Common terms related with legislature- Study material for IPO Examination

By  election	Special election to  a seat rendered vacant during the term of an elected person
Coalition	Temporary union of political parties for a special purpose
Federation	A political unit on which a number of smaller political units  political units devolve certain power over themselves and their citizens
Impeachment	Prosecution of a very high public  official by the legislature for alleged offences otherwise beyond the normal reach of law
Mid  -term election	An election to the legislature before completion pfits full term usually because of dissolution
Plebiscite	Direct vote of electors on  a political issue of importance
Proportional representation	A system under which a legislature reflects the strength of the various political parties among the electorate at large
Question Hour	Session of the legislature usually begins  with question hour in which members can ask questionon any aspect of administration
Ratification	The formal adoption by   a state of a treaty signed by its representatives It is effected by  an exchange of documents , embodying their formal adoption of the treaty , between the states concerned
Referendum	A reference of a particular Political  question  to  the electorate  for  a direct  decision by  a popular vote
Republic	Form  of government  without a monarch
Snap Vote	A  vote taken  unexpectedly  without voters having been  briefed in advance
Supplementary  question	The question asked  in  parliament based on  the answer to  the main  question
Zero  Hour	Time allotted in the house  every day  for  miscellaneous business  ie  call  attention  notice  , questions on official  statements and adjournment  motions
Adult franchise	The voting right conferred on  every adult  without  distinction   to  elect  any  candidates
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Direct recruitment of Postal Assistant /Sorting Assistant in all Circle in India

Applications are invited from eligible Applicants for filling of vacancies of PA/SA

1. Scale of Pay : 5200-20200 with grade pay of Rs 2400+ admissible allowance.
2.Age Limit : OC 18-27 years, SC/ST relaxable up to 5 years and 3 years for OBC
3.Educational Qualification : 10+2 Standard or 12 th Class with at least 60 %marks and above from any recognized /Board of school Education,English as Compulsory subject for OC candidate, 55% for OBC and 45% for SC/ST.
4. Pattern of Examination : The Applicants shall be subjected to an Aptitude Test with total 100 marks .
5. Computer /Typing test - The typing test will be and test of data entry operations will be conducted on computer key board .
6.Applicants numbering five times the number of vacancies in each category shall be declared qualified for appearing Computer/ Typing test based on the marks secured by them in Aptitude Test .
7. Cost of application Form- The Application form is sold at price of Rs 50/- and sale will be through All Head Post offices and identified Post offices in the Circles.last date for sale closes on 25.09.2012.there will  not be sold after 25.09.2012.
8. Examination Fee : Rs 200/- All Female and SC/ST /Physically Handicapped Categories are exempted from payment of Examination Fee.

So Hurry up !!! Grab the opportunity.

Clarification on the admissibility of House Rent Allowance to the Central Government Employees posted at Greater Noida — regarding

No. 2(8)12012-E.(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, 6th August, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Clarification on the admissibility of House Rent Allowance to the Central Government Employees posted at Greater Noida — regarding.

It has been observed that payment of HRA @ 30% of Basic Pay is being made by certain Ministries/Departments to the Central Government employees posted at Greater Noida, in violation of the instructions issued by this Ministry in this regard, from time to time.

2. It is, therefore, clarified that Greater Noida was an Unclassified’ town/place for the purpose of grant of HRA prior to 01/09/2008 and consequent upon the implementation of the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission. it has been classified as 'Z’ class town/place w.e.f. 01/09/2008 vide this Ministry’s O.M. No. 2(13)/2008-E-II(B) dated 29/08/2008 on grant of House Rent Allowance to the Central Government employees and classification of cities/towns for this purpose.

3. Financial Advisers of All Ministries/Departments are, therefore, requested to ensure the implementation of the aforesaid O.M. in letter & spirit

4. Hindi version is also attached.

sd/-

(Anil Sharma)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source: www.finmin.nic.in 
[http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/hra_cca/HRA_Clarif_GNoida.pdf]

India Post Announces Special Discount of 6.5% on Gold Coins for Independence Day & Pushya Nakshtra

Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

India Post Announces Special Discount of 6.5% on Gold Coins for Independence Day & Pushya Nakshtra

For this Independence Day & Pushya Nakshtra, India Post has announced a special discount of 6.5% on purchase of Gold coins. 

On 13th, 14th & 16th August 2012 any customer who buys gold from identified Post Offices in Delhi will get a special 6.5% discount of the day's retail price on all denominations. 

This offer is available in all 31 Post Offices of Delhi indentified for the sale of Gold coins. 

These gold coins bear unique logo of India Post and are available in denominations of 0.5 gms, 1gms, 5gms, 8gms, 10gms, 20gms & 50gms for sale across counters at select Post Offices. These coins are having purity rating of 24 karat 99.99% from Valcambi, under Swiss certification and are available in tamper-proof packaging having benefits like internationally recognized certification, low risk of duplication, quality packaging, product standardization and numbering with assayer certification. 

Source : PIB dtd 13/08/2012

One Rank one Pension - Lok Sabha News

Ministry of Defence

One Rank one Pension

On the recommendations of PMO, a Committee was set up under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary in June, 2009 to look into the issue of 'One Rank One Pension and other related matters'. After considering all aspects of the matter, the Committee keeping in mind the spirit of the demand, suggested several measures to substantially improve pensionary benefits of Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) and Commissioned Officers, which have been accepted by the Government and orders for implementation of all the recommendations have been issued. 

Government has constituted a Committee headed by Cabinet Secretary and consisting of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Defence Secretary, Expenditure Secretary, Secretary (ESW) and Secretary, DOP&T for looking into the pay and pension related issues of relevance to Defence Services Personnel and Ex-servicemen. The Committee has already had several meetings and the recommendations of the Committee are to be submitted to the Government by 8.8.2012. Action on the recommendations can be taken after the committee's report is processed and accepted by the government. 

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Shri MM PallamRajuin a written reply to Shrimati Ingrid Mcleod and others in Lok Sabha today. 

Courtesy : http://90paisa.blogspot.in/

Re-Employment to Ex-Servicemen

Central Government provides 10% reservation for Ex- servicemen in civil jobs in Group 'C' posts and 20% in Group 'D' posts. Most State Governments provide reservation for Ex-servicemen which varies from State to State as it is based on the total population of Ex- servicemen domiciled in the State and the rehabilitation policy of the concerned State. It is the responsibility of the concerned Government to implement the reservation policy. Since applying for Government jobs by Ex-servicemen is voluntary, data in this regard is not maintained. 

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Shri MM PallamRajuin a written reply to Shri Anurag Singh Thakur in Lok Sabha today.

Source : PIB

Government fixes 500-word limit for RTI query

The government has put a word limit of 500 words for filing an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
Besides this, a new format has been devised for filing an appeal to the Central Information Commission under the transparency law.
The government has also made it mandatory for an appellant or his authorised representative to appear before the CIC either in person or through video-conferencing, according to new rules notified on July 31.
An application "shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees ten and shall ordinarily not contain more than five hundred words, excluding annexures, containing address of the Central Public Information Officer and that of the applicant," the new rules said.
Earlier, there was no word limit in seeking information. However, the rules said that "no application shall be rejected on the ground that it contains more than five hundred words".
According to a notification by the Department of Personnel and Training under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, an applicant will have to pay additional postal charges "involved in supply of information that exceeds fifty rupees".
There will be no fee charged from a person below the poverty line for providing a copy of the certificate issued by the appropriate government in this regard, it said.
The RTI Act, which was enacted in 2005, covers disclosure of information on almost all matters of governance.
Source:-The Economic Times