India Post has published a recruitment notification for the post of Branch Post Master, Assistant Branch Post Master and Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS). Read full mews here.
Vacancies:
Total 44228 vacancies are out.
Eligibility:
1. Secondary School Examination pass certificate of 10th standard having passed in Mathematics and English (having been studied as compulsory or elective subjects) conducted by any recognized Board of School Education by the Government of India/State Governments/ Union Territories in India shall be a mandatory educational qualification for all approved categories of GDS.
2. Compulsory Knowledge of Local Language.
Age:
Between 18-40 years.
Important Dates:
Starting Date of Online Application – 15 Jul 24.
Last Date of Online Application – 05 Aug 24.
How to Apply?
1. Candidates are requested to read full notification before applying for the post. Official website as mentioned below:
The Staff Selection Commission has released an official notification for SSC CGL 2024 exam on its website. Read full news here.
SSC CGL 2024
Vacancies:
Every Year Staff Selection Commission conducts a Combined Graduate Level examination to recruit suitable candidates for various posts like Auditor, Income Tax and Excise Inspector, Junior Statistical Officer & CBI Inspector, in Different Departments controlled by Central Government. 17000 Vacancies Out.
Eligibility:
Assistant Audit Officer – Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University
OR
Desirable Qualification: CA/CS/MBA/Cost & Management Accountant/ Masters in Commerce/ Masters in Business Studies.
Junior Statistical Officer – Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th.
OR
Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level.
Statistical Investigator Grade-II – Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects from a recognized University or Institute. The candidates must have studied Statistics as a subject in all three years of the graduation course.
All Other Posts – Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent.
Age:
18-27 years –
Auditor Officer Under CGDA,
Auditor Other Ministries/Dept.
Accountant Officer under C&AG.
Accountant / Junior Accountant Other Ministry/ Dept.
Senior Secretariat Assistant / Upper Division clerks Central Govt. offices Ministries other than CSCS cadres.
Tax Assistant CBDT.
Sub-Inspector Central Bureau of Narcotics Upper Division Clerk.
18-30 years –
Inspector Posts Department of Post.
Assistant.
20-27 years –
Tax Assistant.
20-30 years –
Assistant Section officer.
Central Secretariat Service.
Assistant Section officer Ministry of Railway.
Assistant Section officer Ministry of External Affairs.
Assistant Section officer AFHQ.
Assistant Other Ministries / Dept. / Org.
Sub Inspector.
Not Exceeding 30 years –
Inspector, (Central Excise) CBEC.
Inspector Central Bureau of Narcotics Assistant Other ministries / Dept. / Org.
Inspector (Preventive officer) CBEC.
Inspector (Examiner) CBEC.
Assistant Audit Officer Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG.
Assistant Audit Officer Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG.
Assistant Section Officer Intelligence Bureau Assistant Section Officer Other Ministries / Departments/ Organisations.
Assistant / Superintendent Other Ministries / Departments/ Organisations.
Inspector of Income Tax CBDT.
Divisional Accountant.
Note:- Candidates are requested to read full news for post wise age criteria (Relaxation as per Govt Rules).
Important Dates:
Dates for submission of online applications – 24 Jun to 24 Jul 24.
Last date and time for receipt of online applications – 24 Jul 24 (23:30) (Extended to 27 Jul 24).
Last date and time for making online fee payment – 25 Jul 24 (23:30).
Dates of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ including online payment – 10-11 Aug 24 (23:30).
Schedule of Computer Based Examination (Tier-I) – Sep-Oct 24.
How to Apply?
1. Candidates are requested to read full notification before applying for the post. Official website as mentioned below:
Whatever is your problem, there is a solution in SPARSH. Just have a look towards the common problems and solutions provided by the SPARSH. (Information source – official website of SPARSH).
I am receiving lesser payment than the sanctioned amounts in my PPO. How do I report such incorrect payments in SPARSH? You can raise a payment related grievance for the same by logging into your SPARSH account.
Log in to your SPARSH account, and go to: Grievances > Payment Related > Elements of Pension
My PPO doesn’t have some elements I’m entitled for, and I am not being paid the same. How do I report such incorrect payments in SPARSH? You can raise a payment related grievance for the same by logging into your SPARSH account.
Log in to your SPARSH account, and go to: Grievances > Payment Related > Elements Not Sanctioned in Pension
My tax has been deducted wrongly. How do I report such incorrect deductions in SPARSH? You can raise a payment related grievance for the same by logging into your SPARSH account.
Log in to your SPARSH account, and go to: Grievances > Payment Related > Deduction
My amount for recovery is being displayed incorrectly in my PPO. How do I report such incorrect deductions in SPARSH?
You can raise a payment related grievance for the same by logging into your SPARSH account.
