SPEED POST SERVICES

The network and number of the Speed Post Centre has recently been restructured under Mail Network Optimization Project of the Department of Posts. Speed Post Centre are either National Speed Post Sorting Hubs or Intra-Circle Sorting Hubs. There are 89 National Speed Post Sorting Hubs and 105 Intra Circle Sorting Hubs. A list of the Hubs, state-wise, is given in the tabular form.          There is no proposal for creating any new Sorting Hub or Intra-Circle Hub in the year 2012-13.           Department of Posts takes note of the deficiencies in services and complaints received in connection with Speed Post service are processed expeditiously and grievances settled in a time bound manner. The number of complaints received during the last 3 financial years and the percentage of complaints with respect to the Speed Post traffic is given as under: Year Number of complaints Speed Post traffic (in crores) Percentage of complaints w.r.t. traffic 2009-10 1,74,040 24.08 0.072 2010-11 2,09,735 27.29 0.076 2011-12 1,97,645 39.20 0.050          The Department of Posts has a well established mechanism for prompt disposal of complaints through Customer Care Canters in all Postal Divisions.          In order to improve the quality of Speed Post service across the country the network has been restructured as stated at (a) above. The Department is shortly going to commission Automatic Mail Processing Canters in Delhi and Kolkata to expedite mail processing. In addition end –to-end track and trace has been provided for Speed Post articles. Above initiatives will help the Department to compete effectively with the private couriers.  List of number of National Speed Post Sorting Hubs and Intra Circle Sorting Hubs State-wise S.N.. Name of State National Speed Post Sorting Hub Intra-Circle Sorting Hub 1.       Andhra Pradesh 6 4 2.       Assam 1 4 3.       Bihar 3 4 4.       Chhattisgarh 1 1 5.       Delhi 1 - 6.       Gujarat 4 10 7.       Haryana 4 2 8.       Himachal Pradesh 2 4 9.       Jammu & Kashmir 2 - 10.    Jharkhand 3 3 11.    Karnataka 8 4 12.    Kerala 6 1 13.    Madhya Pradesh 4 5 14.    Maharashtra 4 11 15.    Manipur 1 - 16.    Tripura - 1 17.    Mizoram - 1 18.    Nagaland - 1 19.    Arunachal Pradesh - 1 20.    Meghalaya - 1 21.    Odisha 2 6 22.    Punjab 5 2 23.    Rajasthan 3 6 24.    Tamil Nadu 10 8 25.    Uttar Pradesh 10 13 26.    Uttaranchal 1 4 27.    West Bengal 5 8 28.    Goa 1 - 29.    Army Postal Services 2* - Total 89 105         This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology  Shri Sachin Pilot in the Lok Saba today. SYLLABUS OF PA EXAM 2012 (DIRECT RECRUITMENT) 12 August 2012 Paper I Part 'A' 25 Questions on General Knowledge - Questions on current events, sports, history, geography, basic economics, general polity, Indian Constitution, science environment etc. - 25 Marks Part 'B' 25  Questions on Mathematics of matriculation standard which may cover number system, simplification, decimals, corrections, simple and compound interest, per  centage, average, profit  &  loss, discount, menstruation, time & work and time & distance etc. - 25 Marks Part "C" 25  Questions on English covering grammar (prepositions, adverbs, conjunction,direct/ indirect speech, singular  &  plural, tenses, antonyms/synonyms etc - 25 Marks Part “D"  25 Questions on Reasoning and analytical Ability - 25 Marks. Paper II Computer/ Typing Test (Paper-II): The Typing Test shall be for a duration of 30 minutes (15 minutes each for Typewriting and data entry) consisting of one passage of 450 words in English or 375 words in Hindi to be typed with a minimum speed of 30/25 words per minute respectively & Data entry of some figures and letters each carrying equal marks on Computers. The typing test and test of data entry operations will be conducted on Computer key board but not on type w