National Federation of Postal Employees
1ST Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi - 110001
Federation of National Postal Organisations
T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi - 110001
No. Postal JCA/ 2008 Dated : 3rd February 2008
To
All Circle / Regional / Divisional / Branch Secretaries
NFPE and FNPO Unions / Associations.
Dear Comrades / Colleagues,
JOINT PROGRAMME OF ACTION BY
POSTAL JCA
We met in the meeting of Postal JCA of NFPE
and FNPO with all our affiliated Unions / Associations
in the NFPE office on 1.2.2008 to assess the actual
state of implementation of 19th April 2007 agreement
by the Department of Posts and the sufferings and
suffocation of the postal employees. We assessed
that the Department of Posts is not serious in
implementing the April settlement but in practice
violated many assurances contained therein.
We also took into account the different Action
Programmes under launch by various Unions /
Associations of both of our federations jointly to
ventilate the serious grievances of respective category
of employees.
We have thereupon come to the unanimous
conclusion that without sustained movement and a
serious industrial action, the employees may not be
rendered justice by the Government / Department of
Posts.
Taking into account of all aspects we have
unanimously decided to continue with the agitational
programmes of individual unions / associations as
already declared. We have also decided in addition
to launch a common programme of action under the
banner of All India Postal Joint Council of NFPE and
FNPO federations in the following manner to seek the
settlement of all our pending issues.
15.02.2008
Submission of "Postal Sectional Charter of
Demands" by Postal JCA to the Secretary [P] by
holding mass demonstration in front of Postal
Directorate and the same would be submitted to Chief
PMG / PMG / SSPOs / SSRMs and other
Administrative Heads at all level by holding
demonstrations
19.02.2008 to 15.03.2008
Intensive Post Card Campaign to Hon'ble
MOC&IT and Secretary [P]; Protest demonstrations
all over the country. The text of the Post Card campaign
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is as follows:
SETTLE POSTAL SECTIONAL CHARTER OF
DEMANDS SUBMITTED BY THE POSTAL JCA ON
15.02.2008 TO AVERT INDEFINITE STRIKE AAA
STAFF SUFFER DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE
INACTION ON ALL ISSUES
1st Week May 2008
All India JCA will meet and announce the
Indefinite Strike.
We request our Circle Secretaries to circulate
this JCA Circular along with the Charter of Demands
to all Divisional and Branch secretaries under their
circles immediately to enable them to submit the same
to the respective Head of Division. We also request
our Circle Secretaries to hold demonstrations and
submit the same to respective Regional / Circle Heads
on 15.02.2008 and also take all efforts to the success
of the second phase of the Post Card campaign etc
and prepare all the employees for the eventual industrial
action to win our justified demands.
Comrades and Colleagues! We wish to assure
you that the Postal JCA has full confidence on the
rank and file that they would play their due role in
carrying out the above programme of action with all
seriousness.
Comradely Yours
D.Theagarajan K.Ragavendran
Secretary General Secretary General
FNPO NFPE
Encl: Letter to be submitted to the Secretary [P]
with full Charter of Demands in Dak Bhawan and
at all places.
Letter No. Postal JCA/ 2008 Dated : 15-02-2008
To
Shri. I.M.G.Khan
Secretary [P], Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
Sub: Submission of Postal Sectional Charter of
Demands - Agitational Programme of Action by
Postal Employees thereof.
The Department of Posts has no sense of
urgency or time at its disposal to recognize the
importance and urgency of various pressing problems
that are causing unbearable suffocation to postal
employees. The commitments and assurances held
out during the strike negotiations on 19th April 2007
remain violated or unsettled.
The Department is not showing any interest in
recognizing the federations in spite of the fact that all
the requirements under the Recognition Rules stand
fulfilled. The negotiating forums at all levels are not
yet available to the postal staff. Even the non-JCM
periodical meeting has stopped causing total
stagnation. It is regretted that the fact of non-availability
of the forum of Joint Consultative Machinery to us is
causing repeated recourse to the platform of Joint
Council of Action is not at all evaluated by the
Department of Posts.
The Government is more and more succumbing
to the pressure of multinational and Indian Corporate
Courier lobby and not shows the acumen and urgency
to protect the letter mail monopoly as recommended
by the Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by
Shri. Somnath Chatterjee.
The GDS Unions are exempted from affiliation
with the federations; many trade union rights are not
made granted to them. Their status and pension are
denied. Even maternity leave is a mirage. Sudden
reduction of TRCA is taking place. The request transfer
facility is arbitrarily cancelled. There is no urgency to
implement the Judgment of Supreme Court on the
matter of grant of gratuity under Gratuity Act. But they
are threatened for squeezing out unattainable RPLI
targets.
The Department has constituted a Departmental
Committee instead of a Judicial Commission in an
arbitrary manner. Instead of holding meaningful high-
level discussion on the issue of outsourcing of postal
functions, there are plans afoot for expanding the
Franchisee System in a large way in the ensuing year.
Even the exemption from the Screening Committee is
not given sufficient importance resulting in misery that
is causing social problems to our staff. The action
being taken to fill up residual vacancies of PA/SA lacks
speed. Forced OT duty and non-payment of OTA for
several cycles has become the order of the day. The
arduous duty like driving MMS vans and attending to
the technical maintenance of them are being extracted
without any consideration for human limit of tolerance,
which is increasing the rate of accidents on the roads.
In the name of commercialization the existence of even
one RMS office in one revenue State / District is
denied. In Post Offices irrespective of shortage no OT
is ordered.
The senior officials are subjected to mental
torture by denial of notional promotion to LSG and
thereby permanent damage to their further promotional
opportunities. Calculated attempts are being made to
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cause a serious divide between the seniors and FTP
officials in a cunning manner. The fate of the
constituted Committee to look into the issue of grant
of three promotions in service on completion of 10,20
and 25 years is not known.
