Counting of adhoc services rendered by Reserve Trained Pool (RTP) PAs/SAs for promotion.

IMMEDIATE

No.44-1/2011-SPB-II

Government of India

Ministry of Communication & IT

Department of Posts

New Delhi, Dated the 13.01.2011

To,
All Heads of Postal Circle

Subject: - Counting of adhoc services rendered by Reserve Trained Pool (RTP) PAs/SAs for promotion.

Sir,
I am directed to enclose herewith a copy of letter No.P/1-1/AIC, dated 29.12.2010 addressed to Hon’ble MOS (C&IT) (K) by the General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group ‘C’, New Delhi on the above subject.


2. It may be stated that Department of Posts had introduced a scheme in the year 1983 to enable candidates from the Reserve Training Pool (RTP) of Postal Assistants (PAs)/Sorting Assistants (SAs) to opt for service in Army Postal Service (APS). After having been brought on the RTP, they were appointed for a short period as PA/SA on adhoc basis and then deputed to the APS. The RTP candidates deputed to APS were eligible to get the benefit of regular appointment in the Civil Post from the date their immediate junior was appointed on a regular basis in the Civil Post. RTP scheme has since been abolished w.e.f 04.03.86.


Hon’ble Supreme Court in C.A. No. 5739 of 2005 in the case of UOI Vs. Shri. Mathivanan vide their judgment dated 09.06.2006 had held that adhoc service rendered in APS should be counted for the purpose of grant of financial upgradation under TBOP scheme. Keeping in view the Apex court’s decision in M. Mathivanan’s case and the fact that TBOP is not to be granted on the basis of seniority it was decided to extend the benefit of the Apex court’s order to similarly placed serving officials vide Directorate’s letter No. 93-25/2003-SPB-II dated 26.07.2010.


The Service Association in their letter under reference has stated that existing regular PAs/SAs who were earlier retained in the RTP and appointed on ad-hoc basis in the Circles had approached Hon’ble CAT and their adhoc service has been counted as regular service for all purposes. Thus, they have demanded to extend the same benefit to similarly placed persons. In this connection, the circles are requested to furnish the following:
(a) No. of officials retained by the Circle under RTP scheme and the after appointed as PA/SA on ad-hoc basis.
(b) No. of such ad-hoc officials who were thereafter appointed as PA/SA on regular basis and (i) retained in the Circles as such and (ii) deputed in APS.
(c) Whether any of such PA/SA appointed after rendering ad-hoc service and regularized and retained in the Circle itself has approached Hon’ble CAT for regularization of their ad-hoc service?
(d) If so, number of such PA/SA regularized may be intimated and
(e) Copies of the Court’s orders, CO order implementing these court orders along with letter number of Directorate under which approval has been obtained by the Circle for implementation of the Court’s orders may be furnished to the Directorate.


Encl: As above

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(Suran Bhan)

Asstt. Director General (SPN)

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Launch of Flat Rate Box - on 04/02/2011 Hon'ble MOC & IT have launched Domestic Flat Rate Boxes in the Dak Bhawan.

Details of the Flat Rate Parcel Boxes are given below: Flat Rate Parcel Box size Dimension of boxes Weight Tariff
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Department of Posts to deliver Unique Identification Numbers

Collaboration between Department of Posts & Unique Identification Authority of India
Department of Posts is striving to provide complete solution for delivering the Unique Identification Number to all the residents in the country. A Statement of Intent is today being signed between Department of Posts and UIDAI in the presence of the Hon’able Minister of Communications and IT and the Hon’able Chairman of UIDAI.
2. The main purpose of this Statement is to forge strategic alliance to create value for both the Department of Posts and the UIDAI and for the residents of India.
Salient Features of Statement of Intent to being signed today, the 4th of February 2011 UIDAI wishes to leverage the national network of the Department of Posts to provide Aadhaar and the accompany authentication services to all residents.
1. Department of Posts and UIDAI wish to collaborate to provide state of art bio-metric and ID authentication services to the residents.
2. Providing of enrolment and updation facility to the residents of India in identified post offices across the country subject to economic & operational viability.
3. Facilitating continuing Aadhaar enrolment and provision of up-dation centres across the network of Post Offices subject to feasibility & on mutually agreed terms.
4. Transmission and delivery of UID letters to the residents of the country and providing proof of delivery of these letters through a service specially customized for UIDAI .
Use of Aadhaar and Aadhaar based authentication services in Postal business where deemed fit by Department of Posts;
5. Sharing demographic and biometric data collected during enrolment for Aadhaar on mutually agreed terms & conditions;
6. Utilizing Media Post and Direct Mail services of Department of Posts by the UIDAI to targeted group of residents across the country to promote Aadhar on mutually agreed terms & conditions.
7. In a recognition of the fact that Aadhaar enablement may call for running Proof of Concept and Pilot projects both side agree to do so where deemed necessary and subject to mutual convenience. Such exercises as may be undertaken in pursuit of this understanding will endeavour to produce Detailed Project Reports which can be effectively used to scale up the projects on successful completion.
The mandate of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is to provide a Unique Identification Number to each and every resident of the country. This involves:-
a) Capture of demographic and bio-metric data of each and every resident.
b) Generating a Unique Identification Number for each resident of the country.
c) Printing a communication carrying the Unique Identification Number addressed to each resident.
d) Delivery of this communication to the resident.
e) Updation of resident’s data on a periodic basis.
4. Department of Posts has a vast network of post offices across the country which touches each and every resident of the country. The Department of Posts, therefore, is the only organization in the country that can provide an end to end comprehensive solution to the requirements of the UIDAI in this regard.
5. In view of above, Department of Posts and UIDAI came together and signed their first Memorandum of Understanding on 30th April, 2010. This MOU covers the following areas:-
a) Printing of communication carrying UID Number addressed to the resident at Department of Posts ‘Print to Post’ facility at Kolkata GPO.
b) Transmission of the UID communications printed at Department of Posts’ ‘Print to Post' facility to the addressee by the fastest means.
c) Delivery of the UID communication to the addressee through the vast network of post offices across the country.
6. The ‘Print to Post’ facility of Department of Posts at Kolkata is expected to print and dispatch about 1 crore UID letters upto March 31, 2011. During the year 2011-12, Department of Posts is expected to print and deliver about 12 crore UID letters.
7. Subsequently, Department of Posts signed the second Memorandum of Understanding with UIDAI on the September 18, 2010 wherein Department of Posts agreed to act as Registrar to UIDAI. UIDAI is in the process of shortlisting the Enrollment Agencies that will manage the Enrollment Stations in the identified post offices. More than 3700 post offices across the country have been identified for providing enrollment stations facility.

