bhartiya post december 2007

1BHARTIYA POST DECEMBER, 2007

GENERAL SECRETARY'S DESKCongratulations! Lal Salam!

At the call of the Postal JCA of NFPE & FNPO,

the Postal and RMS workers all over the Country have

magnificently responded and made the one Day Token

Strike on 30.10.2007 a grand and total success.

The response in this strike is stupendous in

many circles. It was a total strike in Assam,

Chhatisgarh and West Bengal. Many circles like

Andhra, Kerala, North East Surpassed 90% mark. In

respect of Karnataka, Maharastra, Tamilnadu, Punjab,

Uttrakhand, Orissa, the Strike was success exceeding

80% participation.

For the first time in the history of the Postal

employees of Delhi Circle, more than 70% of

employees went on strike. New Delhi GPO, Delhi

GPO, I.P. HPO were paralysed, There was total strike

in which more than 75% of delivery post offices were

closed in Delhi Circle.

The reports pouring in from various parts of the

country show that the participation of Postal

employees in this strike is better than the previous

strikes. Particularly there is a vast improvement in our

P3 while comparing the past. Now P3 led the strike in

many circles.

This strike is a warning to the UPA government

and also a caution to Sixth Pay Commission. We are

sending the message that we are united and will fight

against any injustice if caused by the Sixth Pay

Commission. Congratulations once again comrades

and request to maintain this struggle unity at all levels.

Bonus Ordinance 2007The Ministry of Law & Justice has issued

Gazette Notification on 27.10.07 under the payment

of Bonus (Amendment) ordinance, 2007 (No 8 of 2007).

1. The Bonus Act amendment deemed to come

in to force from 01.04.2006.

2. The ceiling was substituted as Rs. 3500/- & Rs

10000/- in the original notification.

Accordingly, all will get arrears for the bonusyear of 2006-07. So far, the central Governmentemployees concerned, the DOP & T has to issuesorders.

However, necessary orders have not beenissued so far by the Government for Central Govt.employees.14 Days Strike Wages

The Communication Minister Thiru A. Raja whiledelivering his speech on 21.10.07 at a state levelconference held at Dindigul, Tamilnadu mentioned thatthe strike period of 2000 (14 days) will be treated asleave and Postal Employees will get salary for theperiod.

This was the announcement of our Minster. Let

us hope that he will translate his assurance in order

at the earliest.

Amendment to Postal Act.The Department has sent proposal to amend

the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Act to the cabinet

for approval. The following are the main substance:

(i) The letters & Packets up to 150 grams may be

the exclusive preserve of India Post.

(ii) The private couriers will have to charge 2.5 times

the tariff specified for Speed Post.

(iii) There is a cap of 49% on FDI in courier

business. 51% of the paid - up share is held by

the citizens of India.

The draft bill has been sent to the Cabinet and,

once approved, the Government can introduce the Bill

in the Parliament.

This item is appeared in the 'Economic Times'

on 31.10.07 and we exhibited full text in our CHQ

Website.

TBOP-BCR court case: -The case came up for hearing on 13.11.07 at

Delhi High Court has been adjourned to 13.03.08 for

next hearing.

Computerisation of BO: -The Department has been allotted with Rs. 2000

crores funds for computerisation of 60000 Branch Post

offices for the current year. The problems be arisen

due to computerisation of BOS should be studied in

depth and the need to fix norms for any new item of

works be persuaded.

General Secretary's Strike Tour1 Karnataka: - The Postal JCA has organised

six meetings at the following places on 24.10.07 &

25.10.07.(i) Rajaji Nagar HPO (ii) Circle office (iii)

Bangalore GPO. (iv) Basavangudi HO (V) MusuemRoad HPO (vi) Bangalore GPO. (Dely). Our CircleSecretary Com. S.S. Manjunath and his team hadoptimumly utilised the services of the GeneralSecretary during his tour. Our sincere appreciationsto Karnataka Circle comrades and special mention toCom. S.S. Manjunath.2 Gujarat: - Com. K.B. Barot, Circle Secretaryhas well organised the meeting under the banner ofJCA on 25.10.07 evening at Ahmedabad. There wasanother meeting at Rajkot, organised by the PostalJCA on 26.10.07 at 1700 hours. Prior to the meeting,Com. K.B. Barot has organised a DivisionalSecretaries interaction session in the noon which wasvery useful and purposeful. At Rajkot meeting, therewas more than 200 participants and the office bearersof Rajkot division deserve all appreciations.


On 27.10.07 morning, the Ahmedabad divisional

Secretary Com. R.C. Waghela organised a meeting

at Navrangpura HPO at 0900 hours and it was well

attended. There was another meeting organised at

Ahmedabad RMS at 11 hours. My special thanks to

Com. K.B. Barot who utilised my services fully from

25.10.07 after noon to 27.10.07 for noon.

3. New Delhi GPO: - A well organised

Demonstration & Gate meeting was conducted on

29.10.07 at 1300 hours at New Delhi GPO. General

Secretary & Com. Balwinder Singh, ATR CHQ

attended and orated before the gatherings. Com. Geeta

Bhattacharya, President, Com. K.K. Verma, Divisional

Secretary & Com. A. K. Chawla, Ex- Branch President

deserve all appreciations for is historic success of

strike at New Delhi GPO on 30.10.07.

General secretary's Tamilnadu Tour1. Vellore: - A Special meeting was organised

by the Divisional Secretary, Vellore Com. S. Veeran

on 17.10.07 at Vellore HO. The meeting was presided

by Com. Porkai Pandian, President. Com. C.

Karunakaran, Circle Vice President, Com. A.

Veeramani Circle Treasurer and Com. Gunasekaran,

Divisional Secretary AIPEDE union were the prominent

speakers. General Secretary took more than 1 ½

hours to explain all the developments and the need to

go on strike on 30.10.07. The CHQ congratulates Com.

S. Veeran for the excellent arrangement he made for

the meeting and the Vellore team deserves all

appreciations.

2. Gobichettipalayam: - The General Secretary

attended the branch conference of Gobi on 19.09.07.

The conference was converted as a strike preparatory

meeting. Com C. Chandrasekar. Secretary NFPE and

most of the Divisional/Branch Secretaries of Western

region addressed the meeting. Com. P.Venkatachalam Ex- President was felicitated. G/Sduring his speech mentioned the services & sacrificesof Com. P. Venkatachalam. Com. Mahanasundaram,Br. Secy, Gobi and his team deserves all appreciationsand we congratulate them for their re election in theconference unanimously.3. ED convention at Chennai: - The EDconvention organised by the GDS Union Chennai CityNorth Division was attended by more than 2000comrades of the entire circle. It was presided by Com.J. Srivenkatesh, Circle Vice President P3. Theprominent speakers were Com. K. Raghavendran,Secretary General NFPE, Com. K.V. Sridharan G/SP3, Com. C. Chandrasekar, Secretary, NFPE, com.V. Parthiban, Circle Secretary P3, Tamilnadu. ManyCircle office bearers of P3 & GDS Unions addressedthe meeting. The convention was really a historicsuccess. It has given a message to Tamilnadu GDS

comrades that GDS are part & parcel of NFPE and

we are united always. Our heartiest appreciations to

com. Vedagiri, Divisional Secretary GDS & Com P.

Mohan, Divisional Secretary P3 Chennai North for their

splendid & superb arrangements.

4. Nagapattinam: - A Special meeting was

organised at Nagapattinam on 22.10.07 evening to

discuss about various issues confronting Postal

Services. General Secretary attended the meeting.

Com J. Ramamoorthy, ACS, Tamilnadu also attended.

The meeting was attended by more than 150

comrades, in the midst of heavy rain. Com. S.

Govindarasu, Divisional Secretary Nagapattinam, Com.

K. Ramalingam Branch Secretary Tiruvarur, Com

Gurusamy, Divisional Secretary Nagapattinam ED and

Com Dhanraj, B/S Tiruvaraur ED deserve all

appreciations. The meeting was lasted for four hours.

My special thanks to Com. S. Govindarasu, Divisional

Secretary, Nagapattinam.

5. Pondicherry: - An interaction session with

activists of Pondicherry division was organised on

23.10.07 at 1400 hours by Com. E. Sathiyamoorthy,

Divisional Secretary P3 & Com. M. Pannerselvam,

Divisional Secretary P4. We record our appreciations

to Com. E. Sathiyamoorthy & Com. M. Pannerselvam.

6. Salem West: - An interaction meeting was

organised by Com. R. Sundarakrishnan, Divisional

Secretary, Salem West on 18.10.07 evening to discuss

the issues. It was attended by activists of Salem West

& Salem East divisions. Com. K. Sempan, Circle

President had also participated in the discussions.

My kudos and appreciations to com. R. Sundara

Krishnan, Divisional Secretary and his team.

7. Mayiladuthurai: - A felicitaiton meeting was

organised to Com. C. Chandrasekar for his elevationas Secretary, NFPE by NCA Peravai mayiladuthuraion 11.11.07 General Secretary Com. KVS attendedthe meeting, Excellent arrangements were made byCom. J. Ramamoorthy, Asst. Circle secretary & histeam. They deserve all appreciations.Com. Ravinder Sharma, circle Secretary Punjab-No more.

Our beloved Circle Secretary Punjab Com.Ravinder Sharma and his wife met with and roadaccident and died on the spot on 19.10.07. On behalfof CHQ, Com. Balwinder Singh ATR attended thefuneral on 20.10.07.

A condolence meeting was organised on28.10.07 at Chandigarh com. K. V. Sridhran, GeneralSecretary, Com. Subash Sharma, Treasurer, Com.Balwinder Singh, Asst. Treasurer, Com. I.P. Bhardwaj,Circle President, Delhi Circle, Com. Aishvir Singh,Circle Secretary Delhi Circle, Com. R.A.P. Singh, Ex-

(Contd. on page 6)


COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME

While waiting in a clinic, I witnessed the

interaction of a gentleman with an ophthalmalogist.

As I remember, the ophthalmologist, inter alia, asked

the questions like - " Do you work with a computer

for longer hours? Is your monitor 16 to 30 inches

away from you? Is the top of the screen 10 to 20

degree below your eye level and you look

downward ? Do you consider occupational/

computer glasses with anti reflective coating? Is

your monitor placed on the side of a window and

light sources? Do you blink rapidly atleast 10

times a minute while working before the

computer? Are your feet firmly on the ground and

hips, knees and arms straight and at right angle?

Do you place your documents on a copy-stand

adjacedt to the monitor? Do you break every 20

minutes and focus 20 ft. away?..... etc. After

examining other pathological reports, the

ophthalmologist replied the gentleman, " Though

your eyes are organically sound, you have

Computer Vision Syndrome."

What's that - enquired the gentleman?

The ophthalmologist explained, " While working

before the computers for longer hours, it is not possible

to maintain the natural law of normal vision and one

has to focus closely very often compelling the ciliary

muscle which controls the ability of the eye to change

focus, to work two and half times harder by the

computer screen reducing the normal blinking. The

result is, dry, itchy, red and burning eyes. This apart,

there may be headache, neck pain and shoulder pain.

And this spiraling new vision problem is Computer

Vision Syndrome or CVS which is growing rapidly

consequent upon the IT revolution. The probable

causes of this occupational health hazard are

excessive use of computers, bad lighting, sustained

and diversified mental effort, extremely arduous

physical efforts in an improper workstation design,

extremely close work with intense and constant visual

attention, continuous exposure to various intensely

disagreeable conditions etc. The solution is an' yes'

to the above questions".

I became surprised and asked myself, " Have

my colleagues in the Department of Posts any idea

on the above aspects? Immediately, I started doing

Mathematics.

The Department of Posts actively entered into

the digital era through counter mechanization installing

102 personal computer-based MPCMs in 22 selected

post offices during the year 1990-91. The MPCMs were

brought to operation by the existing Postal Assistants

with a mere training of working knowledge. On

successful operation, without looking back, the

Department with a mission for total computerization

of operative offices through Local Area network (LAN),

Wide Area Network (WAN), Metropolitan Area

Network (MAN) and Internet and to provide ' Anytime -

Anywhere' service started introducing various e-

enabled services day by day. As per the Department's

Annual Report - 2007, up to the end of 2005 - 06, India

Post has computerized all 893 Head Post offices, 6184

Sub Post offices, 19 Postal Accounts Offices and 139

Administsrative Offices. Just imagine, the number of

people working with computers in our Department. The

Department is issuing computer security guide lines

from time to time. Recently, in August, 2007 the PTC

Mysore released its first technology bulletin the

'Technotalk' with a view to familiarize the postal

employees with the requirements of computerized

operations especially focusing on the software issues.

But unfortunately, the computer awareness

programmes undertaken by the Department are just

limited to successful implementation/operation of

various modules/packages. The main objectives of the

regional PTCs are confined to impart the skills and

knowledge required for understanding and operating

computer hardware and software systems relevant to

the needs of the Department (Chapter 10, Para-5 of

Annual Report - 2007). Is it not the responsibility of

the Department to consider what is relevant to staff

welfare? The Department is not providing any such

materials/publications/circulars instructing its

employees regarding precautions to be taken before

starting to work with a computer. The Non technical

Postal Assistants who are working continuously for

more than seven hours a day with all sincerity and

devotion are just given the working knowledge on

several modules through short duration training

programmes limited to one/two week(s) in the six

Postal training Centers and sixty Work Place Training

Centers. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) don't

include the above queries. Due to ignorance only, they

are totally careless towards such health hazard. This

is certainly anti-welfare in disguise.

Secondly, the conditions of many post office

buildings are highly precarious not having the required

schedule of accommodation. The officials are

compelled to work in a very cramped situation in the


rented buildings without minimum amenities. The post

offices are identified without proper workplace design.

The computers are installed without standard ground-

works required for civil and electrical purposes and

amongst the heaps of dusty canvass bags, old/

obsolete furniture and forms. There is hardly any

computerized post office which is air conditioned.

Many post offices are not having the standard furniture

for computers. The Postal Administration is just trying

to give a corporate look to the post offices through the

slogon of modernization and computerization in pen

and paper only. The probable causes of CVS are

quite familiar to our post offices. Don't you guess

that thousands of postal employees will certainly

suffer from CVS unless they are properly

educated and the condition of the computerized

PO building are changed? Just imagine the future

financial impact on these low paid postal employees

with sore eyes and cumulative consequences on their

families and society as a whole! In this context, I do

remember the message dated 6th march, 2006 from

the Desk of the Member (Development) Sri IMG Khan,

presently our DG regarding growth and spread of a

healthy physical culture throughout the Department

by organizing sports and cultural activities from grass

root level. Hope, the DG (Posts) will realize the

concern for CVS.

Thus, it is expected that the Department of

Posts will look after the welfare of its employees giving

proper education and training not only for successful

operation of various modules but also imparting them

with the minimum common knowledge and

prerequisites to deal with the hardware/software. A

change in the computer training syllabus and

renovation of computerized post office buildings with

adequate lighting arrangement and space provision,

standard and approved quality furniture are barely

necessary.

Will this message reach the deaf ears of

the Postal administration?

General Secretary, Com. S.S. Mahadevaiah, G/SAIPEDE Union attended the meeting and paid tributes

to the departed leader.

We lost a best companion and a cultured

intellectual. We dip our banner in respect of the

departed leader. Longlive Com. Ravinder Nath Sharma.

