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DIVISIONAL SECRETARY WILL BE ON LEAVE FROM 15.01.2013 TO 30.01.2013.

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As the divisional secretary on leave,all comrades are requested to contact COM.SITARAM HAZRA,ASSTT.SEC.(9933302856), PA,HOWRH H.O. & COM.PULAK CHAKRABORTY  ASSTT.SEC. (9831002203) OA,DIVL.OFFICE, who are jointly looking after the responsibilities of the divisional secretary till 30.01.2013.


IMPACT OF 12.12.12 STRIKE.LET US JOIN THE 2013 FEBRUARY 20, 21 TWO DAYS STRIKE AND MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS .

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VIITH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION

CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS ALSO DEMANDED
APPOINTMENT OF SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION
IN THE 2013 FEBRUARY BUDGET ITSELF

LET US JOIN THE 2013 FEBRUARY 20, 21 TWO DAYS STRIKE AND MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS TO COMPEL THE CENTRAL GOVT. TO ANNOUNCE THE 7TH CPC IN THIS YEAR BUDGET ITSELF

                   Central Trade Unions including BMS, INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, AICCTU, UTUC, LPF & SEWA has demanded the Central Govt. to appoint 7th Central Pay Commission and also to raise the income tax exemption ceiling for salaried workers to five lakhs per annum and fringe benefits like housing, medical and educational facilities should be exempted from the income tax net in totality.  

The demand is raised in the joint memorandum submitted by the leaders of the above Central Trade Unions to Sri. P.Chidambaram, Hon’ble Minister of Finance Govt. of India on 03.01.2013, when they attended a meeting called by Finance Minister for pre-budget consultations.

          Relevant portion of the memorandum is reproduced below:
          “The revision of wages and various service conditions of the Government employees is already due.  Constitution of the VIIth Pay Commission be announced in this Budget”

          “Income tax exemption ceiling for the salaried persons should be raised to Rs.5 lakhs per annum and fringe benefits like housing, medical and educational facilities should be exempted from the income tax net is totality”
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Seventh Pay CommissionQuestion pending in Parliament--

Seventh Pay Commission for Central Government Employee
The early constitution of Seventh Pay Commission is major demand of Confederation.  

A massive rally organized by Confederation on 26th July, 2012 with a call of one day token strike on 12th December.

The similar matter is also pending in current 226th session of Rajya Sabha. 

The following questions on setting up of Seventh Pay Commission from Shri Balwinder Singh, Member of Parliament was scheduled to answer from Finance Ministry on 9th August is still pending:-

(a) whether Government intends to constitute the Seventh Pay Commission for the Central Government employees;

(b) if so, by when;

(c) whether the Thirteenth Finance Commission has also recommended for an increase in pay of Central Government employees from the future date; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?



CALENDAR OF DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD IN THE YEAR 2013 AGAINST THE VACANCIES AVAILABLE.

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 D.G. Posts No. A-34012/01/2013-DE dated 9th January, 2013.
(A) Centralized Examinations
S. No.
Name of Examination
Proposed Schedule tentatively
1.
Inspector of Posts Examination
7th & 8th September 2013
2.
PS Group ‘B’ Examination
9.6.2013 Sunday
3.
Postmaster Grade-I Exam
9.6.2013 Sunday
4.
LGO Examination for Pas/SAs in Circles
9th September, 2013
5.
Junior Engineer (C&E) Examination
Will be notified after receipt of Question Banks and syllabus revised.
6.
Asstt. Engineer (C&E) Examination
7.
Sr. Postmaster Examination
Tentatively proposed to be held in November 2013.
8.
PAs/SAs Direct Recruitment Examination
20th October 2013 for 2013 vacancies.
9.
Assistant Manager(MMS)
Will be notified after receipt of revised Recruitment rules.
10.
Assistant Accounts Officer(AAO)
(B) Decentralized Examination
1.
Confirmation Examination for direct recruit Jr. Accountants in PAO
11th & 12th May, 2013
2.
LDCs to Junior Accountants in PAOs
15th & 16th June 2013
3.
LGOs Examination for promotion to Assistant of other wings i.e. MMS, Foreign Post, RLO, Stores Depot and CO/RO
21st July 2013
4.
Postman Examination
To be held in November 2013 for 2013 vacancies.
5.
Direct Recruitment to Multi-Tasking Staff
6.
Departmental Examination for promotion to LDCs in PAOs from Stores and MTS
28.07.2013




GOVERNMENT ORDERS ON GRANT OF INCREMENT ON PROMOTION TO THE SAME GRADE PAY POSTS IN THE SAME PAY BAND.

