Divisional and Branch Secretaries of NFPE P3 TN Circle Union discussed the impact of Cadre Restructuring
Divisional and Branch Secretaries of NFPE P3 TN Circle Union discussed the impact of Cadre Restructuring
Chennai 27 Sep: A special meeting of Divisional and Branch Secretaries
convened by P3 Circle Union to discuss the impact of Cadre Restructuring
and to ascertain the views of the Divisional/Branch Secretaries held
today at Nakkeeran Arangam Chennai. The maximum turn out of divisional
and branch unions was an indication of apprehension in their minds of
the fall out of cadre restructuring order.
43 Divisional/ Branch Secretaries + some Circle Office bearers
participated in the discussion. The views and concerns of the divisional
and branch secretaries were well taken into account by the circle Union
and it was assured that the circle Union will leave no stone unturned
to protect the interest of the employees arising out of the
implementation of cadre restructuring. The apprehension in the minds of
divisional and branch secretaries was cleared.
The divisional and branch unions have been requested to study the cadre
restructuring proposal threadbare again at their level and come out with
informations relating to the divisions/ branches in the proforma to be
sent by the circle union. The meeting has definitely served its purpose.
Minimum wage and fitment formula for Central Government Employees
Minimum wage and fitment formula for Central Government Employees
Comrade,
The 7th CPC while calculating the minimum wage of Central Government
Employees has arrived at Rs 18,000/- the 7th CPC has erred in
prescribing provision to cover education, recreation, ceremonies,
festivals and medical expenses has been moderated to 15 percent against
the provision of 25% . Supreme Court’s ruling in the Raptakos Brett Vs
Workmen case of 1991 , the Hon’ble Supreme Court delivered a historic
judgement and directed that children’s education, medical requirement,
minimum recreation including festivals/ceremonies, provision for old
age, marriage etc. should further constitute 25% of the minimum wage and
be used as a guide in fixation of minimum wage.
The Hon’ble Minister of Labour & Employment Shri Bandaru
Dattatreyaji in his press statement on 24-September-2016 has stated in
Understanding Minimum Wages and Bonus article as follows.
“The norms recommended by the Indian Labour Conference, in 1957, fox
fixing the minimum wages are: (a) consumption units for one wage earner;
(b) minimum food requirements of 2700 calories per average Indian
adult; (c) clothing requirements of 72 yards per annum per family; (d)
rent corresponding to the minimum area provided for under Government’s
Industrial Housing Scheme; and (e) fuel, lighting and other
miscellaneous items of expenditure to constitute 20% of the total
minimum wage.
In 1991, the Hon’ble Supreme Court delivered a historic judgement and
directed that children’s education, medical requirement, minimum
recreation including festivals/ceremonies, provision for old age,
marriage etc. should further constitute 25% of the minimum wage and be
used as a guide in fixation of minimum wage.”
If this provision is alone adopted should have been adopted by the 7th
CPC, the minimum wage would have increased by more than 10% and worked
out to Rs 20,000/-. The fitment formula will work out to 2.86. If the
entire minimum wage is recalculated based on actual retail prices as on
July 2015 without applying average of 12 months and correct methodology
the minimum wage would be Rs 26,000/ and fitment formula would be around
3.5 .
The minister statement should be applied by the Government in true
spirits and the minimum wage and fitment formula should be enhanced
accordingly.
Comradely yours
(P.S.Prasad)
General Secretary
Source: http://karnatakacoc.blogspot.in/
Results of LGO Exam 2015-16 (Kerala Circle) held on 31-7-2016
Roll out of RICT
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to view the schedule of RICT roll out in A.P Circle. In Kurnool
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3. Kurnool Division.
Expected month of roll out of RICT is October'2016
AIAPS will submit the PM Cadre restructure revised proposal shortly.!!!
Dear Postmasters,
We are all much aware that PM cadre restructure proposal was
returned by the Department of Expenditure by mentioning not completion
of 5 years by the newly created PM Cadre while it was submitted. Hence
Department is in the move of resubmitting the cadre restructure
proposal.
