Coming soon, Post Bank of India

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Coming soon, Post Bank of India

The postal department plans to enter the banking business with the Reserve Bank of India deciding to grant new bank licences to entities with credible track-record.

Consultant appointed

Sources said the Department of Posts, which has a strong foot print in rural areas, has appointed Ernst and Young (E&Y) as the consultant for the proposed ‘Post Bank’

“Ernst and Young is expected to submit a detailed project report by April, after which all the necessary measures will be taken up to apply for banking licence,” a source at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology told PTI.

The sources added that the Department of Post (DoP) might need Cabinet approval for setting up Post Bank of India.

Of the 1.55 lakh post offices in the country, around 24,000 district offices may be ready to offer banking services in the next two years.

The DoP is in process of setting up 1,000 ATMs.

“Post Bank shall not only take care of the banking needs of the rural poor but shall also converge with micro-insurance and micro-remittance services of the DoP,” the source said.

As per data shared with Parliament, there were over 26 crore operational small savings accounts in post offices as on March 31, 2012, having deposits worth Rs.1.9 lakh crore.

Courtesy – The Hindu, 23^rd Feb, 2013

Revision of Ceiling Rates and guidelines for various Coronary Stents for CGHS/CS(MA) beneficiaries

FRIDAY. 22 FEB. 2013

Revision of Ceiling Rates and guidelines for various Coronary Stents for CGHS/CS(MA) beneficiaries

F.No. Misc.1002/2006/CGHS(R&H)/ CGHS(P)

Government of India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Department of Health & Family Welfare

 Maulana Azad Road, Nirman Bhawan

New Delhi 110 108 dated the 21st February, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Revision of Ceiling Rates and guidelines for various Coronary Stents for CGHS/CS(MA) beneficiaries.

With reference to the above mentioned subject the undersigned is directed to draw attention to the Office Memorandum of even number dated 31.10.2011 and to state that ceiling rates for all DCGI approved Coronary Stents have been revised In super cession of the Office Memorandum of even No. dated 31.10.2011 of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare as per the ceiling rates mentioned below:

S. No.	Type of Coronary Stents		Ceiling Rate
1.	DRUG ELUTING CORONARY STENTS	All DCGI and FDA approved Drug Eluting Stents All DCGI and CE approved Drug Eluting Stents All DCGI approved Drug Eluting Stents	Rs.25,000/-
2.	BARE METAL CORONARY STENTS	COBALT STENTS (including Coated and other Stents) All DCGI and FDA approved All DCGI and CE approved All DCGI approved	Rs.12,000/-
3.	BARE METAL STAINLESS STILL STENTS	Rs.10,000/- the rates were already notified vide OM of even number dated 7tg February 2013

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Utilisation of mileage points / other incentives earned by CPSE employees on tickets purchased for official travel

F. No DPE/3(4)/08-Fin.

Government of India

Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

Department of Public Enterprises

Public Enterprises Bhavan

Block No. 14, CGO Complex

Lodhi Road New Delhi-110003

Dated : 20th February, 2013 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Utilisation of mileage points / other incentives earned by CPSE employees on tickets purchased for official travel

Ministry of Petroleum & Nature Gas vide O.M. No. C-13014123/2009-Vig dated 18th January, 2013 has made a reference to DPE regarding the advice of Central Vigilance Commission to ensure the observance of instructions issued by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance in its O.M No.7(1)/ E.Coord./ 2008 dated 1st October, 2008) on utilization of mileage points earned by CPSEs employees.

2. After due consideration, it has been decided that all mileage points earned by employees of CPSEs on tickets purchased for official travel shall be utilized by the concerned CPSEs for other official travel by their employees.

