AIPEU-GDS wrote letter on Bonus to GDS
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION-GDS
CHQ: Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151/1, New Patel Road, New Delhi – 110008
President : Bijoy Gopal Sur General Secretary : P.Pandurangarao
Website: www.aipeugdsnfpe.blogspot.in e-mail : aipeugdsnfpe@gmail.com
No.AIPEU-GDS/Bonus/2016 Dt.12-09-2016
To
The Secretary
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan
New Delhi – 110 001
Respected Sir,
Sub:- Grant of Bonus to GDS with revised ceiling @ Rs.7000- from 2014-15 – Req – Reg.
The Govt of India, Ministry of Finance issued order on revised ceiling limit of PLB from Rs.3500- to Rs.7000- from the year 2014-15 (OM dated 29-08-2016) to all Central Govt. Employees. It is apparent to note that the calculation of Productivity Linked Bonus for the year 2014-15 with revised ceiling limit @ Rs.7000-to regular departmental employees in the Department of Posts has been granted vide Lr.dated 02-09-2016 and the arrears have also been drawn in favour of the regular employees.
In case of 3 lakh GDS, the applicability of revised ceiling limit @Rs.7000- is yet to be finalizied by the Department and the file is under pending disposal.
Hence it is requesting our Hon’ble Secretary, Department of Posts to expedite action to grant Bonus to 3 lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks with revised ceiling @ Rs.7000- from 2014-15 prospectively.
Kindly acknowledge the letter and a line in reply is highly solicited.
Yours faithfully,
(P.Pandurangarao)
General Secretary
AIPEU-GDS
7th Pay Commission: NCJCM staff side gives it views on allowances to Govt. of India and committee on allowances
7th Pay Commission: NCJCM staff side gives it views on allowances to Govt. of India and committee on allowances - NC JCM
Shiva Gopal Mishra
Secretary
National Concil (Staff Side)
Joint Consultative Machinery
for Central Government Employees
13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi-110001
No.NC/JCM/2016(Allowances)
Dated: September 12, 2016
The Secretary(Expenditure),
Ministry of Finance,
(Government of India),
North Block,
New Delhi-110 001
Dear Sir,
This is in continuation of the discussions, the Staff Side had with you on 1st September, 2016. We send herewith brief notes on the allowances, which are required to be retained or wherever the quantum has to be enhanced.
As presented before the Committee, we have dealt with the subject in the following manner:-
(i) General Allowances, which are of general nature, covering the Central Government employees across the Departments.(10)
(ii) Area Specific Allowances – The allowances which are granted to all Central Government employees who are posted to a particular location.(2)
(iii) Department Specific Allowances which are granted to a section of the employees in a Department/Ministry taking into account the special nature of jobs assigned to them. (4)
We have received the notes from the Postal, Defence and Railway Organisations. We have requested the Associations/Federations of other departments to send us the notes in the matter. We hope to receive the same soon. As and when the same is received, it will be submitted.
We have endorsed a copy of this letter to the Joint Secretary(Implementation Cell). We have also asked the Departmental Associations to submit their notes on the Department Specific Allowances to the Implementation Cell as also to their Heads of Departments. We request you to kindly convene the meeting of the Committee to discuss the allowances on which Notes are presented to you through this letter.
Comradely yours
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
Secretary (Staff Side)
NC/JCM
&
Convener
ORGANISE AIPRPA CWC DECISIONS OF A PROGRAMME OF ACTION!
AIPRPA CWC DECISIONS FOR APROGRAMME OF ACTION ON POSTAL PENSIONERS CHARTER OF DEMANDS
THREE STAGE PROGRAMME OF ACTION
(i) Demonstrations shall be held at all places by the AIPRPA on 19thSeptember, 2016 and Memorandum will be forwarded to Health and Finance Ministers
(ii) Mass Dharna by Postal & RMS Pensioners on 21st October, 2016 to demand implementation of the Charter of Demands.
