How to install any version of Windows from one USB flash drive

With the advent of USB drives, our activities with CD/DVDs are also decreasing considerably. The same has happened to the process of installation of Windows. Earlier Windows setup mostly had a CD/DVD involved, but with the time we have moved to USB drives. Installing a Windows from a USB is okay, but have you ever considered installing multiple versions of Windows, like say, Windows 10, Windows 8,1 and Windows 7, from the same USB drive. Well, this tutorial is here to guide you on installing any version of Windows from one USB flash drive using a tool called WinSetupFromUSB.

Install any version of Windows from one USB flash drive

Things you’ll need:

• A USB drive
• ISO files for Windows
• WinSetupFromUSB
• A working Windows PC

Step 1: Download WinSetupFromUSB from here. Extract the downloaded file and run WinSetupFromUSB as per the architecture of your system (x64 or x8

Percentage of HRA in 7th pay commission after cabinet approval

The Pay commission has recommended HRA should be rationalized by using the factor 0.8 which is used for rationalising the percentage based allowances. The 7th CPC recommended 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the Basic Pay for Class X, Y and Z cities respectively. The Commission also recommended that the rate of HRA will be revised to 27 percent, 18 percent and 9 percent when DA crosses 50 percent, and further revised to 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent when DA crosses 100 percent

The cabinet committee reviewed the recommendations on Allowances and they are not able to give a decision over the Allowances. Hence the Union Cabinet  decided to constitute a Committee headed by Finance Secretary for further examination of the recommendations of 7th CPC on Allowances. And it is said that the Committee will complete its work in a time bound manner and submit its reports within a period of 4 months.

7th Pay Commission – No decision on Allowances – Existing Allowances to continue

7th Pay Commission – No decision on Allowances – Existing Allowances to continue till Committee submits report – Deferring hike in allowances will have major impact in the Salary of Central Government Employees

For now, the Government employees will have to be satisfied with the bonanza at the entry level salary hike from Rs 7000 to Rs 18,000 per month while on the allowance front, it’s a wait for at least for 4 months.

As the government employees cheer the pay hike after the seventh pay commission, they will be missing out on a big chunk of their allowance hike.

"Not Acceptable" : Confederation. Threatens to advance strike to July 4

The Confederation of Central Government Employees stated that the 7th Central Pay Commission implementation in current form is “not acceptable” in view of the prevailing economic conditions. It has also threatened to advance by a week an indefinite strike to press their demand for revising the hike.

“In the prevailing economic conditions, the proposed hike as per the Pay Commission is inadequate. It is not acceptable to us,” M Duraipandian, General Secretary, Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, Tamil Nadu, said.

Seventh Pay Commission Hike Approved: What It Means For You

The Seventh Pay Commission's recommendations were approved by the Cabinet today. The Seventh Pay Commission has recommended a 23.55 per cent rise, effective January 1, 2016 - which will impact 47 lakh central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners.

Here are 10 things to know:

1) The Pay Commission's recommendations also influence wages of employees of state-owned firms, local bodies and 29 states. Including pensioners, analysts say that 3 crore people will be directly impacted by the Pay Commission's recommendations.

2) The extra cash in consumers' pockets is estimated to boost sales of automobile and white goods. Auto and consumer durable shares outperformed today.

A point to cheer - One Rank, One Pension (OROP) for all civilian employees

Despite a lot of complaints, there is one thing that the employees can cheer about. It is the fact that the Seventh Pay Commission has recommended One Rank, One Pension (OROP) for all civilian employees, which the government should have accepted.  This means that employees retiring after putting eligible service from the same cadre get same pension irrespective of when he has retired. 

Currently an employee receives 50% of his last drawn salary as the pension. This pension is then increased every year to account for inflation.  However an employee retiring from the same post after a few years would likely draw a far higher pension than the first person as his salary must have increased i.e. due to the next pay commission. OROP will eliminate this difference. 

This move can ensure that the pensioners can lead a descent post-retirement life.

7th Central Pay Commission Implemented – Highlights

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) on pay and pensionary benefits.   It will come into effect from 01.01.2016. 