Log in to your SPARSH account, and go to: Grievances > Payment Related > Deduction
I have registered a Grievance in SPARSH. How can I track it?
You can raise & track grievances in SPARSH. For unregistered users (without login credentials), For registered users (with valid login credentials).
How can I claim Constant Attendant Allowance?
You can raise a payment related grievance for the same by logging into your SPARSH account.
Log in to your SPARSH account, and go to: Grievances > Payment Related > Elements Not Sanctioned in Pension.
How to intimate about overpayments to the disbursing agency?
You can raise a payment related grievance for the same by logging into your SPARSH account.
Log in to your SPARSH account, and go to: Grievances > Payment Related > Elements of Pension.
What should I do if I am not getting dearness relief?
You can raise a payment related grievance for the same by logging into your SPARSH account.
Log in to your SPARSH account, and go to: Grievances > Payment Related > Elements of Pension.
Can I raise a grievance against a service request? Yes. You can raise a grievance against a completed Service Request by providing details of the service request for reference (Request ID, Request Date etc.).
Whom and how to approach if I am not getting correct pension?
You can raise a payment related grievance for the same using any of the following modes: 1. Log into your SPARSH account 2. Call the SPARSH Helpline 3. Visit the nearest Service Center
SPARSH SEMINAR: Recent Issues & Discussion by CGDA
A seminar on SPARSH was organized by CGDA in New Delhi which was named Raksha Pension Samadhaan Ayojana. Large number of ESM attended the seminar. The gist of the seminar is as below :
Sparsh
(a) Pension shall not be stopped in any circumstances rises due to implementation /migration to SPARSH.
(b) A smart Card will be given to all pensioners which contains all details like PPO, Pension slip etc.
(c) The Defence Secretary promised that till all the difficulties/faults are removed from SPARSH and made it user friendly, it will not be thrust on the pensioners.
(d) Thorough planning become carried out to make migration into SPARSH easy.
(e) Payment of pension shall be accomplished on the remaining working day through banks from wherein the pensioner is drawing his pension.
(f) There shall be no postpone in disbursal of pension. In the legacy machine there has been put off in remittance of pension by using three to six months.
(g) As on date 19.80 lakh pensioners have been migrated. The gift migration is set 1 lakh new pensioners in keeping with month.
In the seminar it was discussed about the Problems Encountered by users and administrators as follows:
Data in PPOs of earlier retires of pre – 1960 are illegible.
Identification of pensioners – Very difficult.
1 lakh Gurkha pensioners are not yet migrated.
Aadhaar Card and mobile nos were not supplied by banks and other PDAs in some cases.
Wrong payment of commutation was detected.
40% of pensioners were not paid correct pension (by banks/treasuries).
Unless data of those not yet migrated, further migration is put on hold.
User id and password will be given within 15 days of migration.
ECHS sought to be integrated with SPARSH.
Grievances can be sent in five modes like email, SMS, WhatsApp, Call centre of PCDA (Pensions), from home, through CSCs / Banks etc.
CGDA concluded MOU with CSCs. Initially it was only 1,100 but expanded to 4.70 lakhs such that every village has CSC.
SBI, PNB, Bank of Baroda, HDFC, DIAV, Record Offices are connected for easy transfer of data / grievances. Banks also will act as SPARSH nodal centres.
Smart Card will be issued to all pensioners containing all data. It can be used for availing benefits offered by Railways, Airlines, CSD, telecoms companies, interest subsidy offered by banks / State govts, concession offered in any type of purchase, home loans by banks etc.
Mr Himanshu Tripathi, Dy CDA from Office of PCDA (Pensions) Prayagraj As expressed by the defence authority, SPARSH is a learning process for the Defence Accounts Department staff. The software of SPARSH is being improved with receipt of inputs from social medial, YouTube channels, Ex-Servicemen Associations and Ex-Servicemen who lodge grievances.
The Min of Def is kind enough to extend period of submission of ALC from one month (November) to three months (till 31 Jan 2024).
(a) The data will continue to be collected every month till all 33 lakh pensioners are migrated.
(b) Updating Mobile Nos, Email Address, Postal Address etc. Provision has been made in the software by which the pensioner can update his mobile no, Email Address and postal address.
(c) 2,50,000 pensioners do not have Aadhaar cards.
(d) Status of Migration. Pensioner can see whether he is migrated to SPARSH or not by going into portal of SPARSH. A link is given where one has to enter his Aadhaar No / mobile no / service no etc.
(e) SMS will be sent once a pensioner is migrated.(g) Pension will be credited only on the last working day.
(g) Identification of defence civilians like in MES, BRO, Ordnance Factories, Civilians working in various Armed Forces establishments like Army Base workshops, CODs, CADs, formation HQs, Ministry of Defence etc has become problematic.
