Tenure MEMO 2014

                            DEPARTMENT  OF POSTS

          O/O THE CHIEF POSTMASTER  GENERAL: WEST BENGAL CIRCLE

                           YOGAYOG BHAWAN: KOLKATA  - 700012

File NO. SFB /Z- 765 /PA(SBCO) /Kol. Regn. /2014             Dtd. Kol.-12 the 23.05.2014

The following orders of the competent authority regarding transfer /Posting of PA(SBCO)
officials under Kolkata Region  are hereby issued to have immediate effect  in the interest of service .

Sl. No.	Name of PA(SBCO)	Office in which working at present	Posted at SBCO
1	Arun  Lakra	Cossipore	Tollygunj
2	Radhashyam Mondal	Alipore	Cossipoe
3	Manju  Roy	Park St.	Baruipore
4	Swapna Nair	Baruipore	Alipore
5	Dilip  Kr.  Barman	Tollyganj	Alipore
6	Sankar  Nath Karmakar	Alipore	Tollyganj
7	Wumesh  Ch. Mahato	Baruipore	Retention
8	Uma  Rani Saha	Berhampore	Raghunathganj
9	Malabika  Bose	Barrackpore	Belgharia
10	Shyamal  Kr. Mandal	Barrackpore	Retention
11	Bijan  Krishna  Majumder	Beleghata	Basirhat
12	Chandra Kanta Majumder	Alipore	Park St.
13	Debasish Bandyopadhyay	Kalyani	Ranaghat
14	Asit Das	Park St.	Alipore
15	Sakti  Naskar	Baruipore	Belgharia
16	Bama Charan  Mondal	Berhampore	Kandi
17	Rabindra Nath Modak	Barrackpore	Barasat
18	Smt. Moumita  Sengupta	Basirhat	Barrackpore

1)       TA /TP will be governed as per rules.

2)        The above mentioned officials should be relieved on office arrangement by 31.05.2014 positively.

3)        Relevant charge reports should be sent to all concerned positively.

                                                                                                                 (N.C.Das)

Assistant Director  of Postal Services(Staff)

O/O  The Chief Postmaster General                                                                                                                     West Bengal Circle ,Kol.-12

NO banking job for the postman:

The Union finance ministry has poured cold water on India Post's application to set up a bank. The postal department might be asked to re-apply when new guidelines for bank licences are issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

As suggested by the Bimal Jalan-headed screening committee, the issue came up for discussion at a recent meeting of the finance ministry and RBI, a ministry official said. The ministry said India Post was not ready for a banking foray.

India Post had said it needed Rs 1,800 crore to set up the bank. The postal department had sought an initial capital of Rs 623 crore from the finance ministry. It had thought of raising the rest from other sources. 

NO BANKING JOB FOR THE POSTMAN

·     Finance ministry says India Post is not ready for a banking foray ·     India Post had said it needed Rs 1,800 crore to set up the bank ·     The postal department had sought an initial capital of Rs 623 crore from the finance ministry ·     The advantage with India Post for getting a banking licence is that it has a branch in every nook and corner of the country ·     India Post has deposits of Rs 4 lakh crore but doesn't have experience in handling advances

"When we don't have enough money to recapitalise existing public sector banks, how can we afford to give funds for a new government bank?" said the official.
RBI had granted licences to only two entities, IDFC and Bandhan Financial Services, of the 25 applicants which applied to set up a bank. 
The high-level advisory committee (Jalan panel) set up by RBI to look into the bank licence applications had recommended the central bank consider India Post's application separately, in consultation with the government, and RBI had agreed to do so. 
RBI had also said that instead of only opening the licensing window periodically, it would like to make it a regular process, also mooting the idea of differentiated licences. 
Officials said RBI might issue new guidelines with some modifications for on-tap and differentiated licences. Then, India Post could stand a chance, particularly as a deposit-taking bank, provided it addressed the concerns of all stakeholders, they added. 
The advantage with India Post is that it has a branch in every nook and corner of the country. So, it can help the government reach the objective of financial inclusion. 
"India Post deserves the licence because they have the ability to attract customers, the first step towards financial inclusion. It is easier to lend but difficult to get deposits," said Abizer Diwanji, partner and national leader-financial services, EY. 
While India Post has deposits of Rs 4 lakh crore, it doesn't have experience in handling advances. It has a huge workforce but lacks experience in the range of banking operations, particularly treasury and risk management. Thus, it will have to get talent from the market, while some from its existing staff of 474,000 might be redundant.
India has the largest postal network in the world, with 155,015 post offices (against 98,000 bank branches), of which 90 per cent are in rural areas. However, the department posted a loss of Rs 5,805 crore in 2011-12. Both Bandhan and IDFC, on the other hand, are profitable. 