In the past, the employees had to wait for 19 months for the implementation of the Commission’s recommendations at the time of 5th CPC, and for 32 months at the time of implementation of 6th CPC.  However, this time, 7th CPC recommendations are being implemented within 6 months from the due date. 

The Cabinet has also decided that arrears of pay and pensionary benefits will be paid during the current financial year (2016-17) itself, unlike in the past when parts of arrears were paid in the next financial year.  

The recommendations will benefit over 1 crore employees. This includes over 47 lakh central government employees and 53 lakh pensioners, of which 14 lakh employees and 18 lakh pensioners are from the defence forces. 

Solution for PPF/SSA deposit error-"Deposit not allowed for INVALID accounts"

Solution for PPF/SSA deposit error-"Deposit not allowed for INVALID accounts"

• Most often we will get the error "Deposit not allowed for INVALID accounts" when we try to deposit for SSA or PPF account using the menu CPDTM.
• The error screen shot will be as shown in the below figure.

Inventory management of NSC & KVP after discontinuance of pre printed NSC & KVP

1. Print the unsold stock on 30.06.2016 evening using HISRA in triplicate(NC-13)
2. Return the unused stock to ZZ location(EM to DL then DL to ZZ) using HIMI
3. Again Print unsold stock using HISRA
4. Prepare a word document about return of stock to HO
5. Attach Both reports in triplicate to Document. As well as Certificates also.
6. Seal the cover and send to Postmaster by Insured Registered.

Thanks : SPM, RAYAKUDURU

7th Pay Commission – Cabinet may approve 7th CPC report on 29th June 2016

7th Pay Commission – Cabinet may approve 7th CPC report on 29th June 2016 – Prime Minister directed the Finance Ministry to implement the 7th Pay Commission – Media reports say.

The Cabinet is likely to take up Seventh 7th Pay Commission recommendations for government employees on June 29.

Implementation of new pay scales recommended by the 7th Pay Commission is estimated to put an additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore on the exchequer annually.

Procedure to Generate the Live accounts report in DOP Finacle

• One of the most commom report in every month we will generate is to know the number of live accounts in a particular SOL ID.
• Generally in DOP Finacle for generation of previous day's reports and statistical reports Infy is maintaining separate server which is known as MIS Server.
• MIS server is nothing but Reports Server which has lot of reports which every one can go through by invoking the menu HFINRPT and view the reports available for the users.
• MIS server is very important for SBCO staff as they need to verify the reports which are received from the PO's with the system generated LOT. Hence MIS server is very important for report generation.
• MIS URL is  https://dpdcpflmis.fsi.indiapost.gov.in:1443/finbranch/ui/SSOLogin.jsp
• SBCO staff should regurlay login to MIS URL and generate the reports for checking of the vochers, LOT's and consolidations to tally with cash book.
• MIS URL access is given only to Supervisors and SBCO staff this is for kind information.
• Procedure for generation of Live accounts report in step by step procedure is mentioned below.

Pay Hike: Cabinet May Approve 7th Pay Panel Recommendations This Wednesday - News 18

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday directed the Finance Ministry to implement the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, results of which could be termed as a huge bonanza for lakhs of government employees.

The move will be cleared in the Cabinet meeting which will take place on Wednesday.

A total of 98 lakh employees -- 47 lakh central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners -- will benefit from the move.

The employees are likely to get a hike of 15-20 per cent.

The implementation of the new pay scales is estimated to put an additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore on the exchequer in 2016-17. Subject to acceptance by the government, it will take effect from January 1, 2016.

Cadre Restructuring of Group-C, employees in the Department of Posts - Distribution of pots in Odisha Circle

7th Pay Commission: No Annual Increment for Non-Performing Central Govt Employees

7th Pay Commission: The Commission has also recommended introduction of the Performance Related Pay (PRP) for all categories of central government employees.

The Seventh Pay Commission has recommended that Central government employees should not be allowed to earn annual increments if they fail to meet performance criterion. For this, it has sought upgradation of performance benchmark to “very good” from “good” level.

The Commission has also recommended introduction of the Performance Related Pay (PRP) for all categories of central government employees.