Franchise out let : -A meeting was held on 19.11.07 at the

Directorate to review the Franchise Scheme and it

was chaired by Sri. Khanna, DDG (Planning). Com

K. Raghavendran, Secretary General, Com. K.V.

Sridharan, General Secretary, Com. Iswar Dabas,

General Secretary P4 & Com. Balwinder Singh ATR

CHQ attended on behalf of our Federation. We

recorded our protest and conveyed that it will not be

appropriate to have the meeting to review the policy

decision on Franchise outlet below the rank of

Members or Secretary. The meeting ended with no

further discussion except the introduction note of the

DDG (Planning). We asserted that we will not accept

any kind of outsourcing of our work to any one.

Meeting Secretary: -Com. K. Raghavendran, Secretary General,

Com. C.C. Pillai, Ex- Secretary General, Com. K.V.

Sridharan, General Secretary, Com. Iswar Dabas,

General Secretary P4 and Com. Balwinder Singh ATR

CHQ met the Secretary on 19.11.07 and discussed

various issues like filling up of residual vacancies, LSG,

HSG II, HSG I promotions, withdrawal of orders on

decling LSG promotion affecting BCR, etc. The

Secretary assured to settle all the items at the earliest.

Meeting with DDG (P): -Sri Kamlesh Chandra, DDG (P) invited us for

discussions on 23.11.07 to discuss about the problems

prevailing in Circles on LSG, HSG II, & HSG I. The

General Secretary is attending and discussing the

issues with the available reports and informations

received from the Circles.

With fraternal greetings,

(K V Sridharan)General Secretary

(Contd. from page 4)

Com. M.M. Yusuf, MLA, Com. Smitha Gopi, Chairman,

Municipal Corporation, Aluva, com R.N. Pata Nayar.

BSNL, Com M. Krishnan, All India President, P3,

Com. M.S. Sahu, Circle President GDS, Com. D.

Sankaran kutty, Circle Secretary GDS, and Com. K.V.

Sridharan, General Secretary.

The General Secretary Com. K.V. Sridharan,

while delivering his oration has narrated the history of

GDS system and the need to fight for

departmentalisation of GDS Comrades. The

convention, after taking part of more than 25 delegates

of the entire Circle has unanimously passed several

resolutions about the problems and settlement of GDS

demands. The Aluva comrades, particularly Com.

Rames M. Kumar, Divisional Secretary P3 deserve all

appreciations for the excellent arrangements for the

successful conduct of the convention.



No. PF/01/2007 Dated 12.10.2007

To,

All Office Bearers of NFPE,

All General Secretaries,

All Circle / Divisional / Branch Secretaries

of NFPE affiliates,

VII FEDERAL COUNCILDear Comrades,

The 7th Federal Council session of the National

Federation of Postal Employees was held at Moulali,

Yuva Kendra, Kolkata [WB] from 7th to 9th October

2007 under the presidentship of comrade

S. P.Mukherjee the Vice President of NFPE. Federal

Councilors of all the affiliates of the federation and ex-

officio members including the federal councillors of

GDS Union as per the direction of the Honourable Delhi

High Court participated in full. The Reception

Committee under the Chairmanship of Honourable

Mayor of Kolkata Com. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya

and with Comrade Milan Bhattacharya the Circle

Secretary P-IV West Bengal as its General Secretary

made a very fine arrangement for the successful

conduct of the Federal Council.

Grand inaugural session:

The 7th Federal Council was officially started with the

flag hoisting and homage to martyrs column on

7.10.2007. The National Flag was hoisted by Com.

S. K. Vyas, Chairman of the Confederation of Central

Government Employees & Workers and the flag of

NFPE was hoisted by the Vice President of NFPE

Comrade P.Suresh amidst resounding slogans renting

the air. The leaders paid floral tributes to the martyr

column before commencing the inaugural session. The

Kolkata University Centenary Hall auditorium in which

the inaugural session was held was jam packed with

more than 2000 comrades. The inaugural session was

chaired by the Vice President of NFPE Comrade

S. P.Mukherjee. Honourable Mayor of Kolkata

delivered the welcome address. Our Chief Guest and

the Honourable Chief Minister of West Bengal

Comrade Budhadeb Bhattacharyya; Comrade

K.K.N.Kutty the Secretary General, Confederation;

Com. S. K. Vyas the Chairman Confederation;

Com.C.C.Pillai, the Ex-Secretary General NFPE;

Com. M.S.Raja the Secretary General Audit

Association; Com. VAN Namboodiri, the General

Secretary of BSNL Employees Union; Com. Des Raj

Sharma, the Ex-Dy Secretary General NFPE

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi - 110001

addressed the session. All the speakers including the

Special Guest exposed the anti worker polices of the

UPA Government emanating from its policies of

liberalisation and globalisation and the problems faced

by the postal and CG Employees. The inaugural

session witnessed a galaxy of most senior veteran

trade union leaders of the CG and P&T TU movement

belonging to West Bengal grace the occasion.

Deliberations:

The Council deliberated in detail on all issues

under the item of agenda of Organisational issue.

Almost half the total number of Federal Councillors

and ex-officio out of the total attendance of 102 took

part in the discussion. The Council resolved to mobilise

the entirety of postal workers for the successful

mobilisation of 30th October Strike on the 12 point

charter of demands. The Council also decided to

observe the whole month of November of 2007 in a

very pompous manner the centenary celebrations of

Calcutta Postal Club that was found by the father of the

postal trade union movement comrade Babu Tarapada

Mukherjee in 1907. The Council had adopted appropriate

resolutions on various issues of agenda items, which

will be published in the Postal Crusader. The Council

decided with the support of more than two-thirds

majority of the house in a secret ballot to amend the

various Articles of NFPE Constitution in accordance

with the requirement of CCS [RSA] Rules 1993.

Champion of GDS:

The Federal Council discussed in depth about

the importance of keeping the unity of GDS and regular

employees of the postal department. The Council noted

that the organisational structure of the NFPE could

not include the GDS Union as an affiliate because of

the Government of India Recognition Rules but decided

to keep the unity of GDS and regular employees

through building a strong unity between the federation,

federated unions and the GDS Union for defending the

class interests of GDS employees. The Council

resolved to carry forward the tradition of NFPE to

champion the cause of more than 2.75 lakhs of GDS

through united struggels and ensure that the entirety

of regular employees stand behind the GDS and

protect them from any kind of attack by the policies of

Government.

New Office Bearers:

The election of office bearers to the federation

was unanimous. The following comrades were elected


as the office bearers for the ensuing term:

President : Com. D.K.Rahate

[R-3 - Maharashtra]

Working President : Com. M.Krishnan

[P-3 - Kerala]

Vice Presidents : Com. S.P.Mukherjee

[Admn - W.B]

: Com. K. K.Sharma

[R-4 - Delhi]

: Com. P.Rajanayagam

[Postal A/Cs Kerala]

Secretary General : Com. K. Ragavendran

[P-3 - Tamilnadu]

Dy.Secretary General : Com. Ishwar Singh Dabas

[P4 - Delhi]

Secretaries : Com. R. N. Parashar

[P3 - U.P]

: Com. C.Chandrasekar

[P-3 - Tamilnadu]

: Com. R.Seethalakshmi

[P-4 - Karnataka]

Treasurer : Com. Rajkumar

[P-4 - Delhi]

Submission of list of office bearers:

The list of newly elected office bearers has been

submitted to the Secretary [P] and Member [P]. A

delegation comprising of the newly elected Secretary

General Comrade K.Ragavendran, Com. C.C.Pillai the Ex-

Secretary General, Com. Des Raj Sharma the Ex-

Dy.Secretary General and Com.K.V.Sridharan the General

Secretary of P3 met the Member [P] on 11.10.2007

afternoon and submitted the list of office bearers and

discussed the issue of RRR Candidates of Tamilnadu as

well as the PLB bonus to postal employees. Member [P]

assured to immediately take action for getting the file on

bonus from the finance ministry for effecting payment. On

RRR candidates issue we have to continue our efforts

politically also in order to make the department withdraw

the SLP from the Supreme Court.

Finance of NFPE:

The financial position of NFPE is on minus

balance. Whatever strength the NFPE could muster

financially after the last federal council at

Thiruvananthapuram in 2004 have gone because of

various court cases filed against the NFPE by the GDS

Union. Even the day-to-day functioning of the federation

has become very difficult without any funds. There is

no funds left even to pay the salary to staff working in

the federation and to the Secretary General and other

office bearers who come on Foreign Service to work

at the headquarters. The days to come are hard and

require a very effective functioning in order to strengthen

the headquarters of federation. The Affiliates at all levels

are only reminded once again the earlier decision of

the Federal Secretariat to collect from all the members

of NFPE a sum of Rs.10/- towards NFPE Fund during

the bonus payment and remit it immediately to NFPE.

It is the responsibility of the rank and file now to pull

the federation out of its present financial crisis and we

are confident that the membership will not disappoint.

30th October, 2007 General Strike:

Comrades! The Confederation of CG Employees

and the All India State Government Employees

Federation as well as the organizations of Teachers have

already served the strike notice for launching the

nationwide one-day strike on 30th October 2007. The

Government is playing games by leaking out some

information about future pay scales etc as though the

6th CPC has submitted some recommendations. The

membership is cautioned that this may be an attempt to

confuse us at the time of launching of our strike. Even

the leaked information as available in the media shows

that the minimum demand of pay parity with public sector

or a need-based minimum wage is not going to be

accepted. There appears to be a serious attack on the

DA formula to delay the compensation against price

rise. We cannot forget the looming danger of

recommendation of pay commission for privatisation

of pension, for which a sub-committee had already

been constituted by the 6th CPC itself. Therefore as a

prelude to the future struggles to defend the interests

of the entirety of CG Employees, the 30th October

2007 token strike is to be treated as the forerunner.

The NFPE calls upon the rank and file to take the call

very seriously and organise a total strike on that day

by forging strong unity with the FNPO organisations,

which have also served strike notice jointly with NFPE.

The success of the strike alone will make the Pay

Commission and the Government rethink about their

present course of attacking the interests of the central

government workers and employees.

Let us rise up to the task:

Comrades! The team of outgoing office bearers under

the leadership of Comrade C.C. Pillai has discharged

their due role in keeping the banner of NFPE high

amidst the entirety of CG Employees and other working

class. Now the task is transferred on to the shoulders

of the new team of office bearers. We assure that with

the cooperation of our rank and file at all level we shall

rise up to the task at this critical hour.

With warm greetings,

Yours fraternally,

sd/-

[K. Ragavendran]

Secretary General

Mobil No. 09444919295


Preparation of Question Bank forthe Departmental Test for LGO Exam.

Copy of CHQ letter No.: P/4-1/LGO Exam Dated-

20.11.2007 addressed to Smt. M. Niranjala Devi, Asst.

Director (Training)

Ref: Yr. No. 56-4/2006-SPB I dt. 24.10.07.

Apropos reference, I am herewith enclosing 40

Questions prepared by us for the departmental test

for LGO exam as invited as the first instalment and

will send further shortly.

Further, in the model Question Paper enclosed

in your letter cited above in the reference, the reply

furnished in answering the question No. 2 seems to

be wrong. If the payee refuses to take money order, it

should be returned on the same day. Please verify the

position and intimate the corrections.

The receipt of the letter may please be

acknowledged.

ANNEXURE

Suggested Questions from Postal Manual Volume-VI, PO Guide, Postal Manual Volume-V

1. Money order paid returns are prepared: -

(a) Daily (b) Weekly

(c) Fortnightly (d) Monthly

Ans: - (c) (Rule-79 Volume-VI, Part-III)

2. Which letter is to be prefixed to a TMO paid in

the Journal of MO s paid: -

(a) R (b) S

(c) T (d) None of the above.

Ans: - (c) (Rule-44 Volume-VI, Part-III)

3. The currency of an Indian Postal Order is

normally: -

(a) 6 months from the last day of the month in

which it was sold,

(b) 2 years from the last day of the month in which

it was sold,

(c) 5 years from the last day of the month in which

it was sold,

(d) 10 years from the last day of the month in which

it was sold,

Ans: - (b) (Rule-195 Volume-VI, Part-III)

4. The amount of commission to be realized at

the time of sale of an IPO of denomination of Rs.100/

- is:-

(a) Rs. 10/- (b) Rs. 5/-

(c) Re.1/- (d) Rs.2/-

Ans: - (a) (Clause-244 PO Guide Part-I)

5. The 1st class mails handed by the Post Office

are of: -

(a) 3 types-Letters, Letter Cards & Post Cards,

(b) 4 types--- Letters, Letter Cards, Book Packets

& Post Cards,

(c) 5 types---- Letters, Letter Cards, Book Packets,

Parcels & Post Cards,

(d) None of the above.


6. The maximum admissible weight of a Book

Packet posted in Post is: -

(a) 2 KG (b) 3 KG

(c) 4 KG (d) 5 KG.

Ans: - (d) (Clause-98 PO Guide Part-I)

7. A Franking Machine has: -

(a) 1 meter (b) 2 meters

(c) 3 meters (d) 4 meters

Ans: - (b) (Clause-11 PO Guide Part-I)

8. In case of each Business Reply article, the Post

Office will charge an additional postage of: -

(a) Re. 1/- (b) Rs. 2/-

(c) Rs. 3/- (d) Rs.4/-


9. The Postal Index Number (PIN) must contain: -

(a) 5 digits (b) 4 digits

(c) 7 digits (d) 6 digits

Ans: - (d) (Rule-107 Postal Manual Volume-V)

10. The postal articles refused by the addressee

are to be: -

(a) Returned to sender or to RLO

(b) To be kept in deposit in the office of delivery

(c) To be handed over to the Overseer for delivery


Ans: - (a)

11. Minimum amount taxed on unpaid /

insufficiently paid articles posted in post is: -

(a) Re. 1/- (b) Rs. 2/-

(c) Rs.5/- (d) Rs. 6/-

Ans: - (a)

12. Addressee's Instructions are of: -

(a) 1 type---permanent instruction

(b) 2 types-temporary instruction & permanent

instruction

(c) 3 types--- temporary instruction, semi-

permanent instruction & permanent instruction


Ans: - (b) (Rule-133 Postal Manual Vol.-VI Part-I)

13. Poste Restante are to be kept in deposit for: -


(a) 7 days from the date of receipt,

(b) 15 days from the date of receipt,

(c) 1 month days from the date of receipt,

(d) 2 months days from the date of receipt

Ans: - (c)

14. Undelivered Acknowledgements cards are to be

destroyed after: -

(a) 15 days (b) 1 month

(c) 4 months (d) None of the above.

Ans: - (c)

15. Redirection Fee for Parcel is: -

(a) 50% of the ordinary postage,

(b) Nil,

(c) 25% of the ordinary postage,


Ans: - (a) (Clause 67-71 PO Guide Part-I)

16. Any postal article can be redirected: -

(a) By the office of posting

(b) By both the office of posting & the office of

destination

(c) By any intermediate office/section handling the

article

(d) Only by the office of destination.

Ans: - (d) (Clause 67-71 PO Guide Part-I)

17. Ordinary postal article received in damaged

condition in the o/o delivery: -

(a) Should be returned to the o/o posting

(b) Should be sent out for delivery at once

(c) Should be forwarded to the o/o the Divisional

Superintendent

(d) Should be enclosed in a protecting cover with a

remark made on the top & the sent out for

delivery.

Ans: - (d) (Rule-145 Postal Manual Volume-V)

18. An Inland Parcel must be Registered if its weight

exceeds: -

(a) 1 KG (b) 2 KG

(c) 4 KG (d) None of the above.

Ans: - (c) (Clause 164 PO Guide Part-I)

19. Currency Notes, Coins, precious stones can

be sent by: -

(a) Insured Post

(b) Registered Post

(c) Ordinary Post

(d) Under Certificate of Posting.

Ans: - (a) (Clause 184 PO Guide Part-I)

20. The maximum limit of Insurance is: -

(a) Rs. 10, 000/-, (b) Rs. 50, 000/-

(c) Rs. 1 lakh (d) None of the above.