Postmen face serious problems in the shape
of curtailment of deliveries, combination of beat, single
beat etc. No serious effort is made to fix time factor
for speed post deliver and other BD work performed
by delivery staff. Group D vacancies are summarily
abolished despite Court Judgment by treating the entire
operative Group D vacancies as direct recruitment
quota. The net result is the Group D has become the
most exploited section of regular employees.
Erstwhile RTP candidates are shown a bad deal
and their chances for getting full social security is
denied; no attempt to end the discrimination between
the APS RTPs and other RTPs is being made by the
Department. The promotional avenues and
opportunities for JAO qualified officials are not even
acknowledged properly; Despite the DOPT consent
the Department of Posts is dilly-dallying on the proposal
of common cadre and merger with DOT. The life of
those JAO qualified hands will be doomed despite
passing a tuff examination.
The Department was totally dependent on PA/
SA officials with in depth knowledge on computers for
erecting a wide network of computerization. These
officials who are known as system administrators have
toiled without any work hours; without any rest; without
any time of night or day. Not only there is no
acknowledgement of their great services and grant of
many essential incentives, but there is serious remarks
about their integrity that wounds the sentiments of all
such hard working personnel.
Absorption of RRR Candidates that was assured
is forgotten and an SLP has been filed in a most
inhuman way. Casual labours with Temporary Status
is given a raw deal and despite the Judgment of
Supreme Court no orders are released for counting of
their earned increments, leave etc on regularization.
The full-time casual labours are denied Temporary
Status; Part-time casual labours and Contingent paid
are not cared for and not considered for even GDS.
Paid substitutes are needed for the department to do
free karsewa in many offices, but the Judgment of High
Court of Chennai to give them wages including HRA/
CCA quantum under the Main Finance Orders is denied
to hundreds of similarly placed persons. The
Judgments supporting the standpoint of the department
and supporting the staff interests are treated on the
different footing.
Decentralization of PLI / RPLI is again arbitrarily
introduced without any justification and against the
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interests of both administrative and operative staff. The
diminishing promotional avenues of this section of staff
are another serious cause of concern. The outsourcing
of functions of PAOs is a calculated double-attack on
the Postal Account staff because it is privatization on
one hand and throwing the entire risk of privatization
on the staff on the other.
In this background however there is no
liberalized standard for awarding punishments for work
lapses caused by intense workload. Victimization of
trade union Office Bearers without following the
fundamental rules is a new trend.
The Postal JCA of NFPE and FNPO with all
their affiliated all India Unions and Associations after
an in depth analysis of the situation prevailing has
come to the unanimous conclusion that a
comprehensive Postal Sectional Charter of Demands
should be submitted by the JCA on 15th February
2008 to the Department of Posts with demonstrations
at all level. A Campaign should follow at the base level
upto middle of March 2008. A decision to go on an
Indefinite Strike by the entirety of postal employees
shall be announced after the meeting of JCA in the
first week May 2008.
The Sectional Charter of Demands including the
five Annexure documents containing wing wise
problems and issues of various section of employees
are enclosed with this letter for speedy consideration
of the Postal Directorate. We regret to inform that the
practice of agreeing to many issues and later rejecting
them in the name of non-acceptance by other
Ministries is most resented by our work force. Therefore
the Staff Side requests that on all such issues that
require consultations from concerned or nodal
Ministries, earnest efforts may kindly be taken to
exhaust the steps so that the concrete decision of
the Government is made available instead of mere
assurances from our own Authorities.
The Postal Joint Council of Action of NFPE and
FNPO is still confident that earnest effort would be
definitely made by the Postal Board to seriously
address all the issues and problems that are acutely
agitating the minds of the entirety of postal employees
to restore peace and tranquility.
Thanking you,
Yours Faithfully
D.Theagarajan K.Ragavendran
Secretary General Secretary General
FNPO NFPE
Encl: Charter of Demands with Annextures.
BHARTIYA POST 3 MARCH, 2008
Postal Charter of Demands
1. Recognize Federations under CCS [RSA] Rules
1993 and restore all forums of negotiating
machinery; Restore holding of Periodical Meetings
with the Federations and All India Unions.
2. Protect letter mail monopoly as recommended
by the Parliamentary Standing Committee headed
by Shri. Somnath Chatterjee
3. Amend the GDS Conduct & Service Rules for
payment of Gratuity under the Gratuity Rules,
1972 as per the Supreme Court Judgment; Grant
Status, Pension, Maternity leave and other
benefits on prorata basis; Count the service period
of GDS for pension on their regularization;
Liberalise recruitment rules for GDS to appear for
the examination for PA/SA; No reduction of TRCA
under any circumstances; No Cycle Beat
Formula; Allow request transfer to GDS; Stop
harassing with unreasonable RPLI targets;
Introduce uniforms and kits to outdoor GDS; and
Grant all Trade Union rights to GDS including right
to affiliate with Federation by amending the
Recognition Rules.
4. Exempt Department of Posts from the purview of
Screening Committee; Fill up all vacant posts
immediately in all cadres in Postal, RMS, MMS,
Administrative and Postal Accounts including
GDS; Hold special examination under a
liberalized syllabus to fill up all accumulated
residual vacancies in PA/SA cadre in Postal /
RMS / Admn wings; Expedite clearance of 2006/
2007 ADR vacancies.
5. Strengthen the delivery system by dropping the
measures of curtailment of delivery; Stop
combination of Postmen beats and withdraw DG
Order No.10-7/2001-PEII dated 15.3.2004; Drop
single beat system and single delivery etc.
6. Increase the chances to 10 for appearing LGO
examinations for Postmen, Mailguards and Group
D staff.
7. Terminate all licenses granted to Franchisee
outlets; withdraw unilateral proposals before the
Planning Commission for extending the franchisee
scheme and stop any type of outsourcing of
postal function; Stop outsourcing of functions of
PAO.
8. Restore sorting offices and ensure at least one
RMS office in every revenue State and revenue
District.
9. Fill up all vacant posts of MMS Drivers and
Technical Staff and ease the workload; Impart
necessary computer training to handle new
 generation power vehicles.
