Saturday 8 February 2014
Meeting of SCOVA held Sankalp Pilot Project Launched
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Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
07-February-2014
Meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) HeldSankalp Pilot Project Launched to Channelise Skill and Experience of Pensioners
Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Shri V. Narayanasamy has said that with increasing life expectancy, government servants when they retire have a number of years of active service left and therefore, the Department, has launched a programme called ‘Sankalp’ to channelize skill and experience of pensioners into socially useful and constructive work. This would be taken up on a pilot basis initially for 500 pensioners.
Addressing the 24th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) in New Delhi, Shri Narayanasamy said that an Online Pension Sanction and Payment Tracking System called ‘Bhavishya’ has been launched to track the progress of sanction of pension and other retirement benefits. This would benefit individual pensioners as well as administrative authorities.
Due to rigorous monitoring, the Department has been able to dispose off 22,498 pension related grievances during the year which resulted in bringing down the pendency to 6,882 as on 31.12.2013, bringing relief to a large number of pensioners. The address by the MOS(PP) was followed by an interactive session with the representatives of the Pensioners Associations .
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Source: PIBParliamentary panel recommends increasing retirement age to 65
Raise age of retirement to 65: House panel
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has urged the Centre to raise the retirement age to 65 years, noting that growing lifespan was adding to the need for "productive ageing".
The recommendation for increase in retirement age comes with a reminder that senior citizens would form 12.4% of the total population in 2026 from 7.5% in 2001.
"The committee feels that with the increase in life expectancy and relatively better state of health of people, the government needs to look at continuity of employment up to 65 years," said the report of standing committee of Parliament on social justice and empowerment tabled on Friday.
It also recommended that government look at greater post-retirement opportunities for senior citizens and create greater financial support for the elderly by hiking the old age pension to Rs 1,000 per month from the present Rs 200 for those above 60 years and Rs 500 for those above 80 years.
While suggesting immediate redressal for the ageing population, the panel sought to train the government's focus on the 60-plus group by pointing out that its growing numbers would be a serious challenge in health and social care.
Specifically, it underlined that as per population projections, the 80-plus bloc, the most-vulnerable group, would see a sharper rise in numbers.
The urgency of parliamentarians towards senior citizens comes amid growing global realization that increasing lifespan is creating a new demographic bloc requiring state intervention.
Seeking government attention, the committee noted that senior citizens comprised 7.5% of the total population in 2001 but their share is likely to increase to 12.4% in 2026. Importantly, UN projections say while India's population will rise by 55% by 2050, that of 60-plus would increase by 326% and that of 80-plus would go up by 700%.
Given the rising challenge, the panel headed by Hemanand Biswal found the government response inadequate, noting that "issue of rapid population ageing in the country has not received due attention of the government and the community at large".
The panel said special focus should be on the octogenarian bloc. "This age group is the most vulnerable and runs the risk of getting dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson disease, depression in their older years," it said, and asked the Centre to constitute an expert group of relevant government departments to devise specialized healthcare programme for them.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Raise-age-of-retirement-to-65-House-panel/articleshow/30015235.cms
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Q1. Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title on 26 January 2014 by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in Melbourne?
Ans. Stanislas Wawrinka
Note: This is the maiden Grand Slam crown of eighth seeded, Wawrinka. This is the first victory of Wawrinka over Nadal in 13 career meetings. Li Na of China won the women’s singles title by defeating Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (3), 6-0 on 25 January 2014.
Q2. India’s first monorail service was inaugurated at which city on 1 February 2014?
Ans. Mumbai
Note: It was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. The First phase of Mumbai Monorail is comprised of 8.9 km long Wadala-Chembur section. The Project is implemented by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority with an association of Larsen and Toubro and a Malaysian infrastructure firm Scomi Engineering.
Q3. Union Government raised the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 cylinders per household from existing ....... cylinders in a year on 30 January 2014?
Ans. 9
Note: The hike will be effective from April 2014. Union government had also decided to put on hold linking the Aadhaar platform to the Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) scheme.
Q4. Who has resigned as the Chief Minister of Uttrakhand on 31 January 2014?
Ans. Vijay Bahuguna
Note: The resignation follows a meeting of senior party leaders of the party in Delhi on 29 January 2014 that was headed by Congress President, Sonia Gandhi.
Q5. Who have been conferred the Padma Vibhushan by Union Government on the eve of Republic Day 2014?
Ans. Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar (Science and Engineering) & Shri B.K.S. Iyengar(Yoga Guru)
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Q6. Who won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014 on 26 January 2014?
