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India Post Payments Bank launches its digital payments’ services ‘DakPay’, aims to Transform Banking Experience at the last mile

DakPay is double strength of service offerings in the form of online payments and home delivery of financial services – Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Posted On: 15 DEC 2020 1:58PM by PIB Delhi

Department of Posts (DoP) and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) unveiled a new digital payment app ‘DakPay’ at virtual launch event today. 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 fight against Covid-19 by providing doorstep financial assistance through AePS leading to financial empowerment of the unbanked and the underbanked.

Announcing the launch of the “DakPay”, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & IT and Law &Justice said, “India Post stood the test of times by serving the nation through various postal services digitally and physically during nationwide lockdown. Launch of DakPay adds up to the legacy of India Post which is about reaching out to every household. This innovative service will not only give access to banking services and postal products online, but also is a unique concept where one can order and avail postal financial services at doorsteps. I strongly believe that this double strength of service offerings in the form of online payments and home delivery of financial services combined with nationwide network of Postal department will be another big leap towards Prime Minister’s vision of a financially inclusive and an AatmaNirbhar Bharat.

On the occasion, Shri Pradipta Kumar Bisoi, Secretary (Posts) & Chairman, IPPB Board said that, “Dak Pay brings simplified payment solutions to all by offering all customers access to the banking and payments products and services either through an App or in assisted mode with the help of the trusted Postman. Dak Pay is truly an Indian solution designed to address the financial needs of every Indian”.

“The unveiling of DakPay is a landmark achievement in IPPB’s journey and will further deepen comprehensive financial inclusion to bring forth the dawn of a ‘Truly Inclusive Financial System’. Our motto is  - Every customer is important, every transaction is significant and every deposit is valuable.” Said Mr. J Venkatramu, MD & CEO, India Post Payments Bank.

About India Post Payments Bank

ndia Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has been established under the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication with 100% equity owned by Government of India. IPPB was launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on September 1, 2018. The bank has been set up with the vision to build the most accessible, affordable and trusted bank for the common man in India. The fundamental mandate of India Post Payments Bank is to remove barriers for the unbanked & underbanked and reach the last mile leveraging the Postal network comprising 155,000 Post Offices (135,000 in rural areas) and 300,000 Postal employees.

IPPB’s reach and its operating model is built on the key pillars of India Stack – enabling Paperless, Cashless and Presence-less banking in a simple and secure manner at the customers’ doorstep, through a CBS-integrated smartphone and biometric device. Leveraging frugal innovation and with a high focus on ease of banking for the masses, IPPB delivers simple and affordable banking solutions through intuitive interfaces available in 13 languages.

IPPB is committed to provide a fillip to a less cash economy and contribute to the vision of Digital India. India will prosper when every citizen will have equal opportunity to become financially secure and empowered. Our motto stands true – Every customer is important, every transaction is significant and every deposit is valuable. For further information on IPPB, visit www.ippbonline.com RCJ/M

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India Post Launches Digital Payment App

India Post Payments Bank's UPI App. It's simple, secure and make payments in an instant! Try it from the Google Play Store. 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fss.ippbpsp

Video Link : https://youtu.be/l6XsumnNd_E

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 POSTAL PENSION ADALAT

Ministry of Communications

POSTAL PENSION ADALAT
Posted On: 11 DEC 2020 2:00PM by PIB Mumbai

Goa | 11.12.2020

In order to redress the grievances of Postal Pensioners effectively, Postal Pension Adalat of Goa Postal Region (which comprises State of Goa, Sangli, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg Districts of Maharashtra state) will be held on 30.12.2020 at 1500 Hrs in the office of PMG, Goa Region, Panaji – 403 001. Complaints/grievances regarding Pension and Pensionary benefits pertaining to those who retired /died while in service from Department of Posts (Pensioners of Postal Department) and pension have not been settled within 3 months will be entertained in the Pension Adalat. Cases involving purely legal issues like CAT/Court cases, Succession disputes and Grievances involving policy matters etc., will not be entertained in Postal Pension Adalat. Pensioners can apply in the prescribed proforma given below addressed to Shri. Shiv Kumar Verma, Sr. Accounts Officer Pension Adalat, O/o Postmaster General, Goa region, Panaji-403001 on or before 20.12.2020. The applications received after the date 20.12.2020 will not be considered for the proposed pension Adalat.   VK/PM (Release ID: 1679967) 

CHANGE OF ROLES OF SBCO

 

INTRODUCTION OF THE SYSTEM OF DROP BOX FOR DEPOSITING CHEQUES IN POST OFFICES

 

TRIBUTE TO COMRADE K.G. BOSE!

RED SALUTE TO COM.K.G.BOSE!

