Postal JCA Opposes the move of Corporatize and Privatize of DOP.

அஞ்சல் துறையை கார்போரேட் மற்றும் தனியார் மயமாக்க எதிர்ப்பு     -
மே மாத போராட்ட அறிவிப்பின் முதல் கோரிக்கையாகிறது

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Relief arrangement order from CPMG in c/w All India Conference

அன்பு தோழர்களே            
நமது இடைகால குழுவின் தலைவர் திரு திருஞான சம்பந்தம் அவர்களின் வேண்டுகோளுக்கு இணங்க சிறப்பு விடுப்பு சம்பந்தமாக தமிழ்நாடு வட்ட CPMG அவர்களிடமிருந்து அனைத்து கோட்டங்களுக்கும் முறையான அறிவிப்பு வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.    
தாங்கள் தங்களது கோட்டங்களில் முறையாக கடிதம் கொடுத்து சிறப்பு விடுப்பு பெற்றுக்கொள்ள வேண்டுகிறோம்.

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மனம்நிறைந்த வாழ்த்துக்கள்

             தேசிய அஞ்சல் ஊழியர் சங்கத்தின் அம்பத்தூர் கிளையின் 19 வது ஆண்டு விழா மாநாடு 11.01.2014  ஞாயிற்று கிழமை அன்று மதியம் 0200 மணியளவில் கிளையின் தலைவர் திருC.அர்ஜுனன் அவர்கள் தலைமையில் 
அம்பத்தூர் தலைமை அஞ்சலகத்தில் வைத்து நடைபெறுகிறது 
              இவ்விழா சிறக்க  அம்பத்தூர் கிளை சங்கத்தின் செயலாளர் 
அன்பு சகோதரர் திரு.R.ராஜகோபாலன் (Postmaster Gr I, Kodungaiyur) அவர்களுக்கு திருநெல்வேலி கோட்ட சங்கத்தின் மனம்நிறைந்த வாழ்த்துக்கள் உரித்தாகட்டும்.

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Revised Formats for Declaration of Assets and liabilities by the public servants

சொத்து மற்றும் விபரங்களை தெரிவிக்க புதிய பாரம் மற்றும் தேதி குறித்த அறிவிப்பு DOPT வெளியீடு 

IMMEDIATE

F. No. 21/2/2014-CS.I (PR)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
CS.I Division

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi

Dated: 7.1.2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: The Lokpal and Lokayktas Act, 2013 — Submission of declaration of assets and liabilities by the public servants

Ministries/ Departments may refer to CS.I Division, DoPT’s O.M. of even number dated 31st July 2014 and 9th September 2014 on the subject mentioned above.

2. The Government has since amended the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014 under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 vide Notification No.G.S.R. 918(E) dated 26th December 2014, in terms of which, the last date of revised returns of assets and liabilities by public servants has been extended to 30th April 2015. The Notification is available on the website of this Department. Further, the Govt. have also modified Form No.II and Form No. IV for filing of the returns. The revised formats are attached herewith. Accordingly, all the CSS Officers shall be required to file the revised declarations, information as on the 1.8.2014 by 30.4.2015.

3. The extended date and the modified formats for filing of the returns may be brought to the notice of all CSS Officers. Ministries! Departments are also requested to forward the declarations, information, returns submitted by US and above level officers of CSS to CS.I Division, DoPT for records.

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The report of the task force Submitted to Mr.Modi

Postal Network can become a driving force for Indian Economy -  Modi

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Prime Minister's Office

07-January-2015 13:43 IST

PM: Postal network can become a driving force for Indian Economy

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today said that the postal network can become a driving force for the Indian Economy, just like the Indian Railways. His remarks came during the presentation of a report by the task force on leveraging the post office network. The Prime Minister, after an initial discussion on various aspects of the report, has directed that the recommendations of the task force be studied in detail within a short period of time, so that necessary follow-up action can be initiated.

The Prime Minister said the postman, along with the teacher, is the most respected Government employee in rural areas.

