May Lord Ganesh shower you with succss in all your Endeavours

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.

CCS (Leave) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2011.

Clarification regarding release of Severance Amount in respect of the GDS expired before subscribing under SDBScheme

Restriction on opening of more than one account in the same scheme in the name of same depositor or acceptance of more than one purchase application of the same scheme in the name of same depositor in one post office on a single day- a further clarification regarding. 

Settlement of deceased claim case in respect of Sr. Citizen’s Savings Scheme account- a clarification regarding.

Grant of Savings Bank Allowance to Postal Assistants working in Savings  Bank/certificate branches- holding of SB Aptitude Test regarding

‘Janma’ means birth and

‘ashtami’ means the eighth.

Janmashtami refers to the birth of Krishna,

which took place on the eighth day of the

second fortnight in the month of Sravana.

Celebrate the Birth of Krishna…!

Modernisation of Department of Posts

Government has approved the ‘IT MODERNIZATION PROJECT’ of Department of Posts for computerization of Post Offices, Mail Offices, Administrative Offices and other field offices. This will involve establishment of required IT infrastructure, development of required software applications with an outlay of Rs.1877.2 crore.

The project has the following salient features:

• It will establish IT infrastructure of Data Centre and Disaster Recovery Centre and networking of all Departmental Post Offices including appropriate connectivity in the Branch Post Offices in the rural area.
• The project envisages development of integrated modular scalable applications for Mail, kBanking, Postal Life Insurance, solutions for Accounts and HR operations of the department.
• The rural post offices will be provided with rural ICT devices with required applications for performing Postal, Savings Bank, Insurance, MGNREGS and Money Order operations.
• Provision has been made for training, change management, capacity building of the employees of the department along with Project Management activity for smooth and timely implementation of the project.

It is planned to network all Departmental Post Offices and Branch Post Offices in the country subject to availability of connectivity and resources under the “India Post Technology Project-2012”.

The departmental Post Offices are proposed to be networked with appropriate connectivity. Branch Post Offices located in rural areas are proposed to be networked using available connectivity at these locations. The rural ICT Devices in the Branch Post Offices will have the capacity to work in both online/offline mode. The IT project is expected to be implemented by 2012-13 subject to the availability of funds.

This information was given by Shri Sachin Pilot, the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

Operational Instructions for Post Offices to act as Registrar to Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)...

Standard Operating procedure for Printing, Booking, Transmission & Delivery of letters carrying UID Numbers of residents...

Standard Operating & Accounting Procedure for Print to Post Service...

New Speed Post discount structure, operational mechanism and procedure of delivery...

Thousands laid down their lives so that our country is breathing this day Never forget...

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY.......

HAPPY RAKSHA-BANDHAN to all readers and viewers

Secretary (Posts) congratulate Postmasters (Grade I)......

CLARIFICATION OVER-RESTRICTION OF OPENING OF MORE THAN ONE ACCOUNT IN THE SAME SCHEME IN THE NAME OF SAME DEPOSITOR OR ACCEPTANCE OF MORE THAN ONE PURCHASE APPLICATION OF THE SAME SCHEME IN THE NAME OF SAME DEPOSITOR IN ONE POST OFFICE ON A SINGLE DAY

Declining of Postmaster Grade-1

CBI registers a case against  Shri M.S.Bali the then Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra & Goa for possession of Disproportionate Assests.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against the then Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra & Goa U/s 13(1)(e) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for possession of disproportionate assets to tune of Rs.94,23,887/- to his known sources of income.

It is alleged that the accused while working as Chief PostMaster General, Maharashtra and Goa, Mumbai had accumulated disproportionate assets by mis-using his official position which was disproportionate to his known sources of income. He is found in possession of number of flats / plots at Bhopal, Gwalior and Faridabad. He is holding a number of accounts at various banks and post offices in his name and in the name of his family members having heavy credit balance.

During searches at his residence, Foreign Currencies, Jewellery were found & seized and a cash amount of Rs.33/- lakh (approx.) was also recovered.

CBI had earlier registered a separate bribery case of Rs. two crore against the accused in February, 2010 and after investigation a chargesheet was filed in the designated court.

Further Investigation is in progress.

India Post wins Today's Traveller Award for Best Customer Service Organization 2011...

Application format for issue of post office identity cards through post offices...

Inclusion of names of members of family in the PPO and proof of age for additional quantum of family pension - requirement of certificate etc.