Ans: - (c) (Clause 184 PO Guide Part-I)

21. An Insured Bundle is prepared when there is: -

(a) More than 2 insured articles addressed to the

same office of delivery

(b) More than 3 insured articles addressed to the


(c) More than 5 insured articles addressed to the


(d) More than 1 insured article addressed to the

same office of delivery.

Ans: - (d) (Rule-89A Postal Manual Volume-V)

22. Delivery Slip in respect of Registered Articles

to be delivered at the Window of the Post Office is

prepared in: -

(a) Single Copy (b) Duplicate,

(c) Triplicate (d) Not at all prepared.

Ans: - (a) (Rule-164 Postal Manual Volume-VI Part-I)

23. The addressee of Registered Article to which

an Acknowledgement Card is attached must sign: -

(a) Delivery Slip only

(b) Acknowledgement Card only

(c) Both the Delivery Slip & the Acknowledgement

Card


Ans: - (c) (Rule-183 Postal Manual Vol.-VI Part-I)

24. The addressee of a Value Payable (V.P.) article

may request the Post Office to detain his article in the

Post Office by payment of warehousing charges for a

period of: -

(a) 7 days (b) 5 days

(c) 14 days (d) 1 month.

Ans: - (a) (Rule-222 Postal Manual Vol.-VI Part-I)

25. The maximum weight/aggregate weight of Parcel(s) (except VP Parcels and Parcels marked PosteRestante) that can be delivered at the premises of an

addressee is: -

(a) 5 KG (b) 10 KG

(c) 15 KG (d) 20 KG

Ans: - (b) (Clause 41 PO Guide Part-I)

Preparation of Question Bank for the departmental testfor LGO Exam.

26. The amount of commission charged on aService Money Order amounting to Rs. 1000/- is

(a) Rs. 25/- (b) Rs.50/-

(c) Rs. 100/- (d) NIL

Ans: - (d)

27. A Family Allotment Money Order is remittedby the: -

(a) Defence authorities

(b) Telecom authorities

(c) General members of public



Ans: - (a)

28. The maximum limit of a single ordinary Money

Order is: -

(a) Rs. 2000/- (b) Rs. 5000/-

(c) Rs. 10,000/- (d) Rs. 1 lakh.


29. A Money Order (MO-8) form is divided into: -

(a) 2 parts (b) 3 parts

(c) 4 parts (d) 5 parts

Ans: - (c) (Rule-8 Postal Manual Vol. VI Part-II)

30. A Money Order paid to an illiterate payee is

paid: -

(a) After obtaining the thumb impression of the

payee and getting it attested by a reliable

witness other than the paying official

(b) After obtaining the thumb impression of the

payee

(c) To a literate family member of the payee

(d) After obtaining the thumb impression of the

payee and getting it attested by the paying

official.

Ans: - (a) (Rule-38 Postal Manual Volume VI Part-II)

31. The name of the payee of a Money Order can

be altered: -

(a) On payment of a second commission in cash,

(b) On payment of a second commission in the

shape of Postage Stamps

(c) Free of cost



32. The Broken Amount of an Indian Postal Order

can be made up by affixing: -

(a) 3 unused Postage stamps

(b) 4 unused Postage stamps

(c) 5 unused Postage stamps

(d) Not permissible.


33. Maximum amount of compensation admissible

in case of loss/destruction of a Registered

article is: -

(a) Amount of actual loss

(b) Rs. 50/- (c) Rs. 100/-

(d) As claimed either by the addressee or by the

sender.

Ans: - (c) (Clause-170 PO Guide Part-I)

Additional Questions for LGO Exam34. Advance Remittance (or Minus Entry) is: -

(a) Cash is received prior to the receipt of the SO/

BO daily account

(b) Cash is received after to the receipt of the SO/

BO daily account

(c) Cash is received in short than as mentioned in

the SO/BO daily account


Ans: - (a) (Rule-74, Postal Manual Vol.-VI, Part-III)

35. The word "in transit" means: -

(a) The value of cash/stamps which has been

remitted and already accounted at the Cash Office

(b) The value of cash/stamps which has been

remitted but not yet accounted at the Cash Office

(c) The value of cash/stamps which has not been

remitted to the Cash Office on the same day


Ans: - (b) (Rule-74, Postal Manual Vol.-VI, Part-III)

36. Amount due from a Brach Post Office is: -

(a) Total of closing balance of BO + total amount

of transit

(b) Total of closing balance of BO

(c) Authorized cash balance of BO

(d) Total amount of transit of the BO.


37. The Sub Office (S.O.) daily account is prepared

by the: -

(a) Treasurer of the S.O.

(b) Sub-Account PA of the S.O.

(c) Sub-Postmaster of the S.O.


Ans: - (c) (Rule-29, Postal Manual Vol.-VI, Part-III)

38. S.O. slip is prepared and sent: -

(a) From H.O. to S.O.

(b) From S.O. to B.O.

(c) From S.O. to H.O.

(d) From S.O. to the o/o the Divisional Superintendent.


39. The Treasurer's Cash Book is divided into: -

(a) Only 1 part--- "receipts"

(b) Only 1 part--- "payments"

(c) 2 parts---"receipts" & "payments"

(d) 3 parts---"receipts", "payments" & "cash/

stamps in transit".

Ans: - (c) (Rule-86, Postal Manual Vol.-VI, Part-III)

40. The maximum weight of an article sent by

"Express Parcel Post" is: -

(a) 10 KG (b) 25 KG

(c) 30 KG (d) 35 KG.

Ans: - (d)

(K V Sridharan)

General Secretary


Letter No. 56-4/2006-SPB-I Dated : 24.10.2007

addressed to Shri K.V. Sridharan, General Secretary,

All India Postal Employees Union, Class-III

The Revised pattern for LGO Exam with the

revised syllabus will include two papers i.e. Aptitude

test and Departmental test. The Departmental test in

the revised pattern will be in the form of multiple choice

questions and it will be without the aid of books. This

test will be designed to bring out how conscious the

candidate is of the work place environment, basic

issues such as who is responsible for performing what

operations and how the operations are performed?

2. As the Departmental test is without the aid of

books, a Question Bank is being prepared to enable

the candidates to prepare for the Exam. The questions

in the exam will also be set from the Question Bank.

3. You are requested to kindly contribute as many

questions as possible. The questions proposed may

be framed in a direct and simple language. The correct

answer may also be indicated along with the question

and the reference. As far as possible, the Questions

may relate to the sphere of working of the officials

who can appear in the LGO Examination. Some model

questions are annexed.

4. The Question Bank will be compiled after due

scrutiny. In order to facilitate the scrutiny, the

questions may be sent in installments as and when

they are prepared. This may be sent to Smt. M.

Niranjala Devi, Asst. Director (Training), Postal

Directorate, New Delhi-110 001. This can also be sent

on e-mail to the address [email protected].

5. The feeder grade for PA/SA recruitment as

notified in Department of Posts (Postal Assistants &

Sorting Assistants) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules,

2004 inter alia includes Sorting/Head Postman, Head

Mail Guard, Postman, Mail Guard and Group 'D'

categories prescribed in the recruitment rules. (Ref.

GSR 147 (E) published in the Gazette of India on

27.02.2004 in file No. 60-17/2002-SPB-I)

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

(Aruna Jain)Dy. Director General (Training)

MODEL QUESTION PAPER1. Registered articles addressed to Shri M.

Kumar, 27, Highway Road, Tiruchirappalli will

be delivered

(a) only to Shri M. Kumar at his residential address

(b) to any one residing at the address given above

(c) to a messenger from Shri M. Kumar without

any authorization letter

(d) none of a, b, c.

Ans. (a) (Clause 36-PO Guide Part-I)

2. If the payee refuses to take Money order, itshould be returned for repayment to the remitter

(a) on the same day(b) after keeping it in deposit for 3 days(c) after keeping it in deposit for 7 days(d) after keeping it in deposit for 15 daysAns. (c) (Rule 62 of Postal Man, Vol. VI Pt.II)3. Registered letter addressed to Shri V. Praveen

could not be delivered as the addressee hasleft India. In such a case, who will make theremarks on the article for the cause of non-delivery?

(a) Registration Delivery PA(b) APM (Delivery)(c) Postmaster(d) Postman of that beatAns. (d) (Rule 183(2) of Postal Man. Vol.VI Pt.I)4. Machine franked articles received from the local

bank for dispatch indicating the place of origin& date of posting will be date stamped on

(a) address side(b) back side(c) near the franked impression(d) need not be date stamped5. Money order payable to a person without fingers

& suffering from leprosy and living in asylumshall be paid

(a) to the payee only after getting witness fromliterate persons.

(b) to any of the family members of the payee dulywitnessed by a literater person.

(c) to a messenger authorized by the familymembers

(d) to the Head of Asylum on his signing the MOon behalf of such a person.

Ans. (b) (Rule 35 of Postal Man. Vol.VI Pt.II)6. Franked articles bearing previous day date

stamp impressions presented for despatch(a) can be accepted.(b) can be rejected.(c) can be accepted after getting date stamp

impression of the day of despatch.(d) none of a, b, c.Ans. (c) (Clause11(10) (viii) (b) of PO Guide Part-I)7. Who is incharge of Sorting Mail Office?(a) Mail Guard(b) Mailman(c) Head Record Office(d) Head SorterAns. (d) (Rule 15 of Postal man. Vol.V)8. Forward bag containsa) only closed bagsb) bags to be opened by sectionc) articles containing fully prepaid articlesd) none of a, b, c.Ans. (a) Rule 9 of Postal Man. Vol.V)


CIRCULARThe Government has today announced the raising

ceiling limit for calculation purpose of Bonus from Rs.

2500 to Rs. 3500 a month. The UNI news in this regard

is published hereunder. It requires another order from

the Ministry of Finance for those who are in receipt of

adhoc bonus and from the conerned Ministries in the

case of PLB. scheme. The Govt. has already issued

the bonus order without raising the ceiling limit for those

who are covered by the adhoc bonus. This order will

require to be revised in the light of the present decision

of the Govt. We hope that the bonus in the case of

Postal, Defence and Railway employees and others in

whose case, the bonus order is yet to be issued, will

get the benefit of increased bonus this year itself. The

Confederation will take steps to get the "adhoc bonus"

order revised on seeing the order in the case of PLB.

UNI News:

New Delhi. Oct.1. (UNI) The Centre today

brought the employees in the construction sector under

the Bonus Act and raised the eligibility limit for payment

of Bonus from Rs. 3500 to Rs. 10000 a month and the

ceiling for calculation purpose from Rs. 2500 to Rs.

3500 a month. The decisions were taken at a meeting

of the Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh, Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes

and information and Broadcasting Minister Priya

Ranjan Dasmunsi told reporters.

On 29th September, a leading vernacular daily,

"Mathrubhoomy" carried a sensational news items

stating that on the request of the Finance Ministry, the 6

th CPC has submitted an interim report on pay scales

and allied issues. We have no reason to believe this.

The Secretary General and President of the Confederation

had called on the Member Secretary on 28 th September

to request her to afford the staff side an opportunity to

react to the suggestions as and when made by the three

committees set up by the Commission. We were told

that the Commission will endeavor to submit its report to

the Government within the stipulated time i.e. by March,

2008. The Committees, as you are aware, have been

given time to submit its suggestions and formulation by

31st October, 2007.

We were told that the Pay Commission has

not received any proposal from the Govt. to refer the

anomaly items to it for resolution, contrary to what

the Secretary Personnel informed the staff side in the

last meeting held with him on 18th September, 2007

Since the publication of this news item has

aroused a lot of interest and enquiries from various

quarters, we deem it appropriate in placing it in our

website with a request to all our readers to consider

this only a journalistic scoop for whatever worth it is.

With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

sd/-

KKN Kutty, Secy. Gen.

The report in the Newspaper states that:

1. Minimum wage shall be Rs. 6500.

2. The date of effect shall be 1.01.006.

3. Retirement date for all personnel shall be 31st

December every year.

4. Increment date of all personnel shall be Ist. Jan.

every year.

5. The number of pay scales will be further reduced to 16.

6. Retirement age shall continue to be 60.

7. Govt. has asked the commission to submit an

interim report on pay scales and allowance

immediately in view of the impending general

election. They have been asked to submit their

detailed report later.

8. Though the commission might recommend the date

of effect to be 1.1-2006, the Govt. might make it

effective only from. 1.1.2007, the report adds.

9. HRA may continue in the same rate, but with a

ceiling limit of Rs. 12000 for Metro Cities, Rs. 6000

for A and B class cities , Rs. 3000 for C class

cities and 2000 for unclassified towns .

10. CCA shall be on percentage basis. i.e. 4,3,2 and

1% with a ceiling limit of Rs.1200, 900, 600,300

respectively

11. Transport allowance shall be at 6% with a ceiling of

Rs. 2400 for Gazetted officers in A and A1 Cities

and shall have the same percentage for non gazetted

employees but with a ceiling limit of Rs. 1200. For

the other towns and cities, the rate shall be 3% with

a ceiling limit of Rs. 1200 and Rs. 600 respectively

for Gazetted and non gazetted employees.

12. PF contribution will be mandated at 10% of the salary;

13. Group Insurance at Rs. 400,200,100 and 50 for

Gr.A,B,C and D officers respectively

14. Encashment of leave will be raised to 360 days

instead of 300 days presently available

15. Commutation of pension shall be allowed upto 60%

in the place of 40% presently.

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENTEMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

A/2/95, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi-110 027


the point and assured to look into the issue.

4. General Secretary of the Staff Union urged to

consider giving Cash awards to meritorious staff who

were procuring good RPLI business. CGM(PLI)

Directorate explained existing award system in the

Department for such meritorious work.

5. CGM, PLI Directorate explained the

computerization programme of PLI and how the Head

Offices will be lined with National Data Centre. It was

explained that an interface would be developed between

Meghdoot Software and PLI Software. General Secretary

appreciated the Plan.

6. General Secretary of the Staff Union explained

that recovery of Service Tax from the individual insurants

were causing a lot of difficulties at the operative offices.

CGM, PLI Directorate intimated that the revised order in

this connection is under issue.

7. General Secretary thanked CGM (PLI) for inviting

them in a formal discussion and for fruitful discussion

on the issues raised by them.

List of Officers who had attended the Meeting.

Staff Side :1. Shri K.V. Sridharan, Gen. Secy., AIPEU, Gr.'C'

2. Shri Balvinder Singh, Asstt. Treasurer,

CHQ.,AIPEU, Gr.'C'

Official Side :1. Smt. Suneeta Trivedi, Chief General Manager,

PLI Directorate, New Delhi-21

2. Smt. Achla Bhatnagar, General Manager, PLI

Directorate, New Delhi-21

3. Shri Gautam Bhattacharya, Addl. G.M., PLI

Directorate, New Delhi-21

4. Shri R. Rajagopal, C.A.O., PLI Directorate, New

Delhi-21

(Gautam Bhattarcharya)Addl. G.M. (PLI)

In the context of the letter dated 21.08.2007

addressed to the Secretary (Posts), written by the General

Secretary of All India Postal Employees Union, Group-C,

a meeting was held by the CGM, PLI Directorate with the

General Secretary of the said Union in the Conference

Room, of PLI Directorate at 1200 hrs. on October 1st,

2007. List of those who had attended the meeting is given

in the Annexure. The discussions in the meeting are

summarized below:

1. CGM, PLI Directorate explained the rationale of

the order of decentralization of PLI/RPLI works at the

Divisional level. General Secretary while appreciating the

logic of decentralization, expressed his concern in

matters relating to shortage of staff at the operative offices

for preparation of RPLI schedules, verification of incentive

bills etc. General Secretary of the staff side intimated

that the Department should consider payment of incentive

to operative staff (including the staff of the Accounts

Branch of Head Office and the SPMs) as there was no

time factor assigned for RPLI work. CGM, PLI Directorate

assured to look into the issue and also she explained

that the issue of inclusion of time factors for RPLI work in

the process of establishment review is under

examination.

