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Friday, August 31, 2012


Measures to Check Fall in Saving Deposits

30 August 2012


The details of saving deposits with Banks and Gross and Net Small Savings Collections during 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and during the current year are given below:-
(Rs. In Billion)
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Saving Deposits with Banks
11,367
12,855
14,442
15,578(April-August)
Gross Small Savings Collections
2509.3
2,747.2
2,190.0
516.7 (April-June)
Net Small Savings collections
643.5
586.5
6.5
(-) 19.2 (April-June)

While the saving deposits with banks have a positive growth, there has been a decline in gross and net small savings collections.


The Government, inter alia, has taken the following decisions with regard to interest rates and other measures for making small saving schemes attractive:-
1. The rate of interest on small savings schemes has been aligned with G-Sec rates of similar maturity, with a spread of 25 basis points (bps) with two exceptions. The spread on 10 year NSC (new Instrument) will be 50 bps and on Senior Citizens Savings Scheme 100 bps.
2. The rate of interest on Post Office Savings Account (POSA) has been increased from 3.5 % to 4%. The ceiling of maximum balance in POSA (Rs. 1 lakh in single account and Rs. 2 lakh in joint account) has been removed.
3. The maturity period for Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) has been reduced from 6 years to 5 years.
4. A new NSC instrument, with maturity period of 10 years, is being introduced.
5. The annual ceiling on investment under Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme has been increased from Rs. 70,000 to Rs. 1 lakh.
6. Liquidity of Post Office Time Deposit (POTD)-1,2,3 & 5 years – has been improved by allowing pre-mature withdrawal at a rate of interest 1% less than the time deposits of comparable maturity. For pre-mature withdrawals between 6-12 months of investment, Post Office Savings Account (POSA) rate of interest will be paid.

The Reserve Bank of India has also deregulated the savings bank deposit interest rate effective October 25, 2011. Banks are now free to determine their savings bank deposit interest rate, subject to the following two conditions: First, each bank will have to offer a uniform interest rate on savings bank balances up to Rs. 1 lakh, irrespective of the amount in the account within this limit. Second, for savings bank balances over Rs. 1 lakh a bank may provide differential rates of interest, if it so chooses.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

Source : PIB


WELFARE SCHEMES FOR WOMEN


MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT 16-AUGUST, 2012
Many welfare schemes for women are implemented by Government of India, State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The details of major schemes under implementation by Ministry of Women and Child Development for the welfare of women are as under:
i. RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL CRECHE SCHEME FOR THE CHILDREN OF WORKING MOTHERS (RGNCS) provides day care facilities to the children in the age group 0-6 years from families with monthly income of less than 12000/-. In addition to being a safe space for the children, the crèches provide services such as supplementary nutrition, pre-school education and emergency health care, etc.
ii.CENTRAL SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD: The main women welfare related schemes and programmes being implemented by CSWB are family counselling centres, awareness generation programme and condensed courses of education for women.
iii.NATIONAL MISSION FOR EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN (NMEW)is an initiative of the Government of India for empowering women holistically. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme sanctioned in April 2011 and acts as an umbrella Mission with a mandate to strengthen inter-sectoral convergence.
iv. WORKING WOMEN’S HOSTEL (WWH) Scheme envisages provision of safe and affordable hostel accommodation to working women, single working women, women working at places away from their home-towns and for women being trained for employment.
v.SUPPORT TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME (STEP)for Women was launched as a Central Sector Scheme during 1986-87. It aims at making a significant impact on women by upgrading skills for self and wage employment. The target group includes the marginalized assetless rural women and urban poor.
vi.RASHTRIYA MAHILA KOSH (RMK) with a corpus of Rs.100 crore extends micro-finance services to bring about the socio-economic upliftment of poor women.
vii.INDIRA GANDHI MATRITVA SAHYOG YOJANA (IGMSY) is a Conditional Cash Transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating (P&L) women introduced in the October 2010 to contribute to better enabling environment by providing cash incentives for improved health and nutrition to pregnant and nursing mothers.
viii.SWADHAR SCHEME:
The Ministry of Women and Child Development had been administering Swadhar scheme since 2001 for Women in difficult circumstances. Under the Scheme, temporary accommodation, maintenance and rehabilitative services are provided to women and girls rendered homeless due to family discord, crime, violence, mental stress, social ostracism. Another scheme with similar objectives/target groups namely Short Stay Home (SSH) is being implemented by Central Social Welfare Board. ix.UJJAWALA is a comprehensive scheme for prevention of trafficking and rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.This was stated by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

