Saturday, December 31, 2016

NEW YEAR PLEDGE

Let us not forget that behind every rights and benefits enjoyed by the Central Government Employees and Pensioners, there is a history of struggles, sacrifices and martyrdoms.

Let us not forget that Petitions, Memorandums, Reminders after reminders shall serve no purpose, unless we organise with strong determination and go for a strike, whatever may be the consequences.

Tomorrow's history will be written by those who are ready to fight and sacrifice and not by those who are paper tigers and dead horses.

On this New Year Day, let us pledge together that we are ready for bitter struggles and bigger sacrifices for protecting our hard-earned rights and also for realising our justified demands.

Let us also pledge that we shall remain as an integral part of the mainstream of the Working Class and toiling masses of our Country, and shall be in the forefront of all the struggles of the Working Class.

VICTORY IS OURS.

M.Krishnan

Secretary Geneural

Conferation of Central Govt Employees & Workers.

Mob: 09447068125

Email: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL POSTAL SERVICES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS.

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PROMOTION AND POSTING IN THE GRADE OF MEMBER, POSTAL SERVICES BOARD, INDIAN POSTAL SERVICE, GROUP’A’ AND TRANSFER/POSTING AS MEMBER, POSTAL SERVICES BOARD'

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LAW MINISTRY REJECTS FINANCE MOVETO LINK SMALL SAVINGS TO AADHAAR

Ahead of launching the demonetisation drive, the Finance Ministry had sought Law Ministry’s opinion whether Aadhaar submission could be made compulsory for small savings scheme.

The Law Ministry has turned down Finance Ministry’s proposal that a person investing in small savings schemes — these attract gross deposits of over Rs 2 lakh crore each year — be made to link the accounts to his or her Aadhaar number.

Ahead of launching the demonetisation drive, the Finance Ministry had sought Law Ministry’s opinion whether Aadhaar submission could be made compulsory for small savings schemes like Kisan Vikas Patra, Public Provident Fund, National Savings Certificate, Senior Citizen Saving Scheme and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana.

The rationale put forth by Finance Ministry’s Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) was that individuals evade scrutiny by parking cash below Rs 50,000 into multiple small savings accounts because such deposits (below Rs 50,000) do not seek permanent account number (PAN) details.

The Law Ministry turned down DEA’s proposal on October 4 saying such schemes cannot be notified as “service within the meaning of Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act” since small savings are serviced under the Public Account Fund of India and not the Consolidated Fund to which the Aadhaar Act applies.

Section 7 of the Act states that the government can ask an individual to furnish his Aadhaar number to establish his identity “as a condition for receipt of a subsidy, benefit or service for which the expenditure is incurred from, or the receipt therefrom forms part of, the Consolidated Fund of India”.

Not satisfied with the legal opinion, the DEA once again approached Law Ministry to reconsider the October 4 advice, saying that the fresh reasoning for bringing small savings under the Aadhaar ambit was that the “expenditure incurred to campaign for small savings scheme was derived from the Consolidated Fund”.

On December 14, Law Ministry reiterated its earlier opinion and directed that all transactions relating to these schemes should be accounted from the Public Account Fund as per the National Small Savings Fund (Custody & Investment) Rules.

Quoting a 2001 order of a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, the Law Ministry said “when a statute vests certain power in an authority to be exercised in a particular manner, the said authority has to exercise it only in the manner provided in the statute itself”. In fiscal 2014-15, deposits in small savings schemes were Rs 289,080 crore while withdrawals were Rs 248,667 crore. Source: Indian express. 28.12.20169

FELICITATION OF SHRI ASHUTOSH TRIPATHI

DIRECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

ON 30^th DECEMBER-2016

Shri Ashutosh Tripathi: Director General Department of Posts is going to retire on 31^stDecember-2016.

Felicitation was given by NFPE, Secretary General & President at Dak Bhawan today on 30^th December-2016 and extended best wishes on behalf of NFPE for his happy, healthy and peaceful retired life.

Shri Ashutosh Tripathi is an officer of positive approach and during his period as Member(P) and DG, Post, so many problems of staff were settled and he never gave opportunity to staff side to go on strike or on any serious agitational programmes. Whenever there was any problem in Circles also he invited NFPE leadership and settled.

We as NFPE wish all the best for his retired life:

FOR INFORMATION OF ALL GENERAL SECRETARIES /NFPE OFFICE BEARERS /ALL CIRCLE, DIVISIONAL AND BRANCH SECRETARIES OF NFPE UNIONS

Dear Comrades,

As you are aware that the NFPE in its Federal Secretariat held on 19.12.2016, has unanimously endorsed the decision of Confederation to go on one day Strike on 15.02.2017. We wanted to conduct this strike under banner of PJCA. We convened a meeting of PJCA at NFPE office on 19.12.2016, in which detailed discussion took place. FNPO leadership told that they will decide in their internal meeting. But now FNPO leadership has told that they will serve strike notice for the same date i.e. 15.02.2017 respectively.