10. Grant Temporary Status to all eligible full time
casual labours; absorb TS CLs and GDS in Group
D vacancies under 25% - 75% formula without
abolishing Group D vacancies as per the
Ernakulam CAT Judgment; Regularize all part time
casual labours and contingency paid and absorb
them as GDS; Treat all the Temporary Service
CLs as pre-2004 entrants and re-commence
recovery of GPF; and Restore payment of wages
including HRA/CCA quantum to substitutes as
per Madras High Court Judgment.
11. Grant three financial upgradations to all Group C
and D officials on completion of 10, 20 and 25
years of service.
12. Allot 19% of Group B vacancies for General line
and permit all Group 'C' officials in Postal, RMS,
Administrative and Postal Accounts with a
minimum of 20 years service to appear for the
competitive examinations by dispensing with the
present reservation of posts to RMS & Admn staff.
13. Grant notional promotion to eligible seniors by
holding the DPC year by year basis from 1983 to
Postal and RMS wings and from 1993 in
Administrative wing within a time frame of one
month; Restore periodicity of Junior Accountant
ANNEXURE - 1 : Postal Group 'C' Issues
Filling up of LSG, HSG II & HSG I Posts
(i) Recast the notional promotions since 1982/1983
onwards and fill up all vacant posts of LSG\, HSG
II & HSG I.
(ii) Fill up 2/3rd unfilled LSG vacancies notionally
from 7.2.02 to 18.5.06.
(iii) Relax minimum qualifying service for HSG II
promotion.
(iv) Irregular application of bench mark of current
period for notional promotions.
(v) Date of LSG Promotion be calculated from the
date of issue of orders and not form the date of
joining.
(vi) Grant of Modification of LSG as one time measure
for those aggrieved due to dearth of LSG
vacancies/ Rule 38 transfers.
(vii) Drawal of pay to senior BCR officials in HSG I
posts as the pay scales of HSG II & BCR is one
and the same & settlement of earlier officiating
cases of Tamilnadu, West Bengal & other Circles
as one time measure.
(viii) Fill up all the vacancies by relaxing the minimum
qualified service for HSG-II and HSG-I promotion.
(viii) Anomaly in the preparation of PA Gradation list.
Date of confirmation should not be taken now
and Date of appointment be taken for construing
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Promotion to Senior Accountant as 3 years.
14. Withdraw the SLP and absorb all RRR Candidates
recruited under compassionate ground of
recruitment.
15. Regularize the services of RTP for promotion and
pension by ending the discrimination between the
APS RTPs and others.
16. Create avenues of promotion to all JAO qualified
officials and approve the proposal for common
cadre with DOT.
17. Remove the unilateral cap of 60 days in the PLB
formula.
18. Fix time factor for all work to which no norms
available at present.
19. Get funds from Ministry of Finance for one time
clearance of all pending OT Bills, Medical Bills
etc; Take measures to get the Arbitration Award
on Postal OTA rates implemented by the
Government; Revise the OTA rates @ double the
normal wages in future; stop compulsory OT Duty.
20. Remove all trade union victimization and vindictive
punishments awarded for lapses committed due
to unbearable workload.
21. Settle all long pending and urgent Sectional
issues listed in the enclosed Annexure I, II, III, IV
and V for different sections of postal employees:
seniority. Fixing seniority based on the date of
confirmation is unconstitutional and
discriminatory.
2. Withdraw the draconian orders contained in
Directorate letter No. 22-5/95-PE I dt 21.5.07 denying
BCR benefits to those declining LSG Promotion.
Several officials were arbitrarily, unjustified denied the
due BCR promotion.
3. Filling up the APM Accounts LSG, HSG II posts
as per 1976 LSG Accountant recruitment Rules.
4. Filling up Residual vacancies since 1999-2000
onwards without any further delay; and return the
deputationists from CO/RO to manage the acute
shortage of staff in divisions.
5. Immediate withdrawal of orders discriminating
regular and FTP LSG and posting them in Delivery
offices.
6. Withdraw the Directorate letter dt. 22.10.07 on
Systems Administrators and form uniform & correct
norms & guidelines first before passing sarcastic
comments.
7. Withdraw the orders fixing responsibility on
D.D.Os/APM Accounts for the over payment of Pay &
Allowances to Postman on account of Fixation under
R.P. Rules.
8. Counting of special Allowance for pay fixation
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case of PO&RMS Accountants.
9. Counting of Past services of erstwhile R.T.P for
promotion & pension as per the Supreme Court
direction.
10. Withdraw the condition in tenure posting of Single
& Double handed offices & restriction in posting of SPM
due to minor penalties/ CR entries which are in violation
of provisions of statutory rules of volume IV.
11. Allowing all TBOP officials to appear for Group
B exam to be held in Feb'08. as per original orders &
various judicial pronouncements. The cut off date
should be extended for the current exam as
01.01.2008. The exam should be conducted after
completing the process of notional promotions to LSG
in all circles.
12. Counting of Training period for increment and
promotion to the departmental candidates also.
13. Revision of FSC to Post offices & Enhancement
of honorarium for RD PMC work in Sub Offices,
Department Exam invigilation work etc.
14. Implement the assurance made on 19.4.07 in
fixing incentive to RPLI, IMT, Pass port applications,
NRGEIS, other business activities etc., Grant of OTA
to operative staff, Engagement of SDPA to manage
the Shortage etc, Dispensation of Confirmation Exam
as agreed upon by amending the PA/SA Recruitment
Rules.
15. Creation of Systems Manager/Administrators
27th AIC OF R3 UNION
The 27th All India Conference of All India RMS
& MMS employees Union Group 'C' was held in
Nashik Road (Maharashtra) from 18th to 22nd January
2008. More than one thousand delegates and visitors
have attended the AIC. The AIC was presided over
by Comrade P.S. Pande the President of the All India
Union. CITU All India President Comrade M.K.
