DoP&T issued modified ACP Orders
IMMEDIATE
No.35034/3/2008-Estt. (D)Government of lndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions(Department of Personnel and Training)North Block, New Delhi, the 19th May, 2009
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: - MODIFlED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.
The Sixth Central Pay Commission in Para 6.1.15of its report, has recommended Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme(MACPS). As per the recommendations, financial upgradation will be available in the next higher grade pay whenever an employee has completed 12 years continuous service in the same grade. However, not more than two financial upgradations shall be given in the entire career, as was provided in the previous Scheme. The Scheme will also be available to all posts belonging to Group "A" whether isolated or not. However, organised Group "A" services will not be covered under the Scheme.
2. The Government has considered the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission for introduction of a MACPS and has accepted the same with further modification to grant three financial upgradations under the MACPS at intervals of 10, 20 and 30 years of continuous regular service.
3. The Scheme would be known as "MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION.SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. This Scheme is in supersession of previous ACP Scheme and clarifications issued there under and shall be applicable to all regularly appointed Group "A", "B", and "C" Central Government Civilian Employees except officers of the Organised Group "A" Service. The status of Group "0" employees would cease on their completion of prescribed training, as recommended by the Sixth Central Pay Commission and would be treated as Group "C" employees. Casual employees, including those granted 'temporary status' and employees appointed in the Government only on adhoc or contract basis shall not qualify for benefits under the aforesaid Scheme. The details of the MACP Scheme and conditions for grant of the financial upgradation under the Scheme are given in
Annexure-l.4. An Screening Committee shall be constituted in each Department to consider the case for grant of financial upgradations uhder the MACP Scheme. The Screening Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and two members. The members of the Committee shall comprise officers holding posts which are at least one level above the grade in which the MACP is to be considered and not below the rank of Under Secretary equivalent in the Government. The Chairperson should generally be a grade above the members of the Committee.
5. The recommendations of the Screening Committee shall be placed before the Secretary in cases where the Committee is constituted in the MinistrylDepartment or before the Head of the organisation/competent authority in other cases for approval.
6. ln order to prevent undue strain on the administrative machinery, the Screening Committee shall follow a time-schedule and meet twice in a financial year - preferably in the first week of January and first week of July of a year for advance processing of the cases maturing in that half. Accordingly, cases maturing during the first-half (April-September) of a particular financial year shall be taken up for consideration by the Screening Committee meeting in the first week of January. Similarly, the Screening Committee meeting in the first week of July of any financial year shall process the cases that would be maturing during the second-half (October-March) of the same financial year.
7. However, to make the MACP Scheme operational, the Cadre Controlling Authorities shall constitute the first Screening Committee within a month from the date of issue of these instructions to consider the cases maturing upto 30th June, 2009 for grant of benefits under the MACPS.
8. ln so far as persons serving in The lndian Audit and Accounts Departments are concerned, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of lndia.
9. Any interpretation/clarification of doubt as to the scope and meaning of the provisions of the MACP Scheme shall be given by the Department of Personnel and Training (Establishment-D). The scheme would be operational w.e.f. 01.09.2008. ln other words, financial upgradations as per the provisions of the earlier ACP Scheme (of August, 1999) would be granted till 31.08.2008.
10. No stepping up of pay in the pay band or grade pay would be admissible with.regard to junior getting more pay than the senior on account of pay fixation under MACP Scheme.
11. It is clarified that no past cases would be re-opened. Further, while implementing the MACP Scheme, the differences in pay scales on account of grant of financial upgradation under the old ACP Scheme (of August 1999) and under the MACP Scheme within the same cadre shall not be construed as an anomaly.
ANNEXURE -I
MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS)
There shall be three financial upgradation s under the MACPS, counted from the direct entry grade on completion of 10, 20 and 30 years service respectively. Financial upgradation under the Scheme will be admissible whenever a person has spent 10 years continuously in the same grade-pay.
2. The MACPS envisages merely placement in the immediate next higher grade pay in the hierarchy of the recommended revised pay bands and grade pay as given in Section 1 , Part-A of the first schedule of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008. Thus, the grade pay at the time of financial upgradation under the MACPS can, in certain cases where regular promotion is not between two successive grades, be different than what is available at the time of regular promotion. ln such cases, the higher grade pay attached to the next promotion post in the hierarchy of the concerned cadre/organisation will be given only at the time of regular promotion.
3. The financial upgradation s under the MACPS would be admissible up-to the highest grade pay of Rs. 12000/ in the PB-4.
4. Benefit of pay fixation available at the time of regular promotion shall also be allowed at the time of financial upgradation under the Scheme. Therefore, the pay shall be raised by 3% of the total pay in the pay band and the grade pay drawn before such upgradation. There shall, however, be no further fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion if it is in the same grade pay as granted under MACPS. However, at the time of actual promotion if it happens to be in a post carrying higher grade pay than what is available under MACPS, no pay fixation would be available and only difference of grade pay would be made available. To illustrate, in case a Government Servant joins as a direct recruit in the grade pay of Rs. 1900 in PB-l and he gets no promotion till completion of 10 years of service, he will be granted financial upgradation under MACPS in the next higher grade pay of Rs. 2000 and his pay will be fixed by granting him oneincrement plus the difference of grade pay (i.e. Rs. 100). After availing financial upgradation under MACPS, if the Government servant gets his regular promotion in the hierarchy of his cadre, which is to the grade of Rs. 2400, on regular promotion, he will only be granted the difference of grade pay between Rs. 2000 and Rs. 2400. No additional increment win be granted at this stage.
6. Promotions earned/upgradation~ granted under the ACP Scheme in the past to those grades which now carry the same grade pay due to merger of pay scales/upgradations of posts recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission shall be ignored for the purpose of granting upgradations under Modified ACPS.
ILLUSTRATION - 1
The pre-revised hierarchy (in ascending order) in a particular organization was as under:-
(a) A Government servant who was recruited in the hierarchy in the pre-revised pay scale Rs. 5000-8000 and who did not get a promotion even after 25 years of service prior to 1.1.2006,in his case as on 1.1.2006he would have got two financial upgradations under ACP to the next grades in the hierarchy of his organization, Le., to the pre-revised scales of Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500.
(b) Another Government servant recruited in the same hierarchy in the pre-revised scale of Rs. 5000-8000 has also completed about 25 years of service, but he got two promotions to the next higher grades of Rs. 5500-9000 & Rs. 6500-10500 during this period.
ln the case of both (a) and (b) above, the promotions/financial upgradations granted under ACP to the pre-revised scales of Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500 prior to 1.1.2006will be ignored on account of merger of the pre-revised scales of Rs. 5000-8000, Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500 recommended by the Sixth cpe. As per CCS (RP) Rules, both of them will be granted grade pay of Rs. 4200 in the pay band PB-2. After the implementation of MACPS, two financial upgradations will be granted both in the case of (a) and (b) above to the next higher grade pays of Rs. 4600 and Rs. 4800 in the pay band PB-2.
6. ln the case of all the employees granted financial upgradations under ACPS till 01.01.2006,their revised pay will be fixed with reference to the pay scale granted to them under the ACPS.
6.1 ln the case of ACP upgradations granted between 01.01.2006 and 31.08.2008, the Government servant has the option under the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008 to have his pay fixed in the revised pay structure either (a) w.eJ. 01.01.2006 with reference to his prerevised scale as on 01.01.2006; or (b) w.eJ. the date of his financial upgradation under ACP with reference to the pre-revised scale granted under ACP. ln case of option (b), he shan be entitled to draw his arrears of pay only from the date of his option i.e. the date of financial upgradation under ACP.
6.2 ln cases where financial upgradation had been granted to Government servants in the next higher scale in the hierarchy of their cadre as per the provisions of the ACP Scheme of August, 1999, but whereas as a result of the implementation of Sixth CPe's recommendations, the next higher post in the hierarchy of the cadre has been upgraded by granting a higher grade pay, the pay of such employees in the revised pay structure will be fixed with reference to the higher grade pay granted to the post. To illustrate, in the case of Jr. Engineer in CPWD, who was granted ]"t ACP in his hierarchy to the grade of Asstt. Engineer in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 corresponding to the revised grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2, he win now be granted grade pay of Rs4600 in the pay band PB-2 consequent upon upgradation of the post of Asstt. Enggs. ln CPWD by granting them the grade pay of Rs.4600 in PB-2 as a result of Sixth CPC's recommendation. However, from the date of implementation of the MACPS, all the financial upgradations under the Scheme should be done strictly in accordance with the hierarchy of grade pays in pay bands as notified vide CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008.
7. With regard to flxation of his pay on grant of promotion/flnancial upgradation under MACP Scheme, a Government servant has an option under FR22 (1) (a) (1) to get his pay flxed in the higher post/ grade pay either from the date of his promotion/upgradation or from the date of his next increment viz. 1st July of the year. The pay and the date of increment would be flxed in accordance with clariflcation no.2 of Department of Expenditure's O.M. N0.1/1/2008-1Cdated 13.09.2008.
8. Promotions earned in the post carrying same grade pay in the promotional hierarchy as per Recruitment Rules shall be counted for the purpose of MACPS.
8.1 Consequent upon the implementation of Sixth CPe's recommendations, grade pay of Rs. 5400 is now in two pay bands viz., PB-2 and PB-3. The grade pay of Rs. 5400 in PB-2 and Rs.5400 in PB-3 shall be treated as separate grade pays for the purpose of grant of upgradations under MACP Scheme.
9. 'Regular service' for the purposes of the MACPS shall commence from the date of joining of a post in direct entry grade on a regular basis either on direct recruitment basis or on absorption/re-employment basis. Service rendered on adhoc/contract basis before regular appointment on pre-appointment training shall not be taken into reckoning. However, past continuous regular service in another Government Department in a post carrying same grade pay prior to regular appointment in a new Department, without a break, shall also be counted towards qualifying regular service for the purposes of MACPS only (and not for the regular promotions). However, beneflts under the MACPS in such cases shall not be considered till the satisfactory completion of the probation period in the new post.
10. Past service rendered by a Government employee in a State Government/statutory body/Autonomous body/Public Sector organisation, before appointment in the Government shall not be counted towards Regular Service.
11. 'Regular service' shall include all periods spent on deputation/foreign service, study leave and all other kind of leave, duly sanctioned by the competent authority.
12. The MACPS shall also be applicable to work charged employees, if their service conditions are comparable with the staff' of regular establishment.
13. Existing time-bound promotion scheme, including in-situ promotion scheme, Staff' Car Driver Scheme or any other kind of promotion scheme existing for a particular category of employees in a Ministry/Department or its offices, may continue to be operational for the concerned category of employees if it is decided by the concerned administrative authorities to retain such Schemes, after necessary consultations or they may switch-over to the MACPS. However, these Schemes shall not run concurrently with the MACPS. with the MACPS.
14. The MACPS is directly applicable only to Central Government Civilian employees.1t will not get automatically extended to employees of Central Autonomous/Statutory Bodies under the administrative control of a Ministry/Department. Keeping in view the flnancial implications involved, a conscious decision in this regard shall have to be taken by the respective Governing Body/Board of Directors and the administrative Ministry concerned and where it is proposed to adopt the MACPS, prior concurrence of Ministry of Finance shall be obtained.
15. lf a financial upgradations under the MACPS is deferred and not allowed after 10 years in a grade pay, due to the reason of the employees being unfit or due to departmental proceedings, etc., this would have consequential effect on the subsequent financial upgradation which would also get deferred to the extent of delay in grant of first financial upgradation.
16. On grant of financial upgradation under the Scheme, there shall be no change in the designation, classification or higher status. However, financial and certain other benefits which are linked to the pay drawn by an employee such as HBA, allotment of Government accommodation shall be permitted.
17. The financial upgradation would be on non-functional basis subject to fitness, in the hierarchy of grade pay within the PB-1.Thereafter for upgradation under the MACPS the benchmark of 'good' would be applicable till the grade pay of Rs. 6600/- in PB-3. The benchmark will be 'Very Good' for financial upgradation to the grade pay of Rs. 7600 and above.
18. ln the matter of disciplinary/ penalty proceedings, grant of benefit under the MACPS shall be subject to rules governing normal promotion. Such cases shall, therefore, be regulated under the provisions of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 and instructions issued thereunder.
19. The MACPS contemplates merely placement on personal basis in the immediate higher Grade pay /grant of financial benefits only and shall not amount to actuallfunctional promotion of the employees concerned. Therefore, no reservation orders/roster shall apply to the MACPS, which shall extend its benefits uniformly to all eligible SC/ST employees also. However, the rules of reservation in promotion shall be ensured at the time of regular promotion. For this reason, it shall not be mandatory to associate members of SC/ST in the Screening Committee meant to consider cases for grant of financial upgradation under the Scheme.
20. Financial upgradation under the MACPS shall be purely personal to the employee and shall have no relevance to his seniority position. As such, there shall be no additional financial upgradation for the senior employees on the ground that the junior employee in the grade has got higher pay/grade pay under the MACPS.
21. Pay drawn in the pay band and the grade pay allowed under the MACPS shall be taken as the basis for determining the terminal benefits in respect of the retiring employee.
22. If Group "A" Government employee, who was not covered under the ACP Scheme has now become entitled to say third financial upgradation directly, having completed 30 year's regular service, his pay shall be fixed successively in next three immediate higher grade pays in the hierarchy of revised pay-bands and grade pays allowing the benefit of 3% pay fixation at every stage. Pay of persons becoming eligible for second financial upgradation may also be fixed accordingly.
23. ln case an employee is declared surplus in his/her organisation and appointed in the same pay-scale or lower scale of pay in the new organization, the regular service rendered by him/her in the previous organisation shall be counted towards the regular service in his/her new organisation for the purpose of giving nnancial upgradation under the MACPS.
