IPPB appoints Suresh Sethi as its MD & CEO

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23-October-2017 17:45 IST

IPPB appoints Suresh Sethi as its MD & CEO

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has appointed Mr. Suresh Sethi, the former MD of Vodafone M-Pesa Ltd. as its Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sethi had been selected by the Banks Board Bureau from amongst top contenders for the post, from both public and private sector Banking and Fintech professionals. Mr. Sethi has broad international experience of over 27 years in the Banking and Financial Services industry with Citigroup, YES Bank and Vodafone M-Pesa across India, Kenya, UK, Argentina and US. He has extensively worked in the Financial Inclusion space leveraging Fintech and digital led innovation.

His experience in the Digital & Mobile Payments space will be of great relevance to IPPB which aims to deliver financial inclusion with special focus in rural and semi-urban India and among the under-banked segments. Mr. Sethi takes over from the dynamic leadership of Mr. A.P. Singh who had been the interim MD & CEO of IPPB since January 2017.

IPPB has been incorporated as a Public Limited Company under the Department of Posts with 100% GOI equity. IPPB plans to leverage the unparalleled reach of the India Post network to achieve a Pan India roll out of 650 branches by early next year.

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New petition in SC challenges RBI order for linking Aadhaar with bank a/c

NEW DELHI: Posing a fresh challenge to Aadhaar, a writ in the Supreme Court has questioned the constitutional validity of the to make its linkage with bank accounts mandatory, adding strength to pending pleas challenging the unique identification on the grounds of violation of privacy. 

The writ comes a day after RBI stated that linking of bank accounts with Aadhaar has been made mandatory under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. 

"The government has issued a gazette notification GSR 538(E) dated 1 June 2017 regarding Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017, inter alia, making furnishing of Aadhaar (for those individuals who are eligible to be enrolled for Aadhaar) and permanent number (PAN) mandatory for opening a bank account," the central bank said. 

The new petition by Kalyani Menon Sen, who describes herself as a feminist scholar and activist working for 25 years on issues relating to women's rights, also challenged the validity of the March 23 circular issued by the department of telecommunication making it mandatory for citizens to link their . She said both decisions violated an individual's right to privacy and, hence, are unconstitutional. 

A nine-judge Constitution bench of the that the "right to privacy is an integral part of right to life and personal liberty guaranteed in Article 21 of the Constitution". The question whether right to privacy is a fundamental right and if it can be invoked to challenge Aadhaar was decided by the nine-judge bench, which left the adjudication of the validity of Aadhaar to a five-judge bench. 

Sen's petition, filed through advocate Vipin Nair, said the government's decision to link Aadhaar with bank accounts by amending rules under PMLA violate the solemn promise given by the authorities that parting of biometrics by individuals was on a voluntary basis. 

By making it mandatory through PMLA rules, the government was coercing those who have not given their biometrics to part with it by providing for stringent punishment. "Present and potential bank account holders who do not wish to part with their biometric information are, therefore, treated on a par with alleged offenders under PMLA," she said. 

She said the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 had expressly limited the purposes for which Aadhaar number was required to be quoted. It was to be mentioned while receiving a subsidy, benefit or service which was given from the money drawn from the Consolidated Fund of India. "Services which are provided by public and private sector banks and operating of bank accounts do not fall under any subsidy, benefit or service," she added. 

Terming the mandatory linkage of bank accounts with Aadhaar as an arbitrary amendment to the KYC requirement, the petitioner said, "Building a database dependent on Aadhaar and information linked there constitutes an unreasonable risk for financial autonomy and privacy of account holders, banks and financial sovereignty of the nation." 

The petitioner said: "A citizen's right to privacy is a fundamental right that is constitutionally protected. The right to privacy in the context of these two circulars (linking Aadhaar with bank accounts and mobile phones) has violated a citizen's complete right over ownership and control of his core biometric information to the exclusion of all others, including the State." 

It also violates "the citizen's right to self-determination with respect to core biometric information without fear of penal consequences, which extends even after a person has (voluntarily or otherwise) parted with his or her core biometric information". The petition is likely to be heard next week by the Supreme Court. 

Source : https://m.timesofindia.com/

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Workshop on “Survey of Un-electrified Households in Villages of Odisha"

A workshop on “Survey of Un-electrified Households in Villages of Odisha" was conducted by CPMG, Odisha Circle in collaboration with Ministry of Power, Govt. of India at Postal Recreation Club, CO, Bhubaneswar on 21.10.2017.

Dr. Santosh Ku. Kamila, CPMG, Odisha Circle, Shri V Pati, CGM (PLI), Shri Ajay Ku. Roy, DDG (RB & Plg), Postal Directorate, Col. Jaleshwar Kanhar, PMG, Berhampur Region, Odisha, Shri TSC Bosh, Ex. Director (REC) are on dias. 

SSPOs / SPOs / ASPOs / I Ps/ Sys. Administrator & Overseer Mails of Odisha Circle participated in the workshop.

The Department of Posts has now got the assignment of conducting survey of un-elctrified house-holds in every village in Odisha. The assignment is received from Ministry of Power, Govt of India, to be completed in one month's time. Staff, particularly GDS working in BOs and Postmen have major role in the work. The survey will be conducted by them. Postmen/GDS who will conduct survey will get incentive of Rs.500/- per revenue village. 

