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

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Problems of Odisha Postal Circle

Dear Comrades,

              A few days back while inviting Sj. Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Editor, "The Sambad", a popular local daily and Chiarman, "Aama Odisha" as our Chief Speaker of the Open Session of our forth coming 7th Biennial Conference  sheduled to be held on 6th April, 2012 at NALCO Auditorium, a group of representatives of this Divisional Union had a cordial discussion with Sj. Patnaik on the problems of Odisha Postal Circle. Sj. Patnaik has taken an initiative to brought the same to the notice of the concerned authorities through publication in the local daily, "The Sambad" on 31st March, 2012 which is reproduced below for our viewers and members.

                The members of AIPEU, Group-C, Bhubaneswar Division  are quite grateful towards the concern shown by the Sambad family in redressing the problems of Odisha Postal Circle.

Courtesy : The Sambad, March 31, 2012

Now it is conference time :

Appeal to my beloved comrades

Dear Comrades,

You have already received the Notice of the 7^th Biennial Conference circulated on 03.03.2012. The working Committee is committed to organize the Conference most successfully. In this contest, I would like to inform you that under the Chairmanship of Sri Jitu Pattnaik, Hon’ble MLA, Odisha, the following eminent dignitaries have kindly consented to grace the Open Session as per the programme detailed below.

Inaugurator :         Dr. Chandan Mitra, Hon’ble M P ( Rajya Sabha ) & Chief Editor, The Pioneer

Chief Guest :          Sri Pinaki Misra, Hon’ble M P ( Lok Sabha ) & Sr. Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Chief Speaker :      Sri Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Editor, The Sambad & Chairman Aama Odisha

Guests of Honour:  Sri Mohan Jena, Hon’ble MP(Lok Sabha) & Editor,  Pragatisila Patrika – Adhikar  and

Sri   Bijay Kumar Mohanty , Hon’ble Member of Legislative Assembly , Bhubaneswar Central.

Speakers :               Com. R C Mishra, Circle Secy.,  AIPEU, Gr.-C, Odisha Circle, Com. R N Dhal, Leader R J C M (Staff Side), Odisha Circle and Com. S S Samanta, Secy., R J C M ( Staff Side ), Odisha Circle.

Tentative Programme Details of Open Session on 06.04.2012:

Time	Programme	Time	Programme
10.00	Hoisting of  Union/NFPE Flag	12.10	Address by Hon’ble Chief Speaker
10.10	Welcome and Introduction of Guests	12.40	Felicitation to Senior / Retired Comrades
10.20	Inauguration of the Conference	13.00	Address by Chief Guest
10.25	State  Song	13.15	Presidential address
10.30	Homage and condolence	13.30	Vote of Thanks
10.35	Inaugural address	13.45	National Song
10.50	Address by Chairman, Reception Committee	13.50	Lunch Break
11.05	Key-Note address by the Secretary	15.00	Delegate session
11.20	Address by Guests of Honour	16.00	Election of New Office bearers
11.40	Address by Speakers	17.00	Closing of Conference

All the Working Committee members are requested to attend the Subject Committee meeting in the campus of Sahidnagar MDG at 10 AM on 05.04.2012 to finalize the agenda of the Divisional Conference  and present th Biennial Report, Audited Acounts and Budget Estimates to the Conference.

Further, we are in continous touch with our eminent dignitataris who have conformed us to stick to the above time frame.Besides, we have also invited press, media and members of our sister unions who will attend the Open Session  according to the time schedule. Therefore,  to keep the good will of India Post and this Union as well, it is my sincere appeal to all the general body members to assemble at the  venue ( Mahanadi Niwas Auditorium, NALCO Colony, Near Kalinga Hospital, Bhubaneswar - 751023 by 09.30 AM on 06.04.2012 so that we may be able to conduct and conclude the conference in a most glorious and successful way. I just want your punctuality and nothing else for the day. Hope, you will honour.

With Conference Greetings.

Fraternally yours,

(BRUHASPATI SAMAL)

Secretary, AIPEU, Gr.-C,BBSR Divn.

Ms. Anjali Devasher, ( IPos, 1978 ) posted as Director RAK National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad.

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Transfer policy of Indian Postal Service Officers ( IPoS) , Group-A ( Junior Time Scale , Senior Time Scale, Junior Administrative grade and Senior Administrative Grade)

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Administrative approval in favour of SSPOs, Bhubaneswar Division

Circle Office, Bhubaneswar has conveyed administrative approval in favour of SSPOs, Bhubaneswar for the various purposes particularized below

Sl. No.	Purpose of administrative approval	Amount
1	Procurement of 15 nos. of 5kg, 01 no. of 2kg and 03 nos. of 4.5kg capacity fire extinguishers for r Bhubaneswar GPO	Rs.92092/-
2	Procurement of one Postmaster’s table (Methodex Make) for Nimapara MDG	Rs.14610/-
3	Procurement of one AGCCP Aqua guard Ashok Nagar MDG	Rs.35000/-

Happy Utkal Diwas

April 1 of every year is celebrated as Utkal Divas by all Odias all over the world. In 1936, on this day Odisha became a Swatantra Pradesh. After the defeat and demise of the last Hindu king Mukunda Dev, Odisha lost its complete political identity in 1568.

To regain our pride,  Odia people revolt in the leadership of Utkala Gouraba Madhusudan Das, Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das, Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati, Pandita Nilakantha Das, Fakir Mohan Senapati, Gangadhar Meher, Basudeba Sudhaladeba, Radhanath Ray, Bhubanananda Das, A. P. Patro and many others. They founded Utkal Sammilani and fought for three decades and their effort resulted into the formation of a politically separate state under British rule on linguistic basis on 1 April 1936.

The newly formed Odisha consisted of six districts as Cuttack, Puri, Balaswar, Sambalpur, Koraput and Ganjam having its capital at Cuttack. John Austin Hubback took oath of office and became the first Governor of Orissa Province.

            The All India Postal Employees Union, Group-C, Bhubaneswar Division  while salutes the sacrifice of its ancestors for forming Odisha Swatantra Pradesh, greets all its brothers and sisters and wish a very happy Utkal Diwas.