DoP seek Cabinet nod to set up Payments Bank

          The Department of Posts (DoP) is expected to seek Cabinet nod within two months for raising Rs.292 crore from public investment board to set-up Payments Bank, for which it has already got the RBI approval.
“We expect the fund to be cleared in two months,” an official source told PTI.
Payments bank licence will allow companies to collect deposits (initially up to Rs.1 lakh per individual), offer Internet banking, facilitate money transfers and sell insurance and mutual funds.
Besides, they can issue ATM or debit cards, but not credit cards. The Department expects revenue of over Rs.550 crore from PBI in first 5 years. The postal department had earlier tried for Rs.632 crore fund approval from government for full fledged banking services but it was not cleared by PIB.
Government has in-principle agreed to the entry of Postal Department in banking service through payments bank route.
“The DoP expects to roll out Payment Bank services by March 2017. There are no major infrastructure issue with the department. Only there is need to set up a data centre and disaster recovery centre which will be done soon,” the official said.
Consultants
The Postal department computerised about 25,000 of its departmental post offices but rural post offices will be provided handheld devices for digitalising records.
The Department is in final stages of appointing a consultant that will guide it in setting up payment banks.
The Payments Bank entity is proposed to have its own employees and IT infrastructure. — PTI
The DoP expects to roll out Payment Bank services by March 2017. There are no major infrastructure issue with the department

Swachh Bharat Mission - Programme in Post offices

The Secretary (Posts) has instructed all Circle Heads to take immediate action under the Swachh Bharat Mission as per the following program detailed below:

25^th to 27^th Sept 2015 - Special cleanliness drive for all Departmental Post Office and administrative office buildings.

28^th to 30^th September 2015 - Special cleanliness drive for all Departmental Post Office and administrative office campuses.

1^st to 5^th October 2015 - Special cleanliness drive for all Branch Post Offices.

6^th to 10^th October 2015 - Weeding out of old record, unserviceable items as well as carrying out minor maintenance of departmental buildings.

11^th October 2015 - Special cleanliness drive organized by all Postal employees and officers to clean public places in the immediate vicinity of Post Offices; attempt should be made to involve local self Government bodies and district administration

It has also been instructed to complete the programmes in true letter and spirit and to send high resolution photos in soft copy to the Directorate for each and every programme.

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Postman/Mail Guard Examination is  Scheduled to be held on 1/11/2015.

Notification issued on 16/09/2015
last date of submission of applications 15/10/2015

Vacancies;-  
                      MTS To Postman 181
                       (Eligibility - 3 yrs of service as on 01/04/2015)
                     
                     GDS To Postman-155
                       (Eligibility:- 5 years of service as on 01/04/2015)
                     Age: OC:       50Y as on 01/04/2015
                              OBC:    53 Y as on 01/04/2015
                              SC/ST: 55 as on 01/04/2015

Revision of Cycle Maintenance Allowance of GDS Mail Carrier / Mail Deliverers

                        

                       

                         Postal Directorate vide memo no F. NO 41-1/2011 - PAP dated 15.09.2015 has issued orders revising the CMA of GDS to Rs 90/- per month with immediate effect. It was also ordered that the CMA will be increased by 25% as and when the DA payable on revised pay scales goes up by 50% in future.

A VIEW OF GENERAL STRIKE ON 02-09-2015 AT RAMACHANDRAPURAM  (H.P.O)