CHQ WRITES LETTERS TO DEPARTMENT

RIV/CHQ/CL/MTS/01 27-01-2011
To
Shri.P.K.Gopinath Member [P] Department of Posts Dak Bhawan ,New Delhi – 110001
Sir,
Sub: Revision of instructions issued to merge the duties of outsourced casual labourers with the work of Multi-Tasking Staff – regarding.


This Union draws your kind attention to the recent orders of the Directorate No.4-4/2009-PCC Dated 19.11.2010 directing merger of several duties performed by part time and contingent staff with the duties of MTS.


It can be seen that many such unskilled duties are now being attached to the MTS in many places in spite of the fact that the MTS are the upgraded Group ‘C’ staff and not any more the Group ‘D’ staff. While it is understandable that all the earlier duties and responsibilities performed by the erstwhile Group ‘D’ have continue to be performed by them. It is not justified to attach those duties of unskilled labour by way of outsourcing etc.


This Union also wishes to bring to your kind notice that erstwhile Group ‘D’ cadre was the worst hit cadre by way of abolition of posts through the Screening Committee that resulted naturally with very heavy work load on the remaining erstwhile Group ‘D’ staff. Now further attaching the duties of the outsourced contingent and part time casual labourers to these Multi-Tasking Staff is highly unjustified. These MTS are expected to perform more leg-work outside the office Transit Sections TMOs in Railway Stations, Bus Stands etc. Therefore inclusion of more such unskilled duties will render their assistance to the Sorting Assistants inside the office totally unavailable and leading the smooth office work into difficulties.


This Union therefore urges upon your intervention for causing necessary reconsideration of the Directorate orders for transferring the work of the part time and contingent staff to the MTS.


Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
[P.Suresh] General Secretary






RIV/CHQ/NP/GDS/MTS/02 27-01-2011


To
.P.K.Gopinath Member [P] Department of Posts Dak Bhawan ,New Delhi – 110001
Sir,
Sub: Creation of MTS Posts to the tune of vacant GDS MM Posts in RMS – regarding.


This CHQ is constrained to draw your kind attention that consequent upon the issue of Directorate Orders for keeping the GDS MM posts in RMS wing unfilled, the work load of the MTS staff in particular has increased manifold.


The Circle, Regional and Divisional Administration have taken advantage of the said orders to keep the vacancies of all such GDS MM unfilled but they have not taken any effort to assess the actual work hours to be performed by those vacant GDS posts to create necessary Multi-Tasking Staff posts.


This CHQ desires that the Directorate may kindly issue suitable instructions to all concerned to immediately assess the total hours of work pertaining to the vacant GDS MM posts in RMS and take measures to create appropriate posts of Multi-Tasking Staff in order to mitigate the problems of staff and the RMS services.


Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
[P.Suresh] General Secretary