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GOVERNMENT ISSUES ORDERS GRANTING ONE INCREMENT TO OFFICIALS PROMOTED FROM FEEDER CADRE OF THE SAME PB WITH SAME GRADE PAY.

The Government has issued orders granting one increment for those who are promoted from a feeder cadre which has the same PB and Grade Pay as  that of the promoted cadre.  Copy of the order is placed on the website for your ready reference.  The order to give effect to the agreement reached in the National Anomaly Committee to remove the anomaly in the case of promotes and direct recruits in fixation of pay is yet to be issued.  There had been some queries raised by the Finance Minister in the matter.  It is learnt that the same is being referred to the Department of Personeel for their comments and necessary action.

COPY OF ORDERS PLACED HEREUNDER:
No.10/02/2011-E.III/A
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 7th January, 2013
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Fixation of pay on promotion to a post carrying higher duties and responsibilities but carrying the same grade pay.
The undersigned is directed to invite an attention to the provisions contained in Rule 13 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, which provides for the method of fixation of pay on promotion on or before 1.1.2006 in case, inter-alia, of promotion from one grade pay to another. The Rule provides for fixation of pay by way of addition of one increment equal to 3% of the sum of the pay in the pay band and the existing grade pay (rounded off to the next multiple of 10) to the existing pay in the pay band and then fixing the pay if the promotional post as per the procedure prescribed therein.
2. In terms of this Ministry’s OM No.109/2/2000-IC dated 24.11.2000, dealing with the situation whereby both the feeder and the promotional grades were placed in the identical revised pay scales based on the recommendations of the 5th Central Pay Commission, it was provided, inter-alia, that only in cases where it was not found feasible to appropriately restructure cadres in question on functional, operational and administrative considerations, extension of the benefit of fixation of pay under FR 22(1)(a)(1) could be considered on the merits of each case, provided all the conditions precedent for the grant of this benefit were fully satisfied and promotion to the post in question actually involved assumption of higher responsibilities.
3. In view of the provisions which existed prior to 1.1.2006, the matter has been considered and the President is pleased to decide that in cases of promotion from one post to another where the promotional post carries the same Grade Pay as the feeder post, the fixation of pay in such cases will be done in the manner prescribed in Rule 13(i) of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, provided fixation of pay in such cases was done prior to 1.1.2006 in terms of this Ministry’s aforesaid OM No.169/2/2000-IC dated 24.11.2000.
4. In so far as the persons serving the Indian Audit and Account Department are concerned, these orders are issued in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
5. the Hindi version of this OM will follw.                                        
Sd/-
(Amar Nath Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.




COPY OF THE STRIKE NOTICE AND CHARTER OF DEMANDS FOR THE 20TH & 21ST FEBRUARY 2013 TWO DAYS STRIKE IS FORWARDED HEREWITH FOR YOUR APPROVAL.– M. Krishnan, SECRETARY GENERAL, NFPE.

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POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GDS (NFPE)
NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (FNPO)
No. JCA/2013                                                                    Dated – 22nd January, 2013
To,
The Secretary
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 will go on two days strike on 20th and 21st February 2013. The demands for acceptance of which the employees embark upon two Days Strike are detailed in the Charter of Demands enclosed.

M. Krishnan                                                                                        D.  Theagarajan   
SecretarGeneral, NFPE                                                           Secretary General,FNPO

R. Sivannarayana                                                                                D. Kishan Rao
GeneralSecretary, AIPEU Group 'C'                           General Secretary,NAPE Group 'C'
                                                                                                                            

Ishwar Singh Dabas                                                                              T. N. Rahate
 General   Secretary                                                                General Secretary
AIPEU Postmen, MTS & Group 'D'                                 NAPE, Postmen,MTS & Group 'D'
                                                                                                                           
Giriraj Singh                                                                                       D. Theagarajan
   GeneralSecretary                                                                                             General Secretary
AIRMS & MMS EU Group 'C'                                                                   R-3FNPO

P. Suresh                                                                                                                A. H. Siddique
General Secretary                                                                                                   General Secretary
AIRMS & MMS EU MG & Group 'D'                                                             R-4 FNPO

Pranab Bhattacharjee                                                                                              O. P. Khanna
General Secretary                                                                                                  General Secretary
AIPAOEU Group C & D                                                                                  Admn.Em Association
                                                                                                                                          FNPO

