e-darpan -e-news letter from CEPT

e-news letter from Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology December, 2015  

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Helpdesk Management System (HDMS)

Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology (CEPT) launched Help Desk Management System (HDMS). HDMS is a web based tool and staff who need support and help on the software developed by CEPT can raise tickets. The HDMS site is access protected and restricted to employees of the department. The Staff who are already having access to the http://cept.gov.in can use the HDMS and register tickets. Those who are not having access can Register through http://cept.gov.in which is free. . Divisional Head, Regional Head or Circle Head can view all the tickets raised against offices under their jurisdiction. They can also issue reminder for pending tickets. To ensure better efficiency, CEPT strongly suggests not to send any emails seeking support but use the HDMS only.

Post Info

Mobile app for android phones and windows phones is developed by CEPT for the use by Citizens.

The app for Android based phones was launched on 12th May, 2015 by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Union Minister of Communications & IT.

The Postinfo Mobile app for windows based Mobile phones was launched by Ms. Kaveri Benerjee, on 31st October, 2015.

 Employee Needs Corner (ENC)

Most of the employees who are working away from place of choice may be wishing to go back to their place of Choice The Department provides a facility of mutual transfer to help such employees. But most of the times, it is very difficult to know who is willing to go on mutual transfer to a particular place.

            In order to help employees, who are searching for an employee who is willing to facilitate a mutual transfer CEPT launched Employee Needs Corner. Employees who are registered with http://cept.gov.in can publish their needs which will be displayed in the CEPT web site. So far, 160 requests are registered.

Meet the Programmer

CEPT strongly believe that more and more interaction with the users of the

software can clear many doubts. Therefore, CEPT is holding a Video

Conference on 18th December, 2015 through which the Development team

will interact with the system administrators and IT team of the

Circles. The VC can be participated at the Circle and Regional Head Quarters.

CEPT is planning to have this PROGRAM once every month.

Items for discussion in the VC may be sent to directorcept@indiapost.gov.in

Customer care centre (CCC)

About 4,500 complaints are registered daily. The complaints are coming

through India Post web site, through CCCs and also through the CCM. About

500 complaints per day are getting closed without the intervention of CCC by the.

AUTOCLOSURE: CEPT introduced the auto closure of Complaints relating to

NON DELIVERY of articles or NON PAYMENT of e-Money orders based on the

latest data available in the server .

 Corporate Complaints Module:

CEPT observed that bulk mailers are facing problem to register complaints using the web interface as it is time consuming. Therefore, a facility to upload complaints through Excel is provided for registered customers.

Customers approved by Head of the Circle will be provided this facility by CEPT.

Bulk Closure of Complaints:

CEPT is planning shortly to release the bulk closure of complaints at CCCs.

Want to work in CEPT?

The Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology is the ideal work place if you

have aptitude and desire to be part of the IT transformation of the Department..

CEPT is looking for programmers with experience in .net, C#, web designing etc.

CEPT is also looking for Android App, IOS app developers.

CEPT have few vacancies in Help Desk and administration areas also.

If you are ready for challenging work experience you may apply at

http://cept.gov.in

Meghdooth 7.9.3 and SpeedNet 4.3

(Latest update to Meghdoot and Speed net were released on 9.10.2015)

New features in Meghdoot 7.9.3 are; Transfer of COD Parcel, automatic supply of

data to Post office to which the Hub sends the COD Parcel, Y series of Barcode

for Parcel COD, New Service Tax, closing of bags for Foreign articles to Office of

exchange.. and many more.

Read the release document for full details.

 

New features in SpeedNet 4.3;

Pincode based tariff calculation, changes in XL format for bulk upload, Range

scan removed, National Account facility, Closing of bags for Foreign articles to

Office of exchange …and many more.

Read the release document for full details

The status of upgradation can be monitored by Divisions, Regions and Circles.

Meghdoot:  https://services.cept.gov.in/Parcelnet

SpeedNet:   https://services.cept.gov.in/speednet/tools/versionreport.aspx

Technical Integration

e-Commerce: The booking information is collected electronically from the servers of the customers. The information is made available at the Booking office. After receipt of the articles, with single click the article can be booked. Information regarding booking, bagging and delivery of the articles booked by the customer are electronically transferred to the customers server. This gives great facility to customers who are sending huge volumes because they have all the information at their server.

