On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of our nation’s independence on August 15, 2022, special medallions will be awarded to retired railway employees who are 75 years old and have distinguished themselves in a variety of fields, including culture and sports. This will be done as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

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Government of India/भारत सरकार
Ministry of Railways/रेल मंत्रालय
Railway Board/रेलवे बोर्ड

ECG) 2UCL-4/1 PLL

New Delhi-110001, dated 9.07.2022

General Managers/DGs/CAQs
All Zonal Railways & Production Units,
All Centralised Training Institute,
CORE. Metra Railway & RDSO.

Sub: Felicitation of retired Railway employees on the occasion of 75 years of India’s  Independence on 15th August, 2022 under “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”.

Attention is invited to Board’s letter of even number dated 27.10.2021 regarding presentation of special medallions to retired Railway employees of 75 years of age who have distinguished themselves in varied fields including culture and sports on the occasion of celebration of 75 years of our country’s independence on 15th August, 2022 under the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Board have decided that Railways may procure Gold plated Silver Medals (weighing 20 gms. approx.) with emblem of Indian Railways depicting 75″ year of Independence on one side a logo of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ on the other side and a monetary value not exceeding Rs. 2125/- per Medal and present the same to all eligible retired Railway employees on their respective Railways, who fulfill the criteria laid down in Board’s letter dated 27.10.2021 referred to above, on the occasion of celebration of 75th year of country’s independence on 15th August, 2022

This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

(Harish Chander)
Director Estt.(Genl.)
Railway Board

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Latest DoPT Orders 2021

No. 211/1/2021-22-CCSCSB
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES CULTURAL & SPORTS BOARD

Room No.361, ‘B’ Wing, 3rd Floor
Lok Nayak Bhawan, New belhi-3
Dated the 16th November, 2021

CIRCULAR

Subject : Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav – promoting women participation in sports

To mark 75 years of independence of India, Government of India is celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, The objective of the Mahotsav is to enhance interaction and promote mutual understanding between people of different States and Union Territories by conducting activities in the field of language and culture.

2. To commemorate the glorious history of Indian people and culture, Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board (CCSCSB) is organizing a Women’s Sports Meet a Mega Event for Central Government Civilian Women Employees of all Ministries/Departments located in Delhi/New Delhi, on 22nd December 2021 (Wednesday) at Vinay Marg Sports Complex, Chankyapuri, New Delhi from 10.00 AM onwards.
3. All Civilian women employees of Government of India are invited to participate in the event to promote women’s participation in sports. The entries for the event may be submitted in the prescribed proforma (annexed) to Secretary, Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board office, Room No 361, ‘B’ Wing, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New belhi – 110003 or through email at doptsports@gmail.com. The last date of submission of entries is 17th December 2021 (Friday).
4. The purpose of organizing this Women’s Sports Meet is to create awareness and to enhance Women’s participation in various cultural and sports activities organized by CCSCSB and also to inform them about the benefits, facilities and incentives provided to sportspersons by the Govt. This will also encourage Women employees to not only participate in sports events, but also help to adopt healthier lifestyle and increase their self-esteem, teamwork, confidence, improve their social skills and support positive mental health.
5. The following Events will be conducted on Women’s Sports Meet:-

Note : – The number of Events and Time duration are subject to receipt of entries