Pandhe inaugurated the inaugural session on 18th
January 2008 afternoon. The confederation leaders
Com. S.K. Vyas (Chairman); Com. K.K.N. Kutty
Newly Elected CHQ Office Bearers of All India RMS & MMS Employees Union Group
'C' in 27th AIC At Nasik Road (Maharashtra)
President : Com. D.K. Rahate (Mah)
Vice President : Com. Jagannath Singh
(Bihar)
Com. Y. Nagabhushanam
(AP)
Com. P.Kamaleshan (ktka)
General Secretary : Com. Giriraj Singh (Delhi)
Asst. Gen. Secretary : Com. P.V. Rajendran
(Kerala)
Com. C.S. Shanbag (Mah)
Com. G. Talukdar (Assam)
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Posts & Marketing Executives. Grant of SPL pay and
grant of Road mileage Allowance without restrictions.
Trainers Allowance for imparting training Norms be
paid. Norms be fixed for Systems Administrators
uniformly to all Circles; providing mobile phones and
Fix duties & responsibilities of their work.
16. Allotment of adequate funds to clear all pending
personal claims like OTA, TA medical etc. pending
since 2002-03.
17. Spot payment of incentive to SPM/BPM for
procuring RPLI business. Grant of incentive for
schedule work/ verification of commission bills in
accounts branch. Grant of incentive to SPMs for
processing RPLI Proposals. Grant incentive instead
of Honorarium for PLI work in Divisional Offices without
RPLI ceiling limit.
18. Drawal of SB Allowances to all working in SB
branches on computers.
19. Refund of Fee for appearing AMFI (Association
of Mutual Fund industry) Exam to all candidates.
20. JAO Qualified be regularized in DOT by agreeing
to the proposal for common cadre.
21. Stop harassing staff on contributory factors for
simple and flimsy reasons by misusing the provision
of 'unbecoming of Governement Servant', deviating the
rulings contained in Volume III, FHB etc.
22. Stop fixing impractical target to Marketing
Activities.
(Secretary General) com. C.C. Pillai (Working
President) and Com. K. Ragavendran (SG NFPE);
Com. K.V. Sridharan (GS P3): Com. Ishwar Singh
Dabas (GS P4; Com. P. Suresh (GS R4; Com. S.P.
Mukherjee (GS Admn); and com. Rajanayagam (GS
Postal A/cs) addressed tha inaugural session.
The conference unanimously elected a list of office
bearers headed by Com. D.K. Rahate (All India
President) Com. Giriraj Singh (G/S) and Com. Jagdish
Prasad (Financial Secretary)
Com. R.N. Dhal (Orissa)
Com. M.B. Sukumar (TN)
Com. Samir Kumar Bardan
(WB)
Com. K.P. Singh (Delhi)
Com. Maya Saha (WB)
Financial Secretary : Com. Jagdish Prasad
(Delhi)
Asst. Fincl. Secretary : Com. R.K. Gaupta (U.P)
AIPEU Group 'C' congratulates the newly
elected office bearers of R3 CHQ
 HIGHLIGHTS OF GDS MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY THE
NFPE TO 6TH CPC
The Highlights of the NFPE Memorandum
submitted to the 6th Central Pay Commission on 6th
December 2007 are given below. Though the
Department of Posts had unilaterally constituted
Nataraja Murti Committee instead of referring the GDS
issues to a Judicial Committee, the NFPE as guided
by its Federal Executive has submitted the
Memorandum covering all issues of more than 2.75
lakhs of Gramin Dak Sevaks with special emphasis
on Departmentalisation of GDS as well on Social
Security and other issues.
HIGHLIGHTS
I. SCRAP THE ED SYSTEM:
1. The GDS or ED System is an anachronism in the
present day situation and therefore this system
should be scrapped;
2. GDS are to be declared as Civil Servants.
3. Provisos 309 and 311 of the Constitution should
be applied to GDS.
4. The nomenclature of 'Gramin Dak Sevaks' is a
misnomer. They should be called as 'Karmachari'
and not as Sevaks. They should be given
departmental status.
5. GDS Service should be regularized by extending
various innovative schemes under human resource
development, which have been championed by the
Planning Commission.
II. DEPARTMENTALISE THE GDS:
1. No more expansion of GDS System; All existing
GDS should be departmentalized within a
stipulated time frame. GDS Posts with 5 Hours
workload shall be immediately departmentalized.
The existing and future vacancies of GDS posts
should be merged with nearby posts of GDS to
departmentalize those posts.
2. The Posts of ED SPM/BPM should be
departmentalized based on supervision of other
GDS and RPLI and Marketing activities for which
no norms has been prescribed at present. For
other GDS Posts the workload shall be calculated
as per DG Posts Order No.14-6/87-PAP dated
15.07.87.
3. Work Standards for the work of RPLI, Election
Commission work, Census, Rural Employment
Guarantee Act Work, Telephone and Electricity
etc should be fixed and the GDS posts then to be
upgraded into departmental posts.
4. ED Offices should be authorized to effect Pension
Payment, Sale of Savings Certificate, Direct
Money Order booking, other Savings Bank work
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etc that are necessary to serve the public
immediately and based on work standard all these
GDS posts shall be departmentalized.
5. In Departmental Offices the work of sweepers,
water carriers, gardeners etc shall be merged with
the GDS work and upgrade such posts as
departmentalized posts. In future all vacant posts
of part time employees should not be filled up but
should be merged with GDS for upgrading the GDS
post into a departmentalized post.
6. Instead of going for PSSK type of schemes to
hand over postal work to Panchayat, these work
may be entrusted the GDS to create more
departmental posts on the basis of work
standards.
7. In place of Franchisee schemes, the GDS can be
utilized for more work and those GDS posts can
be departmentalized.
8. The GDS can perform many works for the BSNL/
Cell phones in villages, which will help
departmentalize those GDS posts.
9. All Such departmentalized posts created by
considering all the above-mentioned suggestions
should be filled up by the GDS on training and
also based on their divisional seniority and not on
merit. The departmentalized GDS will thereafter
reside in the same village where the departmental
office is situated. By payment of reasonable rent
by the department the responsibility of housing
such departmental post office may rest with the
incumbent. Any GDS replaced due to of this
operation should be accommodated in any one of
the vacancies.
