update..

1. 14th April 2010 (Wednesday) has been declared as a Closed Holiday on account of Birth Anniversary of Dr. B R Ambedkar vide OM No. 12/3/2010-JCA-2 Dated the 29th March, 2010 of Department of Personnel & Training, Govt. of India.
2. Directorate has placed orders with vendors on 30.03.2010 for supply of Laptops to Sub-Divisions. Consignments are expected to reach Sub-Division in about 4 to 6 weeks’ time.

Recast merit list of PSS group-B Exam-2008

Postal Directorate vide its letter No.A-34013/1/2008-DE dated 22.03.2010 has communicated the recast list of successful candidates of PS Gr. B Exam 2003-2006 held on 16-17 February 2008 in accordance with CAT, Chandigarh Bench Order dated 01.10.2008 in MA No.562/2008 arising out OA No.35/HP/2008. The recast list is subject to outcome of Apex Court's judgement in the case of UOI and another versus Sri K Perumal and others.

Information from Andra Circle Blog

Reverification of membership

Dte has issued order for reverification of membership of all service unions / associations.

A copy of the letter of authorisation is being sent to all the working commitee members.

Please arrange to collect the letter duly signed from all the members in your division/unit.

A copy of the letter of authorisation is given on the left side . The same can be downloaded and used.

New PMG for NR

Sri H.K.Sharma has taken over the charge of
PMG Calicut on 22/03/2010 A/N.

The associaton extends a warm welcome to the new PMG

Posting of ASPs as HSA in TD Units - Reply from CO

Reply received from Circle Office againt our representation regarding

posting of ASPs as HSA of TD units is given above:

Special Casual Leave for All India Conference

DPS Calicut relieved

DPS Calicut Sri Shibu M Job has relieved on 19/03/2010.
The post of DPS Calicut is vacant now as no posting is done by Directorate

Regulation of journeys by Private Airlines while availing LTC

Regulation of journeys by Private Airlines while availing LTC
Government had earlier in the month of July 2009 issued orders restricting all kinds of Air Travel including LTC by AIR India.
Now Dept of Personnel & Training in OM no 31011/2/2006-Estt(A) dated 11-03-10 has clarified that the restriction of Travel by Air India only need not applicable to those officials who are not entitled to Air Travel but travel by Air and claim LTC reimbursement for entitled class of rail.

Historic judgmentby the CAT, Chennai on PSS Group B Examination

Source IRM ASRM Association Blog

Historic judgmentby the CAT, Chennaiin PSS Group B Examination.In view of such circumstances, if this selection is restricted for the vacancy for the year 2003, no harm would be caused to any of the eligible candidates who faced the examination and thus selection for the year 2003 is held valid and the selection for the vacancies for 2004,2005 and,2006 are held to be defective, arbitrary irrational and discriminatory. Thus the claim of the applicants is allowed partly, directing the respondent to declare year wise vacancies for the years 2004,2005,2006 i9n respect of promotion to the cadre of P.S.S. Group B by preparing year wise list of eligible candidates and also vacancies and thereafter hold fresh Limited Departmental Competitive Examination9(LDCE) restricting the present selection only for the vacancies for the year 2003.In result, the OA is partly allowed as above, with no order as to costs.

Publications for PSS Gr.B Exam..

An extract of the e-mail message from the GS in connection with the matter mentioned above is reproduced below for our members.

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At the initiative of DG Posts, PTC Vadodara has brought out the following publications to the benefit of aspiring candidates for PS Group B examination:

(1) Question papers of past years for the PS Gr B Exam.

(2) Reading material.

(3) Model question paper containing 5 sets.

Cost of one complete set is Rs 1000/- (Rupees One thousand only). Remittance should be made by eMO only to the following address:

Publication Division, Postal Training Centre, Vadodara 390022

Publications will be sent by speed post. Please write your complete address with PIN code in the communication portion of the MO form.

S.Samuel

GS

New RIFA for NR

Sri Ganesh, RIFA NR has been transferred to Karnataka Circle.

Sri Ramachandran will be the new RIFA and he has taken over the charge
on 08/03/2010

Working Comiitee Meeting Held on 25/2

The Working committee meeting was held on 25/2 at Thrissur with the following agenda
1. Merging of IP/ASP
2. Set up of TD Offices and propsal to post ASP and HSA
3. Set up of separate cadre for Postmasters
4. All India Conference at Delhi
5. Circle Conference
6. Any Other matter
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In the opening session Sri Nirmal Kumar, present secretary expressed his diffculty to
continue as secretry as he is holding the chage of Tirur Divsion. As such the commitee
unanimously elected Sri Ajith Kumar, joint secretary as the Secretary till the election is held.

1. After the prolonged discussion over the issue of merger of cadre of IP and ASP,
the circle chapter agreed for meger of IP and ASP provided the nomenclature of the
cadre will remain as ASP wiht gztd status and GP of Rs.4600/-.

2. Regarding setting up of TD sorting , the committe unanimously passed resolution to protest
againt the move of the administration to post ASP and HSA, a purely operative post. It has also been decided to take up the issue with Circle administration and CHQ.

3. Postmasters cadre: The issue discussed in detail and will be brought to the notice of CHQ. The proposal mouted by the Department should be implemented without hampering the interest of our cadre.This issue will be discussed in all India meeting.

4. The folowing CWC members have been slected for attending the all India meeting
1. Nirmal Kumar 2. Ajithkumar 3.Venunathan Pillai 4.Mohammed Shareef and 5.Permanand Kumar.It has also been decided to contribute Rs.200/- by each member towards the coupon collection sent by the CHQ ( Rupees 16000/-) .

5. The next Circle General body meeting will be held at Kollam on May 8. Funds for this meeting will be met from the collection for the all India meeting made from our Circle.

6. Sri Ajithkurian, ASP (CO), Sri Jayakumar IP (RO Cochin) and Sri Mohammed Shareef , ASP(Mails) RO Calicut were entrusted the job of updaing the blog of the association with latest developments.

7. It has been brought to the notice of the commitee by some members that one of our CWC member is maintaining a separate identical blog of our assocaition in parallel and the blog understood to have article against the interest of the association. The committe has requested the member to withdraw the blog

8. The move of some superintendents to attach the newly selcted RPLI/PLI agents ( outsiders )to the sub division for processing the policies secured by them was objected by some of our members. The item will be taken up with CPMG in the next meeting. The committe unanimously decided to request the cheif to evolve a mechanism through wich every such new item of work will be discussed with the association before it is being implemented by the divisions.

9. The members also requested to take up the issue of conducting the DPC for III MACP and for regular promotion of ASPs. The item will be taken in the next meeting with CPMG.

10. The commitee decided to request all the CWC members to collect Rs.200/- from all the members and send to the treasurer at the earliest.

Meeting concluded at 1600 hours

Ajith Kumar
Secretary

DPS Movements

Sri. Shibu M Job, DPS Calicut transferred and posted as DPS, Kochi

Smt. Mariamma Thomas, DPS Kochi transferred and posted as DPS(HQ), AP Circle

New PMG, Calicut

Shri. H.K. Sharma (IPoS 1978), PMG (MM), WB Kolkata is posted as PMG, Calicut vice Smt. Hilda Abraham promoted and posted as CPMG, MP Circle.