For that revised proposal was
prepared by the Team AIAPS and same shall be submitted to the
directorate within 2 days. After submission scanned copy of the same
shall be published shortly.
Table 3 :
At present draft copy was published below for the PM cadre officials kind reference.....
To,
The Honorable Secretary Posts,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110001
Sub : Request to implement the Postmaster Cadre restructure immediately
since glaring anomaly “One work two Pay” is raising because of not
implementing the Postmaster Cadre restructure along with Group C cadre
restructure- reg
Ref 1: This association letter even no AIAPS/GS/CHQ Corr/15-16 dated at New Delhi the 18.06.2016
Ref 2: Group – C cadre restructure D.G. Post letter No. 25-04/2012-PE-I dated 27th May, 2016.
Ref 3: Para ‘F’ of Cadre restructure bilateral agreement with department and staff side dated 28.04.2014
Respected sir,
A kind reference is invited to the above references and vide
Ref 2, Group-C Postal wing cadre restructure order is released
and LSG/HSG-II/HSG-I/HSG-I (NFG) posts are enhanced and their Grade Pay
is upgraded for general line.
Vide Ref 3, it is assured that after implementation of cadre restructure
in group-C, Postmaster cadre related cadre restructure also would have
been examined in the light of the same.
Vide Ref 1, This association is also already requested to implement the
Postmaster cadre restructure by enhancing and upgraded the Postmaster
Grade I/II/III posts in the light of the same at Par with general line
HSG II/HSG I/HSG I(NFG) posts as assured in the bilateral agreement.
But unfortunately, we came to know that Cadre restructure proposal was
returned by mentioning that not completion of 5 years by the newly
created Postmaster cadre while the proposal was submitted. As a result
glaring anomaly is raising that general line posts shall be placed with
G.P Rs.4200 and for the same work Postmaster line posts shall be placed
with G.P Rs.2800. Now already 5 years 10 months were completed after the
creation of Postmaster cadre hence to sort out the above glaring
anomaly this association bring the fresh following proposal and few
logical points for your benign consideration and early favorable orders
please.
Preamble:
1. In the Postmaster cadre creation introductory paragraph of
Postal directorate, it was mentioned that in order to improve/upgrade
the functioning of the Post Offices, meet the present day requirement of
specialization in Postal office management in the wake of introduction
of technology, challenges from market and to increase productivity it
has absolutely become essential to ensure that key Post Offices are
headed by professional managers. Thus, in order to ensure that
professionally qualified, trained and meritorious officials head the key
Post Offices, it has been decided to introduce a separate cadre of
Postmasters comprising the following grades Postmaster cadre was
introduced on 22nd November 2010, by carving out 1/3 of the already
available general line supervisory posts with the following breakup
figure posts.
Table 1 :
| Sl. No | Name of the post | No of posts allotted | Method of selection |
| 1. | Postmaster Grade I “Group C cadre” |
2097 | 5 years experienced Postal Assistants have to clear the Limited Department competitive examination with merit. |
| 2. | Postmaster Grade II “Group B non gazetted cadre” |
511 | 6 years of Postmaster Grade I experience |
| 3. | Postmaster Grade III “Group B non gazetted cadre” |
495 | 5 years of Postmaster Grade II experience |
| 4. | Senior Postmaster “Group B gazetted cadre” |
29 (25% of total no 116 Sr.PM posts) | 2 years of Postmaster Grade III experience |
2. As expected by the preamble of Postmaster cadre creation, in the
wake of technology, Postmaster Grade I/II/III offices are running with
professionally skilled incumbents and achieving the allotted targets to
each and every corner of India. Postmaster cadre officials are in the
good books of the department because of their progressive work and by
the way they are professionally managing the key post offices. We could
see their glittering performances virtually through all the MIS of
eService sites. But unfortunately even after 5 years 10 months from
creation of the Postmaster cadre, nothing was given to boost the devoted
and promising Postmaster cadre officials till now.