III. WAGES AND ALLOWANCES:
1. On Departmentalisation, if it is a one-man office,
then the departmentalized GDS should be given
the pay scale of the Postman.
2. Not withstanding the Departmentalisation, the
wages of the GDS SPM/BPM should be compared
with the Postal Assistant; GDS MD / Stamp
Vendors with the Postman and other GDS posts
with that of the Group D. The wage structure shall
fixed comparing the regular employees as
recommended by Justice Talwar.
3. The present system of TRCA should be removed
and the system of Scale of Pay should be
introduced for the GDS. These scales should be
strictly commensurate with the PA, PM and Group
D scales of pay.
4. The Date of Effect of new pay scales should be
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 from 1.1.2006.
5. The payment of Dearness Allowance shall be
strictly on par with the regular employees. The
denial of merger of 50% DA has resulted in loss
of full neutralization to the GDS w.e.f. 1.4.2004
and a to the extent of monthly loss of around 200/
-. This should be rectified by granting 50% DA
merger w.e.f the same date of 1.4.2004.
6. HRA and CCA shall be paid to the GDS as in the
case of regular employees.
7. All Allowances like OTA, TA/DA, Split Duty,
Education, Boat and Special Duty allowance
should be extended to GDS also Fixed Medical
Allowance and in-patient facility should be
introduced.
IV. LEAVE:
1. As recommended by Justice Talwar, EL 1 Day
per every Month; Half Pay Leave 8 Days per year;
Commuted Leave on Medical Certificate @ half of
the HPL; Leave without Pay 60 Days per year; CL
5 Days per year; Maternity Leave for Women GDS
on par with other Government employees; and
Special Disability Leave on par with regular should
be granted. Encashment of leave should be
introduced.
2. The retrograde clause of removal from service on
remaining in leave of absence for more than 180
days should be cancelled.
V. SOCIAL SECURITY:
1. Pension, DCRG, Family Pension, Commutation
of Pension facilities as recommended by Justice
Talwar shall be granted to GDS instead of
Severance Amount and present non statutory Ex-
gratia Gratuity.
2. Group Insurance amount should be enhanced to
rupees two lakhs.
3. The period of GDS / ED service should be counted
for pension and gratuity.
VI. PROMOTION:
1. Three Promotions to all GDS on completion of
10th, 20th and 25th year of their service shall be
granted.
VII. CONDUCT AND SERVICE RULES:
1. No separate Conduct Rules for GDS is required
since they function under Constitutional Provisos
309, 310 and 311.
2. Non-statutory GDS Conduct & Employment Rules
2001 shall be scrapped.
3. As per the Judgments of the Honourable Supreme
Court and the CAT of Ernakulam, the GDS also
should be covered by the CCS [Conduct] Rules,
1964 like other Government employees.
4. Subject to the above changes, the ex-gratia
payment during Put Off Duty shall be changed as
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'Subsitence Allowance' and at least 50% of
emoluments should be paid for the first 90 days
and thereafter the enhancement or decrease as
per the FR 53 should be accepted.
5. The retrograde provision in the GDS Conduct Rules
for withholding the appeal is to be scrapped.
6. Under any circumstances the present GDS
Conduct Rules shall be made statutory since the
GDS are civil servants within the purview of Article
309 and declared as holders of Civil Posts.
7. The penalties should be classified into minor and
major by bringing necessary changes in the type
of punishments to avoid awarding of major penalty
for the minor mistakes/lapses.
8. The present prohibition imposed against transfer
to the vacant posts under Rule 2, Note II of GDS
Rules should be removed and ensure transfer
entitlement as pronounced by the Judgment of
Ernakulam CAT.
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS:
1. Measurement of work by Cycle Beat Formula
should be scraped.
2. Idle Wait should be included in the time factor
and or some financial compensation in the shape
of OTA shall be paid to EDMCs for their idle wait.
3. Appropriate payment of financial compensation
or fixing of work standards shall be made to
compensate all kinds of excess work performed
by the GDS duly. The emoluments of GDS should
also be enhanced immediately as and when there
is an increase in the workload without awaiting for
triennial review.
4. All out-door GDS officials shall be supplied with
uniforms.
5. No GDS posts should be in existence in urban
areas and all such posts should be converted into
departmental posts.
6. Strict implementation of the Departmental orders
for non-engagement of ED Mailmen in larger
railway platforms and regularizing the services of
such ED Mailmen as Group D immediately. by
clubbing their duties to avoid employing them in
large platforms.
7. FSC to be enhanced on par with regular
departmental offices.
8. LTC facility on par with departmental employees
should be extended.
9. Lunch Break / Rest for GDS should also be granted
during their duty time of five hours.
10. The period of GDS service should be included for
calculation of all benefits likes pension, promotion,
grant of HBA etc.
11. Examination syllabus for postmen examination
should be liberalized.
12. All residual vacancies remain unfilled after the LGO
examinations shall be filled up through a test for
GDS possessing plus two qualifications without
any age restriction instead of diverting those
vacancies to open market.
13. Festival Advance, Fan Advance etc are to be granted.
14. Rent for housing BOs should be granted on market
rates.
15. Whenever the duties of a BPM is combined with
that of a EDDA or MC he should be paid the pay
by taking the extra workload for wages and
discontinuing the present practice of combined
duty allowance.
16. All arbitrary and unjust conditions for employment
of GDS should be scrapped.
17. Work norms for all types of work done by GDS
should be implemented.
18. Incentive for observing small family norms and for
performing in sports in national and international
events by way of special increments etc should
be introduced on par with regular employees and
provision of practice time of one hour before the
duty time should be allowed.
19. TA/DA for cash conveyance to account offices
and for attending departmental enquiries, as
witness etc should be granted.
20. The date of superannuation of GDS should be the
last working day of the month of retirement.
