Sunday, September 7, 2025
Allowances - Establishment Rules
Allowances - Establishment Rules
(Additions to pay, granted to meet specific expenditure requirements of Railway servants)
IREC stands for Indian Railways Establishment Code
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Cabinet Committees (of Government of India)
Cabinet Committees are:
1. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
2. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
3. Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs.
4. Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth.
5. Cabinet Committee on Security.
6. Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
7. Cabinet Committee on Employment & Skill Development.
8. Cabinet Committee on Accommodation.
Note: The number and names of Cabinet Committees are not fixed and may change from time to time by executive order.
All committees are headed by Prime Minister, except Cabinet Committee on Accommodation and Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs
Objects:
To lessen the enormous workload of the Cabinet.
Facilitate an in-depth examination of policy issues
Principle of division of labour and effective delegation
Frame proposals for the Cabinet’s consideration
Also take decisions, but of course, Cabinet can review such decisions.
Difference between Council of Ministers (COM) & Cabinet Committee
COM - Council of Ministers is a Constitutional body by the Articles 74 & 75 of Constitution of India
Where as Cabinet committee is an extra constitutional body (not mentioned in the Constitution of India) set up under the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961 framed under Article 77 of the Constitution.
Note: Cabinet Committees are empowered to take decisions on behalf of the Cabinet, though such decisions are subject to review by the Cabinet.
कैबिनेट समितियाँ हैं:
1. कैबिनेट की नियुक्ति समिति।
2. आर्थिक मामलों की कैबिनेट समिति।
3. राजनीतिक मामलों की कैबिनेट समिति।
4. निवेश और विकास पर कैबिनेट समिति।
5. सुरक्षा पर कैबिनेट समिति।
6. संसदीय मामलों की कैबिनेट समिति।
7. रोजगार और कौशल विकास पर कैबिनेट समिति।
8. आवास पर कैबिनेट समिति।
नोट: कैबिनेट समितियों की संख्या और नाम निश्चित नहीं हैं और समय-समय पर कार्यकारी आदेश द्वारा बदले जा सकते हैं।
आवास पर कैबिनेट समिति और संसदीय मामलों की कैबिनेट समिति को छोड़कर, सभी समितियों की अध्यक्षता प्रधानमंत्री करते हैं।
उद्देश्य:
कैबिनेट के भारी कार्यभार को कम करना।
नीतिगत मुद्दों की गहन जाँच को सुगम बनाना।
श्रम विभाजन और प्रभावी प्रत्यायोजन का सिद्धांत।
कैबिनेट के विचारार्थ प्रस्ताव तैयार करना।
निर्णय लेना भी शामिल है, लेकिन निश्चित रूप से, कैबिनेट ऐसे निर्णयों की समीक्षा कर सकता है।
मंत्रिपरिषद (COM) और कैबिनेट समिति के बीच अंतर
COM - मंत्रिपरिषद भारत के संविधान के अनुच्छेद 74 और 75 के अनुसार एक संवैधानिक निकाय है।
जबकि कैबिनेट समिति एक अतिरिक्त संवैधानिक निकाय (भारत के संविधान में उल्लिखित नहीं) है, जिसकी स्थापना संविधान के अनुच्छेद 77 के अंतर्गत बनाए गए भारत सरकार (कार्य संचालन) नियम, 1961 के अंतर्गत की गई है।
नोट: कैबिनेट समितियों को कैबिनेट की ओर से निर्णय लेने का अधिकार है, हालाँकि ऐसे निर्णय कैबिनेट द्वारा समीक्षा के अधीन होते हैं।
समाप्त
Monday, September 1, 2025
JPP-RCS - Joint Parcel Product-Rapid Cargo Service
JPP-RCS
Features:
Stands for Joint Parcel Product-Rapid cargo Service
Partnership: Indian Railways and India Post
Object: Seamless, door-to-door logistics solutions for consignments.
Integrated Service: India Post handles first-mile pickup and last-mile delivery, while Indian Railways manages the main transit between stations.
VAP - Virtual Aggregation Platform - An online platform developed by Indian Railways to facilitate load aggregation from multiple customers, allowing for efficient booking and tracking of consignments.
Time-Tabled Services: Operates on scheduled parcel trains, ensuring timely and reliable delivery of goods. (like Passenger trains)
Affordable Tariffs - India Post charging Rs.6 per KG for combined pickup and delivery within municipal limits
Insurance coverage by third part - at 0.03% of Consignment value plus GST
SPOC - Single Point Of Contact: India Post act as SPC throughout the process - to interact
Leveraging the extensive network of both IR & India Post
First ever JPP-RCS Service - Features
From Budgam(J&K) to Adarsh Nagar (New Delhi)
Pilot Project for 1 Year
Approved by Railway Board (on 20th August, 2025)
By Jammu Division of Northern Railway.
Operated Daily
Transit time: Estimated to take approximately 23 hours, which is notably faster than the conventional road transport between Budgam and Delhi
Consists of 8 Parcel Vans (VPs) and 1 Seating cum Luggage Rake (SLR)
To streamline operations, loading and unloading facilities will be provided at Bari Brahmana (BBMN) station in addition to Budgam and Adarsh Nagar
Benefits:
Cost-effective, efficient, and reliable alternative for transporting goods
Boosting Railways’ share in the courier & freight logistics.
Benefit Kashmiri producers and traders, particularly those dealing in dry fruits, handicrafts, saffron, apples, walnuts, Pashmina shawls, and carpets
Key Points for MCQ:
JPP-RCS - Joint Parcel Product-Rapid Cargo Service
VAP - Virtual Aggregation Platform
SPOC - Single Point Of Contact
Partners: IR & India Post
First ever service: Budgam(J&K) to Adarsh Nagar (New Delhi)
Pilot Project: 1 year (Assessment at 6 Months)
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