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IF 7th CPC RECOMMENDS FOR  LTC TO FOREIGN COUNTRY DURING SERVICE THEN U WILL NEED PASSPORT FOR THE SAME - HERE ARE SOME TIPS HOW TO GET UR PASSPORT.

Many people still sweat over minor details such as how to fill the form and which documents are needed. Many people still hire agents and getting the process completed for a fee because no one wants to waste hours at government offices, running from one department to another in order to get basic things done. If you are one of these people, stop furrowing your brows and relax. It's easy to apply for a passport online. The process is long and you'll still have to go to the passport office, but you definitely won't need an agent to get the job done as long as you follow these steps.

1. Go to the Passport Seva website.
2. Click Register Now in the box titled Apply.
3. Now fill the form to create an account on the Passport Seva website. You need to select the passport office of the city you're living in now, not your native place. Also make sure that you enter the name exactly as it appears in your other documents to avoid any problems with your application. The rest of the form is pretty straightforward - it's just like signing up for any other website..
4. Click Register when done.
5. Now that you've created your account, return to the Passport Seva website.
6. Click the green Login button.
7. Enter your email address and click Continue.
8. Key in your email, password and the characters in the image. Click Login.
9. Click Apply for Fresh Passport/Reissue of Passport.
10. You can either download the form, fill it and upload it back to the website, or just fill the details online. We recommend that you fill the details online to save time.
    In case you want to download the form anyway, click Click here to download the soft copy of the form, in the first subheading on the page titled Alternative 1.
11. If you want to fill the form online, click on Click here to fill the application form online under Alternative 2. We suggest you choose this option as it is the easiest way to apply for your passport.
12. On the next page, you'll have to choose between a Fresh passport or Re-issue, aNormal or Tatkal passport, 38 pages or 60 pages. Make the selections as per your requirements, and click Next page.
13. You have to enter your personal information on the next page, and once again, the information you fill should match your other documents. If you have any doubts, you can refer to this official instruction booklet. Once you're done, clickSubmit Application at the bottom right.
14. After you've filled the form, return to the webpage mentioned in step 9.
15. Click View Saved/Submitted Applications.
16. You'll see the application you just submitted. Click the radio button next to it and click Pay and Schedule Appointment.
17. Select Online Payment and click Next.
    A list of Passport Seva Kendras from your city will appear on screen along with the date and time of the earliest available appointment.
18. Select one of these from the drop-down menu next to PSK Location.
19. Enter the characters in the image next to and click Next.
20. Click Pay and Book Appointment.
21. This will now take you to the payment gateway. Complete your payment and you'll be redirected to the Passport Seva website.
22. Now you'll see a page titled Appointment Confirmation with all the details of your appointment at the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK).
23. Click Print Application Receipt. The next page will show a detailed view of the application - again, click on Print Application Receipt.
24. On the next page you'll see a preview of the receipt. Once again, click Print Application Receipt to finally take a printout of the appointment confirmation.
25. You will need a print of this receipt to enter the PSK.

Now all you need to do is go to the PSK at the time mentioned in the receipt. Based on our experience, if you have all the required documents, your PSK visit shouldn't take more than two hours. You'll get your passport after police verification is complete. In the meantime, you can check the status of your application here. To track your application status:

1. Go to the website here.
2. Choose Passport from the drop down menu, and type in your case number (which the PSK gives you) and your date of birth, and click on Track Status to see the status of your application.

Simplification of Withdrawal process in NPS – Documentary requirements relaxed – No need for submitting Legal-Heir Certificate if nomination is available on record

Highlights of Railway Budget 2015-16

• No increase in passenger fares

• SMS alert to be introduced for train timings

• E-catering introduced in 108 trains, can order on IRCTC website

• To expand water vending machines on more stations

• On-board entertainment facility could be extended on Shatabdi trains

• Mobile charging stations will be introduced general class coaches

• More general class coaches will be added to select trains for benefit of the common man

• Railways plans to spend over Rs 8 lakh crore over five years

• Pension funds, multi-lateral banks have evinced interest in Railways

• Proposed the best operating ratio in nine years, of 88.5 per cent for 2015-16

• Railways to go through transformation in five years; to increase track capacity by 10 per cent to 1.38 lakh km

• To improve cleanliness & design of bed linen

• All India 24×7 grievances helpline 138 to start soon

• 7,000 more toilets to be replaced by Bio-Toilets, New toilets at 650 stations, more  vaccum toilets

• Passenger travelling unreserved  can procure a ticket within 5 minutes

• Railways will play a big role in socio-economic development of the country

• Railways carry a big burden of expectations

• Investments in railways will have multiplier effect

• Railways facilities have not improved significantly over last few years

• The cycle of under-investment should end

• Railways has to regain in share in freight traffic

• Railways aims to deliver a sustainable improvement in customer experience and make rail a safer means of travel

• Objective is to make Railways self-sustainable

Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules, 1972 - Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (PWD Act, 1995) – regarding

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Hon. Director General (Posts) and Secretary to Government of India Appeal in the context of Indefinite Strike proposed by Postal Joint Council of Action (PJCA) w.e.f. 06th May, 2015.