21. GDS should be permitted to form co-operative
NFPE STATE LEVEL CONVENTIONS
Vijayawada:- The first State level convention of all
NFPE affiliated unions consisting all the divisional/
Branch Secretaries and Circle office bearers of the
Circle Unions was held at Vijayawada on 06.02.08.
The presidium was constituted with all the Circle
Presidents. In the morning session, the Circle
Secretaries were dealt the issues. After lunch,
interaction sessions were organised separately for
each unions with their General Secretaries for two
hours and it was utilised properly by all the delegates.
There after all the General Secretaries orated and
expressed the need to enrol1 more membership further
to the unions affiliated to NFPE.
Calicut:- The State level Circle council of all affiliated
unions of NFPE of Kerala Circle was held at Kozhikodu
on 08.02.08 under the presidentship of Circle Secretary
R3 & President Co ordinationation committee. Com.
K. Ragavendran, Secretary General NFPE inaugurated
the convention and all the General Secretaries delivered
speeches thereafter. The General Secretaries have
clarified all the points raised by the delegates in the
afternoon session.
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societies for them and recovery of dues towards
co-operative societies from the pay of the GDS
should be allowed.
22. BO Rule Book should be supplied once in two
years as per the Rules and aptitude tests on
service matters to be introduced to distribute cash
awards to meritorious GDS every year to motivate
them in postal activities.
23. Examination fee collected for appearing in
Postmen Exam should be dropped.
24. The work load of BOs to be increased by adding
more work and responsibility to BOs and imparting
of training on the functioning of BOs itself
periodically to GDS and the computer hardware
and software training on departmental work be
imparted on par with regular postal employees be
introduced to facilitate transfer of more
responsibilities.
IX. TRADE UNION RIGHTS:
1. All Trade Union facilities to the recognized unions
of GDS with the right to affiliate with Federations.
2. Grant of special casual leave for attending
conferences and meetings.
3. Recovery of subscriptions from pay and ensuring
the remittance to the union as per the assurance
of check off system.
4. Facility to avail Foreign Service terms on par with
regular employees unions.
5. Allocation of JCM seats.
Bangalore:- The State level NFPE convention of
Karnataka Circle was held at Bangalore GPO
Auditorium on 09.02.08 under the presidentship of
Com. Muthu Kumar, Ex Circle Secretary, P3. Com.
K. Ragavendran inaugurated the convention. All the
General Secretaries dealt with all the problems
confronting the Postal employees and the need to
increase the collective bargaining by enrolling more
membership to NFPE unions. In the afternoon, all the
questions/clarifications raised by all the comrades
were dealt in detail by the respective General
Secretaries.
In short, the first three conventions have given
more enthusiasms not only to the participants but also
to the leaders. The leaders coming down and
penetrating the common gross root level leaders which
is the new phenomenon but gained much for the
movement. Such kind of conventions should be
organised at least once in six months in each circles
so that we can ensure effective functioning at all levels.
Let us ready to organise second phase of conventions
in march 2008.
8 MARCH, 2008
 PERFORMANCE RELATED PAY
The Sixth Pay Commission has appointed three
inter committees and out of which one committee is
constituted to examine the feasibility of performance
related pay in Government service headed by Prof.
Biju Varkkay, IIM, Ahmedabad.
The committee had a meeting with NFPE and
its affiliated Unions on 13.04.07 at the Postal
Directorate and discussed at length. We placed our
views as follows: -
(i) Since, it was clearly mentioned that the PRP
will be a second component of hike in salary apart
from the existing conventional method of safety with
annual increments etc, we welcome the PRP.
(ii) PRP should be measured on the performance
and not on the profit since the department like postal
are socially oriented department yet under the
universal postal service obligation.
(iii) The work norms were fixed by ISU (Internal
Study Unit) by application of various scientific
parameters to various types of job. If the excess work
performed within the working hours, the excess
component may be taken for the elements of PRP.
(iv) There is a scientific formula available for the
grant of Productivity Linked Bonus. Similar formula
may be drafted and applied for the entire department.
(v) The PRP should be introduced & distributed for
the entire team (i.e) all staff and this should not be
granted to certain category alone or officers placed in
the managerial position.
(vi) The targets fixed in the business activities are
being achieved by the field staff upto the level of GDS
agents. The fruit of the PRP should be therefore
distributed to all staff based on the performance of the
previous year. Every year the performance of the whole
department be reviewed and PRP be fixed.
(vii) Individual measuring is not possible/feasible and
we are not for such individual PRP.
(viii) The assessment in C.R. or by any means
should not be accepted as deciding factor for PRP as
most of these items are either favoured or biased.
(ix) So far the job evaluation of Postal Assistants up
to HSG. I cadre, we could well justify ourselves about
our tremendous performance amidst the staff reduction
on matching savings and acute shortage of staff.
(x) The postal employees are thus established their
strength & mite above all Central Government
employees in the output in the midst of multifarious
duties and responsibilities and arduos nature of duties.
Now we had chance to go through the draft
of the department on PRP submitted to the Sixth
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Pay Commission and we are really shocked to
note the contents and discrimination it proposed
in between operative staff and top level officers
in payment of PRP.
The important text collected from the draft
of the Department to Sixth Pay Commission is
reproduced below for the information of the
readers.
Executive Summary
(Submitted by the Dept to 6th CPC)
PRP should be implemented for individual and
team based performance. The Weightage between the
individual and the team will primarily depend upon the
nature of job and level in the hierarchy. Team based
targets can be divided into four business units: PO,
Division, Region and Circle. There are financial and
operational measures at each of these levels.
Performance should be measured either on
monthly or annual basis based on the nature of job
and level in the hierarchy. Increasing computerization
will help in tracking outputs/outcomes at the individual
level with higher frequency. Measures need to be
relevant to the goals of the organization and reflect
the changing mandate. The measures should
encourage greater business orientation and adaptation
of new technology. The rate of change of technological,
social and economic environment will have bearing in
the future role of Department of Posts. Performance
measures need to incorporate these changes.
