Schemes for Physically Challenged Persons - PIB News

Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) (PwD) Act, 1995 envisages three percent reservations for persons with disability in identified posts in Government establishments.

Under the Scheme of Incentives to the Private Sector for Employment of Physically Challenged Persons, the Government of India provides the employer’s contribution for Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees State Insurance (ESI) for 3 years, for employees with disabilities including visually impaired persons employed in the private sector on or after 01.04.2008, with a monthly salary upto Rs.25, 000.

The National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) provides concessional credit to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) for taking up income generating activities by self-employment.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) guarantees employment to rural household adults including differently abled persons. Under National Rural Livelihood Mission(NRLM), a provision of 3% of the total beneficiaries has been made for PwDs.

Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) provides pension to BPL persons with severe or multiple disabilities between the age group of 18 to 79 years @ of Rs. 300 p.m. per beneficiary.

Under Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS), financial assistance is provided through Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for various projects for providing education, vocational training and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.

Under the National Scholarship Scheme which is funded from Trust Fund for Empowerment of PwDs financial assistance is provided to students with disabilities to enable them to pursue professional or technical courses from recognized institutes and get employed/self employed. Under the Scheme every year 1000 scholarships are provided to the students with disabilities through out the country. 30% scholarships are reserved for girls. Only Indian nationals are eligible for scholarships.

National Fund has a scholarship scheme for students with disabilities. 500 new scholarships to be awarded each year are equally distributed (125 each) for the four major categories of disabilities viz. (i) Orthopaedic (ii) Visual (iii) Hearing and (iv) Others. 40% of the scholarships in each category are reserved for girls.

Scheme of ‘Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship’ provides scholarship to students with disability to pursue M.Phil and Phd. programs in higher education. It is implemented by UGC.

A statement showing State-wise number of persons with disabilities is:

S.No.	States/Union Territory	Number of persons with disabilities.
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	7057
2	Andhra Pradesh	1364981
3	Arunachal Pradesh	33315
4	Assam	530300
5	Bihar	1887611
6	Chandigarh	15538
7	Chhattisgarh	419887
8	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	4048
9	Daman & Diu	3171
10	Delhi	235886
11	Goa	15749
12	Gujarat	1045465
13	Haryana	455040
14	Himachal Pradesh	155950
15	Jammu & Kashmir	302670
16	Jharkhand	448377
17	Karnataka	940643
18	Kerala	860794
19	Lakshadwwep	1678
20	Madhya Pradesh	1408528
21	Maharashtra	1569582
22	Manipur	28376
23	Meghalaya	28803
24	Mizoram	16011
25	Nagaland	26499
26	Orissa	1021335
27	Pondicherry	25857
28	Punjab	424523
29	Rajasthan	1411979
30	Sikkim	20367
31	Tamil Nadu	1642497
32	Tripura	58940
33	Uttar Pradesh	3453369
34	Uttarakhand	194769
35	West Bengal	1847174
	Total	21906769

This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri P. Balram Naik in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today (6/8/2013).

Source : PIB News

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NATIONAL CONVENTION OF WORKERS BY CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS - 06-08-2013 - NEW DELHI

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF WORKERS

CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS HELD NATIONAL WORKERS CONVENTION AT NEW DELHI ON 06TH AUGUST 2013

A massive National convention of all Central Trade Unions, Central and State Government Employees and ; Teachers Federations and Public Sector employees Unions etc was held at Mavlankar Hall New Delhi on 6th August 2013. 

The convention was addressed by the leaders of BMS, INTUC, AITUC, CITU, HMS, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, UTUC, LPF. Presidium consisted of the leaders of all the above Central Trade Unions. The resolution adopted by the National convention called upon the workers to organize following.

1. Demonstration/Rallies/Satyagraha at all state capitals with respective statewide mobilization on 25th September 2013.

2. Massive Demonstration before Parliament with main mobilization from neighbouring states on 12th December, 2013.

3. On the same day of Demonstration before Parliament (12th December 2013), District-level Demonstrations at all District Headquarters all over the country.

4.  Sectoral programme of joint actions for effectively opposing Restructuring, Outsourcing etc. and on sector-specific issues/demands and against Divestment of shares in Pubic Sector Enterprises.

5.  Exclusive Joint Action Programmes on the demand of Minimum Wage and Contract Workers related other demands.

Copy of the resolution  published below :

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Unique Speed Post barcode for PassPort

It is decided to allot a separate unique bar code series for Speed Post PASS PORT consignments ---

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About POST BANK......................!!!

POST BANK OF INDIA

Eventhough full details of the proposed Post Bank of India is not made public, it is learnt that

(1) Post Bank will be a public sector Bank under the control of Department of Posts as a subsidiary organization. It will function as a Bank separately, just like any other public sector Banks. All Banking Rules and Regulations will be equally applicable to Post Bank also.