Presently this facility is being availed for Speed Post by M/s. Amazon, M/s., Flipkart, M/s. Myntra and M/s. Yepme.

e-Payment with TNEB: Tamilnadu

Electricity Board bill payments are accepted through e- Payment. The billing

information is obtained from TNEB servers dynamically when the customer visits Post Office. The payment is accepted on the basis of information received from TNEB. The bill payment information is also transmitted to the TNEB electronically

through an automated software. This gives greater comfort to the customer and huge convenience and savings in terms of updating their records to the TNEB  

 

e-Payment with BESCOM:

In Karnataka State the Electricity bills are collected through e-payment. The data from the BESCOM servers is received on daily basis by CEPT. This updated data will be utilized by Post offices while accepting payments. The payment information is electronically transferred to BESCOM.

Useful MIS Software

Username     Password                              Web site

e-Payment               dop     ePmt              https://services.cept.gov.in/epayment/

AccountMIS           dop     accts               https://services.cept.gov.in/AccountsMIS/

ParcelNet                 dop     india               https://services.cept.gov.in/parcelnet/

Rnet                        dop     india               https://services.cept.gov.in/RNet/

SpeedNet                dop     india               https://services.cept.gov.in/Speednet/

e-Money order         dop     eMO              https://services.cept.gov.in/emo/

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Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology,

Mysore 570 010

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ஸ்தம்பித்தது சென்னை

 

வரலாறு காணாத மழை வெள்ளம்,   ஸ்தம்பித்தது தலைநகர் சென்னை.

தமிழகத்தின் பிற பகுதிகளுடன் தொடர்பை துண்டித்தது தலைநகர்

Heavy rain torments coastal T.N.,brings life to a halt in Chennai

Army columns, boats deployed to rescue those stranded

As heavy rains continue to lash Chennai on Wednesday, several parts of the city have come to a standstill.

Dramatic scenes unfolded on the arterial Kotturpuram bridge near Adyar as the Adyar river has started overflowing. Tamil Nadu Housing Board Colony, with over 3,000 residents, is completely inundated. A rescue team is in action, strongly battling the currents of the river. The Kotturpuram bridge has beeen shut as water has completely entered into the bridge.

Earlier, water from Chembarambakkam reservoir was discharged at the rate of 20,000 cubic feet per second into the Adyar river.

On Tuesday, torrential rains battered the already-ravaged coastal areas and bringing life to a grinding halt in Puducherry and Chennai. Heavy rain in the catchment areas of the Chembarambakkam reservoir (25 centimetres between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday) forced the authorities to discharge water at the rate of 20,000 cubic feet per second into the Adyar river. The Chennai Collector issued a flood warning, asking people living along the river to move to safer places.

Roads were flooded and essential services, including trains and buses, were suspended in most locations. As several areas were heavily water-logged, Saidapet bridge has been shut off.

Electricity was turned off in some areas as a precautionary measure. Most flights from and to Chennai were delayed, and those who landed found it tough to get out of the place, since south Chennai, on the fringes of which the airport is located, was among the worst affected. A holiday was declared for all schools and colleges.

   Photo:  Train service between Tambaram and Beach was disrupted due water logging on the tracks.

Helpline numbers:

Tree fall, Waterlogging       1913

Sewage overflow                   45674567, 22200335

State Emergency                   1070

District Emergency              1077

Electricity                               1912

Fire & Rescue                          101

Boats had to be called out once again to rescue residents caught in their workplaces and homes, after floodwaters entered the buildings. Water release from the reservoirs and the breaching of over 60 tanks in south Chennai contributed to the extensive damage in the city.

Puducherry received 19 cm of rain until 4 p.m. since Monday night, the highest in recent years. Roads connecting Villupuram and Cuddalore were inundated. Most lakes and ponds reached the full level. The Sankaraparani and Then Pennaiyar rivers were in spate. During the showers after Deepavali, Chennai and Cuddalore districts were literally marooned after a depression in the Bay of Bengal.

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said senior IAS officers were sent to the affected districts to supervise relief works. Eight teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Arakkonam, have been sent out for rescue operations.

Modi speaks to CM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted late night that he had spoken to Ms. Jayalalithaa and assured her of all assistance during this “unfortunate hour.”

Heavier rain has been predicted for the areas over the next four days. The Tamil Nadu government also requisitioned the Army’s help for rescue and relief.

