bhartiya post jan 2008

1BHARTIYA POST JANUARY, 2008

This is nothing but a crude news that the

cabinet had excluded the Central Government

Employees from the purview of the Bonus Amendment

Act 2007. The legitimate right of the enhancement

of Bonus Ceiling Limit from Rs.2500/- to Rs.3500/-

has been simply denied, I diluted and we are deprived

our dues.

The proposal submitted by the Postal

Department seeking exemption from the purview of

the screening committee has also been handled by

the Finance Ministry negatively. The posts are being

axed without any justified reasons.

The Department of Posts on the other hand

desires to open more franchisee outers and pave

way for privatisation of Postal Services. The Postal

Amendment Act which ensures the monopoly of

consider upto 150 grams at last and 49% cap in FDI

has also been diluted and returned back due to the

powerful lobby of the Couriers and multinational

companies.

The moves of downsizing, merger closure of

post offices, curtailment of postal deliveries,

outsourcing some of the functions of the postal,

closure of RMS sections and sorting offices are still

continuing and nothing is assured to arrest such

menace which adversely affect the services rendered

to public by the Postal.

Our genuine problems like LSG, HSG II,HSG I

promotions, Modification of LSG, Fixing up of allpending residual vacancies, withdraw of dracanionorders dt.21-5-2007 denying BCR benefits for thosedeclined LSG promotion, the plight of postalAccountants and their promotion, Eligibility in writing

the Group B Exam, the plight of the JAO qualifiedofficials, Administrators, Marketing Executives,Clearance of pending personal claims etc. are stillprotracted on one pretext or the other and theBureaucracy is reletunt in mitigating them with positivethinking. The youngsters who are with more aspirationfor better promotional avenues have been frustrateddue to prolonging policies affecting their interest.

We are time and again pushed to the wall andwe have been neglected by the Government and alsoby the Postal Department. Even small issues arenot resolved and resarted peacefully and takes itsown time just look after such demands. Grant of

FSC, incentive to WMT, OTA, Honororium are some

among them. No periodical meeting or Departmental

The New Year's Message

Let us struggle for Unity and Unite for struggleCouncil JCM over these 11/2 years.

The need of the hour is now to resist such

onslaughts with our full determination for which it

need the total and complete awareness of all these

issues to individual member of our organisation. The

workers of gross root level should aware and come

forward to resist such moves of the administration in

tooth and nail.

Just to create awareness of the problems and

also the need for total unity, it was proposed in the

NFPE Federal Executive held on 1-12-2007 to

organise state level conventions of all the unions of

NFPE in one platform which should consist of all

Branch/Divisional Secretaries and the Circle Office

Bearers. The convention is intended to have a close

interaction with the cream of leadership by the

leaders of the Federation and All India Unions. The

main purpose of such convention is to galvanise the

members regarding the need of adopting serious

trade union activities.

The Federal executive held on 1-12-2007 also

decided to organize a serious programme of action

culminating in indefinite strike in consultation with

Postal JCA. It was also decided to submit a detailed

annexure on all pending sectional issues of all

affiliates. We shall be prepared to take up the

programme effectively.

Similarly the National Executive of the

Confederation has decided on 9-12-2007 in its

Bangalore session that the entirety of our

membership shall be prepared for a serious agitation

if the VI CPC submits negative recommendations

on basic issues. In addition the Confederation

National Executive has called upon to launch a

programme or action from 3rd January to 11th

January on other issues like Bonus ceiling,

Compassionate appointments etc.

We are always to be ready for struggle for the

cause of Postal and its fraternity. We have to fight.

Struggle is inevitable. Everything so far achieved is

through struggle only.

May this new year bring a message of unity

for struggle and struggle for unity and create

awareness among all our members and strengthen

our unity for the betterment of the future.

Wish the readers a Happy & Prosperous New

Year 2008..............


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

PF/01[e]/3/2007 Dated 4th December 2007

To

All Office Bearers of NFPE

All General / Circle Secretaries.

Federal Executive of NFPEDear Comrade,

The Federal Executive of NFPE met for the first

time after the 7th Federal Council Session on 1st

December 2007. Comrade D.K.Rahate the President

of NFPE presided over the Executive.The meeting

condoled the sad demise of departed leaders Com.

Ajoy Bhowmik [Leader of CG Employees - WB];

Com.Chandra Gupta [Ex-Dy.General Secretary P4];

Com. Ravinder Sharma [P3 Punjab Circle Secretary];

Mrs. Promila Sharma [w/o Ravinder Sharma] and all

who laid down their lives for the cause of working class.

All General Secretaries and Office Bearers of NFPE

attended except one comrade due to unavoidable

reasons. The Executive had the benefit of presence of

our Ex-Secretary General Com.C.C.Pillai and Deputy

Secretary General Com. Des Raj Sharma as special

invitees. These two leaders addressed the Executive

also. The deliberations of the Federal Executive

Members were deep on all issues and the Secretary

General's Report helped concentrating the issues at

hand.

The highlights and the decisions taken in the Executive

meeting is as under:

1. 30th October Strike: The strike performance

of Postal Employees has considerably improved in

comparison to earlier one-day strikes in many circles.

The unity of postal workers established through a joint

platform and the demands gripping the minds of our

employees contributed to the success of the strike.

But more than rejoicing the success of strike in many

circles and wings of the NFPE and congratulating

them, it was the weaknesses and non-participation of

employees in certain areas and wings caused concern

in the meeting of the Executive. It was noted that

unless and otherwise these areas of weaknesses are

removed through organisational measurers we cannot

bring compulsions on the Government to settle our

justified demands. And we cannot afford to allow any

deliberate inaction on the part of our leaders holding

the leadership at any level to fail to perform their

organisational responsibilities during the time of

struggles and strikes as expected from them and take

their own line of indiscipline against the decision of

the all India Organisations.

2. Recognition of Federation: The Federal

Executive noted that despite our complying with all

the directives of DOPT, the Department of Posts is

delaying unnecessarily to grant recognition to the

eligible Federations. The Department of Posts has

asked us now to amend the names of the 'Unions'

into 'Associations' in the Constitution of NFPE. The

Secretary General has already replied to the

Department that since the existing unions were

recognized by the Government already with the

nomenclature of 'Unions', the question of changing it

as 'Association' is not feasible. It was also pointed

out that in all earlier communications of DOPT and

the Department the reference was always as 'Unions/

Associations' and therefore there should not be any

further delay in grant of recognition. The Federal

Executive has noted that recognition of NFPE is

very important in the background of expected

recommendations of Pay Commission and to

negotiate all issues of regular employees of Postal

Department in proper negotiating forums. Therefore

it was resolved that any further delay should be met

by our agitations by making it as the first demand of

our future Charter of Demands.

3. Resolutions of Federal Council: The

Resolutions of the Federal Council as finalized would

be published in the next issue of Postal Crusader.

4. Confederation and common issues: The

Federal Executive noted that the 6th Pay Commission

is expected to submit its recommendations at any

time before February 2008. The rumours flouted in the

media, though denied by the 6th CPC, cannot be totally

baseless and if so the minimum pay scale to Group D

as printed in the media could not be accepted at any

cost. It was decided by the Executive that our viewpoint

that a struggle through Confederation and JCM Steering

Committee will become unavoidable if the minimum of

Group D pay scale goes below 8000/- shall be placed

before the National Executive meeting of Confederation

on 9th December at Bangalore.

CIRCULAR


5. On Bonus Ceiling: The Executive noted that

despite all the efforts of the Confederation and the JCM

Staff Side the issue of bonus ceiling is yet to be granted

to CG Employees. There is growing unrest amongst

the CG Employees. The issue stands raised on the

floor of the Parliament by Members of Parliament also.

The Executive noted that this is an issue on which a

common stand should be taken by the Steering

Committee of JCM Organisations to pressurize the

Finance Ministry to issue orders immediately. It was

resolved to suggest to the National Executive of

Confederation on 9th December that we should

continue our agitational programme of action and

political intervention to clinch the issue.

6. Postal Employees Issues: The Department

of Posts is yet to implement many of i ts

commitments held out in the gist of negotiations

during April 2007. The going back on its assurance

on formation of a Judicial Committee for GDS; the

intention of the Department to go ahead with more

and more Franchisee outlets as per its 11th Plan

Document; the delay being caused in recognizing

the Federations; the continued applicability of

Screening Committee; the going back on its word

to regularize RRR candidates; the non-absorption

of full time and part time Casual Labourers; the delay

in filling up residual vacancies in many circles; the

delay in granting notional promotions to LSG in

many circles etc are causing great concern.

Therefore a serious agitational programme

culminating in indefinite strike has become

necessary. The exact nature of programme and the

dates on which the programme and the strike action

shall take place will be decided in consultation with

the FNPO in the Al l India Postal JCA. A

Comprehensive Charter of Demands including an

Annexure containing union wise sectional issues

will be prepared for the above programme of action.

7. Financial Review: The improvement in

receipt of Rs.10/- per member NFPE Fund is very

slow and not sufficient to overcome the financial crisis.

The Executive therefore endorsed the Secretary

General's presentation that in addition to making

appeals in circulars the leadership should directly

undertake organisational measurers to reach out

entire rank and file.

8. Organisation: In order to galvanize the whole

movement - to educate the leaders at divisional and

branch level on issues like organising a joint struggle

on postal issues; organising a common movement if

Pay Commission denies justified scale of pay and

other benefits; tasks connected with the next

membership verification programme that may come

up next April 2008; strengthening the finance of NFPE

etc the Federal Executive of NFPE has decided to

call upon the Circle Secretaries of NFPE Unions

in all circles to hold a joint state level

convention of Circle Office Bearers and

Divisional and Branch Secretaries of all affiliated

Unions/Associations of NFPE and also with GDS

Union in each circle between January and March

next year as per the time table the Federal

Secretariat will suggest. The Secretary General and

all the General Secretaries of NFPE shall participate

in all Conventions. This is a very major organisational

activity and Circle Secretaries of NFPE Unions/

Associations are expected to plan collectively for the

success of the Conventions.

9. Re-organisation of Postal C-O-C: As part of

organisational measure the Federal Executive of NFPE

also decided to form as well as re-organise the Circle

Postal Co-Coordinating Committees under the new by-

laws to be finalized by the Federal Secretariat soon.

The importance of C-O-C is that it can only play the

role of a unifier and organizer of successful movement.

It was decided that the Circle Secretaries and

Circle Presidents of all affiliated Circle Unions/

Associations of NFPE and also the GDS Union

shall be the members of the re-organised Postal

C-O-C. The members of the C-O-C will elect the

Office Bearers of the C-O-C viz the President,

Convener and the Treasurer during the state level

convention mentioned above.

10. GDS Committee: The Federal Executive

noted that FNPO and some other Unions submitted

Memorandum to Nataraja Murti Committee and that

the AIPEDEU GDS Union also directed all members

to submit memorandum to Nataraja Murt i

Committee through the SSPOs after holding

demonstrations etc. In this background the

Federal Executive of NFPE unanimously

decided that the detailed Memorandum on

GDS issues already prepared by the NFPE

should be submitted to the VI Pay Commission

along with our observations as to why we are

submitting it to the Sixth Pay Commission.

11. Unity of Regular employees and GDS: The

Federal Executive of NFPE noted with concern that

despite the earnest efforts taken by the Secretary

General and the General Secretary P3, the General

Secretary of GDS Union continue to publish anti-NFPE

write ups in the union journal. The Executive endorsed

the Secretary General's presentation that the GDS

Union should create a conducive atmosphere for


unity by withdrawing its letter of objection

submitted to the Secretary [P] over the outcome

of the 7th Federal Council and take out the NFPE

from the list of respondents from all its pending

court cases.

12. PSS Group 'B': The Federal Executive has

noted that the issue of PSS Group B examination in

relation to the subjects pending in the old

departmental council JCM was discussed between

the General Secretaries of P3, R3, Admn Unions.

While it was resolved that we should demand

appropriate increase of share in PSS Group B posts

in consonance with the surrendering of 1/3rd

promotional avenue to IPO posts and to modify the

eligibility of PAs/SAs to write the competitive

examination on completion of 20 years service

irrespective of their status. It was resolved further that

the issue would be discussed with the General

Secretary of Postal Accounts also by other General

Secretaries and then a uniform stand would be

projected by the Federation before the Department

for settlement.

13. WFTU / UNI: The Federal Executive noted that

the NFPE has participated in the recently held Asia

Pacific Regional Conference of World Federation of

Trade Unions in New Delhi. NFPE is a member of

the Trade Union International [TUI], which is affiliated

to the WFTU. The invitation extended by the Union

Network International [UNI], another world body of

trade unions in which most of the Postal and

Telecommunications Unions are members, was

considered. We also noted that in the past also

NFPE has attended the international seminars

organised by them on invitation. It was therefore

resolved that while we continue to associate with the

TUI and WFTU, we can accept the invitation of UNI

and participate in the future meetings of UNI for which

we are invited by UNI and to explore the possibility of

pursuing the common struggle at the international

arena.

