POSTPONEMENT OF SENIOR POSTMASTER EXAM

F. No. A-34012/6/2011-DE

Government of India

Ministry of Communication & IT

Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi, the 26^th December, 2011

Sub: - Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of senior Postmaster (Gazetted).

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to refer to this office letter No. of even dated 03.10.2011, wherein a notification was issued for conducting Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Senior Postmaster (Gazetted)on 31.12.2011.

2. The Competent Authority has now ordered to postpone the above examination until further orders. All the concerned may be informed suitably.

Yours faithfully,

SD/-

(K. Rameswara Rao)

Asstt. Director General (DE)

THIS IS THE TIME TO WISH

POSTAL PHOENIX'S VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY  WISHES TO  SRI K.MAGESH, SUB POSTMASTER, AKKUR-609301 .

List of Holidays for 2012

LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2012 

 

S.No.	Holiday	Date	Day
1	Republic Day	January 26	Thursday
2	Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad	February 05	Sunday
3	Mahavir Jayanti	April 05	Thursday
4	Good Friday	April 06	Friday

5	Tamil New Year	April 13	Friday
6	Buddha Prunima	May 06	Sunday
7	Independence Day	August 15	Wednesday
8	Idu'l Fitr	August 20	Monday
9	Vinayagar Chadurthi	Septemper 19	Wednesday
10	Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday	October 02	Tuesday
11	Saraswathi Pooja	October 23	Tuesday
12	Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)	October 24	Wednesday
13	Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid)	October 27	Saturday
14	Diwali (Deepavali)	November 13	Tuesday
15	Muharram	November 25	Sunday
16	Guru Nanak's Birthday	November 28	Wednesday
17	Christmas Day	December 25	Tuesday

10 year NSC-(IX) ISSUE

In accordance with the decisions taken by the Government on the basis of the recommendations of the Committee for Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF), headed by Smt Shyamala Gopinath, the then Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Notifications on changes made in various small saving schemes except 10-Year National Savings Certificate, have already been issued on 25^th November 2011. 

                The Notification for launch of new savings instrument, namely 10-Year National Savings Certificate (IX-Issue), 2011, has been issued today, the 29^th November, 2011. 

                The major highlights of this scheme are as follows:

·         Investments in Certificate will earn Interest at the rate of 8.7% p.a. compounded semi-annually.

·         On investment of Rs. 100, the depositor will get Rs. 234.35 on maturity of the Certificate.

·          This Certificate will be available in the denominations of Rs. 100, Rs. 500, Rs. 1000, Rs. 5000 and Rs. 10,000. 

·         There is no upper limit for investment in the Certificate. 

·         This Certificate can be transferred from a post office where it is registered to any other post office and it can be pledged as a security.

                The scheme will come into effect from 1^st December 2011. Details of the notification are attached herewith and can also be seen on the website of the Ministry of Finance i.e. http://www.finmin.nic.in.

Source : PIB Release, November 29, 2011

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

4G Technology:

Fourth generation communication technology is the next step for wireless communication system.

This 4G system is 200 times faster than present 2G mobile data rates and 10 times faster than present 3G broadband mobile.The data rate for present 3G broadband mobile rate is 2 Mbit/sec, where as 2G mobile data rate is 9.6 kbit/sec.

4G data rates and its merit:

4G mobile data transmission rates are planned to be up to 20 megabits per second which means that it will be about 10-20 times faster than standard ASDL services.

The main objectives of 4G are:

1)4G will be a fully IP-based integrated system.

2)This will be capable of providing 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit/s speeds both indoors and outdoors.

3)It can provide premium quality and high security.

4)4G offer all types of services at an affordable cost.

4G technology allow high-quality smooth video transmission. It will enable fast downloading of full-length songs or music pieces in real time.

New Operating System:

Windows is an world wide famous and realiable operating system for Computers.Microsoft launches its first widows operating system on 1985.Till now Microsoft presented various kind of windows operating system like windows 2000,Xp,Vista ..But In 2010 Microsoft totally going to change these concept by launching Cloud Based Operating System and rumors are there that MIDORI will be their first such operating system, which will replace Windows fully from computer map.

The main idea behind MIDORI is to develop a lightweight portable OS which can be mated easily to lots of various applications.

3D Processor Chip:

Scientist at University of Rochesterb have developed a new generation of Computer Processors. These processors are based on 3-Dimensional Circuits in contrary to 2-Dimensional Circuits of today.

This can be said as the next major advance in computer processors technology. The latest 3-D processor is running at 1.4 gigahertz in the labs of University.

This design means that every tasks such as Synchronicity, Power Distribution, and Long-Distance Signaling are all fully functioning in three dimensions for the first time
courtesy : yahoo.com

CHANGES IN POST OFFICE SB SCHEMES W.E.F 01.12.2011

 

SB ORDER dt 24.11.11	SCHEME	FEATURE	EXISTING	REVISED w.e.f. 01.12.2011	REMARKS AND ACTION TO BE TAKEN
22	KVP	CERTIFICATE ISSUE	Available	Discontinued	Existing stock to be returned from SO to HO and from HO to CSD after 30.11.2011
23	NSC	PERIOD	6 year	5 year	Rubber stamp to be affixed in NSCs about new period and maturity value.
		MATURITY VALUE	Rs.160.10 for Rs.100 Dn	Rs.150.90 for Rs.100 Dn
		10 YEAR NSC IX ISSUE	Not Available	Available	Features not mentioned now.
24	PPF	MAXIMUM SUBSCRIPTION LIMIT	Rs.70,000 per annum	Rs.1,00,000 per annum
		INTEREST RATE	8 % p.a	8.6 % p.a	New interest applicable for balance at credit in account from 01.12.2011
		LOAN INTEREST	1% p.a	2% p.a	1 % p.a Int will continue for Loan taken before 30.11.11
25	MIS	PERIOD	6 year	5 year	Rubber stamp to be affixed in PB about the new features
		INTEREST RATE	8 % p.a	8.2 % p.a
		BONUS	5 % on pri.	Discontinued
26	SB	INTEREST RATE	3.5 % p.a	4% p.a	New interest applicable for balance at credit from 01.12.2011
27	TD	PMC (from 6 months to 1 year)	No interest	SB Interest	For accounts closed on or after 01.12.2011
		PMC deduction	2 % Int less	1 % Int less	Refer Rule 8 and rate table in Rule 7 of POTD rules
	1 TD	INTEREST	6.25 %  Q.C.I	7.7 %   Q.C.I	Interest applicable for accounts opened on or after 01.12.11 (Q.C.I-Quarterly Compounded Interest)
	2 TD	INTEREST	6.5 %    Q.C.I	7.8 %   Q.C.I
	3 TD	INTEREST	7.25 %  Q.C.I	8.0 %   Q.C.I
	5 TD	INTEREST	7.5 %    Q.C.I	8.3 %   Q.C.I
28	RD	MATURITY VALUE	Rs.728.90 for Rs.10- Dn	Rs.738.62 for Rs.10- Dn	Proportionate value for other Denominations
29	AGENT COMM	PPF	1 %	Discontinued	Applicable for deposits made on or after 01.12.11
		SCSS	0.5 %	Discontinued
		MIS,TD,NSC	1 %	0.5 %
		RD (MPKBY)	4 %	4 %