postmen/ mts exam postponed

The Dept. issued instructions to fill up the vacancies of Postman, Mail Guard, Multi Tasking Staff as per the Revised Recruitment Rules, 2012 for the vacancy years 2011 & 2012 further issued instructions to issue notification including  with the vacancies of 2013 also.

Because of this particular situation the GDSs has lost their opportunity to have the chances to  appear the examination for each year i.e., one has to write examination for the vacancies of one/two/three years at a time.

Now the Dept. has reiterated the instructions issued previously on the subject and ordered to conduct the examination for the vacant posts of  each year separately  thus  the eligible GDSs are having the opportunity to write the examination in three times/attempts for the vacancy years of 2011, 2012 & 2013.

POSTMAN/MAIL GUARD & MTS EXAMINATION. THE SCHEDULE GIVEN BY DE SECTION IS NO MORE OPERATIVE AND THE INSTRUCTIONS DATED 8-10-2012 IS WITHDRAWN WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT..

No. A-34012/01/2012-DE

Government of India

Ministry of Communications &IT

Department of Posts,

(DE Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg.

New Delhi-110116

Dated 19^th October, 2012

1. All Chief Postmasters General,
2. All Postmasters General,

SUB: HOLDING OF LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR DILLING THE POSTS OF POSTMEN/MAIL GUARDS AND MULTI TASKING STAFF AS PER REVISED RECRUITMENT RULES.

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to invite a kind reference to the letter of even number dated 8-10-2012 wherein a detailed schedule was prescribed for holding of LDCE for Postmen/Mail guard and MTS

2. Subsequently, the nodal branch staff section vide letter no. no. 45-2/2011-SPB.1 dated 18-10-2012 issued detailed instructions to the circles for

filling the vacancies by holding separate examinations for each year vacancies

 and given specific schedule and to

complete the process by 30^th June 2013.

3. In view of this revised position, the schedule given by DE section has no more operative and the instructions dated 8-10-2012 is withdrawn with immediate effect. The circles are requested to follow the guidelines issued by SPB.1 section letter no. 45-2/2011-SPB.1 dated 18-10-2012 scrupulously.

4. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.     
 

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(K.Rameswara Rao)

Assistant Director General (DE)

Holiday 2013 - Postal Directorate orders

F.No.12/4/2012-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 5th June, 2012

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2013.

It has been decided that the holidays as specified in the Annexure-I to this O.M. will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2013. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out ofthe list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure – II.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi/New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3.1 below…

1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU’L FITR
11. IDU’L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)

3.1. In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned in para 2, three holidays shall be decided from the list indicated below by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State. The final list applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State shall be notified after seeking prior approval of this Ministry and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates as indicated.

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANTA PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CH

No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays initially declared subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festivals falling on the same day.

4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance but the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are to be included in the list of restricted holidays.

5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions after ascertaining the position from the Govt of NCT of Delhi.

5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government EmployeesWelfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorised to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of Idul Fitr, ldu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.

5.3 It may happen that the change of date of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through T.V. / A.l.R. / Newspapers and the Heads of Department / Offices of the Central Government may take action according to such an announcement without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.

6. During 2013, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 03, 2013 (Kartika 12). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Narakachaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) for the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.

7. Central Government Organisations which include industrial, commercial andtrading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including threenational holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments / organisations themselves for the year 2013, subject to para 3.2 above.

8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Ministry of Home Affairs letter No.14046/27/83- GP-I dated 15.2.1984 by which they would observe a total of 16 holidays including the three National Holidays Viz. Republic Day, Independence Day & Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday.

9. In respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department’s O.M.No. 12/5/2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 10 (Ten) holidays of their own only after including in the list, threeNational Holidays and Buddha Purnima, Dussehra, Diwali (Deepavali) and Guru Nanak’s Birthday included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.

10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

11. Hindi version will follow.

sd/-
(Ashok Kumar)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)

Annexure -I

LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2013 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

S.No	Holiday	Date	Saka Date		Day
1.	Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)	January 25	Magha	05	Friday
2.	Republic Day	January 26	Magha	06	Saturday
3.	Holi	March 27	Phalguna	06	Wednesday
4	Good Friday	March 29	Chaitra	08	Friday
5.	Rama Navami	April 19	Chaitra	29	Friday
6.	Mahavir Jayanti	April 24	Vaisakha	04	Wednesday
7.	Budda Purnima	May 25	Jyaishtha	04	Saturday
8.	Idu’l Fitr	August 09	Sravana	18	Friday
9.	Independence Day	August 15	Sravana	24	Thursday
10.	Janmashtami	August 28	Bhadra	06	Wednesday
11.	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	October 02	Asvina	10	Wednesday
12.	Dussehra	October 13	Asvina	21	Sunday
13.	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	October 16	Asvina	24	Wednesday
14.	Diwali (Deepavali)	November 03	Kartika	12	Sunday
15.	Muharram	November 14	Kartika	23	Thursday
16.	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	November 17	Kartika	26	Sunday
17.	Chirstmas Day	Decemeber 25	Pausa	04	Wednesday

ANNEXURE – II

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2012 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCAGED AT DELHI/NEW DELHI.