There should be more focus on output/outcome
measures than effort/input measures. These measures
should be made as objective as possible. Where
subjective measures are necessary, these should be
based on multiple assessments at different levels.
Annual performance management report, replacing
annual confidential report, would constituent an
important mechanism for such assessment. There
should be no APMR for profit-centre heads like CPMG,
GPO Head, MMS In-charge, etc. Their performance
should be primarily measured on the basis of their
units' performance. APMR in such position reduces
the position holders' autonomy, which may not be good
for their unit.
Setting targets at each level for the forthcoming
performance cycle should be a consultative process
with clear two-way communication. The target setting
process has to be scientific incorporating the external
environmental factors (GDP growth, literacy rates, level
of industrialization, technological changes etc), at a
disaggregated level (possibly a district).
 The Department of Posts has detailed and
comprehensive work norms that can be further
updated and used for rewarding employees for
exceeding them.
PRP is to reward output/outcomes that are
significantly better than those expected as routine in
a particular job. It is for the measures of employees'
performance that are within the ambit of their influence.
Processes related to PRP should motivate employees'
to improve their own and team's performance but not
to sabotage others' work.
The amount to be disbursed as PRP or
number of employees getting this variable
component will depend on the targets specified
by the Department of Posts. These targets should
be achievable but not easy. The amount of PRP
will be given in steps up to a maximum specified
percentage. While setting the targets, first the basic
targets that need to be exceeded to qualify for PRP
should be established and then stretch targets should
be instituted in a stepwise manner. The quantum of
pay associated with these steps is then based on
these pre specified targets.
The team performance measures have been
incorporated in the form of financial and operational
measures at the level of the business unit. In addition,
these measures have been identified for the different
business units. These business units are in a hierarchy.
For each person, PRP is linked primarily to the
performance measures of the level of business units
he is in and is also linked to higher business units.
This is based on the principle that an individual's
performance affects the outcomes at higher levels. For
example, and individual who is working in a PO, will
have PRP linked to the performance measures of the
PO and of the next higher level, i.e., division.
Since linking variable pay to performance will
be a significant change for the government, this should
be implemented in stages. The stages are based on
the implementation of the enabling conditions
discussed in the report. The variable component of
the senior levels is higher than for more junior levels.
This is because senior people are expected to have
more autonomy, flexibility and authority. Also, their
decisions have wider span of impact.
Performance across circles shows wide
disparity. There is a variation in the social,
demographic, and economic profile across the circles.
In order to reward circle level performance, these
variations need to be factored in. Possible ways of
doing this are: adopting scientific methods for target
setting; benchmarking across similar types of circles;
and measuring growth over previous year.
We have recommended incentives linked
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to fixed/basic pay and not annual increments.
Incentives are the payments made without
affecting the basic salary where as increments
lead to increase in basic salary. In case payouts
are in terms of increments, then there will be
future gains from current performance, for which
we feel there is little justification in the current
context.
There should be mechanisms to assess the
effectiveness of PRP related processes. Such
mechanisms need to be designed right from the
inception of PRP. These mechanisms will be
evaluating the PRP related processes at the completion
of each of the stages. This evaluation should be an
ongoing process and institutionalzed. The structure,
mandate, and working principles of a designated
committee to oversee this evaluation process should
be established.
LINKING VARIABLE PAY TO PERFORMANCE
Key points for our framework of PRP:
1. PRP is to reward output/outcomes that are
significantly better than those expected as routine in
a particular job.
2. PRP is for the measures of employees'
performance that are within the ambit of their influence.
3. Processes related to PRP should motivate
employees getting this variable component will depend
of the targets specified by the Department of Posts.
These targets should be achievable but not easy.
4. The amount to be disbursed as PRP or number
of employees getting this variable component will
depend on the targets specified by the Department of
Posts. These targets should be achievable but not
easy.
5. In case of transfers, within the assessment
cycle of year, the PRP should be calculated on a pro
rata basis with respect to the positions held by her/
him.
6. In case of fraud detection by an employee or a
group of employees, they should be given a bonus
based on a percentage of fraud detected.
7. The amount of PRP will be given in steps up to
a maximum specified percentage in Tables 5-7. While
setting the targets, first the basic targets that need to
be exceeded to qualify for PRP should be established
and then stretch targets should be instituted in a
stepwise manner. The quantum of pay associated with
these steps is then based on these pre specified
targets.
8. The team performance measures have been
incorporated in the form of financial and operational
measures at the level of the business unit. In addition,
these measures have been identified for the different
business units. As seen in the earlier section, these
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business units are in a hierarchy. For each person,
PRP is linked primarily to the performance measures
of the level of business unit she/he is in and is also
linked to higher business units. This is based on the
principle that an individual's performance affect the
outcomes at higher levels. For example, an individual
who is working in a PO, will have PRP linked to the
performance measures of the PO and of the next higher
level, i.e., division.
9. Since linking variable pay to performance will
be a significant change for the government, this should
be implemented in stages. The stages are based on
the implementation of the enabling conditions
discussed in the next section. The variable component
of the senior levels is higher than for more junior levels.
This is because senior people are expected to have
more autonomy, flexibility and authority. Also, their
decisions have wider span of impact.
Stage 1 is envisaged to be implemented based on
changes in assessment of performance management
from ACR to APMR and updation of work norms,
incorporating changes in technology. Building
employee trust and acceptability of PRP will be
essential for implementation of Stage 1. Efforts will
need to be made to ensure that Stage 1 is implemented
within 6 months to a year of accepting the
recommendations. Delays in Stage 1 will be very
detrimental to the subsequent implementation and may
jeopardize the entire efforts.
Stage 2 is envisaged to be implemented only after
two years of Stage 1 implementation. A full year of
Stage 1 implementation should be reviewed. We
expect that the review to take 3-6 months. Stage 2
should incorporate the recommendations/suggestions
for improvement.
For Stage 2, targets for all levels should be evolved on
a very scientific and transparent basis, taking in to
account, changes in productivity due to technology.
