Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Migration of pending request of transfer under Rule -38 to online system
D'te Letter No. X-12/6/2021-SPN-II (Pt) dated 24.08.2022
Monday, August 29, 2022
SSC -2019 - Allocation of Postal Circles
Allocation of Postal Circles to the candidates nominated by Staff Selection Commission on the basis of Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination, 2019 for the posts of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant has been made by Postal Directorate vide letter No.W-04 /7 /2022-SPN-l dated 26.08.2022.
View /download the letter here
Project Fast Track - Promotion & Adoption of QR code based payments in POs
Through letter no.34-01/2022-PO dated 24.08.2022, directorate has planned to conduct a two week awareness drive from 05.09.2022 to 16.09.2022named Project fast Track to activate all HOs and SOs in carrying out QR code based payments.
Directorate letter No. 34-01/2022-PO dated 24.08.2022 can be viewed/downloaded here
Sunday, August 28, 2022
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Friday, August 26, 2022
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Monday, August 22, 2022
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Filling up of vacancies and recruitment plan up to December 2023
Directorate leter No. W-18/2/2022-SPN-I dated 05.08.2022
Filling up of vacancies and recruitment plan up to December 2023
Cadre Restructuring -Clarification
Directorate letter No.25-04/2012-PE-I dated 22.07.2022
Cadre Restructuring -Clarification
Reconciliation of Sanctioned strength and Recruitment Plan
Directorate Letter No.W-17/21/2022-SPN-I dated 14.07.2022
Reconciliation of Sanctioned strength and Recruitment Plan
Friday, August 19, 2022
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Monday, August 15, 2022
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Saturday, August 13, 2022
Friday, August 12, 2022
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Provisional Accounting Procedure for Digital Payments at BOs
Postal Directorate, Postal Accounts and Finance Wing (CSI Section) has issued a provisional procedure for accounting digital payments at BOs using UPI QR through IPPB.
View / download the provisional procedure here
Issue of notification for re-conduction of Paper VI of AAO LDCE 2022
The Re-examination Notification for Paper-VI (Information Technology) of the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination-2022 for AAO cadre of IP&TAFS Group-B (Except Uttarkhand) has been issued.
View/Download the notification here
Unfilled Postman/Mailguard/MTS vacancies prior to 2018 to be added to 2022 vacancies
Earlier Directorate had ordered that all unfilled postman/Mailguard/MTS vacancies from 2018 will be added to 2022 vacancies.
Now Directorate has clarified that all unfilled vacancies prior to 2018 will also be added to 2022 vacancies. All unfilled vacancies of postman/mail guard/mts till 2021 will be now included in 2022 vacancies, except for the vacancies under sub judice.
Conduct & Disciplinary Rules – 138
Disciplinary
Rules – An introduction
Disciplinary proceedings - Why, When and How?
1.
The code of conduct is made applicable to
Government servants, in the form of CCS (Conduct) Rules. Similarly, different
kinds of rules to regulate the performance of employees in each organization
under the Government are evolved by the Government Department/organization.
Disciplinary rules are invoked when there is a violation of these rules. In
other words, committing an offence in contravention of the rules of conduct is
the reason for initiating disciplinary proceedings against a Government
Servant. It will be initiated only when the appropriate disciplinary authority
decides. It is also necessary that the disciplinary authority should follow the
prescribed procedure in CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 scrupulously while initiating,
conducting and concluding such proceedings.
2.
In the CCS (CCA) Rules 1965, there are 35 Rules
divided into nine parts in total. Part I contains three rules under the caption
of “General”. Rule 3 deals with the application of these rules in the
disciplinary proceedings. All (regular) Government servants are civil servants
under these rules. In the Department of
Posts, there is a separate set of disciplinary rules for GDS called as Gramin
Dak Sevaks (Conduct and Engagement) Rules 2011. Rule (Note II (V) below Rule 3)
(Terms and conditions of engagement Rule (v) says “A. Sevak shall be out of the
civil service of the union”. The GDS is always kept away from the purview of
CCS (Conduct) Rules and CCS (CCA) Rules.
