Conduct & Disciplinary Rules – 130 : (Compiled By Com Kayveeyes)

 Conduct & Disciplinary Rules – 130 : (Compiled By Com Kayveeyes)

DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

 REVISION OF DIMENSIONS SPECIFICATIONS. DESIGN OF INLAND LETTER CARD-AMENDMENT OF RULE 10 A OF THE INDIAN POST OFFICE RULES, 1933.

Dimensions and specification of Inland letter cards have been revised amending Rule 10 A of the IPO Rules, 1933 vide Extraordinary Gazette Notification GSR No. 400 (E) dated 26.05.2008.

A copy of the Notification GSR No. 400(E) is enclosed for kind information and necessary action. This may be brought into the notice of all concerned.

G.S.R. 400 (E)- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 21, read with Section 74 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898(6 of 1898), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Post Office Rules, 1993, namely:

1. i) These rules may be called the Indian Post Office Rules, 2008.

ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Indian Post office Rules, 1933, in rule 10-A, in the proviso,

a) In clause (a) for the words "three grams”, the words "five grams” shall be substituted;

For clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted namely:

The dimension of the latter card including its flaps when unfolded or folded shall respectively be as follows:

Unfolded:

Maximum — 30 centimetres by 21 centimetres

Minimum – 28.2 centimetres by 18.2 cms

Flaps – Letter Card will have three flaps, one each on the left and right side not exceeding 1.5 cms by 10 cms and another on the top side not exceeding 1.5 cms by 21 cms. Flaps are not required if the Inland Letter Card can be closed by any other effective process.

Folded:

Maximum — 21 cms by 10 cms

Minimum — 15.2 cms by 9 mcs;

After clause(c), before the Explanation (i), the following new clause shall be inserted, namely:

d) Inland Letter Card shall be made of paper of minimum 70 GSM."

After clause (d) so inserted, for Explanation (ii), the following Explanation 'shall be substituted, namely;

"Explanation (ii) Letter Cards of privato manufacture suitably folded and closed on all sides through gumming or any other effective process may be conveyed by post, provided the dimensions and other conditions mentioned in this rule are compiled with."

(DG (Post) letter No.7-3/2004-PO dated 25th June 2008)

LOSSES TO TREASURERS IN POST OFFICES DUE TO DETECTION OF COUNTERFEIT NOTES

The matter has been examined in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve Bank of India has intimated that according to the procedure prescribed by them whenever a forged note is detected, it is required to be impounded and forwarded to the Police authorities for investigations by the bank. Under no circumstances the note can be returned to the tenderer or otherwise disposed of by the bank officials. The amount of short-fall is either recovered in cash or the amount is debited to the account of tenderer maintained with the bank. They have further intimated that State Bank authorities do not destroy such notes.

The matter was further examined with reference to the Departmental rules, In terms of Rule 55 of F.H.B. Vol.-I acceptance of counterfeit coins or notes is regarded as a loss of cash. Therefore, Rule 53 of F.H.B. Vol. I provide for detailed investigation of such cases and the official concerned is asked to make good the loss only when the lapse on his part is established. Hence it is felt the present system is adequate to deal with such eventualities.

DG(P) No. 63-77/91-Cl dated 8-1992