FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS THE DEPT. HAD INTRODUCED SO MANY ITEMS OF WORK VIZ., MNREGA PAYMENTS, SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENS, INDIRAMMA HOUSING PAYMENTS ETC., BESIDES LIMIT OF SB WITH DRAWL UP TO Rs.5000, M.O PAYMENTS UP TO Rs.5000 BUT THE CASH BALANCE (MIN-MAX) IN BOs HAS NOT BEEN REVISED/REVIEWED.
HOW EVER, IT HAS BEEN INITIATED ELSE WHERE TO MEET THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS IN THE BOs, BY REVIEWING THE CASH BALANCE (MINIMUM / MAXIMUM) AS THE NEED OF THE HOUR.
IN ORISSA CIRCLE THE O/O CPMG ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO CARRY OUT THE REVIEW OF BOs FOR CASH BALANCES.
A COPY OF THE LETTER IS REPRODUCED BELOW:
Department of Posts, India
O/O the Chief Post Master General,
Odisha Circle, Bhubaneswar-751001
To,
The PMG Sambalpur/Berhampur Region.
All the SSPOs/SPOs in Hqrs Region.
No:
SB/1-135/NREGS(A)/2009
Dated at Bhubaneswar the 18.07.2012.
Sub:
Review of authorized minimum and maximum cash balance of Branch Post Offices.
Sir,
This is regarding review of authorized minimum and maximum
cash balance of Branch Post Offices.
Presently, many schemes of Central and State
Governments liked Old age pension, MGNREGA etc are implemented through branch
offices in addition to money order payments and saving transaction. As a
service provider, availability of cash at branch post offices is of outmost
important to honour payments.
Due to inadequate authorized
minimum and maximum cash balances branch post offices are unable to carry out
this commitment efficiently and are opened found keeping payments pending until
funds from their account offices are received
The information on review
of financial arrangement of post offices called for vide this
office letter of even number dated 20.06.2012 reveals that4884 BOs are
within minimum cash balance of Rs2500/- where as 776 BOs are within Rs
2500/- – Rs 5000/-.
Member (planning) vide DO letter No.24-2/2012-PO Dated
16.07.2012 has directed to carry out review of the authorized cash
balances of all branch offices in the Circle which should be completed by
31.08.2012, keeping in view the guidelines /provisions contained in Rule-138 to
140 of Postal Manual Vol –VIII. A report of the review indicating
improvement in cash management of all Branch Post Offices of the Division may
be furnished in the proforma attached here with so as to reach this
office by 04.09.2012 for onward submission of report to Directorate. The
Divisions under Region may forward the report to their respective ROs and the
Region will send the consolidated report to CO.
Yours
faithfully,
Sd/-
Asst.
Director(FS)
For
CPMG, Odisha.
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