International Postal News: Canada Post

A smarter post office might thrive Any business analyst, looking at Canada Post’s trend lines, would blanch. Mail volumes are dropping. Millions of Canadians have switched to the Internet to correspond, do business, pay their bills and manage their finances. In 2003, the post office delivered 8.1 billion letters. Last year it delivered 6.4 billion.
Costs are rising. Each year, Canada Post delivers to 200,000 new addresses as the nation’s population grows and cities sprawl further into the hinterland. Five years ago, Canada Post made a profit of close to $200 million. Last year, it broke even, but only by slashing costs.
Its plants and equipment are aging. Its 70,000 workers, most represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), are fighting to save their jobs. And it faces a massive pension shortfall. Its last chief executive, Moya Greene, resigned seven months ago head Britain’s Royal Mail, which she has a mandate to privatize.
Does Canada Post have a future? Can it survive as a government-owned business?
Deepak Chopra, who took over as chief executive this week, answers both questions with an enthusiastic yes.
The Indian-born accountant and former president of Pitney Bowes for Canada and Latin America, is confident the 144-year-old post office can become an efficient and profitable public enterprise. So is his boss, Rob Merrifield, minister of state for transport, who is responsible for Canada Post.
They face a legion of skeptics. The C.D. Howe Institute thinks mail delivery should be privatized. So does Michael Warren, who served as head of Canada Post from 1981 to 1985. So does the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Other countries, including Britain, Japan, the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden, have taken that route. Ottawa has ruled out privatization — for now at least.
So what options does Chopra have?
• He can upgrade Canada Post’s technology and redeploy its workforce. Greene left her successor a detailed restructuring plan, Postal Transformation, which the staff is now rolling out.
It calls for mail carriers, whose loads have shrunk, to take on new roles. They would pick up their bags in the morning, with the mail presorted by machine, then head out in Canada Post trucks to deliver both letters and parcels, empty the red letter boxes in their district and pick up mail from local postal outlets.
These moves would increase staff productivity, but not generate new income.
• He can convince the government to sell Purolater, Canada Post’s courier service. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty doesn’t seem to need much convincing. He has already held talks with top executives of FedEx.
This would solve Canada Post’s immediate financial woes — the sale could bring in as much as $1 billion — but deprive the Crown corporation of its only money-making business.
• He can increase the post office’s modest foothold in banking (it now sells money orders).
Canada Post could step into the domestic vacuum created by the chartered banks, which have closed branches in many rural and low-income areas. Internationally, it could provide lower-priced remittances. The banks charge immigrants astronomical fees — up to 35 cents on the dollar — to send money home to their families.
• He can improve Canada Post’s parcel service to make it the best choice for retailers serving online shoppers. Most now rely on couriers to deliver their products.
The union would support at least two of these possibilities. It has advocated for more than a year that Canada Post revitalize its once-ubiquitous postal banks. It also favours beefing up parcel delivery.
Whether any — or all — of these actions would generate enough revenue to turn Canada Post around is an open question. But it at least has a boss who’s willing to try.
Courtesy: thestar.com (By Carol Goar( click here for more details)  on Tue Feb 1, 2011 )

Inflation impact: Govt may hike tax exemption limit

Inflation impact: Govt may hike tax exemption limit New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Tax payers can expect some relief from high inflation in Budget 2011-12 as the government may raise the income tax exemption limit for individuals. "Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is alive to the price situation and its impact on the common man," sources said, adding he would favourably consider the issue of hiking tax exemption limit. Moreover, they said, as the government is committed to raise the income tax exemption limit from Rs 1.6 lakh per annum to Rs 2 lakh in line with the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) in 2012-13, tax payers could expect at least some relief in the upcoming Budget on February 28. "The finance ministry would keep in mind the high inflation in the Budget. Since there is no dearness allowance for a vast section of the society, hike in income tax exemption limit is likely," a source told PTI.
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As we expected earlier, additional 6% will be added to the existing D.A of 45%..Hence we can expect that 51% Dearness Allowance will be paid to all the Central Government Employees from January 2011, if so government decides. The Government may take a decision in this matter by first week of March 2011.

Some of our viewers have raised the same question again and again in the comments forum that if D.A crosses 50% level whether it would be merged with D.A or not. It has been clarified that the D.A will not be merged with basic pay since it was not recommended by 6CPC.

But if the D.A crosses 50% level, some of the Allowances, which are compensatory in nature, will be raised by 25% as per the recommendation of 6CPC.
These Allowances are,
1. Children Education Assistance & Reimbursement of Tuition Fee
2. Advances for purchase of Bicycle Advance, Warm clothing Advance, Festival Advance, Natural Calamity Advance
3. Special Compensatory Hill Area Allowance
4. Special CompensatoryScheduled / Tribal Area Allowance
5. Project Allowance
6. Speical Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance
7. Cycle Maintenance Allowance
8. Mileage for road journey all components of daily allowance on tour, rate of transportation of personal effects.
9. Rates of Conveyance Allowance under SR-25
10. Washing Allowance
11. Split Duty Allowance
12. Spl. Allowance for Child Care for Women with Disabilities and Education Allowance
for disabled children
13. Cash Handling Allowance
14. Risk Allowance
15. Postgraduate Allowance
16. Desk Allowance
17. Bad Climate Allowance

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Central government employees working in the Kashmir Valley will receive special facilities, like additional HRA and other assistance, for another year till December 31, 2011
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CGEIS – Tables of benefits for saving funds

Government of India,Ministry of FinanceDepartment of ExpenditureNo. 7(1)/EV/2010Dated: 31st January ,2011.

Subject: Central Government employees Group Insurance Scheme –1980 – Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 1.1.2011 to 31.12.2011. 

