31/10/2025
Dear all
Today SG FNPO Sivaji Vasireddy, N Mujawar GS NUPE PIV, MK Sharma GS NUR4 and Sube Singh CS NUR3 Delhi met Member P, CPMG Delhi .
1. Conveyed greetings on retirement of Member P madam Maju Kumar and felicitated.
2. Cadre review committee chairman and CPMG Karnataka Prakash sir submitted the committee report to the directorate.
3. 2023 results of Postman process is in advanced stage and will be released at any time in this November and assured to complete the joining process before 31.12.2025.
4. Asper our request special drive and monitoring cell constituted in every division for opening of service book, ID card, CGHS card etc.
5. CPMG sir agreed for ODP arrangement in the long period to leave spells of postman. Expecting orders/directions soon.
6. Quarters allotment process started .
7. Instructions will be issued soon by CPMG for fixed beats and not change the beats frequently.
SG FNPO
29/10/2025
28/10/2025
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Dear all,
Rule 38 orders will be issued before 15.11.2025.
2023 Delhi circle spl drive results of postman will be released by the end of November and can join in December
For 2022 MTS non joined vacancies 2nd list will be issued soon.
Sivaji Vasireddy
SG FNPO
23/10/2025
Total of 24,66,314 Central Government employees are enrolled under the NPS. Out of these, 97,094 employees have migrated to the UPS as on 14.10.25. Approximately 3.94% of Central Govt NPS subscribers have migrated to the UPS.
21/10/2025
FNPO letter to Secretary against irregular dismissal case of GS AIGDSU SS Mahadevaiah
19/10/2025
Sir/Madam,
This is to inform that a scheduled maintenance activity is planned at CEPT with an aim to improve the Performance of the system, hence a planned downtime of the APT solution is Scheduled on 19.10.2025 (Sunday) from 07:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs.
During this period, Booking, Bagging and Delivery operations under APT application will be impacted. However, BCP (Business Continuity Plan) will be enabled to facilitate Booking and Bagging operations during the downtime.
It is therefore requested to plan and schedule all Operational activities accordingly to avoid any inconvenience.
This may kindly be brought to the notice of all concerned.
Thanks & Regards
Technology Branch
O/o General Manager
CEPT Bengaluru
16/10/2025
Salary Can't Be Re-Fixed After Superannuation, Hence Recovery Of Excess Payment From Retired Employee Impermissible: P&H HC
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A Division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Vikas Suri held that the refixation of salary after an employee's superannuation, leading to recovery of excess payments made without any misrepresentation or fraud by the employee, is impermissible in law. Background Facts The petitioner was a government employee. He retired upon attaining the age of superannuation on 31.07.2016. After his retirement, the Accounts Department of the respondents identified a discrepancy in his pay fixation. The petitioner's pay had been incorrectly fixed at Rs. 11,840/- instead of Rs. 11,170/-. Therefore, the respondents passed an order refixing the petitioner's pay. It was determined that an excess amount of Rs. 1,75,274/- had been paid to him during his service. This amount was recovered from the petitioner's pensionary benefits.
The petitioner challenged the recovery before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). However, the tribunal upheld the respondents' action. But the Tribunal granted the petitioner interest on the delayed release of his pensionary benefits. Aggrieved by the Tribunal's order, the petitioner filed the writ petition. It was submitted by the petitioner that the respondents have committed a grave error by effecting a recovery of Rs. 1,75,274/- after he had already retired from service on 31.07.2016. On the other hand, it was submitted by the respondents-Union of India that a discrepancy was discovered by the Accounts Department regarding the petitioner's pay fixation. It was contended that the petitioner's pay had been wrongly fixed at Rs. 11,840/- instead of Rs. 11,170/-. It was further submitted that the subsequent refixation of pay and the recovery of the excess amount of Rs. 1,75,274/- was well justified as the said amount constituted public money. The respondents argued that the petitioner cannot be permitted to retain an amount beyond his entitlement.
Findings of the Court It was observed by the court that the petitioner had retired from service upon attaining the age of superannuation on 31.07.2016. The judgment in State of Punjab and others vs Rafiq Masih and others was relied upon wherein it was held by the Supreme Court that recovery cannot be made from a retired employee where payments have mistakenly been made by the employer, in excess of their entitlement.