14. German Study Tour: The Federal Executive

noted that for the first time the Department of Posts is

taking the representatives of staff side to an

international study tour and welcomed the move. The

Executive noted that some General Secretaries of

recognized Unions/Associations could not be included

in this tour of Germany. However it was resolved that

the Federation would pursue with the department to

evolve a formula to be adopted in future for such

international tours in which staff side members are

also included.

15. Uniform: On the demand of the P4 Union

[NFPE] the Department has called for opinion on

changing the colour of the uniform. The Federal

Execut ive has decided to seek khaki colour

uniforms instead of blue with good quality terrycot

cloth.

15. Jodhpur Court case: The Executive has

resolved to request Comrade Des Raj Sharma Ex-

Deputy Secretary General to continue to assist the

NFPE in looking after the court case at Jodhpur High

Court in which NFPE is a defendant.

16. Postal Crusader: It has been resolved to fix the

annual subscription of Postal Crusader as Rs.60/- and

individual copy @ Rs.5/- from the issue of January

2008 to meet the escalating cost of printing of the

monthly organ of the Federation. NFPE requests the

branch secretaries to enroll atleast five annual

subscription from each branch union to increase the

circulation of the journal.

16. Solidarity to BSNL Strike: The BSNL

Employees under the banner of United Forum of

BSNL Employees Unions are launching a one-day

strike on 12th December 2007. We remembered with

gratitude that they extended solidarity to the Postal

and CG Employees on 30th October 2007 strike and

whenever we were on strikes. The Federal Executive

of NFPE has therefore resolved to call upon the entire

branches of NFPE to show solidarity to the striking

BSNL Employees by holding solidarity

demonstrations at all our branches on 12th

December 2007.

17. Quota to Confederation: All branches have to

remit their quota to confederation @ 1/- per member

per year in the month of January. The Executive

requests all Affiliated All India Unions/Associations

to ensure remittance of the same to the Confederation

without fail.

Let us get into the task:

Comrades, The task is cut out for all of us bythe higher managing body of the NFPE. Let us takea resolve that al l the decisions would beimplemented with all seriousness to register markedadvancement in the organisational activities at alllevels. The Circle Secretaries are requested that theymay kindly take out copies of this circular of NFPEand send to all divisional and branch secretariesunder their circles.

With Regards,

Comradely Yours

[K.Ragavendran]

Secretary General


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

FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONST-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-110001

No.JCA/2/2007 Dated : 15th December 2007

POSTAL JCA CALL UPON TO LAUNCHPROGRAMME OF ACTION

Dear Comrades/Colleagues,

The Postal Joint Council of Action of NFPE and

FNPO notes with deep concern that the Government

has taken a negative and unjustified stand to deny the

benefit of increase in bonus ceiling for the CG

Employees from 2500/- to 3500/- even after the

amendment of Bonus Act by the Government.

The Postal JCA finds that despite our launching

of a nationwide protest demonstrations last month and

sending of telegrams/savingrams to Hon'ble Finance

Minister as per the call of the Confederation Central

Government Employee, the Government has chosen

to ignore the justified voice of the central government

employees. The Staff Side has been told by the

Secretary (Finance) that the Government has decided

not to extend the above benefit to CG Employees.

The Staff Side has sharply reacted and communicated

that a show down would become inevitable if the

Government don't come forward to settle the issue.

Similarly we could find that the Government has

taken retrograde stand on many issues including lifting

the 5% cap on compassionate appointments. The

CGHS rates in cities except Delhi have been reduced

arbitrarily by the government causing denial lf treatment

to beneficiaries in specialist hospitals; 16 Arbitration

Awards are yet to be accepted by the Government;

and daily rated mazdoors are yet to be regularized.

The Postal JCA of NFPE and FNPO has

therefore decided to endorse and implement the

following call of the Confederation of CG Employees

with the addition of withdrawal of SLP on RRR

Candidates, in a united manner to mobilize the entirety

of the Postal Employees behind the Charter. The 5

point charter of demands is not directly related to 6th

Pay Commission and settlement is over due.

Charter of Demands :

1. Remove 5% cap on Compassionate

Appointment and also withdraw the SLP filed

in the Supreme Court against absorption of RRR

Candidates;

2. Revising Bonus for 2006-07 on account of

revision of ceiling;

3. Regularisation of daily rated workers;

4. Implementation of 16 Arbitration Awards;

5. Enter into MOU with specialist hospitals on

CGHS rates for in-patient treatment and various

pathological tests to cities other than Delhi.

Programme of Action :

1. Badge wearing and mobilization of employees

on 03-01-2008;

2. Relay Dharna from 7th January to 10th Jan,

2008 followed by a March to Lt. General/

Governors/Prime Minister on 11-01-2008 to

present a Memorandum;

3. To take up the issues through a memorandum

with all MPS by the C-O-Cs of the respective

constituencies and by CG Employees Unions.

Where no C-O-C is in existence.

Dear Comrades,

The Postal JCA of NFPE and FNPO once again

call upon the Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries of

all Unions/Associations to make the above programme

a grand success. We request the Circle Secretaries

to circulate this call to their divisional and branch

secretaries, directing them to conduct the programme

of action unitedly by the unions/associations of both

the Federations along with other CG Employees in

their areas.

Let us March ahead to compel the Government

to concede our jsut and legitimate demands.

Comradely Yours,

D.Theagarajan K.Ragavendran

Secy. Gen.-FNPO Secy. Gen. - NFPE


WELL DONE KOLKATA GPO

COMRADES

All India Postal Employees Union Group 'C',Postmen & Group 'D', Kolkata GPO Branch, WestBengal Circle, organized a Voluntary Blood DonationCamp on 23.11.2007 (Friday) at Registration DeliveryDepartment, Kolkata GPO. The Central Blood Bank,Kolkata, conducted the said camp. Director, KolkataGPO, Smt. Sheuli Barman, inaugurated the camp.An interactive seminar on "Blood Donation" was alsoconducted on 21.11.2007 (Wednesday). Lot ofenthusiasm was observed amongst the members ofstaff to make the blood donation camp a success.A total of 76 (seventy six) donors voluntarily donatedtheir blood and amongst them there were 10(ten)ladies. The camp was organized under the activeleadership of Com. Soumen Bandopadhyay,President of the Branch Union and Com.Sachidananda Biswas, Secretary of the BranchUnion. Com. Janardan Majumder, Circle Secretary,P-III, West Bengal Circle and Com. Nirmal ChandraDey, Circle Secretary, P-IV, West Bengal Circle,also attended the camp and gave valuable speechto encourage the blood donors.

Well done Comrades.

vvvvv In 60 years we have never solved the land

issues.

vvvvv Over 85% rural households are either

landless, sub marginal, marginal or farmers.

vvvvv The average monthly per capita expenditure

(MPCE) of the Indian farm household is Rs. 503.

This is the National average, mixing giant landlords

and tiny landholders. About 60% of this Rs.503 is

spent on food. There are countless households for

whom the MPCE is not Rs. 503, but only Rs. 225.

vvvvv The lower 50% of the rural households owe

only 3.5% of the total land ownership. Whereas

the top ten per cent of rural house hold own well

over 50% of the lands.

vvvvv Today, the direction of policy on farming is

simple in it's main idea. To take Agriculture out of

the hands of farmers and place it firmly in the hands

of large corporations.

vvvvv The price of cotton that our farmers gets,

collapses by the season. Over a million bales of

US cotton, with huge subsidies attached to it, was

dumped in 2001-02. This not challenged. Duties

are not raised.

vvvvv Govt. tells us over 1, 12,000 farmers have

committed suicide since 1993. These suicides are

driven by debt.

(Hindu. 09.08.07)

RURAL INDIA

PROGRAMME OF STATE CONVENTIONSSouth/South West

1. Andhra - 5-2-08 (Vijayawada)

2. Tamilnadu - 6-2-08 (Chennai)

3. Karnataka - 7-2-08 (Bangalore)

4. Kerala - 8-2-08 (Calicut)

5. Maharashtra - 10-2-08 (Mumbai)

East/North

6. Delhi - 4-3-08 (Delhi)

7. Orissa - 6-3-08 (Cuttack)

8. West Bengal - 7-3-08 (Kolkata)

9. Assam - 9-3-08 (Guwahati)

10. North East - 11.3.08 (Shillong)

11. Jharkhand - 13.3.08 (Ranchi)

12. Bihar - 14.3.08 (Patna)

13. U.P. - 15.3.08 (Lucknow)

14. M.P. - 18.3.08 (Bhopal)

15. Chattisgarh - 19.3.08 (Raipur)

North West/West

16. Uttarakhand - 23.3.08 (Dehradun)

17. H.P. - 24.3.08 (Shimla)

18. Punjab - 25.3.08 (Chandigarh)

19. Haryana - 26.3.08 (Ambala)

20. J & K - 27.3.08 (Jammu)

21. Rajasthan - 29.3.08 (Jaipur)

22. Gujarat - 30.3.08 (Ahmedabad)


"Recent Supreme Court verdicts militate

against interests of working class".Memorandum submitted to Chief Justice of India

The Labour Law Practitioners' Association hasexpressed concern at the recent trend of SupremeCourt decisions going against the interests of thepeople as well as the apex court.

In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Justiceof India, Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, who was inChennai last week, the association listed severaljudgements and said they had "emboldened employersand strengthened the coffers of private entrepreneurs,leaving working people in a state of distress."

The memorandum, signed by the associationpresident, N.G.R. Prasad, said: "It is unfortunatethat recently the Supreme Court has directed theformation of a larger Bench to reconsider the famousBangalore Water Supply Board case rendered in1978, which every right thinking citizen thought hadsettled what is an 'industry' under the IndustrialDisputes Act."

But now, the court had "exhibited undueanxiety for the employers, "and had stated thatoveremphasis on the right of the workers and thecurtailment of the rights of the employers toorganise their business had resulted in largerindustrial claims, it said. "These observations ofthe Supreme Court had a debilitating effect onthe minds of the workers. These observations arenot in tune with the Constitution, but in tune withthe economic policy of Liberalisation,Privatisation, and Globalisation, shortly knownas LPG."

Pointing out that the order did not refer toconstitutional promises, Mr. Prasad said: "That itis not the Preamble and the Directive Principlesof State Policy, which is their goal, but theeconomic policies of LPG that matters, is clearfrom the other recent judgements of the SupremeCourt."

While the earlier orders of the Supreme Courthad stated in "unmistakable terms" that contractlabour was an exploitative system and should be putan end to, now the court quashed a 1976 notificationabolishing contract labour. The court has said that"employees will have no right to automatic absorption,but will have to stand in the que for fresh employmentalong with others, exept that they may be entitled tosome preference in the matter of direct employment.

But there is no guarantee of employment on abolition.They would lose even the little employment that theyhad, before contract labour was abolished.

'Judicial retreat'

A further 'judicial retreat' had come in the formof Umadevi's case, where the Supreme Court held thatif a person had not been recruited by following therules relating to normal recruitment, then he wouldnot be entitled to any regularisation, no matter howmany years he had worked or even if he had workedon low wages. "Therefore the supreme Court puts apremium on the employers who had employed a personwithout following the recruitment process for years,"Mr. Prasad said in the memorandum.

Section 11-A of the ID Act, which empoweredtribunals to give relief to workers, had been"judicially repealed" he said, adding. "Now theSupreme Court has held that even if a dismissal isnot justified, the employee cannot claim back wages.Even in the matter of illegal retrenchment, theSupreme Court had made it clear that reinstatementis not the normal rule as held earlier. Now thequestion of a poor worker, who had been dismissed,getting relief in courts has become a little tooremote.

"The working class feels totally disarmed intoday's world of Liberalisation, where they areexposed to long hours, low wages and insecurityof employment. It is at this hour, the Supreme Courtis expected to give a helping hand to the workingpeople. Far from it, they are emphasising the rightsof employers against whom employees areexpected to be protected," the memorandum said.

"With growing liberalisation andprivatisation and the system becoming moreexploitative, the people tend to strike. Even thisminimal democratic expression has been soughtto be put an end to by the Supreme Court in T.K.Rengarajan Case, where nearly 2.5 lakhsemployees were dismissed without inquiry whentheir existing benefits were sought to be takenaway by holding that employees have no right tostrike even if it is justified. This reminds us all ofOliver Twist being turned out of Poor Law homefor asking for more," it added.

(Courtesy : The Hindu, 08.11.2007)


LETTERS TO DEPARTMENT

Letter No.P/2-2/Cachar Dated : 02.11.2007 addressed

to the Secretary, Department of Post

lllll Arbitary downgradation of Cachar division

in Assam Circle.