         வாழ்த்துகிறோம் 

                 திருநெல்வேலி  HPO   தபால் காரர் 


              தோழர் .A .ரமேஷ் EEE ----------P .சிவா  Bsc 


ஆகியோரது  திருமணம்  29.08.2012 அன்று  நடைபெற்றது . 

மணமக்களை  நமது  தோழர்கள்   திரளாக   சென்று   வாழ்த்தினார்கள் .

       வாழ்க   மணமக்கள் .  


Clarification on the admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) during the Child Care Leave (CCL) - Reg.

29 August 2012


No. 2(9)12012-E.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, 27th August 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject- Clarification on the admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) during the Child Care Leave (CCL) - Reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to Para 6(a)(i) of this Ministry’s O.M.No.2(37)-E.II(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965, as amended from time to time, on regulation of House Rent Allowance during Leave which stipulates that a Government servant is entitled to draw HRA.....during total leave of all kinds not exceeding 180 days and the first 180 days of the leave if the actual duration of leave exceeds that period, but does not include terminal leave, ..... It has also been stipulated, thereunder, that drawal of the allowance (HRA) during the period of leave in excess of first 180 day availed of on grounds other than medical grounds mentioned in sub-para (ii), shall be subject to furnishing of the certificate prescribed in Para 8(d) of the O.M. ibid.

2. This Ministry has been receiving representations from the female employees that certain Central Government Ministries / Department / Establishments are not allowing HRA during the Child Care Leave (CCL), especially when taken in continuation of Maternity Leave of 180 days. The reason for their reluctance may be the fact that CCL has been first introduced on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission, though the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), vide their O.M .No 13018/1/2010-Estt.(Leave) dated 07.09.2010 inter-alia, reiterated that the leave (CCL) is to be treated like Earned Leave and sanctioned as such.

3. It is, therefore, clarified that the ‘total leave of all kinds’ as referred to in Para 6(a) of this Ministry’s OM dated 27.1.65 ibid, will include Child Care Leave for regulating grant of HRA during leave, subject to fulfiment of all other conditions stipulated thereuder, from time to time. It is also clarified that drawal of HRA during leave (including CCL) in excess of first 180 days, if otherwise admissible, shall be subject to furnishing of the certificate prescribed in Para 8(d).

4. These orders take effect from 01.09.2008. HRA during CCL, if not paid to women employees who are entitled to it as per this clarification, may be reconsidered, if so requested by the concerned employee.

5. Hindi version is also attached.

sd/-
(Anil Sharma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Wednesday, August 29, 2012


DOPT ISSUED CLARIFICATIONS AS FAQ ON MACP SCHEME

Department of Personnel and Training has once again published some more clarifications on the Scheme of MACP as FAQ.

This Department has already issued an clarification order recently and besides there were some more doubts on the scheme to implement to the employees of Central Government, these clarifications may be used to clear to give upgradation under the scheme.

We have reproduced the content of the order and given for your ready reference here.


Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment D Section
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on
Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS)

Doubts
Clarification
Whether the benefits of ACPS would be allowed in respect of isolated cases due between 01.01.2006 and 31.08.2008 where the pre-revised pay scales of Rs.5000-8000 & Rs.5500-9000 and Rs.6500-10500 & Rs.7450-11500 have been merged into single grade pay of Rs.4200 and Rs.4600 respectively w.e.f. 01.01.2006?