24. ln case of an employee after getting promotion/ACP seeks unilateral transfer on a lower post or lower scale, he will be entitled only for second and third nnancial upgradations on completion of 20/30 years of regular service under the MACPS, as the case may be, from the date of his initial appointment to the post in the new organization.
25. lf a regular promotion has been offered but was refused by the employee before becoming entitled to a nnancial upgradation, no nnancial upgradation shall be allowed as such an employee has not been stagnated due to lack of opportunities. If, however, nnancial upgradation has been allowed due to stagnation and the employees subsequently refuse the promotion, it shall not be a ground to withdraw the nnancial upgradation. He shall, however, not be eligible to be considered for further nnancial upgradation till he agrees to be considered for promotion again and the second the next nnancial upgradation shall also be deferred to the extent of period of debarment due to the refusal.
26. Cases of persons holding higher posts purely on adhoc basis shall also be considered by the Screening Committee alongwith others. They may be allowed the benent of nnancial upgradation on reversion to the lower post or if it is benencial vis-avis the pay drawn on adhoc basis.
27. Employees on deputation need not revert to the parent Department for availing the benent of nnancial upgradation under the MACPS. They may exercise a fresh option . to draw the pay in the pay band and the grade pay of the post held by them or the pay plus grade pay admissible to them under the MACPS, whichever is benencial.
28. ILLUSTRATIONS
lf a Government servant (tDC) in PB-l in the Grade Pay of Rs.1goo gets his nrst regular promotion (UDC) in the PB-l in the Grade Pay of Rs.2400 on completion of 8 years of service and then continues in the same Grade Pay for further 10 years without any promotion then he would be eligible for 2nd nnancial upgradation under the MACPS in the PB-l in the Grade Pay of Rs.2800 after completion of 18 years (8+10 years).
(ii) ln case he does not get any promotion thereafter, then he would get 3rd nnancial upgradation in the PB-ll in Grade Pay of Rs.4200 on completion of further 10 years of service i.e. after 28 years (8+10+10).
(iii) However, if he gets 2nd promotion after 5 years of further service in the pay PB-ll in the Grade Pay of Rs.4200 (Asstt. Grade/Grade "C") i.e. on completion of 23 years (8+1O+5years) then he would get 3rd nnancial upgradation after completion of 30 years i.e. 10 years after the 2nd ACP in the PB-ll in the Grade Pay of Rs.4600.
In the above scenario, the pay shall be raised by 3% of the total pay in the Pay Band and Grade Pay drawn before such upgradation. There shan, however, be no further fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion if it is in the same Grade Pay or in the higher Grade Pay. Only thedifference of grade pay would be admissible at the time of promotions.
B. If a Government servant (LDC) in PB-I in the Grade Pay of Rs.1900 is granted 1st financial upgradation under the MACPS on completion of 10 years of service in the PB-l in the Grade Pay of Rs.2000 and 5 years later he gets 1st regular promotion (UDC) in PB-I in the Grade Pay of Rs.2400, the 2nd financial upgradation under MACPS (in the next Grade Pay w.r.t. Grade Pay held by Government servant) will be granted on completion of 20 years of service in PB-I in the Grade Pay of Rs.2800. On completion of 30 years of service, he will get 3rd ACP in the Grade Pay of Rs. 4200. However, if two promotions are earned before completion of 20 years, only 3rd financial upgradation would be admissible on completion of 10 years of service in Grade Pay from the date 2nd promotion or at 30th year of service, whichever is earlier.
C. If a Government servant has been granted either two regular promotions or 2nd financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme of August, 1999 after completion of 24 years of regular service then only 3rd financial upgradation would be admissible to him under the MACPS on completion of 30 years of service provided that he has not earned third promotion in the hierarchy.
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To
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Sub: Implementation of GDS Committee recommendations – reg.
Madam,
The Staff Side conveys the anguish and disillusionment of three lakhs of Gramin Dak Sewaks over the non-implementation of GDS Committee recommendations. The Staff Side was assured many times that the GDS Committee recommendations would be implemented before the announcement of General Elections, which is yet to happen.
Both the Federations have learnt that the proposals of the Department are being studied by the JS&FA for the past three weeks. The election schedule has been announced. The entirety of the Gramin Dak Sewaks is justifiably restive. In short the 50% of work force of the Postal Department is unhappy and on the verge of total frustration. No doubt the efficiency of the rural postal services would be dented in the backdrop of total disillusionment amongst the rural postal employees.
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Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
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Secretary General Secretary General
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METHOD- 20% OF TRCA+DA as on 01.01.2006 multiple of 38 months and payament of 40% of the calculations before 31.03.2009 towards arears subject to adjustement of arears after the implementation of GDS committe report.
propasl on the way of MOF, the payment will effected before 31.03.2009
Filecleared by the JS & FA on the GDS Committee recommendation on Friday evening.
After the MOC signing, the file will go the Ministry of Finance.
it is learnt taht by Gopinath Committee but for GDS BPM there will be 5 stages
other GDS there will be 2 stages for the existing and 3 stages for future recruits
increment will be 2%.
Combined Duty allowance is fixed as Rs.500/- per combination
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Postal JCA/2009 Dated 14th March 2009
To
Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy
Secretary
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan
New Delhi – 110001
Sub: Implementation of GDS Committee recommendations – reg.
Madam,
The Staff Side conveys the anguish and disillusionment of three lakhs of Gramin Dak Sewaks over the non-implementation of GDS Committee recommendations. The Staff Side was assured many times that the GDS Committee recommendations would be implemented before the announcement of General Elections, which is yet to happen.
Both the Federations have learnt that the proposals of the Department are being studied by the JS&FA for the past three weeks. The election schedule has been announced. The entirety of the Gramin Dak Sewaks is justifiably restive. In short the 50% of work force of the Postal Department is unhappy and on the verge of total frustration. No doubt the efficiency of the rural postal services would be dented in the backdrop of total disillusionment amongst the rural postal employees.
Our Federations would like to seek your personal intervention in ensuring the quick processing of the issue at all levels for implementation at the earliest. We hope you would appreciate our concerns and would cause all necessary action for quick implementation.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
[D.Theagarajan] [K.Ragavendran]
Secretary General Secretary General
FNPO NFPE
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FNPO
National Union of Gramin Dak Sevaks
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Central Head Quarters
T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-1
VVIP/ Bonus-08/Feb 09 Date: 18.02.2009
To,
Shri.Pranab Mukharjee
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Minister for Finance
New Delhi 1
Respected Sir,
Request to issue orders immediately making postal GDS (ED) staff also eligible for revised PLB as Rupees 3500 for the years 2006 – 07 and 2007- 08 as in the case of other employees.
Also request to withdraw Department of Posts orders issued for recovery of amount already paid as excess in some circle.
Yours Faithfully
P.U.Muraleedharan
General Secretary
FNPO
National Union of Gramin Dak Sevaks
(Affiliated to INTUC)
Central Head Quarters
T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-1
VVIP/ Bonus-08/Feb 09 Date: 18.02.2009
To,
Dr.Shri.Manmohaan Singh
Prime minister of India
152 South Block
New Delhi 1
Respected Sir,
Request to issue orders immediately making postal GDS (ED) staff also eligible for revised PLB as Rupees 3500 for the years 2006 – 07 and 2007- 08 as in the case of other employees.
Also request to withdraw Department of Posts orders issued for recovery of amount already paid as excess in some circle.
Yours Faithfully
P.U.Muraleedharan
General Secretary
National Union of Gramin Dak Sevaks
(Affiliated to INTUC)
Central Head Quarters
T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-1
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To,
Shri.Jyotiraditya M Scindia
Minister of Sate for Communications & IT
6, Electronics Nikethan
CGO Complex
New Delhi 1
Respected Sir,
Request to issue orders immediately making postal GDS (ED) staff also eligible for revised PLB as Rupees 3500 for the years 2006 – 07 and 2007- 08 as in the case of other employees.
Also request to withdraw Department of Posts orders issued for recovery of amount already paid as excess in some circle.
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…………………………………… Division
Respected Sir,
Request to issue orders immediately making postal GDS (ED) staff also eligible for revised PLB as Rupees 3500 for the years 2006 – 07 and 2007- 08 as in the case of other employees.
Also request to withdraw Department of Posts orders issued for recovery of amount already paid as excess.
Yours Faithfully
Name and Union Designation
Address and Fax Number
Dr.Shri.Manmohaan Singh
Prime minister of India
152 South Block
New Delhi 1
Fax: 011 230 19545
Shri.Pranab Mukharjee
Leader of the House and
Minister for Finance
New Delhi 1
Fax: 011 237 37658
Shri.A. Raja
Minister for Communications & IT
1080, Electronics Nikethan
CGO Complex
New Delhi 3
Fax: 011 243 62333
Shri.Jyotiraditya M Scindia
Minister of Sate for Communications & IT
6, Electronics Nikethan
CGO Complex
New Delhi 1
Fax: 011 243 60958
FNPO
National Union of Gramin Dak Sevaks
(Affiliated to INTUC)
Central Head Quarters
T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-1
VVIP/ Bonus-08/Feb 09 Date: 18.02.2009
To,
Shri.A. Raja
Minister for Communications & IT
1080, Electronics Nikethan
CGO Complex
New Delhi 3
Respected Sir,
Request to issue orders immediately making postal GDS (ED) staff also eligible for revised PLB as Rupees 3500 for the years 2006 – 07 and 2007- 08 as in the case of other employees.
Also request to withdraw Department of Posts orders issued for recovery of amount already paid as excess in some circle.
Yours Faithfully
P.U.Muraleedharan
General Secretary
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FNPO
National Union of Gramin Dak Sevaks
(Affiliated to INTUC)
Central Head Quarters
T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-1
VVIP/ Bonus-08/Feb 09 Date: 18.02.2009
To,
Shri.Pranab Mukharjee
Leader of the House and
Minister for Finance
New Delhi 1
Respected Sir,
Request to issue orders immediately making postal GDS (ED) staff also eligible for revised PLB as Rupees 3500 for the years 2006 – 07 and 2007- 08 as in the case of other employees.
Also request to withdraw Department of Posts orders issued for recovery of amount already paid as excess in some circle.
Yours Faithfully
P.U.Muraleedharan
General Secretary
FNPO
National Union of Gramin Dak Sevaks
(Affiliated to INTUC)
Central Head Quarters
T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-1
VVIP/ Bonus-08/Feb 09 Date: 18.02.2009
To,
Dr.Shri.Manmohaan Singh
Prime minister of India
152 South Block
New Delhi 1
Respected Sir,
Request to issue orders immediately making postal GDS (ED) staff also eligible for revised PLB as Rupees 3500 for the years 2006 – 07 and 2007- 08 as in the case of other employees.
Also request to withdraw Department of Posts orders issued for recovery of amount already paid as excess in some circle.
Yours Faithfully
P.U.Muraleedharan
General Secretary
DOP&T DISAGREES TO EXEMPT DEPT OF POSTS FROM THE PURVIEW OF THE SCREENING COMITTEE
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
DOP&T disagrees to exempt the Dept. of Posts from the purview of the Screening Committee
The Dept. of Posts moved with the Dept. of Personnel to exempt the Postal Department from the purview of the Screening Committee. In the meeting held on 16.02.2009, the DOPT Secretary Committee did not agree to exempt the Postal Department from the purview of Screening Committee. It is learnt that it has only agreed in principle to allow 1/3rd of all the direct recruitment vacancies including those lying vacant for more than a year to be filled up now.
The Sixth Pay Commission has already recommended to the Govt. to scrap the Screening Committee from the next financial year.
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Post Offices to become hub of financial services - says Finance Minister
The acting Finance Minister Shri.Pranab Mukherjee while presenting the interim budget in Parliament on 16.2.09 said that the department of Posts will get Rs.620 crore to carry out allround development and repositioning through technology induction and entreprenerial mangement and added that the government plans to make post offices the hub of financial services and as a move in that direction it plans to set up 100 financial marts and 500 franchise outlets. "The aim is to effectively utilise network and reach for providing value added services through linkages with various agencies, organisations, especially for delivery of social security scheme," the minister said.
He said 5,000 Post Offices are targdted for computerisation and networking. Also, 100 more branch offices, along with 50 sub post offices, would be opened in 2009-10.
The north eastern region is also poised to get a boost as out of the Rs.620 crore total outlay, Rs.62 crore would go to the region, he said.
Saturday, 14 February 2009
Membership verification again:
Consequent on the judgment of the Honorable Madras High court, there will be fresh verification. Declaration should be submitted to head of divisions and not to DDOs.Other impacts are:1. For GDS union, there will be no re-verification.2. No Departmental councils and Regional councils (JCM), till the re-verification is over and Union/ Federation are recognised.3. Anomaly committee may be constituted.4. All the nominations made to Departmental councils and Regional councils will be cancelled.
DOP&T disagrees to exempt the Dept. of Posts from the purview of the Screening Committee
The Dept. of Posts moved with the Dept. of Personnel to exempt the Postal Department from the purview of the Screening Committee. In the meeting held on 16.02.2009, the DOPT Secretary Committee did not agree to exempt the Postal Department from the purview of Screening Committee. It is learnt that it has only agreed in principle to allow 1/3rd of all the direct recruitment vacancies including those lying vacant for more than a year to be filled up now.
The Sixth Pay Commission has already recommended to the Govt. to scrap the Screening Committee from the next financial year.
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Post Offices to become hub of financial services - says Finance Minister
The acting Finance Minister Shri.Pranab Mukherjee while presenting the interim budget in Parliament on 16.2.09 said that the department of Posts will get Rs.620 crore to carry out allround development and repositioning through technology induction and entreprenerial mangement and added that the government plans to make post offices the hub of financial services and as a move in that direction it plans to set up 100 financial marts and 500 franchise outlets. "The aim is to effectively utilise network and reach for providing value added services through linkages with various agencies, organisations, especially for delivery of social security scheme," the minister said.
He said 5,000 Post Offices are targdted for computerisation and networking. Also, 100 more branch offices, along with 50 sub post offices, would be opened in 2009-10.