During the survey data will be collected for every village. Target area is the house-holds not having electricity connection at present.

Data will mainly cover the following points:

1.Name of Sarpanch and his mobile number.

2.Hamlets/ Sahi, if any under the village  and their names.

3. Name of the head of each house-hold which has no electricity connection.

4. Aadhaar and mobile number of the head of household.

5. Wherher the household belongs  to APL or BPL Category. If BPL, what is the BPL Card number?

6. Approximate distance of house not having electricity connection, from the nearest electric pole and Sub-Station.

No household of any village will be left without survey.

Staff having smart phone will find it easy for conducting survey. Collected data will be fed into computer system for those who conduct survey using manual mode.

Sub- Divisional Heads will call all Postmen, O/S Mails and GDS BPMs and other selected GDS for conducting training-cum- workshop within next 2-3 days. Detailed information will be given in the workshop.
All BPMs and SPMs/Postmen in rural area are requested to remain in touch with Sarpanches of the GPs covered by their respective delivery area to get their help in the survey work.

The Department having very big network has been asked to utlise the network for the survey. 

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Online purchases bring business to India Post

AS MANY AS 17,721 PARCELS WERE HANDLED BY WESTERN REGION IN OCTOBER

With consumers making more online purchases during the festival season, the Postal Department saw a jump in the e-commerce packets it handled in the western region this year.

According to data available with the department, between October 1 and 18, as many as 17,721 parcels were handled in this region, registering postal revenue of ₹19.13 lakh for orders delivered within the country.

An official with the department in Coimbatore said that Amazon continued to have the largest volume with more than 5,000 parcels.

What came as a boost this year was the use of speed post by a couple of local retailers to deliver parcels purchased by customers online.

The department sold Sri Krishna Sweets gift coupons and also distributed its orders booked online.

This included delivery to buyers in countries such as Singapore and the U.S. Within the country, the department delivered about 1,000 parcels during these 18 days only for Krishna Sweets.

Two more retailers - one from Salem and another from Coimbatore - had also tied up with the department for delivery of parcels booked online.

“We were able to deliver the parcels within two days and there are no complaints. We will leverage on Speed Post for delivery of online orders,” the official said.

Compared to last year, the postal revenue and volume of parcels (e-commerce) handled by the postal department in this region was certainly high.

Apart from this, there were many who booked parcels by registered post to send gifts to friends and relatives, the official added.

Source : The Hindu

This 91-year-old ‘Postman’ still serves the department

D.J. Walter Scott

RAMANATHAPURAM, OCTOBER 20, 2017  

HELPS PEOPLE WHO VISIT POST OFFICE FILL UP FORMS, PROMOTES POSTAL PRODUCTS

When he joined the Department of Posts as an ‘outsider’ in 1940, P.M. Gurusamy, popularly known as ‘PMG’ in the department circle, would have never imagined that he would remain integrated with the department for more than seven decades and continue his ‘service’ even after retirement.

While serving as an ‘outsider’ (casual worker) at Ramanathapuram Head Post Office after completing his third form (Class VIII), Mr. Gurusamy joined Quit India Movement in 1942.

He was sent to jail, but released the very next day as the jailor found him hardly 16 years old.

The jailor informed the Postmaster that Mr. Gurusamy faced no case and there was no bar on him to continue his service in the department.

On March 3, 1943, Mr. Gurusamy was posted as a Class IV employee at the post office in Mandapam.

After retiring as a Selection Grade Postman in 1985, Mr. Gurusamy – he is now 91 years old – has been visiting the Head Post Office for 32 years, helping people who visit the post office and promoting postal products, especially ‘My Stamp’, the personalised sheets of postage stamps of India Post.

He has been visiting the Head Post Office for two hours in the morning and an hour in the evening, helping people fill up forms, and deposit and withdraw money. He has also been encouraging them to start recurring deposit and savings bank accounts or join ‘Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana,’ designed for rural people who fall victims to dubious financial companies.

“God is keeping me in good health and I will continue the service as long as I can,” he told The Hindu during an interaction. Recently, the Postmaster ‘pulled him up’ for coming late and he considered the ‘reprimanding’ as the biggest compliment. No one would visit the post office after retirement and Mr. Gurusamy is an exception, says N.J. Udaya Singh, Superintendent of Posts. He has popularised ‘My Stamp’ product in a big way, he adds.

“I have a passion for ‘My Stamp’ and have got the personalised stamps for more than 150 people, including former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and his elder brother A.P.J. M. Maraikayar,” says Mr. Gurusamy. Appreciating his service, Karaikudi Kamban Kazhagam has honoured him with ‘Seva Ratna’ award.

Mr. Gurusamy had served as a Postman in Dhanushkodi for five years since 1945 and continues to be the living link to the 1964 cyclonic tragedy that destroyed the post office and the once flourishing town.