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SPECTACULAR SUCCESS OF TWO-DAYS STRIKE BY C.G.EMPLOYEES ALONGWITH WORKING CLASS OF INDIA

Friday 22 February 2013

SPECTACULAR SUCCESS OF TWO-DAYS STRIKE BY C.G.EMPLOYEES ALONGWITH WORKING CLASS OF INDIA

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

PRESS STATEMENT

About 8 lakhs Central Government employees took part in the 48 hour (two day) general strike yesterday and today organised by the Indian working class as per the call of the Joint platform of 11 Central Trade Unions of the country. Besides 5 lakh Defence Civilian employees are also reported to have participated in this historic action.

The Strike was total and cent per cent in Income tax and Postal departments. The participation ranged from 60 to 90% in other Government of India organisations except in the Central Secretariat. As per the report, the strike was total in Assam, Tripura, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and 60 to 70% in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and partial in other States.

In Delhi, the Income tax and RMS offices of the Postal Department virtually remained closed. Not a single employee reported for duty in these offices. Many offices of the Civil Accounts and Post offices in Delhi also did not function on these two days.

Many establishments of Printing and Stationery, Indian Bureau of Mines, Geological Survey of India, Medical Depots, Customs, Ground Water Board, ISRO, Directorate of Marketing Inspection, Civil Accounts, Central Public Works Department remained closed throughout the country on both the days.

The National Secretariat of the Confederation places on record its sincere gratitude and appreciation of the efforts undertaken by the State/Branch level leaders to make this historic action of the Indian working class a resounding success by eliciting the total participation of the Central Government employees. The success of the two days strike action will no doubt embolden the employees and workers to chalk out intensified action programme including indefinite strike action to compel the Govt. to rescind the anti-people economic policies pursued since 1991.

K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General

TWO DAYS STRIKE EXHIBITED THE TOTAL UNITY AND PROTEST OF POSTAL & RMS EMPLOYEES

Thursday 21 February 2013

TWO DAYS STRIKE EXHIBITED THE TOTAL UNITY AND PROTEST OF POSTAL & RMS EMPLOYEES

Entire Postal and RMS services came to a standstill

We (NFPE & FNPO) once again extend our warm greetings and congratulations to all Postal and RMS employees who made the two days nationwide strike a thundering success. About 1,50,000 Postal and RMS offices including Branch Post offices remained closed for two days. About more than five lakhs employees including GDS struck work. Though the strike will be over tonight, the struggle against the anti-worker policies will continue. Let us keep this unity and fighting spirit intact.

Unity for Struggle, and struggle for unity

Thank you, Thank you all

M. Krishnan                                                   D. Theagarajan

Secretary General                                           Secretary General

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

February 20, 21 General Strike

Discussion with Government again failed

Central Trade Unions rejected the Government’s, appeal to call off the strike.

10 Crores workers will participate in the strike.

13 lakhs Central Government employees including 5.5 lakhs Postal employees joining historic two days strike. Entire Postal and RMS offices including Branch Post offices will be completely closed for two days. Ensure cent per cent success.

M. Krishnan

Secretary General

NFPE

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

February 20, 21 Strike

Against the exploitation of the virtual capitalism,

It’s the expression of our inner tumult.

Against the commodifying everything,

It’s for changing everything.

Against the apolitical disintegration,

It’s the moulding of the common man and working class of India.

If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

Let us join the mass upsurge on Feb 20, 21 and continue the fight

to change the capitalist-oriented Imperialist globalization policies

NFPE Zindabad

Working Class Unity Zindabad

M. Krishnan

Secretary General

NFPE

DATED 19/02/2013 NEW DELHI: Ignoring Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's appeal to call off the proposed two-day strike, central trade unions on Monday remained firm on their call even after union leaders met with three senior Union ministers on Monday night.

While the ministers offered to look into the demands of the striking unions, with no talk of concrete assurances, the 11 unions cutting across party lines decided to go ahead with the 48-hour strike on February 20 and 21.

The PM had made an appeal on Sunday to all the 11 trade unions to withdraw their call for a nation-wide strike from February 20, saying it would cause loss to the economy and inconvenience to the general public.

The PM had also requested his senior cabinet colleagues A K Antony, Sharad Pawar, P Chidambaram and labour minister Mallikarjun Kharge to hold discussions with representatives of labour unions who have called the stir on issues of price rise issue and violation of labour laws.

