News in short:

*Revised recruitment rules for HSG I is being approved by DOPT. This will go to UPSC for formal approval. Our demand that entire 100% post of HSG I should be offered as promotion to HSG II officials has been considered.*Revised recruitment rules for MTS ( Group D) has been approved and will be released within a fortnight. All the MTS posts will be filled up with GDS without any qualification shortly.


*Even though the direct recruitment of Postal Assistants has earlier been assessed as 12500, it has been crossed to 15000 now according to latest approval.


*The revised recruitment rules for PAs is also in progress. The provision of confirmation examination is being deleted in the revised rules. It may be approved before the end of the year.


*An internal committee has been formed to finalise the revised syllabus for LGO examination. The questions will be in objective type. The process is expected to be finalized before the end of this year.


*The membership verification results will be released shortly. All the affiliated unions are getting recognition with flying colours.


*A proposal for doubling the split duty allowance was already forwarded to MOF. Orders are expected shortly.


*Medical insurance to GDS may be released shortly.
*The Finance Ministry has approved the proposal of stepping of pay of senior PAs only with the direct recruits. The department will release the orders in next week providing stepping up of minimum pay of the direct recruits for those getting lesser pay as on 1.1.2006. The department has again pursued with MOF to extend the same to promotees also.


*Recruitment Rules for Assistant Manager in MMS finalized will be released shortly.