Very soon, short code 5676714 will become an integral setp to kick-start your travel programme. One has to SMS his or her travel details and SARATHI will book the ticekt and deliver it in a flash, through SMS.  The first step to book a mobile ticket is to register self with IRCTC in a system aimed at easing the pressure on the Internet, whose link gets choked in peak hours, especially while tatkal tickets are being booked.

            One has to send in details to the short code, which has been approved by all mobile service operators, for authentication by SARATHI, which will respond by sending a pre-composed message, seeking journey details.  It will also send details of ticket availability and other information.

            The Railways intend to introduce the concept of M-wallet as a payment option, besides the Interbank Bank Mobile Payment Service (IMPS) that requires registration with a bank. M-wallet, a pre-paid instrument, will be available at all mobile retail outlets where customers can recharge it as they recharge prepaid mobile connections.  Even post-paid mobile customers can make use of this platform.

            Once the fare is deducted from the bank account, the ticket will be delivered through an SMS. All mobile operators have been roped in, officials say, and their 1.5 lakh retail outlets will sell M-wallet. This system will come in handly for booking tickets even from any remote corner of the country, where Internet connections are still scarce. The Railways also plan to extend the scope of mobile booking with add-on facilities. It wants to make available cars and hotel rooms on rent. About 5,000 hotels have been tied up.

The Hindu

FORM – 2

REIMBURSEMENT OF CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE

{Ref :OM No. 12011/03/2008 ( Allowance) Dated 02/09/2009}

1.   Certified that the children/child  mentioned below in respect of whom re-imbursement of Children Education Allowance claimed  is  wholly dependent upon me:-

2.    Certified that the Education Allowance indicated against the Child/Children  has actually been paid by me (Receipts enclosed )

(Note :-Copy of School fee card & Bank challans/Paid up Receipts/ purchase receipts in original are to be  enclosed)

 3.  Certified that :-

            i) my spouse is not a Central Government servant

ii) my spouse is a Central Govt. servant and that she/he  has not  claimed /will not claim children’s educational allowance in respect of our child/children.

4. Certified that during the period covered by the claim the child attended the school regularly and did not absent himself/herself from the school without proper leave for a period exceeding one month.

5. In the event of any change in the particulars given above which affect my eligibility for children’s educational allowance, I undertake to intimate the same promptly and also to refund excess payments, if any made.

Note :  # Tuition Fee Means Tuition fee, Admission fee, lab fee, special fee charged for agriculture, electronics, music or any other subject, Fee charged for practical work under the programme of work experience, fee paid for the use of any aid or appliance by the child, library fee, games/sports fee and fee for extra curricular activities.

Encl :

PLACE & Date:                                       (Signature of the Govt. servant)                                                                      

IZT Order of Hyderabad CCA Superintendents has been  issued vide EO (GO) No. 20/2013, dt. 16-5-2013. Total 41 officers from Vizag Zone to Hyderabad have been transferred/repatriated. (Tirupati-14, Guntur-4 and Vizag I & II    23).

It is learnt that minutes of Committee of Commissioners for examining and recommending exemptions from IZT transfer  to Vizag Zone on rotation and repatriation from Vizag Zone to Hyderabad Zone on grounds as per the IZT Policy,2013 have not yet been finalised. It is learnt that all Commissioners of CoC are likely to meet CC-Hyderabad today to consider and finalize all the requests. After minutes are finalized, orders are likely to be issued before 20-5-2013. It is expected that around 30 Superintendents have to be transferred from Hyderabad Zone on rotation to Vizag Zone during this AGT,2013.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS:

The proposed Bill which seeks further to amend the Constitution ,   inter alia ,  provides for-

Before concluding:

The Bill is under examination of the ‘Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance'. The main concern appears to be that it should not alter or destroy the “basic feature” of the Constitution. The basic features include “The principles of separation of power” and “Federalism”.

The doctrine of “basic feature” was introduced in 1973 by the Supreme Court in Kesavananda's case [ Kesavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461] and was re-affirmed in Minerva Mills Case [ Minerva mills v. Union of India, AIR 1980 SC – the basic structure or basic features of the existing constitution cannot be amended through the process of amendment as provided in Art. 368. Now position is that any amendment of the Constitution is liable to be interfered with by the Court on the ground that it affects one or other of the basic features of the constitution.

BUT hoping against all odds…GST will come in very near future.