T. Satyanarayana                                                                                                   H.L. Ramteke
General Secretary                                                                                                 General Secretary
AIPAEA                                                                                                                    AIPAOA

S. Appanraj                                                                                                          S. Sambandam
General Secretary                                                                                                General Secretary
AIPSBCOEA                                                                                                            NASBCO

S. A. Raheem                                                                                                   Pratha Pratim Ghorai
General Secret                                                                                                   General Secretary
AIPCWEA                                                                                                              NUCWE

P. Pandurangarao                                                                                              P.U. Muralidharan
General Secretary                                                                                             General Secretary
AIPEU GDS (NFPE)                                                                                            NUGDS

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

PART – I

1. Take Concrete measures to contain price rise.
2. Take Concrete measures for linkage of employment protection with the concession/incentive package offered to the entrepreneurs,
3. Ensure Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws,
4. Universal social security cover for the unorganized sector workers without any restriction and creation of a National Social Security Fund with adequate resources in line with the recommendation of NCEUS and Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour.
5. Stoppage of disinvestment in central and state PSUs.
6. No Contractorisation of work of permanent/perennial nature and payment of wages and benefits to the contract workers at the same rate as available to the regular workers of the industry/ establishment
7. Amendment of Minimum Wages Act to ensure universal coverage irrespective of the schedules and fixation of statutory minimum wage at not less than Rs 10,000/-.
8.   Remove all ceilings on payment and eligibility of Bonus, Provident Fund; Increase the quantum of gratuity.
9.   Assured statutory Pension for all
10.       Ensure Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days and immediate ratification of the ILO Conventions nos 87 and 98

PART – II

1.      Appoint Seventh Central Pay Commission for revision of wages of Central Government Employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks. Grant merger of 50% of DA with pay for all purposes, including GDS.
2.      Stop abolition of posts and restore all abolished posts with immediate effect.
3.      Grant Civil Servant status to Gramin Dak Sewaks and extend all benefits of regular employees to GDS also. Enhance GDS Bonus ceiling from 2500/- to 3500/- . End discrimination in wages and other service conditions.
4.      Revise the wages of Casual, Part-time & contingent employees with effect from 1.1.2006 at par with the minimum pay scale implemented as per 6th CPC recommendations. Regularisation of the services of casual labourers.
5.      Drop the proposal for privatization of Postal Sector and retrograde clauses of the National Postal Policy 2012.
6.      Revision of OTA rates as per the Arbitration award.
7.      Complete the cadre restructuring and honour the assurance given to staff side.
8.      Remove arbitrary restrictions imposed on compassionate appointments.




STRONG DEPUTATION AT THE DIVISIONAL OFFICE (TODAY) AT 4 p.m.,TO DISCUSS & SETTLE SOME BURNING ISSUES OF OUR DIVISION INCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE RE- FIXATION OF TRCA OF THE NEWLY APPOINTED GDS EMPLOYEES (ON OR AFTER 01.01.2006). JOIN IN MASS & MAKE IT GRAND SUCCESS!

Friday 11 January 2013 0 comments

Today  ON 11.01.2013  AT 3 -5 p.m.,in front of the chamber of the divisional super there will be a strong deputation of NFPE Group Of Postal Union's ,Howrah Dn., to discuss and settle some burning issues including the issue mentioned in the caption above. So,all members are requested to attend the programme on time, taking half day casual leave  and make it a grand success. Don't forget that only NFPE has the power to establish the justified demands of the employees. As the payment of the arrears to the substitutes of the GDS Employees, we will again Re- Fix the TRCA of the newly appointed GDS first in the South Bengal Region. So,let us make it happenning, join in mass. Victory will be ours!



RESULT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION FOR SELECTION TO THE POSTS OF INSPECTORS OF POSTS EXAMINATION FOR THE YEAR 2011 HELD FROM 15TH AND 16TH OCTOBER 2011 AND RE-EXAMINATION IN PAPER III HELD ON 29-1-2012 - CASE OF WEST BENGAL CIRCLE.

