Thursday, January 27, 2011

Useful Educational site address

Name of the Organisation
  Address Link of the Organisation
Sakshat - An online Education Portal of MHRD
National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT)
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS)
Central Tibetan Schools Administration (CSTA)
National Institute of Open Schooling
Think.Com
Oracle Academy
ThinkQuest
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
Edusat
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Indian Institue of Technology Kharagpur
Indian Institue of Technology Madras
Indian Institue of Technology Roorkee
Indian Institue of Technology Guwahati
Biology in Motion
Physics.org
Science Museum
UNESCO
How Stuff Works
Tamil Nadu Text Books Online
NCERT Text Books Online
Linkslearning
Southernrailway

Friday, January 14, 2011

MACPS on non functional basis to the Inspector of Posts line officials


In accordance with the Directorate letter No. 4-7/(MACPS)/2009-PCC dated 18-9-2009, 24-9-2009 and 29-9-2009, CPMG Uttarakhand Circle vide Memo No.   STA-I/ 8-26/I Dated      11-01-2011 approved financial up gradation under MACPS on non functional basis to the Inspector of Posts line officials of Uttarakhand Circle subject to the criteria of fitness regarding length of qualifying service in the cadre and of attaining the applicable benchmark awarded on the basis of  their service record etc-.
A-        The  officials who have completed 30 years regular service before 01-9-2008 or during 01-9-2008 to 31-3-2010 are granted 3rd financial up gradation under MACPS in PB-2 to Grade Pay of Rs 4800/- wef the date noted against each -  
Sl.No.
Name of the ASPOs/ IPOs
Date from which placement in Grade Pay Rs 4800/- in PB-2 is effective under MACPS.
1
Shri P.S.Mehra, ASPOs Roorkee.
01-09-2008.
2
Shri Abdul Aziz, Postmaster Nainital HO.
01-09-2008                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
3
Shri L.R.Arya, ASPOs (HQ) Tehri.
01-09-2008
4
Shri D.S.Parmar, ASPOs (HQ), Gopeshwar.
24-09-2009
5
Shri K.S.Mehra, ASPOs (HQ), Pauri.
01-09-2008
6
Shri T.L.Arya, ASPOs (N), Almora.
01-09-2008
7
Shri Sher Singh Bisht, Dy. PM, Dehradun GPO.
01-01-2010 2nd &3rd financial up gradation in PB-2 to GP Rs 4600/- & Rs 4800/-.
8
Shri R.S.Khati, ASPOs Mussoorie.
02-07-2009
B-        Following Inspector of Posts line official completing 20 years of regular govt.service before or during 01-9-2008 to 31-3-2010 is granted 2nd financial up gradation i.e. to the Grade Pay Rs 4600/- in PB-2 w.e.f. the date noted against his name-
Sl.No.
Name of the official
S/Shri
Date from which placement in Grade Pay Rs 4600/- in PB-2 is effective under MACPS.
1
H.C.Upadhyay, IPs Gopeshwar.
01-09-2008
C-        Following Inspector of Posts line official completing 10 years of regular govt.service before or during 01-9-2008 to 31-3-2010 is recommended for 1st financial up gradation i.e. to the Grade Pay Rs 2800/- in PB-1 w.e.f. the date noted against his name-
Sl.No.
Name of the official
S/Shri
Date from which placement in Grade Pay Rs 2800/- in PB-1 is effective under MACPS.
1
Shri Raj Kumar, IPs Narendranagar.
01-09-2008

The aforesaid financial up gradations are granted to the officials purely on individual basis. As such these will not amount to functional / regular promotion nor shall have relevance to their seniority position. There shall be no change in designation, classification or higher status. However, financial and certain other benefits which are linked to the pay drawn by an employee such as HBA, allotment of Government accommodation shall be permitted.
No stepping up of pay in the pay band or grade pay will be admissible in regard to junior getting more pay than the senior on account of pay fixation under MACPS.
The officials have option to get their pay fixed under FR 22(1)(a)(i) within one month from the date of receipt of orders.
No pay fixation benefit shall be admissible at the time of regular promotion, if any, if it is in the same grade pay as granted under MACPS. If the regular promotion is to a post carrying higher grade pay than what is available under MACP, no pay fixation is admissible and only difference of grade pay will be allowed.

