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MOBILE MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE, IN KARNATAKA CIRCLE
India Post, on Friday, announced the launch of Mobile Money transfer service, in Karnataka Circle, jointly with BSNL. With this, the facility to transfer money will start at 400 chosen post offices across the State in the first phase. It will be gradually extended to all 1,500 post offices across the State, Chief Post Master—Karnataka Circle M S Ramanujan said.
M S Ramanujan said the service would be of great help to migrant population, who, otherwise, have to rely on other modes of money transfer. It will also benefit students who study away from their home towns, he added.
Using this service one can transfer minimum of Rs 1,000/- and maximum of Rs 10,000/-. To use the service, senders would need to visit the post offices in the region where the service is available, deposit the amount and give the receiver’s details. After this, they would get a 16 digit transfer code on their mobile phone, which they would need to send to the recipient via SMS. The recipient can claim the money at a nearby post office, by showing the transaction code and verifying his identity. Recipient also needs to withdraw the money within 7 days of transaction
. The objective of the service is to lower the cost of transaction to enable transaction of even very small amounts. The charge for transferring Rs 1,000/- to Rs 1,500/- will be Rs 45/-, while for transferring Rs 1,501/- to Rs 5,000/-, the fee will be Rs 79/- and for Rs 5,001/- to Rs 10,000/-, the commission will be Rs 120/- including service tax.
PAYMENT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO GRAMIN DAK SEWAKS (GDS) AT REVISED RATES W.E.F. 01.07.2013 ONWARDS-REG
D.G. Posts No. 14-01/2011-PAP dated 01.10.2013.
Consequent upon grant of another installment of dearness allowance , with effect from 1st July,2013, to the Central Government Employees vide Government of India, Ministry of Finance , Department of Expenditure, O.M. No.1-8/2013-E.II(B)dated 25th September, 2013, duly endorsed vide this Department’s letter No. 8-1/2012-PAP(PT) dated 25.09.13, the Gramin Dak Sewaks (GDS) have also become entitled to the payment of dearness allowance on the basic TRCA at the revised rate with effect from 01.07.2013. It has, therefore, been decided that the dearness allowance payable to the Gramin Dak Sewaks shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 80% to 90% on the basic Time Related Continuity Allowance , with effect from the 1st July, 2013.
2. The additional installment of dearness allowance payable under this order, shall be paid in cash to all Gramin Dak Sewaks.
3. The expenditure on the account shall be debited to the Head” Salaries” under the relevant head of account and should be met from the sanctioned grant.
4. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Wing vide their Diary No. 155/FA/2013-CS dared 01.10.2013.
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(Shankar Prasad)
Asstt. Director General (Estt.)
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GRANT OF DEARNESS RELIEF TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
PENSIONERS/FAMILY PENSIONERS – REVISED RATE EFFECTIVE FROM 1.7.2013. (Click the link below for details)
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