The north eastern region is also poised to get a boost as out of the Rs.620 crore total outlay, Rs.62 crore would go to the region, he said.
Saturday, 14 February 2009
Membership verification again:
Consequent on the judgment of the Honorable Madras High court, there will be fresh verification. Declaration should be submitted to head of divisions and not to DDOs.Other impacts are:1. For GDS union, there will be no re-verification.2. No Departmental councils and Regional councils (JCM), till the re-verification is over and Union/ Federation are recognised.3. Anomaly committee may be constituted.4. All the nominations made to Departmental councils and Regional councils will be cancelled.
CREATION OF SEPRATE POSTMASTER CADRE
Creation of separate Postmaster's Cadre
It is learnt that the Postal Board had cleared a proposal for creation of Postmasters' cadre and the Recruitment Rules have been amended and sent to the DOPT and that the first examination also will be held soon in this year. The scheme envisages that 30% of all supervisory posts would be a separate track on examination and 70% supervisory posts at all levels would be another track on seniority-cum-fitness. Officials at every level from LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I would be requested to select either of the two tracks as one time measure. They will thereafter go up only in their selected track and even the posts in Group B level will be segregated for both tracks separately.There are 116 posts of Senior Postmasters (Group B) and 25% of these posts are likely to be filled up by examination by the officials who have been promoted under Fast Track examination (30%) and the balance will be filled up by seniority basis. It is learnt that LSG officials with 5 years service in that cadre will be eligible to appear for the examination. Even Inspector (Posts) is eligible to take up this examination. The officials who are promoted to the posts of Senior Postmasters are eligible to Group A posts after completion of 3 years in that cadre. Already there is a provision that LSG officials who have completed 5 years of service in that cadre can appear for 6% posts in Group B cadre. This will also continue besides the above examination.
Officials in one track cannot cross the other path. There will be separate gradation lists for both tracks. The declining of promotion by seniors and reluctance to move away from their parent divisions is cited as a reason for the department to create a separate cadre for Postmasters and to encourage younger officials with aptitude to get the promotion through examination.The CHQ had expressed its anguish and protest over the attitude of the department for not consulting the Unions concerned before forwarding the proposal to the nodal ministry and sought full details of this scheme.
It is learnt that the Postal Board had cleared a proposal for creation of Postmasters' cadre and the Recruitment Rules have been amended and sent to the DOPT and that the first examination also will be held soon in this year. The scheme envisages that 30% of all supervisory posts would be a separate track on examination and 70% supervisory posts at all levels would be another track on seniority-cum-fitness. Officials at every level from LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I would be requested to select either of the two tracks as one time measure. They will thereafter go up only in their selected track and even the posts in Group B level will be segregated for both tracks separately.There are 116 posts of Senior Postmasters (Group B) and 25% of these posts are likely to be filled up by examination by the officials who have been promoted under Fast Track examination (30%) and the balance will be filled up by seniority basis. It is learnt that LSG officials with 5 years service in that cadre will be eligible to appear for the examination. Even Inspector (Posts) is eligible to take up this examination. The officials who are promoted to the posts of Senior Postmasters are eligible to Group A posts after completion of 3 years in that cadre. Already there is a provision that LSG officials who have completed 5 years of service in that cadre can appear for 6% posts in Group B cadre. This will also continue besides the above examination.
Officials in one track cannot cross the other path. There will be separate gradation lists for both tracks. The declining of promotion by seniors and reluctance to move away from their parent divisions is cited as a reason for the department to create a separate cadre for Postmasters and to encourage younger officials with aptitude to get the promotion through examination.The CHQ had expressed its anguish and protest over the attitude of the department for not consulting the Unions concerned before forwarding the proposal to the nodal ministry and sought full details of this scheme.
HIGHLIGHTS OF GOPINATHAN COMITTEE
GOPINATH COMITTE RECOMMENDATION SOME HIGHLIGHTS
TRCA RECOMMENDED TABLE
Cadre | Nataraja Murti | Gopinath Committee |
GDS SPM | 4800-100-7800 | |
GDS BPM [75 Pts] | 2745-50-4245 | 2880-60-4680 |
-do- [75 – 100] | 3660-70-5760 | 3840-80-6240 |
-do- [Above 100 | 4575-85-7125 | 4800-100-7800 |
GDS SV [3 Hrs] | 2665-50-4165 | 2840-60-4640 |
-do- [3Hrs 45 Mt | 3330-60-5130 | 3550-75-5800 |
-do- [Above 3.45 | 4220-75-6470 | 4500-90-7200 |
GDS MC [3 Hrs] | 2295-45-3695 | 2295-50-3795 |
-do- [ 3-3.45 Hrs] | 2870-50-4370 | 2870-60-4670 |
-do- [Above 3.45] | 3635-65-5585 | 3640-75-5890 |
DETAILED BREIF ANALISATION IN POINT TO POINT
Friday, 30 January 2009
RECOMMENDATIONS OF GOPINATH COMMITTEE HIGH LIGHTS!
1. Dept. may approach Nodal Dept., Ministry of labour and employment for removing anomalous position being governed by GDS rules, 2001 and I.D Act 19472. Viability of Rural Post offices: Offices does not generate minimum income: Dept needs to look into franchisee/outreach arrangements.
3. Posts of GDSSV not justified statistically at HO, HSG I, HSG II, LSG may not be filled up due to computerization and use of high speed Franking machines.
4. Urban Post Offices: Dept may consider creation of multi skilled Group C posts. Group D nature of duties by alternative arrangements suggested. Semi Urban and Rural Post Offices may have GDS Packers. GDS should be deployed in Gamin areas.
5. Promotion from GDS to PA cadre: Who have secured 50% marks in 10+2 shall be eligible instead of marks not below the marks secured by the last direct recruit, age 35.
6. Qualification for BPM/GDS SPM - Matriculation, preference to 10+2.
7. Retirement age - remain at 65 years.
8. ACP (automatic/Time bound promotion) - not recommended
9. Transfers: Existing position may continue, in exceptional cases and administrative needs transfers with the approval of the HoC. In such cases TRCA SHOULD BE PROTECTED.
10. Staff in seasonal POs may be deployed in other near by offices where there are vacancies.
11. There should be no EDSO both in urban and rural areas but pay of GDS WILL BE PROTECTED.12. One point for CASH HANDLING of Rs.10, 000/- BPM
13. Workload of GDSMD/MC: Cycle able beat on cycle beat, partly cycle able on cycle and rest by foot.14. Distance traversed for delivery work - existing norms should continue.
15. Combined duty allowance for MD work only is Rs.100/-, for MC work only it is Rs.125/-. For both MD and MC a total of Rs.250/-
16. Additional duty of Mail carrier or mail delivery (cases of leave etc.) compensation of Rs.10/- per working day, maximum Rs.250/- in a month.17. Revised TRCA w.e.f 1.1.2006
18. Allowances - prospective from the date of issue of orders. Arrears 40% and 60% each spread over two financial years.19. Present D.A FORMULA will continue.20. BONUS - Status -quo may be maintained.
21. Ex-gratia Gratuity: Entitlement for minimum 10 years service - Maximum Rs.60, 000/- or 16 ½ months basic TRCA which ever is less.22. Group insurance subscription Rs.50/- (For all GDS)- Insurance cover is Rs.50,000/-
23. SEVERANCE AMOUNT: Eligibility 10 years - @ Rs.1500/- for every completed year of service - Maximum Rs.60, 000/- for 40 completed years of service.
24. Service Discharge benefit scheme: A contribution of Rs.200/- per month for the duty period of GDS. Fund to be managed by PLI directorate or any other suitable agency to get adequate returns.
25. Financial assistance from welfare schemes: Old rates suggested as the new rates are more than what are given to departmental staff.
26. Maternity leave: 3 months TRCA out of welfare grant and 3 months LWA (substitute is arranged by GDS) FOR FIRST TWO CHILDREN.27. LEAVE: 20 days paid leave in a year, no change.
28. Leave Vacancies/Short term to be managed by combination of duties - Where the work cannot be managed by combination of duties there has to be proper substitution. 29. Present Trade Union Facilities will continue.
The Nataraja Murti Committee has constructed pay scales without taking into account the 5% extra TRCA granted to GDS. It has also taken comparison with that of the pre-revised scale of Mail Overseer and Postmen instead of upgraded and revised pay band + Grade Pay of Mail Overseer and Postman.
The Gopinath Committee has included the left out 5% TRCA into fixation of TRCA. But Gopinath Committee also taken into account the pre-revised pay level of Mail Overseer Postmen [3200-4290] for ----BPMs and pre-revised level of pay of Postmen [3050-4290]for GDS MD/SV.
1. Rate of Increment:
The Nataraja Murti Committee had recommended 1.74% to 1.96% of the minimum of the proposed TRCA.
The Gopinath Committee has made it 2% rounded off to the next higher five (5) rupees for a time span of 30 years.
The methods applied by both Nataraja Murti Committee and Gopinath committee have tried to fix static annual increment on the minimum level of TRCA only.
2. Fixation formula:
The Nataraja Murti Committee had recommended that the pre-revised TRCA as on 1.1.2006 [without including the 5% extra TRCA granted to GDS w.e.f. 1.1.2004] should be multiplied by 1.74 and then 40% of the maximum of the pre-revised TRCA should be added for reaching the revised TRCA level.
The Gopinath Committee has included the left out 5% extra TRCA with the basic TRCA as on 1.1.2006 and then to multiply it with 1.74 for reaching the revised TRCA.
3. Pension:
The Nataraja Murti Committee had recommended that a Service Discharge Benefit Scheme in which the Government to make a contribution of Rs.200/- per month for the GDS on duty. The fund may be managed by PLI Directorate etc to secure adequate returns. The accrued quantum and the eligible Severance Amount eligible to the GDS on his retirement shall be annutised and monthly payments made to the retiring GDS.
However, Gopinath committee has not supported that contention. It did not encourage the concept of Nataraja Murti Committee for a monthly payment like pension. Gopinath Committee is totally negative to say that this needs detailed examination as there may be long term legal and financial implications..
4. Combined Duty Allowance:
The recommendation of the Nataraja Murti Committee. Even the amount of Rs.500 recommended by GDS Committee for each item of work for GDS BPM and the amount of Rs.250/- recommended for attending the delivery in BO Village itself are reduced as Rs.200/- and Rs.100/- respectively. Similarly the recommendation of the GDS Committee for grant of Rs.250/- towards conveyance is also reduced as Rs.125/- by Gopinath Committee. The stand of the Gopinath Committee is more negative in the case.
5. Transfers:
Though the negative recommendations of Nataraja Murti Committee to deny and tighten the existing transfer facilities to GDS are not accepted by Gopinath Committee and recommended for continuation of the existing transfer facilities.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD WITH SECTY ON 13.01.2009
GOPINATHAN COMITTE REPORT NOT PUBLISHED
PROTEST AGANIST THE UNDEMOCRATIC MANNER
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Minutes of the Meeting held with Secretary (Posts) on 13.1.2009
Secretary (Posts) (Chairperson) took a meeting with Federation of National Postal Organizations on 13.01.2009 to discuss pending issues of Postal Employees. The following were present.Official Side Staff Side1. Shri.S.Samant, Member, Postal Services Board 1. Shri.D.Theagarajan, Secretary General, FNPO2. Shri.R.K.Singh, Member Postal Services Board 2. Shri.D.Kishan Rao, General Secretary, NUPE Group ‘C"3. Shri.Kamlesh Chandra, DDG (P) 3. Shri.T.N.Rahate, General Secretary, NUPE PM&Gr.D4. Shri.A.K.Sharma. DDG (Estt.) 4. Shri.A.H.Siddiqui, General Secretary,NURMSE MG&Gr.D5. Shri.V.C.Kajila, Director (SPN)6. Shri.Subash Chander, Director (SR & Legal)The meeting started with preliminary remarks of Secretary General, FNPO in which he thanked the Chairperson for arranging the meeting and assured that FNPO and its affiliated Service Associations will not join the strike likely to commence from 20-01-2009, notice for which has been given by NFPE and its affiliated Service Associations. The Secretary General also requested the Chairperson to hold periodical and JCM meetings in time and the request was acceded to. Thereafter, item-wise discussion was held and the list of discussion is as follows:-Item No. 1: Constitution of anomalies Committee (Postal)The Chairperson informed that needful will be done in this regard.Item No.2: Vacate the stay in Madras High Court early on verification of membership.The Staff Side was informed about the action already taken by the Department in regard to filing of miscellaneous petition for getting early listing of the case. The Chairperson directed for regular follow up in the matter.Item No.3: Modification of Natarajmurthy Committee’s recommendations sought by FNPO.The Staff Side was apprised that the Report of Nataraja Murti Committee was still under examination by a group of Senior Officers of the Department. However, the Chairperson agreed to the demand of the Staff Side to get release of the report expedited.Item No. 4: Fixing the wages of RRR/Part Time/Contingent Staff on par with Departmental Employees.The Staff Side was apprised that as advised by Internal Finance Wing, the issue is being referred to the DOP&T. On the point of taking into account HRA, CCA etc., for computing the wages, the Chairperson directed for examination of the matter.Item No. 5 and 6: (i) Request to implement April 2007 Strike Settlement(ii) Discuss charter of demands which was submitted by both theFederations on 15.02.2008
The Staff Side was informed that the present position in regard to the issues referred to above has been shown in the Action Taken Report circulated among them. However, the Staff Side drew the attention of the Chairperson to the following issues which were part o the above references.(a) Abnormal delay in payment of OTA and Medical reimbursement(b) Filling up of residual vacancies© Conferring of temporary status on casual labourers.The Chairperson stated that the above issues will be examined. In the context of filling up of residual vacancies, Member (P) suggested the staff side that their circle unions may have a meeting with the Circle Heads.Item No. 7: Discuss cadre review, ACP Scheme, system administrator and Marketing Executive.In the meeting held on 16.09.2008 with the staff side under the Chairpersonship of the then Member (P), the Federations were advised to submit detailed proposals to facilitate examining their demands. The proposals from the Federations are still awaited. However, during the course of discussion on this item, the staff side inadvertently mentioned that they had submitted the proposals. In fact the proposal are yet to be received and these will be examined after receipt. In the context of cadre structuring of System Administrators, the staff side stated that the interest of the existing incumbents should be taken care of, upon which Member (D) made it clear that this aspect will be looked into.The Staff Side was informed that formal order from Department of Personnel & Training /Ministry of Finance on the modified ACP Scheme are awaited. The issue will be examined after receipt of details from DOP&T /Ministry of Finance.Item No. 8: Withdraw the SLP against the RRR candidates and absorb them in the Department immediately.The Staff Side was apprised that the SLPs were filed on the advice of Ministry of Law and Justice and the matter is now subjudice.