Disciplinary Authority
3.
Disciplinary Authority has been defined in Rule
2 (g) of the CCS (CCA) Rules 1965 as under: -
"Disciplinary Authority means, the authority competent under these rules to impose on a Government servant any of the penalties specified in Rule-11. More about the Disciplinary Authority such as who are all can function as Disciplinary Authority, the circumstances under which the appointment of ad-hoc Disciplinary Authority become necessary, position of officers holding current charges, the authorities who can initiate disciplinary proceedings, etc. are specifically laid down in Rule 12 ibid and Government of India instructions thereunder
4. Part II: - This contains Rule 4 to Rule 7. Civil posts and civil services have been classified in Group A, B, C, D. categories.
5. Part III deals with Rule 8 (Appointment to class I services) Rule 9 (Appointment to other services & posts).
6. Part IV (Suspension) is an important portion in the
CCS (CCA) Rules. It bears only one Rule with No 10.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Monday, August 8, 2022
Conduct & Disciplinary Rules – 137
Disciplinary Rules – An introduction
PREAMBLE It is said that the essence of Government service is the sense of discipline to which all Government employees are subjected and the privileges to which they are entitled to. Two sets of rules cover the dos and don’ts for Government employees. The action to be taken for failure to observe the dos & don’ts as also other omissions and commissions codified. These are the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965.
CCS (Conduct)
Rules 1964
2. The Conduct expected of a Government servants are defined in CCS (Conduct) Rules 1964. Any conduct contrary to the provisions of this Rule is construed as Misconduct. Let us discuss about the definition of Misconduct in General. What constitutes misconduct and what is not construed as Misconduct from judicial view in the Appendix.
CCS (CCA) Rules 1965
3. Every Government servant is expected to
conduct himself as becoming of a Government servant as stipulated in Conduct
Rules. Accordingly any misconduct on his/her conduct is liable for penalty. The
various procedures to be adopted before awarding punishment for misconduct are
enumerated under CCS (CCA) Rules 1965. The lawmakers have embodied adequate
protection to the workforce to ensure that innocent and honest errors in
judgment are not penalized.
4. How and when a charge sheet could be issued, where a detailed enquiry is mandatory and what are the privileges available to charged official to prove his innocence are well enumerated in CCS (CCA) Rules 1965. But as is in vogue the officers tend to trespass the protection and inflict punishments which shake the conscience of common man even trifle omissions and commissions to highlight their ego and supremacy. But the judicial system in India has quite often come to the rescue of affected workmen to establish what natural justice is and what amount to violation of natural justice in departmental enquiry.
Role of Defence
Assistant
5.
The rules provide
for the charged official to take the help of a Defence Assistant. This facility
is indeed a boon. This form the part of the reasonable opportunity enshrined in
the constitution to a civil servant. A person in distress is seldom fit to defend
himself in the long drawn process of inquiry. It may be noted that even a good
surgeon does not do an operation on himself. A Defence Assistant is one who is
thorough with departmental rules and regulations. He should possess a fair
knowledge of the subtleties of examination and cross examination of witnesses
as in criminal trials. A person who
comes forward to help his colleagues in trouble gets the necessary training
only though experience.
6.
The Service Associations should mobilise more
persons in this line and train them so that they could help fellow employees in
distress. The Branch/Divisional Secretaries should play a vital role to
safeguard the interest of members when perverse officers tend to demoralize the
workmen with their sadist actions/orders. For this it is necessary that at
least the office bearers of the union are well conversant with rules and
procedures. These men should thereby invoke confidence among his colleagues to
combat the onslaught from the officers. The role of Defence Assistant is to
protect the interest of the charged officer and to ensure fair play in domestic
enquiry.
Sunday, August 7, 2022
Saturday, August 6, 2022
Friday, August 5, 2022
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Conduct & Disciplinary Rules – 136
DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
REMITTANCE OF CASH THROUGH BANK DRAFTS-LEVY OF COMMISSION
a.
