Implementation of Government's decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission - Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners

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What should be done if counterfeit or fake currency notes received at the counter?

The following procedure should be observed when forged currency notes and counterfeit coins are pre-sented over the counter where cash transactions take place with the public :—

1. *(1) Forged currency notes :—*When a currency note which is suspected to be a forgery is presented at acounter, the tenderer should be informed accordingly and handed an acknowledgement in the following form.

Mr................................................................................. of ...............

..................................... (address) is informed that it is suspected that the currency note No. ............................................ for Rs. .................... .......................... presented by him is

not genuine, and it is, therefore, being sent to the Currency Officer/Treasury Officer ................................. for examination.

Any enquiries regarding the note should be addressed to that Officer.

(b) The suspecting office will then forward the note together with a duplicate of the acknowledgement to the nearest Currency or Treasury Office for disposal in the usual manner.

(2) Counterfeit coins :—The Director at Mumbai GPO, Kolkata GPO and Chief Postmaster, Chennai GPO,Postmasters/Chief Postmasters of the Head Offices at Delhi, New Delhi, Bangalore, Shillong, Cuttack, Jaipur, Hyderabad,Ambala, Nagpur, Patna and Lucknow should cut and return counterfeit coins to the tenderers. At all other post officesthe procedure laid down for forged notes should be followed in the case of counterfeit coins, the form of acknowledgementbeing suitably amended. Post offices other than the three Presidency post offices should refuse to accept diminished and defaced coin.

(3) If a note or coin is presented regarding the genuineness of which the receiving clerk has well-foundedsuspicions, he should bring the matter at once to the notice of the postmaster who should take charge of the noteor coin and if he is also satisfied that the note or coin is counterfeit, he should endeavour to ascertain the name and address of the presenter and should not return the note or coin even if pressed to do so, until the case has been investigated. If, in the meantime, the presenter should leave the post office premises, the case should be handed over to the police for enquiry.

(4) At places where there are branches of the State Bank of India, suspected notes and coins should be sent to such branches of the Bank. Where there is no branch of the State Bank, such notes and coins should be sent to treasuries as usual. Ordinarily, the Post Office employees should be capable of identifying counterfeit coins and references to the local Treasury or the State Bank should be rare. If coins which cannot be clearly identified by the post office as counterfeit are to be sent to the Treasury or the State Bank, as the case may be, it should be once a week or at such intervals as may be agreed upon between the Treasury Officer or the Agent of the Bank and the postmasters concerned. For the proper identity and safe custody of counterfeit coins when such coins have to be retained in the post office, the postmaster himself should take them over and after enclosing them in a closed coverand getting them sealed with his own seal, should keep them in his own custody until they are sent to the treasury or the State Bank, as the case may be.

(5) If currency notes which cannot be clearly identified by the post office as forged are to be sent to the treasury or State Bank, as the case may be, the post office should lose no time in sending them to the Treasury or the State Bank as soon as they come to notice.

II. The Reserve Bank will indemnify all offices against the consequences in the event of a presenter taking any action against the office for carrying out the foregoing procedure.

III. (a) The Reserve Bank has authorised the State Bank of India at all its offices to impound forged currency and bank notes 

(b) At places where there is neither a currency office nor a branch of the State Bank, Treasury Officers are authorised to accept, for disposal in the usual manner, suspected currency or bank notes tendered by the post offices.

(c) At places where there is neither a currency office nor a branch of the State Bank, Treasury Officers are authorised to accept, for disposal in the usual manner, suspected coins tendered by the post offices.

Rule no. 404/2 of Post office Manual Volume-II

Conversion of temporary posts into permanent ones upto the level of Deputy Secretary in Ministries/Departments

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Number of Post Offices (Division-wise) under West Bengal Circle as on 31.03.2017

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WEST-BENGAL CIRCLE (As on 31.03.2017)
KOLKATA REGION
Name of Postal Division/Unit	HO	MDG	SO	BO	TOTAL
BARABAZAR HO	1	0	0	0	1
KOLATA GPO	1	0	0	0	1
ALIPORE HO	1	0	0	0	1
CENTRAL KOLKATA DN	1	0	37	0	38
EAST KOLKATA DN	1	0	59	8	68
NORTH KOLKATA DN	1	2	63	0	66
SOUTH KOLKATA DN	1	1	105	0	107
BARASAT DN	2	1	76	419	498
BIRBHUM DN	2	0	59	416	477
MURSIDABAD DN	3	0	81	494	578
NADIA NORTH DN	2	0	54	201	257
NADIA SOUTH DN	2	0	57	143	202
SOUTH PRESY DN	2	0	76	696	774
NORTH PRESY DN	2	0	93	34	129
TOTAL	22	4	760	2411	3197
SOUTH BENGAL REGION
Name of Postal Division/Unit	HO	MDG	SO	BO	TOTAL
SOUTH HOOGHLY DN	1	6	49	144	200
NORTH HOOGHLY DN	2	3	55	247	307
BANKURA DN	1	2	51	432	486
BURDWAN	2	2	82	474	560
PURULIA DN	1	2	33	407	443
ASSANSOL DN	3	8	90	109	210
MIDNAPORE DN	2	3	62	518	585
CONTAI DN	1	2	49	430	482
TAMLUK DN	1	0	61	294	356
HOWRAH DN	2	2	91	250	345
TOTAL	16	30	623	3305	3974
NORTH BENGAL REGION
Name of Postal Division/Unit	HO	MDG	SO	BO	TOTAL
COOCHBEHAR DN	1	1	47	313	362
DARJEELING DN	2	2	68	151	223
DINAJPUR DN	1	1	43	328	373
JALPAIGURI DN	2	0	57	242	301
MALDA DN	1	0	37	296	334
TOTAL	7	4	252	1330	1593
TOTAL FOR WEST BENGAL STATE	45	38	1635	7046	8764
HEAD QUARTER REGION                                   .
Name of Division	HO	MDG	SO	BO	TOTAL
A & N ISLANDS	1	0	26	73	100
SIKKIM STATE	1	0	22	186	209
	HO	MDG	SO	BO	TOTAL
WESTBENGAL STATE TOTAL	45	38	1635	7046	8764
SIKKIM STATE TOTAL	1	0	22	186	209
A & N ISLANDS TOTAL	1	0	26	73	100
WEST-BENGAL CIRCLE TOTAL	47	38	1683	7305	9073
	1768			7305	9073

Engagement of Medical Officers in P& T Dispensary under West Bengal Circle

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Revision of guidelines for considering placement under TBOP/BCR Scheme in cases where seniors are considered for placement at par with their juniors.

Impact Assessment on Ransomware Attack

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REMUNERATION TO BE PAID TO THE GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS ENGAGED AS SUBSTITUTES IN SHORT TERM VACANCIES OF POSTMAN/MAIL GUARDS AND MTS

Proposed amendments in the Recruitment Rules (RRs) of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A'

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Addendum SB order No.06/2016 - Change of Procedure on issue of KVPs & NSCs from 01.07.2016.

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Authorization of Branch Post Offices for Booking of Speed Post

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Transfer and Posting in the Grade of Assistant Engineer (Civil)

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FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN ARMY POSTAL SERVICE FOR GROUP ‘A’ & ‘B’ OFFICERS WHO ARE ON DEPUTATION TO APS

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Revision/Amendment in Recruitment Rules for the post of Postal Service Group 'B'

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Shri A N Nanda is appointed as Secretary, Department of Posts

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Anant Narayan Nanda, IPoS (1982) as Secretary, Department of Posts, vice Shri Boyapati Venkat Sudhakar, IPoS (1981).