DPC for the promotion to the post of PS Group B for the year 2011

Postal Directorate vide letter no. 9-1/2011-SPG dated 12-01-11 has called for ACRs of 429 ASPs for DPC for the promotion to the post of PS Group B for the year 2011  Following ASPs of Uttarakhand Postal Circle are in the zone of consideration.

Sl No. Name of the officer                                        Year
321      Shri L R Arya                                                 1989
323      Shri T L Arya                                                  1989
370      Shri G D Arya                                                 1990
392      Shri R S Khati                                                 1990
            Shri D S Parmar

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Cadre Review

  • After detailed discussion with GS and on the demand of members of IP/ASP, following proposal for cadre restructuring has been formulated for submission to directorate. All are requested to go through it and advise if any amendment is required to make it more effective in the interest of IP/ASPs cadre.
  • DRAFT

  1. IPASP association has been continuously seeking 2nd cadre restructuring for the last 30 years. The second cadre review committee for the purpose was constituted in 1986 and was finalized in the year 1990 to give effect for upgradation of 245 posts of IP & ASP to Supdt.  PSS Group “B”. These orders  are even having Presidential approval but have not been executed till now. The proposal which has gone several changes in principle is hanging in the files of Directorate since long.
  2. While by some means the general line staff had managed to get upgradation of 1772 posts of HSG II, HSG I without any commensurate increase in responsibility. The Department has also taken care of the interest of the IPoS and they have derived the benefits of 5 periodical cadre reviews from 1981 to 1989.But the worst part of it is that the entire exercise was separately done for other cadres except IP/ASP, thus taking away the basic thrust for simultaneous career planning for all.
  3. Some of the measures proposed by the department like creation of cluster, creation of inspection cells, reorganization of Sub Divisions with simultaneous upgradation of some posts to PSS Gr B to the extent necessary to match the recommendations of Cadre Review Committee have only met a slow death with the proposal ultimately relegated to the cold storage.
  4. The last initiative taken by the Department just before the announcement of 6 CPC has only extended with the advice from MOF to refer the proposal to 6 CPC. It was only a ploy to delay the proposal from reaching its logical end. Though the Deptt has referred to the 6 CPC, the 6 CPC has refrained from even examining the proposal and in Para 3.3.17 of recommendations, it has categorically stated as “the commission as a general rule, has refrained from conducting cadre reviews of individual services. Accordingly demand made by Individual Service associations has not been taken up.”
  5. With the invent of technology on DOP and Consequent upon introduction of new business branches, the Department of Posts is on the verge of conversion into a dynamic organization with projects like changing ambience of the offices, providing good working environment to the staff, providing comfort to potential customers or visitors and various long lasting projects like Digitization of Records, Core Banking, Mail Optimization, Consumer Price Index, Aadhaar Technology, Biometric systems etc. All these projects are being implemented with the support and incessant hard work of IP cadre. Thus it will not be wrong to say that the total responsibility for successful implementing the various innovative schemes has virtually devolved on the IP and ASP. But when it is the question of career progression of the cadre, the file is consigned to back seat.
  6. There has been no upgrading or cadre restructuring of the apex Grade of our cadre. Consequently there is extreme stagnancy and resultant frustration amongst the incumbents of the cadre. Even after acquiring long years of experience and expertise they remain and mostly retire in the ASP cadre. Even the new entrants in the cadre have realised the attitude adopted by the Department towards IP cadre and are therefore, leaving the Deptt and joining other organizations for better prospects.
  7. Now under pressure from other unions, department has set up restructuring committee to look into the career progression of each cadre leaving behind IP cadre. The cadre has been ignored once again. This is the kind of justice delivery system prevalent in Directorate. All these are not only the root cause of frustration amongst the IP cadre but these are also an impediment in effective execution of administrative policies and plan. This is bound to have an adverse impact on the efficiency of the department.
  8. It will be in the betterment of things if cadre restructuring is done in the revised format in view of changed scenario. The IP cadre can now be classified into three categories: 
    a) General administration: The posts of ASP (HQ) and that of sub     divisional heads can be included in this category under the control of SSP/SP (Division) at every division level.
     b) Inspection & investigation: This can be given the same shape as suggested by 2nd CRC.
    c) Business, technological & allied works: The present incumbent   working as System Manager &MEs can be posted as IP(Technology & BD) on the basis of some benchmark to be fixed by department on justifed posts immediately by creating equal number of Post and thereafter IP examination may be fixed for them. They can put under the supervision of SP (HQ) by creating of post of SP (HQ or Tehnology) in each division under cadre review. Under this process the association is ready to forgo 141 post of Postmaster (HSG-I) in case all post of system managers are created in IP line.