The Circle office has caused instructions to

downgrade the Cachar division from class I to Group

B and Silchar HPO from Gazetted to HSG I due to

Categories SSP Cachar Division SSP Kamrup SSRM RMS (GH)

Division Division

HPO 3 Nos 2 Nos Ghy stg

Gazetted P O 1 Nos 1 Nos Ghy RMS

HOS 3 Nos 1 Nos SRO Rangia

SOS 103 Nos 76 Nos SRO New Bongaigao

BOS 504 Nos 225 Nos SRO North Lakhimpur

ESOs 4 Nos Nil TMO Tezpur

P&T Dispensary 1 Nos 2 Nos

Postal Sub Division 7 Nos 3 Nos

It may mentioned here that the Cachar Postal Division comprises of 4 district namely Cachar, Hailakandi,

N.C. Hill., and Karimganj which is in the international border with Bangladesh with area covered by the SSP

and population as per 2001census is mentioned below.

Sr. No. Name of District Area Covered (Sq KM) Population in lakh

(2001 Census)

1 Cachar 3798 14,73,156

2 Karimganj 1812 10,28,688

3 Hailakan 1491 6,69,986

4 N. C. Hill 4893 1,79,189

5 Total 11994 33,69,019

Under the above comparison it may be brought

to your kind notice that a total of more than 1500

employees are under the administrative control of Sr.

Supdt. of Post office and if the proposed down gradation

is implemented it would sent a wrong message.

While in the case of Silchar Head Post Office

which is the second biggest Post Office in the Assam

implementation of Fifth cadre review of officers.

The Cachar Postal Division is the biggest

division in the Assam Circle with maximum out turn

annually. A comparatively study of above (Class I)

division in the Assam Circle shows that the down

gradation of Cachar division is with out any reasonable

justification.

Categories Account Categories Account Categories Account

S/B A/C 97,170 Nos R/D A/C 74,151 Nos T/D A/C 17,731

Holder Holder Holder

Circle which was upgraded to the status of Sr. Post

Master from the Postmaster in the year 1984 looking

into its transaction which has increased drastically

along with the increase in population with in the

municipality area the statistical data shows that the

down gradation of the Silchar Head Post Office is also

not at all justified.

Categories Account Categories Account Categories Account

MIS A/C 21,795 Nos PPF A/C 1,387 Nos NSS & SCSS 619

Holder Holder


In addition to the above data the transaction in term of

other Postal service may be presumed by the growing

population and logic and norms by which the office

was upgraded earlier. Even the sanctioned staff

strength of the Silchar Head Post Office show that a

total of 141 employees are working under the control

of Sr. Postmaster (Gazetted) with 56 S.O.s and some

branches in two shift. A Silchar town which is growing

fast in area and population a Class II Gazetted officer

is required in the Silchar Head Post Office to maintain

the administrative and Public relationship to settle all

the claims of the customer and a class I officer for the

Division for prompt decision making in the

administrative line.

It is learnt that the Chief PMG has also sent

proposal to modify the down gradation and there is

scope to downgrade one post in the circle office.

It is therefore requested to reconsider and

withdraw the down gradation orders of both the division

& HO immediately.

A line in reply about the action taken in highly

solicited.Letter No. P/4-1 Dated- 03.11.2007 addressed to the

Secretary, Department of Post

lllll Non Settlement or improvement in the

assured items- protracted delay in causing orders-

request personal intervention.

A kind attention is invited to the discussions

we had on 28.9.07 and the directions, you had given

to the DDG (P) in our presence in resolving the burning

following issues.

1. LSG, HSG II & HSG I Promotions:

While we discussed about the non completionof LSG Promotion process in many Circles like Bihar,U.P. Gujarat, Rajasthan, A. P. etc, and also nonaccording due HSG II & HSG I promotions, you haveinformed that a cut off date will be fixed and all theDPS & APMG staff will be invited and sort out all thepending issues. No improvement could be seen. Theposition remains static.

It is also instructed to the DDG (P) to deputeone of the officers to Orissa Circle to sort out themistakes in notional promotion. The assurance givenin April 07 to depute Director (SPN) to rectify themistakes in notional promotion has not yet beenhonoured. The senior officials are retiring every month

with out availing any benefits.

2. Filling up of Residual Vacancies

During discussions, you have directed the DDG

(P) to cause immediate instructions to all circle heads

to fill up all the pending residual vacancies irrespective

of the years of unfilled and there is no need to obtain

revival sanction etc to fill up such posts. No instruction

has been emanated from your office so far. The Circle

Heads are taking a ruse under seeking clarifications

for their inaction to fill up the residual vacancies.

This serious issue is being delayed despite your

assurances and instructions.

3. Fixing incentive to WUMT services etc.

It was assured to fix incentive for the works like

Western Union money transfer, processing of Pass

Port applications, I.M.O etc. it was also assured to

instruct all the circle heads to fix incentive at the time

of introduction of any new service and supply the copy

of the instruction to Unions. We could see no

improvement in the assurance.

4. Shortage of Staff

It was assured on 28.09.07 to formulate a new

scheme of engaging retired postal employees to

manage the shortage of staff with fixed remuneration.

Similarly it was assured to issue instructions

to all the circle heads to grant OTA to manage the

shortage in the Post offices.

It was assured to revise the LGO exam syllabus

and conduct a special exam in Nov'07 to fill up the

Vacant Posts.

It is constrained to note that no order is issued

in these three vital issues confronting the Postal

employees at base levels.

5. Withdrawal of irregular order dt 21.05.07

on declination of LSG

While requesting to withdraw the order dt.

21.05.07 on declining the regular LSG Promotion

affecting BCR, you have agreed that LSG is the regular

promotion and TBOP & BCR are financial upgradation

and the order is the arbitary and instructed the DDG

(P) to withdraw the instruction.

This has not been implemented far.

In short, all the assurances and directions to

DDG (P) you have given on 28.09.07 have not been

carried out or implemented and we are very much fed

up over the inordinated delay in mitigating the genuine

grievances of the staff which were agreed for settlement

in April 2007 itself. The staff are very much agitated

and it causes a concern.

It is once again requested kindly cause

appropriate action and orders on all the above items

without any further delay.

A line in reply about the action taken is highly

solicited.


Letter No.P/2-18/Rajasthan Cle Dated :03.11.2007

addressed to the Member (P) Department of Post

lllll Non-issue of LSG promotion (notional)

orders-Case of Rajasthan Circle.

It is brought to our notice that in Rajasthan

Circle, all the vacant LSG Posts have been filled up

with prospective effect and notional promotion as per

the instruction contained in Directorate letter no. 137-

4/2006-SPB I dt. 22.05.07 has not been carried out.

Despite clear instruction in the order cited in

Para Supra that a critical review may be carried out to

ensure notional promotions by the Head of the divisions

in the LSG upto the year 2002 and vacancies which

arose after the notification of RR Rules notified on

7.2.02 till 17.5.06 shall be filled up in terms of provisions

of R. R Rules 2002.

The notional promotion is not an one time

exercise and it should be applied as per the spirit of

instructions contained in letter dt. 22.05.07. Whereas

the Chief PMG, Rajasthan Circle has caused LSG

promotion with prospective effect.

It is therefore requested to cause necessary

instructions to the Chief PMG, Rajasthan Circle to

rectify the mistake and recast the notional LSG

promotion as per the directorate instructions.


solicited.

Letter No. P/2-8/HP Cle Dated : 03.11.2007 addressed

to the Secretary, Department of Post

lllll Joint memorandum by Circle Unions

against Sri Kushan Vashishat, then SSPOs, Simla-

reg.

The copy of the Joint Memorandum submitted

by all the Circle Unions of Himachal Pradesh Circle

against the corrupt and Maladministration of the then

SSPOs, Simla Sri Kushal Vashishat addressed to the

Chief Postmaster General, Himachal circle which is

exhaustive on the subject is enclosed herewith for your

deterrent action.

The Chief PMG, H.P. Circle on receipt of thememorandum has instituted a thorough probe on theallegations and the enquiry is in progress. Whereas,it is learnt that the said officer has been promoted andposted to Chandigarh in the midst of enquiry. When aprima facia case is there and instituted an enquiry bythe Chief PMG, it is not known that how this officerhas been promoted to next higher cadre. This hascauses a serious concern in H.P. Circle.

It is needless to say that to create the

confidence, sense of sincerity, honesty and devotion

to duty amongst the Postal employees/officer, the

department must refrain in promoting and rewarding

such officers whose conduct has been challenged and

under clouds.

It is requested to take appropriate action and

order to continue the enquiry by keeping the promotion

orders issued to the said officer in abeyance.


solicited

Letter No. P/4-4 Dated : 03.11.2007 addressed to

the Secretary, Department of Post

lllll System managers- Grievances- request

settlement.

It is brought to our notice that the system

managers who are imparting training to employees at

the work place Training centre which are running

regional level are not being paid with any Teaching/

Coaching allowance. They may be paid with Teaching

Allowance.

In many divisions, the divisional head are

restricting the ceiling limit of Road mileage Allowance

to System's Manager which is practically impossible.

Since the system adminstrations have to travel long

distances to attend the problems at SOS, the

restriction of mileage allowance is unfair and arbitary.

At present, there is no working norms fixed to

system managers. Suitable work norms may be

considered. Similarly, there is no clear cut guidelines

from the directorate about the duties and

responsibilities of the Systems Managers. This should

be evolved and circulated.


solicited.

Letter No. P/2-17/Bhatinda Dated : 20.11.2007

addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts

lllll Sale of Punjab State Mahalaxmi BumperLottary Tickets through Post Offices-case ofPunjab Circle.

It is constrained to note that the Chief PMG,Punjab Circle has started sale of Punjab StateMahalaxmi Bumper Lottery Tickets through all HOs,SOs & BOs with effect from 15.10.07.

It is much painful to see that the Chief PMGstated that he desired to introduce the sale of LotteryTickets through Post offices only to ensure easyavailability of the State Lotteries to the general public.In many states Lottery Tickets have been banned asit deceive the gullible public. It is still termed asauthorised gambling in many parts of our country.

There should be some ethics and morale in the


functioning of the Post office and its work. Such works

like sale of Lottery tickets, sale of 'Nirodh' etc will mar

the image of the department and the staff feel that

such kind of work will lower the dignity and their image.

We record our strong protest over these kinds of retail

business.

It is requested to withdraw the scheme at once

and cause instructions to all circle heads to desist

such kind of business work in the Post offices.


solicited.

Letter No. P/2-1/Hyd. South East Dated : 20.11.2007


lllll Immediate shifting of OGH PO in Hyderabad

South East Division.

It is brought to our notice that recently the

largest mortuary in the twin cities of Hyderabad has

been shifted to Osmania General Hospital just nearby

the Post office is functioning.

Abovminable fowl smell is imminating from the

mortuary and the soiled waste which are being dumped

in front of the post office. A total Unhygenie condition

is prevailing in the Post office and causing health

hazards to the officials.

Despite the Circle administration visited the site

and assured to shift the PO, after realising that none

can sit for on hour continuously due to the horrible

foul smell imminating from the mortuary and the solid

waste, nothing has been done since six months. The

staff are very much frustrated and agitated.

It is therefore requested to cause immediate

action to provide better service condition to the official

working in the said post office forthwith.

Soliciting response,

Letter No. P/4-1/Staff Dated : 20.11.07 addressed to

the Secretary, Department of Post

lllll Improve the quality of delivery of mails and

effective Supervision by PRI (P)s.

It is brought to our notice that the Secretary

Department of Posts had issued a D.O. letter vide No.

3-39/2007- PG. Dt. 05.10.07. addressed to all Circle

Heads in which he directed them to create a pool of

PA/SA cadre officials so as to attend Court Cases on

behalf of the department.

The intention and the move initated is nothing

but to make free the over burden PRI (P) officials so

that they may hence forth attend promptly for ensuring

efficiency in Mail Transmission/ Delivery network

instead of attending court cases on behalf of the

department as they are currently doing. It has also

been instructed in the same D.O. letter that a pool of

such PA/SA cadre officials be now onwards attached

to divisional office/regional office/ Circle office.

The gesture of the Secretary so as to relieve

the overburden PRI (P)s is welcome. However as per

the statutory rules framed by the Department, it is the

personal duty of the ASPOs or IPO cadre officers/

officials to represent the Department in the court of

law in both cognisable & non cognisable cases vide

rule 172- A III of Postal Manual volume V- 'Rule on

institution of criminal proceedings."

Thus, the engagement of PA/SA cadre officials

so as to attend court cases is totally in contradiction

with the existing statutory rules of the Department.

Furthermore in the prevailing acute shortage of

staff in PA/SA cadre, this will generate further shortage.

Above all, the PA/SA cadre officials are not having

any kind of experience/Knowledge in Indian Penal

Code, Code on Criminal procedure, Indian Evidence

Act etc so as to represent the Department in the court

of law or in different forums. In case if the court case

is not represented properly and the Department looses

any litigation and has to pay fine, the department may

also try to fix up responsibility on the shoulder of PA/

SA cadre officials representing the Department in the

said Court/Forum. As such, there is ample scope to

penalise PA/SA cadre officials for such omission for

which he can never be held responsible under the

purview of the existing statutory rules.

It is therefore requested to kindly fix up the

responsibility of court attendance etc in favour of the

Divisional Superintendent/ASPO/IPO cadre officers/

officials as is laid down in the statutory rules.

