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Sunday 17 December 2017

No Cash Replenishment In ATMs After 9PM, Says Government

New Delhi: Concerned over incidents of attack on cash carrying vans, the government has proposed that ATMs should not be replenished with cash after 9 pm in cities and private cash transportation agencies must collect money from the banks in the first half of the day, officials said. 

The deadline for putting money in the ATMs in rural areas would be 6 pm, and 4 pm in Naxal-affected districts. 

Also, specially designed cash vans, fitted with CCTVs and GPS, must not carry more than Rs 5 crore per trip. Two armed guards and a driver in each van must be trained to "disengage with the situation and drive vehicle to safety" in case of an attack, a home ministry official said. 

These are a part of the new SoPs proposed by the home ministry for private security agencies carrying out the task of replenishing ATMs. 

Nearly 8,000 private vans ferry around Rs 15,000 crore daily between banks, currency chests and ATMs across the country. An additional Rs 5,000 crore is held up overnight by private security agencies in their private cash vaults on behalf of the banks. 

The SoPs have been prepared after a surge in attacks, hijacking and looting of cash vans which are seen as soft targets. 

The SOPs have been sent to the Law Ministry for a detailed vetting and once they are approved, the guidelines will be issued to all state governments for implementation, the official said. 

The government has proposed that for replenishment in ATMs, cash transportation agencies must collect cash from the bank in the first half of the day and no cash loading of the ATMs or cash movement should be done after 9 pm in urban centers across India. 

Per trip, a cash van cannot carry more than Rs 5 crore, the new SOPs have proposed. Specially designed and secure cash vans must be compulsorily deployed for carrying cash of over Rs 5 lakh per trip. 

All cash transportation and ATM cash replenishment activities must only be carried out by operational staff who have undergone thorough antecedent check. All state controlling authorities for Private Security Agencies Regulation Act, 2005 have been advised to enforce the above guidelines on all cash van agencies and review compliance from time to time. 

Such vans must have two independent compartments, with the one for storing cash to be separated and locked from passenger compartment and the cash compartment being specially reinforced with steel and with one door which can be opened internally through a manual or electronic lock, another official said. 

Every cash van must have the following minimum staff on board for every single cash transportation service -- one driver, two armed security guards and two ATM Officer or custodians, according to the guidelines. 

Cash van must always be escorted by two trained armed security guard on board. More than two armed security guard may be deputed on a cash van depending on the amount of cash carried and as per individual company's insurance guidelines/ client contract/terrain of operation. 

Antecedent check of all personnel involved in cash transportation operations is a must. 

Licensed private security would be responsible to comply with the checks before an individual is allowed to participate in cash transportation and ATM cash replenishment operations. 

All personnel involved in cash transportation and ATM cash replenishment activities must be adequately trained and certified, the guidelines said.

Source : www.ndtv.com

NOTIFICATION REGARDING DEPUTATION/FOREIGN SERVICE OF REGULAR EMPLOYEES OF DOP AND ENGAGEMENT OF GDS TO IPPB: GREAT DISCONTENTMENT IN PM CADRE


 
            This is about deputation of 500 regular employees and 650 GDS to IPPB. The schedule of application is as below:



The important dates are as follows: Activities

Dates
On-line registration including Edit/ Modification of Application by candidates
December 15, 2017 to January 05, 2018
Online Payment of Application Fees
December 15, 2017 to January 05, 2018
Download of Admit cards for online examination
January 12, 2018
Date of Online Examination (tentative)
January 20, 2018 – for Manager (Area Sales) and for Asst Manager (Area Operations)
January 21, 2018 – for Territory Officer



The link to access the application is as follow:


http://ibps.sifyitest.com/ippbdopnov17/


Click here to view - Advertisement for deputation from DoP 

Click here to view - Notification - Deputation to IPPB 






Once again PM cadre is totally ignored by DoP, who are already more than 6 years professional experience. This has created discontentment in whole PM cadre. AIAPC will take up matter with DoP shortly in this regard.

Thursday 14 December 2017

Change in syllabus for LDCE for PM Grade-I, Inspector Posts, Senior Postmaster and PS Gr. B cadre

It is learnt that Department is going to make few changes in the existing syllabus of LDCE for promotion to the cadre of Postmaster Grade-I, Inspector Posts, Sr. Postmaster and PS Gr. B. 

Herein after all the LDCEs will be held on ONLINE.

CEPT Instructions: All the COD articles should be processed through system as COD

If electronic data not received, please follow the steps detailed below. 
 a) Any office which receives the COD Parcel physically can give request for electronic data. Server will send electronic data if available 
 b) Booking information is available with the Server 
 c) Not marked as RTS by some other office Data entry option is also available from Ver 7.9.6 
 d) If still the data is not received there may be some issue with the RNet communication etc. In such cases, please forward a copy of the RNet communication folder and a backup of the eCounter db for analysis.

Preparation and maintenance of Annual Performance Assessment Reports (APAR)

Directorate has again circulated old copy of rules and regulations regarding preparation and maintenance of APAR for information and record purpose.   

1) APARs graded below 4 will be given a score of zero.
2) APARs graded between 4 to 6 and short of 6 will be rated as 'good' and given a score of 5.
3) APARs graded between 6 and short of 8 will be will be rated as 'very good' and given a score of 7.
4) APARs graded between 8 and 10 will be rated as 'outstanding' will be given a score of 9 for the purpose of calculating average scores for empanelment /promotion. 