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F.No. A-34018/07/2012-DE
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
(DE SECTION)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg.
New Delhi - 110001.
Dated: 8th January 2013
To
1. Chief Postmaster General,
West Bengal Circle,
Yogayog Bhawan,
Kolkata 700012
2. Addl. Director General, APS Directorate,
West Block, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066.
Sub: Result of the Departmental Examination for selection to the posts of
Inspectors of Posts Examination for the year 2011 held from 15th and 16th
October 2011 and Re-examination in paper III held on 29-1-2012 - case
of West Bengal circle.
Sir
I am directed to refer to your letter No. LC-1/1/12/Training of IPOs/CO/Rectt
dated 14-12-2012 wherein, the copy of the order dated 23-11-2012 of Hon’ble
CAT Calcutta Bench in OA Nos. 29/2012 and 53/2012 was forwarded to this
office.
2. Further attention of the Circle is invited to this office letter No.
A. 34013/02/2012-DE dated 4-4-2012 wherein it was intimated that, results of West Bengal
Postal Circle is withheld pending outcome/disposal of two Court cases filed in the Hon’ble CAT,
Calcutta Bench.
3. Consequent on dismissal of the Original Applications No. 29/2012 and 53/2012
filed by Jagannath Chatterjee & 9 others and Mrs. Srabani Basak respectively on 23-11-2012,
the Competent Authority has ordered for declaring the Result of IP Examination 2011
held on 15th & 16th October, 2011 and re-examination in Paper-III held on 29th January, 2012 in
respect of West Bengal Circle.
4. This Examination was held as per the revised Syllabus and Pattern Communicated
by SPB.II Section in letter No.7-14/2011-SPB.II dt. 9-3-2011 through Approved Outsourced
Agency on turnkey basis.
3. The Names of candidates declared successful for appointment as Inspector of
Posts in West Bengal Circle with vacancy position is furnished in Annexure I .
4. No candidate working on deputation in APS is qualified under relaxed standards.
5. The selection of the candidates is based on the following Eligibility Criteria for
qualifying in the examination:
OC candidates 40% marks in each paper i.e. 120/300 marks and
45% in aggregate i.e. 540/1200 marks
SC/ST candidates 33% marks in each paper i.e. 99/300 marks and
38% in aggregate i.e. 456/1200 marks
6. The Information relating to the Names of the candidates, their OMR Applications No.
Roll numbers and categories have been shown on the basis of information furnished by the
concerned Circles/Agency. The Circles are requested for verifying the details before
communicating the results and in case any discrepancy in the names and other particulars of the
candidate(s) is noticed later on, the same may please be corrected and the corrections may be
brought to the notice of this office for making necessary corrections in the relevant records.
7. In case, subsequently if it is found that any of the selected candidate(s) was not
eligible to take the examination under the extant rules or instructions on the subject for
any other reasons or in case any mistake is found with regard to announcement of the
result of any candidate for any reason whatsoever, his/her name will be deleted from the
list of successful candidates, as the case may be.
8. The Scheme of Surplus Qualified candidates for IP Examination has been
discontinued from 2011 vide letter No.A-34020/01/2007-DE dated 21.7.2011. Therefore,
the issue of declaring the list of surplus qualified candidates in this Examination does not
arise.
9 Provisional Candidates: The Heads of the Circle is requested to immediately finalize
the cases and such cases should not be kept pending for long time so that the provisional
candidates may not have to wait for the result inordinately. It may also be ensured that no
provisional candidate is given appointment under any circumstances without
regularization of their candidature and approval of the Directorate.
10 It is informed that the names of the candidates have been arranged in the order of
merit. In respect of candidates who got equal marks in the total, Circles are requested to
arrange their position in the merit list according to their inter se seniority/instructions on
the subject and intimate the same to DE/SPN Sections of the Directorate.
11. Applications under RTI Act for supply of photocopies of OMR Answer Sheets will be
entertained in the following manner:
(a) Candidates, who wish to have the copies of OMR Answer Sheets supplied, are