The Prime Minister said the Department of Posts has huge assets across India, and ways should be explored to suitably use these assets for the benefit of the people. He said post offices in rural areas can be used to deliver services and important government information to individual households.

The Minister for Communication and IT, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, was present on the occasion. The presentation on behalf of the task force was given by its Chairman, Shri T.S.R. Subramanian.

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Tirumala Darsan tickets at post office.

            Buoyed by the success of the pilot project of issuing ‘Rs.300 special entry darsan tickets’, Department of Posts (DoP), in association with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), has decided to extend the service through all the 95 head post offices in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from Monday.

           The project, offering TTD’s darsan tickets, was envisaged on December 1 last year through nine post offices across five districts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with the intention of reaching out to more people. Positive reviews emerging from various corners of the two States prompted the officials to launch the facility through head post offices.

            Inaugurating the services at Tirupati's Head Post Office here on Monday, TTD Executive Officer D. Sambasiva Rao said that this method of booking would be more pilgrim-friendly when compared to internet booking/e-darsan as majority of the population including rural masses would have access to post offices.

          As many as 5,000 tickets would be allocated by the TTD in different slots for post offices falling under the project.

          Devotees could book the tickets four weeks in advance so as to plan their itinerary.

The facility would also be available at sub post offices at Narasampet (Warangal district) and Madanapalli Bazaar (Chittoor District).

          In wake of complaints against internet booking of Rs. 300 tickets, TTD was contemplating ensuring booking in post offices with internet facility.

To the suggestion of Chief Post Master General B.V. Sudhakar to enable booking of accommodation and kalyana mandapams through HPOs, Mr. Sambasiva Rao said the TTD would look into the feasibility of introducing the facility.

Postmaster General Meera Ranjan Tsering and District Postal Services D.V.S.R. Murthy from Kurnool region, Tirupati Superintendent of Posts T.A.V. Sarma, TTD Deputy Executive Officer C. Ramana, GM Transport Sesha Reddy, EDP Manager Bhaskar and other officials took part.

Source:-The Hindu

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ஒரே நாளில் நடைபெற்ற மூன்று கோட்ட சங்க மாநாடுகள்.

Dais of Mayiladuthurai Conference.

Annual Report submitted by Shri.Jeyakumar DS Myl Divn

Shawl presented to Shri.P.S.B Ex GS. at Trivannamali Conference

Shawl presented to Shri.Mohan Raj at Trivannamali Conference

 04.01.2014 அன்று ஒரே நாளில் நடைபெற்ற மூன்று கோட்ட சங்க மாநாடுகள்.

               04.01.2014 அன்று மயிலாடுதுறை,கும்பகோணம் மற்றும் திருவண்ணாமலை கோட்ட சங்க மாநாடுகள் அந்தந்த பகுதிகளில் நடைபெற்றன.    

              04-01-2015  அன்று  காலை கும்பகோணத்திலும் அன்று மாலை மயிலாடுதுறையில் நடைபெற்ற கோட்ட சங்க மாநாட்டில் 

நமது மாநில சங்க இடைக்கால குழுவின் தலைவர் திரு.P. திருஞான சம்பந்தம் தூத்துக்குடி கோட்டசெயலர்  திரு. .N .J .உதய குமார் 

முன்னாள் மத்திய மண்டலசெயலர் திரு பொன்னுராமன் ஆகியோர் கலந்து கொண்டனர்        

மயிலாடுதுறை கோட்டத்தில் கீழ்க்கண்டபுதிய  நிர்வாகிகள் ஒருமனதாக தேர்ந்தெடுக்க பட்டனர்.
திரு         R ..NANDAGOPAL      கோட்டத்தலைவர்
திருமதி .K .KALAIYARASI        கோட்ட துணை தலைவர்
திரு         R  ஜெயகுமார்        கோட்ட செயலர்
திரு         K  MAGESH                கோட்டஉதவி  செயலர்
திரு         D.JEEVADASAN         கோட்ட பொருளாளர்
திரு         C .RAJA                     கோட்ட அமைப்பு செயலர்