(iii) ‘Chalo Delhi’ by Postal & RMS Pensioners to conduct a ‘Mass Demonstration’ in front of Parliament on 21st February (Date will be subject to finalisation in consultation with NCCPA to synchronize with the National Convention against NPS proposed by NCCPA) and to submit the Memorandum to the Prime Minster of India.
All District / Divisional Secretaries are requested to organise the Demonstration on 19th September, 2016 either at morning or lunch hour or in the evening and submit the following Memorandum by Speed Post to Honourable Finance Minister Government of India New Delhi – 110001 and to the Honourable Health Minister Government of India, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi – 110108.
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MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED TO HONOURABLE FINANCE MINISTER -HONOURABLE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT; & HONOURABLE HEALTH MINISTER AS PER THE DECISION OF THE CWNTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE OF ALL INDIA POSTAL & RMS PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION:
Respected Sir,
We, the Members of All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association ______________________________
District / Division under ________________________________ State, submit this Memorandum for the consideration and favourable action of Government of India.
1. Grant of Universal Pension @ 3000/- to all Senior Citizens:
The Senior Citizens of India, irrespective of their industry including agriculture or any other unorganized sector should be protected in their old age. The OASIS project under Shri.Atal Behari Vajpayee Government stated that all the workers in their old age must get social security. It is the responsibility of Government to take care of all the senior citizens even though they are not retired from pensionable service like Government jobs. The demand for a universal pension to all senior citizens is gaining ground in all countries. India should take the lead and enact a law to protect all senior citizens above age of 60 and not covered by any pension scheme with at least a pension of Rs.3000/- per month by the Central Government.
2. Scrapping NPS for Central Government Employees:
The decision taken by the Government to bring all Central Government Employees recruited on or after 1.1.2004 under New Pension Scheme, now renamed as ‘National Pension System’ is violative of Constitution, as it discriminates one section of Government employees against another. The introduction of NPS through PFRDA Act against the recommendations of 6th CPC constituted Expert Committee headed by Doctor Gayatri of Bangalore Institute of Economic Studies was a retrograde step taken by the Government. The NPS does not guarantee any minimum pension and everything is left to the vagarities of the share market. There is no guarantee that a Government Employee after serving for three or four decades will get at least half the basic pay of his last pay drawn as his pension like the employees recruited before 1.1.2004. Contrast this with the fact that even after a single day holding the position of a Member of Parliament; every M.P is eligible for a guaranteed government pension! The 7th CPC has in detail narrated the weaknesses in the system of NPS, which goes to prove that there is no guarantee to any minimum pension after retirement for a Government Employee entering service after 1.1.2004. While the NPS should have been restricted only to those employees and workers for whom no other pension system is in vogue as originally thought out in OASIS Project, the implementation of NPS to a section of government employees also was a step in wrong direction. The NPS has to go as far as all Government Employees without any discrimination.
3. Full Parity in Pension between past and present pensioners:
5th CPC had recommended that all pensioners must be notionally brought on to the new pay scale implemented prospectively by treating them as though as they were in service before refixing their pension at the rate of 50% of pay of the post or cadre from which a pensioner had retired. This recommendation had been diluted by 6thCPC by denying the notional fixation and also the Refixation based on the new scale of pay granted to the same post or cadre. The 6th CPC had only recommended for calculations in the replacement scale of pay corresponding to the pre-revised scale of pay in which the pensioner had retired. The 7th CPC even though had conceded to take into account notionally the number of increments earned by the pensioner, has not recommended for basing it on the pay scale recommened for the cadre or the post but only on the pay scale corresponding to the pre-revised scale of pay. The grant of OROP to the Pensioners of Armed Forces by the Government ensures the fixation of pension based on the pay scale granted to the same rank and the number of increments earned by the retired pensioner. This factor is rejected to the Civilian Pensioner. This is discriminatory treatment between one class of pensioners and another by the Government. All the Civilian Pensioners also should be granted ‘Pension Refixation’ based on the scale of pay of the post or cadre granted by the 6thand 7th Pay Commission instead of replacement scale corresponding to the replacement scale only.