(h) There are some channels gives incorrect or deliberately wrong information about SPARSH.
(j) Pension slips of banks is different. Hence delay in standardising all of them.
(k) Issue of Corr PPOs is delayed. But the same is being expedited.
(l) Income Tax Deduction. There are problems in deducting correct income tax. More work is required to deduct correct amount of income tax.
(m) NRIs. Now NRIs can submit their annual life certificate after it is issued by Indian embassy / high commission/ consulate through email.
Other issues covered are as under :
(a) Speed of migration is fast hence many errors have crept in.
(b) CPENGRMS give us many complaints from pensioners.
(c) CSCs which are in villages are to be strengthened for defence pensions.
(d) Aadhaar name is asked from the pensioners. It should have been Aadhaar Number which is unique to the pensioners. The mobile no, service no and bank account no are unique. This has caused lot of anguish and unrest among the pensioners. TCS should modify their software.
(e) He promised that unless all problems in SPARSH being faced by the pensioners, it will not become mandatory.
(f) SPARSH should be more user friendly.
(g)Data rectification is not being done in SPARSH.
(h) TCS and SPARSH team should work to resolve the problems of pensioners facing in use of SPARSH.
It has been noticed that at the time of submission of Life Certificate through SPARSH Portal, there are options whether you are reemployed or not. Most people select the “No” option. In case of PBOR who are reemployed and selected the Reemployed Status as ‘Yes’, their DR may be deducted from pension. as per Regulation 83(a) of PRA 2008 Part -II. This happened with thousands of Defence Pensioners.
The thing they might have missed that as per Regulation 83(c), PRA 2008 Part-II, they need to upload a certificate in the effect that their pension has been ignored for fixation of pay at the time of pay fixation in their new reemployed post .
Pay fixed at higher stage due to Advance increment is also allowed to get DR in Pension as his pay fixation is to be treated as “Fixed at Minimum stage”. It also be mentioned in the certificate that Your pay at the reemployed post has been fixed at the minimum of pay scale of the reemployed post.
In Case of commissioned officers, they are not allowed to draw DRT in Pension in case of reemployed in Govt Dept. They should know the detailed rules and regulations in this matter which are mentioned in the succeeding paragraphs.
Regulation 83. (a) of Pension Regulation for the Army Part-II
(a) If a pensioner is re-employed under the Central or State Government or a Corporation/Company/ Body/Bank under them in India or abroad including permanent absorption in such Corporation/Company/Autonomous Body/Bank, he shall not be eligible to draw dearness relief on pension during the period of such re-employment and he shall be required to furnish a certificate of non-employment or re-employment as in Appendix XVIII (3) to these Regulations once in a year in the month of November.
Regulation 83. (b) of Pension Regulation for the Army Part-II
(b) In the event of non-production of non-employment or reemployment/employment certificate, the payment of dearness relief on pension shall be stopped until the pensioner produces the same.
Regulation 83. (c) of Pension Regulation for the Army Part-II
(c) The payment of dearness relief shall be allowed to re-employed Armed Forces pensioner in the case of those who held the rank below the rank of Commissioned Officer, subject to furnishing a certificate to the Pension Disbursing Authority concerned by the Armed Forces authority or Central Govt. Dept. concerned including subordinate organisation employing Armed Forces Pensioners and maintaining service records of the re-employed pensioner retired from military service that :-
(i) The entire amount of pension sanctioned by the Central Government was ignored in the fixation of the pay on re-employment i.e. no part of pension was taken into account in such fixation of pay in the pay scale of the post in which the Armed Forces personnel was re-employed.
(ii) The pay of the re-employed pensioners was/is fixed at the minimum of the pay scale of the post in which he had/has been re-employed after discharge from Armed Forces.
Regulation 83. (d) of Pension Regulation for the Army Part-II
The payment of dearness relief on family pension to employed family pensioners shall remain payable during the period of employment.
Regulation 83. (e) of Pension Regulation for the Army Part-II
A pensioner employed outside India under a foreign Government or a private organisation shall remain eligible for dearness relief on pension/family pension.
Regulation 83. (f) of Pension Regulation for the Army Part-II
(f) On cessation of re-employment the payment of dearness relief shall be resumed by the Pension Disbursing Authority.
Explanation:
1. Pensioners who held the rank of Commissioned Officers are not entitled for dearness relief on their pension during the period of their re-employment.
2. The pay fixed at a higher stage because of advance increments and where no protection of the pay last drawn has been given , the pay shall be treated as fixed 66 Pension Regulations for the Army, Part II (2008) at the minimum only for the purpose of ignoring the entire pension and allowing dearness relief.