               04-01-2015  அன்று  திருவண்ணமலையில் நடைபெற்ற மாநாட்டில் மாநில சங்கத்தின் சார்பாக இடைக்கால குழுவின் உறுப்பினர் திரு மோகன்ராஜ் அவர்களும் முன்னாள் அகில இந்திய செயலாளர் தலைவர் திரு.P.S.பாபு அவர்களும் கலந்து கொண்டனர்

மூன்று கோட்டத்தின் புதிய நிர்வாகிகளுக்கு நெல்லை கோட்ட சங்கத்தின் வாழ்த்துக்கள்.

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Post office cannot be held liable for postal delay’

The postal department stands protected against claims of deficiency in services by virtue of a statute

The postal department takes 15 days to deliver a speed post resulting in a woman missing out on her chance of being appointed as a JBT teacher. However, the department stands protected against claims of deficiency in services by virtue of a statute which says a post office is not liable to compensate if damage caused was not wilful or fraudulent.

The post office derives this protection from section 6 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 which says no official of the post office shall incur any liability by reason of any loss, mis-delivery, delay or damage, unless he has caused the same fraudulently or by his wilful act or default.

In the instant case, a woman from Gurgaon, was denied any relief by the Gurgaon District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum when she claimed a compensation of Rs. 20 lakh from three post offices after her applications for JBT teacher’s appointment failed to reach the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board’s office in time.

The woman had sent two applications for appointment of JBT teacher by way of speed post registry on December 31, 2009 through post office, Pataudi, Gurgaon with last date for submission as January 15, 2010.

The Speed Post registry failed to reach it in time to DSSS Board at Karkardooma here even as a speed post should have reached within 48 hours.

She moved the District Forum against Post Office, Pataudi, District Gurgaon, the main post office in Gurgaon and the post office at Karkardooma and also the DSSS Board seeking compensation.

In their reply, the post offices at Gurgaon told the Forum that the complainant’s post was dispatched to Speed Post Centre, Delhi on December 31, 2009 for being delivered to its destination. However, the centre in New Delhi inadvertently dispatched both the articles to Krishna Nagar head office due to heavy work in connection with mailing AIEEE admission forms. Her posts were received at Krishna Nagar office on January 15, 2010 and were anyway taken to DSSS Board but they refused to accept the same.

The post offices on their part said it was the fault of the Board that it refused to accept the applications and went on to claim protection under section 6 of the Indian Post Office Act. The Board in turn said it could not accept any application after the advertised date and time.

Accepting the arguments, the District Forum held the post office not liable. Consequently, no case of deficiency of service is made out, it said.

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Mail vans to travel farther

தமிழ்நாட்டில் சோதனை முயற்சி 

The postal department expects to save time and cost by operating the vans to various places in the State

In an effort aimed at improving delivery and reducing dependence on rail transport, the department of posts has started operating mail vans to places across the State.

Starting on a pilot basis, the department is now operating mail vans between Chennai and Madurai via Tiruchi, and between Chennai and Coimbatore via Salem. At present, nearly 75,000 mails and parcels, on an average, are processed and transported through trains every day.

The department expects to save a minimum of two or three hours by operating the mail vans, and reduce the cost of transportation through the rail network by 50 per cent. “We plan to speed up delivery within the same postal region to the same day,” said Mervin Alexander, postmaster general (Chennai city region).

Officials of the postal department noted that operation of mail vans would also reduce congestion at railway stations. “Instead of transporting mail to railway stations and waiting to load them according to train schedules, we may save a few hours by operating mail vans directly to the post offices in other places,” an official said.

Subhash C. Barmma, postmaster general (mails and marketing), said, “We are exploring more routes including Madurai to Coimbatore and Chennai to Puducherry and Villupuram. We also plan to tap the e-commerce market by transporting mails through the road network.”

