Tuesday, April 10, 2012
PHOTOS OF EAST DIVISION CONFERENCE P4 HELD ON 08/04/2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
MONEY SPINNERS: POSTAL DEPARTMENT PLANS 1,000 ATMS IN 6 STATES
The Department of Post (DoP) is on a technology upgrade drive. The department plans to set up 1,000 automated teller machines (ATMs) across six states —Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu — as part of its ongoing modernisation drive, said Manjula Parasher, secretary, posts.
“We will start execution of our modern technology programme across six circles by the end of this year,” said Parasher. “This will help in people getting core banking facility etc. We plan to have 1,000 ATMs in a phased manner. The process for this will start by the year-end.”
The DoP has selected five major technology companies for five of its technology advancement projects.It has issued a Letter of Intent to Infosys for two projects including rural system and financial services integration; Tata Consultancy Services for change management; Sify for network integration and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for data centre.
The department plans to start execution of some of these projects by end of this year across six states on a pilot basis.It has already received approval for Rs 1,877 crore to be spent across these projects over a period of two years and will seek additional funds when the need arises.“Funds of Rs 1,877 crore have been approved,” said Parasher. “We will go ahead with that. We may need more money because implementation in some of the cases may last over six-nine years.”The department will computerise all of its 1.6 lakh post offices across the country by 2013 with over 24,000 department post offices already computerised by March.
250 computerised post offices in J-K
With an aim of providing better services to the people, the DoP has decided to computerise at least 250 post offices in Jammu and Kashmir during the current year. “During this year, the department has taken the ambitious plan of computerising 250 post offices and modernising them to make them relevant,” said John Samuel, chief postmaster general, J&K Circle. PTI/Srinagar
Source : http://www.hindustantimes.comInspector Post (IPO) - Result
Relaxation of upper age limit to various categories of Govt Servants - Consolidated orders
Department of Personnel & Training vide its O.M no 15012/2/2010-Estt.(D) dated 27.03.2012 has consolidated the content of the important / relevent O.Ms/ orders on relaxation of upper age limit to various categories of Govt Servants.
Click here to view the said DOPT OM in original.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
INDUCTION TRAINING FOR POSTAL ASSISTANTS(LGOs)- BANGALORE WEST DIVISION
JCA LETTER TO DPS(HQs)-REG POSTING ORDERS TO THE PROMOTED LGO CANDIDATES OF KARNATAKA CIRCLE
World's Tallest Letter Box.
The tallest Mail Box in the world was established by Mr. Sanguan Jirajinda, Mayor of a small town called Betong in Thailand in 1924. It was made of reinforced concrete and was approximately 3 metres tall. Sanguan, who was a former postman built it at the age of 80 to be a symbol of communication of Betong and installed a radio broadcast on the top of the mail box for people to listen official news. The mail box is still in use. This has, however, been superseded by another mail box of similar look constructed by Betong Municipality. The new Mail Box is three times taller at approximately 9 mts. The new mail box attracts a large number of tourists.
India Post IT Project 2012
The Department of Post (DoP) has issued Letters of Intent (LoIs) to Infosys, TCS, Sify and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for different technology advancement projects.
"Department is trying to induct technology in a big way. There are eight RFPs (Request for Proposal) we have floated and issued Letter of Intent in five (projects) to companies which include Infosys, TCS, Sify and Reliance," Secretary (Posts) Manjula Parasher told reporters here.
The Department has got approval of Rs 1,877.2 crore to be spend across these projects over period of two years and will seek additional funds when the need arises.
"Funds of Rs 1,877.2 crore have been approved. We will go ahead with that. We may need more money because implemented in some of the cases may last over period of six and half to nine years," she said.
DoP has issued LoI to Infosys for two projects which are Rural System and Financial Services Integration, Tata Consultancy Services for Change Management, Sify for Network Integration and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for Data Centre.
She said contract agreement with these companies will be signed shorty after these projects will start. Under technology advancement program, DoP will put all necessary softwares in place along with procurement of requisite IT hardwares.
Secretary (Posts) added that the department will computerise all its 1.55 lakh post offices across country by 2013 with over 24,000 department post offices already computerised by month end.
Source: Economic Times.
Monday, April 2, 2012
COM.R.SEETHALAKSHMI BREAVED
It is regretted to inform that mother of our Ex circle secretary,asst sec general NFPE, R.seethalakshmi was expired in the last night (1 apr) .our Division & Circle Union express heartleft condolence. we all pray to the Almightly to grant her courage to bear this unbearable loss to her.
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