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PROPOSAL TO EXEMPT SALARIED CLASS FROM FILLING TAX RETURN

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NATIONAL VOTER’S DAY IS 25TH JANUARY – DECLARATION BY GOVT. OF INDIA

Declaration of 25th January as the National Voters’ Day every year The Union Cabinet today approved declaration of 25th January every year as the "National Voters' Day" beginning from this year and to provide voters a badge with its logo and the slogan “Proud to be a voter – Ready to vote”.
The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988 was enacted to amend article 326 of the Constitution lowering the voting age from 21 years to 18 years so as to provide the unrepresented youth of the country an opportunity to give vent to their feelings and help them become a part of the political process.
It has been noticed that the new voters (18+ age) are not getting enrolled in the electoral roll in a big way year after year. In certain cases, the level of their enrolment is as low as 20 to 25%. In order to effectively deal with this problem, the Election Commission has decided to take up a vigorous exercise to identify all eligible voters attaining the age of 18 years as on 1st of January every year, in each of the 8.5 lakh polling station areas of the country. Such eligible voters shall be enrolled on time and handed over their Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) on the 25lh January every year at a brief felicitation to be organised in each polling station area. This initiation is expected to give the youth a sense of responsible citizenship, empowerment, pride and participation and inspire them to exercise their newly acquired franchise, when occasion arises.

Posting of women employees

No. 137-10/2011-SPB.II

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg New Delhi,

                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                               Dated the 18th Jan, 2011

To
All Chief Postmasters General
All Postmasters General
All Postal Training Centres
CGM, PLI Directorate, Chanakaya Puri Post Office Complex, New Delhi
                          
Subject: Posting of women employees – Reg.
Sir/Madam,
I am directed to say that during the meeting of the Departmental Council (JCM) held on 27.08.2010 under the Chairpersonship of Secretary (Posts), an item regarding non-posting of women employees where basic amenities are not available was raised by the Staff side. The Staff side has stated that a number of Post Offices/RMS Offices are not having all the basic amenities and women employees are finding it difficult to work in such places. The staff side has, therefore, demanded that women employees should not be posted to such offices before ensuring basic amenities in such places.
2. It was informed to the staff side that Dte has issued instructions vide letter No. 137-12/98-SPB.II, dated 29.04.1998 to all Postal Circles advising them to avoid posting of ladies staff where basic amenities are not available in the office. It was decided in the meeting by the Chairperson that instructions on the subject be reiterated to all Heads of circles for strictly compliance.
3. In the Directorate’s letter No. 137-12/98-SPB.II, dated 29.04.1998, it was inter-alia advised to avoid posting women employees where there are no basic and essential amenities for women, Circles are, therefore, requested to scrupulously follow these instructions before women employees are posted/transferred from one work place to other. It may be ensure that women employee is transferred to an office only after ensuring that basic and essential amenities for women are available there. The Circles are also requested to identify these offices which are lacking basic amenities and take action for providing them immediately.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(Suraj Bhan)

Asstt. Director General (SPN)

A FAVOURABLE PRONOUNCEMENT ON RETIREMENT BENEFITS – MADRAS HIGH COURT

Retirement benefit can not be denied to employee  even if charges against him are pending The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has ruled that Government cannot deny retirement benefits to an employee who was asked to go on conditional retirement because charges against him were pending. A Division Bench of Justice R.Banumathi and Justice S.Nagamuthu rejected the contention of the government that Sankaran, an Assistant Tahsildhar had been allowed to retire on certain conditions as charges were pending against him,and hence he could not be given retirement benefits.
A single judge had already revoked the order of the collector suspending payment of retirement benefits.
Similarly Raja,a retired Sub-Registrar of cooperatives was allowed conditional retirement on April 30, 2010. But his retirement benefits were suspended as charges were pending against him. His writ petition was dismissed by a single judge, and he had come on appeal.
The Judges said when the Government employees are allowed to retire on condition, disciplinary action could be taken against them or inquiry conducted afresh. But government had no power to suspend payment of retirement benefits to them, the court said.
In a common order passed for both of them, the bench said when they are allowed to retire they should be given their retirement benefits.
Only government had power to take decision on disciplinary action against them, the bench observed and directed that all retirement benefits be paid to them.
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INDIA'S 27 HIGHEST PAID EXECUTIVES - NEWS

1. Naveen Jindal - Salary: Rs 69.757 crore Interestingly, topping the list of India's highest paid executives in India is a Member of Parliament from Kurukshetra, Naveen Jindal who is also the executive vice chairman and managing director of Jindal Steel & Power. Naveen Jindal, of the Congress, has topped the list with a remuneration of Rs 69.757 crore (Rs 697.57 million).


2. Kalanithi Maran - Salary: Rs 37.08 crore
Kalanithi Maran is the Chairman and Managing Director of Sun TV Network Limited and SpiceJet.He earned a salary of Rs 37.08 crore (Rs 370.8 million) in 2010. Kalanithi Maran heads Sun TV, India's biggest regional broadcaster. He owns 21 television channels in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada and 42 FM stations in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. He is a shareholder in Red FM. He also owns two Tamil newspapers and four Tamil magazines. In 2008, in partnership with Malaysia's Astro, he launched Sun Direct, a direct-to-home satellite television service provider. There are expansion plans in the pipeline, particularly in the television and radio industries. Maran is the son of the late DMK leader and former Union minister Murasoli Maran, the grandnephew of DMK president M Karunanidhi, and the brother of Dayanidhi Maran, former Union minister for communications and information technology.