3. At present promotional opportunities and number of Posts to
Postmaster Grade II/Grade III/Sr.PM are very meager, recently promoted
Postmaster Cadre officials are in drench to get their next stage of
promotion in the postmaster hierarchy because of acute stagnation.
4. In this juncture, if only general line posts are enhanced and
upgraded without upgrading the Postmaster cadre which may add salt to
the burning wounds. Postmaster cadre people shall be totally demoralized
with lower pay for the same work.
5. Vide Ref 3, our department is also gave assurance to implement the
Postmaster cadre restructure on the light of the same with Group-C cadre
restructure posts.
How PM Grade I post is differed with present General Line LSG post??
6. Postmaster Grade I post is differed with General line LSG post because of the following reasons…
- As mentioned in the above table 1, LSG promotion is being given to the 5 years service completed senior PA officials whereas for Postmaster Grade I promotion is being given to the 5 years service completed PA officials only after clearing the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) with merit.
- So Postmaster Grade I posts should be definitely distinguished between LSG and Postmaster Grade I/II/III posts should be treated at par with HSG II/HSG I/HSG I(NFG) posts respectively.
- To strengthen the above demand, by the virtue of Group-C cadre restructure also, now LSG posts are too upgraded as HSG-II posts in addition to ‘A’ Class offices.
7. So by considering above all facts, and as already assured by the
Postal directorate in the bilateral agreement this association is
systematically giving the following proposals to the hon’ble Secretary
Posts, to implement the Postmaster Grade I/II/III restructure
immediately in the light of the same with HSG II/HSG I/HSG I (NFG) cadre
restructure as follows:
Proposal 1 :
Table 2:
| Cadre | Existing Grade pay | Revised Grade Pay | Remarks |
| Postmaster Grade I | Rs. 2800 | Rs.4200 | Since norm based LSG posts are now upgraded as HSG-II with G.P Rs.4200 after Group- C cadre restructure and Postmaster Grade I posts are also carved out only from previous norm based LSG posts “Under same work same pay concept” |
| Postmaster Grade II | Rs. 4200 | Rs.4600 | “Under same work same pay concept” at par with HSG II posts are now upgraded as HSG-I with G.P Rs.4600. |
| Postmaster Grade III | Rs.4600 | Rs.4800 | “Under same work same pay concept” at par with some HSG I posts are now upgraded as HSG-I(NFG) with G.P Rs.4800. |
| Senior Postmaster | Rs.4800 | Rs.5400 | 7th CPC is already upgraded the Grade pay of PSS Group B (identical cadre to Sr.PM). Hence to match up anomaly it is inevitable to upgrade the Grade Pay of the Sr.PM at Par with PSS Group B cadre. |
Proposal 2 :
8. As per the relevant recruitment rules of Postmaster cadre 1/3 of HSG
II/HSG I/HSG I(NFG) posts may kindly be enhanced to Postmaster Grade
I/II/III respectively since LSG posts are now elevated to HSG II after
cadre restructure. All the then administrative cadre Head post offices
may kindly be identified as Senior Postmaster posts to maintain the
pyramidal structure in promotion and to remove the bottle neck.
Table 3 :
| Postmaster Grade I | Postmaster Grade II | Postmaster Grade III | Senior Postmaster | |||||
| Before cadre restructure | After Cadre restructure | Before cadre restructure | After Cadre restructure | Before cadre restructure | After Cadre restructure | Before cadre restructure | After Cadre restructure | |
| 2097 | 2097+2860 =4957 |
511 | 511+708 =1219 |
495 | 495+78 =573 |
29 | 29+141= 170 |
|
- 1/3 Posts of 8579 HSG-II posts may additionally be carved out for PM Grade I
- 1/3 Posts of 2123 HSG-I posts may additionally be out for PM Grade II
- 1/3 Posts of 235 HSG-I (NFG) posts may additionally be carved out for PM Grade III
- Previously 141 operative head post offices are manned by the administrative cadre(IP/ASP) officials. But those posts are now purely allotted to the General line officials. Since those posts are already having one or two HSG-I deputy postmasters, that office in-charge post should be higher than the HSG-I deputy postmasters i.e., as Senior Postmaster rank. Since those Sr.PM posts are purely in the hierarchy of Postmaster Cadre, those all the re-designating head post offices posts may kindly be allotted to Postmaster Cadre.