6. The following categories of employees are not eligible for participation in this competition:-
   (a) Uniformed personnel in Defence Services/ Para Military Organisations/ Central Police Organisation/ Police/ RPF/ CISF/ BSF/ ITBP/ NSG etc.
   (b) Employees of Autonomous bodies/ Undertakings/ Public Sector Banks/ Corporations even though administratively controlled by the Central Ministries.
   (c) Casual/Daily wages workers.
   (d) Employees attached to offices on temporary duty.
7. The winners (1st 2nd & 3rd place) will be awarded Medals Tea & Lunch, Participation certificates and a Souvenir will be awarded to all participants.
8. A short cultural programme will be held during the lunch break.
9. Only fully vaccinated employees shall be permitted to participate in the Meet. Final vaccination certificate shall be checked at entry point. Those with one vaccine only shall submit negative RT-PCR report done before 72 hours of the event.
10. The general instructions as per SOP! Guidelines of COVID-19 issued by Central/State Govt., are to be strictly followed by all players and supporting staff during the competition (Annexure-II). If it is found in case general instructions are not followed by any player/ official in the tournament, he/she shall be liable to be debarred from the tournament.
11. Participants shall be allowed to avail “special casual leave” as per Circular number F.No.6/1/85-Estt. (Pay-I) dated 16.7.1985. Welfare Officers are requested to allow women employees of their Ministries/Deptt to participate in this Mega Event liberally. They will submit a participation certificate to their Departments issued from CCSCSB. The participants must carry their official Identity Card for verification.
12. For any query and assistance, kindly contact the following persons:-
    (a) Ms Kumutha N, Convener Volleyball -9560930194
    (b) Ms Jyoti, Convener Wrestling – 7827653570
    (c) Ms KavitaKumari, Convener Kabaddi – 9968626477
    (d) Ms Malika Taneja, Convener Powerlifting – 9654870130
13. This circular may be given wide publicity.

(Kulbhushan Malhora)
Secretary (CCSCSB)

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Ministry of Communications

India Post launches e-PLI bond/ digital version of PLI policy bonds on Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav occasion

ePLI bond is available on Digilocker

Department’s first digital integration with Digilocker to facilitate citizens by providing ease of access and quick claim settlements: Secretary Posts Shri Vineet Pandey

Posted On: 12 OCT 2021

Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, launched the digital version of the Postal Life Insurance policy bonds, also termed as “ePLI bond”, on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in an event here today. 12 October is celebrated as the Postal Life Insurance Day in the week-long Postal week festival. Shri Vineet Pandey, Secretary, Department of Posts, Shri Alok Sharma, DG, Department of Posts, Smt Sandhya Rani, Member PLI, Smt Manju Kumar, Chief General Manager PLI and Abhishek Singh, President & CEO (Additional Charge), National e-Governance Division (NeGD) attended the event.

While inaugurating the “ePLI bond” Secretary Posts Shri Vineet Pandey stated that ePLI bond is the Department of Posts’ first digital integration with Digilocker which will greatly facilitate citizens in a meaningful way by providing ease of access and quick claim settlements.

ePLI bond is made available in collaboration with DIGILOCKER, National eGovernance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) Government of India. ​​DigiLocker has been providing a secure cloud-based platform for storage, sharing and verification of documents & certificates for various organisations.

By securely logging in to the Digilocker, the user can download the digital copy of the Policy bond on their mobile phone. Both the Postal Life Insurance (PLI) as well as the Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) policy bonds are available in the ‘electronic form’. ePLI policy bonds having a digital signature is valid proof as per the Rule 9A of the Information Technology (Preservation and Retention of Information by Intermediaries Providing Digital Locker Facilities) Rules, 2016 notified on February 8, 2017, vide G.S.R. 711(E). It shall be treated at par with the original policy bond issued by the Department of Posts for processing all types of Financial & Non-financial requests related to PLI/RPLI.

If the user is holding multiple Postal & Rural Postal Life Insurance Policies like Endowment Assurance, Anticipated Endowment Assurance, Whole Life Assurance, Convertible Whole Life Assurance, Child Policy, Yugal Suraksha (in PLI) & Gram Priya (in RPLI), all of the policies can be downloaded immediately after the issue of the policy bond by the Department of Posts. The policyholder of PLI need not wait for the delivery of the physical copy of the PLI policy bond. This facility is available for all new and old policyholders.

The policyholder will get the benefit of presenting the digital copy during the maturity settlement at the Post office from the digilocker mobile app’s issued section. The digital copy will be treated as a valid policy document by the Postal Department. Similarly, the policyholder can use the ePLI Bond as proof, for effecting any changes that are required in the policy document like address change, nomination e.t.c without the hassle of carrying the physical copy.