(2) Recruiting personnel for running the Bank will be done in the same manner as being done by public sector Banks. Open market recruitment will be made. Existing Postal Employees will not be considered for appointment in the Post Bank.

(3) The Post office Savings Bank will remain as it is and do business as is being done now. Post Bank will be a separate entity.

(4) Full details are yet to be published.

(M. Krishnan)

General Secretary

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Government likely to earmark Rs 1,300 crore for Post Bank of India

The government is likely to earmark Rs 1,300 crore for the India Post to enable it to make foray into the banking space.

"The expenditure finance commission will meet this month and finalise the fund to be provided to India Post for the proposed Post Bank of India," a finance ministry official told PTI.

The Department of Post, which has applied to the Reserve Bank for a new bank licence, had last month approached the finance ministry for sanctions of Rs 1,300 crore for its banking foray and to meet the capital requirements.

The Department of Post (DoP) plans to launch banking operations from its 50 branches in the first year and scale it to a total of 150 branches in 5 years.

The amount would include Rs 500 crore paid-up capital required under new banking licence guidelines.

India Post, which has over 1.54 lakh post offices across the country, would be using its existing network to provide banking services and bring in financial inclusion.

Of the 1.54 lakh, over 1.39 lakh branches are in rural areas and 15,736 are in urban regions.

There are around 90,000 bank branches in the country and provision of real-time banking services through postal network is estimated to triple the current banking network.

The Post Bank of India is proposed to be owned by DoP, but with a completely independent board, governance structure and operations. It will have representation from Finance Ministry, Ministry of Communication & IT, besides independent directors on its board.

            The RBI is expected to allocate new bank licence to eligible applicants only by end of this fiscal.

Source:-The Economic Times

Postal JCA meeting with Secretary, Department of Posts on 02-08-2013

DISCUSSION ON ITEMS OF MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY PJCA ON 01-04-2013:

Today JCA leaders had a meeting with Ms.P.Gopinath,Secretary, Posts and Members of Postal Services Board along with other Officers of the Department to discuss on the items in the Memorandum submitted by JCA on 01-04-2013.

The Secretary Generals NFPE & FNPO and all General Secretaries of affiliated Unions participated in the discussion. 

On behalf of AIPEU-GDS(NFPE), Com.P.Pandurangarao, General Secretary attended the meeting.

The following are the outcome of the discussion on GDS issues :

1. Bonus Ceiling : File again sent to Ministry of Finance with replies to the queries made by MoF.

2. Cash handling norms : Circles asked to report on the financial implications to change the work load norms of the BPMs.

3. Reduction in TRCA : Even though Protection for one year is instructed,  it will be reviewed accordingly

4. Compassionate appointments :It is informed by the Official side that after revising the previous calculation of merit marks, the present attributes for merit marks resulted in increase of percentage of appointments. So there is no scope for immediate relief on this issue.

5. Redeployment of GDSMM : the work establishment of GDSMM will be reviewed on their retirement / promotion, further decision will be taken by the Department.

6. Cash conveyance allowance : it will be reviewed on information obtained from the circles.

7. Introduction of Health scheme :  Proposal is under examination by the Finance Ministry. Approval is expected soon.

8. Norms for RPLI : It is clearly mentioned in the instructions on workload norms, 10 transactions – 1 point, but for procuring new business of RPLI as incentive is being given, no separate time factor is given.

9. Norms for cash conveyance from BO to AO vice versa : it will be reviewed.

SOME USEFUL INFORMATION ON PA / SA TYPING / COMPUTER EXAMINATION

The final merit shall be prepared on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the Applicants in the Aptitude Test (Paper I) only subject to their qualifying in Computer/Typing test (Paper II). i.e., there will be no marks for Typing/Data entry test. 

·   You have to just qualify the minimum criteria in Paper-2 and final merit list shall be prepared on the basis of marks of Paper-I only.

- : Typing Test Pattern : -

Typing test will be divided in to two sections:

1) Computer typing Test: 

This test will evaluate Candidate’s Computer typing efficiency. Candidates are required to type a passage in English/Hindi (450 words passage for English & 375 words passage for Hindi) within the duration of 15 minutes.

Typing Speed: - Recommended typing speed for selection is 25-30 words per minute (WPM).

Only candidates opting for Hindi script test will have to give Hindi typing test. It’s upon your personal preference. English typing is considered easier to learn and pass. You can choose either English or Hindi for typing test.

The typing test and test of data entry operations will be conducted on Computer key board but not on type writer.

2) Data-Entry test: 

This test will evaluate Candidates data-entry efficiency. Candidates are required to type figures, letters and manuscript data within the duration of 15 minutes.

