LATEST NEWS

1) CS (MA) Rules, 1944 – Reimbursement of expenditure involved in emergent cases for the treatment taken at private nursing home/clinic – Delegation of powers – reg.

It has now been decided by the Government that in order to eliminate the confusion regarding distinction between the private hospital and a private nursing home Clinic, the delegated powers referred to above are applicable to all private medical institutions without making any distinction between a private hospital and a private nursing home/clinic.

2) BSNL STRIKE: The National Council has called upon the Central Govt. employees throughout the country to extend their wholehearted co-operation and solidarity to the striking BSNL Employees and appeal them to popularize the issues raised by the striking workers amongst the rank and file of the membership of Central Govt. employees organizations and demand the Govt. to desist from the move to disinvest BSNL shares and allow the BSNL management to immediately undertake steps to purchase the requisite material and technology to enable BSNL to widen its business.

POSTMASTER’S CADRE:

GAZETTE NOTIFICATIN ISSUED :

Number of posts to be carved out of LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I of Postal Wing and designated as Postmaster Gr. I, II and III respectively:

Sl. No.	Name of the Circle	No. of posts of Postmaster Gr. I	No. of posts of Postmaster Gr. II	No. of posts of Postmaster Gr. III
1	Andhra Pradesh	140	35	34
2	Assam	34	12	10
3	Bihar	70	25	25
4	Chhattisgarh	20	04	03
5	Delhi	42	10	10
6	Gujarat	145	40	40
7	Haryana	40	07	06
8	Himachal Pradesh	35	07	07
9	Jammu and Kashmir	13	04	04
10	Jharkhand	30	07	05
11	Karnataka	170	50	50
12	Kerala	125	36	35
13	Madhya Pradesh	70	13	12
14	Maharashtra	300	60	58
15	North East	25	05	05
16	Orissa	60	18	18
17	Punjab	70	15	14
18	Rajasthan	60	15	15
19	Tamilnadu	270	52	50
20	Uttar Pradesh	196	40	38
21	Uttarakhand	32	06	06
22	West Bengal	150	50	50
	Total	2097	511	495

PA/ SA TRAINING

Training of PA Candidates: Proposed Schedule of Training:

Five Training batches will be held at PTC Mysore with 80 PA candidates and 20 SA candidates. Remaining candidates will be given local Training at Trivandrum in three or four batches. First batch at PTC, Mysore from 24th January 2011. Training of last batch in PTC Mysore up to November 2011. Dates of Trivandrum batches will be finalised soon. This may start in January or February-2011.

Posted By: Abdul Rahiman TP, Secretary, PIII.

FMC REVISED W.E.F 24.11.2010

File No. 10-7/2001-P.E.II

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

(Establishment Division)

Dak Bhawan Sansad Marg

New Delhi – 110001

Dated the 24-11-2010

To

Chief Postmaster General

Postmaster General

General Managers (Finance)

Director of Accounts Postal

Subject: - Revision of Fixed Monetary compensation (FMC) to delivery staff and remuneration to other staff

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to refer to Directorates letter of even number dated 4-9-2002 and 28.1.2003 on the above subject.

2. The Department has received a number of references from the staff Associations requesting for upward revision of fixed Monetary compensation (FMC) admissible to Postmen staff. A Committee of Senior Officers was constituted for looking into the issue and the report of the Committee has been examined carefully in consultation with integrated Finance wing and the Competent Authority has ordered enhancement of the Fixed Monetary compensation (FMC) admissible to Postmen staff. The details are as under:

Sl. No.	Item	Existing Rate	Revised Rate
(a)	When One Postman performs duty of an absentee Postman by combination of duties	Rs.29 per day	Rs.50 per day
(b)	When two Postmen perform duty of an absentee Postman by sharing the beat	Rs.14 per day	Rs.24 per day

3. The competent Authority has also ordered fixation/revision of Holiday Monetary Compensation payable to Postmen Staff and other Departmental staff brought on duty on 2^nd consecutive Holiday if three consecutive holidays occur as shown under:

Sl. No.	Category of Departmental Employees	Rate of Remuneration
1.	Supervisor	Rs.85 per holiday for 4 hours
2.	Postal Assistant	Rs.85 per holiday for 4 hours
3.	Postmen/Sorting Postmen	Rs.85 per holiday
4.	Multi tasking staff	Rs.60 per holiday for 4 hours

4. All other conditions for payment of Fixed Monetary compensation (FMC) issued vide OM No.10-23/87-PE.I dt. 21.12.93 and delivery of Unregistered letters on holidays issued under 9-25/92-CI dt. 10.9.92 will remain unchanged.