Yes. Since the pre-revised Rs.5000-8000 & Rs.5500-9000 and Rs.6500-10500 & Rs.7450-11500 (isolated cases) have been merged into single grade pay of Rs.4200 and Rs.4600 respectively w.e.f. 01.01.2006, the benefits of 1st and 2nd financial upgradations under the ACPS should be considered/allowed in the grade pays of Rs.4600 and Rs.4800 in PB-2, as the case may be, due between 01.01.2006 and 31.08.2008 in respect of isolated cases in terms of para 5 of Annexure-I of MACPS dated 19.05.2009.

In a hypothetical situation cadre hierarchy was as follows:
Rs.5000-8000 (revised GP 4200)
Rs.5500-9000 (revised GP 4200)
Rs.6500-10500 (revised GP 4600)
Rs.7450-11500 (revised GP 4600)
Rs.10000-15200 (revised GP 6600)

(i) What would be the 1 st financial upgradation under the ACPS for a Government employee recruited in pre-revised pay scale of Rs.5000- 8000, who has completed his 12 years of regular service on 12.04.2007 (between 1.1.2006 and 31.8.2008);

(ii) What would be 2nd financial upgradation for employee recruited in 5000-8000, who has completed 24 years of regular service on 12.04.2007 (between 1.1.2006 and 31.8.2008)
In terms of clarification given on point of doubt no.3 issued vide DOPT's O.M. No.35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) dated 9.9.2010, the benefits of ACPS would be applicable in the new pay structure adopted w.e.f. 1.1.2006 in the promotional hierarchy.

(i): Since the pre-revised pay scales Rs.5000-8000 & Rs.5500-9000 have been merged and placed in PB-2 with grade pay of Rs.4200, 1st financial upgradation would be allowed in the grade pays of Rs.4600, subject to fulfillment of promotional norms as stipulated in condition no.6 of Annexure-I ACPS dated 9.8.1999, in terms of clarification given on point of doubt no.1 of ACPS dated 10.02.2000.

Since the pre-revised pay scales Rs.6500- 10500 & Rs.7450-11500 have been merged and placed in PB-2 with grade pay of Rs.4600, 2nd financial upgradation would be allowed in the grade pay of Rs.6600, subject to fulfillment of promotional norms (after framing of RRs post merger) as stipulated in condition no.6 of Annexure-I ACPS dated 9.8.1999, in terms of clarification given on point of doubt no.1 of ACPS dated 10.02.2000.

(iii) If a Government servant recruited in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.5000-8000 has been promoted in the promotional hierarchy in the pre- revised pay scale of Rs.5500-9000 prior to 1.1.2006 (and he has put in 14 years of regular service) then would there be any claim for financial upgradation under ACPS.
(iii): The pre-revised pay scales Rs.5000-8000 & Rs.5500-9000 have been merged and placed in PB-2 with grade pays of Rs.4200 w.e.f. 1.1.2006. Hence, the promotion would be ignored as he has completed his 12 years of regular service and the benefit of 1 st ACP would accordingly be allowed in the promotional hierarchy i.e. in the grade pay of Rs.4600 w.e.f. 01.01.2006.
(iv) If the above Government servant had put in 22 years as on 31.08.2008, then what would be the entitlement in MACP <
(iv): As given above, the 1 st ACP would be in PB-2 grade pay of Rs.4600 after ignoring the previous promotion. Thereafter, since employee has completed more than 20 years of regular service on 01.09.2008, he would be entitled for 2nd financial upgradation under the MACPS in the immediate next higher grade pay of Rs.4800 in PB-2 subject to fulfillment of condition as stipulated in para 17 of Annexure-I of MACPS dated 19.05.2009.

Monday, August 27, 2012


OVER RS. 750 CR LYING IN INACTIVE POST OFFICE SAVING ACCOUNTS

The government today said around Rs 752 crore is lying as unclaimed deposits in more than 2.49 crore inactive savings accounts in post offices.

"Rs 752,44,57,414.03 is the amount lying in all inactive (silent) accounts as on March 31, 2011 in 2,49,59,446 accounts," Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.