3.Kavery Maran - Salary: Rs 37.08 crore
Kavery Maran is Kalanithi Maran's wife. She is the joint managing director of Sun TV Network Limited.In 2010, she took home the same salary as her husband: a whopping Rs 37.08 crore (Rs 370.8 million). She also looks after the operations of their vast business.


4. Pawan Munjal - Salary: Rs 30.88 crore
Pawan Munjal is the fourth highest paid CEO in India with a compensation of Rs 30.88 crore (Rs 308.8 million) plus a commission of Rs 29.50 crore (Rs 295 million), a rise of over 50 per cent over 2009. His total earnings in 2010 thus stand at Rs 60.38 crore (Rs 603.8 million). However, this list ranks executives only on their salary and does not also include the commissions they might have received. Pawan Munjal is the managing director and CEO of Hero Honda. He is responsible for growth and strategic planning for the entire group.

5. Brijmohan Lall Munjal - Salary: Rs 30.638 crore
B M Munjal is the fifth highest paid CEO with a package of Rs 30.638 crore (Rs 306.38 million).He also earned a commission of Rs 29.50 crore (Rs 295 million) in 2010.His total earnings in 2010 thus stand at Rs 60.13 crore (Rs 601.3 million). Founder director and chairman of the $2.8 billion Hero Group, Brijmohan Lall Munjal has also served as the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). He has also won the Padma Bhushan Award.


6. Toshiaki Nakagawa - Salary: Rs 30.03 crore
Toshiaki Nakagawa, Joint managing director, Hero Honda is at the sixth position in terms of highest salaries drawn by executives in India. Nakagawa's salary is at Rs 30.03 crore (Rs 300.3 million). He too earned a commission of Rs 29.50 crore (Rs 295 million) in 2010, putting his total earnings at Rs 59.53 crore (Rs 595.3 million).He joined Honda Motor Co, Ltd, Japan in April 1973. He later took over various assignments at senior positions in the worldwide Honda network. He looks at overseas sales of automobiles and motorcycles.


7. Sumihisa Fukuda - Salary: Rs 29.91 crore
Sumihisa Fukuda, Technical director, Hero Honda received an 89 per cent hike in his compensation. His salary stands at Rs 29.91 crore (Rs 299.1 million) He also earned a commission of Rs 29.50 crore (Rs 295 million) in 2010. His total earnings come to Rs 59.41 crore (Rs 594.1 million). Sumihisa Fukuda who was appointed as an additional and technical director on May 13, 2008, has more than 30 years of experience.


8. Onkar Kanwar - Salary: Rs 29.69 crore
The Chairman of Apollo Tyres, Onkar Kanwar saw a whopping rise in salary commensurate with a rise in company's profit. Kanwar bagged the eighth highest salary of Rs 29.69 crore (Rs 296.9 million), a rise of 222 per cent. He also got a commission of Rs 18.50 crore (Rs 185 million), taking his total earnings to Rs 48.19 crore (Rs 481.9 million). Onkar Kanwar is the chief architect of the company's vision and guides the company's operations. Under his leadership in the 1980s and 90s, Apollo


9. Pankaj Patel- -Salary: Rs 28.63 crore
Pankaj Patel, Chairman and Managing Director of Cadila Healthcare, with a salary of Rs 28.63 crore (Rs 286.3 million) is the tenth highest paid CEO in India.


10. Kumar Mangalam Birla - Salary: Rs 28.467 crore
Head of commodities conglomerate Aditya Birla Group has his hands full with a move to restructure group's cement business. His salary for the year 2010 was 28.467 crore (Rs 28.467 million).He also received a commission of Rs 28.45 crore (Rs 284.5 million), taking his total earnings for the year to Rs 56.917 crore (Rs 569.17 million).Kumar Birla is also the tenth richest Indian.


11. P R R Rajha - Salary: Rs 27.60 crore
Unlike other CEOs, PRR Rajha's compensation dropped by 3 per cent to Rs 27.91 crore (Rs 279.1 million). But he also got a commission of Rs 27.60 crore (Rs 276 million), taking his annual earnings to Rs 55.51 crore (Rs 555.1 million).
Rajha is the Managing Director of Madras Cements Ltd. He also serves as Chairman of Ramco Systems, Ramco Industries and Rajapalayam Mills Ltd.


12. Sunil Mittal - Salary: Rs 23.488 crore
A first generation entrepreneur, Sunil Bharti Mittal started his first business in April 1976 at the age of 18, with a capital investment of Rs 20,000 borrowed from his father. His first business was to make crankshafts for local bicycle manufacturers. His salary for the year 2010 stood at Rs 23.488 crore (Rs 234.88 million), making him the 12 highest paid executive in India. Mittal's Bharti Enterprises is now one of India 's leading business groups with interests in telecom, financial services, retail, manufacturing, and agri business.
Sunil Mittal started his career after graduating from Punjab University in India . He founded Bharti in the year 1976. Today, at 50, he heads a successful enterprise with a market capitalization of about $40 billion employing over 30,000 people.


13. Markand Bhatt - Salary: Rs 21.501 crore
Markand Bhatt, who is an Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad alumnus, heads the Torrent Group. His salary was Rs 21.501 crore (Rs 215.01 million) in 2010. Apart from tis, he received a commission of Rs 17.60 crore (Rs 176 million). His other directorships include Torrent Power Ltd., Torrent Pipavav Generation Ltd., and Torrent Energy Ltd.