A line in reply is highly solicited.

Letter No. P/2-4/Durg Ho Dated : 20.11.2007


lllll Non Posting of SB qualified officials in SB

branch at Durg HO in Chatisgargh Circle.

It is brought to our notice that the following

officials who have passed SB aptitude Test have not

been considered for posting in SB branch since three

years whereas unqualified officials are being deployed

in SB/SC branch of Durg H.O.

1. Shri. P.S. Netam, SPM, Rajnandgaon Stadium

2. Shri. M.L. Bhocer, PA, Dongargaon.

3. Shri. A.M. Kannurkar, SPM, SAF lines, Bhilai:

4. Shri R.L. Verma, PA, Durg HO.

Apart from the above Shri S.P. Saha, PA.


Rajnandgaon HO and the divisional Treasurer of this

union who passed SB aptitude exam has applied for

transfer under immunity transfer and also to SB branch

Durg. Similary the divisional Secretary Shri V.K.

Agarwal PA, C.C. Bhilai who is also a SB qualified

official applied for transfer to Durg HO as S.B. P.A.

All the officials have already represented to

DPS, Raipur and their cases have not been considered

so far.

It is requested to intervene and render justice

to the aggrieved eligible officials who are deprived of

their dues.


solicited.

Letter No. P/2-22/Midnapore Dated : 22.11.07


lllll Conveyance of cash with police escort-

Problems there on.

The present limit for conveyance of cash is not

commensurate with the requirement in many offices

and the SPMs are unauthorisedly remitting more cash

beyond the limit to the cash offices in order to clear

the surplus by taking risks.

The Police authorities, in general, do not come

for escort for such cash remittances and thus the

remittance of cash become more risky. Our earlier

request to insure the cash remittances of Post offices

has not so for been considered and decided.

In Midnapore, the Police authorities are

enquiring the Quantum of cash to be conveyed and if

the amount crosses lakhs, they are providing escorts.

Recently, the SPM, Khargpur in Midnapore division

has been charge sheeted by the SSPOs under Rule

16 for merely intimating the quantum of cash to be

remitted to the Police authorities. This causes a

concern.

The following things have to be decided at the

earliest.

1. The present cash limit should be enhanced up toone lakh per individiual.

2. Cash collection van should be arranged in allbigger towns and the officials should be asked totake unwarranted risks in cash remittances.

3. Insuring the remittance amount be explored.

4. The officials should not be penalised or broughtunder contributory factor for the cash if any theftor lost beyond the capacity of the official who is

engaged for the cash remittance.

It is requested to consider the above and cause

appropriate orders early.


solicited.

Letter No. P/2-22/Midnapore Dated : 22.11.07


lllll Posting of Permanent divisional head to

Midnapore division in West Bengal Circle.

It is brought to our notice that there is no

permanent SSPOs posted in the said division since

two years. The officers, who have been posted for two

or three months during these periods, took no initiate

to discuss and settle the divisional problems. It further

hampers all types of developmental activities and

progress in the business aspects.


instructions to the Chief PMG, West Bengal to post a

permanent hand as the divisional head immediately

to this division.

Soliciting response.

Letter No. P/2-22/Sikkim Dated : 22.11.07 addressed

to the Secretary, Department of Posts

lllll Provision of Heaters etc to the Pos in

Darjeeling & Sikkim divisions in West Bengal

Circle.

The officials working in Darjeeling & Sikkim

divisions are facing lot of problems during winter season

where the mercury remains minus 4 or 5 degree

celecious.

The heating arrangements as provided in NE

Circle has not been provided in any Post offices in

both the divisions due to inadequate allotment of funds

for this purpose.

It is requested to provide adequate funds and

provide necessary heating arrangements to the POs

situated in Darjeeling and Sikkim Divisions.


solicited.

Letter No. P/2-15/Shillong Dated : 22.11.07


lllll Payment of licence fee for the Quarters

allotted to R JCM at Shillong in N.E. Circle.

Ref: This Union letter of even no dt. 17.11.07.

Anent reference, it is rather constrained to note

that the Chief PMG, NE Circle has asked the Secretary,

RJCM, to vacate the Quarters allotted for RJCM as

the quarters are meant for needy staff and cannot be

used for any purpose. Further, she informed that the

staff side can hold their meetings in the canteen or

Recreation Hall.


This is nothing but to create provocation and

unrest in the region. Earlier, the Staff side Secretary has

been asked to pay double the licence fee as penal rate.

It is requested to intervene immediately and

direct to withdraw such instructions and maintain

transquility with the service unions.

Letter No. P/2-17/Bhatinda Dated : 22.11.07 addressed


lllll Non drawal of due HRA to the officiating

Postmaster, Bhatinda, Ho in Punjab Circle- C/o

Smt Balwinder Kaur BCR PA.

Ref: (i) This Union letter of even no. dt. 14.02.2007

(ii)Yr. Letter no. 4-16/2007-PAP dt. 05.03.07

Apropos reference, I wish to draw your kind

attention that after your intervention, the due HRA for

three months had been sanctioned by the SSPOs

Bhatinda and thereafter there is no action in this regard.

According to the Directorate orders vide letter

no. 10-4/2003- Bldg dt 06.05.03, the power of

suspension of Quarters has been vested with the Circle

head.

Neither the SSPOs, Bhatinda has sent proposal

for suspension of quarters beyond three months to

Circle head nor the Chief PMG, Punjab Circle has

initiated action and mitigated the griveance of the

official by according the suspension of Quarters for

the remaining Period.

Further it is most painful that the official has

been denied due officiating pay which is against to

the statutory rules and faced loss in emoluments due

to her officiation in higher post due to non drawal of

HRA.


orders in this regard and arrange to pay the dues to

the official at the earliest.

Letter No. P/2-22/Tamluk Dated : 22.11.07 addressed


lllll Fixing of Uniform rate of incentive for

computerised work in POs.

The Chief PMG, West Bengal Circle has fixed

Rs. 0.50 per S. B. data entry work for creation of

Accounts and Rs. 0.15 for the subsequent posting of

deposit/Withdrawal for the computerised work.

The order did not contain about the quantum of

incentive to the supervisors and also for other works.

The arrangement is made by the Circle to manage the

acute shortage of staff.

If similar kind of orders is issued at Directorate

level for the uniform application of the same besides

fixing due incentive for supervisory work and also other

works, it will be purposeful to manage the existing

shortage and also to avoid pendancy of work.

It is therefore requested to consider the same

and cause orders at the earliest.

Letter No. P/4-11/Strike Period Dated : 22.11.07


lllll Treatment of Strike Period - regarding.

The operative portion of the DOPT orders

contained in OM. No. 41016/1(S)- Estt(B) dt. 01.05.91,

circulated by the Directorate vide its letter No. 51/ 10-

91 SPB II dt. 31.07.91 & again vide No 8-8/2001 SR

dt. 08.01.02 about treating of Strike period of CG

employees, is interalia:-

"It is not enough that the employees attend the

place of work. The must put in the work allotted to

them. It is for the work and not for the mere attendance

that the wages/Salaries are paid."

"It is clear that wages are payable only if

contract employments fulfilled and not otherwise.

Hence, when the workers do not put in the allotted

work or refuse to do it, they would not be entitled to

the wages proportionately."

The staff side of the RJCM Maharastra Circle

has taken this issue and requested action as per para

supra against the employees who attended duty but

not carried out any work on 14.12.06. The decision

has arrived in the RJCM to cause instructions to all

regional heads to take action accordingly.

Since, this is applicable to all, it is requested

to cause uniform application of the orders in all Circles

Letter No. P/2-13/Maharastra Cle Dated : 22.11.07


lllll Periodical meeting with PMG (FP & Mktg),

Mumbai - reg.

Consequent upon the upgradation of Director,

Foreign Post to Postmaster General (FP & mktg), the

periodical meetings are not conducted in Maharastra

Circle. This has resulted in accumulation of staff

problems.

When the issue was discussed in the RCM,

the Chief PMG had replied that it is yet to decide that

the status of the Foreign Post whether to function as

Circle or other wise and decide about the periodical

meetings.

It is requested to cause instructions to grant

Bimonthly meeting with PMG FP & Mktg to Circle

Union and monthly meeting with the Director incharge

of Foreign Post for the divisional Union which is in


practice in other circles.


Letter No. P/4-11/Trade Union Dated : 22.11.07


lllll Irregular grant of Trade Union facilities to

Postal Supervisors Association-case of Punjab

Circle.

It is brought to our notice that the Chief PMG,

Punjab Circle of Chandigarh has granted trade union

facilities to the All India Postal Supervisors Association

of Punjab Circle vide his letter No. Union/11-19/07 dt.

14.907. contrary to the rulings on the subject.

There is no membership for the said Association

as per the declarations submitted as on 30.04.07 in

all the divisions.

The circle association has been formed recently

without any membership.

The Circle Treasurer Sri Yashpal, LSG PA

Jalandhar City has given letter to Sr. PM Jalandhar on

06.08.07 stating that he has been elected as Circle

Treasurer of the said association and hence stop the

recovery of his subscription to National Union. These

is no such provision to stop recovery in between the

financial year and becoming member of other Union.

Similar is the case of Sri Dalip Kumar Chopra,

the Circle Secretary of the said association who

withdraw his membership from National Union on

06.08.07 after his election as Circle Secretary. The

copy of the letters are enclosed for ready reference.

It is therefore requested to cause instructions

to Chief PMG Punjab Circle to withdraw the recognition

mistakenly accorded to the said association and avoid

such occurrences in future.

Soliciting immediate action.

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

addressed to the DDG (P), Department of Post

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/2-19/Salem East Dated : 30.11.2007


lllll Revision of Fee for issuing Postal identity

card.

At present, a meagre sum of Rs. 9/- in the shape

of postage stamp is being collected for issue of Postal

identity card which is largely used by the public for

availing Pass Port etc.

The fee requires revision. The fee is not

commensurating with the cost of work like application,

cost of Identity Card, verification etc and this may be

fixed as Rs. 100/- as charge. The amount can be

collected by issuing ACG 67 receipt.

It is requested to consider the suggestion and

intimate the decision at the earliest.

Letter No. P/2-22/CSD Kolkata Dated : 17.11.2007


lllll Non attending Civil work and electrical

work-case of Circle Stamp Depot building at

kolkata in West Bengal Circle.

It is brought to our notice that no civil or

Electrical work has been carried out for the existing

building since 1986.

The present dilapidated condition of the building

may cause any serious accident at any time.

It is requested to cause necessary instruction

to the Circle head to carry out the civil and Electrical

maintenance work forthwith to avoid any such

occurrence.

Soliciting response.

Letter No. P/2-22/CSD Kolkata Dated : 17.11.2007


lllll Fixing Norms/ Time Factors to Circle Stamp

Depot.

Since creation of Circle Stamp Depots during1979, no norms has been fixed so far to justify theworkload and staff strength. Merely the staff fromneighbouring divisions are being deployed and theposts are maintained with out any justifiedaugmentation.

It is therefore requested to fix work norms tothe C.S.D and augment adequate posts at the earliest.

A line in reply about the action taken is highlysolicited.


Letter No. P/2-7/Hisar Dated : 17.11.2007 addressed


lllll Holding of DPC for ASPOS cadre- case of

Haryana Circle.

Out of 38 ASPOs Posts available in Haryana

Circle, 21 Inspector Posts are officiating as ASPOS.

Resultantly, the Postal Assts have been officiating in

Inspector Post Vacancies. These vacancies are not

brought under regular Inspector vacancy due to non-

holding of DPC for ASPOs cadre in the Circle.

This has resulted in denial of chances in writing

the inspector posts exams to the deserving candidates

besides keeping the PA posts vacant due to the

continuous officiation.


instructions to the Chief PMG, Haryana Circle to hold

the DPC and fill up all the vacant ASPOs Posts duly

declaring the actual vacancies in inspector Posts for

the ensuing exam.


Letter No. P/2-7/Hisar Dated : 17.11.2007 addressed


lllll Non holding of regular DPC for LSG & HSG

II promotions-case of Haryana Circle.

It is brought to our notice that the process of

notional LSG and regular LSG has not been carried

out after 2004 despite several instructions from your

office.

Resultantly, the due HSG II promotions have

not been accorded in the absence of notional

promotions granted to LSG cadre. No formal action

has been initiated in many divisions and also the Circle

office to compete the notional promotion to LSG and

convening DPCs for HSG II & HSG I promotions. This

causes a serious concern.

It is therefore requested to intervene and ensure

immediate release of notional promotions as per the

checklist prescribed by the Directorate and to take

action to arrest such kind of lethargy in disposing staff

promotion issues.

Letter No. P/2-13/Satara Dated : 17.11.2007 addressed


lllll Grant of incentive for acceptance of MSEB

bills at Pos - case of Maharastra Circle

Despite the assurance that whenever a new

business product is introduced incentive will be fixed

for the staff, the Chief PMG, Maharastra Circle has

not fixed any incentive for acceptance of Electricity

bills in the Post Office.