West Bengal led the tally of unclaimed deposits with over Rs 107 crore lying in 20.16 lakh accounts, followed by Tamil Nadu (Rs 105.87 crore in 62.72 lakh accounts) and Uttar Pradesh (Rs 68.61 crore in 21.74 lakh accounts).

"The depositor of such account can activate the account at any time by transaction. Notices are issued every year to the account holder of such accounts who are not maintaining minimum balance. Special drives are launched to re-activate such accounts by issuing notices and giving information through electronic media," Sibal said.

Responding to another query, Sibal said 79,604 complaints for non-delivery of Registered Letters, 41,794 for Speed Post and 8,257 related to Parcels were received in the April-June, 2012 period.

"Of these, 73,077 complaints for registered post, 38,154 for Speed Post and 6,147 for Parcels were addressed. As on June 30, 2012, 6,527 complaint cases of Registered Letters, 3,640 cases of Speed Post and 2,110 cases of Parcels are pending," Sibal said.

The major reason for the pendency are involvement of more than one postal circle/state in processing the complaints, time taken in making detailed inquiry or investigation and non-submission of the required details by the complainant in some cases, he added.

The Minister added that during 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12, departmental action has been initiated in 1,287 cases against postal employees and penalties have been imposed in 1,157 cases for non-delivery and loss of articles etc.

In a separate reply, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said the Department of Posts' (DoP) volume as well as revenue from speed post has continuously increased over the years.

"The volume of Speed Post has increased from 21.14 crore in 2008-09 to 24.08 crore in 2009-10, 27.45 crore in 2010-11 to 39.19 crore in 2011-12," Pilot said.

Revenues from speed posts have also grown from Rs 515 crore in 2008-09 to Rs 614 crore in 2009-10, Rs 749 crore in 2010-11 and Rs 900 crore in 2011-12, he added.

Source : The Economic Times, August 22, 2012

Thursday, August 23, 2012

                                   வருந்துகிறோம் 

தோழர் .M .சாகுல்ஹமீது (75) முன்னாள்  பாளை  அஞ்சல் மூன்று  கிளை
செயலர்   22.08.2012 அன்று  இயற்கை எய்தினார்கள்  என்பதை

வருத்ததுடன்  தெரிவித்துகொள்கிறோம் .  அன்னாரது   இறுதி சடங்கு

23.08.2012  காலை  11 மணியளவில்   பாளையங்கோட்டையில்  

நடைபெறும் . 

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இதர  செய்திகள்

       இந்த மாத   மாதாந்திர   பேட்டி  27.8.2012   

அன்று   நடைபெறும் . 


Tuesday, August 21, 2012

   நமது  உறுப்பினர்களின்  இல்ல விழா 

திரு .P .தேவவரம்  BPM  மேலசடயமான்குளம்  அவர்களின் புதல்வர்

LIVINGSTON -STELLA   திருமணம்  17.08.2012 அன்று  நடைபெற்றது .

திருமதி R .கீதா  APM  ACCOUNTS அவர்களின்  புதல்வர்

R .சத்யநாராயணன் -R .மதங்கி  திருமண  வரவேற்பு   19.08.2012

அன்று  நடைபெற்றது .

R .நடராஜன்  தபால்காரர்  அவர்களின் புதல்வி

N .வள்ளி -M .பாலசுப்ரமணியன்    திருமணம்  20.08.2012  அன்று
.நடைபெற்றது .

BPM SRIRENGANATHAPURAM  திரு .ச.ஆனந்த் - ராதா  அவர்களின் 

திருமணம்  20.08.2012 அன்று  நடைபெற்றது

அனைத்து  நிகழ்ச்சிகளிலும்  நாம்  கலந்து  கொண்டு  மணமக்களை

NFPE   சார்பாக    வாழ்த்தினோம் .வாழ்க   மணமக்கள் .          