Veteran Communist leader Comrade Govind Pansare passes away

Veteran Communist Party of India leader Govind Pansare, who was shot at earlier this week, died at a hospital in Mumbai late Friday night after he was airlifted for treatment to the city on Friday evening from Kolhapur. He was 82.

Pansare, a prominent anti-toll protester, was shot at along with his wife in Kolhapur on Monday while they were taking a morning walk. After undergoing surgery at a hospital in Kolhapur immediately after the shooting, Pansare was flown to Mumbai and was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital, where he succumbed during treatment.

RED SALUTE TO COMRADE GOVIND PANSARE

Procedure to be followed in disciplinary proceedings – DOPT Instructions – CCS(CCA) Rules, 1965

F. No.11012/3/2015-Estt.A-III

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi

Dated February 18, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Importance of following the due process in disciplinary proceedings – regarding

This Department has been emphasising the necessity of conforming with the procedures prescribed in the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1965 [CCS(CCA) Rules, 1965] while dealing with the disciplinary proceedings conducted in Ministries/ Departments. Many a times the Hon’ble Administrative Tribunals and Courts have held the proceedings non-est for non-conformity of the procedure, without even going into the merits of the case. This issue was highlighted recently in the judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the B. V. Gopinath case in SLP No. 6348/2011.

2. Procedural lapses have also been noticed in a few cases referred to this Department for advice. Two areas where procedural lapses are frequently noticed are: (i) not following the procedure prescribed in Rule 14(18) of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 while conducting the disciplinary inquiry; and (ii) not following the procedures laid down in Rule 9 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 in the case of proceedings against retired Government servants.

3. Rule 14(18) of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965, provides that, “the inquiring authority may, after the Government servant closes his case, and shall, if the Government servant has not examined himself, generally question him on the circumstances appearing against him in the evidence for the purpose of enabling the Government servant to explain any circumstances appearing in the evidence against him.”. This is a formal action required to be taken by the inquiry officer before closing the inquiry. It has been seen that many a times this is not formally recorded and the inquiry gets vitiated. It is imperative that the inquiry is conducted strictly in accordance with the procedures prescribed.

4. Attention is also invited to Rule 9 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, while lays down that the departmental proceedings, if instituted while the Government servant was in service, whether before his/her retirement or during his re-employment, shall, after his/her final retirement, be deemed to be proceedings under the rule and shall be continued and concluded by the authority which commenced them, in the same manner as if the Government servant had continued in service. This rule also stipulates that where the departmental proceeding is instituted by an authority subordinate to the President, that authority shall submit a report recording its findings to the President.

5. All Ministries / Departments are requested to please bring to the attention of all concerned the necessity of conforming to the procedures prescribed for conducting departmental proceedings.

6. In this regard, attention is also invited to the ISTM publication ‘Handbook for Inquiry Officers & Disciplinary Authorities, 2013′, which can be used as a reference guide in such matters. The Handbook may be accessed under ‘Publications/Reports’ on this Department’s website: http://persrnin.nic.in/DOPT.asp.

-sd/ 

(J.A. Vaidyanathan)

Director (E)

Sukanya Samruddhi Yojana

MACP - Ministriy/Departments are advised to ensure strict compliance to the time limits indicated in MACPS for grant of benefits under this scheme as and when the employees become eligible for such benefits.

No.35034/3/2008-Estt. (D)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi, the 18th February, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:-MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES-instructions regarding,

This Department on the recommendation of Sixth Central Pay Commission in Para 6.1.15 of its report and in supersession of previous Assured Career Progression Scheme, vide O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) dated 19.05.2009 introduced the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) for the Central Government Civilian Employees which is operational w.e.f. 01.09.2008. MACP Scheme envisages the three financial upgradations at intervals of 10, 20 and 30 years of continuous regular service to all regularly appointed Group “A”, “B”, and “C” Central Government Civilian Employees.

2. As per para 6 of DOPT’s O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) dated 19.05.2009, the Screening Committee would follow a time-schedule and meet twice in a financial year preferably in the first week of January and first week of July of a year for advance processing of the cases maturing in that half. Accordingly, cases maturing during the first-half (April/September) of a particular financial year would be taken up for consideration by the Screening Committee meeting in the first week of January. Similarly, the Screening Committee meeting in the first week of July of any financial year would process the cases that would be maturing during the second-half (October-March) of the same financial year.