4. Grant of Option Number 1 of Pension Refixation by 7th CPC:
The 7th Pay Commission had granted two options to all Pre-2016 Pensioners on the Refixation of their pension from 1.1.2016. Option No.2 is application of 2.57 fitment factor. Option No.1 is to take the number of increments earned by the Pensioner notionally in the last pay scale before his retirement and fix the pension based on the appropriate cell in the Pay Matrix corresponding to the Level of Pay Scale. Many Pensioners may be benefited by Option Number 1 method. Unfortunately the stand taken by the Pension Ministry that Option Number 1 is not feasible as the number of increments earned by pensioners cannot be verified with non available records. Actually the averment of the Pension Ministry is untenable as the PPO of Pensioners carry most of the details besides other records to verify the number of increments earned by the Pensioner before retirement. On several occassions pension records had been reconstructed based on court judgments and therefore it is not tenable to say that the Option Number 1 is not feasible. Denying Option Number 1 is like denying a step taken towards pension parity between the past and present pensioners, even though it is not full parity between the past and present pensioners. Therefore Option Number 1 recommended by the 7th CPC should be extended to those pensioners for whom it is more advantageous than Option Number 2.
5. Changing from nearest level to next level in Pay Matrix for increments and linking the Pay Matrix for Option No.2 to Pensioners:
A Pay matrix is recommended by the 7th CPC with appropriate level of starting pay for the corresponding pre-revised scale pay. But all further stages corresponding to incremental stages are worked out in Ms Excel format with the ‘nearest level’ instead of ‘next level’. This causes loss at many levels as the sum so worked out by the command of ‘nearest level’ does not guarantee the actual rate of increment of 3% in many places. The rate of annual increment has been recommended as 3% but the calculation in the Pay matrix denies the same 3% at various stages. The preparation of Pay matrix is contradictory to the accepted recommendation of 3% annual increment. The Pay Matrix is to be redrafted with ‘next level’ instead of ‘nearest level’ applied to work out the incremental stages of pay scales. This anomaly is causing a loss to Pre-2016 Pensioners also as their pension option Number 1 is to be based on the Pay Matrix only. Therefore ‘The Pay Matrix’ is to be redrafted with ‘next level’ instead of‘nearest level’ applied to work out the incremental stages of pay scales’. It is also demanded to Link the pension refixation under Option Number-2 with the Pay Matrix to the next level on par with the employees. This is on lines of Option Number-1(where Pay Matrix comes into picture) as well as spirit of the recommendations of 7th CPC. It may be noted that Option Number 1 is linked to Pay Matix whereas Option No.2 is not linked to Pay Matrix even though for serving employees pay fixation by applying Fitment Factor 2.57 is linked to Pay Matrix. Thus correcting the Pay Matrix with ‘Next level’ for incremental stages and linking Pay Matrix for Pensioners to Option Number 2 are necessary to prevent any loss to Pre-2016 Pensioners who opt either for Option Number-1 or Option Number-2.
6. Refixation of Pre-2006 Pensioners of Postman, HSG-1 Postmasters, IPOs, ASPOS etc:
The Refixation of Pension for Pre-2006 Postman, HSG-1 Postmasters, IPOs, ASPOS etc based on their pre-revised scale of pay only instead of their pay scale granted and implemented by Government from 1.1.2006 is an injustice. After OPOP acceptance by the Government to Armed Forces Pensioners, denial of pension fixation to Pre-2006 Pensioners in the Civilian side based on the scale of pay of the same post or cadre is discriminatory. They should also be ordered for Refixation of pension based on the scale of pay granted to the cadre of Postman, HSG-1 Postmasters, IPOs and ASPOs etc from 1.1.2006.
