Postal RADAR

Sir / Madam,     Account numbers in Finacle will be of 12 digits from 1st Jan 2021 onwards. First two digits of SB/PPF/SSA accounts will be '01' and other TDA type of accounts (TD/MIS/SCSS etc) will have first two digits as '02'. Account number sequence is common across SOLs, similar to the previous account sequence of 10 digits. IPPB is aware of the change and have tested their applications with 12 digit accounts. It is requested to circulate the information to all the Post Offices. Formal Communication in this regard will follow. Thanks and Regards, Vijayan, AD (SB-I)

 

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Post Office General Awareness MCQ Quiz-1 1. What is TRCA in respect of GDS ( Gramin Dak Sewak)? An authority to convene training and research A part of wages A committee for reimbursement for training and research None of the above 2. Department of Posts has wast reach over rural India as well as urban India; under which Ministry of Govt of India this department comes ? Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Ministry of Communications Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology None of the above 3. World Post Day is celebrated on ? 10th of July 10th of Oct 09th of Oct 15th of Oct 4. When did India join UPU ( Universal Postal Union)? 01st July,1876 01st July,1948 01st July, 1976 26th Jan, 1950 5. What statement about Rafi Ahmed Kidwai is wrong amongst the following? He was th first Minister o...

Disclosure of scores and ranking of all the candidates appearing in the final stage of each recruitment process F. No. 39020/01/2016 Estt. (B) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training North Block, New Delhi Date: 21st December, 2020 Office Memorandum Subject: Making available publically scores and rankings of candidates in the recruitment examinations through portal — reg. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 21.06.2016 delineating the modalities for disclosure of scores and rankings of the candidates in the recruitment examinations conducted by various recruitment agencies. Subsequently, public recruitment agencies viz. UPS, SSC, RRB etc were advised to use NCS portal of Ministry of Labour & Employment for disclosure of the scores and ranking of the candidates, vide this Department’s OM dated 19.07.2017. All the public recruitment agencies were requested to link their...

 Forms related to Postal Life Insurance (PLI/RPLI) Sl.No. Forms and Documents 1. PLI Proposal Form    [ 714.18 KB ] 2. RPLI Proposal Form    [ 355.58 KB ] 3. Claim for Maturity/Survival Benefit of PLI/RPLI    [ 171.73 KB ] 4. Loan Application Form    [ 244.59 KB ] 5. Nomination Form    [ 221.52 KB ] 6. Personal Bond of Indemnity    [ 33 KB ] 7. Revival Application Form    [ 68.9 KB ] 8. Surrender Application Value    [ 98.64 KB ] 9. List of Documents required as ID and Address proof...

As per GSPR 2018, No messenger service allowed for any closure of Account Revised Specimen forms as per SB Order 35/2020 dtd 29.10.2020 are given below.   Click to view SB Order 35/2020      DDG Letter No.8-01/2016-Inv. dated 11.04.2019 Premature Closure of all post office schemes are allowed only in the presence of Depositor. No.8-01/2016-Inv. Government of India  Ministry of Communications  Department of Posts (Investigation Section)         I am directed to convey the observation of competent authority made during a recent review meeting of Loss & Fraud cases held in Directorate on 27.03.2019. In some of the fraud cases committed in the past the modus operand adopted was premature closure of RD/MIS/TD Accounts without the knowledge of the depositors by making payments to agents or by crediting the amount to fake POSB Accounts. Therefore, the competent authority has desired that premature closure of RD/TD/MIS and other schemes m...

 Department of Posts (DoP) and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) together released a new digital payment app called ‘DakPay’ on 15-12-2020 through an virtual event. The App is launched as part of its ongoing efforts to provide Digital Financial inclusion at the last mile across India. DakPay is not just a digital payment app but a suite of digital financial and assisted banking services provided by India Post & IPPB through the trusted Postal (‘Dak’) network across the nation to cater to the financial needs (‘Pay’) of various sections of the society – be it sending money to the loved ones (Domestic Money Transfers – DMT), Scan QR code and make payment for services/merchants digitally (Virtual debit card & with UPI), enabling cashless ecosystem through biometrics, providing interoperable banking services to the customers of ANY BANK (AePS) and Utility Bill Payment services. At the launch event Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad appreciated India Post Payments Bank’s efforts during f...

 

 

All SB Orders 2021 All Savings Bank Orders 2021 Sl. No. Order No. Date Details 1 CB-25/21/2020-FS 22/07/2021 SB Order 21/2021 - Regarding restriction of manual POSB transactions in RICT-CBS enabled GDS Branch Post Offices (BOs) 2 FS-61/5/2020-FS 22/07/2021 SB Order 22/2021 - Amendment in rule 43(2)(vi) of POSB Manual Volume II regarding 3 FS-14/3/2020-FS 20/07/2021 SB Order 19/2021 - Amendment in Para xi of Part A of SB Order No. 34/2020 4 113-01/2017-SB-I 20/07/2021 SB Order 20/2021 - Abolition of Savings Bank Aptitude Test 5 FS-10/27/2021-FS-DOP 05/07/2021 SB Order 18/2021 - Submission of Statement of Financial Transactions ...

 

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 Eligibility for opening of Senior Citizen Savings Scheme Accounts - Clarification File No. FS' 10/1712020'FS Govt. of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts (F.S. Division) Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001 Dated: 07.12.2020 To AII Heads of Circle Subject: Eligibility for opening of Senior Citizen Savings Scheme Accounts -Reg. Sir / Madam, A POSB customer, formerly employed with M/s. Abbott Healthcare, Tanjore has sought for clarification through email whether he being a retired from a private company and 58 years of age is eligible to open SCSS account. Detailed procedure related to opening of SCSS accounts have been laid down in Senior Citizen Savings Scheme notified vide G.S.R. 916(E) dated I2.L2.20L9. More specifically, Rule 3 (iil of Senior Citizen Savings Scheme 2019 specifies, "an individual who has attained the age of fifty-five years or more but less than sixty years, and who has retired on superannuation or otherwise on the date of opening of an account...

Nationwide Protest on Nov 26th, 2020 – DOPT Instruction – Pay and allowances is not admissible to an employee in case of absence  MOST IMMEDIATE OUT TODAY   No.45018/1/2017-Vig. Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training   North Block, New Delhi, Dated the 25th November, 2020 Subject : Proposed nationwide protest by Confederation of Central Government Employees a& Workers on November 26th, 2020 -Instructions under CCS (Conduct Rules), 1964 – Regarding. It has been brought to the notice of the Government that Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers has decided to observe nationwide strike on 26th November, 2020 in order to demand related to pay, pension and service matters. 2. The instructions issued by the Department of Personnel and Training prohibit the Government servants from participating in any form of strike including mass casual leave, go slow etc. or any action that a...