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Saturday, November 29, 2014

Holiday Home at Madurai

Best wishes for retirement on superannuation

 
The following officials of Bhubaneswar Division are retiring on 30.11.2014 on attaining the age of superannuation. 

1.     Sri Suresh Ch. Das, SPM, Airport NDT SO, Bhubaneswar – 751 020

2.     Sri Rama Ch. Behera, SPM, GGP Colony, Bhubaneswar – 751 025

3.     Sri J J Mohanty, Sorting Postman, Bhubaneswar GPO and

4.     Sri Kulamani Behera, Postman, Baramunda Colony, Bhubaneswar – 751 003 

AIPEU, Group-C, Bhubaneswar Division wishes all a happy and healthy retired life.

Seventh CPC News : Commission's visit to Jodhpur

The Commission, headed by its Chairman, Justice Shri A. K. Mathur, proposes to visit Jodhpur from 12th to 15th December, 2014. The Commission would like to invite various entities/associations/federations representing any/all categories of employees covered by the terms of reference of the Commission to present their views.
 
Your request for a meeting with the Commission may be sent through e-mail to the Secretary, 7th Central Pay Commission at secy-7cpc@nic.in. The memorandum already submitted by the requesting entity may also be sent as an attachment with this e-mail.
 
The last date for receiving request for meeting is 8th December 2014 (1700 hours).

Foreign tours / travels as part of Training Programmes - approval of Screening Committee of Secretaries (SCOS)

Transfer and posting in P A cadre of Bhubaneswar Division

Department of Posts, India
Office of the Senior Superintendent of Post Offices
Bhubaneswar Division, Bhubaneswar-751009

Memo No.B.12-1/2014-15,                                          Dated at Bhubaneswar the   26.11.14.

The following transfers and postings in Postal Assistant cadre are hereby ordered in the interest of service to have immediate effect.

Sl.
No.
Name of the Official
Present Post held
Post against which transferred
01
Sri Surendranath Jena
OA, Postal Stores Depot
SPM, Patia SO
02
Sri Mukunda Ch Dash
SPM, CG Colony SO
SPM, Madhusudan Nagar SO
03
Ms Jasmi Tudu
SPM, Madhusudan Nagar SO
PA, Ashoknagar MDG

Relieving Arrangement

The Supdt. PSD, Bhubaneswar-7 will relieve Sri S.N Jena on 28.11.14 (A/N) positively as Patia SO will function from 01.12.14. Sri M.Ch Das will be relieved on 29.11.14 (A/N) positively as CG Colony SO will be relocated as Patia SO on 01.12.14.

Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices
Bhubaneswar Division
Bhubaneswar-751009

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to :

1.         The Asst. Director (Staff), O/o the Chief P.M.G.(Orissa), Bhubaneswar-751001.
2.         The Supdt. PSD . He is requested to relieve Sri Jena on 28.11.14 (A/N) Positively.
3.         The Senior Postmaster, Bhubaneswar GPO, Bhubaneswar-751001.
4.         All the Sub-Divisional Heads in Bhubaneswar Division.
5.         Sri S. N Jena, OA, PSD, BBSR-7. He is directed to present at Patia SO at 9.00 hrs   positively and work as SPM, Patia SO.
6.         Sri M C Dash, SPM, CG Colony SO. He is directed to hand over all the office stationaries in cluding computer, printer etc to the ASP (I/C), Bhubaneswar North Sub- Division on 29.11.14 (A/N) positively and join at Madhusudan Nagar SO on 01.12.14.
7.         Ms Jasmi Tudu, SPM, Madhusudan Nagar SO for information.
8.         P.F. of the officials.
9.         All branches of Divisional Office, Bhubaneswar.
10.       Office copy / Spare.

Appeal to Make Postal JCA's March to Parliament a Grand Success


New RBI guidelines: India Post’s long wait to become a bank may be finally over

The final guidelines on differentiated banks, spelled out by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday, has paved the way for India’s postal department to fulfill its long-cherished dream of wearing the hat of a banker.
 
India Post is now likely to apply to become a small finance bank, according to a senior department official.
 
‘Certainly, it (the guidelines for small and payments banks), looks interesting,” the official told FirstBiz on condition of anonymity. The department will conduct a feasibility study and will take a final call on the matter, the official said.
 
On Thursday evening, the RBI announced the final rules for payments banks and small banks. Payments banks can engage in accepting small deposits, offer ATM/debit cards, payments and remittance services through various channels and offer financial products like mutual fund units and insurance products.
 