And so, the GST Constitution Amendment Bill is certainly A STEP FORWARD in this direction.

By R N JHA   – TIOL

Main article is published in TIOL

Dear friends,

1. The clarification issued on ACP vs time scale offset is attached herewith.

2. CR is with Expenditure. The issue of its early clearance was raised before the Expenditure Minister on 09.05.13 and he assured of doing the needful.

3. The pay arrears since 1986 at par with the Inspectors of CBI & IB case (CWP No. 13471/08) pending in Jabalpur High Court was discussed with the advocate handing over the available relevant documents to him. He opined that we should also intervene in the matter from the side of Superintendents Asn and asked for some more records which will be provided to him accordingly. After studying all the documents/records, he will prepare the case. It was last updated on the High Court site in 08/12.

Love,

Ravi

As per available information, the details of number of sanctioned posts, number in position and vacancies in Central Government posts as on 1st March, 2011 was as under:

Details of vacancy position in respect of reserved posts and details of backlog vacancies in Central Government Departments is not centrally maintained. A Special Recruitment Drive was launched in 2008 to fill up the backlog reserved vacancies of Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Other Backward Classes (OBC), which continued till 31.03.2012.The details of recruitment/ appointments made during the drive were as under:

The vacancies are filled as per the provisions of the Recruitment Rules and if Recruitment Rules permit lateral entry, the backlog vacancies may also be filled through the lateral entry route.

This was stated by Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office in written reply to a question by Shri Ashok Kumar.

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CoC Meeting for considering IZT exemption requests from Superintendents of Hyderabad CCA for AGT,2013 was held in Hyderabad on 8-5-2013. All four executive Commissioners of Hyderabad Zone and  Vizag-II Commissioner were present. It is learnt that it will be continued today also.

    It is learnt that CoC Meeting for IZT exemption requests from Inspectors will be held on 10-5-2013.

   It is expected that IZT orders are expected next week after Sri B.B.Prasad, Chief Commissioner joins on 13-5-2013.

In order to better detect the smuggling of contraband, the customs department has decided to increase the number of dog squads at major airports and other international border points. As many as 19 canines (German Shepherd breed) have been sent for training at BSF’s National Training Center for Dogs (NTCD) in Tekanpur, Madhya Pradesh recently, according to a Finance Ministry official.

These dogs will be deployed at airports in Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Trichy, Trivandrum, Cochin and the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi.

Besides, dogs will also be put on duty at Attari-Wagah border where frequent movement and cross-country trade takes place, he said. “These 19 dogs along with their handlers are being trained at the NTCD. Four other canines, who are completing their six months training at NTCD by this month end, are likely to be deployed on duty from next month onwards,” the official said.

The dogs are specifically being trained in detection of drugs like Heroin, Hashish, Marijuana and Amphetamine. “Usually international airports and land borders are considered vulnerable for smuggling of drugs. Intensive checking at these transit points have resulted in good number of seizures and detection of smuggling cases.

The dogs will be deployed to further help customs officials posted there,” he said. Giving details of the training, the official said the canines are specially being trained in giving “passive alerts” after detection of narcotics.

“These dogs will not be giving active alerts by barking after detection thereby not creating panic among passengers or people present there. Instead, they would give passive alerts and sit on the suspected baggage after detection of drugs,” the official said.

The decision to augment the dog squads is part of a multi-layer security arrangement being put in place by customs authorities at all the international air and land customs points in the country to check smuggling. According to a proposal by the Finance Ministry, over 100 canines will be trained in a phased-wise manner at NTCD.

Customs officials said the dogs will be sent to NTCD every quarter in batches of 25-30 for training. Authorities have also started identifying sepoys (constable or hawaldars) with interest and the required skills to undergo training as handlers.

PTI

For the third consecutive year,  a woman has topped the prestigious Civil Services Examination 2012.

 

 

 

The top ranker this year was Kerala’s Haritha V. Kumar, a probationer of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) 2011 batch, This was her fourth attempt.

 

 

 

The top ranker this year was Kerala’s Haritha V. Kumar, a probationer of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) 2011 batch, This was her fourth attempt.

Haritha V Kumar, a probationer of Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) 2011 batch, has made it to the top slot of the coveted exam, according to the results declared on Friday by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

Kumar, who is undergoing training at National Academy of Customs Excise and Narcotics (NACEN), holds a Bachelor of Technology (Electronics and Communication) degree from Kerala University. This was her fourth attempt.