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Revised Train Fares for Journey in AC-First Class, AC-2 Tier, Executive Class & First Class from 01.04.2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

The Ministry of Railways has revised passenger fares with effect from tomorrow i.e. 1st April 2012 in AC-First Class, AC-2 tier, Executive Class and First Class only. There is no revision in other classes of travel. The revised fares in these classes would be applicable to all types of trains on Indian Railways network. 
The revised fares will also apply to tickets issued in advance for journeys to commence on or after 1st April 2012. In the case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rates, the difference in fares from 1st April 2012 will be recovered from passengers either by TTEs in the trains or by the booking offices before commencement of the journey by the passengers as per the usual practice in case of such fare revisions.
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FIVE YEARS ABSENCE IS CONSIDERED A RESIGNATION


New Delhi, Mar 30, 2012(PIB): The CCS (Leave) Rules has been amended by the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) vide Notification F.No.13026/2/2010-Estt.(L)] dated 29.03.2012. You can't take leave excess five years.
According to the new amendment, the Government Servants cannot be granted any kind of leave for a continuous period more than 5 years. It has been further laid down that any government servant if absent from duty for more than 5 years continuously with or without leave (other than on Foreign Service), they shall be deemed to have resigned from their post. The said notification is placed below for your ready reference.

Click here for the notification.

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SB Order No 04/2012 - Revision of Interest Rates of Small Savings w.e.f. 1st April, 2012

SB Order No.04/2012

No.113-01/2011-SB
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001.
Date: 30.03.2012

To
All Heads of Circles/Regions
Addl. Director General, APS, New Delhi.

Subject:- Revision in Interest Rates of Small Savings Schemes w.e.f 1st April 2012.
Sir / Madam,

The undersigned is directed to say that vide its OM No. 6-1/2011-NS-II (Pt.) dated 26.03.2012,
Ministry of Finance (DEA) has revised interest rates of Small Savings Schemes from 1st of April 2012.

Detail about old and revised rates is given below:-

INTEREST RATE TABLE
Name of Scheme
Period
Interest rates from 1.12.2011
Interest rates
from 1.4.2012
Savings Account
General
4.00%
4.00%
Time Deposit
1 Year
7.7%
8.20%

2 Year
7.8%
8.30%

3 Year
8.0%
8.40%

5 Year
8.3%
8.50%
5 Years Recurring Deposit
5 years
8.0%
8.40%

Monthly Income Account
5 Years
8.2%
8.50%

Sr. Citizen Savings Scheme Account
5 Years
9%
9.30%

Public Provident Fund Scheme
Account
15 Years
8.6%
8.80%

National Savings Certificates (VIIIth)
issue
5 Years
8.4%
8.60%

National Savings Certificate (IX-Issue)
10 Years
8.7%
8.90%


2. This is for information of the field staff as well as general public and Notifications will be
circulated as an received from MOF(DEA).

 3. This issues with the approval of DDG(FS)


Yours faithfully,

(Kawal Jit Singh)
Assistant Director (SB)
Copy to:-

1. DDG(FS)/DDG(VIG)/JS&FA/DDG(PAF)/DDG(RB)/DDG (Estt.)/DDG(PG & Inspections)/DDG
(PCO)
2. Director (FS)/Director (CBS), Dak Bhawan.
3. Director of Audit (P&T), Delhi.
4. Resident Audit Officer, Room No.517-B, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi.
5. All Directors/Dy. Directors of Accounts, Postal
6. Director, Postal Staff College, Ghaziabad.
7. All Directors, Postal Training Centres.
8. Director PTC Mysore for uploading the SB order on India Post Web Site.
9. A.D (Tech), SDC Chennai O/o CPMG T.N.Circle, Chennai.
10. AD /Inspection/PF/Vigilance
11. All Accounts Officers ICO(SB)
12. All recognized unions.
13. MOF(DEA), NS-II, North Block, New Delhi
14. Director, NSI, CGO Complex,’A’Wing, 4th Floor, Seminary Hills, Nagpur-440006
15. PS to Member (T)
16. PPS to Secretary Posts

Original Order Below:



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ANNUAL INTEREST CALCULATION 2011-12 in V2 SBCO Software

Friday, March 30, 2012
New V2 SBCO Software for Interest Calculation will expected 31/03/2012 today evening



ANNUAL INTEREST CALCULATION 2011-12in V2 SBCO Software

        The Directorate had issued order to run the annual interest calculation  2009-10 in Sanchay Post  in view of the proposed implementation of CBS as given below vide SB Order No:17-2009 No:76-01/09-SB Dt: 08.12.2009. As referred above, under modified POSB Vol-1-  Rule: 73, it is mentioned that “73.(1)  Now all HPOs are working on SBLAN in system Software and the interest is calculated by the system software in computer. After completion of posting of transactions of 31st March of a particular year (including all SOs of 31st March LOTs), command for calculation of IBB, calculation interest and then interest posting should be given by the Postmaster [Supervisor]. Printout of Interest Statement in duplicate for HO and triplicate in case of SOs and MDGs should be taken. One copy of interest statement should be transferred to SBCO and second copy should be sent to SOs and MDGs. Third copy should be kept in guard file as office copy. SBCO should charge the total amount of interest in statistical Registers of April”.
 As no direction has been received from Directorate for calculation of  Annual Interest Calculation and release of Interest Statement  2011-12, the procedure adopted  in the year 2010-11 may be followed. As such SBCO working V2 SBCO may also calculate Annual Interest calculation in V2 software