11^th December 2020 is the 46^th death anniversary of Com. K.G.Bose, the dynamic leader of the P and T and Central Government Employees. He was a former President of NFPTE as also former President of All India Postal Employees Union Class III. He was elected as an M.L.A. of W. Bengal Assembly and appointed as a Member of the Pay Commission for State Government Employees.

Com. K.G.Bose’s prominent role in the P and T Strike of 1946, Historic Strikes of 1960 and 1968 is well known. He was arrested, jailed for months and dismissed in connection with the proposed strike of 1949, but continued to lead the P and T movement till his death in 1974.

His life was a saga of struggles and sacrifices. He always fought for correct policies in the organization.  Even during treatment in London for dreaded cancer, his thoughts were always about the P and T movement, his colleagues and comrades. Com. K.G. continues to be an inspiration for generations of workers.

On his 46^th death anniversary, NFPE pays its respectful homage to the memory of Com.K.G.Bose!

RED SALUTE TO COM.K.G.BOSE!

NOMINATION / RE-NOMINATION OF MEMBER STAFF SIDE TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL (JCM) REGARDING

REGULATION OF REMUNERATION IN CASE OF CONTRACT APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW)

https://doe.gov.in/sites/default/files/3_25_2020_EIIIA_Renumeration%20for%20Contract%20Appointment.pdf

 

 

ELIGIBILITY FOR OPENING OF SENIOR CITIZEN SAVINGS SCHEME ACCOUNTS – CLARIFICATION

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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 under this Scheme is eligible to open the account, subject to the condition that the account is opened by such individual within one month of the date of receipt of the retirement benefits and proof of date of disbursal of such retirement benefit(s) along with a certificate from the employer indicating the details of retirement on superannuation or otherwise, retirement benefits, employment held and period of such employment with the employer, is attached with the application form".

 

The rule doesn't specify category of employer. Any customer fulfilling the conditions laid out in the Scheme is allowed to open SCSS account in the post office of his choice. This may be circulated to all the post offices.

This issues with the approval of DDG (FS)

(T C VIJAYAN)

Director (SB)

Copy to : CGM, CEPT, Bengaluru for kind information and for uploading the same in India Post Portal.

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ONLINE PAINTING LETTER WRITING COMPETITION ON COVID-19

(CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW)

https://www.indiapost.gov.in/VAS/Pages/News/1839_01_2020.pdf

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 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GROUP INSURANCE SCHEME- 1980 - TABLES OF BENEFITS FOR THE SAVING FUND FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01-10-2020TO 31-12-2020 (DOP ORDERS)

(Click the link  below to view)

http://utilities.cept.gov.in/dop/pdfbind.ashx?id=5075

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CLARIFICATION REGARDING ADMISSIBILITY OF TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE DURING NATION-WIDE LOCKDOWN DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC (DOP ORDERS)

http://utilities.cept.gov.in/dop/pdfbind.ashx?id=5076

 

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION – GROUP ‘C’

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION – POSTMEN & MTS

ALL INDIA RMS & RMS EMPLOYEES UNION – GROUP ‘C’

ALL INDIA RMS & RMS EMPLOYEES UNION MAILGUARD & MTS GROUP ‘C’

ALL INDIA POSTAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES EMPLOYEES UNION-Gr.‘C’ & MTS

ALL INDIA POSTAL ACCOUNTS EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

ALL INDIA POSTAL SBCO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION – GDS

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                                                                                                  09^th December, 2020

ANOTHER APPEAL TO STRENGTHEN AIPRPA 

Dear Comrades!

All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association (AIPRPA) was formed officially in the foundation AIC of that Association in the year 2014 at Vellore Tamilnadu ending the period of nearly one-year Steering Committee work to prepare for the foundation. Among others, the then President of Confederation Comrade S.K.Vyas; the then Secretary General of Confederation and NFPE Comrade M.Krishnan; the Ex-Secretary General of NFPE & Ex-General Secretary of R3 Union Comrade C.C.Pillai and Comrade T.Narasimhan Senior Vice President of AITUC and the present Vice President of AIPRPA have attended. The retired Secretary to Communications Ministry Dr.U.Srinivasaraghavan; retired Chief PMG and the  present Advisor to AIPRPA Tamilnadu State Association Shri.S.Brahmanandam; and the then CPMG Shri T.Murthy have greeted. AIPRPA has since then functioning as a vibrant organization led by former President of NFPE Comrade D.K.Rahate as President; former Secretary General of NFPE Comrade K.Ragavendran as General Secretary; and former CHQ Treasurer of R3 Comrade Sankarpal Singh as the Treasurer. Former Secretary General NFPE Comrade C.C.Pillai is the Advisor of CHQ and now another former Secretary General of NFPE Comrade M.Krishnan is the Executive Member of the CHQ.