Ans. Saina Nehwal
Note: Sania beat P V Sindhu 21-14, 21-17 in the final held at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
Q7. Which team won the 35th Football Federation Cup on 25 January 2014 in the final held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Cochin?
Ans. Churchill Brothers. Churchill Brothers beat Sporting Clube de Goa 3-1 to lift their maiden Federation Cup.
Q8. Name the managing director of Tata Motors who died on 26 January 2014 after falling from a hotel building in Bangkok?
Ans. Karl Slym
Q9. 59th Idea Filmfare Awards were given away on 24 January 2014. Which film won the best film for 2013?
Ans. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Note: Best Actor was given to Farhaan Akhtar for his performance in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Deepika Padukone on the other hand was adjudged as the Best Actress for Ramleela.
Q10. Which bank has launched its channel on Youtube on 24 January 2014?
Ans. State Bank of India
Q11. Who on 25 January 2014 became the first captain to be involved in four tied One Day International matches?
Ans. MS Dhoni
Note: This was after third match of India-New Zealand ODI series tied.
Q12. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the Repo rate under Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by ...... basis points to 8 percent on its third quarter monetary policy review recently?
Ans. 25
Q13. Which country became the first country in South Asia to ban the testing of cosmetics and its ingredients on animals on 27 January 2014?
Ans. India
Q14. First cantilever bridge of India, Pamban Railway Bridge, completed its ......... years on 27 Jan 2014?
Ans. 100
Note: On the occasion former President of India A. P. J Abdul Kalam inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Pamban Bridge.
Q15. Who was conferred with the 2014 Ramanujan Mathematics Award in Rajkot on 27 January 2014?
Ans. Anand Kumar
Note: He is a mathematician and founder of Super30 classes. Ramanujan Mathematics Award is an annual award that is given to a person who has at least three papers published in international journals and is involved in teaching mathematics.
Q16. Who became the first woman to be appointed in an International Cricket Council (ICC) umpires panel on 30 January 2014?
Ans. Kathy Cross of New Zealand
Q17. Which state on on 1 February 2014 scrapped its approval for the foreign direct investment in multi-brand retailing following Delhi?
Ans. Rajasthan
Note: The approval was given earlier by the previous Congress state government led by former Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot.
Q18. India overtook which country to become the third largest crude oil importer in the World as per the data released by Reuters on 30 January 2014?
Ans. Japan
Q19. Which NIT developed a commercially viable technology for efficiently rendering common polymer, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) into a liquid fuel recently?
Ans. National Institute of Technology, Odisha
Q20. Which country recently announced Indian rupee as a legal tender on 29 January 2014?
Ans. Zimbabwe
Q21. Name the indigenous High Performance Computing Systeminaugurated at Advanced Numerical Research and Analysis Group (ANURAG) in Hyderabad on 25 January 2014?
Ans. Dhruva-3
Q22. Union Government of India on the eve of the 65th Republic Day function announced the Padma Awards 2014. A total of how many persons conferred the Padma Awards?
Ans. 127
Q23. Civil Aviation Ministry decided to remove restrictions on flights of Airbus A-380 to India on 27 January 2014. This large aircraft is now allowed to operate in how many airports equipped to handle them?
Ans. Four
Note: They are Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Q24. India ranked .......th in global Environment Performance Indexreleased on 25 January 2014?
Ans. 155
Q25. Name the pioneer of Swiss watch, a watch brand of his name, who died at the age of 87 on 27 January 2014?
Ans. Raymond Weil
Q26. The British start-up DeepMind Technologies – an artificial intelligence company was on 27 January 2014 purchased by?
Ans. Google
Q27. New Zealand on 31 January 2014 won the five ODI Series of 5 matches against India by which margin?
Ans. 4-0
Note: India has lost 04 games and tied one but could not manage to win a single game.
Q28. Who has been nominated as the Director of National Security Agency(NSA) by the US president Barack Obama on 30 January 2014?
Ans. Michael Rogers
Q29. Union Government decided to amend the rules governing IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officers to assure them at least .......... years in a given posting on 30 January 2014?
Ans. Two
Q30. Whose score of 203.8 in 10 m Air Pistol set at the Munich World Cup in November 2013 was recognized as World record on 30 January 2014?
Ans. Heena Sandhu
Note: The declaration of the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) came following the adoption of new format. Heena, thus, became the first Indian woman ever to hold the world record in Shooting World Cup.