S.No.	Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day
SAKA ERA 1934
1	New Year’s Day	January 01	Pausa 11	Tuesday
2	Makar Sankranti	January 13	Pausa 23	Sunday
3	Pongal	January 14	Pausa 24	Monday
4	Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday	January 18	Pausa 28	Friday
5	Sri Panchami	February 14	Magha 25	Thursday
6	Basanta Panchami / Sri Panchami	February 15	Magha 26	Friday
7	Shivaji Jayanthi	February 19	Magha 30	Tuesday
8	Guru Ravidas’ Birthday	February 25	Phalguna 06	Monday
9	Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti	February 16	Magha 27	Thursday
10	Maha Shivratri	March 10	Phalguna 19	Thursday
SAKA ERA 1935
11	Holika Dahan	March 26	Chaitra 05	Tuesday
12	Ester Sunday	March 31	Chaitra 10	Sunday
13	Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand	April 11	Chaitra 21	Thursday
14	Vaisakhi	April 13	Chaitra 23	Saturday
15	Vishu	April 13	Chaitra 23	Saturday
16	Mesadi	April 14	Chaitra 24	Sunday
17	Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam)	April 15	Chaitra 25	Monday
18	Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday	May 09	Vaisakha 19	Thursday
19	Hazarat Ali’s Birthday	May 24	Jyaishtha 03	Friday
20	Rath Yatra	July 10	Ashadha 19	Thursday
21	Jamat-UI-Vida	August 02	Sravana 11	Friday
22	Parsi New Year’s day	August 18	Sravana 27	Sunday
23	Raksha Bandhan	August 20	Sravana 29	Tuesday
24	Vinayaka Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi	September 09	Bhardra 18	Monday
25	Onam	September 16	Bhadra 25	Monday
26	Maha Saptami (Additional) (Dussehra)	October 11	Asvina 19	Friday
27	Dussehra (Maha Astami) (Additional)	October 12	Asvina 20	Saturday
28	Dussehra (Maha Navami)	October 13	Asvina 21	Sunday
29	Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday	October 18	Asvina 26	Friday
30	Karaka Chaturdasi (Karva Chouth)	October 22	Asvina 30	Tuesday
31	Deepavali (South India)	November 02	Kartika 11	Saturday
30	Narak Chaturdasi	November 02	Kartika 11	Saturday
32	Govardhan Puja	November 03	Kartika 12	Sunday
33	Bhai Duj	November 05	Kartika 14	Tuesday
34	Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja)	November 08	Kartika 17	Friday
35	Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day	November 24	Agrahayana 03	Sunday
36	Christmas Eve	December 24	Pausa 03	Tuesday

Amendment in Provident Fund Rules – Notification issued by Ministry of Labour and Employment

MINISTRY OF LAROUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th October, 2012

G.S.R. 744(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5, read with sub-section (1) of section of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952). the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme further to amend the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, namely:

1. (I) This Scheme may be called the Employees’ Provident Funds (Fourth Amendment) Scheme, 2012.

(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 (hereinafter, referred to as the principal Scheme), under paragraph 83 relating to special provisions in respect of International/Workers.

(a) in paragraph 69 of the principal Scheme" as modified by para 6 of aforesaid paragraph 83, for sub-paragraph (4). the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely:“

(4) In respect of a member covered under social security agreement entered into between Government of India and any other country, on ceasing to be an employee in an establishment covered under the Act.”;

(b) in paragraph 72 of the principal Scheme, as modified by para 7 of aforesaid paragraph 83, for sub-paragraph (2), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely:“

(2) The due amount in respect of the member shall be payable in the payees bank account directly or through the employer”.

[IF, No. S-35025/09/2011-SS-ll]
RAVI MATHUR.Addl. Secy.

Foot Note : The Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 was published in e Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number S.RO. 1509, dated the 2nd September, 1952 and lastly amended vide number G.S.R. 382(E), dated the 24th May, 2012.

THE GAZTTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th October, 2012

G.S.R. 745(E) :- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6A. read with sub section (I) of section 7 of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952). the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme further to amend the Emp1oyees Pension Scheme. 1995, namely:

1. (I) This Scheme may be called the Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme. 2012.

(2) It shall come into force on the daze of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Scheme) under paragraph 43A relating to special provisions in respect of International Workers:-

(a) in paragraph 2 of the principal Scheme, as modified by sub-pars (2) of aforesaid paragraph 43A, clause (xv) shall be omitted,

(b) after sub-pars (4) of aforesaid paragraph 43A, the following sub-para shall be inserted, namely:

(4A) For paragraph 9 of the principal Scheme, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:.

“9. Determination of eligible service in respect of International Workers. – The eligible service shall be determined as follows:

(1) in the case of the existing member” or the “new entrant”, the “actual service” shall be treated as eligible service.

(ii) in the case of the member covered by a social security agreement, the period of coverage under relevant social security programme in mother country shall be added to actual service and the aggregate thereof shall be treated as eligible service as may be provided in the social security agreement” ‘;

(e) in paragraph 10 of the principal Scheme, as modified by sub-pars (5) of the aforesaid paragraph 43A, sub-paragraph (I) shall be omitted.

[F No. S-35025/09/2011SS-II]
RAVI MATTUR. Addl. Secy.

Foot Note : The Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 was published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number 748E, dated the 16th November. 1995 and the Scheme was last amended vide number S.O. 1809(E), dated 5-8-2011.

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