Item No. 9: Granting notional fixation for Artisan Grade I in MMS on par with Railways and Defence.The Chairperson advised the Staff Side to have a separate meeting in this regard with DDG (Estt.)Item No. 10: Increasing number of posts of LSG, HSG II/HSG I in Circle Offices and DPLI Kolkata.The Staff Side was informed that distribution of posts was done on the basis of workload and on the requirement of posts projected by each Circle. The discussion was summed up by the Chairperson with the observation that the issue will be looked into.Item No. 11: Withdraw decentralization of PLI and RPLI function.The Staff Side was informed that as on date only work relating to acceptance of proposal and issue of PR book was decentralized at divisional level. The Staff Side was of the view that in the wake of technological developments, need for decentralization may not be there. In response to the above, Member (D) stated that PLI/RPLI was a very competitive product and we have to be extremely cautious in handling it. Member (D) further mentioned that technological developments will dictate its own system.Item No. 12: Dropping of proposed move to decentralize Postal Accounts.The Staff Side was informed that no decision to decentralize the Postal Accounts Offices had been taken so far. The Chairperson further clarified that view of the Staff Side will be taken before taking any such view in future.Item No. 13: Restore three year periodicity for promotion to senior Accounts cadre.The Staff Side was informed that the matter was under examination in consultation with the DOPT/Ministry of Finance.Item No. 14: Accord Early sanction of justified posts in Postal/RMS/MMS wings.Suitable instructions will be issued in this regard.Item No. 15: Allow officiating arrangements in HSG II and HSG I cadre as per provisions of P&T Manual Vol. IV.The Staff Side was informed that matter would be looked into.
Item No. 16: Remove the transfer policy. Not to post officials in ‘C" class post offices for the second time.The Staff Side was informed that matter would be looked into.The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair.
PROTEST AGANIST THE UNDEMOCRATIC MANNER
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Minutes of the Meeting held with Secretary (Posts) on 13.1.2009
Secretary (Posts) (Chairperson) took a meeting with Federation of National Postal Organizations on 13.01.2009 to discuss pending issues of Postal Employees. The following were present.Official Side Staff Side1. Shri.S.Samant, Member, Postal Services Board 1. Shri.D.Theagarajan, Secretary General, FNPO2. Shri.R.K.Singh, Member Postal Services Board 2. Shri.D.Kishan Rao, General Secretary, NUPE Group ‘C"3. Shri.Kamlesh Chandra, DDG (P) 3. Shri.T.N.Rahate, General Secretary, NUPE PM&Gr.D4. Shri.A.K.Sharma. DDG (Estt.) 4. Shri.A.H.Siddiqui, General Secretary,NURMSE MG&Gr.D5. Shri.V.C.Kajila, Director (SPN)6. Shri.Subash Chander, Director (SR & Legal)The meeting started with preliminary remarks of Secretary General, FNPO in which he thanked the Chairperson for arranging the meeting and assured that FNPO and its affiliated Service Associations will not join the strike likely to commence from 20-01-2009, notice for which has been given by NFPE and its affiliated Service Associations. The Secretary General also requested the Chairperson to hold periodical and JCM meetings in time and the request was acceded to. Thereafter, item-wise discussion was held and the list of discussion is as follows:-Item No. 1: Constitution of anomalies Committee (Postal)The Chairperson informed that needful will be done in this regard.Item No.2: Vacate the stay in Madras High Court early on verification of membership.The Staff Side was informed about the action already taken by the Department in regard to filing of miscellaneous petition for getting early listing of the case. The Chairperson directed for regular follow up in the matter.Item No.3: Modification of Natarajmurthy Committee’s recommendations sought by FNPO.The Staff Side was apprised that the Report of Nataraja Murti Committee was still under examination by a group of Senior Officers of the Department. However, the Chairperson agreed to the demand of the Staff Side to get release of the report expedited.Item No. 4: Fixing the wages of RRR/Part Time/Contingent Staff on par with Departmental Employees.The Staff Side was apprised that as advised by Internal Finance Wing, the issue is being referred to the DOP&T. On the point of taking into account HRA, CCA etc., for computing the wages, the Chairperson directed for examination of the matter.Item No. 5 and 6: (i) Request to implement April 2007 Strike Settlement(ii) Discuss charter of demands which was submitted by both theFederations on 15.02.2008
The Staff Side was informed that the present position in regard to the issues referred to above has been shown in the Action Taken Report circulated among them. However, the Staff Side drew the attention of the Chairperson to the following issues which were part o the above references.(a) Abnormal delay in payment of OTA and Medical reimbursement(b) Filling up of residual vacancies© Conferring of temporary status on casual labourers.The Chairperson stated that the above issues will be examined. In the context of filling up of residual vacancies, Member (P) suggested the staff side that their circle unions may have a meeting with the Circle Heads.Item No. 7: Discuss cadre review, ACP Scheme, system administrator and Marketing Executive.In the meeting held on 16.09.2008 with the staff side under the Chairpersonship of the then Member (P), the Federations were advised to submit detailed proposals to facilitate examining their demands. The proposals from the Federations are still awaited. However, during the course of discussion on this item, the staff side inadvertently mentioned that they had submitted the proposals. In fact the proposal are yet to be received and these will be examined after receipt. In the context of cadre structuring of System Administrators, the staff side stated that the interest of the existing incumbents should be taken care of, upon which Member (D) made it clear that this aspect will be looked into.The Staff Side was informed that formal order from Department of Personnel & Training /Ministry of Finance on the modified ACP Scheme are awaited. The issue will be examined after receipt of details from DOP&T /Ministry of Finance.Item No. 8: Withdraw the SLP against the RRR candidates and absorb them in the Department immediately.The Staff Side was apprised that the SLPs were filed on the advice of Ministry of Law and Justice and the matter is now subjudice.
Item No. 9: Granting notional fixation for Artisan Grade I in MMS on par with Railways and Defence.The Chairperson advised the Staff Side to have a separate meeting in this regard with DDG (Estt.)Item No. 10: Increasing number of posts of LSG, HSG II/HSG I in Circle Offices and DPLI Kolkata.The Staff Side was informed that distribution of posts was done on the basis of workload and on the requirement of posts projected by each Circle. The discussion was summed up by the Chairperson with the observation that the issue will be looked into.Item No. 11: Withdraw decentralization of PLI and RPLI function.The Staff Side was informed that as on date only work relating to acceptance of proposal and issue of PR book was decentralized at divisional level. The Staff Side was of the view that in the wake of technological developments, need for decentralization may not be there. In response to the above, Member (D) stated that PLI/RPLI was a very competitive product and we have to be extremely cautious in handling it. Member (D) further mentioned that technological developments will dictate its own system.Item No. 12: Dropping of proposed move to decentralize Postal Accounts.The Staff Side was informed that no decision to decentralize the Postal Accounts Offices had been taken so far. The Chairperson further clarified that view of the Staff Side will be taken before taking any such view in future.Item No. 13: Restore three year periodicity for promotion to senior Accounts cadre.The Staff Side was informed that the matter was under examination in consultation with the DOPT/Ministry of Finance.Item No. 14: Accord Early sanction of justified posts in Postal/RMS/MMS wings.Suitable instructions will be issued in this regard.Item No. 15: Allow officiating arrangements in HSG II and HSG I cadre as per provisions of P&T Manual Vol. IV.The Staff Side was informed that matter would be looked into.
Item No. 16: Remove the transfer policy. Not to post officials in ‘C" class post offices for the second time.The Staff Side was informed that matter would be looked into.The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair.
GOPINATHAN COMITTE SUBMITTED REPORT
Thursday, 22 January 2009
FLASH NEWS
SHRI P.K.GOPINATHAN COMMITTE SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO DEPARTMENT
REPORT SUBMITTED ON 21ST LATE EVENING. SOURCES INFORMED THAT THERE IS IMPROVEMENNT ON ALL RECOMMENDATIONS OF NATARAJA MURTHY COMMITTEE REPORT. IMPROVEMENT IN THE TRCA TO THE EXTENT OF RS 100/- ON HOURLY RATE DEATAILS WILL BE KNOWN SHORTLY.The SG FNPO met the Secretary (P) today and urged to finalise the action on the report. NFPE was not allowed for the meeting. Secretary asked the DDG (ESTT) to place the report before the postal board . The report either be placed before the minister or it will be discussed with staff side or not or will be sent to the cabinet sub committe direct will be known tomorrow.GENERAL SECRETARY,NUPE GROUP C CHQ,NEW DELHI
Submission of GDS High Power Committee Report
The GDS High Power Committee under the Presidentship of Shri.P.K.Gopinath, CPMG, Delhi Circle had submitted its report yesterday evening. The Department will consult the staff side before its submission to the Cabinet.
Await further communication.
FLASH NEWS
SHRI P.K.GOPINATHAN COMMITTE SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO DEPARTMENT
REPORT SUBMITTED ON 21ST LATE EVENING. SOURCES INFORMED THAT THERE IS IMPROVEMENNT ON ALL RECOMMENDATIONS OF NATARAJA MURTHY COMMITTEE REPORT. IMPROVEMENT IN THE TRCA TO THE EXTENT OF RS 100/- ON HOURLY RATE DEATAILS WILL BE KNOWN SHORTLY.The SG FNPO met the Secretary (P) today and urged to finalise the action on the report. NFPE was not allowed for the meeting. Secretary asked the DDG (ESTT) to place the report before the postal board . The report either be placed before the minister or it will be discussed with staff side or not or will be sent to the cabinet sub committe direct will be known tomorrow.GENERAL SECRETARY,NUPE GROUP C CHQ,NEW DELHI
Submission of GDS High Power Committee Report
The GDS High Power Committee under the Presidentship of Shri.P.K.Gopinath, CPMG, Delhi Circle had submitted its report yesterday evening. The Department will consult the staff side before its submission to the Cabinet.
Await further communication.
DISCUSSIONS WITH POSTAL BOARD ON 13.01.2009
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
FLASH NEWS----- GOPINATHAN COMMITTE WILL SUBMITT THE REPORT ON MONDAY (19.01.2009)
DISCUSSIONS WITH POSTAL BOARD ON CHARTER OF DEMANDS
MEETING TAKEN BY THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS WITH THE SECRETARY GENERAL FNPO AND GENERAL SECRETARIES OF FNPO AFFLIATES AND RECOGNISED UNIONS ON 13-01-2009 IN THE DAK BHAVAN NEW DELHIOn 13-01-09 at 1700 Hrs the Secretary Department of posts held discussions with the SG FNPO and General secretaries of affiliated associations and unions in the committee room ,Dak Bhavan,New Delhi on the charter of demands submitted by the FNPO and NUPE Group C separately on 5-01-09 (see website posting dated 04-01-09)From the official side the postal board members Member(P) and Member (D) and DDG(Estt)DDG(P) Director (SPN) and Director (SR) were present .The oficial minutes are yet to be issued.The gist of the discussions are as follows.1.Constitution of Anomoly Committee This will be examined.2.Vacate the stay in Madras High court on verification of membership ; it was informed that the Director (SR) was deputed to Chennai and a Misc appication was filed last week by the Department and the Standing council is taking necessary action to vacate the stay.3.Modifications sought by the FNPO on Nataraja muthty committe report: It was assured that the committee headed by Sri PK Gopinath will submit it's report immediately and well before the election commission anounce ment of the election the implimentation will be ensured. Before sending the proposal to the cabinet the unions will be provided with opportunity placing our views.4.Fixing the wages of RRR/parttime candidates on par with the Departmental employees: The issue is being referred to the DOP&T on the advise of internal Finance.5.April 2007 strike agreement: An action Taken report on the demands has been supplied to the unions. The ATR will be Posted separately.The main demand of filling up of residual vacancies and non filling up of HSGI HSGII/LSG posts on notional basis the Secretary direected the DDG(Estt) to pass instructions to circles to fill up the residual vacancies. The remainig issues the staff side will pursue with the directorate on the basis of ATR.6.Charter of demands submitted by Federations on15-2-08 : same as item No 57.Cadre review,ACP scheme Systen Administrators and Marketing Executives.The Secretary Directed the DDG (ESTT) to study proposals sub,mitted by the unions .The proposal from the NUPE,Group (C) is being submitted as approved by the AIC at AmbajiDemands submitted by the NUPE Group C 0n 04-01-09Grant of officiating pay for the officials working in HSGII and HSGI as per FR 56; The staff side pointed out that some of the circles are alllowing officiating pay and requested to issue necessary orders. The Meber (P) was asked to take immediate action2.Promotion of Accontants to the cadre of LSG as APM(Accounts) This will be finalised shortly3.ACP After receipt of orders on modified ACP scheme by the DOP&T a special meeting will be called for to finalise the ACP scheme for the Department of Posts4.Withdrawal of orders not to post officals to single handed post offices second time: The Secretary asked the DDG to reconsider the ordrs immediately.