It is pertinent to mention that for such similar

work, the incentive at the rate of 0.50 Paise per bill has

been fixed in Madhya Pradesh, Uttranchal Circle etc.

It is therefore requested to Cause necessary

instructions to Maharastra Circle to fix similar incentive

amount at once with retrospective effect and also to

ensure the fixing of remuneration for any work

introduced under business Post by all Circle heads.


solicited.

Letter No. P/2-3/West Champaran Dated : 17.11.2007


lllll Non-according Notional LSG Promotion-

case of Bihar Circle.

It is rather dismayed to note that despite your

assurances to fix cut off date to sort out the issues

prevailing in grant of notional promotion, this has not

been implemented in most of the circles.

To cite an instance, no action has so been

taken by the circle administration, Bihar to grant

notional promotion to LSG, HSG II etc and all seniors

are retired without any due benefits. Adding salt to

injury, the Chief PMG Bihar circle instead of releasing

the notional promotion in LSG and fix seniority on

notional basis to the seniors has caused orders to

FTP qualified officials of 2004 promoting them to HSG

I on adhoc basis. This causes total resentment amidst

the senior officials.

It is requested to intervene immediately and set

right matters in this sensitive and serious issue as if

fire on the house.

Your immediate action is highly solicited.

Letter No. P/2-15/ NE Circle Dated : 17.11.2007


lllll Payment of licence fee for the quarters

allotted RJCM, at Shillong in N. E. Circle.

It is rather constrained to note that the ChiefPMG N E Circle has directed the Secretary, Staff sideRJCM to deposit Rs. 366/- per month (i.e.) double therate of normal licence fee from Dec' 2005.

Since the Regional JCM is part & parcel of thenegotiating machinery at circle level, there is no needto pay any licence fee for the accommodation allottedto staff side to function. Moreover this is not in practicein any other circle too. This causes a concern.

It is therefore requested to cause suitableinstructions in this regard and withdraw the letter ofthe circle administration demanding double the rate oflicence fee from the staff side as if it is an irregular

occupation.



solicited.

Letter No. P/2-13/Kolhapur Dated :17.11.2007


lllll Representation against rejection of

medical reimbursement claim- C/o Sri Y. V.

Gorwade, Accountant, O/o the SSPOs, Kolhapur

division in Maharastra Circle.

Ref: (i) This union letter of even no dt. 02.04.07.

(ii) Yr. Letter no. 21-38/2005- medical dt

15.05.07

Apropos reference, I wish to inform that the bills

mentioned in our letter dt 02.04.07 have not been paid

so far. Since the son of the said official met with two

road accidents one after another and got admitted in

private hospitals by the public, the official could not

observe the procedures as mentioned in Rules. This

is clearly an exceptional case.

It is requested to kindly consider the case on

humanitarian grounds and cause necessary orders for

the reimbursement of the claims.


Letter No. P/2-1/Nellore Dated : 04.12.2007 addressed

to the Secretary, Department of Posts,

Non-supply of medicines in time by Postal

Dispensary, Nellore - reg.

The joint memorandum submitted to the

Postmaster General, Vijayawada region by all the

divisional unions of Nellore division on the subject is

enclosed herewith for appropriate action.

The memorandum itself self explanatory and

exhaustive. The officials could not have proper treatment

since May 2007 and they could not get proper medicines

due to non visit of incharge of Guntur dispensary. This

causes resentment amidst the officials.

It is therefore requested to cause appropriate

action and intimate about the action taken to fill up

the Doctor Post & ensuring supply of medicines.


The CHQ has taken an issue to grant pension

to the official who have put in less than 10 year service

but more than 9 years and 9 months by citing the

G.O.l. decision (1) below Rule 19 of CCS (Pension)

Rules. Initially the Department rejected our request

vide its letter no. 4-1/05- Pen dt. 14.2.05.

However, an another order was issued

subsequently by the Department vide its letter no. 4-

1/05- pen. dt. 11.11.2005 in which it is clarified that

the officials having less than 10 years service but more

than 9 year 9 months will be rounded off to 10 years

for the purpose of pension under Rule 49(2) (b) of the,

CCS pension on Rules 1972.

The CHQ is receiving many enquiries on this

subject and therefore the content of the order is

reproduced below for the information to all.

Copy of letter No. 4-1/05-Pen dated-11.11.2005 of DG PostSub: Rule 49 (2)(b) of Central Civil Services

(Pension) Rules, 1972 - Minimum qualifyingservice for grant of pension-clarificationwhether 9 years 9 months qualifyingservice can be rounded off to 10 yearsunder the provisions of Rule 49(3) of CCS(P) Rules, 1972.

Attention of Branch/Divisional SecretariesOfficials having less than 10 years Service but having more

than 9 year and 9 months will entitle pensionary benefits.I am directed to state that the question rounding

off more than 9 years and 9 months but less than 10

years of service to 10 years of service to 10 years of

qualifying service for grant pension has been under

consideration for quite some time. It is observed that

Rule 49(2) (b) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 provide

for grant of proportionate pension on completion of 10

years qualifying service. This rule does not bar

applicability of Rule 49(3) for rounding off of minimum

qualifying service required for grant of pension.

In view of the above it is clarified that with

reference to the provisions of Rule 49 (3) of Central

Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972, qualifying service

of less than 10 years but more than 9 years 9 months

will be rounded off to 10 years for the purpose of grant

of pension under Rule 49 (2) (b) of the rules ibid.

This is for your kind information, guidance and

further necessary action. However while processing such

cases for grant of pension it must be ensured that the

qualifying service is more than 9 years and 9 months.

Kindly acknowledge receipt.

Thus all the promotees who are having 9years and 9 months service but less than 10 yearswill also entitle for pension and other benefits.Please take up the cases and settle accordingly.


Has the developed world lost interest in

globalisation? Yes, to an extent, and a study confirms

this. It reveals that the more developed countries seem

to be losing their enthusiasm towards globalization,

MNCs and free markets. Countries like the US, Britain,

France, Italy, are not so supportive of globalisation

anymore, unlike their stand, even five years ago-while

people in China and India fully support it. Thanks, to

their buoyant economy.

In fact, most people across the globe say

globalisation is fine, but it should not lead to

disruptions. They support capitalism but are wary of

immigration that comes with the opening up of the

economy. They feel, it could threaten their culture and

environment. Therefore, they need to be protected.

This has emerged from the latest Pew Global

Attitudes report that surveyed 45,000 people across

47 countries. The study reveals 64% people in China

and 73% in India support foreign companies, while in

the West where economic growth has been relatively

modest, the figure is as low as 45% in the US, and

38% in Italy. Britain and France too are in the same

league.

Interestingly, most countries support capitalism

even though it creates wealth disparities among

people. Support for free markets has increased more

in the Latin American and Eastern European nations.

This is because of increased satisfaction with income

in these countries.

However, along with the huge support for

globalisation there is concern about the freeflow of

people, ideas and resources that comes with it. People

feel immigration could threaten their culture and

environment and they may lose their national identity.

The study shows, US and Canada are more

welcoming to immigrants than Europeans. Among

western European people, the Swedes are the most

likely to support immigration from key immigrant

groups, while Italians and Germans express the most

negative views. More than one-in-five respondents in

11 of the 36 developing countries say they receive

money from relatives living in another country. In

Lebanon and Bangladesh, nearly half say they receive

help from family members living abroad.

Also, few people want economic growth at the

expense of environment. In 46 of the 47 countries, the

majority say the environment should be given priority,

even if this means less growth and fewer jobs.

So is there a need to protect themselves against

foreign influences? Should there be tighter restrictions

on immigration? Yes, say most people. There should

be greater restrictions on immigration and tighter

control of their country's borders. In Italy for example,

the support for greater restrictions is as high as 87%.

In India it's as high as 84%.

Study : Religiosity related

to economic developmentIs there a strong connection between the

religiosity of a country and its level of development?

The latest Pew Global Attitudes study seems to suggest

there is one. It reveals there is a connection between

how religious a country is and its economic status.

For example, in the poorer nations of Africa and

Asia, religion remains central to the lives of the people

while secular perspectives are more common in richer

nations of Europe. This pattern is consistent across

most regions and countries.

However, there are some exceptions, including

most notably the US. Unlike what its prosperity may

indicate, the Americans are much more religious than

many Western European countries. Some other

nations too deviate from the pattern. These include

the oil-rich Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia and

Kuwait.

In much of Africa, Asia, and West Asia, thereis a strong consensus that belief in god is necessaryfor morality and good values. While throughout muchof Europe, the majority thinks morality is achievablewithout faith. Opinion in the US is divided, while 57%say that one must believe in god to have good valuesand be moral, 41% disagree. The middle-incomepeople from the former Eastern bloc counties emergeas the least religious.

Globalisation losing steam in West

CHANGING ATTITUDESupport for Globalisation (in %)

Countries Trade MNCs Free Market

India 89 73 76

China 91 64 75

USA 59 45 70

Britain 78 49 72

France 78 44 56

Germany 85 47 65


The study also throws up some interesting

features about the Islamic countries and countries

with a dominant Muslim population. Most of them

are seeing a struggle between Islamic

fundamentalism and those who want to modernize.

While most people agree that religion and politics do

not mix, the trend is moving in the opposite direction

in two major Muslim countries. Both of them are key

allies of the US. While the support for strict separation

between religion and government is growing in

Pakistan, in Turkey support for separation has

declined significantly in the past five years.

Similarly, while the majority of Latin American,

Eastern European, and African countries say women

should choose their own husbands, people in South

Asia and most Arab countries say a woman's family

should choose whom she marries or both should have

a say. On whether Muslim women should wear the

veil. The majority of Muslims say women should have

the right to decide whether they should wear the veil.

More women feel this way than men.

(The Times of India : Sunday, 07 Oct. 07)

North block in no mood to give extra space to PostNorth Block has turned down the postal

department's proposal to amend the Indian Post Office

(Amendment) Act. The finance ministry has expressed

reservations on capping of foreign direct investment

(FDI) to 49% and providing exclusive rights to Indian

Post on letters, parcels and packets weighing up to

150 gram as proposed by the postal department.

Capping for forex to 49% would force multinationals

like Fedex to pare down their stake in Indian venture

while exclusivity of India Post, it is feared, would affect

private courier companies and consumers by wiping

out competition.

The proposal, which was nixed once, has again

been revived by the department of posts (DoP), which

has circulated a draft Cabinet note to various ministries

for their feedback. Sources said both department of

revenue and economic affairs were opposed to changes

suggested by the postal department.

The proposal, if accepted will seriously impact

the business of multinational courier companies

because the draft amendment bill also seeks to

restrict letters, parcels and packets weighing up to

150 gram for India Post. Multinational courier

companies proposing to operate in the segment will

have to charge 2.5 times higher than speed post. Also,

they would have to seek annual registration to operate

in he sector.

Most of the global leaders in the business, like

DHL, Fedex, UPS and TNT, are present in India as

the current policy allows 100% FDI in the sector.

Some other ministries, including commerce &

industry, were also opposed to the move, sources said.

The Investment Commission headed by Tata Group

chief Ratan Tata had also expressed strong objections

to this proposal last year.

The draft bill had earlier also met with opposition

from not just the industry but also various ministries.

The department of posts had proposed these changes

for the first time in 2002 under the NDA government.

The draft was revived again under the tenure of the

UPA government in 2006.

(Economic Times : 23-11-07)

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has

declined to grant regularization of service to casual

labourers employed by the central government holding

that they were not regularly appointed.

A bench of the Tribunal consisting Vice-Chairman

Justice M Ramachandran and member Chitra Chopra

said," Since they were not regularly appointed but only

casually engaged and as they had thus been so

accommodated without conferment of any legal rights,

it could not have been possible for them to urge a

contention that they are required to be regularized."

"Taking notice of the work that was to be

discharged with transparency, a method has been

evolved whereby the contractor has to supply the

required labour," the bench observed.

This cannot be considered as offensive or

CAT denies regularization of service to casual labourerssurreptitious method, as it is well settled that and

employer has a right to decide in what manner his

work has to be arranged, said the Tribunal.

Dismissing the petition filed by Krishan Kumar Rajput

and Gajendra Pratap Pal engaged as casual labourers

by the Ministry of Environment and forests though a

contractor, the Tribunal said that there may not be

regular work available.

"Or there might be any number of reasons,

which may justify engagement on contract basis. We

are not expected to look into such matters," it said.

However on humanitarian grounds the Tribunal

asked the Ministry to consider continuation of

employment of the petitioners who had been evading

the contractor and not responding to his letters.