Central Government may delay the much awaited 7th Pay Commission due to Brexit fallouts….

Modi government may delay most awaited Seventh Pay Commission as a result of Brexit fallouts. Reportedly, implementation of the 7th CPC could be delayed for 2-3 months in the wake of volatility in the markets following after Britain’s decision to pull out the European Union.

As per media reports, it will take minimum 2-3 months for markets to gain its stability back. At a time when fiscal health is already under stress, government can’t put more burdens on exchequer.

Around Rs 1, 00,000 cr is needed to implement salary increment and arrears under Seventh Pay Commission scheme.

Action points related to CBS in DOP Finacle

Action points related to CBS in DOP Finacle

Point 1: The main base for the non-accessibility of the Finacle server, is either with the Main server capacity or the programming done by the Infosys. Bandwidth alone is not the reason for the slowness in Finacle. So,server as in Railways has to be installed. If necessary post offices across the country may be divided into four zones and one server for each zone with inter accessibility may be installed. The bandwidth for single handed and other S.Os should be increased. To overcome the existing problem additional servers shall be provided to bear the load.

Reply : Since start of June 2016, performance of Finacle availability has shown considerable improvement. Option of adding additional Servers are also examined at Directorate level.

Modification in 7th Pay Commission report needed – Massive Rally and March to Parliament

Modification in 7th Pay Commission report needed – Massive Rally and March to Parliament organised by NJCA – 20,000 Central Government Employees participated.

A massive parliament march and rally of about 20000 Central Government Employees was held at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 24th June 2016. The rally was organized by National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) of Central Government Employees comprising Railways, Defence, Confederation and Postal organizations demanding modification in the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commissions including minimum wage and fitment formula. Other demands are scrapping of New Contributory Pension Scheme, No FDI in Railways and Defence, Grant of Civil Servant status to Gramin Dak Sevaks, filling up of vacancies, enhancement of bonus ceiling, No outsourcing, downsizing, contractorisation and corporatisation etc.

The NJCA had already given strike notice to Government on 9th June 2016. The Modi Government is not ready for a negotiated settlement with the staff side. The rally called upon the entirely of Central Government employees to intensify the campaign and preparations and make the strike a total success.

General Post Office in Indore to start selling Gangajal

INDORE: Implementing PM Narendra Modi's plan to supply Holy water of the Ganga across the country by post, the General Post Office in Indore has geared up to start the sale of water of river Ganga (Gangajal) from July 4.

The packaging of the water will be done in Rishikesh and Gangotri, Uttarakhand and it will be distributed across the country from the Delhi nodal office if Indian Post.

The scheme was rolled out by telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, on May 30 while speaking about the achievements of NDA government after two years in office. As the next step of the scheme, Gangajal will be delivered to every home by the Indian Post.

SB Order 06/2016 : Change in procedure of issue of NSC and KVP from 01.07.2016

Change in procedure of issue of NSC and KVP from 01.07.2016 

How did Media arrive the 7th CPC Minimum Pay as Rs.23400?

For the past few days some News Agencies belongs to TV networks are blabbering about 7th CPC Minimum Pay and Implementation.

They repeatedly claimed that Empowered Committee recommends 30% Increase in minimum wage. Thus Minimum Pay will be increased from 18000 to 23400 and highest pay will be increased from 250000 to 325000.

They actually exposing their ignorance by saying 30% increase will increase the Minimum Pay to 23400/-

The 7th CP recommended 14.29 % increase in minimum Pay

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Govt likely to accept 7th CPC recommendations before 11th July 2016 – Confederation

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Govt likely to accept 7th CPC recommendations before 11th July 2016 – Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, Karnataka Branch reports

This is the first indication from a Staff Side Association on the possible implementation of 7th Pay Commission before 11th July 2016, the day from which indefinite Strike has been announced by all constituent member associations and unions of NJCA, the joint body which is negotiating with Govt on revision of 7th Pay Commission recommendations.

The Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, Karntaka Branch reports that Finance Ministry is in the job of calculating the financial implications as a result of increased pay and allowances over and above recommended by 7th Pay Commission. As per the report of one of the largest federations for Central Government Employees the focus of finance ministry is now in the following areas:

1. Increase in Minimum Wage.

2, Revision Fitment Formula recommended by 7th Pay Commission.