AIPRPA has been since formed in a number of States including Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhra, Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhyapradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, many North Eastern States, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. At present the membership of AIPRPA has crossed more than 50,000. Looking back at the humble start from a small nucleus formed in 2013 at New Delhi in the presence of Comrade M.Krishnan the then Secretary General NFPE and Comrade VAN Namboodiri the representative of TUI,  the present growth is phenomenal.

This organization is fighting for the issues of Postal Pensioners in particular and for the general community of Pensioners through NCCPA at national level and Trade Union International (Pensioners & Retirees) at International level. In addition to correspondences, AIPRPA is organizing the Postal Pensioners in struggle line also on various issues and leading legal battles also on required issues. AIPRPA is solidly supporting all struggles of NFPE, Confederation, Central TUs etc in addition to the struggles of Pensioners. AIPRPA stands for the grant of statutory Pension to three lakhs of GDS and is supporting all struggles for the emancipation of GDS. Many retired higher Postal Officers are also involved in the activities of this Association in their various capacities. An organization functioning democratically and involves all Postal & RMS Pensioners without any distinction of former unions like NFPE, FNPO and BPEF or any other Cadre Unions. It is pertinent to mention that it is our pride that the late lamented leader and the former Secretary General of NFPTE Comrade D.Gnaniah appreciated our formation and joined as a basic member of AIPRPA.

While NFPE and its affiliated Unions are proud that after our unanimous decision in our 9^th Federal Council held at Hyderabad in 2013 to extend total support, our State and Divisional Union leaders have helped the formation and growth of this Pensioners Association AIPRPA to its present strength and glory. We are really very proud that all the members of AIPRPA, who are the Postal & RMS Senior Citizens, are active and continuing the trade union work even after their retirement and with social consciousness and in close association with NFPE and all Workers Organizations.

We find that the task of organizing all Postal & RMS Pensioners in the pan-Indian association of AIPRPA in all States and Districts / Divisions is indeed very hard. All our former Circle Secretaries and former Divisional Secretaries in different places have to be organized by our present-day working employees’ leaders. The initiative to organize such meetings of former Secretaries and Office Bearers of different unions and form adhoc bodies for AIPRPA in consultation with the CHQ Office Bearers of AIPRPA in places where AIPRPA is yet to be formed should rest on our shoulders. Without your active involvement and help this task cannot be completed by our own retired leaders and comrades.

The National Federation of Postal Employees and all its affiliated Unions and Associations call upon all of you once again to stand up to the unfinished task and complete the formation of AIPRPA in those States where no State Association is in existence (e.g: Karnataka, Rajasthan, J&K, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh)  and form Divisions where so far the divisional association is absent in your Circle even though a State Association of AIPRPA has already been formed. NFPE and its affiliated Unions and Associations are confident that you will not lag behind in this task as after superannuation we are all to be part of the Pensioners movement led by AIPRPA only!

With Greetings,

NEWS & HIGHLIGHTSREVISION OF RATE AND GUIDELINES FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES ON PURCHASE OF HEARING AIDS (CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW) https://cghs.gov.in/showfile.php?lid=5929

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NEWS & HIGHLIGHTSCGHS WEBINAR ON COMMON PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND NEED FOR SPECIAL ATTENTION DURING COVID TIMES

(CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW)

 https://cghs.gov.in/showfile.php?lid=5926

 

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NEWS & HIGHLIGHTSEXTENSION OF TELE CONSULTATION SERVICES TO ALL CGHS CITIES (CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW) 

 https://cghs.gov.in/showfile.php?lid=5925

EMPANELMENT OF PRIVATE DAY CARE THERAPY CENTERS FOR AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY UNDER CGHS  (CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW_)

Click Here to view/download the pdf

RELAXATION OF SERVICE FOR LSG

 

RELAXATION OF SERVICE FOR LSG

 

 

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GROUP INSURANCE SCHEME - TABLE OF BENEFITS FOR 01.10.2020 TO 31.12.2020 (CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW)

https://doe.gov.in/sites/default/files/CGEGIS%20Table%20of%20Benefits%2001.10.2020%20to%2031.12.2020_0.pdf

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CLARIFICATION REGARDING ADMISSIBILITY OF TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE DURING NATION-WIDE LOCKDOWN DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

(CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW)

https://doe.gov.in/sites/default/files/MX-M452N_20201202_143448.pdf

 

e-Compendium of articles on 70 years of Indian Constitution​

(CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW)

https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/ebooklat/Flip-Book/constfiles/index.html

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COUNTING OF SRVICE O F GDS FOR PENSION