Earlier, dedicated rail coaches were used to transport mails. Now, mail bags are loaded on unreserved passenger coaches, thereby posing inconvenience to commuters and sometimes resulting in damage to goods.

Officials, recalling instances of mails falling onto railway tracks, said delivery through the road network would ensure safer delivery, and reduce damage to mail bags, which, at present, are pilfered at the rate of one or two per cent. More mail vans will be operated depending on the success of the pilot project, officials said.

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நவம்பர் வரை 5 சதவிகிதம் DA உயர்வு

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – November, 2014

 No. 5/1/2014- CPI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT

LABOUR BUREAU

`CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004

DATED: the 31st December, 2014

Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – November, 2014

The All-India CPI-IW for November, 2014 remained stationary at 253 (two hundred and fifty three). On 1-month percentage change, it remained static between October, 2014 and November, 2014 when compared with the rise of 0.83 per cent between the same two months a year ago.

The largest upward pressure to the change in current index came from Miscellaneous group contributing (+) 0.17 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Wheat, Rice, Moong Dal, Masur Dal, Arhar Dal, Eggs (Hen), Goat Meat, Milk (Cow), Onion, Tea (Readymade), Private Tution Fee, Flower/Flower Garlands, Tailoring Charges, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was restricted to some extent by Ginger, Chillies green, Vegetable items, Sugar, Petrol, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 4.12 per cent for November, 2014 as compared to 4.98 per cent for the previous month and 11.47 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 2.56 per cent against 4.48 per cent of the previous month and 16.17 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Madurai reported an increase of 12 points followed by Chennai (11 points), Tiruchirapally (7 points), Coonoor (6 points), Salem and Coimbatore (5 points each) and Bangluru (4 points). Among others, 3 points rise was observed in 3 centres, 2 points in 7 centres and 1 point in 9 centres. On the contrary, Srinagar recorded a decrease of 6 points and Ghaziabad (5 points). Among others, 4 points fall was registered in 2 centres, 3 points in 6 centres, 2 points in 12 centres and 1 point in 19 centres. Rest of the 11 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 38 centres are above and other 39 centres’ indices are below national average. The index of Bhopal centre remained at par with all-India index.

DA Calculation Sheet

Jun         246        107.25

July        252        108.48

Aug        253        109.63

Sep         253        110.71

Oct         253        111.57

Nov        253        112.29

 

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Maldives, Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal likely on LTC map

இனி மாலத்தீவு, ஸ்ரீலங்கா,  பூட்டான் மற்றும் நேபாளம் நாடுகளுக்கு சென்று வர LTC -  அரசு பரிசீலனை 

Following PM Narendra Modi's visit to Nepal for the Saarc summit, the government is mulling a proposal to provide leave travel concession (LTC) for government employees to four countries — Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka — to boost tourism in the neighbourhood. The LTC will be modeled on the schemes for the north-east and J&K which helped increase tourism and fueled economic improvement in the two regions.

Sources in the tourism ministry said, "Introducing LTC for 20 lakh government employees could encourage greater people to people exchange among the Saarc countries. But there will have to be some reciprocal arrangement. We are working on that." Sources said India was in touch with the countries to consider the proposal's viability.

At the Saarc summit, Modi had highlighted the need for better connectivity in the region. In his speech, he had said, "It is still harder to travel within our region than to Bangkok or Singapore; and, more expensive to speak to each other."

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New Year Message from Mrs Kavery Banerjee, Secretary, DoP

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All India Conference Invitation.

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Grant of SB Allowance to PAs

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Amendment to Small Savings Schemes, 2014

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Welcome 2015

அனைவருக்கும் இனிய புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்

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Thank You

-S.A. Rama Subramanian,
Divisional Secretary
National Union of Postal Employees, Tirunelveli Division.