required to pay a fee of Rs.25/- per Paper with Key + Rs.10- towards fee for application
under RTI Act in the Post Office accounts and submit their applications through their
respective Circle Offices concerned along with the receipt for payment of fee in original.
Circle Office will prepare a consolidated list and send to the Directorate for necessary
supply. The individual applications received direct for supply of answer scripts will not be
entertained.
(b) A copy of this letter with enclosures has been uploaded on www.indiapost.gov.in.
Requests for supply of this document under RTI Act will not be entertained.
(c) The period of preservation of OMR Answer Sheets is one year from the date of
declaration of this result. Therefore, applications received after one year for supply of
photocopies of OMR Answer Sheets will not be entertained.
(d) Photocopies of OMR Answer Sheets will be supplied to the candidates only those who
have actually appeared in the Examination. Therefore, the candidates should invariably
intimate their Roll Number in the Application made under RTI.
(e) The marks of the provisionally permitted candidates for different reasons will not be
displayed in the All India Master List and the marks of those candidates cannot be
communicated until and unless their provisional candidature is regularized by the
respective Circles. This may be made clear to all the concerned.
12 The Chief Postmaster General, West Bengal circle, is requested for circulating this
result to all the concerned and also to take necessary action for their Pre-Induction Training and
all other usual formalities before the selected candidates are actually appointed as Inspector
Posts.
13. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
Yours faithfully,
Encl: As referred to.
(K. Rameswara Rao)
Assistant Director General (DE)
Copy forwarded to:
1. PPS to Secretary (Posts)
2. OSD to Secretary (Posts)
3. PS to Member (P)/Member (Tech.)/Member (O)/Member (HRD)/Member
(Planning)/Member (PLI) Postal Services Board
4. Secretary (PSB)/JS&FA/DDG (P)
5. CGM (BD) Directorate
6. CGM (PLI), Chanakya Puri, New Delhi-110021
7. CGM (Mail Business) Directorate
8. All Deputy Directors General, Dak Bhawan
9. Director (Staff), Dak Bhawan
10. SPG/SPB-I & II/Training/GDS/PA Wing Sections.
11. Hindi Section for translation into Hindi version
12. All Recognized Postal Federations/Unions
13. Shri K. Ravi Babu, Deputy Director, CEPT, Postal Training Centre, Mysore – 570010 with a
request for displaying this result in the Indiapost Website.
14. Tabulation Sheet
15. IPO 2011 file A.34013/02/2012-DE
16 Spare Copies
(RAKESH SHARMA)
SECTION OFFICER (DE)
OC SC ST Total
No. of Vacancies 15 3 2 20
No. of candidates selected 15 3 2 20
- - - -
S.
No.
Name of the candidate
S/Shri/Smt
OMR
Applicati
on No. Roll No Category
Remarks
I II III IV Total
1 ANURUPA DAN 108586 1320000061 GEN 168 186 236 224 814
2 AMAL KUMAR SAHA 108630 1320000013 GEN 186 164 226 188 764
3 MANOJ KUMAR SINGH 108632 1320000011 GEN 162 172 182 226 742
4 CHITRALEKHA DAS 108526 1320000048 GEN 170 164 192 194 720
5 SATYENDRA KUMAR OJHA 120789 1270000169 GEN 176 188 146 208 718 APS
6 NILANJAN SAMANTA 108558 1320000041 GEN 144 194 156 218 712
7 AMAR MONDAL 108831 1320000078 GEN 160 136 174 236 706
8 PAPIYA DAS SANA 108646 1320000004 GEN 160 164 132 240 696
9 RANJITA DEBNATH 108640 1320000002 GEN 148 160 156 232 696
10 SUSHANTA KUMAR SEAL 108577 1320000062 GEN 120 164 184 222 690
11 BHASKAR CHATTERJEE 108661 1320000030 GEN 170 150 166 190 676
12 SABYASACHI BURMAN 108537 1320000044 SC 134 158 140 238 670
Selected as
OC on merit
13 ABHIJIT BANDYOPADHYAYA 108527 1320000047 GEN 158 176 160 170 664
14 SWASTIKA CHAKRABORTY 108749 1320000105 GEN 144 176 140 200 660
15 GAUTAM DEY 108641 1320000009 GEN 142 162 134 208 646
ANNEXURE-I
List of candidates selected in Inspector of Posts Examination 2011 held on 15th & 16th October
2011 and Rexamination for Paper-III held on 29th January 2012
WEST BENGAL
No. of vacanices unfillled
Marks secured out of total
300 in each paper
16 SHAKTI PADA DAS 108660 1320000031 SC 128 158 124 204 614
Availed Age
relaxation
17 SOUMEN KISKU 108556 1320000034 ST 130 162 152 168 612
18 ATOWA ORAWN 108647 1320000003 ST 142 126 158 180 606
19 SUBHASHIS NASKAR 108659 1320000010 SC 120 152 150 184 606
Availed Age
relaxation
20 BIRESWAR MANDAL 108791 1320000108 SC 124 134 136 210 604
Availed Age
relaxation
WEST BENGAL
No candidate qualified under this concession
(K. Rameswara Rao)
Assistant Director General (DE)



MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED TO SHRI KAPIL SIBAL, HON`BLE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT BY NFPE ON 08 th JANUARY, 2013.

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No. NFPE/GENL/2013                                                                        Dated  07 -01-2013

To
Sri. Kapil Sibal,
Hon’ble Minister for Communications & IT,
Government of India,
New Delhi - 110 001.

Respected Sir,

Sub: Submission of memorandum - Request for grant of time for a meeting with   Hon’ble Minister (C).

This memorandum is submitted with the most fervent hope that your goodself will be condescend to intercede on our behalf to settle the following problems of the Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS).

1.         (a) Grant of Civil Servant status to the Gramin Dak Sevaks and extending all  
           benefits of the departmental employees to GDS.

(b) Enhancement of Bonus ceiling to 3,500/-, Revision of cash handling norms, Full protection of monthly wages (TRCA), Introduction of Health Scheme, Removal of 50 points condition for compassionate appointments, Filling up of GDS Mailman posts.

2.         Stop abolition of about 17093 posts for the year 2005 to 2008 ordered as per Department of Posts OM No.25-12/2008-PE-1 dated 19-11-2012 and restoration of all abolished posts.

3.         Revision of wages of Casual, Part-time and contingent employees with effect from 01-01-2006.

4.         Remove the restriction of 5% imposed on compassionate appointments and grant of compassionate appointments in all eligible cases as being done in Railways.

5.         Cadre restructuring of Group-C, Postmen, Mail guard and MTS employees of Department of Posts.

6.         Revision of Overtime Allowance rates.

7.         Abnormal delay in grant of HSG-I promotion to eligible officials. An explanatory note on each issues mentioned above is also enclosed herewith as Annexure-I.

We most humbly request the Hon’ble Minister to be kind enough to grant us time for a meeting to present our views on the above items before the
Hon’ble  Minister.

Awaiting favourable response,


Yours faithfully,


M. Krishnan,
Secretary General, NFPE.

Annexure-I
EXPLANATORY NOTE ON ITEMS MENTIONED IN THE
MEMORANDUM.
I. (a) Grant of Civil Servant Status to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) and extension of all service benefits of departmental employees to GDS:

Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, in its landmark judgement (Rajamma’s case AIR 1977 - SC 1677) has declared that the Extra Departmental Agents (ED Agents - now called as Gramin Dak Sevaks) employed by the Postal Department, though they are not employed on whole-time basis, are holders of civil posts. The Court further ordered that they cannot be termed as “agents” because of their relationship with the Government which is that of master and servant. But the Department of Posts still describes them as agents/sevaks and is not ready to confer “departmental status” on them and to extend all the benefits of the departmental employees to them. The observation made by the Fourth Central Pay Commission headed by Hon’ble Justice Singhal on this issue, is reproduced below, to expose the illegal stand taken by the Postal Department to deny the departmental status to the Gramin Dak Sevaks (formerly ED Agents).

OBSERVATIONS MADE BY FOURTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION:

“A letter was received from the Ministry of Communications (P&T Board) for exclusion of Extra Departmental Agents, numbering about three lakhs, from the purview of our inquiry. It was stated that the system of Extra-Departmental Agents was peculiar to the P&T organisation and was designed to extend postal facilities in rural and backward areas where opening of regular departmental Post Office was not justified due to inadequate workload. The remuneration and the conditions of service of Extra Departmental Agents were also different from those of regular employees. The Third Pay Commission accepted the view that Extra Departmental Agents were not holders of civil posts and decided to exclude them from its purview.

The matter is, however, beyond controversy after the decision of Supreme Court in Gokulananda’s case where it has been declared that an Extra Departmental Agents is not a casual worker but “holds a post under the administrative control of the state” and that while such a post is outside the regular civil services, there is no doubt that it is a post under the “state”. In view of this pronouncement, we were unable to accept the contention that Extra Departmental Employees were outside the purview of the terms of our Commission. They, no doubt, have their own peculiar conditions of service and, in that sense, their case is somewhat special. We therefore could not exclude them from our consideration, but we accepted the Government’s suggestion for
setting up of a one-man committee to look into their conditions of service as was done by the second and third Pay Commissions”. From the above observations, it is crystal clear that the Fourth Pay Commission has concluded that the ED Agents are Civil Servants even though they are kept outside the regular civil service.

OBSERVATIONS MADE BY JUSTICE CHARANJITTALWARCOMMITTEE

In the year 1997, the one man committee appointed by the Government, headed by Retired Justice Charanjit Talwar, to examine the wages and service
conditions of the Extra Departmental Agents, made the following recommendations in its report submitted to the Government. 1. “Extra Departmental Agents have to be included within the overall class of Civil Servants, being holders of civil posts. They can be grouped as “Additional” to the departmental employees but they cannot be classified as a class apart from the civil servants. At any rate they cannot be classified with the sole object of not granting them benefits which accrue to a departmental employee”.