To view the details, please CLICK  HERE.  All members are requested to keep the copy of this ruling with them for record purpose. 

Service Desk Details for CSI and FSI support

Dear User

Use the below URL to log ticket on SERVICE DESK . Kindly follow these steps for Quick resolution of the problem.

1. Log Ticket at "http://servicedesk.indiapost.gov.in" by using your SSO credentials.(24X7X365)

2. User can also log tickets directly through their Smart phones by using their SSO credentials. The mobile app can be downloaded by accessing url: "https://msd.indiapost.gov.in/EmployeeRegistration/"

3.Call our avr no. 022-62312700 for any assistance.

Note: CSI service desk do not support any email.

Intimation Regarding Mailbox Quota



Please be informed that as part of standardization of Email mailbox quota across India Post domain, your existing Mailbox size will be modified according to DoP email policy with effect from 1st January 2018.

Please install MS Outlook client on your laptop/desktop. You are requested to archive / download your mails on local outlook client. Instruction Guide for MS Outlook Client Configuration document is attached.

Please note that with effect from 1st January 2018, mailbox quota will be applied as per DOP email policy. Hence request you to ensure to maintain your mailbox by housekeeping regularly and download emails to local archival.

Thanks & Regards

DoP Email Implementing Agency
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Wednesday 13 December 2017

DOPT trying best to clear backlog of promotions: Dr Jitendra Singh : PIB

DOPT trying best to clear backlog of promotions: Dr Jitendra Singh : Press Information Bureau

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) is trying its best to clear the backlog of promotions which had accumulated for several years. He said, while the Government led by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi follows a policy of zero tolerance towards corrupt and non-performing officers, at the same time it is also supportive towards performing officers of integrity.
Dr Jitendra Singh was responding to a delegation of Central Secretariat employees who called on him here today and sought his intervention for timely promotion of lower grade staff members. They also submitted a memorandum on behalf the Central Secretariat MTS Association, wherein it was submitted that many of the lowermost working professionals in the Government of India get deprived of even single promotion during their entire service tenure.

Dr Jitendra Singh said, in order to bring in the ease of governance as well as objectivity in empanelments, the government has, in the last three years, improvised upon the procedures so as to ensure that there are no subjective preferences involved in carrying out the promotions. The procedures have been made more hi-tech using sophisticated technology tools to minimize the human interface, he added.

He said that in the past, every government took credit for bringing in a new legislation or rule while this government has done away with nearly 1500 rules which were either obsolete or had become irrelevant with the passage of time. All this is meant not only to ensure effective and timely delivery of outcomes for the public, but also to enable the employees to perform to the best of their ability, he added.

Dr Jitendra Singh said, he himself personally feels disturbed to come across cases where some of the employees working in the lowest rung of administration spend their entire service tenure of 30 to 35 years without securing a single promotion. He said, he has discussed the issue with all the senior officers in the Ministry and several innovative means are being evolved to avoid stagnation at middle and lower rungs of administration.

Dr Jitendra Singh also regretted that in a large number of cases, stagnation in promotions was the result of litigation amongst the employees themselves and even though the DoPT tries its best to put forward its view in the court of law, the delay becomes inevitable.

LSG, HSG I, HSG II Cadre Restructuring Orders of Odisha Circle

LSG, HSG I, HSG II Cadre Restructuring Orders of Odisha Circle





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Cadre Restructuring

HSG I

HSG II

LSG

IMPORTANT SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT – MACP SHOULD BE GIVEN EFFECT FROM 01-01-2006

2018 International Letter Writing Competition for the Young People : DoP

2018 International Letter Writing Competition for the Young People : Department of Posts

Extension of deadline till 31.3.18 for submission of Aadhaar number, and Permanent Account Number or Form 60 by client to the reporting entity

Press Information Bureau 
Government of India
Ministry of Finance


13-December-2017 17:15 IST


Extension of deadline till 31.3.18 for submission of Aadhaar number, and Permanent Account Number or Form 60 by client to the reporting entity 
After considering various representations received and inputs received from Banks, it has been decided to notify 31stMarch, 2018 or six months from the date of commencement of account based relationship by the client, whichever is later, as the date of submission of the Aadhaar number, and Permanent Account Number or Form 60 by the clients to the reporting entity. Necessary notification in this regard has been issued.

It may be recalled that earlier Under the provisions of Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017, published in the Extraordinary Gazette of India vide G.S.R. 538 (E) dated 01.06.2017, it was provided that

i)                    In case the client, eligible to be enrolled for Aadhaar and obtain a Permanent Account Number does not submit the Aadhaar number or the Permanent Account Number at the time of commencement of an account based relationship with a reporting entity, the client shall submit the same within a period of six months from the date of the commencement of the account based relationship. Provided that the clients, eligible to be enrolled for Aadhaar and obtain the Permanent Account Number, already having an account based relationship with reporting entities prior to date of this notification, the client shall submit the Aadhaar number and Permanent Account Number by 31st December, 2017.
(ii)        In case the client fails to submit the Aadhaar number and Permanent Account Number within the aforesaid six months period, the said account shall cease to be operational till the time the Aadhaar number and Permanent Account Number is submitted by the client.  Provided that in case client already having an account based relationship with reporting entities prior to date of this notification fails to submit the Aadhaar number and Permanent Account Number by 31st December, 2017, the said account shall cease to be operational till the time the Aadhaar number and Permanent Account Number is submitted by the client.


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Source : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174297