2. As regards PLI Directorate Order dated 3.7.2007,

relating to payment of honorarium (subject to usual limit

of Rs. 4,000/- per annum per official) to the Supervisors

and staff of the Divisional Office, General Secretary

suggested that PLI Directorate should explore for fixing

some uniform incentive rate for the said work, instead of

giving honorarium.

3. General Secretary of the Staff Union urged that

there is need for simplification of procedure for verification

of the incentive bills for RPLI. According to him, this is

being done in the Accounts Branch of the Head Office

and that turns out to be the major bottleneck for delay in

payment of incentive. CGM, PLI Directorate appreciated

MINITUES OF THE MEETING HELD WITH THE ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEESUNION GROUP 'C' AT PLI DIRECTORATE ON 1ST OCTOBER, 2007

TREATING 14 DAYS STRIKE PERIOD AS LEAVE - MINISTER ANNOUNCESAll efforts will be made to protect the interests of

postal employees. The strike period will be treated asholiday, said A. Raja, Union Minister forCommunications and Information Technology.

Addressing a State-level conference of postalemployees association held here on Sunday eveninghe said that steps would be taken to convene a tri-partitemeeting between employees and the Government tosettle the disputes and demands of the employees.

"I am supporting your demands. I fully believethe genuineness in your demands. At the same time,you should realise my position. What I can assure youis that I can take all your demands for an amicablesolution. First, a meeting will be convened to sort outyour problems," the minister said.

"At the same time postal employees mustunderstand the changes taking place in service sectorand its present scenario," he added.

Advance technology have changed the face ofservice sector and weeded out letter services.Technology development has not only broughtconvenience to people, but also paralysed the lives ofthousands of postal employees, he added.

Hindu (Chennai) 22.10.07The Minister while delivering his speech has

mentioned that the strike period will be treated as leaveand the Postal Employees will get fourteen dayswages.Let us hope that he will implement hisannouncement at the earliest.


List Of Circle Office Bearers Elected In 33rd Bi-Ennual Conference OfMaharastra Circle Held At Bhandara From 06.10.07 to 09.10.07

President : Com. L.M. Parimal

(Amravati Dn.)

Vice President : Com. D.J. Redekar

(MBI-North Dn.)

: Com. J. H. Pawar

(Malegaon Dn.)

: Com. S.N. Kawale

(Nagpur Mfl Dn.)

Secretary : Com. Mangesh V. Parab

(Mumbai GPO)

Asst Circle Secretary : Com. A.P. Wagwad

(Nanded Dn, Aurangabad

Region)

: Com. G.L. Raut

(Nagput City Dn, Nagpur Region)

: Com. S.V. Magdum

(Kolhapur Dn, Goa Region)

: Com. S.D. Vedpathak

(Pune West Dn, Pune

Region)

: Com. Surendra Palav

(Mumbai East Dn, Mumbai

Region)

Treasurer : Com. M.B. Nandavadekar

(Mumbai City South Dn.)

Asst. Treasurer : Com. P.K. Kharat

(Mumbai City North East Dn.)

Organising Secretary : Com. A.D. Gaikwad

(Solapur)

: Com. C.A. Rajput

(Mumbai City North West Dn.)

: Com. Sharad Pawar

(Mumbari City West Dn.)

Congratulations to the newly elected office bearers

List Of Office Bearers Elected in 33rd Circle Conference ofWest Bengal from 04.11.07 To 07.11.07 At Jalpaiguri

President : Com. Tapan Das Gupta,

R,R, Sarani PO, (East

Kolkata Dn.)

Vice President : Com. Partha Sarathi Das,

PA(BCR) Beadon St Po,

(North Kol Dn.)

: Com.Pranab Bhattacharjee,

PA(TBOP) Jalpaiguri HO,

(Jalpaiguri Dn.)

: Com. Bharat Das,

PA(TBOP) Kolkata GPO

Circle Secretary : Com. Janardan Majumdar,

PA, Bowbazar PO,

(Central Kol Dn)

Asst. Circle Secretaries Com. Somnath Mukherjee,

PA (TBOP), Bhowanipur

PO. (South Kol. Dn)

: Com. Gouranga Dev maity,

PA (LSG) Tamluk Ho,

(Tamluk Dn.)

: Com. Somnath Goswami,

PRI (P) Tollygunge Ho,

(South Kol Dn.)

: Com. Debajyoti Gupta,

SPM Barrackpore RS PO,

(North Presy Dn.)

: Com. Dipak Pal Majumder,

APM A/cs, Malda Ho,

(Malda Dn)

Circle Orgn Secretaries : Com. Asim Kumar Deb,

SPM, Michael Nagar PO,

(Barasat Dn.)

: Com. Samir Biswas, SPM

Agri. Farm PO (Burdwan Dn.)

: Com. Minoti Mukherjee, PA

Princep St PO, (Central Kol Dn.)

Treasurer : Com. Manoj Kumar Shaw,

PA, RLO Kolkata.

Asstt Treasurer : Com. Bijan Chakraborty,

PA Narendrapur PO, (South

Presy Dn.)

Congratulations to the newly elected office bearers

The prominent speakers in the convention were

Com. A.P. udayakumar, Chairman Receiption

committee, Com. S. Sharma, Hon'ble Minister, Kerala

State, Com. K.N. Ravindranath, State President, CITU,

GDS Convention At Aluva On 08.11.07

The Kerala Circle Unions have organised an ED

convention at Aluva (Kochi) on 08.11.07 and Com.

Gopinath, presided the convention. There were more

than 2000 participants and the auditorium was flooded

with GDS Comrades both in the ground and upper floor. (Contd. on page 6)


GDS Convention at ChennaiA big convention of GDS employees was

organized by the GDS Union of Chennai City North

Division on 21.10.07 in Kerala Samaj Hall,

Purasawalkam, Chennai. More than 2000 comrades

and mostly from GDS cadre from different parts of

the Circle have attended the Convention. The

Reception Committee had made very fine

arrangements for the Convention. The Convention

was presided over by a presidium consisting of

Comrades Bhoopathy (President Chennai North GDS

Union) and J.S rivenkatesh (Circle Vice President P3,

TN Circle).

The Convention was inaugurated by Com. K.V.

Sridharan, the Gen. Secy. of AIPEU Gr. 'C' and was

addressed by Com. K. Ragavendran, the Secretary

General NFPE. Com. K.V. Sridharan elaborately spoke

on various ED Committees and their recommendations

in contrast to the positive recommendations of Justice

Talwar Committee and the need to continue our

struggle to win the genuine demands of GDS

employees. He also dealt in detail the efforts of the

NFPE to get the Government Rules modified to include

the GDS Union also as an affiliate of the Federation

and the adamancy of the Government to not to concede

the demand. He explained only after exhausting all

avenues the Federation applied for recognition without

the GDS Union as per the decision of the Federal

Executive meeting. He reiterated that only a strong

and united movement of regular and GDS employees

can effectively tackle the attacks of the Govt. Com.

K.Ragavendran explained the historical background

of our movement which always contrived a way out to

keep the movement united against the machinations

of the Government to cause divide amongst the postal

workers. He emphasized the need of the Federation

to get recognition to effectively combat the onslaughts

on the postal employees in particular and the CG

Employees in general. Both of them emphasized that

the Federation and the All India Unions of regular

employees would continue to champion the cause of

the GDS employees and called upon the GDS

leadership to come foreard to create a condition of

unity in the larger interests of entirely of postal workers.

Both emphasized that the message that we require a

strong and recognized NFPE; a strong GDS

Employees Union; and a strong bond of struggle unity

between all postal workers to safeguard our interests

should be spread among all employees.

The Convention was also attended and addressed

by Comrades C.Chandrasekar (Secy. NFPE);

R.Aravindan(OGS Admn. Union CHQ); R.B. Suresh (Dy.

Gen. Secy. Posta A/Cs); V.Parthiban (C/S P3 TN);

S.Ramaraj (Asst.C/S GDS Union TN). The welcome

address was delivered by Comrade Vedagiri the

Organiser of the Convention and the Divisional Secretary

of GDS Union, Chennai City North Division. Comrade

P.Mohan the Divisional Secretary of P3 Chennai City

North Division delivered the vote of thanks.


LETTERS TO DEPARTMENTLetter No. P/2-21/Dehradun dated : 29.10.2007

addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts

lllll Providing CGHS facilities to Postal

Employees at Dehradun in Uttrakhand Circle.

It is brought to our notice that there is a CGHS

hospital and also a Postal Dispensary functioning at

Dehradun and the Postal employees have to depend

upon only the postal dispensary.

The dispensary is functioning without sufficient/

essential staff and there is only one doctor with one

Pharmacist and Store Keeper working in the

dispensary. Due to non-availability of lady doctor, nurse

and dresser, proper treatment is not being provided to

the staff.

The CGHS hospital functioning at Dehradun is

having all the facilities and if the postal employees are

covered under CGHS facilities, it will provide better

medical facilities to the staff.

It is therefore requested to consider the same

and intimate the position at the earliest.

Letter No. P/2-2/Nagaon dated : 29.10.2007 addressed

to the Secretary, Department of Post

lllll Undue & Abnormal delay in releasing

ROHSC claims- C/o Nagaon Division in Assam

Circle.

Due to non-allotment of adequate funds under

the head, the ROHSC claims of the officials are badly

delayed.

The request of the divisional Union to clear the

bills before Pooja has not been considered and it

causes a concern.

It is requested to instruct the circle head to allot

sufficient fund to the division in to clear the pending

bills at least before Diwali.

Soliciting response

Letter No. P/2-19/Chennai dated : 30.10.2007

addressed to the Secretary, Department of Post

lllll Adhoc Promotion to JAO at GM (Postal

Accounts & Finance) office Chennai- regarding

It is brought to our notice that the General

Manager, Postal Accounts, Chennai is ordering

officiating arrangements within his office even for the

vacancies exceeding four months.

According to Rule 50 of Vol IV, any vacancy

which arrangement likely to exceed four months,

officiating arrangement should be made from the eligible

officials due for promotions.

As such when sufficient no. of JAO qualified

officials are available and awaiting for promotion in

Tamilnadu Circle, the officiating arrangements among

the unqualified officials now ordered by the GM. Postal

Accounts is nothing but the denial of dues and

depriving the eligible candidates. This will tantamount

to the denial of natural law & regulations.

It is therefore requested to issue necessary

instructions to GM Finance to terminate the irregular

officiating arrangements and arrange adhoc promotion

as per the rules on the subject.

A line in reply about the action taken is highly

solicited.

Letter No. P/2-19/Kovilpatti dated : 31.10.2007


lllll Alleged alarming atmosphere prevailing in

Kovilpatti division in Tamilnadu Circle.

Ref: (I) This union letter No. P/2-19/Kovilpatti

dt. 11.7.07 to 24.07.07

(II) Yr. Letter No. 16-64/2007-SR. dt. 22.8.07.

Apropos your letter, I wish to inform that the

regular SSPOs Sri V.V. Venkatasamy was on leave

on 1.8.07 and the SSPOS, Madurai who was holding

additional change has convened a meeting on 01.08.07

and tried to sort out the issues. After the rejoining of

the regular incumbent, he unleashed once again all

repressive measures against the staff and there is a

panic and peaceless atmosphere prevailing.

The said officer Sri V.V. Venkatasami fails to

provide fair administration/ good governance head of

the Division, develop a transparency on issue of staff

welfare and create a congenial atmosphere with the

staff and service Unions.

1. He withdrew services by abolishing deliveries in

POs, removing letter boxes in several places and

submitted proposals for closing down a hundred

POs disregarding the yard sticks prescribed

thereon under the rules.

2. He hated trade union people, desisted to hold

monthly meetings, acknowledged not a single

correspondence of service unions. There is no

monthly meeting over one year.

3. He unleashed repressive measures against office

bearers and a reign of terror among staff still

prevails to inflict rigorous punishments with rigid

adherence to disciplinary procedures in amid/

acute staff shortages.

4. Suspensions of staff have become regular feature

and SSP is still in search of and official well known


for his good credentials to be served for

suspension memo. Several staff due for retirement

are affected.

5. GDS BPMs are mercilessly kept out of duty not a

valid reason for an unspecified period delivering a

heavy/thick blow to their personal liberties and

great miseries to their families.

6. Hues and cries of staff have become common

whose salaries/wages are slashed down or

withheld in name of treating their leave of absence,

"unauthorized" in a straight jacket orders without

giving opportunity to explain or defend themselves.

They are under great sorrow to feed their families

properly, meet out expenses for education of their

wards, medical treatments etc, No doubt, action

of SSP in this regard is inhuman. Repeated

requests to desist such act went unheeded.

7. Withholding of promotion has also become

perennial. No cautious approach is exercised

before making interruptions in the service earned

through longer span of years of the staff. Many

senior officials are affected. One Shri. G. Senthil

Kumar who was praised for his meritorious service

by top bureaucrats several times is stopped for

Inspector Post promotion.

8. SSP deals staff requests for transfers with inhuman

approaches, several staff especially women are

worst affected. He is against even for mutual

transfers. RO's intervention is needed to set right

things in this regard.

9. Now SSP has taken disciplinary action against

all the Divisional and Branch Secretaries of NFPE

Unions of Kovilpatti Division under rule 16 of CCS

(CCA) Rules, 1965 for their trade union activities.

10. SSP issued directive to the Postmaster, Kovilpatti

HO to remove flag mast and Notice Boards of

NFPE erected in front of the Kovilpatti HPO

Building (Even though it is erected in the highway

department's place - outside the PO)

11. SSP pursues transfer of two women employees

of Vilathikulam SO to remote places against their

willingness reducing the strength of the office

arbitrarily.

12. Sending fake reports to higher ups in several

cases which need a detailed enquiry.

Thus Shri. V.V. Venkatasami functions as an

unbrilled horse and grave misuse of his quasi-judicial

powers. This has created a great discontentment

among staff.

Under there Circumstances, we once again

requested to cause necessary instructions to the

principal chief PMG Tamilnadu Circle to shift him from

Kovilpatti division and ensure peace atmosphere.

A Line in reply about the action taken is highly

solicited.

Letter No. P/2-12/TVM South dated : 31.10.2007


lllll Continuous drawal Periphery HRA at

Trivandrum City rates C/o Malayinkil in Kerala

Circle.

Ref.: This Union letter of even no. date

27.04.07

Anent reference, it is constrained to note that

neither the issue is settled nor replied so far. The due

HRA to the staff has been stopped from 1.2.2005 and

the Chief PMG has submitted proposal only on

29.03.07 after a long delay.

The issue is protracted since then and it is learnt

that the Chief PMG had clarified all the queries and

submitted comprehensive proposal on 27.06.07. The

delay in renewal sanction over two years is deplorable.

It is therefore requested to expedite action and

arrange sanction at the earliest.

Soliciting immediate response.

Letter No. P/2-12/TVM South dated : 31.10.2007


lllll Grant of periphery HRA - C/o Karakulam

P.O at Trivandrum City rates.

It is brought to our notice that the Chief PMG,

Kerala Circle has forwarded the proposal for extension of

sanction of HRA to the staff working at Karakulam P.O

form 01.08.2006 to 31.07.2009 vide his letter dt. 08.08.07.