3. It has come to notice of this Department that the benefits of MACPS are not being granted as per the schedule/provisions in the MACP Scheme leading to dissatisfaction and grievances among the employees. Therefore, Ministriy/Departments are advised to ensure strict compliance to the time limits indicated in MACPS for grant of benefits under this scheme as and when the employees become eligible for such benefits.

sd/-

(Mukta Goel)

Director(E-I)

NFIR to meet 7th Pay Commission for Merger of DA with Pay, Interim Relief on 25.02.2015 – Oral evidence on 7th CPC Memorandum submitted by federations to commence from 15.03.2015

National Federtion of Indian Railwaymen

3, Chelmsford road, New Delhi – 110 005

 No.IV/NFIR/7th CPC/Corres/Pt.V

Dated: 18-02-2015

 The General Secretaries of
Affiliated Unions of NFIR

Dear Brother,

Sub: Meeting with the 7th Central Pay Commission – reg.

A meeting will take place between the JCM Staff Side and the 7th Central Pay Commission on 25th February 2015. Following issues are expected to be discussed in the meeting.

• Minimum Wage
• Interim Relief &
• Merger of DA with Pay.

It may also be noted that the Oral evidence on the Memorandum submitted by the Federation will commence from 15th March 2015, but however, the dated will be confirmed later on.

 Yours fraternally,

 Sd/-

(Dr.M.Raghavaiah)

General Secretary

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QUERIES REGARDING POSTMAN / MAILGUARD RECRUITMENT APPLICATION

1. How to apply for the post?The detailed Notification and link for applying online is available at the website viz. www.dopmah.in

2. Can a candidate who is awaiting final result apply for the post?A candidate must have passed the qualifying Matriculation examination as on closing date of online Registration.

3. A candidate who passed out from distance education, can apply for this job?A candidate must have passed the qualifying Matriculation examination from a Recognized Board.

4. What is the crucial date for determining age limit?Closing date of online registration i.e. 18th Feb, 2015.

5. For PH (physically handicapped) candidate what is the Age Relaxation?For OC candidate: 27 years + 10 years, for OBC candidate: 30 years +10 years, for SC/ST candidate: 32 years +10 years.

6. Whether NOC has to be produced by the candidates from PSUs/ Govt. Departments, at the time of registration?NOC will be asked from the selected candidates at the time of joining the post.

7. Whether SC/ST/OBC caste certificate in the State Government Proforma allowed?No, SC/ST/OBC caste certificate should be in the format prescribed for employment under the Government of India & issued by the competent authority. Please refer to notification.

8. Can an Ex-serviceman get any age relaxation?Yes, as per rules of Government of India.
For OC Candidate, His/her Actual Age (minus) Number of Years served in armed forces ≤ 30 years.
For OBC Candidate, His/her Actual Age (minus) Number of Years served in armed forces ≤ 33 years.
For SC/ST Candidate, His/her Actual Age (minus) Number of Years served in armed forces ≤ 35 years.

9. I am not residing in Maharashtra. Can I apply for the post in Maharashtra Postal Circle?Yes. The Aptitude Test for 100 marks will be conducted in centres identified by the department in Maharashtra. Out of 100 marks, Questions for 25 marks will be set in Marathi & Konkani. Kindly refer to Pattern and syllabus for the examination in Notification.

10. I am not residing in Maharashtra. Can I pay the fees in any Post Office in India?No. Payment should be made only in the identified Post Offices having e-Payment facility, in Maharashtra Postal 
Circle. The list is provided in the website.

11. I am unable to complete the Application. It comes out and gives message.
You are either “Not Eligible to Apply according to criteria in notification” or “the inputs are not filled properly”. Please read the message carefully & Retry the Registration. For more help please click on the “Instruction” tab and fill the form for a resolution.

12. What to do if photograph and signature are not getting uploaded?Please check the size of photograph (10 to 20 KB) and signature (5 to 10 KB) and format of files must be JPG or JPEG.

13. Can the photograph and signature be uploaded at the time of downloading admit card?No, the photograph and signature are to be uploaded at the time of registration only.

14. I have printed the Challan. Where do I deposit the FEE and by when it can be deposited?You can pay your FEE in CASH at the identified Post offices with E-Payment facility listed on the Home Page 
of www.dopmah.in can be paid within 3 days from the last date of Registration i.e. it should be paid on or before 21st Feb, 2015. 

15. After payment of Fee at Post Office, how do I update my payment information?Click Login in the website and input the fields, as required. With reference to the Payment receipt issued by the Post Office, You are required to update the following:
1. Postman/Mail Guard Exam Receipt No

16. If the print out of the payment challan could not be taken after registration, can it be taken out at a later date?Yes. The print out of the payment challan can be taken at a later date on “Login” and input the fields , as required. 
This option will be available only till the date mentioned in the notification.

