Recovery of enhanced Bonus from GDS -kept abeyance

The Finance did not agree for enhanced ceiling of Bonus to the Gramin Dak Sevaks for the year 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Order communicated to all for necessary action.
DDOs started recovery of enhanced Bonus from the GDS
Circle Office, Bhubaneswar has issued orders to keep abeyance the recovery of enhanced bonus till further instructions are issued in the matter.

Biennial Circle Conference of NUPE Gr-C, Orissa Circle

The Biennial Circle Conference of NATIONAL UNION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES GROUP'C' ORISSA Circle is proposed to be held at BOLANGIR from 11-04-2009 to 13-04-2009.

Shri D KISHAN RAO, General Secretary has consented to attend and address the Open Session on 12-04-2009

Shri Bishnu Charan Parida, Circle Secretary requests all the members and well wishers to attend and make the Conference Grand Success.

LTC Rules- after 6CPC from 01-09-2008

Leave Travel Concession to Central Govt. Employees after 01-09-2008
1. LTC is allowed to all central Government servants irrespective of the distance between headquarters and their home town.
2. LTC is allowed to Hometown" means the town, village or any other place declared as such by the Govt. servant and accepted by the controlling officer.
3. LTC is allowed only to those who have completed one year of service on the date of journey.
4. LTC is allowed for self and family.
5. LTC is allowed only to the family (in the case of an employee under suspension).
6. LTC is allowed for journey to “Home Town” once in a block of two years.
7. LTC is allowed for journey to “Any place in India” once in a block of four years.
8. The term "any place in India" will cover any place within the territory of India whether it is on the mainland, or overseas.
9. LTC is allowed for journey to “Any place in India” in lieu of one journey to Home Town.
10. LTC is allowed for availing during all leave periods(Earned/Casual/S.Casual/Study/Maternity/Paternity etc.).
11. LTC is allowed for all journeys to travel by Rail/Road/Air/Ship.
12. LTC is allowed to be availed before end of the next year if not availed during a block.
13. LTC is allowed for family members independently in any number of batches.
14. LTC is allowed for travelling to “Any place in India” where the employee and or members of the family may travel either to the same place or different places of their choice.
15. LTC is allowed to visit “Any place in India” which includes to visit his same Home Town also.
16. LTC is allowed in the same two-year block, some members of family can avail Home Town concession while others “Any place in India”.
17. LTC reimbursement is allowed by the entitled class or actually travelled class, whichever is less.
18. 90 per cent of the anticipated reimbursement amount may be granted as LTC advance.
Earned Leave Encashment Facility :-1. Earned Leave up to a maximum of ten days at a time may be enchased, subject to the condition that at least an equivalent duration of Earned Leave is availed.
2. This is limited to a maximum of 60 days during the entire career and the total number of days so enchased will not be included for computing maximum quantum of leave encashable at the time of quitting service.
3. The balance at credit should not be less than 30 days after deducting the total of leave availed plus leave for which encashment was availed.
4. Where both husband and wife are government servants, encashment of leave will continue to be availed by both, subject to maximum limit of 60 days.
Block Year :-
1. The LTC to home town is allowed once in a block of two calendar years, such as 2006-2007, 2008-2009 and so on.
2. The LTC to “Any Place in India” is allowed once in a block of four calendar years, such as 2006 - 2009 and so on.
Husband and Wife…When both the husband and wife are Central Government servants:
1. They can declare separate Home Town independently.
2. They can claim LTC for their respective families, viz,. While the husband can claim for his parents / minor brothers / sisters, the wife can avail for her parents / minor brother / sisters.
3. Either of the parents can claim the concession for the children in a particular block;
4. The husband / wife who avails LTC as a member of the family of the spouse, cannot claim independently for SELF.
Family – definition…
1. The Government servant’s wife or husband and two surviving unmarried children or stepchildren wholly dependent on the Government servant, irrespective of whether they are residing with the Government servant or not.
2. Married daughters divorced, abandoned or separated from their husbands and widowed daughters and are residing with the Government servant and wholly dependent on the Government servant.
3. Parents and / or step-parents (stepfather and stepmother) whole dependent on the Government servant, whether residing with the Government servant or not:
4. Unmarried minor brothers as well as unmarried divorced abandoned, separated from their husbands or widowed sisters residing with and wholly dependent on the Government servant provided their parents are either not alive or are themselves wholly dependent on the Government servant.
Change of Home Town…“The hometown once declared and accepted by the controlling officer shall be treated as final. In exceptional circumstances, the Head of the Department or if the Government servant himself is the Head of the Department, the Administrative Ministry, may authorise a change in such declaration provided that such a change shall not be made more than once during the service of a Government servant.”The CCS Rules allow an employee to change the Permanent Address given in their Service Records for once in their service.
The employee can apply for this through their respective Head of Section enclosing the relationship and residential proof of the new address.Care to be taken before applying for the change of address as this facility will be available only once in their service. After changing the Permanent Address the employee is eligible to apply for Home Town LTC.Those employees who are residing on the outskirts of their work place, automatically they are ineligible for Home Town LTC. For the benefit of these employees, a male employee can give the address of his wife’s native place or opposite, after the marriage of son or daughter, their residing place like that…But the respective Head of Section has the right to turn down the application.