Small finance banks, on the other hand, are almost like full service commercial banks. But, these banks cannot engage in large value transactions since 75 percent of their loans must be lent to the so-called priority sector. For existing banks, this requirement is 40 percent. Also, at least 50 percent of their loan portfolio should constitute loans and advances of up to Rs 25 lakh.
 
What is means is majority of the loans of smaller banks must be lent to agriculture, micro-credit and other weaker sections.
 
But small banks have plenty of headroom to actively compete in the home loan and SME loan segments with other banks, even within this limit.
 
A small bank permit makes more sense to India Post than becoming a payments bank since the department has long cherished the dream of a lender.
 
The Postal department, which was among the 25 contenders for a full service banking licence last year, didn’t manage to get into the final list since the UPA-government wasn’t keen to support the move and refused to provide the department with the minimum capital required to set up a commercial bank.
 
But the government is unlikely to deny the chance to India Post this time since small finance banks will not deal in large value credit transactions.
 
Since the new set of banks will primarily operate among the unbanked and weaker sections, risks arising out of large-value corporate loans are limited.
 
Also, capital is unlikely to become a problem since under the new guidelines, both small banks and payments banks need an entry capital of Rs 100 crore, as against Rs 500 crore needed for full service banks.
 
According to the RBI guidelines, small finance banks can gradually grow to a full service commercial bank if the apex bank finds merit in the proposal.
 
Big boost to financial inclusion
 
India Post has all along argued that the department’s entry to banking can contribute massively to the cause of financial inclusion, or the process of spreading banking services to the unbanked population of the country, using its vast network of 1,55,000 post offices.
 
Of its total network, about 1,39,040 are in rural areas. Going by a 2011 estimate of the postal department, about 6,000 people are covered on average by post-offices in rural areas and about 24,000 in urban areas.

 Through its various saving schemes, Postal department handles deposits to the tune of Rs 6,00,000 crore.
 
As First Biz noted earlier, India Post’s entry into banking can be game changer in rural banking given the massive reach of Post in the far-flung areas of the country and local knowledge.

 The department has already commenced the process to link all its branches through technology, besides setting up ATMs across the country.
 
Last year, while issuing licenses to IDFC and Bandhan, the RBI had observed that India Post can be given banking licence if government, technically the promoter of the proposed Post bank, gives its nod.

Lok Sabha Passes the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2014

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment

28-November-2014 16:47 IST

Lok Sabha Passes the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2014
The Lok Sabha has passed the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2014 today.

The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Shri Bandaru Dattatreya said that the Bill is a social security measure. It simplifies procedures regarding engaging labours. The main purpose of bringing the Bill is transparency, accountability and proper enforcement. He said the EPF Universal Account Number will be a major benefit as it affords portability, transparency and efficiency. He asserted that the Government was not at all compromising on the interest of workers and the legislation was not meant to give exemption to any establishment.
The Bill, as amended, proposes to change some of the provisions of the original Act of 1988 to increase the number of laws under which small establishments are exempt from furnishing returns and maintaining registers from nine to 16. It amends the definition of “small” establishments to cover units employing between 10 to 40 workers as against the limit of 19 workers at present.
Earlier, the Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on November 26, 2014. 

Steps Taken to Modernise CGHS Centres

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

28-November-2014 12:35 IST

Steps Taken to Modernise CGHS Centres
            The list of total number of CGHS dispensaries (known as Wellness Centres) and hospitals State/UT wise is placed given below: 

Details of CGHS Hospitals/Wellness Centres according to different systems of medicine 

Sl. No.
State
City
Allopathic Dispensaries
CGHS Hospitals
AYUSH
1
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
1
 
0
2
Uttarakhand
Dehradun
2
 
0
3
Delhi
Delhi/NCR
94
4
36
4
Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu
2
 
0
5
Rajasthan
Jaipur
7
 
2
 
 
6
 
 
 
Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad
7
 
2
Kanpur
9
 
3
Lucknow
9
 
3
Meerut
6
 
2
7
Bihar
Patna
5
 
2
8
Meghalaya
Shillong
2
 
0
9
Assam
Guwahati
5
 
1
10
West Bengal
Kolkata
18
 
4
11
Jharkhand
Ranchi
3
 
0
12
Odisha
Bhubaneshwar
3
 
1
 
13
 
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
2
 
0
Jabalpur
4
 
0
14
Gujarat
Ahmedabad
8
 
2
 
15
 
Maharashtra
Mumbai
26
 
5
Nagpur
11
 
3
Pune
9
 
3
16
Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad
13
 
6
17
Karnataka
Bengaluru
10
 
4
18
Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
3
 
2
19
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
14
 
4
Total
273
4
85

 The following initiatives have been taken to modernize them;

a)     All the CGHS dispensaries have been computerized. All the transactions for medicines are done online thereby making the system transparent and minimizing the delay in issue of medicines. The beneficiaries can also view online the history of medicines issued to them. 