NFPE திருநெல்வேலி  கோட்ட சங்க  அலுவலகம்  திறப்புவிழா 

 நாள் .18.8.2012       புகைப்படங்கள்  










Saturday, August 18, 2012


புறநிலைஊழியர்களுக்குஒருமகிழ்ச்சி செய்தி -GDS to PA - Examination


GDS to PA - Examination
கீழ்கண்ட PA பதவிகள் GDS தோழர்களால் நிரப்பப்படவுள்ளன .
நமது மேற்கு மண்டலத்தில் உள்ள காலியிடங்கள்
கீழே தரப்பட்டுள்ளது . வருகிற 14/8/12 முதல் GDS தோழர்கள்
சம்மந்தப்பட்ட கோட்ட அலுவலகங்களில் இருந்து விண்ணப்பம் பெற்றுக்கொள்ளலாம் .கிட்டத்தட்ட தமிழகம் முழுமையும் நமது
GDS தோழர்கள் 280 பேர் நேரடியாக PA பதவிபெற்றிட அறிய வாய்ப்பு
.
தகுதிகள்

1. GDS ஆக ஐந்து ஆண்டு சேவை முடித்திருக்கவேண்டும் (1.1.2010 /1.1.2011)

2 .வயது UR-30 ** OBC-33 ** SC/ST-35 **(1.1.2010 /1.1.2011)
3 நேரடித் தேர்வு நாளில் GDS க்கும் தேர்வு நடக்கும் .
4. GDS தோழர்கள் அந்தந்த கோட்டங்களுக்கு மட்டுமே , காலி இடங்களைப் பொறுத்து தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்படுவர் .

.எதிர்காலத்தில் இவ்வளவு காலியிடங்கள் GDS தோழர்கள் பெற வாய்ப்பு குறைவு . ஏனெனில் LGO தேர்வில் தற்சமயம் POSTMAN &MTS தோழர்கள் நிறைய தேர்வாகத் தொடங்கிவிட்டனர் .


August 16, 2012

TO VERIFY YOUR PA/SA EXAM APPLICATION CURRENT STATUS...

Dear friends,
Any of your relatives/ friends are going to apply for the PA/SA Recruitment 2012 exam then before going to despatch the Application to the recruitment board, kindly note the Application OMR sheet number and then despatch. If so only They could find out their application receipt/acceptance etc., by tracking the OMR Number in the following link.
To verify the status of receipt of application, the applicants may click here

Thursday, August 16, 2012

GDS எழுத்தர்தேர்வுஎழுத  அறிவிப்புகள்வந்துள்ளன.

கீழ்காணும்வழிமுறைகளை  பார்க்கவும்.  

TN Circle - Examination for selection of eligible GDS to the Cadre of PA/SA against the unfilled departmental vacancies for the year 2010 and 2011

15 August 2012


No. REP/4-4/2011 & 2012 dated at Chennai 600002 the 13.08.2012

Sub: Examination for selection of eligible GDS to the Cadre of
PA/SA against the unfilled departmental vacancies for
the year 2010 and 2011 – reg
*****
In accordance with the Directorate’s letter no. 60-9/2009-SPB-I dated 08.05.12, it has been decided to hold the Examination among the GDS officials for selection to the cadre of PA/SA, for the unfilled departmental quota vacancies of 2010 and 2011 in Tamilnadu Circle. The Examination will be held on the same date and time decided for the Direct recruitment from open market as per the same syllabus etc. The eligibility and other conditions are furnished below:

The vacancy position for the Examination for both the years 2010 and 2011 Division-wise is furnished separately in the Annexure. This may be communicated to all the GDS officials including those on leave.


I. ELIGIBILITY:
(i) The GDS should obtain at least 50% of marks in 10+2 standard or 12th Class with the English as a compulsory subject (excluding Vocational Stream).

(ii) The GDS should have put in a minimum service of 5 years as on 01.01.2010 for 2010 vacancies and 01.01.2011 for 2011 vacancies.

(iii) The GDS should be within 30 years of age (35 years for those belonging to SC and STs and 33 years for backward classes).