The proposal was submitted after the expiry of

one year of the sanction. Even after, the proposal being

tossed from pillar to post on one pretext or the other.

It causes concern.

It is therefore requested to bestow action for

the immediate sanction for the continued drawal of

HRA to the staff working at Karakulam P.O. with out

any further delay.


solicited.

Letter No. P/2-2/Nagoan dated : 31.10.2007 addressed

to the Secretary, Department of Post

lllll Allotment of adequate funds to clear

pending bills & flood relief - C/o Nagaon division

in Assam Circle.

The Nagaon postal division comprises with three

revenue districts Viz. Nagaon. Morigaon and

Karbianglong. Karilbianglong is hilly district and the

people living there always suffer from diseases like


Malaria, Jaundice etc. and scarcity of water. Nagaon

& Morigaon districts are in plain areas and the people

living there most affected by flood and erosion every

year and they suffer mainly from Dy. Santary, Jaundice

and other contagious diseases. The living condition is

worst in the entire areas of the postal division.

Due to inadequate allotment of funds under M

R claim there in huge backlog of pending bill and

officials could not get their reimbursement then of there.

Similar is the case of other bills like TA & OTA.

During the current year, the entire division has

been severely affected by devastating flood and no

relief has so far been provided to the affected postal

employees so far.

It is therefore requested to bestow special

attention to this problem and allot sufficient funds to

clear all the pending bills besides providing immediate

relief to the flood victims of the division.

A line in reply about the action taken is kindly

solicited.

Letter No. P/2-12/Ernakulam dated : 31.10.2007


lllll Delay in renewal sanction of HRA - C/o

Ernakulam division.

It is brought to our notice that the renewal

sanction of HRA to the periphery areas of Kochi like

Ambaalamedu, Ambalamugal, Panagad, Kumbalangi,

Kannamoly, O Chanthuruthu, Mallipuram, Narakkal

and Elamkunnapuzha has been delayed on one pretext

or the other at the Directorate.

It is further stated that all the required

clarifications sought by the Directorate have been

furnished by the Chief PMG on 13.8.07.

It is therefore requested to expedite the process

and accord sanction at the earliest.

Letter No.P/2-21/UK Circle dated : 31.10.2007


lllll Non payment of MCPM Allowance- Case of

Uttarkhand Circle.

It is brought to our notice that in UttarkhandCircle, the MPCM allowance of Rs. 100/- has not beenpaid to the officials and suddenly stopped without anyreason. This causes a concern.

It is therefore requested to cause necessaryinstructions to effect payment of MPCM allowance tothe officials deployed in the MPCM Counters.

Soliciting response.

Letter No. P/2-22/Belgharia dated : 01.11.2007

addressed to the DDG (P)

lllll Stepping up of Pay - case of Smt. Bandana

Roy PM (HSG I), Belgharia HO in West Bengal.

The above said official has applied for stepping

up of pay with her junior Sri Pramod Bhusan Karmakar

in 1997 itself after the implementation of Fifth Pay

Commission and it is stated that the Chief PMG, West

Bengal has referred the case to Directorate vide his

letter No. A & P/B/9-5/2/97 dt. 13.5.98.

The Directorate has called for the service books

of the both officials and the case is being dealt under

the case mark of No. 2-70/98-PAP. the service books

were sent during 1999 itself and the same were still

lying at the Directorate.

It is therefore requested to expedite approval

for the stepping up of pay and also return the service

books at the earliest.


solicited.

Letter No.P/2-6/Gujrat Circle dated : 31.10.2007


lllll Compassionate appointments- case of

Gujarat Circle.

It is brought to our notice that Circle Relaxation

Committee meeting held on 9.2.2007 at Ahmedabad

had recommended in CRC dated 09.02.2007 and cases

forwarded the following cases to Directorate for approval

as death cases are more than 5 years old:-

S. Name of Name of Desig. of

No. applicent Ex- Employee

1. Shri Vijay (Son) Shri R.B. Solanki,

Ex. PA Rajkot HO

2. Shri Sajid (Son) Shri M.S. Bloch,

Ex. MO, Veraval HO

3. Shri Bindal kumar Shri R.C. Gamit,

(Son) Ex. PA Bardoli HO

4. Shri Kamlesh Shri K.L. Solanki,

(Son) Ex. Group-D, Bharuch HO

5. Smt. Rasilaben Shri J.L. Patel,

(Wife) Ex, Postman,Nadiad HO

It is requested to consider and accord approval

for the above said five cases at the earliest.

A line in reply about the action taken is highly solicited.

Letter No. P/2-1/Vijayawada dated- 31.10.2007


lllll Payment of Salaries through Bank - case

of Vijayawada division in A.P. Circle

The staff working at Vijayawada city are

instructed to open a savings bank account at S.B.I

Main branch or Governerpet branch, Vijayawada for

effecting payment of salaries of staff through Banks

from Nov'07 onwards.


This causes a concern. As per the Finance

Ministry's instruction, the officials should not be

compelled to open Bank account. Even taking it

granted, when we are having our own S.B. Account in

Post office, there is no need to direct our official to

open accounts in SBI.

It is therefore requested to cause necessary

instructions not to insist the officials to open accounts

in private banks and continue the existing system of

salary payments.

Soliciting response

Letter No. P/2-20/UP Circle dated : 31.10.2007


lllll Adopting double yard sticks in application

of Bench Mark in promotion - case of U.P. Circle.

It is learnt that several officials in PA Cadre/LSG

have been denied their LSG/HSG II/ HSG I promotions

in the U.P. Circle merely on the observation of C.R. for

five years even though they have not been proceeded

and awarded with any punishment or warning.

Whereas one Shri Ashok Kumar Srivastava, Sr.

Postmaster, Faizabad HO who was punished twice

under two Rule 16 cases currently has been promoted

to class I cadre. It is further told that the name of said

officials has been recommended to UPSC for approval

of his promotion in class I.

The Chief PMG. U.P. Circle has violated the

instructions contained in GOI order No. 14017/54/

2003-E (RR) dt. 4.12.03 and promoted him on adhoc

basis arbitrarily and as an act of absolute favouritism.

There are several lapses on the part of him during the

burglary taken place in 2007 at the HPO.

Even though we are not concerned with an

individual case, we wish to bring the fact before you

because many of the Group 'C' employees have been

denied due LSG, HSG II & HSG I Promotions in U.P.

circle by mere application of bench marks without

minding the other aspects.

It is request to take action as deems fit and

intimate the result.

Soliciting response.

Letter No. P/2-8/Dharamshala dated : 31.10.2007

addressed to the Member (P), Department of Post

lllll Protection of pay of defunct scale of PO &

RMS Accountants who opted for general line under

Directorate letter No. 2-22/88 - PE I dt. 01.12.92.

Ref: - Directorate letter No. 2-1/2001 - PEI

dt. 28.05.02.

A kind attention is invited to the reference cited

above in which directorate letter, the case of late Natha

Singh, Accountant Punjab Circle was decided.

The decision taken in the said case was purely

a policy decision and the contents of the said letter

might have been applied to all other similar cases.

Unfortunately, the said decision was not

communicated to other circles which causes hardship

to those defunct scale Accountants who switched over

to general line.

To cite an instance one Sri B.S. Dhiman,

Accountant, Dharamshala Division in Himachal

Pradesh who opted to defunct scale earlier was

promoted to LSG APM Accounts on 11.06.91 in the

pre revised scale of Rs. 1400- 2300 and his pay was

fixed under FR 22 (C). When he was switched over to

general line, his pay has been refixed under FR 22 (a)

2 considering that it did not involve higher

responsibilities. There was a drop in his emoluments

and perennial loss on emoluments.

If the decision contained in Directorate letterdt. 28.5.02 cited above is applied is his case as ifapplied in the case of Sri Natha Singh of Punjab Circle,the official will not face any reduction of pay or recovery.

It is most pertinent to mention that whiledeciding the cases of pay fixation of the officialsworking in SBCO/ Administrative officials under TBOP/BCR scheme vide Directorate letter no. 202/92 - PE Idt. 01.12.95, they were allowed direct fixation in thepay scale of TBOP/BCR. The Directorate letter dt.28.05.02 is also based on the similar anology but hasnot been applied in any other circle except to Punjabdue to non-circulation of the contents.

It is therefore requested to look in to this matterpersonally and cause necessary instruction to allHeads of Circles based on the letter dt. 28.05.02 ofthe Directorate to settle the problems if any prevailingsimilar to the case of Shri B. Dhiman.

Letter No. P/2-21/UK Circle dated : 31.10.2007

addressed to DDG (P), Department of Post

lllll Filling up of residual vacancies - case ofUttarkhand Circle.

It is constrained to note that despite theassurances given by the Secretary to direct all circleheads to fill up all the residual vacancies with out anyfurther clarifications at once, necessary instructionshave not been reached the circle heads.

Resultantly, the position remains the same andin particular, no action seems in Uttarkhand Circle tofill up such posts till now. It causes a concern.

It is therefore requested to cause necessaryinstruction to all Circle Heads to fill up the postsimmediately without any further delay.

Soliciting response


vvvvv PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

FOR LEAVE

I am directed to invite a reference to this office

endt. No. 51/24/58/SPB. dt. 31.3.59 forwarding an

advance copy of correction slip amending Rule 39

of P & T Man. Vol. II. It was laid down in the said

rule that in cases of severe illness where leave is

required for medical reasons and the official is not

able to attend his duties, he should send the medical

certificate during the course of that day.

The matter has been reconsidered. It may not

be possible to produce medical certificates in all

cases on the same day. It has therefore been

decided that the officials may produce the medical

certificates within two days instead of on the same

day. Necessary amendment to Rule 39 of P&T Man.

Vol. II will be issued in due course. In the meantime

this may be brought to the notice of all leave

sanctioning authorities under your control.

Rule 39 of P&T Man. Vol. II (Third Edition)

(DG P&T No. 51/3/62 SPB II dt. 16.11.62)

vvvvv SPLIT DUTY CONCESSION

1. In para 16 of Chapter XXXV of their Report,

the Central Pay Commission have recommended

that when the employee's residence is not close to

the place of duty, seven hours of split duty should

be treated as equivalent to Eight hours of normal

duty. This recommendation has been examined

carefully and it has been decided that so far as P &

T Department concerned the existing practice of

giving this concession to staff not provided with

quarters of their office premises but brought on split

duty may continue subject to the fulfilment of the

following existing conditions: -

a. The spread over should not ordinarily exceed

12 hours.

b. The number of duty spells in any split term of

duty should not exceed two;

c. The minimum interval between two split terms

should be one hour.

2 This issue with the concurrence of Ministry

of Finance (CD) vide their U.O. No. 4453-PTI/62

dated 17.8.62.

(DF & P & T No. 43-64/60. PE. Dated 27.08.62)

vvvvv DUTIES HOURS OF CHOWKIDARS AND

GATEMEN

1 The question regarding the duty hours of

REPEATSREPEATSREPEATSREPEATSREPEATSwatch and Ward Staff in the Posts and Telegraphs

Department has been under consideration in this

office for some time past.

2 For purposes of security two types of people

are employed viz. (a) Chowkidars and (b) Gatemen.

The duties of these Categories are, briefly, as

follows:-

Chowkidars :- They maintain a general watch over

property or stores. They may also be employed to

keep a general watch over the buildings at night.

On some other occasions, for instance, when Stores

for installation of automatic exchanges are kept well

secured in large packing cases in a building (which

has not been made over to the Posts and

Telegraphs completely by the Contractor or the

Public Works Department) they may be employed

round the clock.

Gatemen :- They are employed to control the

movement of members of public and/or of staff or of

stores (with pass in/pass out slips) through gates.

A certain amount of literacy will have to be insisted

upon for the recruitment of Gatemen.

3 It has been decided that Chowkidars may

ordinarily be given 12 hours of duty. But in special

cases they may be employed so as to suit local

conditions.

The gatemen are employed for 8 hours of

duty a day.

4 The type and number of staff required in each

case should be decided according to requirements

and circumstances of each case. It has, however,

to be ensured that minimum number of staff is

employed.

5 Necessary instructions may be issued to all

concerned under your control.

(DG P&T No. 24-6/60. TE. Dates 6.8.62)

SAD DEMISE OF COM. CHANDRA GUPTA

Com. Chandra Gupta, Ex Vice President of

P IV CHQ and Ex- Circle Secretary, P IV U.P. Circle

breathed his lost on 31.10.07 at Lucknow. He had

a long history of dedication and sacrifice for this

movement. His demise is an irreparable loss to the

movement and particularly for U.P. Circle.

We pay tributes to the departed leader and

convey our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved

family members and comrades of U.P. Circle. Long

live Com Chandra Gupta.


New Delhi, Oct.12: The Sixth Pay

Commission headed by Justice B.N.Srikrishna (Retd)

plans to recommend to the Government that it hire

bureaucrats in future on a contract basis in order to

increase the efficiency of the administration.

The commission, whose recommendations are,

however, not binding on the government, is expected

to submit them formally by March or April next year.

Justice Srikrishna, when asked if he was

advocating a "hire-and-fire" policy for senior

government officials, said: "Why not? If you want to

end the security of tenure, then such an alternative

(contractual approach) needs to be examined. It is

a logical corollary that needs to be looked at."

Justice Srikrishna said there was a "dire need"

to develop "a sprit of competitiveness in governance

in order to end the prevailing 'mai baap' attitude." In a

no-holds-barred interview to this newspaper, he added:

"We believe a bureaucrat's salary must be related to

his performance. If he performs well, he must be

rewarded; if not, he should be taken to task. As the

Indian Navy says, 'Shape Up or Ship Out'. We are at

present working out the parameters of how such a

policy can be implemented."

The Pay Commission chairman said there was

need for a complete overhaul of the entire

administrative system. "We are studying the whole

issue of the extent to which excessive security of

tenure has affected government servants at all levels.

The Administrative Reforms Commission has also

looked into this at considerable length. When

departmental action has to be taken against a

bureaucrat, the matter will drag on interminably for

years and years."

"The question to be asked is: why does a

private company provide results, whereas this is not

the case with the government? We keep talking about

making India a superpower with growth rates

exceeding nine percent. To bring this about, every

aspect of the nation needs to gear up to achieve these

results. We cannot have a BMW engine attached to

a khattara gadi. I am an optimist. Yeh kyoon nahi ho

sakta hai?" He said he was not suggesting that all

government employees be hired on a contract basis:

this was only for officials at a senior level. "I am not

suggesting that all government jobs be made

contractual. All I am emphasising is that jobs up to a

certain level must remain contractual," Justice

Srikrishna said. "This will help translate into more

discipline, more conscientiousness and extreme

accountability from government employees. The

employee must be able to account for everyrupee that the government spends. The publicis fed up of government servants being paidmore and more for non-performance," he said.

Justice Srikrishna denied that government pay scales

were going to be put at par with private sector

salaries. He said: "Boys coming out of school are

getting salaries of over Rs 1 lakh per month and more.

We have to look into this whole issue to see how

much parity we can achieve." He also denied that

there were plans to give government secretaries

annual pay packages of over Rs 1 crore and more. "Idon't think too much credence should be givento rumours. All sections are demandingsubstantial increases in salaries." He said: "Wehave to keep in mind the financial implicationsof our recommendations. There is no point inour recommending an increase of Rs 50 whenall that the finance ministry can afford is Rs 10."

Justice Srikrishna agreed that an increase in

salaries at the Centre was bound to have a ripple effect

on state governments as well. "The exact proportion

(of the increase) would vary from state to state. But it

must be remembered that our recommendations arenot binding on the states, in fact they are not binding

on the Central Government-it is within their discretion

to accept or reject" he said.