FLASH NEWS----- GOPINATHAN COMMITTE WILL SUBMITT THE REPORT ON MONDAY (19.01.2009)
DISCUSSIONS WITH POSTAL BOARD ON CHARTER OF DEMANDS
MEETING TAKEN BY THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS WITH THE SECRETARY GENERAL FNPO AND GENERAL SECRETARIES OF FNPO AFFLIATES AND RECOGNISED UNIONS ON 13-01-2009 IN THE DAK BHAVAN NEW DELHIOn 13-01-09 at 1700 Hrs the Secretary Department of posts held discussions with the SG FNPO and General secretaries of affiliated associations and unions in the committee room ,Dak Bhavan,New Delhi on the charter of demands submitted by the FNPO and NUPE Group C separately on 5-01-09 (see website posting dated 04-01-09)From the official side the postal board members Member(P) and Member (D) and DDG(Estt)DDG(P) Director (SPN) and Director (SR) were present .The oficial minutes are yet to be issued.The gist of the discussions are as follows.1.Constitution of Anomoly Committee This will be examined.2.Vacate the stay in Madras High court on verification of membership ; it was informed that the Director (SR) was deputed to Chennai and a Misc appication was filed last week by the Department and the Standing council is taking necessary action to vacate the stay.3.Modifications sought by the FNPO on Nataraja muthty committe report: It was assured that the committee headed by Sri PK Gopinath will submit it's report immediately and well before the election commission anounce ment of the election the implimentation will be ensured. Before sending the proposal to the cabinet the unions will be provided with opportunity placing our views.4.Fixing the wages of RRR/parttime candidates on par with the Departmental employees: The issue is being referred to the DOP&T on the advise of internal Finance.5.April 2007 strike agreement: An action Taken report on the demands has been supplied to the unions. The ATR will be Posted separately.The main demand of filling up of residual vacancies and non filling up of HSGI HSGII/LSG posts on notional basis the Secretary direected the DDG(Estt) to pass instructions to circles to fill up the residual vacancies. The remainig issues the staff side will pursue with the directorate on the basis of ATR.6.Charter of demands submitted by Federations on15-2-08 : same as item No 57.Cadre review,ACP scheme Systen Administrators and Marketing Executives.The Secretary Directed the DDG (ESTT) to study proposals sub,mitted by the unions .The proposal from the NUPE,Group (C) is being submitted as approved by the AIC at AmbajiDemands submitted by the NUPE Group C 0n 04-01-09Grant of officiating pay for the officials working in HSGII and HSGI as per FR 56; The staff side pointed out that some of the circles are alllowing officiating pay and requested to issue necessary orders. The Meber (P) was asked to take immediate action2.Promotion of Accontants to the cadre of LSG as APM(Accounts) This will be finalised shortly3.ACP After receipt of orders on modified ACP scheme by the DOP&T a special meeting will be called for to finalise the ACP scheme for the Department of Posts4.Withdrawal of orders not to post officals to single handed post offices second time: The Secretary asked the DDG to reconsider the ordrs immediately.
FIXATION OF PAY POSTMAN IN TBOP/BCR
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg.
New Delhi – 110001
No.1-9/2008-PCC Dated 22-12-2008
To
All the Heads of Circles
Subject:- Recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission – Fixation of Pay
of Postman in TBOP/BCR
Sir / Madam,
I am directed to refer to this office letter No.4-4/2008-PCC dated 04-09-2008 regarding Sixth CPC – Revision of Pay Scales in respect of Group 'A', 'B', 'C', and 'D' Employees 2008.
2. The existing pay scale of Postmen is Rs.3050-75-3800-80-4590. Sixth CPC has recommended up gradation of the pre-revised scale to Rs.3200-85-4900 placing them in the corresponding revised pay band of Rs.5200-20200 with grade pay of Rs.2000. Few Circles and the Staff Federations have sought clarification about fixation of pay of Postmen who have been granted financial up gradation(s) under TBOP/BCR schemes. The issue has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Finance and it is clarified as under:
Stage
Pre-revised Pay Scale
Pre-revised scale recommended by Sixth CPC & approved by Govt.
Corresponding Pay Band and Grade Pay approved by Government
Pay Band
Grade Pay
Initial Entry
Rs.3050-75-3800-80-4590
Rs.3200-85-4900
Rs.5200-20200 (PB1)
Rs.2000
TBOP
4000-100-6000
4000-100-6000
Rs.5200-20200 (PB1)
Rs.2400
BCR
4500-125-7000
4500-125-7000
Rs.5200-20200 (PB1)
Rs.2800
3. Necessary action may be taken by the Circles to fix the pay scales of Posmen/Mail Guards.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(L.Mohan Rao)
Asst.Dir.General (PCC)
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg.
New Delhi – 110001
No.1-9/2008-PCC Dated 22-12-2008
To
All the Heads of Circles
Subject:- Recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission – Fixation of Pay
of Postman in TBOP/BCR
Sir / Madam,
I am directed to refer to this office letter No.4-4/2008-PCC dated 04-09-2008 regarding Sixth CPC – Revision of Pay Scales in respect of Group 'A', 'B', 'C', and 'D' Employees 2008.
2. The existing pay scale of Postmen is Rs.3050-75-3800-80-4590. Sixth CPC has recommended up gradation of the pre-revised scale to Rs.3200-85-4900 placing them in the corresponding revised pay band of Rs.5200-20200 with grade pay of Rs.2000. Few Circles and the Staff Federations have sought clarification about fixation of pay of Postmen who have been granted financial up gradation(s) under TBOP/BCR schemes. The issue has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Finance and it is clarified as under:
Stage
Pre-revised Pay Scale
Pre-revised scale recommended by Sixth CPC & approved by Govt.
Corresponding Pay Band and Grade Pay approved by Government
Pay Band
Grade Pay
Initial Entry
Rs.3050-75-3800-80-4590
Rs.3200-85-4900
Rs.5200-20200 (PB1)
Rs.2000
TBOP
4000-100-6000
4000-100-6000
Rs.5200-20200 (PB1)
Rs.2400
BCR
4500-125-7000
4500-125-7000
Rs.5200-20200 (PB1)
Rs.2800
3. Necessary action may be taken by the Circles to fix the pay scales of Posmen/Mail Guards.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(L.Mohan Rao)
Asst.Dir.General (PCC)
CONTINUATION OF AD-HOC PROMOTION IN THE CADRE HSG 1
No.4-16-2002-SPB-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110001
Dated, 02-Dec-2008
To
All Chief Postmaster General
All Postmaster General
Controller, Foreign Mails, Mumbai.
Subject: Continuation of ad-hoc promotion made in the cadre of HSG-I.
Sir/Madam.
I am directed to refer to this Department's letter of even numbers dated 21st May 2008 and 21st November 2008, regarding continuation of ad-hoc promotion made in the cadre of HSG.I for a period of six months beyond May 2008 and to say that it has been decided with the approval of Department of Personnel & Training to continue the said ad-hoc arrangement for a further period of six more months i.e. upto 19th May 2008 or till the Recruitment Rules are finalized and regular arrangements are made in accordance with that, whichever is earlier.
2. It is, therefore, requested that the ad-hoc promotion initially made as per instructions contained in this Department's letter of even number dated 20th November 2006 in HSG.I may be further continued accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(V.C.KAJLA)
Director (SPN)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110001
Dated, 02-Dec-2008
To
All Chief Postmaster General
All Postmaster General
Controller, Foreign Mails, Mumbai.
Subject: Continuation of ad-hoc promotion made in the cadre of HSG-I.
Sir/Madam.
I am directed to refer to this Department's letter of even numbers dated 21st May 2008 and 21st November 2008, regarding continuation of ad-hoc promotion made in the cadre of HSG.I for a period of six months beyond May 2008 and to say that it has been decided with the approval of Department of Personnel & Training to continue the said ad-hoc arrangement for a further period of six more months i.e. upto 19th May 2008 or till the Recruitment Rules are finalized and regular arrangements are made in accordance with that, whichever is earlier.
2. It is, therefore, requested that the ad-hoc promotion initially made as per instructions contained in this Department's letter of even number dated 20th November 2006 in HSG.I may be further continued accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(V.C.KAJLA)
Director (SPN)
STRIKE DRAMA FAILED
STRIKE DRAMA FAILED.
Gopinathan committe discussion on 18/12/08, same is fixed on earliier.positive aproch in all gds burning issues. FNPO central leadership taken political preasure in delhi.we hope gds issues will sortout early
FNPO VADAKARA
DISCUSSION TO GOPINATHAN COMMITTEE ASSURED
The S.G, FNPO, G.S., NUGDS and G.S., NUPE PM & Gr.D met the group of officers who were appointed to examine the report submitted by Sri.R.S.Natraja Murthy, Chairman, GDS Committee to day. The officers committee agreed to consider the following modifications:
1. Wage structure - Pro rata wages on par with the Departmental employees.
2. To open a B.O for a minimum of 4 hours.
3. Bunching increment
4. Pay fixation formula may be TRCA as on 1.1.2006 X 1.86 + Fitmen (if any).
5. Social security scheme instead of pension.
6. Increase in Gratuity.
7. Compassionate appointment.
8. Introduction of minimum penalties.
The Committee agreed our views on the following issues:
1. P L B will continue.
2. DA present formula will continue.
3. Transfer facilities to the GDS employees- the present procedure will continue.
4. Medical facilities
5. Maternity leave for female GDS employees - 3 months.
6. Trade Union facilities.
7. To increase Office Maintenance Allowance.
The Committee die not express their opinion on the following issues :
PAY SCALE, INCREMENT, FITMENT AND PROMOTION.
The Committee may submit its report by the end of this month. After this meeting, the delegation met the Secretary, Dept. of Posts and requested her to conisder the modifications sought by FNPO, favorably.
1. Wage structure - Pro rata wages on par with the Departmental employees.
2. To open a B.O for a minimum of 4 hours.
3. Bunching increment
4. Pay fixation formula may be TRCA as on 1.1.2006 X 1.86 + Fitmen (if any).
5. Social security scheme instead of pension.
6. Increase in Gratuity.
7. Compassionate appointment.
8. Introduction of minimum penalties.
The Committee agreed our views on the following issues:
1. P L B will continue.
2. DA present formula will continue.
3. Transfer facilities to the GDS employees- the present procedure will continue.
4. Medical facilities
5. Maternity leave for female GDS employees - 3 months.
6. Trade Union facilities.
7. To increase Office Maintenance Allowance.
The Committee die not express their opinion on the following issues :
PAY SCALE, INCREMENT, FITMENT AND PROMOTION.
The Committee may submit its report by the end of this month. After this meeting, the delegation met the Secretary, Dept. of Posts and requested her to conisder the modifications sought by FNPO, favorably.
GDS REPORT MEMORANDUM FOR MODIFICATION
FNPO
National Union of Gramin Dak Sevaks
(INTUC)
Central Head Quarters
Down Hill, Malappuram, Kerala- 676 519
To 10.12.08
All Divisional Secretaries
All Circle Secretaries
All CHQ Office Bearers
Dear Colleagues
GDS Commission Recommendations.
Sri RS Natarajamurthi Committee submited its report to Shri A Raja (MOC) on 29.10.2008. Major recommendations of the committee would adversely affect the GDS employees. Therefore we strongly oppose the report. We have conveyed our strong protest to the Department of posts.
The major recommendations and the details of the second memorandum requesting amendments submitted by us are furnished below.
Recommendations.
(1) Stamp sales should be managed by counter PA and depending the Franchisee
and Licenced stamp vendors.Unjustified GDS SV posts should not be filled.
(2) Avoid filling up of the GDS packer vacancies in LSG/HSG offices according
to the existing rules. Officials in ‘ Gr C’ cadre should be appointed in these posts.
(3) Divert the GDS posts from RMS Mail office and attach Gr D, part time staff in these posts.
(4) EDsos in rural/ Urban areas to be abolished.
(5) To Upgrade or close EDsos in urban areas. EDsos in rural area to be down graded as ED Bos.
(6) Distance covered to be taken as radial and distance by road should not be
concidered. To reorganise the office which do not satisfy the distance.
(7) The work load of GDS will contunice as per the existing point system with
the amendments suggested in cash handling , stamp sales.
(8) Time factor for RPLI premium to be equal to PLI
(9) To revise the work load of the BPM yearly and to revise the allownace on the basis of revised
work load
(10) OMA to be revised as Rs.100/- Pm
(11) Condition of 10 KM for cycle maintence allowance to be discontinuied and to grant this allowance in all cycleable area.
(12) Boat alloance to be granted subject to a max of Rs.50/-pm.
(13) BPM to be given Rs 100/- including transportation charge for conveyance of cash to AO by BPM.
(14) FSC for BPM/GDSPM to be given Rs.25/- as FSC and Rs.10/- for GDS performing delivery work.
(15) Combined duty allowance to be revised as Rs.500/- Rs.250/- only for those performing either delivery work or mail conveyance.
(16) Rs.25/- to be granted daily for GDS MC/MD for doing the additional duties in other posts.
(17) Committee to be constitued for verification/cheking of TRCA
(18) Revised TRCA to be given effect from 01-01-06 and other suggestions (allowances etc ) to be implemented from the date of issue of orders.
(19) TRAC to be paid to Posb a/c
(20) Commission @ 1% to be granted for RD deposits also.
(21) Incentive for RPLI, whole life insurance, CWL policy to Rs. 250/- and for, EA , AEA, childrens policy Rs.400/-
(22) Exgratia @ Rs.1/2 months Basic allowance for every completed year of service subject to a
maximum of Rs.60000/-
(23) Eligibility for exgratia revised from 15 years service to 10 years service.
(24) Service Discharge Benefit
Govt would contribute Rs.200/- Pm towards the fund. Agencies like PLI would be entrusted with the work of handling the fund. This amount would be paid monthly to the GDS discharged from the service or to the spouse of GDS employee dying while in service.