Source : http://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/finmin-nixes-india-post-s-plan-to-set-up-a-bank-114050900172_1.html

Procedure to be observed by Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) - Assessment of entries and gradings in ACRs/APARs - Reg.

Procedure to be observed by Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) - Assessment of entries and gradings in ACRs/APARs - Reg.

Procedure to be observed by Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) - Assessment of entries and gradings in ACRs/APARs - Reg. DoPT Order:-

No.22011/5/2013-Estt.(D) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 

Department of Personnel & Training 

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North Block, New Delhi 

Dated the 9th May, 2014 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM 

Subject:- Procedure to beobserved by Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) - Assessment of entries and gradings in ACRs/APARs - Reg. 

The undersigned is directed to invite reference to this Department's OM No.22011 / 5/ 86-Estt.D dated 10th April 1989 as modified from time to time wherein detailed guidelines on Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) has been provided. As per extant instructions and rulings of Hon'ble Supreme Court in various court cases, the Departmental Promotion Committees enjoy full discretion to devise their own methods and procedures for objective assessment of the suitability of the candidates who are to be considered by them. Para 6.2.1 of the OM dated 10th April 1989 provides that the Confidential Rolls (now APARs) are the basic inputs on the basis of which assessment is to be made by each DPC. The evaluation of CRs (now APARs) should be fair, just and non-discriminatory. 

2. In terms of this Department's OM No.35034/7/ 97-Estt.(D) dated 8th February 2002, the DPC is required to determine the merits of those being assessed for promotion with reference to the prescribed bench-mark and accordingly grade the officers as 'fit' or Unfit' only. Only those who are graded 'fit' i.e. who meet the prescribed bench-mark by the DPC shall be included and arranged in the select panel in order to their inter-se seniority in the feeder grade. Those officers who are graded 'unfit' in terms of prescribed bench-mark by the DPC shall not be included in the select panel. There is no supersession in promotion among those who are graded 'fit' by the DPC.

3. Further, all the Ministries/ Departments have time and again been advised by this Department to ensure compliance of instructions on mandatory provisions regarding proper disposal of representations on adverse remarks/below bench-mark gradings contained in the APARs in a quasi-judicial manner as prescribed in this Department's OM No.21011/1/2005-Estt(A) (Pt.II) dated 14.05.2009, OM No.21011/1/2010-Estt.A dated 13.4.2010 and OM No.21011/1/2005-Estt.A(Pt.II) dated 19.05.2011 before placing the same for consideration of the DPC. These provisions have been reiterated vide this Department's O.M. No.21011/1/ 2005-Estt.(A)(Part.III) dated 31st January, 2014 and all the Cadre Controlling Authorities, Ministries/ Departments have been advised to ensure compliance of these provisions before sending proposals for consideration of DPCs. 

4. It has been brought to the notice of this Department that in certain cases the Departmental Promotion Committees while assessing suitability of officers have given recommendations as 'unfit' on grounds including non-fulfilment of procedural requirements of disposal of representations preferred on entries/gradings in APAR. 

5. It is reiterated that in discharge of its statutory functions the respective DPCs are required to determine the merits of those being considered for promotion with reference to the prescribed bench-mark, by making its own assessment, on the basis of the entries and gradings contained in the APARs and other relevant material facts placed before it, and accordingly grade the officers as 'fit' or 'unfit'. Relevant material would inter alia include the orders of the competent authority on the representation of the Government servant on the entries/ grading in APAR. In the event of the DPC deciding not to take cognisance of such an order, on the ground that the same is not a speaking order, the DPC shall make its assessment based on the entries in APAR and other material including the representation of the Government servant. The DPCs should substantiate its assessment by giving justifiable and sustainable reasons including the cases where the assessment of the DPC is different from the grading in APAR (original or amended after representation by the Government servant).

6. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to give wide circulation to this OM and to ensure that extant guidelines on the subject are followed scrupulously. 

sd/-

(Mukta Goel) 

DIRECTOR (E.I)

Source: www.persmin.nic.in

List of Allowances & Advances increased by 25% due to DA touched to 100% with effect from 1.1.2014.

List of Allowances & Advances increased by 25% due to DA touched to 100% with effect from 1.1.2014.

List of Allowances & Advances increased by 25% due to DA touched to 100% with effect from 1.1.2014. 

List of all allowances and advances enhanced by 25% from the existing level from 1st January 2014 in order to enter the Dearness allowance into 100%. Already in January 2011, followed the 6th CPC recommendations, all the allowances and advances had been enhanced by 25% due to Dearness allowance crossed 50% mark. This is second time to get the allowances at revised rates. 