9.       The association has no problem if 50% of vacancies in the grade of Sr. Postmaster are filled up by promotion of Postmaster Gr.III with 2 years of regular service in the grade including regular service in HSG- I subject to the condition that 6% PSS Group “B” examination is immediately dispensed with. The rest of 50% vacancies may be filled from Inspector Posts with 6 years of regular service in the grade on the basis of LDCE. Once this is done there will not be any justification of 19% examination for IP line official. Hence department should  do away with this examination system which is otherwise also giving rise to litigations.

          In the last but not least I ask you to take immediate step to implement the second cadre review recommendations. The members of the association have repeatedly proved their true commitment to various policies and programmes of the department by ensuring its successful implementation but the department is not sincere toward its demands. The associations has reasons to believe that the Deptt has already seized of this issue and fervently hope that the hurdle imported only to shuttle the implementation of second Cadre Review be removed by the present postal board so that things may not go beyond control of association. In such circumstances the department will be utterly responsibility.The implementation of these orders is the only way to avoid confrontation between IP/ASP cadre and the department. The members of the association have lost their patience as such their patience has been tested to the last extent. All the members are feeling otherwise and are asking to resort to initiate union action.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Calendar of Departmental Exam - 2011

Name of Examination Exam schedule to be held on To be conducted by

Name of Examination
Exam schedule to be held on
To be conducted by

(1)
(2)

1.
LGOs for PAs/SAs cadres & PAs cadre in Cos/ROs
February 2011
Directorate
2.
Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants Direct Recruitment
May 2011
3.
Inspector of Posts Exam 2010
June 2011
4.
A. E. (C & E) Exam
July 2011
5.
J. E. (C & E) Exam
6.
PS Group 'B' Examination, 2010
7.
Postmaster Grade – I
April 2011
8.
LDCs to Junior Accountants in PAOs
August 2011
Circle Offices
9.
Confirmation Exam for Dr. Jr. Accountants in PAO
August 2011

Filling up of GDS Posts in Branch Post Offices-review of guidelines regarding.


Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
(GDS Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
No. 17-103/2007-GDS                                                                                        Dated : 29 Dec 2010
To
            All Chief Postmasters General
            All Postmasters General

Sub:   Filling up of GDS Posts in Branch Post Offices-review of guideline        regarding.
Sir/Madam,
Reference in invited to this Directorate letter No. even dated 14th Jul 2009 on the subject cited above which provided for the manner of filling up of GDS vacant posts in single handed branch offices and branch post offices having two or more hands.
2.            Provisional appointment for a brief may be resorted to only on account of sudden death, dismissal, removal, put off duty, absorption against the departmental post of Gramin Dak Sevaks and unauthorized absence for long period in case regular arrangements cannot be made immediately.
3.            In the case of posts falling vacant due to discharge form service of the GDSBPM or absorption of the GDSBPM on the regular departmental posts, efforts should first be made to fill up the posts by adjusting identified surplus GDS fulfilling the prescribed qualification & other prescribed conditions failing which action should be taken in advance to fill the vacant post of GDSBPM on a regular basis by following the prescribed procedure and following other conditions prescribed under letter No. 17-103/2007-GDS dated 14 Jul 2009. The list of all the GDS, category wise, due to be discharged from service in calendar year may also be displayed on the Department's website in the month of January of each calendar year.
This issues with the approval of competent authority.
                                                                                                           
Yours faithfully,
                                                                                                                                                        
 Sd/-
(AK Sharma)
Deputy Director General (Estt.)
Phone No. 011-23096098

PS Group B Exam 2010 - Schedule announced


The Postal Directorate vide their letter number A-34012/02/2010-DE dated 29-12-2010 has announced the schedule of Department Examination Calendar for the year 2011.

PS Group B Examination 2010 to be held in July 2011
Inspector Posts Exam 2010 in June 2011.