(25) Welfare Scheme recommendations
1) Immediate relief on death Rs.8000/-
2) For Natural Calamities Rs. 750/-
(3) TB paitents for diets (admitted cases only) 200/-
(4) GDS including spouse admitted in Govt/ Private Hospital a combined Health insurance scheme to be introduced.
(5) Recommended financial assistance for GDS and spouse for Hospital treatment after
discharge also.
(26) For women GDS employees having minimum one year Service maternity allowance equal to 3 months TRCA from welfare fund, for the service first 2 children.
(27) 10 days half yearly paid leave to be 20 days paid leave per annum.
(28) All GDS employees should have proficiency in the regional language and should have studies regional language upto 8th standard.
(29) The provision the GDS BPM/GDS SPM should take residence to be made strict.
(30) Transfer to be restricted in the division for women employees, retrenched and employees rec-
ruted under compassionate grounds.
(31) Security to be revised to Rs.25000/- for GDS BPM / GDS SPM and Rs.10000/- for other GDS employees.
(32) Weightage to be given to candidates having 10+2 for GDS BPM /SPM Posts.
For compassionate appointment to these posts. No relaxation in the educational qualification. Re laxation to be given in other GDS posts only.
(33) GDS discharge age to be reduced to 62 from 65.
(34) Selection committee to be constituted for GDS appointment and to fill up the vacancies quarterly.
(35) For recognition of a second union the condition of 15% membership to be revised as 30000/-
membership.
(36) Computerisation
1. Supply cell phone to Bos
2. To popularise Electctronic system to avoid delay in payment of Mo’s.
3. To introduce issue of NSC/KVP through selected Bos
4. To enhance the maximum single withdrawal from SB in Bos from 2000/- to 5000/-
5. To introduced Railway ticket booking through selected Bos.
37. To make available a table , three chairs, one form rack, one steel almirah a safe for keeping cash, one digital weighing scale, one leather cash bag and one Book of Bo Rules.
38. There is special mention about the responsibilities of Mail overseers regard ing.
Details of the second memorandam requesting amendments in GDS Committee and suggesting modifications.
MODIFICATIONS SOUGHT IN THE GDS COMMITTEE REPORT
1. Wage Structure
The Committee did not consider the established factor of pro-rata wages on par with the Departmental employees and scrapped all the relativities that were established by the previous Committees. The multiplication factor of 1.86 times given to the regular Govt. servants is not recommended, but recommened only 1.74 times. The Committee while agreeing enhancement of 5% TRCA in lieu of 50% merger did not take this 5% while fixing the basic allowance of the GDS employees. The Committee instead of taking the corresponding scale of P.A., Postman and Group D for BPM, EDDA and EDMC respectively, fixed the hourly rate based on the non existing and non improvised pay band of Group C for the GDS as detailed below which is irrational.
GDS Correspond Min. Basic Hourly Hourly rate Corresponding MiniCadre ing cadre of implemented rate recommended pay band and basic
Dept by the 6th based by GDS grade pay based based
CPC on 6th Committee on which hourly On pro-
CPC rate is fixed. rata wages
GDS Postal Asst. 9910 1321 915x3=2745 4860 + 2000 4230
BPM
GDS Postman 8460 1128 888x3=2664 4860 + 1800 3963
MD
GDS
Pkr
Cum Group 7000 933 765x3=2295 4440 + 1300 3499
MC
While arriving at scales the Committee reduced the previous TRCA of GDS M.D and GDS Packer from 3.45 hours to in respect of BPMs the two scales already existing were split into five scales.
Benefit of 5% TRCA:
The Committee has recommended that the 5% TRCA granted in lieu of 50% DA merger to regular employees absorption in future increments. This 5% TRCA was enhanced by Finance and in fixation this may be added.
Pay Scales and working hours:-
i) The BPMs are now provided with new time factors for the new services like RPLI, B.D. Activities, etc. and it is pertinent to open the Branch Office for a minimum of 4 hours, and hence, it is requested minimum TRCA for BPM should be fixed for 4 hours. Some BPMs are working for more than 5 hours and hence TRCA up to 6 hours in necessary.
ii) The Department had already agreed the minimum pay scale (TRCA) for GDS employees – MC/Pkr/MD for 3 hours 45mts. There is no reason in reducing the present scale of 3 hrs. 45 mts. to 3 hrs. Almost all the GDS employees are working more than 3 hrs. 45mts. The existing policy of the Department is to implement combination of duties and hence there may be no GDS with the work load below 3 hrs. 45mts.
iii) The GDS Committee recommended only 3 scales beginning from 3 hrs. and finally for more than 3 hrs. 45mts. After the combination of duties, the work load of some GDS MD/Pkr/MC exceeds 5 hrs to 6 hrs. In the proposed pay scale, there is no scale after 3 hrs 45 mts. To compensate the excess work load, a scale after 4 hrs 45mts. Is necessary.
iv) There are GDS SPMs working for more than 5 hrs. in order to compensate them, second scale is necessary.
v) In fixing the working hours for GDS Packers, the presence that is required at the Departmental Office has also to be taken into consideration. Stamping of Bulk M. Os and bulk stamping on RD Pass Books may be entrusted officially to the GDS packer.
Increment (Annual Increase)
The GDS Committee has recommended annual increase ranging from 1.74% to 1.96% All the Departmental employees of all categories from Group D to higher posts without any discrimination, are getting incremental wage at the rate of 3% The same percentage of increment should be given to the GDS employees also.
Accordingly, the prorate wages should be as follows:
GDSMC/MP/Pkr
1. 3500 - 105 - 5600 for 3 hrs.45 mts (20 years)
2. 4440 - 135 - 7140 for 4 hrs.45 mts
3. 5370 - 165 - 8670 for 5hrs.45 mts.
GDSMD/GDSSV
1. 4230 - 130 - 6830 for 3 hrs.45 mts
2. 5360 - 165 - 8660 for 4 hrs 45 mts.
3. 6490 - 195 - 10390 for 5 hrs 45 mts.
BPM
1. 5280 - 160 - 8480 for 4 hours upto 100 points
2. 6600 - 200 - 10600 for 5 hrs upto 125 points
3. 7920 - 240 - 12720 for 6 hours upto 150 points.
Those BPMs who are working with more than 150 points should be compensated at the rate of Rs.50 per point.
GDS SPMs
1. 6600 - 200 - 10600 for 5 hrs.
2. 7900 - 240 - 12700 for 6 hrs.
FITMENT
The VIth CPC has recommended 40% hike as below:
Group D - Rs.1800
Postman - Rs. 2000
Postal Asst. - Rs.2400
The GDS employees may be given prorate hike as follows.
GDSMC/MP 1st Scale - Rs.900
2ndScale - Rs.1140
3rd Scale - Rs.1380
GDSMD/SV 1st Scale - Rs.1000
2nd Scale - Rs.1265
3rd Scale - Rs.1530
BPM 1st Scale - Rs.1200
2nd Scale - Rs.1520
3rd Scale - Rs.1840
GDSPM 1st Scale - Rs.1520
2nd Scale - Rs.1840
Bunching Increments
For every 2 increments accrued in the prerevised Scale, one bunching increment may be given.
Pay Fixation Formula
The following formula for Pay fixation may be adopted.
TRCA as on 01-01-2006 X1.86 + Fitment. The amount so arrived may be fixed to next stage with bunching increments if any.
Service Weightage
The Departmental employees are provided with 3 promotions under ACP, The same promotional policy may be adopted to the GDS employees also. The department may consider two increments for every 10 years service in their existing TRCA, which means for 10 years 2 increments, for 20 years 2 more increments (total 4 increments) and for 30 years 2 more increments (total 6 increments)
Dearness Allowance
The Committee recommended computations of new rural COL index for grant of DA to GDS employees. This is totally unscientific. No Pay Commission has recommended this type of discriminatory system for DA. The price index is the same in urban and rural areas and the cost of some of the essential commodities is more in rural areas. The GDS employees are working in rural, urban and semi –urban and Departmental employees also working in all these areas. This discriminatory recommendation may be summarily rejected.
Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (Pension )
For Departmental employees, minimum pension and also minimum Family Pension will be Rs. 3500. Under Service Discharge Benefit scheme (Pension) to the GDS employees, Minimum amount of pension and minimum Family Pension should be Rs. 1750/- and Rs.875/- respectively.
As per the Committee report, the average age of entry into GDS Service is in the range of 35 to 40 years. The committee recommended Rs.1500 for the completed year of service as Severance Amount and a maximum of Rs. 60000. But no GDS will get Rs. 60000 as the GDS on an average have the service of 22 years only, if the retirement age is taken as 62 and the average payment of severance amount is around Rs. 32500 only. The maximum limit of Rs. 60000 is to be raised to Rs.150000 and the Rs.1500 should be raised to Rs. 5000.
Gratuity:
The Committee recommended exgratia gratuity to a maximum of Rs. 60000 or 16-1/2 months basic TRCA calculated at the rate of half a month’s TRCA for each completed year of Service. The Committee recommended basic TRCA of GDS ranging from Rs.2295 to Rs.4575, the average being Rs.3500+1500 incremental average and there is no rationale in fixing the maximum gratuity as Rs.60000. As per the Supreme Court Judgment full gratuity (which includes DA) has to be paid without any ceiling.
Productivity linked Bonus
Government of India after careful consideration decided to continue PLB in the present form. It is not understood why the GDS committee has reopened this. The ceiling is fixed and will be applicable only in the case of higher salaried people. The intention of putting this ceiling is not to curb the interests of the low paid employees. The GDS Committee also unreasonably recommended that exgratia Bonus for GDS may be calculated by limiting the average TRCA plus DA to 50% of the ceiling to lowest category of the Departmental employees. This is unfair and unrealistic. Their TRCA is already less then 50% compared with departmental employees, their counter parts. The Bonus Act and ceiling of Rs.3500/- does not refer to any actual monthly salary of any employee. The present formula applicable to the Departmental employees should apply to GDS also.
Promotion and Recruitment:
i) Upgradud Group D:- The Committee in Para No.17.26 recommended recruitment to the Group D through examination. This recommendation will deny the promotion to the existing senior GDS employees. This should be rejected.
ii) The Committee also recommended not to allow transfers to the multi-skilled Group C by modifying the existing Rule 38. There is no local character for employment to the departmental employees. This should be rejected.
iii) The Committee recommended modification of recruitment rules for postmen / Mailguard categories. 25 % of the vacancies from Group D with matriculation qualification and 50% of the outsider vacancies to GDS and 25% vacancies through outsiders. These recommendations will drastically reduce the promotion chances of GDS. Present recruitment rules should be continued without any modification.
Transfer:
The Department already is implementing limited transfer facility to the GDS employees under five categories . But the Committee restricted the transfer facility. The Honourable Minister of state in his open letter had committed that request transfer to GDS will be liberally considered. The commitment should be honoured and all request transfers should be considered with service benefit.
Medical Facilities.
Medical insurance scheme for getting out patient and in patient treatment in private / Corporate hospitals may be intruduced the premiums may bebrone by the department The recommendation of the Committee that the insurance premiums may be contributed jointly by Government and this is not justified as the GDS is a law paid employee and hence the entire premiums should be borne by the Department.
Combination of duties
The Department is resorting to combination of duties as first preference in a large scale. Recommendations of the Committee are retrogate. The recruitment rules vary to each post. The BPM and GDSMD will undergo training for doing the skilled duties. These posts carry separate pay scales. Combining these posts with small remuneration is nothing but exploitation of labour. Hence we oppose the combination of duties. When this is resorted to for short periods, the average of the pay scale should be given.
OMA
The department already proposed to introduce computers and BPM is already paying electricity bills on commercial tariff in some states. The OMA recommended is very meager. The Honble MO (S) already committed to provide fan etc to the BOs. We therefore suggest OMA of Rs 200/plus payment of electricity charges by providing separate metre.
Mode of payment through Bank
The GDS are scattered in the rural areas where there are no banks. Now they are taking payment at their BOs. They have to travel to the bank place and lot of difficulties are involved. The MOF already suggested not to implement this to low paid employees. Moreover, the remittance of cash on the last working day (pay day) by account office to BOs cannot be avoided.
Leave:
i) The accumulation of leave should be allowed without one year restriction to allow the GDS to avail paid leave in case of exigencies like sickness. Prorata casual leave should also be given for shorttime casualities.
ii) We request that female Gramin Dak sevaks to fulfill the role of maternity, may be paid 6 month paids leave on par with Departmental employees not from the wefare found but from the Government Exchequer. In GDS, there not many female gramin Dak Sevaks eligible for maternity leave. They are negligible. Let the Department honour this obligation with humanitarian out look.
Medical Insurance Scheme for getting out patient and in patient treatment in private Corporate Hospitals may be introduced and the premiums may be brone by the Department. The recommendation of the Committee that the
Committee set up to examine GDS Committee recommendation :
A Committee has been set up by government to examine implementation of the GDS committee report with Sri.P.K.Gopinath CPMG Delhi Circle ( Chairman) Sri. SK Chakravarthy CPMG NE Circle, Sri.K.Ramanujam PMG Chennai, Sri. K.K.Sharma DPS (HQ) Banglore, and Dr. Brijesh Singh Director PAI as members. The report of this committee is expected to be submitted to the Department by December 2008.
We have already submitted a second memorandum for consideration of the above said Committee on 24-11-08 ( Details already given ) The chairman has invited the federation and General Secretary for a discussion on 18-12-08.
We will not at any cost compromise with out long pending demands like Prorata Wages, Pension, Full gratuity, Maternity leave.
Besides mobilising the organisation machinery we are leaving no stone unturned to extert political pressure also in achieving our demands. A special convention was held in Khammam division in Andhra circle on 07-12-08. Smt Renuka Chowdhary Honble Minister for Social Welfare (state) inaugurated the convention. A memorandum was submitted to her under the leadership of our president Shri. G.Sathya Narayana Reddy in the convention. She has promised every help in achieving our legitimate demands.