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Removal of Difficulties in Declaration of assets by Public Servants under Lokpal

Declaration of assets by Public Servants under Lokpal: Removal of Difficulties Order Notification by DoPT

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

(Department of Personnel and Training)

ORDER

New Delhi, the 26th December, 2014

S.O. 3272(E).- Whereas the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of

section 62 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (1 of 2014) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), made the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the said Order) with effect from the 15th February. 2014 for the purpose of carrying out modifications and amendments in all existing rules regulating the filing of property returns and making of declaration of assets by public servants so as to bring them in conformity with the provisions of the said Act. within a period not exceeding one hundred and eighty days from the date on which the provisions of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 came into force, i.e., the 16th January, 2014;

And whereas, the central Government initiated the process of modifications and amendments of all existing rules dealing with the subject matter of filing of annual returns and making of declaration of assets by public servants in consultation with various authorities, such as, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the Election Commission, the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat, the Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Legal Affairs and Legislative Department), the Department of Financial Services, the Department of Public Enterprises and the State Governments;

And whereas, the comments and suggestions received from above said authorities had been under consideration of the Central Government and the completion of the procedure of finalising the rules under the said Act was likely to take some more time and the process of harmonisation of the existing rules with the provisions of the said Act and the rules made thereunder was taking time beyond the period notified under the said Order, and, therefore, the Central  Government amended the said Order on 14th July, 2014, extending the said period of one hundred and eighty days to a period of two hundred and seventy days;

And whereas, the Central Government, after consulting the Ministries/Departments. including the Department of Financial Services, the Department of Public Enterprises, the Ministry of Law and Justice and the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, made the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (k) and clause (l) of sub-section (2) of section 59 read with section 44 and section 45 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, and notified the said rules on 14th July, 2014, prescribing therein the forms in which information and annual returns are to be filed by every public servant;

And whereas, the Central Government forwarded the Copies of the notification containing the said rules to all Ministries and Departments of the Central Government requesting them to take the follow-up action in terms of the said rules. and for ensuring compliance with the said rules by all officers and staff in the respective Ministries, Departments and organisations and public sector undertakings under their control;

And whereas. the Central Government also forwarded the copies of the notification containing the said rules to the Chief Secretaries of all State Governments and Union territories, requesting them to take the follow-up action in terms of the said rules requiring all officers of the All India Services working in connection with the affairs of the State Governments and the officers and staff working in various organisations and public sector undertakings under their control so as to ensure due compliance with the said rules by all of them;

And whereas, concerns and apprehensions were raised by some Ministries and Departments, Organisations and individuals about the posting of every information provided by the public servant on public domain and the complexities involved in posting such details in the prescribed formats and also about exacerbation of vulnerabilities of the public servants after filing such details. specifically of movable property and their publication on the websites of respective Ministries and Departments giving rise to the apprehension of the safety and security of the members particularly children of the public servant;

And whereas, keeping in view the genuine concerns and apprehensions aforesaid, the Central Government constituted a Committee on 28th August, 2014 to simplify the forms and the process in which public servants shall make declaration of assets and liabilities as required under the said Act and the rules made thereunder and the Committee was required to examine the forms prescribed under the said rules and suggest changes therein as may be considered necessary within a period of forty-five days;

And whereas, the exercise of reviewing the existing rules relating to various services and posts with the provisions of the said Act and the rules made thereunder, the process of completion of follow-up action by various Ministries and Departments of the Central Government and the State Governments and the exercise of simplification of forms and the process in which public servants shall make declarations of assets and liabilities, was likely to take time beyond the period of two hundred and seventy days as specified in the said Order (as amended by the Order, dated 14th July, 2014), it had become necessary to extend the said period of two hundred and seventy days and, accordingly, the Central Government amended the said Order on 8th September, 2014. extending the said period of two hundred and seventy days to a period of three hundred and sixty days for the purposes of section 44 of the said Act;

And whereas, the Committee constituted by the Central Government on 28th August, 2014 to simplify the farms and the process in which public servants shall make declaration of assets and liabilities as required under the said Act and the rules made thereunder, submitted its first Report to the Government on 1st October, 2014, wherein the Committee suggested simplification of form prescribed for submission of statement regarding movable assets and the form prescribed for submission of statement regarding debts and liabilities by public servants, under the aforesaid rules;

