Duly filled-in Customs Declaration form is mandatory for each and every outward International Mail item

As per UPU regulations, it is mandatory to attach duly filled-in Customs Declaration form to each and every outward International Mail item. If the requisite Customs Declaration form is not attached to an International Mail item, it can result not only in delay in delivery of such item but also return by Customs Authorities at the stage of Customs Examination. Foreign Postal Administrations have also reported receipt of International Mail items booked in India to which duly filled-in Customs Declaration forms were not attached. Ensure that duly filled-in Customs Declaration forms (as mentioned below) are attached to the International Mail items while being accepted for booking:  1. Letters / LCAO - CN 22 (for declared value up to Rs 26,000/-)      ...

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India Post Telecast - NDTV 24x7

NDTV 24x7 news channel has done a story on India Post on the recent initiatives of the Department. You may like to watch the same and also inform and circulate within your Circle/colleagues/friends/family and all those who are connected with us.  In case you are in any closed Whats App group, you may also like to inform all the members of the group. Channel : NDTV 24x7Date : 23rd April 2016Time : 1900 hoursRepeat Telecast: Sunday, 24th April 2016 at 1200 noon....

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Payment of DA to GDS at revised rates w.e.f 01.01.16 - DoP issued orders

GDS களுக்கான அகவிலைபடி உயர்வு ஆணை வெளியீடு ...

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Government rolls back restrictions on withdrawal of provident fund.

The government on Tuesday announced a complete and unconditional rollback of new norms that barred employees from withdrawing their provident fund corpus before retirement, over a month after it scrapped the Union budget proposal to tax employees provident fund savings at retirement. Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, who on Monday said the new rules would be partially relaxed and their implementation deferred, announced the climb-down on Tuesday evening, minutes after his Ministry reiterated Monday’sdecision in a statement. Protests against the new norms that started in Bengaluru on Monday turned violent on Tuesday, prompting Union Labour Secretary Shankar Agarwal to assess the situation with the PF Department by afternoon. Thereafter, Mr. Agarwal recommended...

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LTC 80 Air Fare with effect from 1st April 2016

LTC Rules stipulates that Central Government Employees entitled to Air Travel while availing LTC will have to travel only by Air India on purchase of Air India LTC 80 Air tickets, a concessional air ticket applicable to Central Government Employees, State Government Employees, PSU Employees etc., when they travel under LTC. In the event of Travel by private airlines or non-purchase of Air India LTC-80 air ticket, the employee concerned will not be reimbursed with the Air fare claimed under LTC. However, in case of non-availability of Air India Flights to destination for which travel by LTC is planned, travel under LTC 80 Air tickets can be relaxed on case to case basis Documents required by Air India for purchasing LTC 80 Air Tickets: Official ID card. In...

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Dept of Posts has brought out a Commemorative Postage Stamp on the "Fire Services Of India"

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Postal Department rationalises postal tariffs after a long struggle by RTI activists

It refers to response dated March 29, 2016 from Department of Posts wherein the Department ultimately rationalised foreign-mail tariffs according to equal tariff-rise for equal rise in slab-weight. Earlier at several slabs, an article sent in two parts surprisingly used to cost less than if sent in one parcel! It was only after Central Information Commission after being shocked to know that suggestions in this regard went unnoticed for several decades directed for providing working sheets on the logical suggestions. Even postal authorities were surprised to notice that the suggestions published in a three-decade back media interview dated June 23, 1986 were repeatedly replied that "Suggestions have been noted, and will be considered at next revision of international postal-tariffs",...

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26th Divisional Conference Notification.

National Union of Postal Employees  Gr C, Postmen & MTS and GDS  Tirunelveli Division, Tirunelveli 627001 S. SURIAKALA                   N.VENKATACHALAM                 C.SARAVANAKUMAR Secretary P3                            Secretary Postmen & MTS                  Secretary GDS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAPE /...

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Examination for DR of MTS will be held on 24.04.2016 - TN Circle

Examination for Direct Recruitment of Multi Tasking Staff in Administrative/Subordinate Offices will be held on 24.04.2016 - TN Circle Candidates are requested click here  to download Hall Tickets  ...

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