17. Whether the registration number can be viewed again if the same has not been noted down at the time of
submission of application.Yes. The same can be retrieved from the email & SMS sent to you at the time of Registration.

18. Whether educational / community certificates are required to be attached along with registration?No. Supported certificates are not required to be attached along with registration. These certificates will be verified for the selected candidates after the declaration of result.

19. Whether a candidate can register again if he has given any wrong information previously?No. Once submitted, no changes can be made at any stage.

20. What is FEE to be paid?Please refer to Notification. Payable Amount is either Rs. 100/- or Rs. 500/- and is printed on the FEE Challan.

21. Will Admit Card in hardcopy be sent to me by post?No. Only softcopy of Admit Card should be downloaded from the website using Registration number and input the fields, as required. Please visit the website regularly for updates.

22. What is the model of written examination? Please give some selective book?Written paper will consist of multiple choice objective type questions and will be OMR based. No specific book is recommended. Kindly refer to Pattern and syllabus for the examination in Notification.

23. What is the syllabus?Please SEE BELOW topic.

24. What should I do if there is lot of delay in accessing the page?Speed for Registration of On-Line Application on Internet, is based on various factors like Internet Speed, large number of candidates trying to register the application at the same time etc. Therefore if you are not able to get the pages for registration immediately, please retry after a gap of 15 minutes or during off-peak hours during the night.

25. How do I know that my application is registered?Successful Registration is indicated by the Page displayed after clicking the Submit Button indicating the generated "REGISTRATION NO." The same will be sent through an email to email ID & SMS to mobile number of the candidate given in the application.

26. I did not receive the email intimation for registration of my application?"REGISTRATION NO." is sent by auto-response confirmation emails. Delivery of these emails purely depends upon the correctness of E-Mail ID provided, Policy of your E-Mail Service Provider to accept and Divert such emails under Bulk or Spam Mails or bounce back such mails without accepting it due to heavy number of emails generated by our Applications. In case of Govt. /official /company Email Ids, delivery is controlled by your Company Policies. Therefore, please do not expect replies from us, if you do not receive such confirmation/auto-response Emails. "REGISTRATION NO." is also sent by SMS to mobile number of the candidate given in the application. For the problem of service provider, department shall not be responsible for non-receipt of email / SMS.

Revised Syllabus for POSTMAN / MAIL GUARD for Direct Recruitment Examination : 

The candidates shall be subjected to an Aptitude Test of the level of Matriculation covering the following subjects/topics.

Total Marks – 100

Part Syllabus

A - General Knowledge (25 marks with 25 questions of 1 mark each)
Topics: Geography, Indian History, Freedom Struggle, Culture & Sports, General Polity & Constitution of India, Economics, General Science, Current Affairs and Reasoning & Analytical ability of 10th standard (Examiner may set 2 to 3 questions from each topic)

B - Mathematics (25 marks with 25 questions of 1 mark each)
Topics: Number Systems, Computation of whole Numbers, Decimals & Fractions, Relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio & Proportion, Profit & Loss, Simple Interest, Average, Discount, Partnership, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Use of Tables & Graphs, Mensuration (Examiner may set 1 to 2 questions from each topic)

C(i) - English(25 marks with 25 questions of 1 mark each)
Topics: Articles, Prepositions, conjunctions, tenses, verbs, synonyms & antonyms, vocabulary, sentence structure, Proverbs, Phrases, questions from a small unseen passage. etc (Examiner may set five questions from one unseen passage and 2-3 questions from remaining topics)

C (ii) - Regional Language (25 marks with 25 questions of 1 mark each)
Topics (for Hindi): Shabd Pad, Kriya Bhed, Mishr & Sanyukt Vakya, Vakyo ka Rupantaran, Swar Sandhi, Alankar, Samas, Muhavare & Lokoktiyan, Ashudh Vakya Shodhan, Apathit Gadyansh (Examiner may set five questions from one Apathit Gadyansh and 2to 3 questions from remaining topics). These topics shall be replicated in Regional Languages.

REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT FROM PERSONS SUFFERING WITH DISABILITY.

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RAIL RESERVATION CONFIRMATION UNDER EMERGENCY/VIP/HO QUOTA: NEW PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF REQUEST.

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ENCASHMENT OF LEAVE WHILE AVAILING LTC SEPARETLY - CLARIFICATION

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TRAVEL BY PREMIUM TRAINS ON LTC - Clarification

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Maharastra Circle( Maharastra and Goa State ) issued notification for recruitment for the Post of Postman/Mail Guard/MTS cadre.

To know available vacancy, Rules and Regulation log on  www.dopmah.in from 24.01.2015 at 1600hrs.

The last date for submission the online form is 18.02.2015 at 23.59hrs.

Model Calendar for the Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs)

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SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON RECOVERY OF EXCESS PAYMENT

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