Two Army Flood Relief Columns are carrying out extensive operations in Tambaram and Urapakkam areas in Chennai. Experts say there is a clear danger of infectious diseases breaking out, given the sanitary conditions. They warn that the State must be prepared and initiate remedial measures as soon as possible.

Source : http://www.thehindu.com/

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Meeting with Department

           Department proposed to hold meeting on 8th December 2015 to discuss pay commission issues  to send the consolidated views of our Department to the Department of Expenditure with in the stipulated time frame. All the Members and Divisional/Branch Secretaries are requested to send your views if any to the Union as well as Federation.

D.Kishan Rao,
General Secretary, NAPE Gr C & 
Deputy Secretary General, Federation of National Postal Organisation.

மத்திய சங்க செய்தி 

            7வது ஊதியக் குழுவின் பரிந்துரைகளை  அமுல்படுத்துவதற்கு முன்பு  அனைத்து இலாகா வாரியாக கருத்துருகளை கேட்க முடிவு செய்து ஒரு கமிட்டி அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.  அவர்கள் கேட்டுகொண்டதற்கு இணங்க அதற்காக நமது இலாகா தனது கருத்துருவை அனுப்புவதற்கு வசதியாக நமது அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட தொழிற் சங்கங்கள் மற்றும் சம்மேளன தலைவர்களுடன் கலந்து பேசி  கருத்து கேட்டு முடிவுகள் எடுக்க   வருகிற 8 இம் தேதி கூட்டத்திற்கு அழைப்பு விடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. 

        நம் துறை சார்ந்த மற்றும் அனைத்து மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர் பொதுவான பரிந்துரைகளில்  செய்யபட வேண்டிய மாற்றம் குறித்து உங்களது எண்ணங்களை உடனடியாக  தத்தமது கோட்ட செயலாளர்களுக்கு தெரிவிக்க வேண்டுகிறோம். கோட்ட செயலாளர்கள் உடனடியாக காலதாமதம் இன்றி நம்முடைய  அஞ்சல் மூன்று பொதுச்செயலர் மற்றும்  சம்மேளன மாபொதுச் செயலரின் மின்னஞ்சல் முகவரிக்கு  தங்கள் கருத்துக்களை  தெரிவிக்க   வேண்டுகிறோம். 

 

குறிப்பு:  நெல்லை கோட்ட அன்பர்கள், உங்கள் எண்ணங்களை வருகிற 04.12.2015 குள் நமது நெல்லை கோட்ட செயலரிடம் தெரிவிக்க வேண்டுகிறோம். 

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Process to examine the recommendations made in the report of the 7th CPC

"ஊதிய குழு பரிந்துரைகளை ஆய்வு செய்ய குழு  

நீதியரசர் செய்யாததை இவர்கள் செய்ய போகிறார்களா? "

  

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Bill on Bonus Act to be brought to Parliament: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the government will bring to Parliament a bill to amend the Bonus Act with a view to enhance the benefits for the working class.

"We are going to bring an important (bill) in this House (to amend) Bonus Act...The Cabinet has already approved it. This is a very important bill for our workers. We are taking decisions and working for welfare of the labour class," Modi said while replying to a two-day long debate in the Lok Sabha to commemorate the Constitution Day and the 125th birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar.

The Cabinet had earlier decided to double the wage ceiling for calculating bonus to Rs 7,000 per month for factory workers and establishments with 20 or more workers.

The bill also seeks to enhance the eligibility limit for payment of bonus from the salary or wage of an employee from Rs 10,000 per month to Rs 21,000.

Modi also said that the government has fixed the minimum pension under the EPF scheme at Rs 1,000 per month.
He said earlier people were getting pensions as low as Rs 7 and Rs 20 per month which was even insufficient to cover the transport cost.

While talking about these issues, Modi hailed Baba Saheb Ambedkar for providing in the Constitution a cap of eight hours a day on working hours for labourers.

The Payment of Bonus Act 1965 is applicable to every factory and other establishment in which 20 or more persons are employed on any day during an accounting year, he said.

As per the Cabinet decision, the new norms would come into force from April 1, 2015. The bill also provides for a new proviso in Section 12 which empowers the central government to vary the basis of computing bonus.

At present, under Section 12, where the salary or wage of an employee exceeds Rs 3,500 per month, the minimum or maximum bonus payable to employees are calculated as if his salary or wage were Rs 3,500 per month.

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