7. Injustice to Pre-2006 HSG-1 Postmasters in pension fixation:
The denial of Refixation of pension in case of Pre-2006 HSG-1 Postmasters on 4600 Grade Pay level is totally an injustice. The HSG-1 is a promotional cadre to HSG-2; After HSG-2 Postmaster cadre is granted a replacement scale of 4200 Grade Pay by amalgamation of several pay scales into one, the grant of 4600 Grade Pay level to HSG-1 is naturally a replacement scale of pay to them only. The interpretation taken by the Government that the scale of 4600 grade pay given to HSG-1 is an upgraded pay is basically wrong as both the feeder cadre and a promotional cadre cannot be the same scale pay. The net result of misinterpretation of the issue by the Government is that even the BCR Postal Assistants who were supervised by the HSG-1 Postmasters are fixed in the same level of 4200 Grade Pay for their pension calculation. This has to set right by considering the 4600 GP scale of pay to HSG-1 Postmasters granted from 1.1.2006 as the replacement scale of pay and all Pre-2006 HSG-1 Postmasters are to be fixed their pension appropriately.
8. Refixation of Pension to Post 1.1.1996 Pensioners of Postman cadre:
The Supreme Court had accepted the position proposed by the Department of Posts that the grant of two advance increments will be taken into calculation for pension purposes for all post 1.1.1996 postman retirees. This position has not been translated into practice by the Department of Posts. No orders are issued as per the direction of the Supreme Court even after months. Necessary orders are to be issued for refixing the pension of all Post 1.1.1996 Postman pensioners as per the direction of the Supreme court without further delay.
9. Grant of FMA @ 2000:
The Fixed Medical Advance is at present given @ 500/- per month. It was 300/- only and the Pay Commission should have gone into it naturally, but the Government had unilaterally raised it as 500/- and prevented the CPC from going into the issue. The cost of medicines and consultation fees has gone up in the recent times; most of the pensioners are suffering from different illness and even the diabetic medicines are costing more than 2000/- per month. Expecting a pensioner to manage all his family’s out-patient medical expenses within a paultry sum of 500/- per month is by any standards unjustified. The employees in EPF department are being drawn a sum of 2000/- per month right from 1.1.2006 is also a fact to prove that already the rationale for grant of 2000/- is recognized by the Government in other place. Notwithstanding the fact that this issue is under the consideration of the High Level Committee headed by the Finance Secretary and the Expenditure Secretary, the FMA has to be revised from 500/- to at least 2000/- per month.
10. Accepting the recommendations of 7th CPC on Medical Treatment:
The 7th Pay Commission had recommended some basic issues related to medical treatment of pensioners. Importantly it had categorized the discrimination being shown towards Postal Pensioners in the matter of denial of entry into CGHS medical system as untenable and recommended to allow all pensioners into CGHS system without conditions. The stand of the Health Ministry that Postal Department has its own Postal Dispensaries and therefore unless the postal pensioner was a CGHS beneficiary while in service, he or she cannot be allowed into CGHs is utterly discriminatory as Postal Dispensaries are not covering all the Postal Employees or Pensioners. The 7th CPC has recommended to merge Postal Dispensaries also with CGHS. It has also recommended for a comprehensive Medical Insurance for employees and pensioners to get treatment in a cashless and hassle free manner. Merger of CGHS with Railway and Defense Hospital systems also is recommended by the Pay Commission. These recommendations are left to respective Ministries / Departments for taking appropriate decisions instead of Cabinet taking a positive decision regarding their implementation. These recommendations are made after going in depth into the medical issues of pensioners and therefore the Departments or Ministries should not be dealing them only on the basis of expenditure to either dilute them or deny them in a casual manner. These recommendations are vital for the health care for thousands of postal pensioners all over the country who are out-of the CGHS coverage areas and hence are to be urgently accepted for implementation.
