Tuesday, June 14, 2011

India Post Partner with Fabindia to benefit Customers... India Post Introduces Retail Counter at Fabindia Store

With the opening of first postal retail extension counter at Fabindia’s flagship store, India Post and Fabindia partner to benefit customers in a first of its kind Public- Private Partnership. The counter was jointly inaugurated here today by smt. Radhika Doraiswamy – Secretary (Post) to Government of India, Director General Department of Posts and the Chairman of the Postal Services Board and Mr. William Bissell - Managing Director, Fabindia Overseas Private Limited.

Delhi Postal Circle in collaboration with Fabindia Overseas Private Limited - India’s private retail platform for craft based products, opened its counter at Fabindia’s flagship store at 14, N Block Market, Greater Kailash-1, New Delhi.

As a part of the joint endeavour to enhance customer experience, India post will now offer customers hassle free postal retail service which would enable the customers to buy, pack and dispatch Fabindia products not only within India but also to international destinations. To help the customers in booking consignments, Delhi Postal Circle staff will be deployed at Fabindia store.

While this comes as an expansion of the existing postal retail service earlier introduced at the Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan (Cottage Emporium), New Delhi-1, where customers can avail Speed Post Services & Registered Parcel booking within the premises of the shopping complex, this is the first partnership with a private player.

With 140 stores across 58 cities in India and four international stores, Fabindia Overseas Private Limited is India’s largest retail platform for a wide range of products produced by artisans living largely in rural areas.

The POST OFFICE counter at the Fabindia outlet will offer the following domestic and international services from 1100 Hours till 1900 Hours (on all working days):

Flat Rate Parcel Service (Domestic) – Air Express Service, High Quality Boxes as a part of postage charges, One India One Rate

Flat Rate Parcel Service (International) – Any destination, anywhere in the world. Total composite Rates are applicable

EMS Speed Post Service (Domestic & International) – Fast, reliable, guaranteed Service

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of April, 2011 increased by 1 point and stood at 186 (one hundred & eighty six) .

During April, 2011, the index recorded increase of 6 points in Chhindwara centre, 5 points in Jharia centre, 4 points each in Nagpur, Kodarma, Ajmer, Giridih, Angul Talcher and Belgaum centres, 3 points in 8 centres, 2 points in 13 centres and 1 point in 21 centres. The index decreased by 4 points in Tiruchirapally centre, 3 points in Darjeeling centre, 2 points each in Salem and Hubli Dharwar centres, 1 point in 6 centres, while in the remaining 18 centres the index remained stationary.

The maximum increase of 6 points in Chhindwara centre is mainly on account of increase in the prices of Goat Meat, Country Liquor, Refined Liquor, Firewood, Doctors’ Fee, etc. The increase of 5 points in Jharia centre is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Milk, Vegetable & Fruit items, Soft Coke, Clothing items, etc. The increase of 4 points each in Nagpur, Kodarma, Ajmer, Giridih, Angul Talcher and Belgaum centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Jowar, Milk, Chillies Dry, Vegetable & Fruit items, Firewood, Ornament Glass, etc. The decrease of 4 points in Tiruchirapally centre is the outcome of decrease in the prices of Rice, Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, Flower/Flower Garlands, etc. The decrease of 3 points in Darjeeling centre is due to decrease in the prices of Wheat Atta, Mustard Oil, Turmeric Powder, Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, etc.

The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows :

Ahmedabad   180
Delhi              172
Bangalore      190
Kolkata         180
Chennai         164
Mumbai        184

The All-India (General) point to point rate of inflation for the month of April, 2011 is 9.41% as compared to 8.82% in March, 2010. Inflation based on Food Index is 8.24% in April, 2011 as compared to 8.29% in March, 2011.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Promotion in LSG A/Cs
Fixation of seniority of PAs / SAs in General Line and Account Line for promotion to the cadre of LSG NB



















Thursday, May 12, 2011

ONE MORE VICTORY

First time after last 10 years from Gramin Dak Sevak and 20 years from Casual labourer and part time employee are being  absorbed in the MTS Group –C.  This process of filling of  posts of MTS Group -C is started through DPC  as per Memorandom submitted by Maharashtra Navnirman Janadhikar Sena under leadreship of Shri Shirish Parkar President of MNJS and General Secretary MNS on 1st of Feb 2011 in Maharashtra.
Central Civil Services (Leave) (Amendment) Rules 2011.
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN P A N 11, SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA]

Government of India
Ministry of Pcrsonnel, Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Personnel and Training
New Delhi,12 th May 2011
NOTIFICATION

G.S.R. . - In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Audilor General of India in relation to
persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Kules, 1972, namely: -
1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) (Amendment) Rules. 2011.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rulc 27, in sub rule (2), for clause (b), thc following  clauses may be substituted, namely,-

"(b) Whcn a Govemment servant is removed or dismissed from service, credit of earned leave shall be allowed at the rate of 2.5% days per completed calendar month up to the end of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which he is removed or dismissed from service;

(c) When a Government Servant dies while in servicc, credit of earned leave shall be allowed at the rate of 2.5% days per completed month of service up to the date of death of the Govemment Servant."

3. In the said rules, in rule 29, in sub-rule (2), for clause (c), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely,-

"(c) When a Government servant is removed or dismissed from service, credit of half pay leave shall be allowed at the rate of 5/3 days per completed calendar month up to the end of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which he is removed or dismissed fiom service;

(ca) When a Government Servant dies while in service, credit of half pay lcave shall be allowed at the rate of 5/3 days per completed month of service up to the date of death of the Government Servant."

[F. Na.13026/1;2010-Estt.iLU ue (Vibha Govil Mishra)