Typing Speed and Accuracy tests allow you to check a candidate's typing speed and accuracy automatically based on existing documents or documents you create.

Data Entry Speed and Accuracy tests allow you to check a candidate's alphanumeric or numeric data entry speed and accuracy automatically; based on existing forms

  

Typing tests measure two things, speed and mistakes, so when you take typing speed test, do not look only at your speed, look also at the number of your mistakes and concentrate on reducing your mistakes rather than increasing your typing speed. The end result will be increased productivity.

WPM

WPM is an abbreviation of Words-Per-Minute. Confusingly this does not literally mean whole words, as one might find in a dictionary, but rather word-units.

For speed to be comparable, it must be measured in standard units. 

In the case of typing speed if we used actual words for the WPM measurement then typing speed test results would not be comparable unless everyone used the same texts for their respective typing speed tests - which would give us the additional factor of memorisation so, the word-units we use are artificial.

One word-unit is five keystrokes. 

Thus, "typed" is one word-unit, "type on it" is two word-units (spaces count as keystrokes too).

Typing technique:

Make sure you feel comfortable at your computer. 

Adjust your chair so your arms comfortably reach the table at a 90-degree angle. 

Make sure your wrists are straight. Sit up straight in your chair with your back resting against the chair. 

Place both feet on the ground.

Whether you’re taking a typing test, preparation is an important factor in the outcome. The best way to prepare is to work on your technique; sit comfortably and practice tests that are similar to the one you’ll have to take.

Use All Your Fingers:

Learn how to type using all your fingers – not just your two pointer fingers. Even though you may be able to type quickly with two fingers, you can type even faster with practice if you use all your fingers to do the work. Typing lessons can help you learn which finger to use to type each letter. This memorization can help your brain direct your fingers to the letters you need without requiring you to look at the keys. As you teach your fingers to find the keys, you can look at the screen to see what you’re typing instead of watching your fingers, which will further increase your typing speed.

Avoid Seeing: 

Yes, you should not see the keyboard while you type. You should have military level of discipline. Look at the screen or the source paper. After you are familiar with the finger placements you can try this. While riding bicycle, what will you see? The road or the pedals

Practice a Similar Test:

Not all typing tests are the same. You might take a three- or five-minute typing test, or it may be longer. The test might not allow you to press the backspace key. It might be in the form of a game, or it might be a simple paragraph you must read and copy. If you can, find out the format of the timed typing test you’ll be taking. Look on-line for free on-line typing tests that are similar to what you might encounter during your test.

Keep Corrections to a Minimum

While it’s important to type quickly with as much accuracy as possible, going back to correct mistakes can slow down your typing speed considerably. 

Practice finding the correct keys the first time so you don’t have to worry about errors. Use discretion when choosing which errors to go back and correct.

The material you are tested on will most likely be something you’ve never seen before. Chances are you won’t have an opportunity to read over the material beforehand. 

To prepare for your test, practice typing things with which you’re not familiar. 

Don’t worry about whether you understand what you’re typing; just focus on typing it correctly.

Also, be aware that not all computer keyboards feel the same way. 

Although it will still be a QWERTY keyboard, which is the standard computer keyboard, the keys may feel a little different when you type on it. 

They might stick a little more or be a little touchier than the ones on the keyboard you use to practice. Another thing to consider is your surroundings. 

If you’re not used to typing in different surroundings, it may be a good idea to try out a new location. 

Doing these things might help you feel more relaxed when you take your typing test.

Touch Typing

Touch typing is typing without looking at the keyboard. 

The idea is to teach your fingers the location of each keys. 

Typing Speed is measured in Words Per Minute (WPM), commonly used in typing test examination and recruitment. 

For the purposes of WPM measurement a word is standardized to five characters or keystrokes. 

Therefore, “write” counts as one word, but “understand” counts as two words and blank space also count as one character.

Key ideas

1) Place your indexes on 'F' and 'J'.

2) Use same finger all time to type each key.

3) Don't look at the keyboard, your eyes should always look at the screen

NATURE OF MISTAKES

A. Full Mistakes: The following errors are treated as full mistakes:--

-- For every omission of word/ figure. 

-- For every substitution of a wrong word /figure. 

-- For every addition of a word / figure not found in the passage.

B. Half Mistakes: The following errors are treated as half mistakes:--

(i) Spacing Errors: Where no space is provided between two words, e.g. ‘Ihope’ or undesired space is provided between the words or letters of a word e.g. hope I have, ‘I hxxave’.

(ii) For every spelling error committed by way of repetition, or addition or transposition or omission or substitution of a letter/letters, e.g. the word ‘spelling’ typed as ‘seeplings’ etc.

(iii) Wrong Capitalisation: Wrong use of capital letter for small letter and vice-versa. (This does not apply to Hindi typewriting scripts).

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