11. Revision of Pension by treating the period of training as eligible service for grant of TBOP/BCR upgradations:
The Postal Employees were granted TBOP/BCR promotions before 1.9.2008. It had been ordered to treat the period of training undergone prior to 01-01-1986 by direct recruits Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants as eligible service for grant of their TBOP/BCR upgradations. . Accordingly the date of TBOP / BCR were revised for many employees. This order should have been extended to pensioners also who would have been eligible for their TBOP or BCR upgradations but for denial of treating the period of training to them also. Grant of TBOP or BCR would have elevated them to them to the next upgraded scale to facilitate higher fixation of pension. The application of these orders for one section of employees and denial of extending them to the retired employees is unjustified. The eligible pensiones are to be extended with the benefit of Refixation by applying the above orders to them also and by granting them the financial up gradations who were otherwise missed their TBOP/BCR.
12. Rent free BSNL land line phones to erstwhile P&T Employees:
The issue of grant of rent free land line phones of BSNL is pending in the SCOVA also for a pretty long time. Several Courts have ruled against the discrimination shown towards one class of people against the other. The cut off date fixed by the DoT is most discriminatory as it disallows other erstwhile P&T employees from getting the benefit. All the erstwhile P&T employees irrespective of their period of service in the combined department of Posts and Telecommunications shall be granted the benefit of a rent-free land line phone by BSNL.
13. Allotment of vacant Postal Staff Quarters to Postal Pensioners:
Several Postal Staff Quarters are lying not only vacant but also getting corroded due to non-occupation for a long time. The Staff Quarters which are not occupied by the willing employees can be allotted to willing pensioners of Postal Department so that the buildings will be comparatively maintained by occupation besides some rent is collected by the Department also. The vacant postal staff quarters may be granted to Postal Pensioners on nominal rent.
14. Extension of benefit of delinking 33 years for full pension to Compulsory Retirement:
14. Extension of benefit of delinking 33 years for full pension to Compulsory Retirement:
Government had accepted the Apex Court direction and issued orders for removing the condition of 33 years qualifying service for grant of full pension to Pre-2006 retirees. Subsequent to issue of this order, by way of clarificatory orders the Departmet of Expenditure had excluded the compulsory retired pensioners from getting this benefit. The compulsory retired were already punished with forfeiture of their future services to earn more and to get more pensions. The preclusion of compulsorily retired pensioners from getting even the minimum pension guaranteed by the orders of Government acts harshly on them as a second punishment. It is requested that a reconsideration is necessary to grant minimum pension by delinking the condition of 33 years of qualifying service to compulsorily retired employees also w.e.f 01-01-2006.
Signature
District / Divisional Secretary AIPRPA
…………………………………………………District
…………………………………….State
REPORT - Xth FEDERAL COUNCIL – GUWAHATI FROM 07th to 09th SEPTEMBER - 2016
Federal Council of NFPE was held at Guwahati (Assam) from 07th to 09th September, 2016.
The programme commenced with Flag hoisting on 07.09.2016 F/N. The National Flag was hoisted by Com. M.R. Das, Working Chairman, Reception Committee and NFPE Flag was hoisted by Com. Giriraj Singh President NFPE. After that homage was paid to the Martyrs by offering floral tribute on martyrs Column. First of all Com.A.K. Padmanabhan, All India President C.I.T.U. offered the flowers on Martyrs Column after that it was followed by all leaders , guests, delegates and visitors including Coms. KKN Kutty, M. Krishnan, M S Raja, Vrigu Bhattacharjee, CC Pillai, K. Ragavendran, K V Sridharan,Giriraj Singh , R.N. Parashar, all General Secretaries , NFPE office bearers and all Federal Councilors and visitors.
The open session was conducted at Distt. Library Auditorium, Guwahati. All leaders and Comrades started from BSNL Compound to Distt Library Auditorium in a form of procession shouting slogans. The lady Comrades in traditional uniform dress of Assam were the main attraction of procession.
The open session started at 4 p.m. on 07.09.2016 with traditional Assamese folk song by the Cultural group of lady Comrades of Postal & RMS Guwahati. The open session was presided by Com. Giriraj Singh, President, NFPE. Welcome speech of Chairman Reception Committees, was read out by Com. L.P. Saikia, President , R.C.C & P-III Assam Circle as he could not attend due to his illness. All leaders were honoured by garlanding showl and presenting Mementos.