2.         “The plea taken by the Department before the Second and Third Pay Commission and also before various learned Tribunals that ED Agents are a class apart is entirely misconceived. It is violative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution”.

3.         “It is not the case of the Department of Posts that in fact a contract of agency between the ED Agent and the Government is executed. It is also not their case, as it cannot be because of the Supreme Court Judgements, that the relationship between the Department and the ED Agent is that of Principal and Agent...... The result of the above discussion is that ED Agents have to be held to be Civil Servants not only for the purpose of Article 311(2) but also as contemplated under Article 311(1). Logically, therefore ED Agents come within the purview of Article 309 of the Constitution”.

The repeated attempt to read Article 311(2) in isolation is entirely misconceived and untenable. ED Agents who are being treated as “outside the regular service” and not to be considered as Civil Servants excepting for the purpose of disciplinary inquiry is unfortunate and is a symbol of continuous exploitation.

We request the Hon’ble Minister that the injustice done to the Gramin Dak Sevaks (formerly called as ED Agents) all along may please be undone by:

(i)         Declaring the Gramin Dak sevaks as holders of Civil Servant Status and

(ii)        to extend them all the benefits of the departmental employees, such as Pay (now granted only Allowance), Leave (now Earned Leave, Casual Leave, Half Pay leave not granted) Pension, Statutory Gratuity, Advances, Medical Claim, Time bound Promotions, LTC etc. etc.

1. (b)(i) Enhancement of Bonus ceiling - In the matter of enhancement of Bonus Ceiling of Gramin Dak Sevaks, it was assured by Postal Board that another attempt will be made to send the case for approval of the Finance Ministry. It is learnt that Finance Ministry has not approved the proposal, instead sent the file back directing the Department of Posts to reexamine the issue by another committee. It is further learnt that even if the Department submits another proposal after revised study by a Committee, it will be considered for the Financial Year 2013 - 2014 only (ie. next financial year). Hon’ble Minister’s intervention is requested to get justice to the Gramin Dak Sevaks in the Bonus issue.

(ii) Revision of Cash handling norms - On the issue of withdrawal of upward change in cash handling norms, it was assured by the Postal Board that the issue will be re-examined. Minister of Communications for State has also assured the staff side that needful will be done in this case. A committee under the Chairmanship of DDG (Estt.) was also constituted to re-examine the issues arising out of enhancement of cash handling norms. It is requested that the cash handling norms may be reduced to Rs.4,000/- per point instead of Rs.20,000/- per point.

(iii) Ensuring no reduction of wages (TRCA) under any circumstances - It was assured by Minister of Communications for State that positive orders will be issued for full protection of wages (TRCA) of Gramin Dak Sevaks. A committee under the Chairmanship of DDG (Estt) was also constituted to examine the issue. Unfortunately the orders issued by the Department gives protection of TRCA only for one year. Our request is that the existing wages (TRCA) of Gramin Dak Sevaks shall not be reduced under any circumstances. As per the existing orders whenever workload comes down the wages (TRCA) will be protected only for one year and after that existing wages will be reduced.

(iv) Introduction of Health Scheme
It was assured by the Postal Board that the demand for introduction of Health scheme for Gramin Dak Sevaks is accepted by Government in principle. But till this date, the scheme is not implemented. As a result Gramin Dak Sevaks are denied the benefit of Medical reimbursement.

(v) Removal of minimum 50 points condition for compassionate appointment.

(vi)  Filling up of all vacant posts of GDS Mailman posts in RMS.

2. Stop abolition of about 17093 posts for the year 2005 to 2008 and restore all the posts abolished:

Department of Posts has recently issued an order No.25-12/2008-PE-1 dated 19-11-2012 abolishing about 17093 posts in different cadres for the year 2005 to 2008. Earlier the Department has assured that efforts will be made to get the approval of the Finance Ministry for filling up these posts, by exempting the Department of posts from the purview of Government orders on the subject. Unlike other department, Department of Posts is an operative department having day-to-day dealings with the general public (customers) through counter services and also through delivery staff. Arbitrary abolition of large scale operative posts will badly effect the day-to-day functioning of the Post offices and will badly tell upon the efficiency of the Postal Services. In most of the offices workload has increased manifold. Department has earlier abolished about 20000 posts for the year from 2001 to 2005. Again 17093 posts are being abolished for the year 2005-2008. We request the Hon’ble Minister to stop abolition of 17093 posts now ordered for abolition and also restore the posts already abolished.