It was further observed that there was no allegation of any misrepresentation or fraud on the part of the petitioner in the initial fixation of his pay. The Supreme Court's judgment in Thomas Daniel vs. State of Kerala was also relied upon which held that if an excess payment is made by the employer due to a mistake without any fault of the employee, such an amount cannot be recovered. It was noted by the court that the equity jurisdiction of the court is exercised to relieve an employee from the hardship of recovery in such circumstances.
It was further held by the court that if an employee had knowledge that the payment received was in excess of what was due or wrongly paid, or in cases where error is detected or corrected within a short time of wrong payment, then the courts may on the facts and circumstances of any particular case order for recovery of amount paid in excess. It was observed by the court that the employee retired from service when his pay was revised and the recovery was made from him. It was held that there was no misrepresentation or fraud on the part of the petitioner in fixation of his salary, which was re-fixed after his retirement, therefore, the excess amount paid to him during service period could not be recovered. It was further held that any recovery made from the petitioner out of his pensionary benefits was unsustainable. Therefore, it was set aside. Further it was directed by the court that the sum of Rs.1,75,274/- recovered from the petitioner be refunded to him within a period of eight weeks. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition filed by the petitioner employee was disposed of by the court. Case Name : Virender Pal vs. Union of India and Ors. Case No. : CWP-13301-2021 Counsel for the Petitioner : R.S. Sangwan, Advocate Counsel for the Respondents : Arvind Seth, Senior Panel Counsel
Dear respected pensioners,
Today, I had a discussion with the CEPT authorities regarding the DR modification in the IT 2.0 application. They have assured that the issue will be resolved by this evening.
Accordingly, the DA arrears can be disbursed by the DDOs tomorrow.
With regards,
Sivaji Vasireddy
SG, FNPO
15/10/2025
📢 Dear All,
It is to intimate that Postinfo App is now discontinued by the Department. Now Dak Sewa Application is the official mobile app of Department of Posts.
📲 Download Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.indiapost.daksewa
--- Dak Sewa — the citizen-centric Android Mobile Application of Department of Posts, developed by Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology (CEPT).
This app provides the following facilities:
1️⃣ Tracking
2️⃣ Post Office Search
3️⃣ Postage Calculator
4️⃣ Complaints Management
5️⃣ Insurance Premium Calculator
6️⃣ Interest Calculator
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🔹 TRACKING:
Facility available for: Speed Post, Registered Letter, Insured Letter, VPL, IVPL, Registered Packets, Registered Periodicals, Registered/Insured Parcels, VPP, IVPP, Business Parcel ,Business Parcel COD & e-MO.
👉 Enter Article Number and tap Track to view status.
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🔹 POST OFFICE SEARCH:
Search by Post Office name or PIN Code.
Get details like Name, Address, Contact details, Division, etc. Also features:
✅ Nearest Post Office
✅ Locate on Google Map
✅ Direct Call to Post Office
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🔹 POSTAGE CALCULATOR:
Calculates tariff based on weight for: Ordinary/Registered Letters, Parcels, Book Packets, Speed Post, etc. Speed Post tariff is based on distance slabs: Local, up to 200 KM, 201–1000 KM, 1001–2000 KM, and above 2000 KM.
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🔹 COMPLAINTS MANAGEMENT:
Register, Track and get Alerts on Complaint Status at every stage.
--- 🔹 PREMIUM CALCULATOR:
Check premium payable for PLI and RPLI policies based on user input.
--- 🔹 INTEREST CALCULATOR:
Covers all Small Savings Schemes:
• Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
• Recurring Deposit
• Time Deposit (1, 2, 3, 5 years)
• Monthly Income Scheme
• Senior Citizen Savings Scheme
• National Savings Certificate
• Kisan Vikas Patra
• MSSC
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📢Update on Bonus File
The bonus file has been received today at the Directorate from the Finance Ministry. The final approval process by the Secretary (Posts) is currently underway. The official order is expected to be issued this evening or by tomorrow, as per reliable sources from the DG office.
– Sivaji Vasireddy, SG FNPO
14/10/2025
Dear all,
- The bonus file is still pending at the Department of Expenditure (DoE). Officers from the Department of Posts (DoP) have assured that orders will be issued only on Thursday or Friday. Payment can be expected on Saturday.
- Some union representatives circulated incorrect information yesterday stating that the file had been cleared by DoE and orders might be released today. Please note that this information is incorrect. Genuine updates will be communicated to all of you.
- There's no need to panic; the delay is occurring due to office shifting work at DoE.
Sivaji Vasireddy,
Secretary General, FNPO