(24 Nov, 2007, 2330 hrs IST, PTI)


L.G.O Exam- Model Questions(Second instalment sent by our CHQ) to

Smt. M. Niranjala Devi ADG (Training) on 30.11.07

Suggested Questions from Postal ManualVolume-V1. Who is in-charge of a Head Office.a. Superintendent of Post offices

b. Head Postmaster

c. Chief Postmaster

d. None of a,b,c,

Ans: b

Rule 5 of Postal Manual Volume V

2. Post office situated at the headquarters ofthe Head of a Circle is termed as:a. Head Post Office

b. General Post Office

c. Sub Post Office

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: b


3. First Class Head Offices under the controland supervision ofa. Postmaster General

b. Group B Officer

c. Senior Time Scale Officer

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: c


4. Is Branch Office is lower status than aa. Sub Office

b. Head Office

c. Record Office

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: a


5. The Officer in-charge of a Sub Office isdesignated as

a. Postmaster

b. Sub-Postmaster

c. Sr. Postmaster

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: b


6. Post Office which is situated on a line of

through mail communication, and receives and

sorts bags intended for offices in advance, with

out opening them is called

a. Mail office

b. Transit Office

c. Sorting Office

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: b

Rule 9-A of Postal Manual Vol.V

7. Who is in charge of Transit mail Officea. Sub Postmaster

b. Sub Record Officer

c. Mail agent or Mail Guard

d. None of a,b.c

Ans: C

Rule 9-b of Postal Manual Vol. V

8. Which office is meant to (a) simplify thework of sorting in other offices, (b) to reduce thenumber bags exchanged between post offices,and (c) to reduce the weight of mails carried onmail lines.a. Record Offices

b. Transit Mail Office

c. Sorting Office

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: C

Rule 10 of Postal Manual Vol. V

9. Automatic Mail Processing Centres nowfunctioning ata. Important Cities

b. Delhi and Kolkatta

c. Mumbai and Chennai

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: C

Rule 10-A, Postal Manual Vol.V

10. Processing of registration work is done oncomputer is calleda. Sorting Office

b. Computerized Registration Centres (CRC)

c. Automatic mail Processing Centres

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: b

Rule 10-B Postal manual Vol. V

11. Sorting Sub- Office is authorized to receivea. Articles of all kinds in Sorting Assistants

b. Fully pre-paid articles

c. Registered articles

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: a


12. Nodal Post Offices authorized toa. Receive letters from Sorting Offices


b. Receive letters from neighboring Post offices

c. Receive letters from branch offices

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: b

Rule 11- A of Postal Manual Vol. V

13. Central Bagging Unit / Kendriya BagingUnit isa. Branch of Post Office

b. Branch of RMS Office

c. Branch of Divisional Office

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: b

Rule 11-B of Postal Manual Vol. V

14. Returened Leter Office deals witha. Registered and unregistered mails

b. Unclaimed and refused articles

c. Articles with addresses or with decipherable or

complete address

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: b


15. Transcription Center is a cell established ina. Sorting Office

b. Head Post Office

c. Sub Office

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: a

Ruel 12-A of Postal Manual Vol. V

16. The abbreviation RLO is used fora. Sorting Office

b. Post Office

c. Returned Letter Office

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: c

Rule 12 of Postal Manual Vol.V

17. Exchanges mails with offices in foreigncountries is known asa. Office of Exchange

b. Office of Booking

c. Office of Delivery

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: a


18. Traveling offices in Railway Mail Serviceon Railway or river steamer lines are calleda. Transit Sectionsb. Transit mail officec. Sorting Sub Officed. None of a,b,cAns: aRule 14 of Postal Manual Vol. V19. Two kinds of mails offices area. Sorting Mail Offices and Transit mails Officesb. Sub Post Offices and Head Post offices

c. Branch Post office and Sorting Mail Office

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: a


20. Identified bulk mailer who post 5000unregistered articles / 250 registered articles at atime can utilize the services ata. Mass Mailing Centre

b. Corporate Mail Office or Bulk Mail Centre

c. Head Office

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: b

Rule 15-A of Postal Manual Vol. V

21. Loose letters, circulars and blank envelopesseparately received ata. Mass Mailing Centre (MMC)

b. Press Sorting Office

c. Head Post Office

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: a

Rule 15-B of Postal Manual Vol. V

22. Sorting Office situated on the premises ofthe News Paper is calleda. Sorting Office

b. Bulk Mail Office

c. Press Sorting Office (PSO)

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: c

Rule 15-C of Postal Manual Vol. V

23. Record office is a

a. Stationary office of RMS

b. Stationary office of Post Office

c. Stationary office of administrative office

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: a

Rule 16 of Postal Manual vol. V

24. The Officer in-charge of a Head Record

office is designated

a. Head Postmaster

b. Record Officer

c. Head Record Officer

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: C

Rule 17 of Postal Manual vol. V

25. Sub-record office is a stationary office of

the

a. Post Office

b. Railway Mail Service

c. Sorting Office

d. None of a,b,c

Ans: b



There is no uniformity in many divisions in the

reimbursement of CG HS rates for the treatment

obtained in private hospitals which are recognised

by CGHS for the officials who are the beneficiaries

under CS (MA) Rules. The beneficiary of CS (MA)

Rules has been reimbursed only under the Govt

approved rates in many places.

One, Com. Uttam Bhattacharya, PA Circle

office West Bengal has sought clarification on the

point under RTI Act 2005 and the Ministry of Health

& Family welfare vide its letter No. S. 14025/31/2007

- MS. Dt 26.9.07 clarified that the CS (MA) beneficiary

will entitle for reimbursement at CGHS rate.

The contents of the letter is reproduced below,

Copy of letter No. S.14025/31/2007 added to.26.9.07.

Sub: Information under RTI Act. 2005 regardingCS(MA) Rules.Sir,

I am directed to refer to your application dated

29.8.2007 regarding subject mentioned above and to

furnish the clarification in respect of your queries as

under.

CS (MA) Beneficiary entitles for CGHS rates for the treatments inPrivate CGHS recognised Hospital

1. As per provisions contained in Department of

Health OM No.S.14025/7/2000-MS dated 28.3.2000.

a CS (MA) beneficiary can avail treatment (OPDIPD)

in any CGHS recognized hospital with the permission

of Department concerned and on a reference from

AMA concerned.

2. Same as in (1) above.

3. A CS (MA) beneficiary who obtains treatment

at CGHS recognized private hospital with the

permission of Department, concerned, the beneficiary

is entitled for reimbursement at CGHS rates.

However, in case of emergency CGHS rate can also

be reimbursed with out prior permission of the

Department.

4. The information pertaining to this question/

query is not being maintained in the Ministry of Health

& Family Welfare and can be obtained from the

concerned Department/Ministries.

All the Branch/Divisional Secretaries are

requested to keep watch over the reimbursement of

such claim and do best to protect the interest of our

comrades.

The Circle Secretary, AP Circle has geared up

the Divisional/Branch Secretaries vide his Circular

dated 18.11.07 to verify the grant of notional promotion

from 1983 onwards. The following is the excerpts from

his circular.

"The Directorate vide lr. No. 139-4/2006-SPB II

dt, 22.5.07 reiterated that the officials should be

promoted notionally from 1983 on year to year basis

(not as one time measure) by conducting the DPCs

form 1983 to 2002. But this exercise was not done

and senior officials were denied with promotions to

HSG II and HSG I. If this exercise is done strictly

according to these, orders there will be sufficient no.

of officials eligible for HSG II notionally. Both the circle

unions challenged the circle office to complete his

exercise before holding HSG II DPC for promotion w.e.f

1.1.2008.

The Divisional Secretaries are requested to carryout

the following exercise and intimate the result whether the

officials are promoted notionally correctly or not.

1. Collect the Gradation lists from 1983 to 2002.

2. There may be surplus in LSG in between 1983

to 1991 as the Department surrendered 15 % from

L.S.G. Notional PromotionCheck List Prescribed by Circle Union Andhra Pradesh

30.11.83 for TBOP and 5% from 1.10.91 for BCR as

Matching savings.

3. Hence start the exercise from atleast 1991 or

1992 and place the officials according to the seniority

and according to no. of LSG Posts norm based. You

can do it from 1983 that is inevitable.

4. Prepare the lists year wise exercise should beyear wise then go on replacing the officials onpromotion, retirement, death of the officials. The dateof notional promotion of the new officials is thereplacement date………so on………..

5. Finally arrive the list of officials promotednotionally as on 2002.

6. Then challenge the Divisional Supdt. about theirregularities in fixing the notional promotion.

7. Keep it in mind that all Divisional Supdt. carriedout this exercise as a one time measure withoutconducting DPCs year wise."

Well-done Com. Prasad! If similar exerciseis made in all the Branches/Divisions, we couldfind out the irregularities in the notional LSGPromotion. Please ensure that no senior officialis deprived of his dues.


l Age-limit for dependent children ofGovernment servants and pensioners for availingmedical facilities under CGHS and Central Services(MA) Rules, 1944-Clarification regarding disability.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this

Ministry's Office Memorandaum, of even number, dated

the 31st May, 2007 (SI. No. 138 of Swamysnews of

July,2007) vide which age-limit for dependent sons and

daughters were refixed by the Ministry of Health and

Family Welfare, after the Delhi High Court dismissed

Civil Miscellaneous Petition No. 115/97 in Civil Writ

Petition No: 2542 of 1996 in Shri Madan Mohan

Sharma v. Union of India, by its order on 29th November,

2006. In terms of the Office Memorandum of 30th May,

2007 referred to above, a son who is dependent on his

father / mother can avail CGHS facilities up to the

time he attains the age of 25 years or till he starts

earning, whichever is earlier. The age-limit of 25 years

would not be applicable in respect of the son of a CGHS

beneficiary, in case he was suffering from any

permanent disability of any kind (physical or mental).

2. Subsequent to the issuing of the Office

Memorandum of 31st May, 2007, referred to above, the

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been receiving

requests for clarification from, many sources, as to

whether renal failure constitutes a permanent disability.

After examination of the matter in the Ministry of Health

and Family Welfare, it is hereby clarified that disability

that are covered by the above-mentioned Office

Memorandum of 31st May, 2007, are "disability" as

defined in Section 2 (i) of 'THE PERSONS WITH

DISABILITIES (EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES,

PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND FULL PARTICIPATION)

ACT 1995 (No. 1 of 1996)", which is reproduced below:-

"(i) " disability" means-

(i) Blindness;

GOVERNMENT ORDERS(ii) low vision;

(iii) leprosy-cured;

(iv) hearing impairment;

(v) locomotor disability;

(vi) mental retardation;

(vii) mental illness;"

3. The other conditions of dependency and normally

residing with the Government servant / pensioner will

remain the same.

G.I., M.H., O.M. No. 4-24/96-C&P/CGHS/CGHS (P),

dated 29-8-2007

l Amendment to the Post Office SavingsAccount Rules, 1981

G.S.R. 481 (E).- In exercise of the powers

conferred by Section 15 of the Government Savings

Banks Act,1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government

hereby makes the following rules further to amend the

Post Office Savings Account Rules, 1981, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Post Office

Saving Account (Amendment) Rules, 2007.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of

their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Post Office Savings Accounts rules, 1981,

in Rule 4, in the Table, in Item No.3 (Pension Account),

(i) Under Column 2, for the entry, the following entry

shall be substituted, namely :-

" A pensioner either individually or jointly with his or

her spouse in whose favour an authorization for family

pension exists in the pension payment order."

(ii) Under Column 5, for entry (b), the following entry

shall be substituted, namely:-

"(b) In case of Individual accounts, the pensioner and

in case of joint account, either of the joint account

holders, for making withdrawals."

G.I., M.F., Notification No. 2/5/2006-NS.II (L), dated

12-7-2007

NFPE SUBMITS GDS MEMORANDUM TO 6th CPCNFPE has submitted a detailed Memorandum on

GDS issues to the 6th Central Pay Commission headed

by Honourable Justice B.N.Srikrishna for its consideration

and rendering justice with appropriate recommendationsto the Government of India for acceptance. The

Memorandum was sent by Speed Post to the Member

Secretary of 6th CPC and an Electronic Mail containingthe full text of the Memorandum was also emailed to the

6th CPC on 6.12.2007.

A Delegation of NFPE consisting of ComradesK.Ragavendran [SG NFPE]; K.V.Sridharan [GS P3]; Ishwar

Singh Dabas [GS P4]; Giriraj Singh [GS R3] and Balwinder

Singh [ATR P3 CHQ] has also endorsed a copy of the aboveMemorandum to Shri. I.M.G.Khan, Secretary [P], Department

of Posts and submitted it to Ms.Radhika Doraiswamy,

Member [P], Postal Services Board, Dak Bhawan on6.12.2007 as the Secretary [P] was on a foreign trip to China.

The Memorandum contains all basic issues of

the GDS including the demand for grant of Status of CivilServant and Departmentalisation, Proportionate Pay

Scales and full neutralization of DA and 50% merger of

DA; Social Security Pension, all allowances at par withregular employees; Statutory Conduct and Disciplinary

Rules; Proper Rules for Appointment and Promotions;

Assured Career Progression ensuring three financialupgradations; Grant of all welfare schemes; Decent leave

rights; and full trade union facilities including right to

federate with the Federation.


LETTERS FROM DEPARTMENT TO CHQ

u Unbearable work brunt due to NREGS

Scheme introduced in AP Circle - Fixing higher

rate of incentive and liberal garant of OTA to wipe

out arrears A.P. Circle-reg.