3. Revision of wages of casual, part-time and contingent employees.

Hon’ble Supreme Court has already ordered regulating the wages of the casual workers at the rate of 1/30th of the pay at the minimum of the relevant pay scale plus dearness allowance for the work of eight hours per day. Accordingly after implementation of the 5th CPC recommendations, the Department of Posts has issued orders for payment of pro-rata wages to casual, part-time, contingent employees with effect from 01-01-1996, duly approved by the Department of Personnel & Training vide Order No.1-3/97-PAP dated 03-11-1998. But similar orders are not issued after the implementation of sixth CPC recommendations. The sixth CPC recommendations are implemented with effect from 01-01-2006 and orders were issued in the year 2008. Now four years are over, but still the wages of the casual labourers are not revised at par with sixth CPC pay scales. We request the Hon’ble Minister to issue necessary directions to the Secretary, Department of Posts, in this regard.

4. Remove the restriction of 5% condition imposed on compassionate appointments:

On the plea of Supreme Court directive, the Government introduced a 5% ceiling on the compassionate appointments. When the matter was taken up by the staff side in the National Council JCM the Government was unable to produce any such directive from the Supreme Court. Despite that the official side refused to withdraw the said instructions limiting the compassionate appointments to 5% of the available vacancies. It is pertinent to mention in this connection that the compassionate appointments in the Railways which is also a Central Government Department continue to be operated without any such 5% restrictions. The standing committee on with effect from Department of Personnel in one of their report has termed the scheme of compassionate appointment as a sacred assurance to a fresh entrant that if he dies in harness his family shall not be left in lurch. Such an assurance is being breached by the provisions of limiting such appointments to 5% of Direct Recruitment vacancies. It has to be done away with. We therefore urge the Hon’ble Minister that direction may be issued to do away with this stipulation and compassionate appointments be given to all deserving candidates.

5. Cadre Restructuring of Group-C, Postmen, Mailguard and MTS in various arms of Department of Posts:

After marathon discussions on all the problems put forth by the staff side in a strike charter of demands, the Secretary, Department of Posts in the written minutes of the discussion held on 10-1-2012 & 12-1-2012 interalia stated as follows:

 “As recorded in the minutes of the meeting held on 27-12-2011, the proposal is under consideration of a committee under the chairpersonship of DDG(P). The staff side expressed their concern about undue delay in finalisation of the proposal on which the Chairperson desired finalisation of this process by 31st March 2012. It was assured that the timelines would be adhered to”. Again in minutes of the discussions held by the staff side on 21-05-2012, Secretary, Posts further assured as follows”

“It was decided to formulate a proposal by 30th June 2012 for further examination in consultation with the nodal ministries.” In spite of the above mentioned repeated assurances the cadre restructuring proposal is not yet finalised. The undue and unwarranted delay is causing a concern and strong resentment among the employees. We request the Hon’ble Minister to take action for speedy finalisation of the cadre restructuring proposal.

6. Revision of overtime allowance (OTA) rates

Overtime allowance is granted when employees are ordered to do work
beyond their duty hours with certain stipulated conditions. The overtime allowance is last revised in the year 1987. Thereafter no revision took place. The Board of Arbitration appointed under the JCM scheme having found the unreasonable position taken by the Government gave out the award in favour of the employees and directed the Government to revise the OTA whereby OTA will be linked to the actual pay of the Government employees. The Government has not implemented this award till date. We request the Hon’ble Minister take necessary action to get the OTA rates revised.

7. Abnormal delay in grant of HSG-I promotions to eligible officials

HSG-I promotion is not being granted to eligible officials for the last four
years. The reason stated by the Department of Posts is that the new HSGI Recruitment rules are under issue and hence the holding of DPC for HSG-I promotions are kept in abeyance. This reply is being repeated for the last three years. Our request to grant HSG-I promotions as per the existing Recruitment rules and fil up all the vacancies has not yet been considered favourably. The revised recruitment rules can be applied prospectively from the date of issue of the Revised Recruitment Rules (RRR) and the existing vacancies can be filled up by holding DPC as per the existing Recruitment rules. We request the Hon’ble Minister to issue necessary directions to the Department of Posts in this regard, as many senior officials are retiring every month without getting their due promotions and consequent increase in pension, for no fault of them.



 
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