14. Sajjan Jindal - Salary: Rs 19.273 crore
Sajjan Jindal is the Vice Chairman and Managing director of JSW Steel. His pay packet for 2010 was Rs 19.273 crore (Rs 192.73 million). JSW Steel is India's third-largest steel producer.


15. Vivek Kumar Jain - Salary: Rs 18.184 crore
Vivek Jain is the Managing Director of Gujarat Fluorochemicals.His salary for 2010 stood at Rs 18.184 crore (Rs 181.84 million). He also earned a commission of Rs 17.613 crore (Rs 176.13 million) during the year. He is a graduate of Commerce from St Stephens College Delhi and also has a post graduate degree in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He has over 25 years of rich business experience in setting up and managing several businesses. Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited is a part of the $2 billion INOX group of companies -- a family owned, professionally managed business group, with interests in diverse businesses. Listed on both the Bombay Stock Exchange and national Stock Exchange, GFL has a market capitalisation of close to $1 billion.


16. E Sudhir Reddy - Salary: Rs 18.182 crore
E Sudhir Reddy, the Chairman and Managing director of IVRCL Infrastructure and Projects. He received a salary of Rs 18.182 crore (Rs 181.82 million) in 2010 and a commission of Rs 16.684 crore (Rs 166.84 million), making him the 16t highest paid executive in India.


17. D Bhattacharya - Salary: Rs 17.143 crore
D Bhattacharya is the Managing Director of Hindalco. He heads the Aditya Birla Group's non-ferrous metals business. In 2010, he received a salary of Rs 17.143 crore (Rs 171.43 million).


18. Rick Bott - Salary: Rs 16.474 crore
Cairn India's executive Director and Chief 0perating Officer, Rick Bott, is the 18th highest paid executive in India. In 2010, is salary was Rs 16.474 crore (Rs 164.74 million).Bott has over 20 years experience and has joined Cairn India from Devon Energy's International division where he was vice president responsible for developing and implementing business growth and exploration strategy.


19. N Srinivasan - Salary: Rs 15.938 crore
N Srinivasan, Managing Director, India Cements is India's 19th highest paid executive. His salary was Rs 15.938 crore (Rs 159.38 million). In 2010. Besides, he also received a commission of Rs 10.11 crore (Rs 101.1 million) during the period. N Srinivasan is also the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and owner of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings.


20. A M Naik - Salary: Rs 15.297 crore
Anil M Naik is the Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Engineering giant Larsen & Toubro. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2009. In 2010, his salary was Rs 15.297 crore (Rs 152.97 million). He also received a commission of Rs 10.55 crore (Rs 105.5 million).


21. Mukesh Ambani - Salary: Rs 15 crore
Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Ltd, earned a salary of Rs 15 crore plus commission of Rs 4.64 crore, taking his annual earnings to Rs 19.64 crore (Rs 196.4 million). Mukesh Ambani has been ranked India's richest person, and the world's fifth richest man, by business magazine Forbes. At $27 billion, Mukesh Ambani is as rich as Larry Ellison, the third richest American. Bill Gates at $54 billion is twice as rich as Ambani. Ambani, who joined Reliance in 1981, led the creation of the world's largest grassroots petroleum refinery at Jamnagar, Gujarat, built at a cost of Rs 100,000 crore (Rs 1,000 billion).


22. Bharat Singhania - Salary: Rs 14.445 crore
Bharat Hari Singhania is the ManagingDirector of JK Corp, the cement arm of the JK Group. For 2010, his salary was Rs 14.445 crore (Rs 144.45 million). He also received a commission of Rs 12.276 crore (Rs 122.76 million) during the year.


23. Jayadev Galla - Salary: Rs 13.84 crore
Jayadev Galla is Managing Director of Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. He received a salary of Rs 13.84 crore (Rs 138.4 million) in 2010. During the same year, he also got a commission of Rs 13.589 crore (Rs 135.89 million), taking his total earnings to Rs 27.429 crore (Rs 274.29 million).


24. Rahul Dhir - Salary: Rs 13.563 crore
Rahul Dhir is Chief Executive Officer of Cairn India. His salary for 2010 was Rs 13.563 crore (Rs 135.63 million). He completed his degree in Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He went on to complete his M.Sc from the University of Texas at Austin and MBA from the Wharton Business School in Pennsylvania.


25. Murali K Divi - Salary: Rs 13.47 crore
Murali K Divi is the Chairman and Managing Director of Divi's Labs. His salary in 2010 was Rs 13.47 crore (Rs 134.7 million), while he also received a commission of Rs 12.53 crore (Rs 125.3 million) during the same year.


56. Azim Premji - Salary: Rs 7.869 crore
Azim Premji, Chairman of Software major Wipro, received a salary of Rs 7.869 crore (Rs 78.69 million). He also got a commission of Rs 6.515 crore (Rs 65.15 million). He is the 56th highest paid executive in India. Wipro has done well over the last one year, recording a significant turnaround. Wipro has also signed a $500-million, nine-year contract from Unitech Wireless. Company's consumer care division bought Asian business of personal care brand Yardley from UK's Lornamead. Premji is the 3rd richest Indian.