Q31. Who took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Shipping Corporation of India on 28 January 2014?
Ans. Arun Kumar Gupta
Q32. Who has been appointed as MD&CEO of non telecom businesses of Bharti Enterprises?
Ans. Manoj Kohli
Q33. Name the Ukraine's Prime Minister who resigned on 28 January 2014 in order to facilitate peaceful settlement of the political crisis?
Ans. Mykola Azarov
Q34. Recording Academy announced the 56th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on 26 January 2014.Which album won the Album of the year award?
Ans. Random Access Memories
Q35. Economic growth for 2012-13 lowered to ....... percent from 5 percent estimated earlier by Union Government of India on 31 January 2014?
Ans. 4.5
Q36. Union Cabinet on 30 January 2014 gave its approval for making amendments in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in ....... states and three Union Territories?
Ans. 13
Q37. Which company unveiled a 150cc hybrid diesel concept motorcycle RNT on 29 January 2014?
Ans. Hero MotoCorp
Q38. Who has been appointed as the CEO and Managing Director of Tata Global Beverages Limited (TGBL) on 29 January 2014?
Ans. Ajoy Misra
Q39. Who has been designed as MD& CEO of India and South Asia including Srilanka and Bangladesh announced by the Bharti Enterprises recently?
Ans. Gopal Vittal
Q40. World’s first 3D-printer Objet500 Connex3 was launched on 28 January 2014. It was manufactured by which company?
Ans. Stratasys
Note: It was a USA based company.
PRIEST - NEW APPLICATION FOR GENERATING PLI / RPLI BARCODE
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2. In case, this is not available in the system, in which ‘PRIEST’ software is being installed, Please down load it from using above link
3. Download the installation zip file from the above link.
Circle Configuration
1. Select Your Circle Name from the List.
2. Type the Prefix of your Circle Policy Number. i.e., first two Characters of policies of your Circle. [Ex: for Delhi Circle the Policy No is : DL-123457-CS’ , the Please type DL in the box for Policy Prefix.
3. Select the status of the Office. Either Divisional or Regional [if the Status is ‘HO’ then select as Divisional Office only ]
4. Press Save Button for saving the configuration.
5. Restart the Application once again to get PLI / RPLI Barcodes.
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6. Generate the PLI / RPLI PR Labels using PLI/ RPLI Web Application under PR label generation
Report. (As being done regularly. Proposal Men >PR Label Printing->Enter Start Date and End Date
7. A PDF file will be generated. Please save this file with some name at a suitable location.
8. Now Open PRIEST Application to generate PR Labels with barcodes.
9. Select the Pr Label File that is generated and saved at Step 2, by clicking on the Browse Option.
10. After Selecting the File (PR Label file in PDF Format) click on Bar code PR Label Button and wait till the new file with barcodes is generated. The file will automatically open on the screen. Please print the same.
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PROVISIONAL BO PROCESS IN FINACLE AT SO/HO
Process (provisional) of Accounts standing or opened at BOs after Account Office Migrated to CBS
Account Opening (Savings/RD/TD)
Account opening form received at BO and sent to SO / HO
At BO:
Cash and form collected at BO. New Account Opening form is only to be used. Signature and Photo should be taken/pasted only on the English side of the form. Photo should be of the size of the place available in the form and should not extend outside the printed portion. PR No. should be noted on the top of the Form.
At SO/HO:
Open the account in Finacle and fund the account by debiting BO settlement account i.e SOLID0339 (in future separate settlement account will be opened for each BO and each scheme which will be intimated on the day of migration).. Savings account cannot be funded while opening and has to be funded after opening of account subsequently. RD and TD Accounts have to be funded while opening by using the BO settlement account for debit. Value date should be given as BO date on which Preliminary Receipt(PR) was issued. Also attach the relevant BO code in account opening screen.
- Index to PR is to be maintained manually in a register.
- This account opening will reflect in the day’s LOT.
Subsequent Deposit/Withdrawal In SB
Withdrawal by customers at BO up to Rs.5000/-
At BO
For withdrawals up to Rs.5000/-, BPM has to first note new account number and CIF ID on the Passbook and BOSB/RD Journal as well as SS Book. Tally signatures on SB-7 with SS Book and pay cash. Ensure that new account number is noted on the SB-7. Make entry in the Passbook and BO SB Journal as done during before migration to CBS. In BO Daily Account, mention new account number.