b)     CGHS plastic cards have been issued to the beneficiaries enabling them to avail the facilities from any CGHS wellness centre. 

c)     SMS alert system on issue of medicines to CGHS beneficiaries on the mobile phone has been initiated to act as deterrent against pilferage of medicines by unscrupulous elements. 

d)     Introduction of Biometric system for recording attendance has been introduced in few CGHS Wellness centres to ensure punctuality. 

e)     SMS alert on issue of permission letter to CGHS pensioner beneficiaries on issue of permission letter through computers. 

Total budget allocation/ expenditure for CGHS wellness centres for allopathic and Indian system of medicines including Siddha separately along with the expenditure incurred on purchase of medicines during each of the last three years and the current year are given below: 

Financial Year
Total Allocation
Total Expenditure on Allopathic Medicines
Total Expenditure on Indian System of Medicines
2011-12
1494.25
962.03
5.53
2012-13
1689.76
967.68
6.78
2013-14
1724.45
969.27
8.03
2014-15
1726.20
671.63
3.40

 The following steps have been taken to ensure purchase of medicines under CGHS in a transparent manner: 

1.      CGHS procures its bulk supply of formulary medicines (both branded and generic) through the Medical Store Organization (MSO), which is under the administrative control of DGHS. Addl. Directors, CGHS of different cities place their indents for formulary drugs to the MSO which are supplied by MSO to various CGHS units through their respective Govt. Medical Stores Depots (GMSDs). 

2.      The procurement of Life Saving Drugs is made through a rate enquiry in the form of sealed quotations directly from the manufacturers for the life saving drugs and not through their distributors or dealers. 

3.      The medicines which are not available in wellness centres are being procured through authorized local chemist appointed for each wellness centres separately through E-Tender system with the best discounts. 

Orders have been issued on 19.11.2014 for the opening of CGHS wellness centres in 12 cities namely Raipur, Shimla, Itanagar, Aizawl, Agartala, Imphal, Kohima, Gangtok, Panaji, Gandhi Nagar, Puduchery and Indore. 

Presently 685 numbers of private hospitals/Eye clinics /Dental Clinics are empanelled in various cities against   552 earlier.The statement showing the details of State / UT wise empanelled private hospitals/ Eye clinics/ Dental Clinics is placed below:- 

Statement showing the details of CGHS empanelled Private Hospitals / Eye clinics/Dental clinics 

Sl. No.
State
City
Hospitals
(1)
Eye Clinics
(2)
Dental Clinics
(3)
Total
1+2+3
1
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
9
7
2
18
2
Uttarakhand
Dehradun
2
4
-
6
3
Delhi
Delhi/NCR
94
91
44
229
4
Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu
-
1
-
1
5
Rajasthan
Jaipur
19
11
4
34
 
 
6
 
 
 
Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad
20
3
4
27
Kanpur
31
9
1
41
Lucknow
11
4
1
16
Meerut
14
5
2
21
7
Bihar
Patna
13
4
2
19
8
Meghalaya
Shillong
-
-
-
-
9
Assam
Guwahati
3
-
-
3
10
West Bengal
Kolkata
4
1
-
5
11
Jharkhand
Ranchi
2
2
-
4
12
Odisha
Bhubaneshwar
5
1
1
7
 
13
 
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
13
2
-
15
Jabalpur
17
6
       4
27
14
Gujarat
Ahmedabad
6
3
-
9
 
15
 
Maharashtra
Mumbai
24
11
2
37
Nagpur
26
17
2
45
Pune
34
7
2
43
16
Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad
20
6
1
27
17
Karnataka
Bengaluru
5
25
3
33
18
Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
1
2
-
3
19
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
10
4
1
15
Total
383
226
76
685

 Due to shortage of manpower, it is not possible to provide round the clock facilities at all CGHS Wellness Centres. The CGHS beneficiaries have the option to go directly to any Government/empanelled/ non empanelled private hospitals during emergency.
 
The Health Minister, Shri J P Nadda stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.