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

AP Circle dated 6.07.2007 on the above mentioned

subject

2. The matter has been examined in consultation

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

indicated below:

i) The scheme for payment of wages under

NREGA in Andhra Pradesh has been taken up as a

business initiative by signing an MoU with the

Government of Andhra Pradesh, so as to earn additional

revenue to the Department, besides reinforcing the

social relevance of the Post Office in the rural areas.

ii) With the implementation of NREG Scheme,

there is some increase of work in some of the offices

and orders for payment of incentive to all categories of

staff attending to this work have already been issued.

iii) As of now 90% of the B.Os are in loss. Most of

them do not have adequate work. As such NREGS is

a golden opportunity to create work in the B.Os and

to come out of the loss. They will no longer be a burden

on the Department.

iv) Further, after reviewing the performance of the

scheme over the last one year, the overall incentive

payable under this scheme has been revised from

0.2% of the total amount of deposits under the scheme

to 0.5% of the deposits under the scheme. Accordingly

the rates of motivational incentive payable to different

categories of staff have been revised and the same

were communicated to all the concerned. With this

revision, the rate of incentive payable to BPMS is

increased three times, while that of others is doubled,

w.e.f. April, 2007

v) The work relating to data entry had to be

outsourced to wipe out the arrears.

(Letter No. 16-65/2007-SR Dated : 27-11-2007

addressed to C.H.Q.

u Alleged harassing of staff in the name of

business activities of Hoshangabad Division in MP

Circle.


Hoshangabad dated 29.09.2007 on the above

mentioned subject.


with the Circle Office. As reported, the Circle Office

has issued financial targets to all divisions for opening

of SB accounts/Sale of NSCs etc. and these targets

have been further distributed by divisional heads down

the line. Accordingly the Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices,

Hoshangabad has issued suitable instructions to all

Postmasters/Sub-Postmasters in his Division to

achieve the targets.

Letter No. 16-90/2007-SR dated 07-11-2007 addressed

to C.H.Q.

u Alleged arbitrary issue of rule 14 memo for

participation in 14.12.06 strike - case of

Singhbhum Division in Jharkhand Circle-reg.


Singhbhum dated 27.02.2007 on the above mentioned

subject.


with the Circle Office. As reported, the proceedings

initiated against the officials viz Shri J. Bhattacharya,

P/A, Jamshedpur H.O. and Shri Sanjay Kumar,

Postman, Jamshedpur H.O. have already been

dropped by the Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices, Sinnghbhum

Division, Jamshedpur vide his memo No. U/Strike-14/

2006 dated 22.10.2007


to C.H.Q.

u Alleged alarming atmosphere prevailing in

Kovilapatti Division in Tamil Nadu Circle.

I am directed to refer to your letter No. SR/2-1/

3/2004 Pt. dated 13.08.2007 on the above mentioned

subject. Based on the information received from the

Circle Office, a reply was sent to All India Postal

Employees Union Group 'C' And All India Postal extra-

Departmental Employees Union. Being dissatistied

with the reply, the AIPEU Group 'C' has further

represented on the issue. A copy of the Union's letter

No. P/2-19/Kovilpatti dated 31.10.2007 is enclosed.

2. It is requested to send a detailed report on the

issue at the earliest.


to C.P.M.G. Tamil Nadu copy to C.H.Q.

u Alleged undue & abnormal delay in

releasing ROHSC claims - C/o Nagaon Division

in Assam Circle.


Nagaon dated 29.10.2007 and 31.10.2007 on the above

mentioned subject and to say that allotment of funds

to a Division is to be decided by the Head of the Circle.

2. You may like to advise your Circle Union to


take up the matter with the CPMG.


to C.H.Q.

u Joint memorandum by Circle Unions

against Sri Kushan Vashishat, then, SSPOs,

Simla-reg.

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

2-8/HP Cle dated 3.11.2007 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. 16-103/2007-SR dated 16-11-2007

addressed to C.P.M.G. Himachal copy to C.H.Q.

u Payment of salaries throuth Bank - case of

Vijaywada Division in A.P. Circle-reg.

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

2-1/Vijaywada dated 31.10.2007 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. 16-100/2007-SR dated 20-11-2007

addressed to C.P.M.G. Andhra Pradesh copy to C.H.Q.

u Continued grant of HRA to the postal staff

working in Malayinkeezhu (renamed from

Malayinkil) p.o. near Thiruvananthapuram in

Kerala Circle.

I am directed to refer to your letter of even

number dated 18-07-2007 and subsequent reminder

dated 28-09-2007 on the subject noted above. Required

information is still awaited from your office. You are,

therefore requested to furnish the same immediatedly.

It may kindly be noted that the case will not be

processed at this end unless full information is received

from your side.

Letter No. 4-21/2006-PAP dated 26-11-2007 addressed

to C.P.M.G Kerala copy to C.H.Q.

u Alleged maladministration of SPO's, Durg

Division in Chhatisgarh Circle-reg.


Cle dated 27.02.2007 on the above mentioned subject.

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

Shri B.R. Nimsatkar the then SSPOs Durg Dn.assumed the charge of SSPOs Durg w.e.f. 3.5.2006on his promotional transfer from M.P. Circle. The officerstands retired on superannuation w.e.f. 31.3.2007.During the incumbency of the said officer 23, officialswere ordered to be transferred after issue of rotational

transfer orders in May-2006 out of which approval in

respect of 9 officials was given by the Circle office on

merit and out of remaining 14 officials, 3 were transferred

as per the requests and cost of the officials and 11

officials were transferred locally in the interest of service.

All the representations received so far from the officials

from Durg Dn. have been decided on merit. Now there

appears no aggrieved official left in the Division.

3. As regards the cases of transfer of the 9 (Nine)

officials, as mentioned in your letter, the exact position

is explained as under:

(i) Smt. P. Ekka PA was transferred from Motilal

Nehru Nagar to Bhilai-1 S.O. locally due to her being

untrained on computer.

(ii) Smt. Neena Parbat PA was transferred from

Bhilai-1 to Motilal Nehru Nagar S.O. locally, being

trained on computer and in order to modernize the

S.O. as an ideal S.O.

(iii) Smt. J.R. Sangadikar SPM Rajnandgaon

Kutchery S.O. was ordered to be transferred locally

to Rajnandgaon H.O. on 23.8.2006 where he joined

on 6.9.2006.

(iv) Shri M.G. Angola PA Rajnandgaon H.O. was

ordered to be transferred locally as SPM Rajnandgaon

Kutchery on 23.8.2006 where he joned on 5.9.2006.

(v) Shri R.B. Kori SPM Nawagaon Bhilai was

transferred locally as SPM Khursipar S.O. as approved

by Circle office on merit.

(vi) Shri S.R. Thakur SPM Saja was ordered to be

transferred as Treasurer Bemetara vide memo dated

28.7.2006 but it has been ordered to be held in

abeyance vide memo dated 6.11.2006.

(vii) Shri B.L. Navrang, SPM Gurur was ordered to

be transferred and posted as treasurer Durg. H.O. at

his own request and cost.

(viii) Shri H.C. Khobragarhe SPM Ambagarh Chowki

was transferred as SPM Chichola as approved by Circle

Office on merit.

(ix) Shri R.N. Janghel SPM Chichola was

transferred as SPM Ambagarh Chowki as approved

by Circle Office.

4. During the consideration of representations

submitted by the affected officials, the irregularities if

any noticed were removed while deciding the

representations on the merit.

5. It is true that S/Shri V.K. Agrawal, P.L.

Dewangan and Shri K.P. Tiwari were proceeded

against under Rule 16 of the CCS (CA) Rules, 1965

but it is not a prejudiced action on the part of SSPOs

Durg but in fact the disciplinary action against these

three officials were taken for the lapses/irregularities

noticed on their part in different cases.


6. The allegations of corruption against the SSPOs

are not substantiated with proofs.

7. Direction was issued by the Circle office that

no orders of transfer/attachment and deputation be

issued by the then SSPOs without specific approval

from Circle Office.

8. In the light of the above, the grievance of the

Staff Side stands redressed.

Letter No. 16-33/2007-SR dated : 29-11-2007

addressed to C.H.Q.

u Alleged unhelpful & anti-worker attitude of

the Chief PMG, Chhatisgarh Circle.


Chh cle dated 9.7.2007, 24.07.2007 and No. P/2-4/

Raipur dated 27.9.2007 on the above mentioned subject.


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

indicated below :

(i) During visit of CPMG to Shankar Nagar Post

Office, Raipur on 16.9.2006, S.O. Account of the Post

Office was not found filled up after 8.9.2006. Divl.

Supdt. was directed to get it fil led up, check

correctness of accounts and take action against the

officials at fault. Divl. Head has taken action against

the officials who held the charge of the SPM and did

not write SO Account.

(ii) Shri M.K. Sharma is a LSG FTP official of

accounts line. During rotational transfer in May/June,

2007 DPS (Hqrs.) posted him against the vacant post

of APM (A/cs) at Raigarh HO. Two other LSG officials,

namely Shri D.K. Sahu and Shri G.G. Goswami

(Divisional Secretary of National Union) both of

accounts line have also been posted by the DPS (Hqrs.)

out of Raipur against vacant posts of APM (A/cs) at

Korba HO and Durg HO. CPMG has not found anyjustification to change these orders of the DPS. Even

the said union (AIPEU) has no grievance against theDPS who has ordered these transfers.

(iii) Shri V.K. Aggarwal is working as PA in SB Branchat Civic Centre Mukhya Dak Ghar (MDG) Bhilai sincelast two years. He is already working in SB Branch in abig office and has not completed his tenure. Therefore,

SSPOs Durg did not find justification to transfer him. Hisrepresentation for posting to Durg HO was rejected bythe DPS (Hqrs). On further representation CPMG didnot find justification to intervene in the matter. However,SSPOs was directed that he may consider posting ofShri V.K. Aggarwal after he completes computerization

of SB work at Civic Centre Post Office Bhilai where he isworking since last two years. Shri Aggarwal has not yetcomputerized it.

4. Name of the official of Raigarh Division has not

been mentioned. Therefore, it is not possible to

comment on it.

(a) Item is not clear. However, this is to mention

that there is no mention that there is no improper

utilization of gardener. 4(b) Regarding utilization of

Power supply from office to quarters portion, it is stated

that there is no misuse of power supply. There is

separate meter for the residence of Chief. PMG.

Electricity bills are being paid regularly by the Chief.

PMG. No such item has ever been taken by the union

either in writing or verbally.

4(c)and (d). So far as computerization is concerned, there

is very good achievement/progress in all divisions except

Raipur division where the union is resisting

computerization especially computerization of SB work.

This may be due to the vested interest of some staff in

keeping the public at their mercy in POSB work. However,

the computerization will be implemented of the union, to

the extent possible.

4(e) As reported, the Circle and the Divisions are being

managed and will be managed in the interest of public/

customers and th staff in general without any favouritism.

Letter No. 16-68/2007-SR Dated : 11-12.2007

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A meeting to review the Scheme of Franchisee

was convened by the Department of Posts on 19.11.2007

in the Committee Room, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi. The

DDG (Planning) conducted the meeting. The Staff Side

was represented by Comrades K. Ragavendran

(Secretary General, NFPE), D. Theagarajan (Secretary

General, FNPO), K.V. Sridharan (General Secretary P-III

NFPE), Ishwar Singh Dabas (General Secretary, P-IV

NFPE), P. Rajanayagam (Vice President, NFPE),

Balwinder Singh (ATR P-III(CHQ) NFPE) and Com. Shri

Bhagwan (Finance Secretary ,P-III FNPO).

The DDG (Planning) circulated the details of

business transacted by the Franchisees for certain

months and expressed that the scheme is very

economical and picking up traffic. The Staff Side

Review of Franchisee Schemeexpressed its strong resentment for the absence of the

Secretary (P) or at least a Member of the Postal Board in

such an important meeting involving an issue over which

the Staff and Official sides have divergent approaches all

along. The non-supply of complete figures regarding the

details of business transacted by all the Franchisees

also was pointed out to the DDG. The Staff Side clearly

informed that the Scheme of Franchisee is a Scheme of

outsourcing the functions of the Postal Department and

therefore it is detrimental to our interests and not

acceptable to Staff Side. Finally it was requested that a

fresh meeting after supplying the full business

transactions to Staff Side may be convened by the

Secretary (P) or Postal Board Member.

The meeting ended without further discussion.

An impressive protest demonstration was held in

front of the Ministry of Finance in North Block to demand

immediate upward revision of bonus ceiling from 25oo/-

to Rs. 3500/- for all Central Government Employees.

The demonstration was organized by the Delhi

State C-O-C of Confederation. Large number of

employees including from Postal & RMS, Central

Secretariat, Income Tax, Audit, Civil Accounts and other

organizations attended.

