the Divisional Head based on the performance of the postoffice every month. The remaining Rs.7 may be set aside for Customer-staff oriented Common expenditure

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR PS GP B & IPO EXAM

POSB MANUAL VOL II (SAVING CERTIFICATES)

1.         The following which shall be the personal responsibility of the Head Postmaster:

a)         Deciding claims in respect of Savings Certificates of deceased holders which   lie within  his power of decision and the safe custody of records relating to such claims

(b)       Signing and submission of savings certificates returns to the Postal Accounts Office in  offices where there is no separate Selection Grade Official Incharge of the Savings Certificate branch.

c)         Sanctioning the transfer of savings certificates from one person to another.

            d)         All the above                                                                                                 Ans:d(2)

2.         Certificates of all types and denominations are printed and supplied by

            a)         Central Stock depot                                     b)         Central Store depot

            c)         Security press nasik                                                d)         None of the above   Ans:c(3)

Central D.A. from July'12 may be 7% again.

Subject to AICIN data for the next two months remaining in the current level, the following assumption is being made.

The AICPIN data for April 12 has been recently published. It rises to 4 points and reached 205. We know that D.A. is calculated on the basis for 12 months average. To calculate the D.A. payable from 1st July 2012, we need the figures of May and June 2012 which are to be released on 30.06.12 and 31.07.12 respectively. If the data remains for the next two months in the same level, i.e. 205, the hike will be 7%. Even if it marginally drops 1 point in any of the months, the rise will be still 7% which will take the total D.A. to 72%.

Considering the latest hike in petrol price, it is unlikely that the index may drop in the next months. So we can guess the next D.A. hike @7%, revising our previous guess work.

Courtesy : http://paycommissionupdate.blogspot.in/ 

IMPORTANT RULES FOR PS GP B, IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM

1.         Whether the divisional superintendent who is a witness or a party in the case can issue charge sheet to an employee, to whom he is disciplinary authority
Ans:    No. In such cases an adhoc disciplinary authority must be appointed.(DG,P&T memo No6/641/64-Disc dated 27-01-65)

2.         Whether any punishment can be imposed with retrospective effect.
Ans:    No. No penalty can be imposed retrospectively; it can only be prospective, either from the date of issue of punishment order or from a prospective date

3.         Whether the punishment of reduction of pay awarded under Rule 16 will affect pension?
Ans:    No. Any punishment awarded under rule 16 should not affect pension. But if an inquiry as specified under Rule 16(1)(b) is conducted such a punishment can be imposed.

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR PS GP B, IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM (GK)

Current Affairs and GK

1. Who authored the book ‘The Science of Bharat Natyam’?

(a) Saroja Vaidyanathan (b) Yamini Krishnamurthi ( c) J. Sushila (d) None of these

Answer a;

2.International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on:

(a) 9th August (b) 13th October (c) 24th November (d) 11th December

Answer- b;

3. Tianhe 1A, the world’s fastest supercomputer is made by

(a) United States (b) Japan (c) China (d) None of these

Answer : c

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR PS GP B, IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM ( 40 Q & A)

Q1. Casual leave is limited to a maximum of ----------- days in a calendar year by  department of  Post Eight

Q2  The casual leave  can be granted  for  more than five days continuously  . The above said statement  is False

Q3 Casual leave need not be reported nor recorded in absentee statements, in service books or service rolls The above said statement is True

Govt bans 5-star hotel meetings, foreign travel

Faced with the worst economic performance in nine years, the government today launched an austerity drive banning creation of new posts and holding of its meetings in five-star hotels besides restricting foreign travel by officials.
There will also be a ban on purchase of new vehicles, the finance ministry said in a direction to all ministries and departments.

These directives, aimed at cutting non-Plan expenditure by 10% during the current fiscal, were announced on a day when the country’s growth rate declined to nine-year low of 6.5% in 2011-12 and rupee touched a new low of 56.51 to a dollar.

“There is tremendous pressure on government’s resources, there is an urgent need for rationalisation of expenditure and optimisation of available resources with a view to improve macreoeconomic environment”, the ministry said.

Children Educational Allowance / Hostel Subsidy - Clarification

No.12011/07/2011-Estt.(AL)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension

Department of Personnel & Training

New Delhi, May 31, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Children Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy — Clarification

Subsequent to clarifications issued vide O.M. No.12011/3/2008-Estt.(Allowance) dated 11.11.2008 and O.M. No.12011/08/2010-Estt.(AL) dated 30.12.2010, on the captioned subject, references have been received on (i) definition of the term "station" and (ii) admissibility of Hostel Subsidy and Children Education Allowance in respect of children pursuing diploma/certificate courses from Polytechnic/ITI/Engineering College, after passing 10th standard.

Station Tenure - Clarificatory orders on RT

National Telecom Policy 2012 Approved : No Roaming Charges and Pan India MNP One Nation – One Mobile Number

The Govt of India today approved a National Telecom Policy 2012, which will replace more than a 12 years old telecom regulations and now mobile service users will be able to avail FREE Roaming and keep their Phone Numbers even if they switch service providers anywhere in the country with the Nation Wide Intra Circle MNP, proposed in the new Telecom Policy.

The cabinet has approved the new National Telecom Policy with some changes from what was proposed earlier, The New Telecom Policy recommends one Nation, one license policy across services and service areas to abolish Roaming charges. The distinction between local and STD calls would vanish, as the policy aims at a ‘one-nation-one-licence’ regime.