The open session was inaugurated by Com. AK. Padmnabhan, Presindent, C.I.T.U. In his inaugural speech he elaborately decribed the adverse impact of neo-libral economic policies on working class. He stated that the 2nd September strike was a grand success and working class has comeout to protest the policies of Central Government unitedly. He stressed the need of united trade union action to resist the onslaughts of ruling class on workers. Com. KKN Kutty, President Confederation, spoken on pay commission related issues and deferment of 11th July strike. Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary general Confederation expressed his dissatisfaction over pay commission report and stated that if within 4 months period no positive result comes out Confederation will chalk out its own programme of action to achieve the demands. Com. M.S. Raja, Working President Confederation and Secretary General Audit , Com. Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Treasurer Confederation & Secretary General Cicil Accounts , Com. Satanjib Ds, Joint Convenor JCTU Assam, Shri M.K. Seth, CGM Telecom also addressed the open session. Com. R.N. Parashar , Secretary General NFPE, vehemently opposed the policies of Government which are mostly in favour of corporates and against working class. He stated that we will not allow the Government to privatize or outsource any function of Postal Department. He stressed the need to chalk out some agitational programme with Confederation to achieve the demands related to Pay Commission.
Vote of thanks was given by Com. G. Talukdar, AGS & Circle Secretary R-III. The programme was anchored by Com. D.K. Debnath General Secretary, Reception Committee.
The Open Session ended with the presidential speech of Com. Giriraj Singh, President NFPE.
After open session very good cultural programme in various forms was presented by the Cultural group of Children and women Comrades of Postal & RMS Guwahati (Assam).
2nd Day i.e. on 08.09.2016 the proceedings of Delegates session started at 10A.M. in BSNL Hall, Pan Bazar, Guwahati under Presentship of Com . Giriraj Singh, President, NFPE.
Before commencement of the delegate session homage was paid to the leaders, Comrades, Eminent personalities and known & unknown persons who lost their lives in various natural calamities during this period. The resolution on homage was presented by Com. R.N. Parashar, Secretary General NFPE and after that one minute silence was observed by all in respect of Martyrs.
The Notice of agenda was readout by Secretary General and it was approved by the house after some addition.
The following Committees were formed to run the business:
Presidium:
(i) Com. Giriraj Singh- President
(ii) Com. A. Manoharan-Working Presendent.
(iii) K.K. Sharma- Vice President.
(iv) T. Satyanarayana-Vice President
(v) Pranab Bhattacharjee-Vice President.
Minutes Committee-
(i) Com. S.B. Yadav
(ii) Com. Virendra Tiwari
(iii) Pranab Bhattacharjee.
Resolution Committee:
Com. R. Seethalakshmi- Convenor
Com. Janardan Majumdar- Member
Com. P.V. Rajendran-Member
Com. P. Suresh – Member.
Credential Committee:
Com. S. Raghupathy- Convenor
Com. Subhash Chakraborty-Member.
The Draft Triennial Report for the years 2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16 was presented by Com. R.N. Parashar Secretary General, NFPE for discussion in the house.
In the delegate Session , Com. C.C. Pillai, Ex. Secretary General NFPE, Com. K. Ragavendran , Ex. Secretary General NFPE and Com. K.V. Sridharan Ex. General Secretary P-3 & Com. M.R.Das, Working Chairman Reception Committee, G/S P-III delivered their speech.
The following Federal Councilors took part in discussion on agenda items.
Com. A. Sri Niwas (Karnatak R-III)
Com. Balwinder Singh (P-III Delhi)
Com. K. Ram Chandram (Admn.-AP)
Com. P.K. Murlidharan(P-III-Kerala)
Com. Ganacharya (GDS, Assam)
Com. B.A. Sheikh (R-III Mah.)