Proposal 3 :
9. To enhance the Postmaster Grade I/II/III/Sr. Postmaster posts the
following strategies may kindly be adopted to the better and steady
growth of our department.
Table 4 :| Cadre | Total number of posts after cadre restructure | Already available | Additional posts/offices should be identififed. |
| PM Grade I | 4957 | 2097 | 1/3 of important A class offices may kindly be earmarked for PM Grade I. For remaining posts, all the ASPM posts of PM Grade II offices may be earmarked for PM Grade I. |
| PM Grade II | 1219 | 511 | 1/3 of newly upgraded HSG I may be additionally carved out for Grade II. 1/3 of the HSG I deputy postmasters may be identified as Grade II at HPOs |
| PM Grade III | 573 | 495 | 1/3 off HSG I(NFG) posts may additionally be carved out for PM Grade III and left out all the HPO Postmaster posts may be earmarked for PM Grade III. |
| Senior Postmaster | 170 | 29 | All the 141 HPOs having Deputy Postmaster establishment and previously managed by the administrative line should be earmarked for Senior Postmaster cadre. |
Proposal 4 :
10. Vide proposal 3, till filling up the newly arising vacant Postmaster
Grade I/II/III/Senior posts with relevant recruitment rules, if
sufficient PM Grade I/II/III officials are not available then general
line MACP II/III/HSG –II/HSG I senior officials may kindly be allowed to
officiating those posts as like utilized while implementation of
postmaster cadre during 2010.
Conclusion
11. Without implementing the above proposals it is not possible to
implement the justified cadre restructure proposal among the employees
of postal wing.
12. To honor the department call only General lines LSG officials were
opted the Postmaster cadre, and for honoring the department call,
Postmaster cadre cannot be on a biased side with lower pay for a same
work.
Prayer:
So this association once again requests the hon’ble Secretary Posts, to
do the needful to implement the above Postmaster cadre restructure
proposal immediately along with Postal wing Group C cadre restructure to
avoid the glaring anomaly of “one work two pay”.
Moreover ignoring the front runners of our department - Postmaster cadre
officials which shall directly demoralize the already reaping progress
growth of our department.
A line in reply would be highly solicited and in this regard this
association may kindly be given with an appointment immediately with our
All India Association of Postal Supervisors - representatives to
discuss the above proposal matter in detail.
Enclosures: Cited above references 1, 2, 3
Thanking you.
27.09.2016
Noida Yours faithfully
(Manoj Bhardwaj)
Copy to,
The ADG Establishment-1 (PE1) for requesting necessary early action please.
Reminder issued to Secretary (Posts) to issue instructions to DA (P) to draw GP Rs. 5400/- to incumbents working on Sr.Postmaster post
No. CHQ/AIAIPASP/GP-TPA/2016
Dated : 27/9/2016
To,
Shri B. V. Sudhakar,
Secretary (Posts),
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110001.
Sub: Non drawal of Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- in pre-revised pay scale of Rs.9300-34800 as per the admissible pay band fixture to PS Group B officers working on the post of Sr. Postmaster.
Respected Sir,
IP/ASP Association would like to invite your kind attention to its
letter of even number dated 31/8/2016 vide which it was reported that
most of the Director of Accounts (Postal) in the country has not drawn
GP of Rs. 5400/- to the incumbents working on Sr. Postmaster post w. e.
f. 1/1/2016.
In accordance with the recommendation of 7th Pay Commission and as
accepted by the Govt. of India the pre-revised of Grade Pay of PS Group
‘B’ Officers has been revised from Rs.4800/ to Rs.5400/- in the pay
scale of Rs.9300--34800 in PB-2 w.e.f. 01-01-2016.