5. The Expenditure on account of revision has to be met from the allocated funds of the units under the prescribed Head of account.

6. These orders will take effect from the date of issue.

7. This issues in concurrence with the Integrated Finance Wing vide their diary number 286/FA/10/CS dated 24.11.2010.

Sd/-

(K. Rameswara Rao)

Asst. Director General (Estt)

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS COMMITTEE

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

(SR Section)

Dak Bhawan

Parliament Street

New Delhi 11001

No. 1/1/2010-SR

Dated – 19 July, 2010

Subject: - Secretary (P)'s meeting with Postal Joint Council of Action on 12.07.2010 at 11 hrs. in Dak Bhawan- Item No. 12 creation of System Administrators Cadre and financial compensations for special work performed by System Administrators

Please refer to minutes of Secretary (P)'s meeting dated 12.07.2010 on the above – mentioned subject.

2. It was decided to constitute a Committee comprising DDG (Estt), DDG (P) and DDG (Technology) to consider creation of System Administrators cadre. As regards grant of Road Mileage Allowance, the matter was reported to be already under examination.

3. In the light of the above, a Committee comprising the following is constituted to consider the creation of System Administrators Cadre

DDG (Estt.) Chairman

DDG (P) Member

DDG (Tech) Member

The Committee will submit its report within 3 months of its formation.

Sd/-

(Subhash Chander)

Director (SR & Legal)

DOPT ISSUED AN IMPORTANT ORDER REGARDING SENIORITY

No.20011/1/2008-Estt.(D)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi, dated the 11th November 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: SENIORITY - Consolidated orders on...

The undersigned is directed to say that instructions have been issued by this Department from time to time laying down the principles for determining seniority of persons appointed to services and posts under the Central Government. For facility of reference, the contents of the important orders on the subject have been consolidated as a compilation "Instructions and Guidelines on Seniority". The number and date of the original O.M.'s has been referred in the relevant instructions* for easy reference to the context. The consolidated instructions include revised instructions on the following:

i. Seniority of persons appointed on direct recruitment from the reserved panel at a later date, specifically when the officers from the subsequent selection panel have already joined.

ii. Inter-se seniority of two panels of direct recruits, where more than one selection panel are received from UPSC/SSC through letter of same date.

iii. Fixation of seniority of a person who has been transferred to a lower post under FR 15-A.

iv. Seniority in case of appointment on compassionate grounds

2. Also, certain areas within the existing instructions, which require frequent clarifications, as is evident from the references received from various Ministries/Departments, have also been incorporated under the head "clarification", for reference. This may be brought to the notice of all concerned for information, guidance and necessary action.

3. The consolidated instructions along with Annexure containing O.M.'s referred wlll be issued separately in the form of handbook.

4. Hindi version will follow.

Sd/

(Smita Kumar)

Director(Establishment)

THE FOLLOWING ARE OTHER LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

1. Revision of FSC – orders are expected to be released this month itself.

3. The Department has appraised the law ministry about the existence of GS and the promotion on seniority basis to erstwhile Group D now MTS. The law ministry in now approving the revised Recruitment rules. Orders are expected within a fortnight.

4.UPSC has raised some queries on HSG-I Recruitment Rules which had been clarified. The Revised Recruitment Rules will be issued shortly.

5. The file relating to enhancement of OSA has been submitted to J.S. F.A. (Finance) for approval.

6. Direct Recruitment of PA/SAs were completed within couple of days to the extent of around 16000 posts. A Remarkable fast action. We appreciate the decision and decisive action of the department.

Posted By: Abdul Rahiman TP, Secretary, PIII