The complete list of allowances and advances to eligible for Central Government employees including Railway employees are compiled by NFIR and the same we reproduced for your ready reference as under..

No.	Name of the  Allowances	6th CPC Revised Rates from 1.9.2008	25% Increased from 1.1.2011 (DA Crossed 50%)	25% Increased from 1.1.2014 (DA Crossed 100%)
1.	Children Education Allowance	Rs.1000	Rs.1500	Rs.1800
2.	Hostel Subsidy Allowance	Rs.3000	Rs.3750	Rs.4500
3.	Child Care Allowance (for disabled)	Rs.1000	Rs.1250	Rs.1500
4.	Washing Allowance	Rs.60	Rs.75	Rs.90
5.	Travelling Allowance	Rs.210 340 400 460 520	Rs.263 425 500 575 650	Rs.316 510 600 690 780
6.	National Holiday Allowance	Rs.170 212 280	Rs.213 265 350	Rs.256 318 420
7.	Breakdown Allowance	Rs.80 120 160 200	Rs.100 150 200 250	Rs.120 180 240 300
8.	Special Allowance for Engg.Gateman	Rs.300	Rs.375	Rs.450
9.	Conveyance Allowance	Rs.370 480 640 750 850 1120 1680 2070 2430 3000	Rs.463 600 800 938 1063 1400 2100 2525 3038 3750	Rs.556 720 960 1126 1276 1680 2520 2980 3646 4500
10.	Cycle Maintenance Allowance	Rs.60	Rs.75	Rs.90
11.	Night Patrolling Allowance	Rs.6	Rs.8	Rs. 12
12.	Road Mileage Allowance	Rs.8 16	Rs.10 20	Rs.12 24
13.	Tribal Area Allowance (Composite HCA)	Rs.240	Rs.300	Rs.360
14.	Hill Area Allowance	Rs.480 600	Rs.600 750	Rs.720 900
15.	Bad Climate Allowance	Rs.400 240	Rs.500 300	Rs.600 360
16.	Nursing Uniform Allowance	Rs.6,000	Rs.7,500	Rs.9,000
17.	Nursing Allowance	Rs.3,200	Rs.4,000	Rs.4,800
18.	Washing Allowance(Nursing Staff)	Rs.300	Rs.375	Rs.450
19.	Hospital Care Allowance	Rs.1,400	Rs.1,750	Rs.2,100
20.	Patient Care Allowance	Rs.1,390	Rs.1,738	Rs.2,086
21.	Project Allowance Construction Survey	Rs.1,500 1000	Rs.1,875 1250	Rs2,250 1500
22.	Compensatory Allowance Construction	Rs.1500 1000	Rs.1875 1250	Rs2250 1500
23.	Composite Transfer Grant CTG	Rs.18 9 4.60	Rs.22.50 11.25 5.75	Rs. 27.00 13.50 6.90
24.	Uniform, Kit Maintenance, W.Allowance	Rs.14000 300 60	Rs.17500 375 75	Rs.21000 450 90
25.	PG Allowance & Annual Allowance	Rs.1000 600	Rs.1250 750	Rs.1500 900
26.	Health & Malaria Inspectors(Additional duty)	Rs.400	Rs.500	Rs.600
27.	Commercial Staff in charge of flag stations	Rs.80	Rs.100	Rs.120
28.	Teachers Library i.ATP-Primary School ii.Middle School iii.High/Hr.Sec.School	Rs.200 300 400	Rs.250 375 500	Rs.300 450 600
29.	Announcers ECRCs/Comml.clerks/TCs	Rs.120	Rs.150	Rs.180
30.	Train Supdt./TS	Rs.600	Rs.750	Rs.900
31.	Steward (Dy.TS) (Rajdhani Exp.)	Rs.240	Rs.300	Rs.360
32.	CTIs/TTEs Flying Squad	Rs.200	Rs.250	Rs.300
33.	Cook/Cook mate	Rs.80	Rs.100	Rs.120
34.	Senior Scale JA Gr.SA Grade (Hindi Officers)	Rs.400 600 1200	Rs.500 750 1500	Rs.600 900 1800

No.	Name of the  Advances	6th CPC Revised Rates from 1.9.2008	25% Increased from 1.1.2011 (DA Crossed 50%)	25% Increased from 1.1.2014 (DA Crossed 100%)
1.	Natural Calamity Advance	Rs.5,000	Rs.6,250	Rs.7,500
2.	Festival Advance	Rs.3,000	Rs.3,750	Rs.4,500
3.	Warm Clothing Advance	Rs.3,000	Rs.3,750	Rs.4,500
4.	Bicycle Advance	Rs.3,000	Rs.3,750	Rs.4,500
5.	Food Advance	Rs.3,000	Rs.3,750	Rs.4,500

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