If government employees have contract jobs,

how will they be entitled to pension benefits? Justice

Srikrishna said: "Persons on contract would be

entitled to a higher compensation package and not

pension for the contractual period.Those employeesprior to 1.1.2004 would continue to get pensions,while those employes prior to 1.1.2004 wouldcontinue to get pensions, while those employeson or after 1.1.2004 would be governed by theNew Pension Scheme".

Justice Srikrishna said he did not want the

Sixth Pay Commission to become one more ritualistic

exercise to dole out more money to government

employees, particularly since a huge chunk of

government revenues were being spent on salaries.

"It is regrettable that what is being spent is

being inefficiently utilized. Leakages must be stopped

at all cost. If the citizen gets every rupee's worth,

then we are working towards having an ideal

government," he said.

The above item was appeared in 'Asian Age'News Paper dt. 13.10.07. You can imagine now whatthe Sixth CPC will provide justice to C,G. employees.We are amidst of lot of expectation ?????

PAY PANEL : HIRE ON CONTRACT


NEW DELHI: This is one mail courier companies

would be praying is returned to the sender. A Cabinet

note circulated by the department of posts has

mooted 49% cap on FDI in courier business.

If the proposal goes through, multinationals

like Fedex, DHL, UPS and TNT who hold more than

49% in Indian ventures will have to part stake. The

draft of the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill has

another whammy in store for the private sector.

It proposes to make letters, parcels and

packets weighing up to 150 gm the exclusive preserve

of India Post. Private players will have to charge 2.5

times the tariff specified by Speed Post to operate in

this segment.

The proposal to amend the Indian Post Office

(Amendment) Act has been revived despite opposition

from other government departments and the courier

industry. A source said posts secretary I M G Khan

has sent a communication on the proposed changes

to department of industrial policy & promotion (Dipp)

secretary Ajay Shankar.

The proposals specify that a person eligible to

seek registration for operating in the mail sector has

to be a company in which not less than 51% of the

paid-up share capital is held by the citizens of India.

"Any dilution in FDI would be a retrograde step.

Express industry is a leading driver of logistics

industry the world over and India needs large

investments in this sector. It would impact the India

plans of major global service providers like Fedex,

UPS, TNT and DHL, and other international

companies like Aramex and OCS," said Express

Industry Council of India's (EICI) Vijay Kumar. EICI

represents over 80% of the private courier players.

The draft Bill has been sent to the Cabinet

POSTAL ACT

and, once approved, the government can introduce

the Bill in Parliament, source added.

"The proposal to charge 2.5 times the Speed Post

rates is not only unfair competitive advantage being provided

to a competitor (India Post), it would also be a unique

case not prevalent anywhere in the world. The global

practice is to charge a price multiple

on the lowest weight slab of the basic postal service offering.

In India, it should be on the 20-gm weight of an envelope

and not on corresponding weights and on a premium

business segment like Speed Post," Mr Kumar added.

The private courier companies had vehemently

opposed the amendments earlier too. "In an era of

free economy, if the country is embracing any

legislation of such nature, it would send a wrong image

internationally and it would also wipe out a vibrant

part of our economy," EICI had said in a

communication to telecom minister A Raja.

EICI had also said that the proposed amendment,

if approved, could maim the Rs 3,500-crore domestic

industry, especially the small players, and limit choice

for consumers. Dipp had opposed the earlier draft ofthe proposed Bill and is likely to do so again. Officials

feel the final decision, however, rests with the Cabinet.

Economic Times. 31.10.2007

Note: -1. According to cabinet note of Postal Dept, the

letter & Packets upto 150 gram may be made

part & parcel of India Post Portfolio.

2. Private players will have to charge 2.5times of

speed post tariff.

3. International couriers now operating in India

should be brought under the FDI cap for 49%

4. If it is approved in the cabinet, Government

can introduce the Bill in Parliament.

CABINET GETS POSTAL DEPT NOTE FOR 49% FDI CAP IN COURIERS

have been made under sub-rule (1) or (2) of this rule

shall not be valid after a period of ninety days unless it is

extended after review, for a further period before the expiry

of ninety days." Sub-rule (5)(a) of the aforesaid rule 10

has, therefore, now been amended to read as follows :-

"subject to the provisions contained in sub-rule (7), an order of suspension made or deemedto have been made under this rule shall continueto remain in force until it is modified or revokedby the authority competent to do so."

Consequently, the words "Notwithstandinganything contained in sub-rule (5)(a)" stated in sub-

rule(7) of Rule 10 have become redundant and have,

therefore, been deleted.

6. In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit

and Accounts Department are concerned, these

amendments have been made in consultation with

Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

7. All Ministries/Departments are requested to

please bring the aforementioned amendments of rule

10 of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 to the notice of all

disciplinary authorities under their control and ensure

that review of the orders of suspension is conducted

strictly in conformity with the amended provisions

thereof.

DoP & Trg. OM No. 11012/4/2007-Estt.(A) Dated :

12.07.2007



l Limited Departmental CompetitiveExamination for promotion to the cadre of PostalService Group 'B' for the accumulated vacanciesfro the period 2003 to 2006 to be held on 16th &17th February, 2008.

I am directed to say that the scheduled date for

the above mentioned Examination, 2003-2006 was

indicated to be held on 29th - 30th September, 2007

in the calender of departmental Examinations of the

year 2007. Subsequently, the last date of submission

of applications was extended upto 31.05.2007 vide

Directorate's letter dated 26.04.2007th May, 2007

2. It has now been decided to conduct the PS

Group 'B' Examination, 2003-2006 for the accumulated

vacancies for the years 2003 to 2006 as per the

schedule given below:-

DATE TIME PAPER

16th February, 10 A.M. to 01 P.M. Paper- I

2008 (Saturday) (With Books)

01 P.M. to 05 P.M. Paper- II

( With Books)

17th February, 10 A.M. to 01 P.M. Paper- III

2008 (Sunday) (With Books)

02 P.M. to 05 P.M. Paper- IV

(Without Books)

3. As per the present syllabus, Paper-I, II and III

are with the aid of books and Paper-IV is without the

aid of books. The Postal Manuals have now been put

on the website (www.indiapost.gov.in). Also, in specific

cases, approved reference books as available in the

market are permitted to be used. The Postal Manuals

which are not available on the website or as approved

reference books have been deleted from the present

syllabus for this Examination. The modified syllabus

as indicated above is enclosed at Annexure' A'.

4. The candidates can now download the hardcopy

of postal manuals prescribed in the syllabus at

annexure 'A' from website (www.indiapost.gov.in) and

use the same in the Examination Hall for reference

purpose. The candidate will, however, be responsible

for ensuring that the hardcopy contains only the

downloaded manuals. Private publications which are

approved reference books as indicated in Annexure

'A' are also permitted to be used. Departmentally

printed manuals can also be used for reference

purpose by-the candidates.

5. It is intimated that the Question papers in

respect of Paper-I, II and III for the said Examination

will be set within the ambit of the postal manuals as

available in the website/approved reference books as

brought out in the enclosed modified syllabus.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS6. It is further informed that the vacancies to be

filled through the aforesaid combined PS Group 'B'

Examination, 2003-2006 are indicated below:-

For Inspector Line officials :

Category-wise break-up as under

OC SC ST Total

56 11 03 70

For General Line officials

Category-wise break-up as under :

OC SC ST Total

22 04 03 29

7. Wide publicity of the contents of this letter as

well as annexure may be given to all concerned. It is

also requested that the undersigned is apprised of the

requirement of the Question papers of the said

Examination positively by 15th November, 2007.

D.G.(P) F. No. A-34012/4/2007-DE Dated: 17-10-2007

Annexure 'A'Syllabus for limited Departmental Competitive

Examination for promotion of Inspector of Postsofficials (19%) and General Line officials (6%) to

the cadre of Postal Service Group 'B'

PAPER-I (With the aid of Books) Maximum

Marks : 100

Postal Manual Volume V

(Available on the indiapost website:http://

indiapost.gov.in)

(Post Office and Railway Mail Service General

regulations)-whole

Brochure on reservation for SC/ST candidates-

(Swamy's compilation is permitted)

Postal Manual Volume II - General Regulations

(Available on the indiapost website - http://

indiapost.gov.in)

Chapter I - Organization

Chapter IV - Personnel matters

Chapter V - Security deposits

Chapter VI - Stock

Chapter VII - Forged, counterfeit and defaced

postage Stamps, silver coins and

currency notes.

Chapter XI - Miscellaneous Rules

Chapter XII - Budget Estimates and Control

CCS (Conduct) Rule, 1964 (Only Swamy's

compilation is permitted) - 2007 Edition

CCS (CCA) Rule, 1965 (Only Swamy's compilation

is permitted) - 2007 Edition

GDS (Conduct and Employment) Rules Swamy's

compilation is permitted)-2006 Edition


PAPER-II (With the aid of Books) Maximum

Marks : 100

Postal Manual Volume VIII- Whole without RLO


indiapost.gov.in)

Post Office Guide Part -I - Whole


indiapost.gov.in)

Manual for SBCO - Whole

(An Dureja Publication is permitted)

Branch Office Rules


indiapost.gov.in)

PAPER-II (With the aid of Books) Maximum

Marks : 100

Postal Financial Hand Book

Volume I - (only Swamy's compilation is permitted) -

2006 Edition

Volume II - (Available on the indiapost website - http:/

/indiapost.gov.in)

FRS SRS (Only Swamy's Publications arepermitted)

FR & SR Part-I General Rules - 2007 Edition

FR & SR Part-II T.A. Rules - 2006 Edition

FR & SR Part-III CCS(Leave)Rules - 2008 Edition

FR & SR Part-IV Dearness Allowances - 2008 Edition

FR & SR Part-V HRA and CCA - 2008 Edition

CCS(Pension) Rules (Only Swamy's Publication is

permitted) - 2007 Edition

CCS(Leave) Rules (Only Swamy's Publication is

permitted) - 2007 Edition

Postal Manual Volume II Chapter III - Appeals andPetitions


indiapost.gov.in)

PAPER - IV (Without Books) Maximum Marks : 100

1. General knowledge with special referenceto : 75 Marks

Public Relations

Staff Relations

Grievance handling

Staff Welfare

Supervisory skills and office management.

2. Precis writing 25 Marks

l Productivity Linked Bonus for theAccounting year 2006-2007

The undersigned is directed to convey the sanction of

the President of India for payment of Productivity Linked

Bonus for the accounting year 2006-07 equivalent of

emoluments of 60 (sixty) Days to the employees of

Department of Posts in Group 'D', Group 'C' and non-

gazetted Group ' B'. Ex-Gratia payment of bonus to

Gramin Dak Sevaks who are regularly appointed after

observing all appointment formalities, and Adhoc

payment of bonus to Casual labourers who have been

conferred Temporary Status are also to be paid

equivalent to allowances/ wages respectively for 60

(sixty) Days for the same period.

1.1 The calculation for the purpose of payment of

bonus under each category will be done as indicated

below.

2. REGULAR EMPLOYEES:

2.1 Bonus will be calculated on the basis of the

following formula:-

Average emoluments x Number of days of bonus

30.4 (average no. of days in a month)

2.2 The term "emoluments" for regular Departmental

employees includes Basic Pay, Dearness Pay,

Personal Pay, Special Pay (Allowances), S.B.

Allowance, Deputation ( Duty) Allowance, Dearness

Allowance and Training Allowance given to Faculty

Members in Training Institutes. In Case of drawal of

salary exceeding Rs.2500/- in any month during the

accounting year 2006-07, the emoluments shall be

restricted to Rs. 2500/-per month only.

2.3 "Average Emoluments" for a regular employees

is arrived at by dividing by twelve, the total salary drawn

during the year 2006-07, for the period from 1.4.2006

to 31.3.2007, by restricting each month's salary to

Rs.2500/- per month. However, for the periods of EOL

and Dies-Non in a given month, proportionate deduction

is required to be made from the ceiling limit of Rs.

2500/-.

2.4 In case of those employees who were under

suspension, or on whom dies-non was imposed, or

both, during the accounting year, the clarificatory

orders issued vide Paras 1 & 3 respectively of this

office order No. 26-8/80-PAP (Pt-1) dated 11.6.81 and

No. 26/4/87- PAP (Pt.II) Dated 8.2.88 will apply.

2.5 Those employees who have resigned, retired

or left service or proceeded on deputation within the

Department of Posts or those who have proceeded on

deputation outside the Department of Posts on or after

1.4.2006 will also be entitled to bonus. In case of all

such employees, the bonus admissible will be as per

provisions of Paras 2.1 to 2.3 above.

3. GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS)

3.1 In respect of GDS employees who were on duty

throughout the year during 2006-2007, average monthly

allowances will be calculated taking into account the

Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA ) Plus

corresponding Dearness Allowance drawn by them for

the period from 1.4.2006 to 31.3.2007 divided by 12.


However, where the allowance exceeds Rs.2500/- per

month only. Ex-gratia payment of bonus may be

calculated by applying the bonus formula as mentioned

in Para 2.1above.

3.2 The allowances drawn by a substitute will not

be counted towards bonus calculation for either the

Substituant or the incumbent GDSs. In respect of those

GDS who were appointed in short term vacancies in

Postmen/Group "D" Cadre, the clarificatory order

issued vide Directorate letter No. 26-6/89-PAP dated

6.2.1990 and No. 26-7/90-PAP dated 4.7.91 will apply.

3.3 If a GDS has been on duty for a part of the year

by way of a fresh appointment, or for having been put

off duty, or for having left service, he will be paid ex-

gratia bonus calculated by applying the procedure

prescribed in Para 2.1 to 2.5 above.

4. FULL TIME CASUAL LABOURERS (INCLUDING TEMPORARY STATUS CASUALLABOURERS).

4.1 Full Time Casual Labourers (Including

Temporary Status Casual labourers ) who have worked

for 8 hours a day. For at least 240 days in a year for

three consecutive years or more (206 days in each

year for three years or more in case of offices observing

5 days a week) as on 31.3.2007, will be paid ad-hoc

bonus on notional monthly wages of Rs. 1200/-

(Rupees Twelve hundred only). The maximum ad-hoc bonus will be calculated as below:Notional monthly wages of Rs. 1200) X ( Number of days of bonus)

30.4 (average no. of days in a month)

Accordingly, the rate of bonus per day will work

out as indicated below:

Maximum ad-hoc bonus for the year

365

The above rate of bonus per day may be applied

to number of days for which the services of such casual

labourers had been utilized during the period from

1.4.2006 to 31.3.2007. In cases where the actual

wages in any month fall below Rs. 1200/- during the

period 1.4.2006 to 31.3.2007, the actual monthly wages

drawn should be taken into account arrive at the actual

ad-hoc bonus due in such cases.

5. The amount of bonus / ex-gratia payment / Ad-

hoc bonus payable under this order will be rounded to

the nearest rupee. The payment of Productivity Linked

Bonus as well as the ex-gratia payment and ad-hoc

payment will be chargeable to the Head 'Salaries' under

the relevant Sub-Head of account to which pay and

allowances of the staff are debited. The payment will

be met from the sanctioned grant for the year 2007-08

6. After payment, the total expenditure incurred

and the number of employees paid may be ascertained

from all the units by Circles and consolidated figures

be intimated to the Budget Section of Posts. The

Budget Section will furnish consolidated information

to PAP Section about the total amount of bonus paid

and the total number of employees (category-wise) to

whom it was disbursed tor the Department as a whole.