It is pertinent to mention here that none of the officers presently
working as Sr Postmasters were promoted in Sr Postmaster Cadre. Rather
they were promoted in PS Group B Cadre. As such all the Group B officers
presently working on the post of Sr. Postmasters are entitled to Grade
Pay benefit of Rs. 5400/- in pre-revised scale w.e.f. 01.01.2016 and
accordingly their pay fixture would be fixed in the revised matrix.
There may be interpretation in understanding the meaning of the
enhancement of GP of PS Gr. B from Rs. 4800/- to 5400/-. Sr. Postmaster
cadre is also a PS Gr. B cadre like ADPS working in RO/CO and Dy.
Directors working under Director GPOs.
It is therefore once again requested your kind honour to direct all the
DAPs/GM Finances in the Department to allow to draw GP of Rs. 5400/- to
Sr. Postmasters and allowances as appropriate to the grade pay from
01-01-2016.
With regards,
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary
7th Pay Commission: Significant uplift in urban discretionary demand doubtful
In the current financial year 2016-17, aggregate consumption is expected
to be a key growth driver. This is because of a good monsoon this year
and raised incomes of civil servants from the 7th Pay Commission award.
The former is anticipated to buoy rural spending that had weakened from
two successive years of poor rainfall, while the latter, it is imagined,
will uplift urban consumer demand.
With private investment failing to revive and exports contracting for
more than a year now, it is supposed that private consumption and public
capex will support aggregate demand. Growth forecasts across the
spectrum incorporate these two components as major drivers accelerating
growth this year.
These assumptions are not unreasonable. Rural incomes and spending are
typically uplifted when agriculture flourishes. Since marginal
propensities to consume at lower per capita income levels tend to be
high, there is also more bang for the buck where spending by a more
prosperous rural consumer is concerned.
How much of a kick however can urban consumer demand get from the 7th
Pay Commission award? The 7th Pay Commission— to examine and revise
wages of central government employees—was constituted in September 2013,
just five years after the actual implementation of the previous
revision (6th Pay Commission). The latter was accepted in August 2008,
but payments were retrospective, with effect from 1 January 2006. This
meant that arrears on account of higher past earnings accumulated for
two years and seven months. Then again, these were spaced out over two
years, with 40% paid by the government in 2008 and the remaining 60%
credited in 2009. The consumption impact, chiefly discretionary consumer
spending, at the time was considerable, both because of quantum of
payouts as well as the duration. Additionally, discretionary spending
was further enhanced by lower duties on vehicles (4 percentage points)
as part of the fiscal stimulus package to mitigate the 2008 crisis
blow.
Therefore, a mega consumption boost like the previous one can be ruled
out in 2016-17. But even ignoring the discretionary consumption effects
of lower excise duties in 2008-09, the lump-sum arrear payments that
spur such spending are far less this time round. In comparison to the
two and a half years of overdue payments made in 2008-09, accumulated
dues from revised wages are for just seven months in 2016 as the new pay
scales take effect from January this year.
Moreover, the hike in allowances is deferred as this component is to be
examined by a committee, which will finally decide on the matter. These
will be paid only after submission of this committee’s report and the
government takes a final call. Thus, net of taxes and statutory
deductions like pension contributions, etc. the final amounts in the
hands of central government employees are unlikely to be very large.
Discretionary consumption, urban as well as rural, typically rises in
October-December quarter in any case as people buy new durable goods on
auspicious occasions like festivals and weddings. So an additional kick
from revised wages may spur discretionary demand a bit more than usual.
But it’s difficult to imagine urban discretionary consumption being
significantly reinforced on account of the 7th Pay Commission in
2016-17.
The rural consumption story is probably a stronger bet.
Source : http://www.livemint.com/
Eligibility service for promotion to ASPs cadre - regarding
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RPLI/PLI S.O Tally Schedule with auto separation of FY/Renew Premium
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