3. Two increment on promotion.

4. Increment in 1st January and 1st July as against uniform increment date viz., 1st July.

5. Grant of advances which are proposed for abolition by 7th Pay Commission.

The full extract of this latest 7th Pay Commission related report released by Confederation is as follows

Do you want to know how NSC and KVP will be issue after discontinuance of pre printed form ?

• Do you want to know how NSC and KVP will be issue after discontinuance of pre printed form ? 

• From 01 JULY 2016, KVP Certificates and NSCs can be issued for any amount above Rs. 1000 for KVP and Rs.100 for NSC in one transaction, provided the certificate is issued for an amount rounded off to the nearest 1000 for KVP and nearest 100 for NSC. One transaction of one (set of) investor(s) should result in only one certificate in e-mode or one entry in the passbook on one day. So issue of certificate need not be dependent on the availability of pre-printed certificate of the appropriate denomination.

SB Order - 5/2016 Steps to be taken for smooth functioning of POSB operations and prevention of frauds in CBS Offices

Postal Directorate vide letter No 25-11/2016-FS-CBS dated 21.06.2016 has issued detailed instructions regarding the steps to be taken for smooth functioning of POSB operations and prevention of frauds in CBS Post Offices. Following are the instructions.

1.          Staff working on CBS should not share password with any other official of his own office or CPC officials or CEPT Team members or any other person. Administrative Officers should take stringent disciplinary action against staff who have been found sharing password.

2.        It will be duty of Postmaster/SPM/APM/ to get user IDs of those officials who proceed on leave/deputation etc. disabled.

Govt has to decide on 7th Pay Commission before Indefinite Strike

The Indefinite Strike Called by National Joint Council of Action from July 11th will play a vital role to determine the fate of the 7th Pay Commission. The amount of pressure exerted on the Government through this agitation may change the Govt Views over Pay Commission.

It is evident that the present NDA Government is not in favour of Bapus. And the Public opinion about Government Employee’s attitude and work Culture is too not in favour of CG Employees. So it is now the unity among Central Staffs and their undisputed faith over Unions, Staff Associations and Federations only will get them expected results.

At this juncture, somehow, the call for Indefinite Strike is a timely decision taken by NJCA and it is the only weapon, through which the powerless Central Staffs can intimidate the Government to do Justice for them in respect of Pay Revision and Improving Service Conditions.

That is why Federations are keep on telling the CG Staffs to be prepared for Indefinite Strike. They are, however, alarming the affiliated unions to be vigilant about the rumors about 7th Pay Commission. They informed that Social Media and Some News Agencies are publishing the false news which may deteriorate the Spirit of Govt Servants.

The Success rate of agitation Programs to be conducted by NJCA in order to prepare the Central Government Employees for Indefinite Strike will be the Pressure indicator to the Central Government to take decisions on 7th CPC issues and Pending demands prior to the Strike.

The Indefinite Strike is a well-defined and calculated move by NJCA to give the pressure to the Central Government as the Govt is reluctant to address the issues of CG Staffs and implement the 7th CPC recommendations.

It is inevitable to the Government to take decision on 7th Pay Commission before the commencement of Indefinite Strike

7th Pay Commission – Recommendation for more Leave and Holidays

7th Pay Commission – Recommendation for more Leave and Holidays – Presently Central Government offices observe a five-day week which results in 104 holidays every year on account of weekends.

Presently Central Government offices observe a five-day week which results in 104 holidays every year on account of weekends. In addition, there are three National Holidays, fourteen Gazetted Holidays and two Restricted Holidays. Further, civilian government employees are entitled to 8 days’ Casual Leave, 20 days’ Half Pay Leave (commutable to Medical Leave) and 30 days’ Earned Leave. Besides the above, quite a few other types of leave are admissible.