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Circle Union writes to the Chief PMG regarding deputation of officials to Circle Office

No. P3NFPE-Odisha/11 - 10/2017

Dated at Bhubaneswar the 20^th October, 2017

 To

Dr. Santosh Kumar Kamila, IPoS

Chief Postmaster General, Odisha Circle

Bhubaneswar – 751 001

Sub:-   Regarding deputation of officials to Circle Office 

Ref.-    C O letter No. ST / 3 – 2 / Deputation / 2016, dated 18.10.2017

Respected Sir,

Inviting a kind reference to our letter No. P3NFPE - Odisha / 04 – 06 / 2017, dated 14.06.2017 and No. P3NFPE – Odisha / 09 – 06 / 2017, dated 16.06.2017 regarding deputation of officials from Divisions to Circle Office and CCA, Odisha, we would like to intimate that though no official was recommended for deputation to the O / o the CCA, Odisha Circle, as many as 12 officials were ordered for deputation to Circle Office ignoring our request.

Now again, just after a gap of 5 months Circle Office has asked for willingness of P As/ S As to work in C O on deputation vide its letter under reference.

In this context, we would like to reiterate that after selection of S As, MEs, Trainers, Philatelic Executives, PLI Group Leader, etc. from the existing establishments of the Divisions, now the problems have been manifold due to opening of different CPCs ( both PLI and CBS) and Hubs to which the P As are being dragged from the existing establishment without any new creation and thereby reducing the staff strength to the minimum for running the post offices. As a result, the Divisions are running with acute shortage of hands and presently situation is such that it is not being possible to make suitable and timely relieving arrangement even for one day C L.  

In addition, Circle Office has its own establishment and almost running with sufficient hands.

                        Therefore, under the circumstances, this Union requests the Chief PMG not to ask for any deputation from Divisions which are facing untold sufferings due to acute shortage of staff .

      With regards.

Yours faithfully,

(BRUHASPATI  SAMAL)

Circle Secretary

Copy for kind information and necessary action to the Postmaster General, Berhampur / Sambalpur  Region.

Reform to Transform

From ‘Job-less’ to ‘Job-loss’ Economy: What is PM Modi Doing

In a stark and chilling confirmation of what the whole country has known for some time, a govt. report shows that Indian workforce (those actually working) declined from about 54% of the working age population in 2011-12 to 51% in 2015-16. While the working age population increased by 2.9% per year during this period, the number of people with jobs increased at less than half the rate, at just 1.2% per year. These estimates emerge from the Labour Bureau’s Employment-Unemployment Survey reports for these years.

The falling work participation rate shows that the economy is in deep crisis. Various other economic indicators show this as well. Growth of credit flow to industry is at an all-time low, the index of industrial production is dipping, and wages in industry are stagnant. It is a crisis which is engulfing even those who own means of production, barring perhaps the big players.

The Labour Bureau’s data reveals a much bigger problem – the piling backlog of unemployed. Although the working age population increased by 4.66 crore between 2011-12 and 2015-16, those who were working increased by about 1.1 crore only. In other words, about 1.2 crore people become ready to work every year but only 0.2 crore actually get jobs.

The difference of about 3.5 crore comprises some who are not looking for jobs at all, like women or students. But the majority is of those who are unable to find jobs. If this backlog of unemployed keeps accumulating every year, a stupendous task confronts the government in coming years.

Rural areas, home to the country’s biggest workforce in agriculture, showed a small annual increase of only 1% in employment while jobs grew at 1.8% in urban areas. This reflects the over saturation of the agriculture sector with working people and its diminishing capacity to absorb new workers. Since jobs in industries and services do not seem to be opening up at a fast enough rate, the jobless are caught in a vicious cycle.

Another aspect, repeatedly brought out in various reports is the disguised unemployment rampant in India. A very large number of people are working at very low wages, or part time, or for a few months in different jobs interspersed with periods of joblessness. The Labour Bureau report for 2015-16 shows that just 61% of workers actually work for all 12 months of the year. The rest work less than that. In rural areas, this proportion is even lower at 52%.

Falling employment is just the big symptom of the crisis. Workers have been affected also by stagnating or falling wages. Take the growth in salaries and wages paid to workers/employees by the corporate sector. According to analysis of RBI data on corporate finances by CMIE, the average annual growth in real wages during the past three years (2014-15 through 2016-17) works out to 3.9%, far lower than the long term annual average of 6% and a median of 5%. It also compares very poorly with the real GDP growth rate of about 6 per cent during the same period.

The prospects for the future are looking dim because all the underlying factors seem to be in a fatal tailspin. Between July 2016 and July 2017, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) released by the govt’s. Central Statistical Office (CSO) has increased by just 1.2% indicating almost no improvement. This means that industrial production is hardly growing. In which case, there is very little scope for increasing jobs and with an army of unemployed available, industrialists are likely to push down wages even more.

Similarly, between August 2016 and July 2017, bank credit to industry grew by just 0.4% and for the services sector by 4.6%, according to RBI data. Credit is a measure of how much economic activity is going on. A growth of this kind is negligible and is like no growth. This is likely to cast a long shadow in the coming months because Modi sarkar has no clue about how to revive production and growth. India is facing a dark economic crisis and sadly, the reins of power are held by people who are only interested in helping their cronies.

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