383. Ratan Tata - Salary: Rs 2.289 crore
The chairman of India's largest conglomerate and one of the world's most admired and influential businessmen, Ratan Tata draws a very modest salary as compared to other Indian executives. The Tata Group chairman got a salary of Rs 2.289 crore (Rs 22.89 million) for 2010.He also received a commission of Rs 2.24 crore (Rs 22.4 million) for the year. He thus ranks 383 in the list of highest paid executives compiled by Business India.
(Source: Business India )

Ceiling for reimbursement of Special Nursing and Ayah/Attendant charges to the Employees covered under CS(MA) Rules,1944-Orders issued by Health Ministry

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MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY - NEWS

Procedure for Mobile Number Portability
We all know that Mobile Number Portability will be a reality from 20th January 2011, as Government has at last announced the launch of this facility for the entire India from this date.
We do not know at this stage how this arrangement would span out but it's really boon for the customers who want to shift to other mobile network for want of quality, lesser cost or for more facility such as 3G.
The procedure for switching over from one mobile network to another mobile network is as follows:

The customer should send a SMS (PORTMobile Number) from the number he wishes to transfer from one mobile network to the other, to number 1900.


Then the customer will receive a Unique Porting Code (UPC) by SMS from his current service provider.


Now the paper work comes. The Customer will have to furnish his details in the prescribed application form to the chosen new mobile network along with Unique Porting Code (UPC) that he got through SMS.


The new mobile network company should then ensure that the switched over customer gets the connection from the new mobile network within seven working days.


TRAI has fixed a ceiling of Rs 19 on porting charges which the new service provider may collect from the subscriber.


Post-paid subscribers, before making the porting request, have to make sure that their last bill has been paid failing which the request for change to new service provider shall be rejected.


In the case of pre-paid subscriber, any balance amount left will not be carried forward when the number is transferred to the new service provider.


Once a subscriber ports his number to the new operator, then, he will have to wait for at least 90 days before he can change his operator again.
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First electronic solar rickshaws for postmen in India

AJMER: The district will be the first in the country where the postmen will distribute the postal stuffs through green vehicles which will run by solar energy. The first of its kind centre of electronic solar rickshaw for distributing postal work is started in Ajmer on Monday by the Union Telecom and IT minister of states Sachin Pilot, promising to increase IT services in the remote villages of the country.


Five eco friendly solar auto rickshaws were distributed to the postmen to distribute posts in the different parts of the district. The department will look to the result of speed and costing of this project and then the facility will be spread in other parts of the country.


Pilot also started the first BSNL wireless service mobile call centre of the state in Ajmer today that will resolve problems of 53 lakh BSNL mobile customers of the state. Union state minister and MP of Ajmer, Pilot, reached here today in the morning for a day program and inaugurated the first of it kind call centre here for the consumers of BSNL mobile holders. "The customers had to reach for the call centre situated in Gurgava of Haryana before to get solution of their problems and that took bit more time but now the customers can get the service directly in their state" said Pilot. He added that the youth of rural Ajmer will get the benefit of job through this call centre. The government is deciding to start such call centres in the other parts of the state so that the customers could get better services.


Briefing about the service, COO of Sparsh BPO services Satish Varanasi said that their company will provide services to the BSNL customers and they will train about 250 youths for running the centre and at present they have given employment to 124 people. "The center will provide services to 53 lakh customers in the state to solve their problems" said A K Jain chief general manager of BSNL.


Pilot then went to the General post office of the district and inaugurated the electro solar rickshaw center, from where the letters will be distributed with these new solar energy machines. Pilot also inaugurated the Airo-project in Gangwana, Makhupura, Kadel, Kuchil, Madar, Hatundi, Roopnager and Tilonia through video conferencing.


The state minister stated that with latest technology, the post and telegraph department will provide better services specially in rural parts of the country where people waited long to get the communication from different parts, "in this project `500 post offices are taken in first stage and in Ajmer district only 57 post offices are made high-tech in this project, people from rural regions could get the facilities of life insurance, banking, electronic money orders by this."


The auto solar rickshaws are prepared by the scientists of Indian government with collaboration of IT research department and with Kinetic motors of Pune. "The vehicle will run with battery and will charge with solar energy which is eco-friendly and we have given it a name of green vehicle" said senior scientist H S Mahti who came to Ajmer from New Delhi.
Courtesy: TNN, Jan 17, 2011

Clarification regarding reimbursement of Ambulance charges to CGHS Beneficiaries-Latest guide lines issued by Health Ministry

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NFPE ALL INDIA SEMINAR NOTICE

No. NFPE/GENL/2011                                                                    Dated :17-01-2011

NOTICE

                   It is hereby notified that an All India Seminar on the subject - "Future of INDIA POST - Challenges and Opportunities" will be conducted on  13.02.2011 (13th February 2011) Sunday at 4pm at Thekkady (KUMILY) Kerala State, in connection with the All India Study Camp of National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE).  All, All India Office Bearers of NFPE, its affiliated Unions and Circle Secretaries of all the affiliated Unions of NFPE are requested to attend the Seminar.