And whereas, the processing of necessary amendments to the aforesaid rules so as to incorporate the revised forms for filing statement regarding movable properties and the statement regarding debts and liabilities and the circulation of the revised formats, after their due notification in the Official Gazette, to all Ministries and Departments of the Central Government and the Chief Secretaries of all State Governments and Union territory administrations and the further process of follow-up action in terms of the said rules requiring all officers of the All India Services working in a connection with the affairs of the State Governments and the Offices and Staff working in various Organisations and Public Sector Undertakings under their control so as to ensure due compliance with the revised rules by all of them, is a time consuming process and as such the said process cannot be completed within the limit of three hundred and sixty days as contemplated in the principal order as amended by the order dated 8th September, 2014;

And whereas, Central Government has decided to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, to address various deficiencies noticed in the said Act and, in that context, a need has also been felt to amend the provisions of section 44 of the said Act so as to harmonise the provisions of the said section with the relevant provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and rules framed thereunder, the All India Services Act, 1951 and rules framed thereunder, the rules framed by the Central Government in pursuance of article 148 and article 309 of the Constitution and also various statutes setting up autonomous bodies and Public Sector Undertakings and the rules framed thereunder; 

And whereas, the introduction of a Bill to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, and its passing by Parliament and enforcement is also likely to take time; and hence it has become necessary to extend the said period of three hundred and sixty days to a period of eighteen months and the Central Government has accordingly decided to extend the period to complete this process;

New. therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 62 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (l of 2014). the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment further to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2014, namely-

In the said Order, in paragraph 2, in sub-paragraph (1), for the words “within a period not exceeding three hundred and sixty days”, the words “within a period not exceeding eighteen months” shall be substituted.

[R No. 407/ 12/2014-AVD-1V(B) l]

JlSHNU BARUA, Jt. Secy.

Note : The Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2014 was published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, vide notification number 8.0. 409(E), dated 15th February, 2014 and amended by Order, dated 14th July, 2014 published vide notification number 8.0. 1840(E) dated lSth July, 2014; and by Order dated 8th September. 2014 published vide notification number 8.0. 225605) dated 81h September, 2014.

Source:www.persmin.gov.in

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Change in date of birth/age of family pensioners for payment of additional pension

No. 1(11)/2009-D (Pen/Pol)

Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi 110011

Dated : 23rd December 2014

To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject : Change in date of birth/age of family pensioners for payment of additional pension.

Sir,
In accordance with the instructions issued vide GOI, MOD letter no. 17(4)/2008(1)-D (Pen/Policy) dated 11.11.2008 and GOI, MOD letter No. 1(11)/2009-D (Pen/Policy) dated 18th Aug 2009, additional pension/ family pension is allowed on the basis of the date of birth/age recorded in the Pension Payment Order/Discharge Certificate or other office records. Only in cases where the details regarding date of birth/age are not available in the PPO/Discharge Certificate or Office records, additional pension/family pension to old pensioners/family pensioners has been allowed on the basis of following documents �

a) PAN Card
b) Matriculation Certificate (containing information regarding date of birth)
c) Passport
d) ECHS Card
e) Driving License (if it contains date of birth)
f) Election ID Card

2. Some representations have been received in the MOD regarding the hardship being caused to old family pensioners in getting the additional pension on account of incorrect recording of the date of birth/age in the PPO. They have been requesting for allowing the change of date of birth in the PPO on the basis of the documents prescribed in Para 1 above. The matter has been examined in the Ministry and (after issue of Deptt. Of P & PW OM No. 1/23/2012 P&PW (E) dated 13.09.2012) following decisions have been taken :-

(i) Since the date of birth/age of the armed forces personnel is recorded in the PPO on the basis of service records and the date of discharge/retirement/superannuation etc is determined on the basis of this date of birth/age there would be no question of allowing change in the date of birth/age of the retired/deceased pensioner in the PPO. The matter has been examined further. Considering the difficulty in producing any of the above mentioned documents as proof of age by the old pensioners. It has now been decided that the Aadhaar Card issued by UIDAI may also be accepted as proof of date of birth/age for payment of additional pension/family pension on completion of 80 years of age or above.