I have started all movements to meet Sri. A K Antony Hon’ble Minister for defence, Smt Renuka Chowdari Honble Minister for social welfare Sri. A Raja Minis ter for communication, Sri Scindya Honble Minister of state for communication, Sri. E Ahamed Minister of State for external affairs , Sri. Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Parlimentary affairs and Sri. Rahul Gandhi General Secretary AICC, between 15th and 20th Dec.08. Effort is being made to meet Smt.Sonia Gandhi UPA Chairperson to apprise her of the plight of GDS employees.
We believe that strong political pressure from all corners are required if we are to achieve the basic demands of GDS employees .If all our efforts fail. We warn the authorities that FNPO will be second to none in the agitational programme.
GDS Committee report and FNPO strategy
(1) GDS Committee report was submitted to Minister Communications on 29-10-08.
(2) After a through study we assessed that the report would adversely affect the GDS employees.
(3) The matter was seriously discussed under the leadership of Sri.D.Theagarajan Secretary General.
(4) One Committee was formed under the chairmanship of Sri.P.K Gopinathan CPMG Delhi circle
(5) FNPO Submitted a memorandum to this committee on 24-11-08.
(6) Federation and GDS Union is invited for a discussion on the basis of this memorandum on 18-12-08.
Our further course of action will be decide after this meeting.
After submission of VI pay Commission report, a committee under the chairmanship of cabinet secretary was constituted and the said committee discussed various matter with service associations. It was through their discussions that the associations could convince the government about the right of the employees for increased benefits. It was through these discussions central Govt employees could get more benefits than recommended by VI pay panel. Like wise we expect increased benefits through the ensuing discussions on 18-12-08 and political pressure from all
corners. If no favaourable decsion is taken even after discussions and political pressure we will have to resort to agitational programmes.
( The relevent portions of the GDS committee report and memorandum sub mitted to Gopinath Committee have already be circulated to the circle unions ) .
GDS Committee reports and the Strategy
of NEPE/NFPEGDS Union
1. NFPE GDS union has not submitted any memorandum or begun any discus sions till the expiry of seven Months of setting up of the GDS Committee which had to submit its report with in 12 months.
2. They co-operated only when there were 2 months to expire the term the committee.
3. When the term of the committee was extended by three months the NFPE GDS union which did not cooperate with the committee for 7 months opposed the extension of term of the committee.
4. When the GDS Committee report was submitted to the Minister on 29-10-08 NFPE started mal propogation that the report has been accepted by the Govt and demanded for a new commission rejecting the report of Nataraja Murthy Committee.
5. They set fire to the Nataraja Murthy Committee report to gather support for their strategy that they do not approve the recommendation of the committee.
6. They submitted their second memorandum after strong pressure from NFPE GDS members
7. NFPE GDS union served stricke notice on 02-12-08 to stricke work from 17-12-08 without consulting NFPE federation or other unions / Federations.
8. At the same NFPE All India convention was heldin Guntur in AP Circle and the constituent unions of P III , PIV R III, R IV of NFPE decided to serve strike notice on 19/12/08 to stricke work from 6th January 09. That is NEPE GDS union only strike work on 17/12/08. The other unions in NFPE Keep away from their strike. The Gopinath Committee invites the unions for discussion on 18/12/08 in advance. All NFPE unions except NFPE GDS union serve strike notice on 19/12/08 ie NPPE GDS union Strike work on 17/12/08 and other unions strike work after 21 day.It is evident that NFPE is not ready to co-operate with each other for the upliftment of GDS employees. But at the same time they shed corcodile tears in the name of GDS employees . We have to educate the GDS employ ees about this state of affairs.
The stand of FNPO and NUGDS are transparent. We try to settle the issues through negotiations and legitimate ways. If the authorities are not ready to take a positive stand we will have to paralyse the department by strking work under the leadership of FNPO.
We have to gear up the union machinery and educate the rank and file to face any eventuality. Other unions may try to creat confusion and anti worker propogation. Divisional committees have to contact the circle union and the circle union in turn may contact CHQ in case of any doubt.
The phone numbers of all General Secretaries and wide circle secretaries are furnished below for information.
With Warm New Year Greetings.
P.U.Muraleedharan
General Secretary
Cell Numbers of S/G and GS’S
D.Theagarajan Secretary General,FNPO 09444841440
P.U.Muraleedharan G/S. NUGDS 09446436592
D.Kishan Rao G/S. NUPE Group C 09440065675
T,N,Rahate G/S. P IV 09869121277
O.P. Khanna G/S. Admn 011 26181306
S.P.Kulkarni G/S SBCO 09767687485
S.Sidiki G/S R IV 09415424116
Cell Numbers of Circle Secretaries of NUGDS and Group C
Andra Pradesh G.Sathya Narayana Reddy (All India President) 9908350190
Karnataka M.P.Chitrsena 9448742049
Bihar Ram Nandan Singh 9431672133
J&K Majeed Dhar 9419773999
J&K G.M.Wani (Group C) 9419022132
Rajasthan Madanlal Sharma 9784148061
Tamilnadu Kothanda Raman 9442253663
Himacal Pradesh Mohamtal Guptha 9816462840
Gujarath J.B. Pandya 9427058280
Orissa Gowtham Das 9938358793
West Bengal Renjit Sarcar 9474409937
UP CS P III 9415534528
Hariyana CS P III 9992020001
MP CS P III 9826768326
Jharkand CS P III 9430319460
North East CS P III 9862630735
National Union of Gramin Dak Sevaks
(INTUC)
Central Head Quarters
Down Hill, Malappuram, Kerala- 676 519
To 10.12.08
All Divisional Secretaries
All Circle Secretaries
All CHQ Office Bearers
Dear Colleagues
GDS Commission Recommendations.
Sri RS Natarajamurthi Committee submited its report to Shri A Raja (MOC) on 29.10.2008. Major recommendations of the committee would adversely affect the GDS employees. Therefore we strongly oppose the report. We have conveyed our strong protest to the Department of posts.
The major recommendations and the details of the second memorandum requesting amendments submitted by us are furnished below.
Recommendations.
(1) Stamp sales should be managed by counter PA and depending the Franchisee
and Licenced stamp vendors.Unjustified GDS SV posts should not be filled.
(2) Avoid filling up of the GDS packer vacancies in LSG/HSG offices according
to the existing rules. Officials in ‘ Gr C’ cadre should be appointed in these posts.
(3) Divert the GDS posts from RMS Mail office and attach Gr D, part time staff in these posts.
(4) EDsos in rural/ Urban areas to be abolished.
(5) To Upgrade or close EDsos in urban areas. EDsos in rural area to be down graded as ED Bos.
(6) Distance covered to be taken as radial and distance by road should not be
concidered. To reorganise the office which do not satisfy the distance.
(7) The work load of GDS will contunice as per the existing point system with
the amendments suggested in cash handling , stamp sales.
(8) Time factor for RPLI premium to be equal to PLI
(9) To revise the work load of the BPM yearly and to revise the allownace on the basis of revised
work load
(10) OMA to be revised as Rs.100/- Pm
(11) Condition of 10 KM for cycle maintence allowance to be discontinuied and to grant this allowance in all cycleable area.
(12) Boat alloance to be granted subject to a max of Rs.50/-pm.
(13) BPM to be given Rs 100/- including transportation charge for conveyance of cash to AO by BPM.
(14) FSC for BPM/GDSPM to be given Rs.25/- as FSC and Rs.10/- for GDS performing delivery work.
(15) Combined duty allowance to be revised as Rs.500/- Rs.250/- only for those performing either delivery work or mail conveyance.
(16) Rs.25/- to be granted daily for GDS MC/MD for doing the additional duties in other posts.
(17) Committee to be constitued for verification/cheking of TRCA
(18) Revised TRCA to be given effect from 01-01-06 and other suggestions (allowances etc ) to be implemented from the date of issue of orders.
(19) TRAC to be paid to Posb a/c
(20) Commission @ 1% to be granted for RD deposits also.
(21) Incentive for RPLI, whole life insurance, CWL policy to Rs. 250/- and for, EA , AEA, childrens policy Rs.400/-
(22) Exgratia @ Rs.1/2 months Basic allowance for every completed year of service subject to a
maximum of Rs.60000/-
(23) Eligibility for exgratia revised from 15 years service to 10 years service.
(24) Service Discharge Benefit
Govt would contribute Rs.200/- Pm towards the fund. Agencies like PLI would be entrusted with the work of handling the fund. This amount would be paid monthly to the GDS discharged from the service or to the spouse of GDS employee dying while in service.
(25) Welfare Scheme recommendations
1) Immediate relief on death Rs.8000/-
2) For Natural Calamities Rs. 750/-
(3) TB paitents for diets (admitted cases only) 200/-
(4) GDS including spouse admitted in Govt/ Private Hospital a combined Health insurance scheme to be introduced.
(5) Recommended financial assistance for GDS and spouse for Hospital treatment after
discharge also.
(26) For women GDS employees having minimum one year Service maternity allowance equal to 3 months TRCA from welfare fund, for the service first 2 children.
(27) 10 days half yearly paid leave to be 20 days paid leave per annum.
(28) All GDS employees should have proficiency in the regional language and should have studies regional language upto 8th standard.
(29) The provision the GDS BPM/GDS SPM should take residence to be made strict.
(30) Transfer to be restricted in the division for women employees, retrenched and employees rec-
ruted under compassionate grounds.
(31) Security to be revised to Rs.25000/- for GDS BPM / GDS SPM and Rs.10000/- for other GDS employees.
(32) Weightage to be given to candidates having 10+2 for GDS BPM /SPM Posts.
For compassionate appointment to these posts. No relaxation in the educational qualification. Re laxation to be given in other GDS posts only.
(33) GDS discharge age to be reduced to 62 from 65.
(34) Selection committee to be constituted for GDS appointment and to fill up the vacancies quarterly.
(35) For recognition of a second union the condition of 15% membership to be revised as 30000/-
membership.
(36) Computerisation
1. Supply cell phone to Bos
2. To popularise Electctronic system to avoid delay in payment of Mo’s.
3. To introduce issue of NSC/KVP through selected Bos
4. To enhance the maximum single withdrawal from SB in Bos from 2000/- to 5000/-
5. To introduced Railway ticket booking through selected Bos.
37. To make available a table , three chairs, one form rack, one steel almirah a safe for keeping cash, one digital weighing scale, one leather cash bag and one Book of Bo Rules.
38. There is special mention about the responsibilities of Mail overseers regard ing.
Details of the second memorandam requesting amendments in GDS Committee and suggesting modifications.
MODIFICATIONS SOUGHT IN THE GDS COMMITTEE REPORT
1. Wage Structure
The Committee did not consider the established factor of pro-rata wages on par with the Departmental employees and scrapped all the relativities that were established by the previous Committees. The multiplication factor of 1.86 times given to the regular Govt. servants is not recommended, but recommened only 1.74 times. The Committee while agreeing enhancement of 5% TRCA in lieu of 50% merger did not take this 5% while fixing the basic allowance of the GDS employees. The Committee instead of taking the corresponding scale of P.A., Postman and Group D for BPM, EDDA and EDMC respectively, fixed the hourly rate based on the non existing and non improvised pay band of Group C for the GDS as detailed below which is irrational.
GDS Correspond Min. Basic Hourly Hourly rate Corresponding MiniCadre ing cadre of implemented rate recommended pay band and basic
Dept by the 6th based by GDS grade pay based based
CPC on 6th Committee on which hourly On pro-
CPC rate is fixed. rata wages
GDS Postal Asst. 9910 1321 915x3=2745 4860 + 2000 4230
BPM
GDS Postman 8460 1128 888x3=2664 4860 + 1800 3963
MD
GDS
Pkr
Cum Group 7000 933 765x3=2295 4440 + 1300 3499
MC
While arriving at scales the Committee reduced the previous TRCA of GDS M.D and GDS Packer from 3.45 hours to in respect of BPMs the two scales already existing were split into five scales.
Benefit of 5% TRCA:
The Committee has recommended that the 5% TRCA granted in lieu of 50% DA merger to regular employees absorption in future increments. This 5% TRCA was enhanced by Finance and in fixation this may be added.
Pay Scales and working hours:-
i) The BPMs are now provided with new time factors for the new services like RPLI, B.D. Activities, etc. and it is pertinent to open the Branch Office for a minimum of 4 hours, and hence, it is requested minimum TRCA for BPM should be fixed for 4 hours. Some BPMs are working for more than 5 hours and hence TRCA up to 6 hours in necessary.
ii) The Department had already agreed the minimum pay scale (TRCA) for GDS employees – MC/Pkr/MD for 3 hours 45mts. There is no reason in reducing the present scale of 3 hrs. 45 mts. to 3 hrs. Almost all the GDS employees are working more than 3 hrs. 45mts. The existing policy of the Department is to implement combination of duties and hence there may be no GDS with the work load below 3 hrs. 45mts.
iii) The GDS Committee recommended only 3 scales beginning from 3 hrs. and finally for more than 3 hrs. 45mts. After the combination of duties, the work load of some GDS MD/Pkr/MC exceeds 5 hrs to 6 hrs. In the proposed pay scale, there is no scale after 3 hrs 45 mts. To compensate the excess work load, a scale after 4 hrs 45mts. Is necessary.
iv) There are GDS SPMs working for more than 5 hrs. in order to compensate them, second scale is necessary.
v) In fixing the working hours for GDS Packers, the presence that is required at the Departmental Office has also to be taken into consideration. Stamping of Bulk M. Os and bulk stamping on RD Pass Books may be entrusted officially to the GDS packer.
Increment (Annual Increase)
The GDS Committee has recommended annual increase ranging from 1.74% to 1.96% All the Departmental employees of all categories from Group D to higher posts without any discrimination, are getting incremental wage at the rate of 3% The same percentage of increment should be given to the GDS employees also.