The secured server authentication, embedded digital signature and encrypted QR code are some of the unique mechanisms developed by the Department of Posts to bring much needed digital transformation in the Insurance Sector of India Post. It will not only reduce the administrative overhead but also provide secure real-time verification of documents.

The Department of Posts aims to reduce the turn-around time for citizens for claim and maturity cases. As an adjunct to the above citizen-friendly feature, various other administrative mechanisms are also being put into place for hassle-free and time-bound settlements of Postal Life Insurance claims.

PIB

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Financial inclusion melas with special focus on PLI/RPLI organised by various Postal Circles across country

Street plays organised to create awareness about PLI Scheme

Posted On: 12 OCT 2021

Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, celebrated today the Postal Life Insurance (PLI) day as part of National Postal Week and Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Celebrations. Department celebrates the National Postal Week every year in October, starting with the World Post Day on 9th October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). This year it has been decided to celebrate the PLI Day on 12th October 2021 (Tuesday) during the National Postal Week, 2021.

Activities carried out on PLI Day :

To celebrate PLI Day on 12th October 2021, Circles organised financial inclusion melas in each district of the country with special focus on PLI and RPLI. Special claim settlement drives were conducted in Circles to bring down the pendency in claim cases. To recognise the contribution of top performing sales force in PLI and RPLI, awards were given at national and Circle level.

Some of the activities carried out by Postal Circles are mentioned below.

• Street play being organised at Chembur HO, Mumbai to create public awareness on PLI
• Financial inclusion mela with special focus of PLI/RPLI schemeorganised at Jharkhand Postal Circle

Brief on PLI :

1. Department of Posts offers two types of life insurance schemes, namely Postal Life Insurance (PLI) introduced in 1884 and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) introduced in 1995.
2. Postal Life Insurance (“PLI”) was started as a welfare measure for employees of the Postal Department in 1884 and was extended to employees of the Telegraph Department in 1888. In 1894, PLI extended insurance cover to female employees of P & T Department at a time when no other insurance company covered female lives. Benefits of PLI were available to government employees, like employees of central and state governments, PSUs, government aided educational institutions, nationalized banks, defence services and para-military forces. Recently, in September 2017, the benefits of PLI have also been extended to professionals (like engineers, doctors, bankers, lawyers, architects, journalists etc.) and employees of companies listed with National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
3. Rural Postal Life Insurance (“RPLI”) was started in 1995 to provide life insurance cover to people living in rural areas of the country who have attained the age of maturity.
4. Products offered by PLI as well as RPLI include 6 types of traditional policies (Whole Life, Endowment, Convertible Whole Life, Anticipated Endowment, Joint Life and Children policies). Low Premium and High Bonusare the unique feature of these policies, which distinguishes it from other life insurers in India. Apart from providing savings benefit and a life insurance cover, these policies also offer Loan facility to the customers. Maximum insurance limit (Sum Assured) offered is ₹50 Lakh for PLI policies and ₹10 Lakh for RPLI policies.
5. Presently, the number of active policies in PLI and RPLIare 47.18 lakh and 51.88 lakh respectively for an aggregate sum assured of more than Rs 3.5 lakh crores and the assets under management (AUM) of Rs 1.25 lakh crores.
6. PLI and RPLI policies are sourced and serviced through 1.55 Lakh Post Offices spread across the country. PLI and RPLI policyholders can pay their premium at any post office across the country. In case of salaried employees, recovery of premia from salary is possible. Premium may also be paid online through the customer portal using net banking, debit card, BHIM/UPI and wallet. Customer Portal offers a convenient any-time and any-where premium payment option to policyholders and allows policyholders to view the status of their policies on a real time basis
7. Policyholders can contact the nearest post office, Head Post Office (CPCs), office of Divisional Heads / Regional PMsG and CPMsG for redressal of their grievances.All types of claims in PLI and RPLI are settled as per prescribed citizen charter norms. Further, an appeal may be preferred by the claimant against rejection of death claim to the next higher authority in Department of Posts.

PIB

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