 “As the maximum limit of Saving accounts has been removed the  maximum balance should be corrected  as “99999999” from 01.04.2011 to 30.11.2011 and also  from  01.12.2011 to 31.03.2012. Otherwise IBB will be limited to Rs.1 lakh and 2 lakh only"

            Hence, it is kindly requested to run the discrepancy option in Bridge Software to identify the discrepancies before running the Annual Interest calculation in V2 software. After running the Annual Interest calculation, once again run the discrepancy option to identify the interest corrections between the annual interest of V2 software & Sanchay Post  software.
            The difference if any in (Interest) V2 SBCO may be corrected through Interest Rectification Register and (Difference in Interest) Sanchay post corrected  through OM/ Maintaining separate register . After reconciliation of this process , one copy of Annual Interest Statement should be sent to the sub office for necessary action.  In the case of minus balances, if it could not be reconciled at your end, please raise objections for reconciliation.
 I reiterate the procedure for running interest statement 2011-12 in V2 SBCO for ready reference  to our SBCO staff
            PROCEDURE FOR SB/NSS/PPF ANNUAL INTEREST CALCULATION IN V2 SBCO SOFTWARE
  1. Clear all the minus balances before running the IBB calculation
  2. Raise objections for the remaining minus balances accounts for reconciliation with passbook.
  3. Clear all the Un-posted items through the option .1. – Transaction – Modification – LOT – F6 option – Option .2. Account creation –enter the account number – enter the binder number instead of ‘UP’ binder
  4. Enter the IBB for transfer-in accounts and Revival accounts thro option – Utilities –IBB entry
5.      Delete the duplicate account number through the ‘SBX’ software – Misc option –Delete duplicate number – Delete the second record one by one by using Ctrl + T key
RECONCILIATION: Before running annual interest statement, run the discrepancy once again to pair the balances of v2 sbco & Sanchay post balances.
1.      After tallying the SB63 office wise figure with V2 grand summary figure, do the backup in HDD and CD.
2.      Check up the financial year as 01.04.2011to 31.03.2012 in the option – Master Maintenance – System Admn – 3.HO Details
3.      Check up the Interest Rate –



i)                    SB/JA/JB/PEN –  01-04-2011 to 30.11.2011 =3.5% and
                                         01.12.2011 to 31.03.2012   = 4 %
ii)                  PPF – 01-04-2011 to 30.11.2011   =  8% and
                      01.12.2011 to 31.03.2012    = 8.6 %
iii)                 NSS87/92 – 7.5%
4.      No interest for the Public A/c, Security A/c , MVSD , TA  w.e.f. 01.01.2006
5.      Change the Financial year setup as given below , before running annual interest calculation for SB /PPF/NSS87 & 92 categories
CATEGORY
FROM DT
TODT
INTEREST
NO OF
MONTHS
MIN BAL
MAXBAL

SA
01-04-2011
30-11-2011
3.5 %
8
20
99999999
01-12-2011
31-03-2012
4 %
4
20
99999999
JA&JB
01.04.2011
30-11-2011
3.5 %
8
20
99999999
01-12-2011
31-03-2012
4 %
4
20
99999999
TP
01-04-2011
30-11-2011
3.5 %
8
20
99999999

01-12-2011
31-03-2012
4 %
4
20
99999999

REMARK: The interest period from date and to date for the previous financial year is to be deleted.
NOTE:  While checking 5% interest and comparing with Sanchay Post Interest , If IBB for any  period from 01.04.2011 to 30.09.2011 exceeded the limit of Rs.100000 for SA and for Rs.200000 for JA &JB ,necessary I.A. correction may be given.

CALCULATION OF INTEREST:
1.      Run the index service for all offices
2.      Run the update option for all offices
3.      Again, run the index services for all offices
4.      Run the IBB CALCULATION  - select the option Office wise / Yearly for all offices [To run Annual interest]
5.      Again, run the update option & Index services for all offices
6.      Run the service charges option – Report – Annual Report – 4.Service charges
a.      Before given ‘Yes’ i.e. deduction of service charges, take service charge print out, since after given ‘YES’, for the deduction of service charges, due to software problem, the service charges for some accounts are not displayed in the print option.
7.      Give “Yes” to deduct the service charge [The service charge will be automatically adjusted in the office wise Register SB63 on 31.03.2012 as With – Part II ]
8.      Again, run the update option & Index service for all offices     
    9.  Now, the Interest statement is ready to print

SERVICE CHARGE

1.      Separate service charge list for each office is not required, since the same is shown in Annual Interest Statement.
2.      Take a print of grand summary of service charge THREE COPIES – Report – Annual Report – 6.S.Charge [SB63] - [SBCO – SB BRANCH – ACCOUNTS to adjust under UCR]
RECONCILIATION: After running annual interest statement, run the discrepancy once again to pair the balances of V2 SBCO & Sanchay post balances
ANNUAL INTEREST STATEMENT / SILENT LIST PRINT OUT
1.      Take Interest statement    one  copy   and keep it with SBCO after comparing  with the interest  received from Sanchay post.
2.      Take “SBCO DIRECTORY’ backup in CD and sent to AO, ICO

UPGRADATION

1.      Before running this option, run the index service for all offices
2.      Check the Financial year as 01.04.2011 to 31.03.2012
3.      Run the Up-gradation option – Master maintenance – Up-gradation – select all Offices – give ‘yes’
4.      After Up-gradation, logout from the SBCO menu, again Login and run the index service before first operation

Thanks to
Mr. T.RETNASWAMY
CS, AISBCE Union
TN CIRCLE.