So we have decided to serve strike notice as NFPE on 05^th January-2017.

All are requested to serve strike notice at all levels by organizing mass demonstrations.

Proforma of Strike Notice and Charter of Demands is published below:

STRIKE NOTICE

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION-GDS (NFPE)

1^st FLOOR NORTH AVENUE POST OFFICE BUILDING

NEW DELHI-110 001

No.PF-12-C /2017 Dated: 05^th January, 2017

The Secretary / Director General

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

NOTICE

Madam,

In accordance with the provisions of Sub Section (1) of Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, we hereby notify that all the Postal/RMS/MMS/Administrative & Postal Accounts Employees and the Gramin Dak Sewaks (NFPE) will go on 1 Day Strike on 15^thFebruary,2017.

The Charter of Demands is enclosed herewith.

(R.N. Parashar) (R.N. Parashar)

Secretary General General Secreta

NFPE AIPEU Group-C

R. Seethalakshmi (Giriraj Singh)

General Secretary General Secretary

AIPEU Postmen, MTS/Group ‘D’ AIRMS & MMS EU Group ‘C’

(P. Suresh) (U.S. Chaktaborty) General Secretary General Secretary

AIRMS & MMS EU MTS & MTS/Group ‘D’ AIPAOEU (Admin Union)

(S.B.Yadav) (Virendra Tewary)

General Secretary General Secretary

AIPAEA (Postal Accounts) AIPSBCOEA

( P. Pandurangarao)

General Secretary General Secretary AICWEA(Civil Wing) AIPEU-GDS (NFPE)

CHARTER OF DEMANDS PART-A

1. Settle the demands raised by NJCA regarding modifications of 7^th CPC recommendations as submitted in the memorandum to Cabinet Secretary on 10^th December 2015. (See Annexure-I). Honour the assurance given by the Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30^th June 2016 and 6^thJuly 2016, especially increase in minimum wage and fitment factor. Grant revised HRA at the existing percentage itself i.e. 30%, 20% and 10%. Accept the proposal of the staff side regarding Transport Allowance. Settle all anomalies arising out of implementation of 7^th CPC recommendations, in a time bound manner.

2. Implement option-I recommended by 7^th CPC and accepted by the Government regarding parity in pension of pre-2016 pensioners, without any further delay. Settle the pension related issues raised by NJCA against item 13 of its memorandum submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10^th December 2015. (See Annexure-I).

3. Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension System (NPS) and grant pension and Family Pension to all Central Government employees recruited after 01.01.2004, under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.

4. Treat Gramin Dak Sewaks of Postal department as Civil Servants, and extend all benefits like pay, pension, allowances etc. of departmental employees to GDS. Publish GDS Committee report immediately.

5. Regularise all casual, contract, part-time, contingent and Daily rated mazdoors and grant equal pay and other benefits. Revise the wages as per 7^th CPC minimum pay.

6. No Downsizing, Privatisation, outsourcing and contractorisation of Government functions.

7. Withdraw the arbitrary decision of the Government to enhance the bench mark for performance appraisal for promotion and financial upgradations under MACP from “GOOD” to VERY GOOD” and also decision to withhold annual increments in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the bench march either for MACP or for regular promotion within the first 20 years of service. Grant MACP pay fixation benefits on promotional hierarchy and not on pay-matrix hierarchy. Personnel promoted on the basis of examination should be treated as fresh entrants to the cadre for grant of MACP.

8. Withdraw the draconian FR 56 (J) and Rule 48 of CCs (Pension) Rules 1972 which is being misused as a short cut as purity measure to punish and victimize the employees.

9. Fill up all vacant posts including promotional posts in a time bound manner. Lift ban on creation of posts. Undertake cadre Review to access the requirement of employees and their cadre prospects. Modify recruitment rules of Group-‘C’ cadre and make recruitment on Reginal basis.

10. Remove 5% ceiling on compassionate appointments and grant appointment in all deserving cases.

11. Grant five promotions in the service carreer to all Central Govt. employees.

12. Abolish and upgrade all Lower Division Clerks to Upper Division Clerks.

13. Ensure parity in pay for all stenographers, Assistants, Ministerial Staff in subordinate offices and in all organized Accounts cadres with Central Secretariat staff by upgrading their pay scales. Grant pay scale of Drivers in Loksabha Secretariat to Drivers working in all other Central Government Departments.

14. Reject the stipulation of 7^th CPC to reduce the salary to 80% for the second year of Child Care leave and retain the existing provision.

15. Introduce Productivity Linked bonus in all department and continue the existing bi-lateral agreement on PLB wherever it exists.