Accordingly, the prorate wages should be as follows:
GDSMC/MP/Pkr
1. 3500 - 105 - 5600 for 3 hrs.45 mts (20 years)
2. 4440 - 135 - 7140 for 4 hrs.45 mts
3. 5370 - 165 - 8670 for 5hrs.45 mts.
GDSMD/GDSSV
1. 4230 - 130 - 6830 for 3 hrs.45 mts
2. 5360 - 165 - 8660 for 4 hrs 45 mts.
3. 6490 - 195 - 10390 for 5 hrs 45 mts.
BPM
1. 5280 - 160 - 8480 for 4 hours upto 100 points
2. 6600 - 200 - 10600 for 5 hrs upto 125 points
3. 7920 - 240 - 12720 for 6 hours upto 150 points.
Those BPMs who are working with more than 150 points should be compensated at the rate of Rs.50 per point.
GDS SPMs
1. 6600 - 200 - 10600 for 5 hrs.
2. 7900 - 240 - 12700 for 6 hrs.
FITMENT
The VIth CPC has recommended 40% hike as below:
Group D - Rs.1800
Postman - Rs. 2000
Postal Asst. - Rs.2400
The GDS employees may be given prorate hike as follows.
GDSMC/MP 1st Scale - Rs.900
2ndScale - Rs.1140
3rd Scale - Rs.1380
GDSMD/SV 1st Scale - Rs.1000
2nd Scale - Rs.1265
3rd Scale - Rs.1530
BPM 1st Scale - Rs.1200
2nd Scale - Rs.1520
3rd Scale - Rs.1840
GDSPM 1st Scale - Rs.1520
2nd Scale - Rs.1840
Bunching Increments
For every 2 increments accrued in the prerevised Scale, one bunching increment may be given.
Pay Fixation Formula
The following formula for Pay fixation may be adopted.
TRCA as on 01-01-2006 X1.86 + Fitment. The amount so arrived may be fixed to next stage with bunching increments if any.
Service Weightage
The Departmental employees are provided with 3 promotions under ACP, The same promotional policy may be adopted to the GDS employees also. The department may consider two increments for every 10 years service in their existing TRCA, which means for 10 years 2 increments, for 20 years 2 more increments (total 4 increments) and for 30 years 2 more increments (total 6 increments)
Dearness Allowance
The Committee recommended computations of new rural COL index for grant of DA to GDS employees. This is totally unscientific. No Pay Commission has recommended this type of discriminatory system for DA. The price index is the same in urban and rural areas and the cost of some of the essential commodities is more in rural areas. The GDS employees are working in rural, urban and semi –urban and Departmental employees also working in all these areas. This discriminatory recommendation may be summarily rejected.
Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (Pension )
For Departmental employees, minimum pension and also minimum Family Pension will be Rs. 3500. Under Service Discharge Benefit scheme (Pension) to the GDS employees, Minimum amount of pension and minimum Family Pension should be Rs. 1750/- and Rs.875/- respectively.
As per the Committee report, the average age of entry into GDS Service is in the range of 35 to 40 years. The committee recommended Rs.1500 for the completed year of service as Severance Amount and a maximum of Rs. 60000. But no GDS will get Rs. 60000 as the GDS on an average have the service of 22 years only, if the retirement age is taken as 62 and the average payment of severance amount is around Rs. 32500 only. The maximum limit of Rs. 60000 is to be raised to Rs.150000 and the Rs.1500 should be raised to Rs. 5000.
Gratuity:
The Committee recommended exgratia gratuity to a maximum of Rs. 60000 or 16-1/2 months basic TRCA calculated at the rate of half a month’s TRCA for each completed year of Service. The Committee recommended basic TRCA of GDS ranging from Rs.2295 to Rs.4575, the average being Rs.3500+1500 incremental average and there is no rationale in fixing the maximum gratuity as Rs.60000. As per the Supreme Court Judgment full gratuity (which includes DA) has to be paid without any ceiling.
Productivity linked Bonus
Government of India after careful consideration decided to continue PLB in the present form. It is not understood why the GDS committee has reopened this. The ceiling is fixed and will be applicable only in the case of higher salaried people. The intention of putting this ceiling is not to curb the interests of the low paid employees. The GDS Committee also unreasonably recommended that exgratia Bonus for GDS may be calculated by limiting the average TRCA plus DA to 50% of the ceiling to lowest category of the Departmental employees. This is unfair and unrealistic. Their TRCA is already less then 50% compared with departmental employees, their counter parts. The Bonus Act and ceiling of Rs.3500/- does not refer to any actual monthly salary of any employee. The present formula applicable to the Departmental employees should apply to GDS also.
Promotion and Recruitment:
i) Upgradud Group D:- The Committee in Para No.17.26 recommended recruitment to the Group D through examination. This recommendation will deny the promotion to the existing senior GDS employees. This should be rejected.
ii) The Committee also recommended not to allow transfers to the multi-skilled Group C by modifying the existing Rule 38. There is no local character for employment to the departmental employees. This should be rejected.
iii) The Committee recommended modification of recruitment rules for postmen / Mailguard categories. 25 % of the vacancies from Group D with matriculation qualification and 50% of the outsider vacancies to GDS and 25% vacancies through outsiders. These recommendations will drastically reduce the promotion chances of GDS. Present recruitment rules should be continued without any modification.
Transfer:
The Department already is implementing limited transfer facility to the GDS employees under five categories . But the Committee restricted the transfer facility. The Honourable Minister of state in his open letter had committed that request transfer to GDS will be liberally considered. The commitment should be honoured and all request transfers should be considered with service benefit.
Medical Facilities.
Medical insurance scheme for getting out patient and in patient treatment in private / Corporate hospitals may be intruduced the premiums may bebrone by the department The recommendation of the Committee that the insurance premiums may be contributed jointly by Government and this is not justified as the GDS is a law paid employee and hence the entire premiums should be borne by the Department.
Combination of duties
The Department is resorting to combination of duties as first preference in a large scale. Recommendations of the Committee are retrogate. The recruitment rules vary to each post. The BPM and GDSMD will undergo training for doing the skilled duties. These posts carry separate pay scales. Combining these posts with small remuneration is nothing but exploitation of labour. Hence we oppose the combination of duties. When this is resorted to for short periods, the average of the pay scale should be given.
OMA
The department already proposed to introduce computers and BPM is already paying electricity bills on commercial tariff in some states. The OMA recommended is very meager. The Honble MO (S) already committed to provide fan etc to the BOs. We therefore suggest OMA of Rs 200/plus payment of electricity charges by providing separate metre.
Mode of payment through Bank
The GDS are scattered in the rural areas where there are no banks. Now they are taking payment at their BOs. They have to travel to the bank place and lot of difficulties are involved. The MOF already suggested not to implement this to low paid employees. Moreover, the remittance of cash on the last working day (pay day) by account office to BOs cannot be avoided.
Leave:
i) The accumulation of leave should be allowed without one year restriction to allow the GDS to avail paid leave in case of exigencies like sickness. Prorata casual leave should also be given for shorttime casualities.
ii) We request that female Gramin Dak sevaks to fulfill the role of maternity, may be paid 6 month paids leave on par with Departmental employees not from the wefare found but from the Government Exchequer. In GDS, there not many female gramin Dak Sevaks eligible for maternity leave. They are negligible. Let the Department honour this obligation with humanitarian out look.
Medical Insurance Scheme for getting out patient and in patient treatment in private Corporate Hospitals may be introduced and the premiums may be brone by the Department. The recommendation of the Committee that the
Committee set up to examine GDS Committee recommendation :
A Committee has been set up by government to examine implementation of the GDS committee report with Sri.P.K.Gopinath CPMG Delhi Circle ( Chairman) Sri. SK Chakravarthy CPMG NE Circle, Sri.K.Ramanujam PMG Chennai, Sri. K.K.Sharma DPS (HQ) Banglore, and Dr. Brijesh Singh Director PAI as members. The report of this committee is expected to be submitted to the Department by December 2008.
We have already submitted a second memorandum for consideration of the above said Committee on 24-11-08 ( Details already given ) The chairman has invited the federation and General Secretary for a discussion on 18-12-08.
We will not at any cost compromise with out long pending demands like Prorata Wages, Pension, Full gratuity, Maternity leave.
Besides mobilising the organisation machinery we are leaving no stone unturned to extert political pressure also in achieving our demands. A special convention was held in Khammam division in Andhra circle on 07-12-08. Smt Renuka Chowdhary Honble Minister for Social Welfare (state) inaugurated the convention. A memorandum was submitted to her under the leadership of our president Shri. G.Sathya Narayana Reddy in the convention. She has promised every help in achieving our legitimate demands.
I have started all movements to meet Sri. A K Antony Hon’ble Minister for defence, Smt Renuka Chowdari Honble Minister for social welfare Sri. A Raja Minis ter for communication, Sri Scindya Honble Minister of state for communication, Sri. E Ahamed Minister of State for external affairs , Sri. Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Parlimentary affairs and Sri. Rahul Gandhi General Secretary AICC, between 15th and 20th Dec.08. Effort is being made to meet Smt.Sonia Gandhi UPA Chairperson to apprise her of the plight of GDS employees.
We believe that strong political pressure from all corners are required if we are to achieve the basic demands of GDS employees .If all our efforts fail. We warn the authorities that FNPO will be second to none in the agitational programme.
GDS Committee report and FNPO strategy
(1) GDS Committee report was submitted to Minister Communications on 29-10-08.
(2) After a through study we assessed that the report would adversely affect the GDS employees.
(3) The matter was seriously discussed under the leadership of Sri.D.Theagarajan Secretary General.
(4) One Committee was formed under the chairmanship of Sri.P.K Gopinathan CPMG Delhi circle
(5) FNPO Submitted a memorandum to this committee on 24-11-08.
(6) Federation and GDS Union is invited for a discussion on the basis of this memorandum on 18-12-08.
Our further course of action will be decide after this meeting.
After submission of VI pay Commission report, a committee under the chairmanship of cabinet secretary was constituted and the said committee discussed various matter with service associations. It was through their discussions that the associations could convince the government about the right of the employees for increased benefits. It was through these discussions central Govt employees could get more benefits than recommended by VI pay panel. Like wise we expect increased benefits through the ensuing discussions on 18-12-08 and political pressure from all
corners. If no favaourable decsion is taken even after discussions and political pressure we will have to resort to agitational programmes.
( The relevent portions of the GDS committee report and memorandum sub mitted to Gopinath Committee have already be circulated to the circle unions ) .
GDS Committee reports and the Strategy
of NEPE/NFPEGDS Union
1. NFPE GDS union has not submitted any memorandum or begun any discus sions till the expiry of seven Months of setting up of the GDS Committee which had to submit its report with in 12 months.
2. They co-operated only when there were 2 months to expire the term the committee.
3. When the term of the committee was extended by three months the NFPE GDS union which did not cooperate with the committee for 7 months opposed the extension of term of the committee.
4. When the GDS Committee report was submitted to the Minister on 29-10-08 NFPE started mal propogation that the report has been accepted by the Govt and demanded for a new commission rejecting the report of Nataraja Murthy Committee.
5. They set fire to the Nataraja Murthy Committee report to gather support for their strategy that they do not approve the recommendation of the committee.
6. They submitted their second memorandum after strong pressure from NFPE GDS members
7. NFPE GDS union served stricke notice on 02-12-08 to stricke work from 17-12-08 without consulting NFPE federation or other unions / Federations.
8. At the same NFPE All India convention was heldin Guntur in AP Circle and the constituent unions of P III , PIV R III, R IV of NFPE decided to serve strike notice on 19/12/08 to stricke work from 6th January 09. That is NEPE GDS union only strike work on 17/12/08. The other unions in NFPE Keep away from their strike. The Gopinath Committee invites the unions for discussion on 18/12/08 in advance. All NFPE unions except NFPE GDS union serve strike notice on 19/12/08 ie NPPE GDS union Strike work on 17/12/08 and other unions strike work after 21 day.It is evident that NFPE is not ready to co-operate with each other for the upliftment of GDS employees. But at the same time they shed corcodile tears in the name of GDS employees . We have to educate the GDS employ ees about this state of affairs.
The stand of FNPO and NUGDS are transparent. We try to settle the issues through negotiations and legitimate ways. If the authorities are not ready to take a positive stand we will have to paralyse the department by strking work under the leadership of FNPO.
We have to gear up the union machinery and educate the rank and file to face any eventuality. Other unions may try to creat confusion and anti worker propogation. Divisional committees have to contact the circle union and the circle union in turn may contact CHQ in case of any doubt.
The phone numbers of all General Secretaries and wide circle secretaries are furnished below for information.
With Warm New Year Greetings.
P.U.Muraleedharan
General Secretary
Cell Numbers of S/G and GS’S
D.Theagarajan Secretary General,FNPO 09444841440
P.U.Muraleedharan G/S. NUGDS 09446436592
D.Kishan Rao G/S. NUPE Group C 09440065675
T,N,Rahate G/S. P IV 09869121277
O.P. Khanna G/S. Admn 011 26181306
S.P.Kulkarni G/S SBCO 09767687485
S.Sidiki G/S R IV 09415424116
Cell Numbers of Circle Secretaries of NUGDS and Group C
Andra Pradesh G.Sathya Narayana Reddy (All India President) 9908350190
Karnataka M.P.Chitrsena 9448742049
Bihar Ram Nandan Singh 9431672133
J&K Majeed Dhar 9419773999
J&K G.M.Wani (Group C) 9419022132
Rajasthan Madanlal Sharma 9784148061
Tamilnadu Kothanda Raman 9442253663
Himacal Pradesh Mohamtal Guptha 9816462840
Gujarath J.B. Pandya 9427058280
Orissa Gowtham Das 9938358793
West Bengal Renjit Sarcar 9474409937
UP CS P III 9415534528
Hariyana CS P III 9992020001
MP CS P III 9826768326
Jharkand CS P III 9430319460
North East CS P III 9862630735
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