"We met defence minister A K Antony to discuss the assurance given by prime minister that issues raised by labour unions are being looked into. But the strike is still there. We have not called it off," CITU general secretary Tapan Sen told reporters. Before the meeting, he had said the labour unions were waiting for some concrete action by the government.

AITUC general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta said the "strike is on, they had nothing to offer and Chidambaram was conspicuous by his absence."

"We have called the strike for certain demands. Let us see what the government has to say and offer us. Let us see what does it think about our demands. Strike cannot be called off only on basis of a meeting with senior ministers," Sen said before the meeting.

The strike has been called jointly by Bhartiya Majdoor Sangh (BMS), Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India United Trade Union Centre ( AIUTUC) and other such organizations. The Independent Federation of Workers and Employees too has joined the protests.
SOURCE TIMES OF INDIA

Prime Minister’s Appeal to Central Trade Unions

on February 18, 2013

Prime Minister’s Appeal to Central Trade Unions

I appeal to the Central Trade Unions to withdraw their call for a countrywide General Strike on 20 and 21 February, 2013. Such a strike would lead to avoidable loss to our economy and inconvenience to the public through disruption of services. While some of the issues raised by the Trade Unions are already being acted upon and others are at various stages of consideration, I have requested my senior Cabinet colleagues Shri A K Antony, Shri Sharad Pawar, Shri P Chidambaram and Shri Mallikarjun Kharge to together hold discussions with the leaders of the Trade Unions. I am confident that these discussions would result in a course of action that is acceptable both to the Trade Unions and the Government

AITUC general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta had on Saturday said that it was for the first time all trade unions have come together for the two-day strike as “government has not taken any action to look into the problems of sky rise inflation, disinvestment in public sector units and non-implementation of labour laws“.

The strike has been called jointly by the Bhartiya Majdoor Sangh (BMS), All India Trade Union Congress (INTUC), All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) and other such organisations.

The Independent Federation of Workers and Employees too have joined the protest.

Friday 15 February 2013

REVISION OF PENSION PRE-2006 PENSIONERS {CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS}

Thursday 14 February 2013

NOTICE OF TWO DAYS STRIKE ON 20^th & 21^st FEBRUARY, 2013.

LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT

No.8-4/2013/SR

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan , Sansad Marg ,

New Delhi-110001

Dated 13.02.2013

To

            Sh. M. Krishnan,

            Secretary General, NFPE

            Sh. D. Theagarajan,

            Secretary General, FNPO

Subject:        Notice of two days strike on 20^th & 21^st February, 2013.

Sir,

            With reference to letter No. JCA 2013 dated 22^nd January, 2013 from Postal Joint Council of Action stating that all the Postal/RMS/MMS/Administrative and Postal Accounts Employees and all the Gramin Dak Sevaks will go on two days strike on 20^th & 21^st Feb, 2013 in support of Charter of Demands enclosed with the letter referred to above. Part-I of The Charter of Demands relates to the entire Government of India and perhaps will be examined by Department of Personnel and Training. Part-II of the Charter of Demands relating to the Department of Posts is being examined by us. The progress in respect of these demands will be intimated to you shortly.

2.         As you are aware the Department of Posts has a well established system to resolve the demands of the employees through discussions across the table. In the recent past, periodical meetings granted by Secretary (Posts),JCM Standing Committee Meeting and JCM Departmental Council Meetings were held where a number of issues have  been discussed  in detail and the minutes has been issued to all concerned for solving staff matters. It is felt that no fruitful purpose is served by agitation especially when the problems can be mutually discussed and resolved. Such disruptions also hamper our business and goodwill.

3.         In view of the above, it is requested that both the federations and its affiliated Unions may call off the strike so that the Postal Services are not hampered and public is not put to any avoidable inconvenience.

Yours faithfully,

                                                      Sd/-

(Anil Kumar)

Dy. Director General (Establishment