Discontinuance of Pre-printed KVP and NSC certificates from 01.07.2016 in DOP

• Directorate issued orders to stop the Pre-printed  KVP and NSC certificates from 01.07.2016 in all CBS and Non-CBS offices.
• To return the unsold stock of KVP and NSC certificates and to stop Pre-printed certificates Directorate issued SB order No 04/2016.
• Unsold stock of NSC and KVP certificates should sent from each sub office to its corresponding HO.
• Once unsold stock of all SO's received at HO, then HO will return unsold stock of HO and its SO's to CSD.
• Once Unsold stock of all HO's received at CSD then CSD will return the stock to ISP Nasik.
• For detailed Directorate SB order please find the below attachment.

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Two more Committee Meetings in the offing

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Two more Committee Meetings in the offing before final decision on 7th CPC implementation is taken by Govt

Latest developments in the process of 7th Pay Commission report by Empowered Committee indicates that decision by the Committee would not be taken as quickly as it was expected earlier.

India.com, a news website from Zee News Group reports that Empowered Committee has called for more data from 7th Pay Commission implementation cell, the administrative wing appointed by govt to process 7th CPC report, after the meeting held last week.

7th Pay Commission – The Countdown for Implementation has Started.

7th Pay Commission – The Countdown for Implementation has Started.

7th Pay Commission – केंद्र सरकार के अधीन काम करने वाले 30 लाख से अधिक कर्मचारियों को इस साल के प्रारंभ से ही वेतन आयोग की सिफारिशों के लागू होने का इंतजार है। हाईकोर्ट के रिटायर्ड जज की अध्यक्षता में गठित वेतन आयोग ने नवंबर 2015 में ही अपनी रिपोर्ट वित्तमंत्रालय को सौंप दी थी और इसके बाद प्रक्रिया अनुरूप कैबिनेट सचिवों की अधिकार प्राप्त समिति ने वेतन आयोग की रिपोर्ट का अध्ययन करने के बाद बुधवार को अपनी रिपोर्ट वित्तमंत्रालय को सौंप दी है।

Quarterly Revision of Interest Rates for Small Savings Schemes

Quarterly Revision of Interest Rates for Small Savings Schemes

On the basis of the decision of the Government, interest rates for small savings schemes are to be notified on quarterly basis. Accordingly, the rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the second quarter of financial year 2016-17, on the basis of the interest compounding/payment built-in in the schemes, shall be as under:

7th Pay Commission: Cabinet Secretary met PMO, Government to take final decison this week

7th Pay Commission: Cabinet Secretary met PMO, Government to take final decison this week

Around 47 lakh Central Government employees working in various sectors are eagerly awaiting for their salary hike. 

New Delhi, June 19: The Central Government employees who have been eagerly waiting for the 30 per cent hike in their salaries, it seems their wait is finally over. The Narendra Modi government is about to take a final call this week, as group of Cabinet secretaries met the PMO officials. The pay panel will be conducting a meeting this week, as it has been more than two months the empowered group headed by Cabinet secretary is said to have recommended 30 per cent hike in salaries of central government employees.

Directorate Order: Oral Orders not followed by written confirmation -regarding

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Likely Minimum Pay 23,000 and fitment factor 2.7

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Likely Minimum Pay 23,000 and fitment factor 2.7 – Zee News Reports on 7th CPC Empowered Committee’s proposal to Govt.

All Central Government Employees would be rejoicing at the news that is published by Zee News if it turns to be a reality.

Empowered Committee that studies to suggest suitably on 7th Pay Commission recommendations is reported to have proposed a minimum basic pay of Rs. 23,000 in the place of Rs. 18,000 recommended by 7th Pay Commission.

How to Find the misplace Tran ID of Inventory in POFinacle

• HIMC command is used for inventory movement in POFinacle. We receive the inventory from CSD (ZZ EXT) and transfer to it in Supervisor (DL DL). Then the inventory is transferred to Employee. 

• HICHB command is used for issued the cheque book in POFinacle. 

• In both process Tran ID is generated by system. Some time we forget or miss the Tran ID. The following process is used for recover missed Tran ID.

Re-register actxprxy.dll to improve speed of IE8

It has been widely speculated in the web that running the following 'tweak' improves IE8 speed considerably. In actual fact, what it does is fix some holes left by installation processes.