16. Ensure cashless medical treatment to all Central Government employees & Pensioners in all recognized Government and Private hospitals.

17. Revision of Overtime Allowance (OTA) and Night Duty Allowance (NDA) w.e.f 01.01.2016 based on 7^th CPC pay scale.

18. Revision of wages of Central Government employees in every five years.

19. Revive JCM functioning at all levels. Grant recognition to the unions/Associations under CCS (RSA) Rules 1993 within a time frame to facilitate effective JCM functioning.

20. Implementation of the Revised Pay structure in respect of employees and pensioners of autonomous bodies consequent on implementation of CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2016 in respect of Central Government employees and pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2016.

21. Implementation of the “equal pay for equal work” judgement of the Supreme Court in all departments of the Central Government.

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CHARTER OF DEMANDS PART-B

1. Settle the demands of various cadres of Postal department relating to 7^th CPC recommendations submitted to Secretary, Posts in memorandum dated 08.12.2015.

2. Implement cadre restructuring in all remaining cadres in the Department of Posts and settle the residual issues arising at implementation stage. Finalize RRs in MMS Cadres.

3. Grant Civil Servant status to Gramin Dak Sevaks and grant all benefits of departmental employees on pro-rata basis./Publish GDS Committee Report.

4. Revision of wages and payment of arrears from 01.01.2006 to all casual, part-time, contingent and daily-rated mazdoors and regularization of services.

5. Fill up all vacant posts in all cadres including promotional posts and GDS.

6. Conduct membership verification of Gramin Dak Sevaks and declare the result of the verification already conducted among departmental employees during 2015.

7. Revision of OTA & OSA and fixation of norms for CRC/Speed post and Parcel in RMS and FMC for Postman Cadre.

8. Settle problems arisen out of implementation of CSI and CBS.

9. Grant of upgraded 3050 pay scale to Postmen w.e.f. 1.1.1996 as per Supreme Court Judgment.Change of RRs of Postmen/MTS.

10. Withdraw “Very Good” bench mark condition for MACP and future increments and holding of DPCs timely..

11. Grant of S D.A. & HCA to the Assam & NE & remove discrimination..

12. Problems arisen out of demonetization Scheme and grant additional remuneration of full day salary for Sunday/Holiday and hourly rate for extended duty hours. Provide proper infrastructure including fake currency detector and counting machines. Not to direct the officials to make good the loss where fake currency machines are not provided.

13 Stop Sunday/Holiday working completely.

14. Discussion on Memorandum of AIPSBCOEA.

15. All COs/ROs & DPLI office Kolkata may be allowed to function CPCs.

16. Finalization of Recruitment Rules of AAO Cadre in Postal Accounts and review of result for SC/ST -2012 Exam.

17. Repairing and Maintenance of Departmental Buildings.

18.Payment of revised wages to the GDS/ Casual Labourers substitutes who are working on the posts of Postmen, Mail guard, MTS etc,

19. Stop Trade Union victimization.

20. Declaration of Result of LGO & other LDCEs in remaining Circles.

Instructions from CPC(CBS) on Interoperable ATM in DOP

Dear All,

As you are aware DOP ATMs are interoperable, however still under observation for a week. As many ATMs were not online/kept open, patches pushed centrally by switch team could not be deployed in such ATM sites. Due to this non DOP ATM cards are not working in those ATM locations.

As per directorate orders all the DOP ATMs should be functioning and kept open 24X7. Hence, kindly instruct all the ATM site located SOLs to personally check the ATM screen by using other bank ATM cards and do some sample transactions. If the other bank cards are not functional in those ATMs please consolidate such ATM location details with ATM ID and SOLID for taking up the issue with respective vendor for early rectification by 02/01/2017 1100 hrs positively.

Thanks & regards,

Incharge Operations, DOP ATM Unit

CBS-CPC, 4th Floor, Bengaluru GPO Building
Bengaluru-560001
080-22850173, 18004252440

postatm@indiapost.gov.in

Note:

Previously, people with accounts in postal department can only use the services of the India Post ATMs.

Today Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the India Post's proposal for interoperability of its ATMs with other banks.

Equipped with a wide network of core banking solution (CBS) branches, Pensioners and other savings bank account holders, including Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) account holders with the postal department need not hence-forth wait in long queues for withdrawal of cash. They could withdraw up to a maximum of Rs.10,000 at a time from any ATM in India with the ATM cards issued to them.

Good News! Bank customers can use Post Office ATMs and Post Office ATM can also use in other bank ATM Machine

Interoperable transactions started between Banks and Post Office through ATM Machine. Now we Postal ATM card can be accessed on other banks ATM machine and also Bank ATM card can be also accessed in our Post Office ATM machine. This is a very good news to all the postal and bank customers.