Volunteers for AI Working Committee meeting

General Secretary calls for volunteers for holding next All India Working Committee meeting either in Central or Southern part of India.Members, who are holding charge of Divisional Heads of Karnataka Circle, are in a better position than other members to organise the meeting.

Willing member in charge of Division is requested to contact Circle Secretary to mobile NO:9448763525.

Next All India Conference is proposed to be held in Maharashtra Circle.

Smt Rajeshwari Ramacahandran awarded

By oversight, the name of Smt Rajeshwari Ramachandran,Sr. Postmaster, Basavangudi HO, who was awarded for the Best Manager of 2008 Regional Awards, was omitted in our post dated 23-10-2009.The omission is regretted. She has been felicitated in a function held at Bangalore GPO Meghdoot Auditorium on 26th October, 2009 along with Shri B S Chandrashekar, Asst. Director Circle Office. One again we congratulate them and wish to reach new heights in their career.

Reallotment

Sri P.V.Rao, approved Group 'A' officer and presently SP, Raichur Division has been realloted to Karnataka Circle on sympathetic grounds. He was earlier allotted to Jharkhand Circle. We wish him good innings in his home circle.

Regional Awards

Congratulations to Sri B.S.Chandrashekar, Asst. Director (C&Trg.), who has been selected for Regional Award, Bangalore Region of Karnataka Circle. The function will be held at Bangalore GPO Meghdoot Auditorium at 10.30 AM on 26th Oct., 2009.

Five day delivery

U.S. Postal Service weighs service cuts

• Story Highlights
• Reducing hours, closing post offices and ending Saturday service being considered
• Postal Service has list of 681 post offices to study for possible closure
• Volume of regular mail expected to decline 15 percent in 2009, official says
• Service continues to lose money as use of e-mails, online payments rise
  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Postal Service is considering ways to save money on mail delivery as Americans send less mail and the service
  loses more money.

"The Postal Service desperately needs to restructure, for its long-term and current financial viability," Phillip Herr of the General Accounting Office told Congress on Thursday.

Among the options under consideration are reducing post office hours, closing some post offices, consolidating processing centers and ending Saturday delivery.

In an effort to cut costs, the Postal Service has drawn up a list of 681 post offices to study for possible closure.

The Postal Service's Jordan Small told Congress on Thursday that most of these are in urban areas so affected customers would not have to go far to find another one near them.

Any post office closures would not affect mail delivery at homes and businesses, he said. But members of the House subcommittee that oversees the Postal Service questioned him closely on what criteria would be used for choosing any post offices for closure and how customers would be affected.

Small also recommended an end to Saturday delivery, which some estimates say could save $2 billion to $3 billion a year.

Follow a mail carrier on his route to see if people are mailing less today on "The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer."

"Mail-volume levels can no longer sustain six-day-a-week delivery," he said.

A recent Gallup Poll reported 66 percent of Americans support cutting mail service to five days a week.

The volume of regular mail decreased 5 percent last year, and Herr said it is expected to decline 15 percent in 2009, producing a loss of $7 billion this year.

He said even if the economy recovers, the trend would not reverse as Americans increasingly turn to e-mail, online shopping and online bill payments.

"The most drastic is probably the first-class mail," said letter carrier Delvin Johnson while on his route in suburban Washington. "I'd say about a third to a half, it's dropped off."

But Johnson said he still has to go to every address, even though each stop is bringing in less revenue this year.

At one house in the neighborhood, a customer said she would have no problem with ending Saturday delivery.

"If they deliver to residences -- not necessarily to businesses, but to residences -- let's say, Monday Wednesday and Friday -- that's more than sufficient," retiree Janet Bachman said.

At another stop, a nonprofit group, the top priority was avoiding price increases.

"If they were to cut back on delivery days, it wouldn't be as important to us as if they were to raise our rates," said Dave Lesser, who handles mailings at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. "What really is important to us is that we can get our literature out to people at an affordable price."

The Postal Service implemented a hiring freeze last year and is trimming its staff by tens of thousands through attrition and early retirement offers.

Small said, "We are very proud of the fact that we have never had to lay any employees off."

Johnson, the letter carrier, said he was relieved to be working -- even if the length of his assigned route increased this year. "During these times, you know, you have to adjust," he said.

Book Release - PREETHI MATHU NEERU

A book " PREETHI MATHU NEERU" in Kannada written by Shri M.S.Rudreswaraswamy, member of the association and Asst. Postmaster General, Office of the CPMG, Bangalore will be released at 10.30 AM on Saturday, the 24th Oct., 2009 by Dr. H.S.Venkateshamurthy, renowned Poet and dramatist. Shri M P Rajan, Chief Postmaster General will preside over the function to be held at Banagalore GPO Meghdoot Auditorium, 5th Floor.

Release of 'PREETHI MATHU NEERU'

" PREETHI MATHU NEERU" a book written in Kannada by Sri M.S.Rudreshwaraswamy, member of the Association and Asst. Postmaster General (staff) will be released at a function in Bangalore GPO Meghdoot Auditorium on Saturday, the 24th October, 2009 at 10-30 AM.



Shri M P Rajan, Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Circle will preside over the function and Dr. H. S. Venkateshamurthy, Renowned Poet and Dramatist will release the book.

Farewell and welcome

1. Smt. Shanti Nair, PMG, SK Region was promoted and posted as CPMG, MP Circle. The Association express deep gratitude to Smt. Shanti Nair for her help and support to to the officers cadre. We wish her new heights in her career.

2. Welcome to Smt. Sandhya Rani, PMG (BD) Hyderabad to Karnataka Circle as PMG, SK Region.

Increment on grant of GP Rs.5400-

Orders were issued for grant of 3% increment on grant of grade pay Rs.5400/ after completing four years of regular service in PSS Group 'B'

Transfer and postings

1. Shri S. Balachandran, desginated AD(Staff), S K RO, posted as SP, PSD, Bangalore.
2. A.M. D' Souza, SP, PSD, Bangalore as AD (PLI), CO.
3. N.T.Ashwathanarayana, SP, Bijapur as SP, Channapatana.

New initiative in Mail conveyance

A Breakthrough in mail conveyance:

Now all the metros, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkota, Chennai and Bangalore, and NE states have been connected by an exclusive Freighter Aircraft. There is a lot of scope for logistics post through this new aircraft. A welcome step indeed in mail and logistics post conveyance. Can we replace the age old method of transportation of mails by rail? How long we can depend on our running sections in trains? The Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Circle takes initiative to improve our mail conveyance through Contractual Mail Motor Service. This initiative aims at connecting all big towns and taluk head quarters by CMMS. This will ensure speedy conveyance of mails, pruning of unnecessary cost in mail processing and efficiency in mail delivery. These days when volume of mails is getting reduced due to increased use of electronic mode of communication, logistics post provides us tremendous potential for our sustenance. Logistics post will be our future hope.