Com. D.B. Mohanty-(P-IV Odisha)
Com.K.R. Ganeshan-(R-IIITN)
Com.G. Janki Ram (P-III –Karnataka)
Com. Mausami Mujumdar(P-III-Assam)
Com. A.C. Hota (R-IV Odisha)
Com. Raj Kumar (R-III Bengal)
Com.Sukumar Bose(GDS-Bengal)
Com. Km. Shalini Bhardwaj(P-III Punjab)
Com.Monohar Lal Sharma(P-III Rajasthan)
Com.Subojit Das (PO Accounts-Assam)
Com.R. Sudershan (R-III Keral)
Com. Sanjiv Barua(SBCO-Bengal)
Com. R.C. Mishra (P-III Odisha)
Com.D.N. Borade(MMS-Mah)
Com.D.A.S.V. Prasad(P-III (AP)
Com.Vishwajeet Naik (R-III Odisha)
Com.Subhash Chakraborty (P-IV –Bengal)
Com.K.M. Tripathi(R-III-Haryana)
Com.Mallikarjun (P-IV-Karnataka)
Com. Kuldeep Sharma (P-III- J&K)
Com.S.M. Gautam(P-IV-Rajasthan)
Com.R.K. Chaubet(P-III –MP)
Com.Rama Krishna (R-III-Karnataka)
Com.U.K. Tiwari (P-III- Bihar)
Com.Nanda Sen (P-III-Bengal)
Com.Ramani Kant Bhattacharjee (P-III-NE)
Com. H.S. Guleriya(P-III-HP)
Com. Anneswa Biswas (P-III-Bengal)
Com. Naresh Gupta(P-III-Haryana)
Com. Manorar Lal (P-IV- Jodhpur- Raj)
Com. Prabhat Ranjan(P-III-Jharkhand)
Com.J. Ramamurthy (P-III -TN)
Com.V.K. Jain (P-III Ch. Garh)
Com.D.K. Debnath (R-III –Assam) & G/S Reception Committee.
After delegates the following General Secretaries took part in the discussion:
Com.Janardan Mujumdar Deputising G/S P-III
Com.S.B. Yadav,Deputisng, G/S –PO Accounts.
Com.P. Panduranga Rao, G/S-GDS
Com.Virendran Tiwari G/S-SBCO
Com.P. Mohan, G/S –Casual Labourers Union.
Com. P Suresh- G/S(R-IV)
Com. P.V. Rajendran Deputising G/S R-III
Com. Subhash Chakraborty Deputising G/S-P-IV
Com.K. Ramchandram –Deputising G/S Admn.
The following NFPE Office Bearers participated in discussion:
Com. A.Manoharan Working President.
Com. T. Satyanarayana Vice President
Com. K.K. Sharma-Vice President.
Com. Pranab Bhattacharjee -Vice President
Com. R. Seethalakshmi-Dy. Secretary General
Com S. Raghupathy-Asstt. S/G
Com. Raj Kumar –Financial secretary.
After debate & discussion by all Federal Councilors, General Secretaries & NFPE Office Bearers, Com. R.N. Parashar , Secretary General , gave reply on all the questions and queries raised by them to sum up the debate and discussion on triennial report and agenda items. The discussion on agenda items was approved by the house.
The credentials were presented by Com. S. Raghupathy, Convenor credentials Committee.
The Resolutions on various subjects were presented by Com. R. Seethalakshmi, Convenor, Resolution Committee.
`A Resolution on Postal demands and Programme of action was presented by Secretary General which was approved by the house unanimously.
After that election proceedings started as per agenda. Com. T. Satyanarayana Vice President acted as election officer. The following Office Bearers elected unanimously:
President : Com. Giri Raj Singh, R-3 (Delhi).
Working President: Com. A. Manoharan (P-3 Tamilnadu)
Vice Presidents : Com. K.K. Sharma, R-IV (Delhi).