(ii) The request for change of date of birth/age of the family pensioner (Parents and Spouse) in the PPO may be submitted by the armed forces pensioner/family pensioner, to the concerned Record Office in case of JCO/Ors and, service HQrs in case of Commissioned Officers along with at least one of the documents mentioned in Para I above/Aadhaar Card and declaration on a non-judicial stamp paper regarding the correct date of birth of the family pensioner. If the Head of the Department/Record Office is satisfied then the change in the date of birth of the family pensioner may be allowed provided a bona-fide mistake has been made in recording the date of birth in the PPO. As the entry in the PPO needs to be rectified, it would be carried out by PSA by issuing the Corr PPO on the advice of OIC Records/Head of Office.

(iii) No other document except as indicated in Para 1 above and Aadhaar Card issued by UIDAI will be accepted for change in date of birth/age of the family pensioner in the PPO.

3. In order to avoid any possibility of recording an incorrect date of birth in the PPO, in future the Armed Forces Personnel would be required to submit one of the documents indicated / in Para 1 above or Aadhaar Card issued by UIDAI as proof of date of birth of spouse or parents along with the details of family as indicated in service records of service officer / personnel. In the case of children, certificate of birth from the Municipal authorities or from the local Panchayat or from the head of a recognized school if he/she is studying in such a school or from a Board of Education may be accepted as proof of age.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Defence (Finance) vide their ID No. 31(7)/09/FIN/PEN dated 21/11/2014.

Yours faithfully,

(Prem Prakash)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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வாழ்த்துகிறோம்.

28.12.2014 அன்று மன்னார்குடி தலைமை அஞ்சலகத்தில் வைத்து 26 வது மன்னார்குடி கிளை சங்க மாநாடு திருR.தமிழரசன் அவர்கள் தலைமையில் சிறப்புற நடைபெற்றது. 
அதில் தமிழ் மாநில இடைகால குழு தலைவர் திரு.P.திருஞான சம்பந்தம் தூத்துக்குடி கோட்ட செயலாளர் திரு.N.J. உதயகுமாரன் 
புதுக்கோட்டைகோட்ட செயலாளர் திரு ஸ்ரீதரன் 
கும்பகோணம் கோட்ட செயலாளர் திரு விஜயகுமார்  
மூத்த தொழிற்சங்கவாதி திரு துரைசாமி 
தஞ்சாவூர் கோட்ட செயலாளர் திரு கோபால் ஆகியோர் கலந்து கொண்டனர்  கூட்டத்தில் தலைவராக திருR.தமிழரசன்  
செயலாளராக திரு.D.பாஸ்கரன் 
பொருளாளராக திரு D,செந்தில்வேலன் ஆகியோர் ஒருமனதாக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கபட்டனர். 
அவர்களுக்கு திருநெல்வேலி கோட்டசங்கத்தின் சார்பாக மனம்நிறைந்த வாழ்த்துக்கள். 

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Snapdeal ties up with India Post

Online marketplace Snapdeal has partnered India Post to jointly work on bringing thousands of weavers and artisans from Varanasi through its website.

Snapdeal has launched a pilot with India Post to set up facilitation desks at Varanasi post offices to enable local weavers to sell on its platform. “This is an endeavour by Snapdeal and India Post to empower local artisans, small and medium entrepreneurs to sustain their livelihood by providing a platform to popularise their indigenous products,” Snapdeal CEO and co-founder Kunal Bahl told PTI. Through this association, weavers will be able to access the national audience by listing their products on Snapdeal at negligible cost, he added. — PTI

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