The branches of state bank of India and
Associate banks which have currency chests but are not doing the work of the
postal Department have to issue bank drafts at par to post offices for
remittance of cash under the Reserve Bank of India Remittance Facility Scheme.
b. The
branches of State Bank of India and Associate banks which do not have currency
chest but are doing the work of the postal department under special
arrangements have to issue bank drafts to post offices for remittance of cash
at par under their own remittance facilities scheme. The branches of other
public sector bank that do the work of the postal department regardless of
their having currency chest or not have to issue demand drafts at par to post
office under the respective banks' own remittance facilities scheme. In this
connection RBI Circular No. GA. NB. No. 1898/64(6)-89/90, GA NB No.
1896/64(6)-89/90 and GA. N.B. No. 607/64(6) 90/91 dated 26th December 1989 and
8th September 1990 respectively, may be referred to.
[
R.B.I. No. GA. NB. No. 2441/GA. 64(6)-91/92 DG(posts) No. 28-3/89-CI dt.
01-4-92]
ISSUE OF DRAFTS BY SBI AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES WITHOUT CHARGING COMMISSION
It
has been intimated by the RBI vide their letter GA. NB. No. 3282/64(6)-89/90
dated 10.4.90 that free remittance facilities would be extended to Government
departments by only those branches which are authorised to effect remittances
under Reserve Bank of India Remittance Facilities Schemes. Free remittance
facilities may be extended to the Govt. Department by a bank which is acting as
accredited banker to that Govt. department. The remittances in such cases would
be effected between the branches of the bank under the bank's own remittance
facilities scheme. In other cases the banks would be entitled to charge commission
at the rate applicable under the rules.
[DG
(posts) No. 28-3/89-CI dtd. 7/90]
HOURS OF COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION OF DUTIES IN RMS OFFICES IN THE COUNTRY.
The
Staff Side raised an item in the JCM regarding the hours of commencement and
termination of duties in RMS offices. This issue has been examined in
consultation with the Staff Unions and the following guidelines are issued:
(i)
Timings for commencement of morning sets in RMS
The
morning sets should generally not commence before 0600 hours. This restriction
would, however, not apply to Circles in the Southern and Eastern parts of the
country
(ii)
Termination of Evening set.
The
evening sets should terminate before 2200 hours unless there are strong
operational grounds to continue the set after that time.
(iii)
Timings for closure of the Night Set.
The
night sets should normally close at or before 7.00 A.M. and any extension
thereafter in the timings should be an exception which would have to be
justified on operational grounds. (iv) Commencement of Night Set.
It
should generally be ensured that the Night sets commence before 11.00 A.M.
2.
As a consequence of these introductions, no wholesale review of set timings is
intended.
These
instructions will apply in sorting sets and not to Transit Mail Offices.
Timings of only those sorting sets need be reviewed that are not in conformity
with the above decisions. While reviewing the timings, the convenience of the
staff should be taken into account.
3.
There is no objection if in consultation with the local staff, it is considered
necessary to make any deviation from these instructions. Timings of the sets
fixed in consultation with the local staff unions in such cases, however, would
not be reviewed on this account.
DG Posts No. 28-1/92-PE II/D dt. 11.2.94)
PERIODICAL REVIEW OF ESTABLISHMENTS FOR REDEPLOYMENT
Review
of IRs on Regional and Circle Offices has revealed considerable arrears of
periodical review of postal and RMS staff. In view of the ban on creation of
new posts review and redeployment of spare staff is the only alternative
available to meet staff requirement elsewhere.
2.
While position in respect of postal staff is generally satisfactory same thing
can not be said in relation to RMS establishment.
3.
It has been desired by Member(O) that every Circle should identify the
periodical reviews in arrears and complete them within a time bound programme.
4.
Periodical reviews due for each division-postal as well as RMS will be one of
the annual targets to the fulfilled by the Superintendents and any shortfall
should be taken serious note of by the reporting and reviewing authorities to
the time of assessment of annual performance.
(DG(P)
17-7/2000-Inspn. dt. 11-5-2001)
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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