7. This issue with the concurrence of JS&FA vide

Diary No. 1194/ FA / 07 dated 12.10.2007

8. Receipt of this letter may be acknowledged.

D.G.(P) No.26-04/2007-PAP Dated: 12.10.2007

Reimbursement of Service Tax and EducationCess on air travel while on tour/transfer or LTC

The undersigned is directed to state that a

number of representations from different Ministries have

been received in this Ministry seeking clarification

whether the element of Service Tax, Education Cess

and other similar levies.

The matter has been considered in this Ministry

and it has been decided that the element of Service

Tax, Education Cess and other similar levies being

charged by Government on travel by Air/Road /Rail/

Steamer on tour / transfer or LTC are reimbursable to

the individual officer.

In their application to the staff serving in the

India Audit and Accounts Department, these orders

issue after consultation with the Comptroller and

Auditor- General of India.

(G.I., M.F., O.M.F. No.19023/1/2006-E.IV, dated18.7.2007)

l Procurement of sarees to femaleemployees of the Department.

I am directed to refer to this Department's letter No.

23-1/1999-UPE dated 12/17.03.1999 regarding

increase in length of sarees supplied to female

employees of the Department of Posts from 5.5.

metres to 6.3 metres ( including 80 cms. Cloth for

blouse.)

2. Some Circles/PSDs have sought for clarification

about proportionate increase in the prices of sarees of

6.3 matter. The matter has been considered in this

office in consultation with DOPT and Integrated

Finance Wing and it has been decided that the rate of

saree having length of 6.3 meters ( including blouse

piece of 80 cms.) will be Rs. 216.70/- (Rs. Two hundred

sixteen and seventy paisa only) on pro-rata basis.

3. The Circles may procure sarees for female

employees after following the codal formalities as

contained in the Revised General Financial Rules,2005

and the DFPR.

4. This issues with the approval of Integrated

Finance vide JS & FA Dy. No. 1188 dated 7th

September, 2007.

D.G.(P) No. 12-21/2005-UPE Dated:19/10/2007


l Timely payment of Dearness Relief topensioners/family pensioners.

Complaints from various corners are being

received that there is inordinate delay in payment of

dearness relief to pensioners/family pensioners, which

has been receiving attention of the Govt.

2. The matter has been considered in consultation

with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India and

the Reserve Bank of India. It has been decided to

release payment of dearness relief to pensioners/

family pensioners on the basis of orders of the

Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare without

waiting for any further instructions from this office.

3. It is, therefore, requested that the pension

branch of the circle offices may be advised to act

directly on the Government orders in respect of

dearness relief etc. supplied by Govt. to them through

POST, FAX e-mail or by accessing from the website

of the pension paying authorities concerned without

waiting for receipt of orders from the nodal ministry/

department. A suitable officer in the circle office may

be designated to access the DOPT website http://

persmin.nic.in/pension and send the copies of the

order to the Pension Disbursing Offices without delay.

4. The above instructions may kindly be given wide

publicity to all concerned P.Os. and it may be ensured

that the payment of dearness of relief to pensioners/

family pensioners is released in time

D.G.(P) No. 4-8/06-Pen Dated: 22/9/06

l Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion ofpension in respect of Government Servants whohad drawn lumpsum payment on absorption inpublic sector undertakings/autonomous bodies -implementation of Andhra Pradesh High Courtjudgment dated 24.12.03 in Writ Petition No. 8532of -2003 followed by the Supreme court judgmentdated 29.11.06 in Civil Appeal No.5269 of 2006arising out of the SLP Nos. 21647 -648 of 2005 andthe Supreme Court Judgment dated 24.7.07 inReview Petition No. 643 of 07

I am directed to enclose herewith a copy & O.M

NO. 4/79/2006-P&WD) dated 6.09.2007 received from

the Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare, New

Delhi on the above subject for information, guidance

and necessary action.

D.G.(P) No. 21-1/2004-Pen Dated: 28.09.2009

OFFICE MEMORANDUMl Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion ofpension in respect of Government servants whohad draw lumpsum payment on absorption inpublic sector undertakings/autonomous bodies-implementation of Andhra Pradesh High CourtJudgment dated 24.12.03 in Writ Petition No. 8532

of 2003 followed by the Supreme Court Judgmentdated 29.11.06 in Civil Appeal No. 5269 of 2006arising out of SLP Nos. 21647-648 of 2005 and theSupreme Court Judgment dated 24.07.07 inReview Petition No. 643 of 07.

The undersigned is directed to say that the

Government servants who had drawn lump sum

payment in respect of pro-rata pension (1/3rd as well

as 2/3rd) on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous Body

and have become entitled to restoration of1/3rd

commuted portion of pension as per the provisions of

this Department's O.M. No. 34/2/86-P&PW dated 5th

March 87 after 15 years from the date of commutation

or 1.4.85 whichever is later, are regulated vide this

Department O.M. No. 4/59/97-P&PW(D) dated 14th

July 1998 as clarified from time to time.

2. Andhra Pradesh High Court in its judgment

dated 24.12.03 in Writ Petition No. 8532 of 2003

followed by the Supreme Court Judgment dated

29.11.06 in Civil Appeal No. 5269 of 2006 arising out

of SLP Nos. 21647-648 of 2005 and the Supreme Court

Judgment dated 24.07.07 in Review Petition No. 643

of 07 has decided as under:-

"……..the public sector undertaking absorbees are also

entitled for dearness relief etc. but not on entire pension

commuted as on the date of retirement. Moreover they

received lumpsum amount by way of terminal benefits

on surrendering on 2/3rd pension. In that way, they

have already parted with 2/3rd pension, it cannot be

said to revive after 15 years. But, in case of Central

government pensioners 2/3rd pension was continued

to be received by them. Therefore, what is restored is

1/3rd pension which means full pension. But the same

principle cannot be applied to say that the absorbee

will get full pension after 15 years in case those who

had commuted 1/3rd pension and received terminal

benefits for 2/3rd pension had he not surrendered, he

continue to receive 2/3rd pension, the same principle

apply as in case of Central Government employees.

But having received the cash compensation in respect

of the surrender value of 2/3rd, he cannot be allowed

to say that he is also a pensioner as far as 2/3rd

pension is concerned. Such absorbee stand on a

different footing and they fall in a different class by

themselves on this issue. Under those circumstances,

the ines capable conclusion is that 1/3rd pension has

to be arrived at only on the basis of the basic pension

divided by three after completion of 15 years which

becomes drawable as on the date of respective dates

and not to be arrived by deducting Rs. 403/- from the

pension therefore, the petitioner will be entitled to as

follows:-

Restorable Pension:


From 28.06.87 to 31.12.1995

Basic Pension (604/1/3rd ) Rs. 201/-

Rs. 538/- Dearness Relief

Rs. 125/- Additional

Benefits

Total Rs. 864/-

From 01.01.96 onwards (5th pay Commission)

1/3rd of Basic Pension( 1,350/ 1/3rd )

Rs. 450/-

Rs. 185/- Interim Relief

Rs 1,998/- Deamess Relief

Rs. 540/- Fitment

Total Rs.3,173/-

In this case the employee had commuted

minimum permissible pension i.e. 1/3rd . But, even if

lesser portion is commuted, the pro-rata commuted

portion has to be deducted from the basic pension to

arrive at restorable pension, but however, he will get

dearness relief, interim relief etc. on full basic pension"

3. The modalities of implementation of above

judgement have been under active consideration of

the Government. The President is pleased to decide

that in partial modification of this Department's O.M

No.4/59/97- P&W (D) dated 14th July 1998, the

Government servants who has drawn lump sum

payment in respect of pro-rata pension (1/3rd as well

as 2/3rd ) on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous Body

and have become entitled to restoration of 1/3rd

commuted portion of pension as per the provisions

of this Department's O.M. No. 34/2/86-P&W dated

5th March 87 after 15 years from the date of

commutation or 1.4.85 whichever is later, shall be

entitled to the benefit of revision of restored amount

of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension as explained

hereunder:-

(1) As on 01. 01.1986

(a) The full pension of the absorbees shall be

notionally revised w.e.f. 1.1986 based on full pension

on absorption in accordance with the instructions for

revision of pension, issued for implementing the 4th

pay Commission Recommendations.

(b) The restorable 1/3rd pension shall be the sum of

the following:-

1. 1/3rd of full pensionas on 31.12.1985

2. Dearness Relief on full pension as on

31.12.1985.

3. Additional benefits on full pension as per this

Department OM No. 2/1/87- PIC dated

16.4.1987 relating to implementation of the

4th Pay Commission Recommendations.

(II) As on 01.01.1996

(a) The full pension of the absorbees shall be

notionally revised w.e.f. 1.1.1996 based on full pension

as on 31.12.95 in accordance with the instructions for

revision of pension, issued for implementing the 5th

pay Commission Recommendation

(b) The restorable 1/3rd pension shall be the sum

of the following:-

I. 1/3rd of full pension as on 31.12.1995.

II. Dearness Relief on full pension as on

31.12.1995.

III. IR-I and IR-II

IV. Fitment @ 40% of the full pension as on

31.12.1995* ( * in terms of this Deptt.

OM No. 45/86/07-P&PW (A)-pt, II Dated

27.10.1997)

4. payment of DR shall be on full pension and is

subject to the condition that the absorbed employee

was not re-employed/employed under the Central

Government or State Government or a corporation/

Company/Body/Bank at the time of restoration.

5. The benefit of revision of restored amount of

1/3rd commuted portion of pension shall be admissible

from the date the commuted portion of pension is

restored.

6. This issue with the concurrence of Ministry of

Law vide their UO No. 11088/07-A dated 17.8.2007

and Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure)

vide their UO No. c-47./E.V./2007 dated 27.8.2007.

7. Hindi version will follow.

l Extension of scope of family Pension tounmarried daughters of Central Governmentservants/pensioners.

I am directed to forward herewith a copy of OM

No. O.M No. 1/19/03- P&PW (E) dated 6.9.07

regarding the above mentioned subject received from

Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, New

Delhi for information guidance and necessary action.

D.G.(P) No. 4.-8/07-Pension Dated: 10-10-07

l Extension of scope of family Pension tounmarried daughters of Central Governmentservants/pensioners.

The undersigned is directed to say that as perexisting provisions under clauses (ii) and (iii) of sub-rule (6) of Rule 54 of the C.C. S. (Pension) Rules,1972 read with of para 7.2(b) of this Department's O.M.No. 45/86/97-P&PW (A)-Part I dated the 27th October1997, son / daughter including widowed/ divorceddaughter is eligible for grant of family pension till he/she attains the age of 25 years or upto the date of his/ her marriage/ remarriage, whichever is earlier subjectto income criterion laid down in this Department's O.M.No. 15/51/97- P&PW(E) dated the 5th March 1998which stipulates that a son/ daughter, includingwidowed/ divorced daughter, shall not have an income


exceeding Rs. 2550/- per month from employment in

Government, the private sector and self employment,

etc., to be eligible for family pension. Orders were also

issued vide this Department's O.M. No. 45/51/97-

P&PW (E) (Vol.II) dated 25th July 2001 regarding

eligibility of disabled divorced/ widowed daughter for

family pension for life subject to conditions mentioned

therein. Further, orders were issued for making the

widowed/ divorced daughter eligible for family pension

vide this Department's O.M. of even number dated 25th

August, 2004.

2. The Staff Side of National council (JCM) had

raised the issue of extension of scope of family

pension to unmarried daughters of the Government

servants/ Pensioners even after attaining the age of

25 years at par with the widowed/ divorced daughters,

which has been agreed to in principle. It has,

accordingly, been decided that the unmarried

daughters beyond 25 years of age shall also be eligible

for family pension at par with the widowed/divorced

daughters subject to other conditions being fulfilled.

Grant of family pension to unmarried/ widowed/

divorced daughters shall be payable in order of their

date of birth and younger of them will not be eligible

for family pension unless the next above her has

become ineligible for grant of family pension. It is

further clarified that family pension to un married/

widowed/ divorced daughters above the age of 25

years shall be payable only after the other eligible

children below the age of 25 years have ceased to

be eligible to receive family pension and that there is

no disabled child to receive the family pension.

3. This issue with the concurrence of the Ministry

of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their U.O.

No. 380/ E.V/ 2006 dated 05.01.2007.

4. These orders, in so far as their applicability

relates to the employees of the Indian Audit and

Accounts Department, are being issued in

consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General

of India, vide their U.O. No. 56 Audit (Rules)/ 12-

2007 dated 22.05. 2007.

No. 1/19/03-P&PW (E) Dated: 6-09-2007

l Amendment of OM dated 26th April, 2004relating to pay scales for the staff belonging tothe organized Accounts Department - Fixation ofpension.

I am directed to forward herewith a copy of O.M.

No. 38/86/03-P&PW(A) (Pt) dated 5.9.07 regarding

the above mentioned subject received from Department

of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, New Delhi for

Information, guidance and necessary action.

D.G.(P) No.4-9/07-Pension Dated: 9-10-07

l Amendment of O.M. dated 26th Aprilrelating to pay scales for the staff belonging tothe Organised Accounts Department - fixation ofpension.

In pursuance of Supreme Court judgementdt.23. 11.2006 in K.S. Krishnaswamy and other vs.UOI in C.A. No. 3174/2006, need has been felt toamend O.M. of even number dated 26th April, 2004and 8th February, 2005 to make it compatible withthe Supreme Court judgement, the undersigned isdirected to substitute para 3, 6 and 7 (i) and 7 (ii) ofthe Department's OM of even number dt 26.4.2004and 8th February, 2005 with the followingcorresponding paras:-

3. Whether the benefit of higher pay in the upgraded pay

scale for calculating pensionary benefits, will be

applicable to pensioners retired during 1.1. 96to 18.2.03

6. Whether revision of pension in these cases could be

done on the basis of average emoluments notionally

drawn during the last 10 months of service under rule

34 of CCS (Pension) Rules.

7. (i) Whether the provisions contained in OM dt 17.12.98

issued by the Department of Pension are applicable,

with reference to the upgraded pay scales with effect

from 1.1.96, for the purpose of pension fixation on

notional basis of average emoluments and the actual

benefit will be allowed 19.2.03.

7. (ii) Whether the benefit of fixation of pension with reference

to upgraded scales could be extended to pre-96

retirees also.

No.

No.

In terms of Supreme Court

Judgment dt 23.11.2006, the revision of

pension shall be governed by OM dt.

17.12.98 read with OM dt. 11.05.01 and

revision of pension in revised upgraded pay

scales shall NOT be admissible/allowed.

No.


2. No recoveries shall be made on account of

revision of pensionary benefits earlier granted in terms

of O.M. dated 26.4.2004 in the light of above

amendment, till 5.9.07 i.e. the date of issue of this

O.M.

3. All other terms and conditions stipulated in OM

dt 26.4.04 read with O.M. dated 8.2.05 shall remain

unchanged.

4. This issue with the approval of Ministry of

Finance, Department of expenditure vide UO No. 393/

EV/07 dt 5.9.07.

5. The provisions of this OM shall come into effect

from the date of issue i.e. 5.9.07.

No.38/86/03-P&PW (A) pt Dated : 5-09-2007

l Grant of dearness relief to CentralGovernment pensioners/family pensioners-Revised rate effective from 1.7.07

I am directed to forward herewith a copy of OM

No. O.M. No. 42./2/2007-P&PW(G) dated 18.9.07

regarding the above mentioned subject received from

Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, New

Delhi for information, Guidance and necessary action.

No.4-10/07-Pension Dated: 05-10-2007

l Relaxation in LTC Rules-delegation ofpowers to Ministries/Departments regarding timelimit for the submission of the claim.

