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As per PPF Act, the subscribers of PPF are entitled for interest on the balance amount between 5th and last working day. It implies that any amount deposited by the subscribers on or before 5th of the month would carry a interest for that particular month. Earlier the date of deposit of the cheque in the post office or bank was considered the date of credit to the PPF account. However, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India last year changed the criteria and the date of actual clearing was made the date of crediting the subscribers account.  A customer has PPF account in Post Office at New Delhi and he deposited a cheque in the post office on 2nd April 2011. Due to lethargic attitude of the post office or may be a malafide intention, the cheque was presented late by the post office and the credit to the subscribers account was afforded on 7th April 2011 which means that the subscriber was denied interest for the period of April 2011 and this interest was amounting to Rs. 375/-. As per b

Department of Posts Govt. of India has deployed an online application to monitor tracking of speed post and registered posts article. This application in theoretical terms is a robust application which facilitates sender and intended receiver of the article to track the movement of articles sent through Speed Posts and Registered Posts. Govt. of India has spent lakhs of rupees in development and deployment of the technology. Is this money spent is being used to derive its intended benefits. The following is the tracking report for an article despatched at Rohini, Delhi on 7th January 2012 and the report has been taken on 31st January 2012 i.e after 25 days of the despatch. As the public can see that the last entry made in the software is 07/01/2012 and thereafter it has not been updated. If the Department of Posts dont want to update and use the technology then why the lakhs of rupees has been spent?? Is it not waste of Tax Payers money??? Track Result For Article Number:   RD0733784

A packet containing DD  for Rs. 1,600/- and a request for a form to appear in the examination for MD/MS was despatched by a Doctor from a post office at New Delhi. The last date to reach at destination is 24th January 2012.  The tracking of the speed post on the web-site of Department of Posts shows that the packet is shunting within  New Delhi itself between 18th January 2012 to 21st January 2012. A complaint was immediately flashed to senior official on 20th January 2012 informing them such a callous approach and the importance of the packet. Surprisingly the official other than acknowledging the complaint on 20th Jan itself have not taken any corrective action as the packet was again shunting within New Delhi between 20th and 21st Jan. 2012. Track Result For Article Number: ED269758674IN Track Result For Article Number:   ED269758674IN                                    Booked At Booked On Delivered At Delivered On Details BHAGAT SINGH MARKET 18/01/2012 Not Available Not Ava