At SO/HO
Based on vouchers received which will have the new account number (if old number is written, Counter PA has to see the new number and note on the SB-7) - execute the menu CXFER . Debit the customer account and credit the branch office settlement office account i.e SOLID0339 (in future separate settlement account will be opened for each BO and each scheme which will be intimated on the day of migration).and value date should be given as BO Date.
Enter the name of the BO in Transfer particulars field removing the word “BY TRANSFER”
Withdrawal by customers at BO exceeding Rs.5000/-
At BO:
For withdrawals up to Rs.5000/-, BPM has to first note new account number and CIF ID on the Passbook(first time) and BOSB Journal as well as SS Book. Tally signatures on SB-7 with SS Book and issue SB-28. Send Passbook and SB-7 to Account Office for sanction. On receipt of sanction, repeat the above procedure.
At SO/HO
On receipt of Passbook and SB-7 from BO, Signatures and balance in the account should be matched in Finacle under Account Inquiry menu (HACLI). Issue sanction on SB-7, and send to BO. Based on vouchers received after withdrawal, same procedure as mentioned above should be followed
SB-45 register to be maintained manually.
Subsequent deposit in SB by customers at BO
At BO :
For subsequent deposits, BPM has to first note new account number and CIF ID on the Passbook(first time) and BOSB Journal as well as SS Book. Collect cash and Pay-in-Slip. Ensure that new account number is noted on the Pay-in-Slip. Make entry in the Passbook and BO SB Journal as done before migration to CBS. In BO Daily Account, mention new account number.
At SO / HO
Based on vouchers received which will have the new account number (if old number is written, Counter PA has to see the new number and note on the Pay-in-Slip) - execute the menu CXFER . Credit the customer account and debit the branch office settlement office account i.e SOLID 0339 (in future separate settlement account will be opened for each BO and each scheme which will be intimated on the day of migration).and value date should be given as BO Date.
Subsequent deposit in RD by customers at BO.
At BO
For subsequent deposits, BPM has to first note new account number and CIF ID on the Passbook and BOSB Journal as well as SS Book. Collect cash and Pay-in-Slip. Ensure that new account number is noted on the Pay-in-Slip. Make entry in the Passbook and BO RD Journal as done before migration to CBS. In BO Daily Account, mention new account number.
At SO / HO
Based on vouchers received which will have the new account number (if old number is written, Counter PA has to see the new number and not on the Pay-in-Slip) - execute the menu CRDP and credit the customer account and debit the branch office settlement office account i.e SOLID0339 and value date should be given as BO Date.
Account Closure Of SB/RD/TD
Account closure form presented At BO
At BO:
Accept the account closure form, Tally signatures with SS Book. Enter new Account number on all the relevant record and on SB-7A as well as passbook. Issue SB-28 and send SB-7A and Passbook to Account Office. On receipt of sanction, follow the same procedure as mentioned for withdrawals above Rs.5000/-. Ensure that if month change happens in between date of sanction by AO and date of payment, fresh sanction should be obtained from AO.
At SO / HO
On receipt of Passbook and SB-7A, tally signatures and balance of the account by invoking Account Inquiry menu(HACLI). Execute Menu HACACCR (Interest accrual menu for SBA) for the SB Account and prepare sanction on SB-7A based on the closing interest shown in the report. On receipt of SB-7A duly paid from the BO, do the normal closure of Savings Account in Finacle and select BO Settlement Account as credit account (value date should be date of account closure at BO). If BPM returns the earlier sanction due to change of month, fresh sanction should issued by repeating the earlier process. In case of RD and TD, trial closure should be invoked and based on the report of Trial closure, sanction should be sent to BO.
On receipt of paid voucher from BO, invoke the menu CRDCAAC for RD closure and HCAACTD for TD closure. Value date should be BO date. Closure proceeds to be transferred to BO settlement account SOLID0339 (in future separate settlement account will be opened for each BO and each scheme which will be intimated on the day of migration).
Note :
1. BO code needs to be linked at the time of account opening (BO Code will be available in account opening screen in search option)
2. All transactions received from BOs duly entered in BO Daily Account should be mandatorily done via the office account earmarked for the BO i.e 0339.
3. If any transactions of account opened at BO is done at Account Office, it will reflect as a transaction of the SO/HO in LOT. In such a case, transaction should be just like transaction done for the account standing at Account Office. No such transaction should be done without entry in the Passbook.
4. No MPKBY RD list will be accepted at any BO whose Account Office is migrated to CBS.
5. Savings Certificates will not be issued/discharged by any BO independently.
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