Rule 14&15 of LTC Rule provide that a claim for

reimbursement of expenditure incurred is to be

submitted within three months after the completion of

the return journey, if no advance had been drawn and

within one month after the completion of the return

journey if advance had been drawn. It has now been

decided to delegate the powers to relax these

provisions to the Ministries/Departments, where a

Government servant is not in a position to submit the

claim within the prescribed time limit and the Ministry/

Department is satisfied that he was not able to do so

due to compelling circumstance of Financial Advisor

can admit the claims in such cases in relaxation of

the provisions subject to the following time limits

without reference to DoP&T.

(a) where no LTC advance is taken, LTC bill

submitted within a period not exceeding six months.

(b) Where LTC advance has been drawn the LTC claim

for reimbursement submitted within a period of three

months after the completion of return journey (provided

the Government servant refunds the entire advance within

45 days after the completion of the return journey).

2. Ministries/Departments are requested to keep

these instruction in view while processing belated LTC

claims.

3. These instructions will be effective from the date

of issue of this O.M.

DoPT OM No.31011/5/2007-Estt.(A) Dated :27.09.2007

l Amendment of the provisions of rule 10 ofthe Central Civil Services (Classification, Controland Appeal) Rules, 1965 regarding review ofsuspension.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the

provisions of rule 10 of the Central Civil Services

(Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 and

to say that the provisions regarding deemed

suspension have since been reviewed by this

Department.

2. The provisions in Rule 10 of CCS (CCA) Rules

have been modified and amendment to the same have

been notified in Notification No. GSR 105 dated

06.06.2007 published in the Gazette of India dated

16.06.2007.

3. As per the original provisions of rule 10 of the

CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 the provision for review within

ninety days was applicable to all types of suspensions.

However, in cases of continued detention, the review

becomes a mere formality with no consequences as

a Government servant in such a situation has to

continue to be under deemed suspension. It has,

therefore been decided that a review of suspension

shall not be necessary in such cases. Accordingly, a

proviso has now been added to sub-rule(7) of the said

rule 10 as follows:

"provided that no such review of suspension shallbe necessary in the case of deemed suspensionunder sub-rule(2), if the Government servantcontinues to be under detention at the time ofcompletion of ninety days of suspension and theninety days period for review in such cases willcount from the date the Government servantdetained in custody is released from detentionof the date on which the fact of his release fromdetention is intimated to his appointing authority,whichever is later."

4. In deemed suspensions under sub-rule (2), the

date of order of suspension may be much later than

the deemed date of suspension. With a view to making

these provisions explicit, sub-rule (6) of the aforesaid

rule 10 has now been amended to substitute the words

"ninety days from the date of order of suspension"

occurring therein with "ninety days from the effectivedate of suspension". Consequent upon this

amendment, it would henceforth be necessary to

specifically indicate in the orders of suspension the

effective date of suspension.

5. Sub-rule (7) of the aforesaid rule 10 stipulates

says that "Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-

rule (5)(a), an order of suspension made or deemed to

(Contd. on page 23)


u Alleged exemplary case of favoritism by

PMG Agra by granting irregular extension to Sri

Udaivir Singh, Postal Assistant, Vrindaban

(Mathura), UP for unauthorized occupation of

Govt. quarter at Mathura HO Campus.

I am directed to refer to your letter No. P-2/20/

Mathura dated 10.05.07 on the above mentioned

subject.

2. The matter has been examined in consultation

with the Circle Office. As reported, one Shri Udai Veer

Singh, PA working at Mathura HO from 07.10.97 was

transferred and posted as PA, Vrindaban Post Office

in Mathura Division. Before joining at Vrindaban PO,

he was allotted Type II Quarter at First floor HPO

Compound Mathura. On transfer Shri Singh was

permitted to retain the Government Quarter at Mathura

for two months on payment of normal rate of license

fee. Subsequently on his request he was further

allowed to retain the Government quarter in question

for further six months. However, the official did not

vacate the Government quarter after the expiry of the

above time on 07.03.2007, despite issue of notice by

the SSPOs Mathura and an amount of Rs. 2588/- per

month as Penal rent is being recovered from the official.

3. Regarding posting of Shri Singh PA again at

Mathura HO, it is to clarify that the official was only

attached at Mathura HO at his request and cost and

he was not transferred back to Mathura HO and that

the HO of official remained Vrindaban during the period

of his attachment at Mathura HO. Therefore, Shri Singh

was allowed to retain the Government Quarter at

Mathura on his transfer and posting at Vrindaban PO

for the permissible period of retention of quarter. No

element of favoritism is thus being shown to the official

concerned in this regard by the authority concerned.

Further, disciplinary action under Rule 16 of CCS (CCA)

Rules, 1965 has also been initiated against Shri Udai

Veer Singh for not vacating the Government Quarter.

(Letter No. 16-49/2007 Dated : 27-09-2007)

u Regarding unrealistic targets fixed for

SPMs under Business Post like e-post and UTI

Children's Career Plan-case of Hissar Division in

Haryana Circle.

I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-7/

Hissar dated 31.07.2007 on the above mentioned

subject.


with the Circle Office. As reported, the position is as

indicated below:

LETTERS FROM DEPARTMENT TO CHQ

"Realisation of targets in any way either from the public

or on his own", no pressure is put by the Divisional

heads to realize the targets either from the public or

from his own. The targets should be realized by good

marketing and best efforts and not in any other manner.

No harassment and pressure exerted on the staff to

realize the targets.

(Letter No. 16-73/2007/SR Dated : 27-09-2007)

u Imposing of penalty in the shape of

monetary recovery on contributory factor-case of

Talialbag SO fraud in Varansi West Division, U.P.

Circle.

I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-20/

Varansi West dated 06.06.2007 on the above

mentioned subject.


with the Circle Office. As reported, the SPOs, Inspector

and other employees who worked during the period

from 01.01.96 to 15.08.2004, have been identified as

offenders during the circle level enquiry. Five Gazetted

officers who worked as Supdt. and five Inspectors are

being proceeded against departmentally. On the face

of it, the allegation of the Union does not appear to be

correct.


u Delay in settlement of assured issues-case

of foreign Post, Kolkata in West Bengal Circle.

I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/

2-22/Kolkata FP dated 21.09.2007 received from the

General Secretary, All India Postal employees Union

Group 'C' on the above mentioned subject.

2 It is requested to look into the matter and furnish

a detailed report to this office at the earliest.

Letter No. 16-86/2007/SR Dated : 28-09-2007

addressed to the Chief PMG, West Bengal Circle

u Alleged irregular deputation of Postal

Assistants from Ludhiana Mofussil Division to

Circle Office, Punjab Circle.

I am directed to refer to your latter No. P/2-17/LDH Mfi. Dated 27.02.2007 on the above mentionedsubject.

2. The matter has been examined in consultationwith the Circle Office. As reported, the position is asfollows:

i) At the time of introduction of Rural Postal Lifeinsurance Scheme in 1995, no separate staff wassanctioned to run this new scheme. However, somestaff from the sanctioned strength of PLI section was

diverted to handle the work of RPLI Scheme.


ii) With the passage of time, the RPLI Scheme

happened to be very popular in rural area and business

under this scheme increased day by day. During the

past few years PLI/RPLI business has increased

manifold. Due to increase in the business, the 'After

Sale' work relating to both the schemes increased

tremendously which was getting accumulated due to

inadequate staff in both PLI/RPLI Sections to clear

the pending work of concerned Dn.'

iii) Like other Divisions, three PA's from Ludhiana

(M) Dn. were also called for on deputation to clear the

pending work of this Dn. Out of these three PA's one

was returned back to Ludhiana (M) Dn. after one

month. The other two PA's have also been returned

back to Ludhiana (M) Dn. after getting the pending

work on track. At present, no PA from Ludhiana (M)

Dn. Is on deputation to PLI/RPLI section to Punjab

Circle.


u Alleged unhelpful & anti-worker attitude of

the Chief PMG, Chhatisgarh Circle.

I am directed to refer to your letter No. Union 3/

3-1/Ch.V/07/42 dated 06.08.2007 on the above

mentioned subject. On the basis of letter ibid received

from your office, the reply was given to the Union. The

union, vide letter No. P/2-4/Raipur dated 27.09.2007,

have expressed their dissatisfaction over the reply and

have alleged not giving full facts by the Circle

Administration. A copy of the letter is enclosed.

2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish



addressed to the Chief PMG, Chhatisgarh Circle

u Alleged harassing of staff in the name of

business activities of Hoshangabad Division in

M.P. Circle.

I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/

2-14/Hoshangabad dated 27.09.2007 received from the

General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union

Group 'C' on the above mentioned subject.

2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish



addressed to the Chief PMG, M.P. Circle

u Initial grant of HRA to the postal staff

working at Mogra and Adconagar post offices

near bansberia and Moynadanga P.O. near

Hoogly Chinsurach in W.B. Circle.

I am directed to refer to this office letter of even

number dated 07.03.2007 on the subject noted above.

Reply of which is still awaited from your office. You

are, therefore, requested to send the proposal after

getting approval of Chief PMG/HOC and with the

concurrence of Circle IFA. Photocopies of the same

may also be provided to this office to enable us to

process the case at this end.

On going through the proposal it has also been

observed that the dependency certificates issued by

the Distt. Magistrate, Hoogly in respect of Mogra PO

and Adconagar PO near Banberia City validity period

is mentioned with effect from 01.08.2001 to

31.03.2005, whereas last sanction of continued grant

of HRA has been expired on 31-07-2007, as such

further period of sanction of continued grant should be

w.e.f. 01.08.2001 to 31.07.2004 and w.e.f. 01.01.2000

to 31.12.2003 in respect of Moyanadanga PO

Generally, dependency certificate are issued for a

period of three years. Original dependency Certificates

are returned herewith for making necessary correction

therein.

Further you may kindly send the proposal of

continued grant of HRA for the further period also i.e.

01.08.2004 to 31.07.2007 in respect of Mogra and

Adconagar post office and w.e.f. 01.01.2004 to

31.12.2006 in respect of Moyanadanga PO near Hoogly

Chinsurah, after obtaining fresh dependency certificate.

Letter No. 4-17/2007/PAP Dated : 12-10-2007

addressed to the PMG, South Bengal region, Kolkata

u Regarding mitigation of 1968-strike

disability case of Shri S.C.J. Mohammad, Retd.,

SPM, Guntur Division of Andhra Pradesh Circle.

I am directed to refer to your letter no. P/2-1/

Guntur dated 23.08.2007 on the above mentioned

subject and to state that the Department has already

taken a final view in the matter as per existing rules

and instruction on the subject and there is no scope

to reopen the issue.

Letter No. 16-81/2007-SR/ Dated : 12-10-2007

u Provision of Holiday Home Hogenakkel in

Dharmapuri division Tamilnadu Circle.

I am directed to enclose herewith copy of letter

received from the General Secretary, All India Postal

Employees Union Gr. 'C', New Delhi regarding Provision

of Holiday Home at Hogenakkel in Dharmapuri division

Tamilnadu Circle.

2. In this regard, your attention is invited to this

office Circular no. 14-2/2003-Welfare & Sports dated

01.09.2003 regarding delegation of powers to Heads

of the Circles for opening of Holidays Homes.

Letter No. 11-4/2007-Welfare & Sports Dated : 15-10-2007

addressed to the Chief PMG, Tamilnadu Circle

u Inspectors of Posts Examination-allotment


of surplus qualified candidates request to

increase number of chances.

I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/4-7

dated 21-08-2007 on the subject mentioned above and

to say that as per Recruitment Rules of Inspectors of

Posts a candidate is allowed a maximum of four

chances to appear in the Departmental Examination

and the candidate, who secures more than 70%

aggregate marks in fourth chance is allowed one more

chance as a special case. As the Recruitment Rules

are statutory in nature, provisions contained therein

are required to be followed strictly. Therefore, it has

not been found possible to accede to the request of

All India Postal Employees Union Group 'C, to give

one more chance to the officials, who exhausted their

chances, to appear in the ensuing Inspectors of Posts

Departmental Examination due to introduction of the

new system.

(Letter No. 7-35/2007-SPB-II Dated : 22-10-2007)

u Compassionate appointment case of Shri

Ganesh G Badgujar.

Kindly refer to your letter dated 20.7.07 on the

subject cited above addressed to the Secretary,

Department of Posts, New Delhi. In this connection it

is directed to inform you that the case of Shri Ganesh

G Badgujar was put up in the CRC meeting held on

4.11.06/8.11.06 for decision and was rejected by CRC

and the reason of rejection has already been intimated

to the applicant vide this office letter even no. dated

20.03.07.

It is further to intimate that there are very few

vacancies i.e. 5% of the Direct Recruitment quota

approved by Postal Dte. for filling up of the post under

relaxation quota. The appointment is given under

relaxation quota when a Govt. servant dies in harness

and he needs immediate assistance subject to

availability of vacancies for the purpose.

Since vacancies under compassionate quota

are not sufficient compared to the number of cases

put up before CRC, all applications can not be

considered favourably. Hence, we regret that the case

Shri Ganesh G Badgujar was rejected by the CRC

and cannot be re-considered in future and is closed at

this end as per guidelines governing compassionate

appointment.

(Letter No. RE/4-1/62/03 Dated : 24-10-2007)

The joint Circle conference of AIPEU Group 'C'

AIPEU Postmen & Group D and AIPEDE union, West

Bengal Circle was held at Jalpaiguri from 4.11.07 to

07.11.07. A colourful rally consisting more than 2000

comrades was well organised before the

commencement of the conference. Com. Partha

Sarathi Das, President, P3, Com. Sibnath Soren,

president P4, Com. Pasupathy Das, Presidet, ED

Union presided the open session. Com Pijush Roy,

General Secretary, COC of CG employees, West

Bengal Circle inaugurated. Com. Ananta Roy and Com

Jogesh Burman, Ministers of West Bengal Govt, Sri

Subashish Sarkar, Chief Postmaster General, West

Bengal Circle, Com. K.V. Sridharan General

Secretary, P III, Com. Ishwar Singh Dabas, General

Secretary P IV, Com Dyuntiman Mukherjee,

President, A3, Milan Bhattacharya. President P IV,

Com. Tapan Das Gupta, Circle Secretary P3 and other

Trade Union leaders addressed in the open session.

Smt. Minati Sen, Member parliament, Jalpaiguri

addressed the joint subject committee on 06.11.07.

An interaction session was organised on

05.11.07 afternoon with General Secretary in the P3

session. The General Secretary dealt all the issues

and answered to all the 85 querries raised by the

delegates from 27 divisions among the existing 41

divisions. General Secretary attended the subject

committees of P4 & GDS on 06.11.07 and addressed.

Com. Tapan Das Gupta, Com. Janardhan

Mazumdar and Com. Manoj Shaw were unanimously

elected as Circle President, Circle Secretary and

circle Treasurer respectively for the P3 circle Union.

Com. Phani Bhushan Chakarborty, Com Nirmal

Ch. De and Com Mukul Ch. Das were unanimously

elected as Circle president, Circle Secretary and

Circle Treasurer of P IV Circle Union. Similarly com.

Pasupati Das, Com Bijay Gopal Sur and Com.

Subhash Chakroborty were elected as Circle

President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively for

the GDS Union.

The CHQ congratulated the newly elected office

bearers. The Receiption Committee headed by Com.

Pranab Bhattacharya & Com. Sarkar deserves all

appreciations for the excellent arrangements they

made for the successful conduct of the Circle

conferences.

Joint Circle Conference of P-III, P-IV & GDS Unions, West Bengal Circle.

CORRIGENDUMWhile printing the office bearer list of M.P. Circle

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M.K. Purania, Indore Mofussil Division has been

inadvertently omitted in the place of Asst. Circle

Secretary. Please make suitable correction in the list

of office bearers of M. P. Circle published in Nov'07 issue.


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