Com. Umashankar Chakraborti (Admn) DPLI(Kolkata)
Com. S.B. Yadav (Postal Account) UP.
Secretary General: Com. R.N. Parashar, P-III (UP)
Dy. Secy. General: Com. R. Seethalakshmi, P-II(Karnatak)
Asstt. Secy. General:Com. S. Raghupathy P-III(Tamilnadu)
Com. Janardhan Mazumdar (P-3) West Bengal
Com. M.V. Janardanan (P-4) Kerala
Financial Secretary: Com. Raj Kumar, P-IV (Delhi).
After that other subjects were taken by the President.
The Vote of thanks was delivered by Secretary General.
The Session came to end after Presidential address of Com. Giriraj Singh President NFPE.
(R.N. Parashar)
Secretary General
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RESOLUTION ON POSTAL DEMANDS
AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION
This 10th Federal Council of National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) held at Guwahati (Assam) from 7th to 9th September 2016, views with grave concern the totally negative attitude of the Central Government in settling the common demands of the Central Government employees including increase in minimum wage and fitment formula and other modifications sought for by the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) and JCM (NC) staff side. The Federal Council while appreciating the efforts being made by Confederation of Central Government employees & Workers jointly with NJCA to settle the demands calls upon the NJCA to organize higher form of trade union action including revival of the deferred strike to get the demands settled in a time-bound manner.
This Federal Council further notes that in the Postal department also due to the negative attitude of the Government and Postal administration long pending demands are remaining unsettled. None of the 7thCPC related demands of various cadres of Postal department are settled. Regularization of Gramin Dak Sevaks and grant of all benefits of regular employees on pro-rata basis is still pending. The New Pension Scheme (NPS) has created uncertainty among the employees recruited after 01.01.2004, about their pensionary benefits. Department has unilaterally issued orders for outsourcing booking and delivery of registered, speed post and express parcel post articles. The task force committee recommendations are not yet dropped, no effective remedial measures are taken to streamline the functioning of CBS/CIS, revision of wages and payment of arrears of casual labourers from 01.01.2006 is still pending in many circles, more than 60000 vacancies in various cadres including promotional posts are remaining unfilled. All the above issues are agitating the minds of the employees for a long time.
The federal council after reviewing the situation prevailing in the Postal department came to the unanimous conclusion that to settle the above issues, serious agitational programmes are to be launched. Accordingly the Federal Council resolve to implement the following phased pregramme of action, either independently or jointly with other Federation.
Programme of action
1st Phase - March to all Divisional offices and submission of copy of memorandum to all Divisional heads. (Memorandum and Charter of demands will be submitted to Minister, Communications and Secretary posts on the same day).
2nd Phase - Mass dharna in front of all Divisional offices.
3rd Phase - Mass dharna in front of all CPMG/PMG offices.
4th Phase - Mass demonstration in front of Dak Bhawan, New Delhi.
In spite of the above agitational programmes , if the Government of India and department of
Posts refuse to concede the legitimate demands of the Postal Employees, NFPE shall Organize higher form of trade union action including indefinite strike.
This Federal Council authorizes the Federal Executive to take follow up action in this regard.
CHARTER OF DEMANDS
1. Settle the demands of various cadres of Postal department relating to 7th 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.
3. Grant Civil Servant status to Gramin Dak Sevaks and grant all benefits of departmental employees on pro-rata basis.
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.
6. Fill up all vacant posts in all cadres including promotional posts.
7. Conduct membership verification of Gramin Dak Sevaks and declare the result of the verification already conducted among departmental employees during 2015.
8. Revision of OTA rates & OSA and fixation of norms for CRC/Speed post and Parcel in RMS.
9. Settle problems arising out of implementation of CIS and CBS.
10. Grant of upgraded 3050 pay scale to Postmen w.e.f. 1.1.1996 as per Supreme Court Judgment.
11. Withdraw “Very Good” bench mark condition for MACP and future increments.
12. Grant of S D.A. & HCA to the Assam & NE & remove discrimination.
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