                                                                                                   Yours faithfully,

                                                                                                     M.Krishnan

                                                                                                 Secretary General

To

          1)      Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan, New Delhi - 110001 - Eligible Special Casual leave may please be granted to the delegates who are participating in the Seminar.

          2)      All Chief Postmaster Generals - Eligible Special Casual leave may please be granted to the delegates who are participating in the Seminar.

          3)      All Office Bearers of NFPE

          4)      All Office Bearers of Affiliated Unions of NFPE

          5)      All Circle Secretaries of Affiliated Unions of NFPE

 

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Pakistan Post : Employees stage protest against privatization

KARACHI: A large number of postal employees staged a demonstration at II Chundrigar Road on Wednesday to protest against proposals to privatize the Pakistan Post Office.

The Postal Action Committee for Anti-privatization, an alliance of different unions, organized the demonstration. It has planned to hold more such protests.  Syed Akhtar Ahmed and Syed Qamar Abbas Zaidi, central leaders of the Postal Action Committee, while speaking to the employees, termed the proposed privatization an “economic genocide of 47,000 employees of the department.” They said that the state-run unit is the cheapest mode of postal services. They alleged that privatization was aimed at appeasing the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank and vowed to resist such attempts.   
The protesters were carrying banners and placards inscribed with calls for stopping the privatization, allowing the department to introduce reforms, restructuring of the department in consultation with trade unions to modernize postal services and running the organization on modern lines.  
 The protesters also demanded a green signal from the government for using Post Office for distribution of funds under the Benazir Bhutto Income Support Programme, abolition of two postal ministries to reduce the financial burden and restriction on other courier services.Published in The Express Tribune, January 6^th, 2011

Department Issued Orders on Revised Welfare Schemes are applicability to Gramin Dak Sevaks.

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FINANCE MINISTER HOLDS PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS WITH DIFFERENT TRADE UNION GROUPS

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ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GROUP C

 28th All India Conferecne of All India Postal Employees Union Group C was held at PUNE ( Maharastra) from 9th January to 11th January 2011. The AIC unanimously elected a list of office bearers headed by Com. M.Krishnan (Kerala) as CHQ President, Com. K.V.Sridharan (Tamilnadu ) as General Secretary, and Com Balwinder Singh ( Delhi) as CHQ Treasurer. CHQ RIV CONGRATULATES ALL NEWLY ELECTED OFFICE BEARERS.

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DEPARTMENT OF POSTS TO COMPUTERISE ALL POST OFFICE BY 2012 -END

Vadodara, Jan 8 (PTI) Department of Post is seeking to computerise all the 1.55 lakh post offices in the country by the end of 2012, said Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sachin Pilot today. Pilot was talking to reporters after launching 3G services in seven cities of Gujarat through video conferencing here.
He said that of 1,55,015 post offices in the country, only 12,604 have been computerised so far, and Department of Posts aims to computerise the rest by the end of 2012.
Talking about telecom network, he said that only the government-owned companies such as BSNL were putting up infrastructure and providing connectivity in the remote areas, or Naxalism affected areas such as Jharkhand.
For facilitating e-governance in Gujarat, the Department of Information Technology, Government of India is contributing Rs 91.
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REVISION OF GUIDELINES FOR FRAMING /AMENDMENT / RELAXATION OF RECRUITMENT RULES

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DEPARTMENT OF POSTS TO INTRODUCE CREDIT CARDS FOR RURAL PEOPLE

The Department of Post (DoP) will introduce a prepaid credit card in association with leading banks including IDBI, HSBC and ICICI to rural people, which will facilitate non-cash transactions for purchasing products and services.
The card - 'White label Pre-paid Cards' - will come with pre-determined cash value and could be operated at merchant locations, ATMs and designated post offices subject to approval by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Disclosing his department's 100-day agenda, Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal has said: "The department during the current fiscal year will introduce pre-paid parcel boxes for domestic parcels for one kg, 2.5 kg and five kg.
"The boxes will be sold through over 800 post offices across the country," he added He further said that the Government would complete the up-gradation of 15 speed post centres by March 31.
DoP will also finalise the vendors for information technology solutions, which include customer interaction management, mail operations, banking, postal life insurance, enterprise-wide human resource management, among others. The project is phased over the financial years 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13.  source:economictimes.indiatimes

DEPARTMENT RELEASED ORDERS ON STEPPING UP OF PAY & BENEFITING THE PROMOTED OFFICIALS

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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ARE LIKELY TO GET 6% D.A.FROM JANUARY 2011

Whatever the price of onion is, the D.A will not be as sweet as July last year. As per the All India Index published by Labour Bureau, Govt. of India the Dearness Allowance payable to the Central Govt.staff with effect from January 2011 may not be more than 6 percent. The figure for Nov'10 has just released and it stands at 182. The December figure is expected in the end of January. Even if the figure touches 185 in December, which is very unlikely, the D.A. hike will be limited to 6%.
Only thing to cheer is the fixed allowances such as Washing Allowance,Children Education Allowance, Conveyance Allowance for some category of staff will be 25% more as the D.A. will certainly cross the 50% mark. It may be remembered that D.A. linked allowances such as Transport Allowances will be unchanged.
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