The demonstration was presided over by the R-IIIGeneral Secretary and C-O-C President Com. Giri Raj

Singh. Various leaders including Com. C.C. Pillai(Vice

Chairman Confederation), Com. K.Ragavendran (SG-

C.G. Employees of Delhi Demonstrate before MOF in North BlockNFPE), Com. K.V. Sridharan (GS-P-III), Com. Ishwar

Singh Dabas (GS-P-IV),Com. S.P. Mukherjee(GS-

Admn),Com. P. Rajanayagam (GS-Postal A/C) and from

other organizations attended and addressed.

Com. Vrigu Bhattacharjee the Secretary General

Civil Accounts Employees Association as well as the

General Secretary of C-O-C Confederation, Delhi State

finally addressed and moved a resolution for adoption and

submission to Hon'ble Prime Minister and Finance Minister

seeking immediate raise of bonus ceiling as amended

under Bonus Act by the Govt. of India. The resolution also

cautioned industrial action by C.G. Employees in the event

a negative stand on the part of the UPA Govt.

K. Ragavendran, Secretary General, Com. K. V. Sridharan,

General Secretary, Com. Iswar Singh Dabas, General

Secretary, P4, Com. Giriraj Singh, General Secretary R3

will participate in the delegation. The team may leave

India on 09.12.07 and remain in Germany for 5 days.

New cell phone connection to General Secretary: As

the roaming charges & call charges are in higher rate in

the existing vodafone, the General Secretary has shifted

to MTNL connection from today.

Orissa Circle Working Committee Meeting: The CWC

of Orissa Circle was held at Gopalpur (Berharpur) from

7-12-2007 to 9-12-2007. The Circle Secretary, Orissa

organised an interaction session on 8-12-2007 night

with the General Secretary from 11.00 PM and it lasted

upto 5.00 AM on 9-12-2007. All Branch/Divisional

Secretaries attended the meeting and participated in

the discussions.

An open session meeting was held on 9-12-2007

at Berhampur HO at 11.00 AM under the presidentship

of Com.K.C.Patnaik, Circle President. The PMG

Berhampur participated. General Secretary

discussssed the issues at length. Detailed report will

be printed in next issue.

(Contd. from page 33) Com.R.C.Mishra, Circle Secretary has arranged

the meeting and discussed in a befitting manner and the

comrades of Berhampur division deserves all

appreciations.

Joint Circle Conference of Karnataka Circle: The 25th

Silver Jubilee Conference of P3, P4 and GDS Unions of

Karnataka Circle has been held at Kudal Sangam from

16-12-2007 to 18-12-2007. Open session was held on

16-12-2007 at 10.30 AM under the Joint Presidium of

Com.S.Devapal, Com.K.S.Ranganath and Com. K.

Prahlad Rao, Presidents of P3, P4 and GDS of Karnataka

Circle Unions. Sri.P.C.Gaddigowdar, Member

Parliament, Bagalkot inaugurated the conference.

Sri.Veeranna Charantimasta MLA, Bagalkot D.B.Kulkarni,

SPOs, Com.S.S.Mahadevaiah, General Secretary, GDS,

Com.R.Seethalakshmi, Secretary, NFPE, were the

prominent speakers. Com.K.V.Sridharan, General

Secretary discussed all issues at length. Further an

interaction session with the General Secretary was

organised in the evening and also in the night which

ended at 1.30 AM on 17-12-2007. Com.S.Devapal,

Com.S.S.Manjunath, Com. R.S. Karnic were duly elected

as Circle President, Secretary and Treasurer

respectively. The list of office bearers will be published

in the next issue.


Hon'ble Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the Deputy

Chairman of the Planning Commission, Government of

India has come out heavily against implementation of

the expected recommendations of the 6th Central Pay

Commission.

After the conclusion of a recent meeting of the

Planning Commission that was held to discuss the draft

report on 11th Five Year Plan under the presidentship of

our Hon'ble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, the

Deputy Chairman Shri Ahluwalia addressed the Media.

At that time he informed that the Planning Commission

has approved the 11th Plan and mentioned that there is

no need to implement the 6th CPC recommendations.

He further expressed that since full neutralization in the

shape of DA hike is being sanctioned to central

Government Employees, unlike the past, there is no

question of any grievance about low wages. Moreover

implementation of 6th CPC recommendations would

cause heavy financial crisis to the Central Government

and would lead to loss of gains made available by the

activities of economic reforms of the Government.

We are neither shocked nor surprised by the

comments of Hon'ble Montek Singh Ahluwalia, as we

know very well about his policy orientations. We are all

along are aware that the Deputy Chairman was the

Director of IMF in Washington for three years from 2001-

2004 just before his occupation the Chair of Deputy

Deputy Chairman Planning Commission

Planning against CG EmployeesChairmanship of the Planning Commission. Is it therefore

any wonder that he still speaks the tune of his earlier

assignment with the IMF?

It is known to the CG Employees that our Hon'ble

Deputy Chairman indeed started his higher career as

the Economist in World Bank in Washington D.C. from

1968-1971. Legacy hardly dies.

However we have one pertinent question to our

Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission. He could not

but know with his vast experience that the neutralization to

CG Employees by way of DA is not a recent phenomena

as he tries to report. It was there even during the time

when he was the Finance Secretary to Government of India.

Hon'ble Deputy Chairman's Comments only make

the earlier Finance Ministers including our present Prime

Minister of India less knowledgable than the Deputy

Chairman of the Planning Commission!

We know that always the CG Employees movement

faced rough weathers and obstacles whenever the

question of their wage revision come up before the Central

Government caused by one or the other Ahluwalias!

We would only like to tell our readers that it was

always and it will be always the strength of our united

might that ultimately decides if there is going to be a

wage hike or not irrespective of some people in high

places like our Deputy Chairman.

Let us Concentrate on building that strength.

Dated: 13-11-2007 Conf.D-11/11/2007

Dear Comrades,

As you are aware., the Government took the

decision to raise the bonus ceiling for the purpose of

computation from Rs 2500 to Rs 3500 after more than a

decade. As per the Press Information Bureau release,

this decision of the cabinet is applicable to the bonus

payable to the workers for the FY 2006-07 onwards. The

Adhoc and productivity linked bonus in the case of CG

Employees were declared and paid in Sept. Oct. 2007.

Confederation has taken up this issue with the

Government. The Secretary of the Staff Side of the JCM

National council had also written to the Secretary,

Expenditure and Secretary Personnel, indicating the need

for making this applicable to the CGEs. for the year 2006-

07 and revise the orders issued in respect of PLB and

adhoc bonus. We have been informed by the Officials in

the Finance Ministry that the proposal is awaiting the

approval of the Finance Minister. Perhaps this may

require the sanction from the cabinet too as that has been

the procedure adopted in the earlier occasion. Since the

matter is being unduly delayed for no ostensible reason

as the Finance Minister was party to the earlier cabinet

decision for raising the ceiling limit to Rs 3500,the

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

Confederation desires that Demonstration/Dharnashould be organized in front of all Offices and send thefollowing telegram/Saving gram to Shri P. Chidambaram,Finance Minister, Govt. of India, North Block, New Delhi-110 001. The programme of action may be carried outimmediately on receipt of this letter by the Units of allaffiliates. The affiliates are requested to kindly conveythe decision to their branches and units so that theprogramme will have wider participation and createsanction to compel the Govt. to take an expeditious andpositive decision in this matter. We are sending thiscommunication through our e-mail and copy of the samehas been placed in our web-site. Programme may becarried out as and when the message is received by theState/Divisional/Branches. Confederation has also sentSMS to all the National Executive Members. Text of TelegramKINDLT EXTEND THE BENEFIT OF THE DECISION TO RAISETHE BONUS CEILING LIMIT FROM 2500 TO 3500 TOCENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES.

With greetings,Yours fraternally,

Sd/-K.K.N.Kutty,Secretary General.


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NOTES OF THE MONTH

Meeting withSecretary [P]: A Delegation consisting of

Comrades C.C.Pillai (Ex-SG NFPE), K. Ragavendran

(SG0-NFPE); K.V.Sridharan (GS-P3); Ishwar Singh Dabas

(GS-P4); and Balwinder Singh (ATR P3 CHQ) met Shri

I.M.G. Khan, the Secretary (P) on 19.11.2007. Com. K.

Ragavendran the newly elected Secretary General was

formally introduced to the Secretary (P) by Com. C.C.Pillai

and early recognition to the Federation was requested. In

addition certain important issues like LSG-HSG-II-HSG-I

promotions; filling up of residual vacancies; withdrawal of

direction to stop TBOP/BCR vacancies; benefit to those

who decline LSG etc. were also discussed. The Secretary

(P) assured to look into all the issues.

Meeting with Member (P): Postal Services Board Ms.

Radhika Doraiswamy was met by Comrades K.

Ragavendran (SG-NFPE); K.V.Sridharan (GS-P3); S.P

Mukherjee (GS-Admn); Rajanayagam (GS-Postal A/Cs);

and Balwinder Singh (ATR-P3 CHQ) on 23.11.07. Issues

like Chief PMG (NE) attempting to evict unions from R-

JCM Quarters; Fixation of pay to unapproved candidates/

substitutes including HRA/CCA; Notional promotion of

LSG in all Circles to Senior officials; Filling up residual

vacancies; LGO Exam syllabus, PO & RMS Accountants

problems, Repatriation of proportionate staff from Chief

PMG office Chattisgarh to MP Circle; Repatriation of Postal

Accounts staff from J&K to Kapurthala; and some other

issues were discussed. We anticipate positive outcome.

WFTU: The Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of WFTU on

Impact of Neo-liberal globalization on the Working Class

and Role of WFTU Trade Unions in the Asia Pacific

Region was held on 28th and 29th November 2007 in

New Delhi. Comrade Gurudas Das Gupta M.P.

inaugurated the event. The General Secretary of WFTU

Comrade George Mavrikos delivered keynote address.

Comrade H.Mahadevan Deputy GS anchored the event.

Leaders of various Trade Union Centres including

Comrade M.K.Pandhe [CITU]; leaders from AITUC,

AICCTU, TUCC greeted the event. Delegates from India,

Pakistan, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Mauritious

attended. Many Indian Trade Unions and Federations

including the AIBEA, Confederation, NFPE, NFTE and

BSNLEU attended. Comrade K.Ragavendran Secretary

General NFPE and Comrade K.V.Sridharan General

Secretary P3 represented the NFPE. Comrades C.C.Pillai

Working President, K.K.N.Kutty Secretary General and

M.S.Raja Secretary represented the Confederation of

Central Government Employees. Comrade

S.S.Mahadevaiah GS GDS also attened. The Asia Pacific

Regional Meeting adopted a Charter of Demands as well

as an Action Plan to popularize the WFTU and strengthen

it to fight the neo-liberal globalization policies.

Delhi Circle CWC: Delhi Circle CWC Meeting was held at

Delhi GPO on 28.11.07. General Secretary attended and

discussed the problems Com. R.A.P. Singh Ex G/S & Com.

S.S. Mahadevaiah were also present.

Federal Executive of NFPE: The Federal Executive of NFPE

was held in the Office of NFPE in New Delhi under the

presidentship of NFPE President Comrade D.K.Rahate.

The Meeting considered all the important issues before

the Postal Employees and CG Employees movement

and unanimously decided to submit a comprehensive

memorandum on GDS issues to the Sixth Pay

Commission for consideration. The Executive noted that

many important issues like Recognition of Federation,

Exemption of Postal Department from the purview of

Screening Committee, LSG/HSG-II/HSG-I Promotions,

Filling up of Residual vacancies, Scrapping of Franchisee

Scheme, Outsourcing of Postal functions, Non-

regularisation of RRR Candidates, Non-regularization of

full time and parttime Casual labourers and contingent

workers etc are agitating the minds of the employees but

the Postal Department has been moving at snail's pace.

The Federal Executive of NFPE has decided to organise

a serious programme of action including strike to settle

the issues in consultation with the FNPO.

AIC of Admn Union: The 26th All India Conference of All

India Postal Administrative Offices Employees Union Group

'C' & 'D' is notified to be held at the Bank Employees Union

Hall, Thiruvananthapuram from 18th to 20th December,

2007. The General will be attending the AIC.

Exemption from Screening Committee: It is informed

that the Ministry of Finance & Department of personnel

have rejected the cabinet note submitted by the Dept for

exemption of Postal Services from the purview of

screening Committee. The Federal Executive, which is

scheduled to be held on 01.12.07 at New Delhi will decide

further course of action.

Bonus: The Finance Minister has not favourably

responded for extending the benefit of increased bonus

ceiling limit to Central Govt. employees. The

Confederation of CG Employees & workers held a

Massive demonstration at North Block in front of Finance

Ministry's office on 23.11.07.

Postal Act: It is shocking to note that the Govt has turned

down the postal Dept proposal to amend the Postal Act.

The news item appeared in the Economic Times dt

23.11.07 is appended alongwith this note for information.

Postal Leaders - German Tour: The Dept is sending

study tour delegation to Germany for exposure to Deutche

post and study the functioning. On behalf of NFPE, Com.

(Contd. on page 28)


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