Supply of Swamy's News - monthly magazine.

It is learnt that, the CPMG, Orissa Circle in CO letter no. SD 6-8/2003 dated 19-02-2009 has ordered for supply of Swamy's News (monthly journal) every month to all the IPOs, ASPOs,Gr-B and Gr-A officers, JAOs,AAOs, AOs and Sr.AOs under Orissa Circle with immediate effect.

GDS-not entitled for PLB in enhanced rates?

It is reliably learnt that the Finance did not agree to the enhanced ceiling of Bonus to the GDS staff. Recovery is being ordered where the enhanced PLB has been paid to the GDS staff.

Creation of Separate Postmasters' Cadre

Creation of Separate Postmasters’ Cadre

It is learnt that the Postal Board had cleared a proposal for creation of Postmasters' cadre and the Recruitment Rules have been amended and sent to the DOPT and that the first examination also will be heldsoon in this year. The scheme envisages that 30% of all supervisory posts would be a separate track on examination and 70% supervisory posts at all levels would be another track on seniority-cum-fitness. Officials at every level from LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I would be requested to select either of the two tracks as one time measure. They will thereafter go up only in their selected track and even the posts in Group B level will be segregated for both tracks separately.There are 116 posts of Senior Postmasters (Group B) and 25% of these posts are likely to be filled up by examination by the officials who have been promoted under Fast Track examination (30%) and the balance will be filled up by seniority basis. It is learnt that LSG officials with 5 years service in that cadre will be eligible to appear for the examination. Even Inspector (Posts) is eligible to take up this examination. The officials who are promoted to the posts of Senior Postmasters are eligible to Group A posts after completion of 3 years in that cadre. Already there is a provision that LSG officials who have completed 5 years of service in that cadre can appear for 6% posts in Group B cadre. This will also continue besides the above examination.

Officials in one track cannot cross the other path. There will be separate gradation lists for both tracks. The declining of promotion by seniors and reluctance to move away from their parent divisions is cited as a reason for the department to create a separate cadre for Postmasters and to encourage younger officials with aptitude to get the promotion through examination.
Both the Unions expressed anguish and protest over the attitude of the department for not consulting the Unions concerned before forwarding the proposal to the nodal ministry and sought full details of this scheme.

CHQ(NUPE Gr-C)

Fixation of Pay where posts have been up-graded in 6 CPC

The Min. of Finance and Dept. of expenditure order dated 13-10-2008 regarding fixation of pay where posts have been upgraded as a result of implementation of 6 CPC may be downloaded/opened for quick reference of viewers.
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GDS Arrear calculation-A Comparative Table

An Arrear Table for GDS based on the recommendations of P K Gopinath Committee , compiled by Dollimas, Kerala and sent to me by P U Muralidharan(General Secretary, NUGDS) is published here. That can be downloaded/opened by clicking:
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Error in GDS calculator-Rectified

As pointed out at , there was an error in the GDS Arrear calculator published in this site. The error was rectified and the same was replaced by a rectified Calculator.Many many thanks to our viewers who have pointed out the mistake. We welcome further suggestions.
The inconvenience caused is regreted .
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Excursion Party of R O Berhampur

Excursion Trip of RO, Brahmapur visiting Maa Sarala Temple on 25-01-2009

GDS Arrear calculator up to 31-01-2009

The Arrear Calculator for GDS basing on the recommendations of Gopinathan committee is prepared and kept available at the internet.( Calculate your Arrear Yourself)
Please enter the following information
1) Name
2) Old basic pay as on 01-01-2006
3) Increment rate in old pay
4) New pay as on 01-01-2006( for this refer the chart(list) given herewith elsewhere.
5) New rate of increment
6) Month of increment
7) Amount of fixed (5%) TRCA as drawn from 01-04-2004
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Revised TRCA to GDS based on Gopinathan Committee Report)

The Revised TRCA to GDS as recommended by Gopinathan Committee is calculated and placed at the link given below. To open or download please log on:
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