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)
No comments:
Post a Comment