II. PATTERN OF COMMUNICATION:

Paper I

Candidates shall be subjected to an objective type of Aptitude Test covering the following subjects/topics.
Contd…. 2
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Total Marks – 100

(1) Part ‘A’ -25 questions on General Knowledge, which may include
Question on current events, sports, history, geography, basic economics,
generally polity, Indian Constitution, Science environment etc. – 25 marks

(2) Part ‘B’ - 25 questions of Mathematics of matriculation standard which
may Cover number system, simplification, decimals, fractions, simple and compound interest, percentage, average, profit and loss, discount,
Mensuration, time and work, time and distance etc. – 25 marks

(3) Part ‘C’ - 25 questions on English, which may cover grammar (prepositions, adverbs, conjunction, direct/indirect, singular/plural, tense, anonyms/
synonyms etc.) - 25 marks
(4) Part ‘D’ -25 marks on Reasoning and Analytical Ability25 marks

The total duration of the Aptitude Test will be two hours.
The candidates are required to obtain marks as under for being considered for further selection process.

I. Minimum Marks: Parts A/B/C/D – Minimum 10 marks by OC candidates, 8
marks by SC/ST candidates and 9 marks by OBC candidates in each part.

II. Minimum aggregate marks – For OC candidates 40%, for SC/ST candidates
33% and for OBC candidates 37%.

Paper – II
Computer/Typing Test
Test shall be of the duration of 30 minutes (15 minutes each for Typing and Data Entry_ consisting of (i) One passage of 450 words in English or 375 words in Hindi to be typed with a minimum speed of 30/25 words per minute and (ii) Data Entry of some figures and letters each carrying equal marks.

Qualifying Marks: Computer/Typing Test will be of qualifying nature with minimum of 40% marks to be secured by OC candidates, 33% marks by SC/ST candidates and 37 marks by OBC candidates.



Contd…3
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III. SELECTION PROCESS:

(i) All the candidates who have the required minimum educational qualification in 10+2 or 12th Class and within the age criteria and eligibility conditions will be called for the Aptitude Test.

(ii) No weightage of marks secured by the candidates in 10+2 or 12th Class will be given while preparing the merit list.

(iii) Candidates numbering five times the number of vacancies in each category i.e. OC, OBC, SC & ST shall be declared qualified for computer test based on the marks secured by them in the Aptitude Test.

(iv) The merit list will be prepared on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidates in the Aptitude Test subject to the condition that they have qualified in the Computer Test.

(v) The Aptitude and the Computer Test will be conducted by M/s CMC Ltd., New Delhi , a private Agency selected by the Department, at the following Centres:-

1. Chennai 2. Coimbatore 3. Tiruchirapalli 4. Madurai

The candidates have to choose any one of the centres.


IV. ALLOCATION

(i) A common merit list will be prepared. The candidates in the merit list will be allocated to the Division to which they belong for the vacancies available for the particular division only as per the merit list and availability of vacancies.

(ii) The candidates admitted to take the examination for 2011 vacancies will be considered for 2011 vacancies only while the candidates applying for 2010 vacancies will be eligible to be considered for both the year vacancies subject to their merit position.

All the Regional PMsG are requested to kindly call for the applications from; the GDS officials in plain paper and after ascertaining the eligibility, supply the OMR kits to the eligible candidates. In divisions, where there is no vacancy, the GDS of the Divisions should not be supplied with the applications.

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The following is the time schedule for the above examination.


Sl.No.

Action

Date

1.
Notification by Divisions/Units
14.08.12

2.
Last date for receipt of application at Divisional
level in plain paper
24.08.12
3.
Last date for receipt of filled OMR applications from the GDS at Divisional office
14.09.12
4.
Forwarding of applications to the Regional
office with recommendations by the Divisional Head
18.09.12
5.
Forwarding to Circle office by the Regions
24.09.12

6.
Last date for receipt of applications by the Recruiting Agency from the Nodal Officer

01.10.12

The time schedule may be strictly followed. The instructions issued regarding scrutiny of applications and dispatch by the Divisions/Regions should also be scrupulously followed.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter.

Encl: Annexure