Although targets exist for all levels in the Department,
these targets need to be reviewed in the context of
GDP growth, literacy rates, level of industrialization,
technological changes etc, at a disaggregated level
(possibly a district). More importantly, there is a need
to make employees at all levels aware of this scientific
process used for target setting.
The work for developing these targets should start
right away and not await the completion of Stage 1.
Stage 3 should be implemented at least three years
after Stage 2 implementation. Stage 2 should be
reviewed after two years of its implementation.
As we more from Stage 1 to Stage 3, the
performance of higher business units is given
increasing Weightage for all levels. For example, for
the Postman, Stage 1 has only individual performance
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measurers. In Stage 2, Post Office, Division and
Circle's performance is also incorporated. As we go
from Stage 2 to Stage 3, the weightages for the
business units performance is increased.
For posts starting from LSG/HSG, from stage
2 onwards, business development measures are also
incorporated. The Weightage increases in Stage 3.
For posts starting from Assistant Post Master general/
Regional Post Master General, in addition to business
development, employee productivity and reducing
absenteeism are incorporated in Stage2. The
Weightage increases for Stage 2 to Stage 3.
OUR COMMENTS RESERVED
(to be continued....)
CHILD LABOUR - QUICK FACTS
q Globally, 218 million children are child
labourers.
q 126 million of these children are engaged in
hazardous work.
q 73 million working children are less than 10
years old.
q Every year, 22,000 children die in work-
related accidents.
q The largest number of working children - 122-
million-are in the Asia-Pacific region.
q The highest proportion of working children
is in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly one
third of the children aged 14 and under (48
million children) are in the labour force.
q 8.4 million children are trapped in slavery,
trafficking, debt bondage, prostitution,
pornography and other illicit activities.
q The number of children involved in armed
conflicts has increased to about 300,000 over
the past decade.
q Between 40 and 50 per cent of all forced
labourers are children
q 1.2 million of these children have been
trafficked (bought and/or sold)- ILO
(Courtesy : Focus, Journal of PTC Madurai)
R-3 GENERAL SECRETARY
COM. GIRIRAJ SINGH
We extend our Hearty
congratulations on his
election as General
Secretary of the All India
RMS & MMS Employees
Union Group 'C' in the all India
conference held at Nasik
Road from 18.01.08 to
22.01.08
MARCH, 2008
 LETTERS TO DEPARTMENT
Letter No.: P/4-4/Medical Dated- 29.01.2008 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan,
New Delhi - 110001
l Non circulation of M.H. & F.U. OM No. S-
14025/4/96-MS dt. 05.06.98 - regarding extension
of CS (MA) Rules 1944 to pensioners residing in
areas not covered by CGHS.
It is brought to our notice that the OM.
mentioned above in the subject has not been circulated
in many circles resulting denial of medical treatment
to the pensioners.
It is requested to circulate the said OM to all
circles immediately. If it was circulated earlier, the copy
of the same may please be forwarded to our union so
that we can also circulate the same through our journal.
Soliciting response.
Letter No.: P/2-19/Tiruchy PSD Dated- 29.01.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
l Arbitary merger of Postal stamp Depot
Tiruchy with Chennai - reg.
It is brought to our notice that the Postal Board
has approved the merger of Tiruchy Central Stamp
Depot II with Central Stamp Depot I Chennai.
This will result in delay and dislocation of stamp
remittances to all HPOs. Infact, Tiruchy CSD is
despatching 52 bags to HPOs every day in and around
Tiruchy & Madurai regions. If these works are
transferred, the CSD Chennai will have unbearable work
load. Further, it will result in long schedules and
transits. The present arrangement is really serve the
purpose and practicable.
It is therefore requested to reconsider the
decision and allow the functioning of Tiruchy CSD in
Tamilnadu Circle status quo.
Soliciting response.
Letter No. P/2-13/Mumbai North Dated- 29.01.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
l Medical Reimbursement claim under
relaxation of rules- C/o Sri. V. P. Gurav, PA,
Bhandra (W) in Mumbai city North division.
The above said official has helped, saved and
rescued the lives of many peoples in his residential
locality at Vakola during the heavy rains and floods on
26.07.05 & 27.07.05 resulted him with high fever. He
was firstly admitted in Nanavati Hospital, a Govt.
recognised for immediate treatment. He has been
returned to due non-availability of beds and shifted to
P.D. Hinduja National and Medical research centre.
The hospital diagnosed the disease as a case of
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leptospirosis.
After submission of bills, the official has been
directed to credit Rs. 45573/- as the claim has not
fully been admitted.
It is pertinent to mention that during the flood,
whole of his belongings were washed out and his family
has purchased all fresh utensils, cloth and other things.
The house was badly damaged. The disease as per
the doctor's verdict is the first case of leptospirosis for
which no reimbursement provision is made in the
medical guides. His case is entirely a different one.
The copy of his representation is enclosed herewith.
The official has represented to admit his claim
fully considering his loss sustained in the flood and
also the service he rendered for the humanity. As a
special case, it is requested to consider his case
sympathetically and accord sanction of the claim and
in case of any hinderence in the sanction, the amount
may be paid from the central welfare fund.
Soliciting favourable consideration.
Letter No.: P/2-19/Krishnagiri Dated : 28.01.08
addressed to the Postmaster General, Western
region, Coimbatore - 641002
l Alleged misappropriation of money in
shoolagiri PO in Dharmapuri division.
It is rather shocked to hear that the SPM
Soolagiri who has involved in major frauds in S.B. has
been allowed to continue in the same post and allow
him to manipulate and destroy the documents
pertaining to the accounts in which he committed frauds
and misappropriation.
It is further told that the said delinquent official
has been invited to your office for enquiry and the SPOs,
Dharmapuri has also taken all the records connected
with the frauds and instructed the SPOs Dharmapuri
not to suspend him even though the prima facie is
there. This has never happened any where in our history
of the dept.
It is most apt to mention that the said official
has earlier misappropriated Rs. 30000/- in June'06 and
the case was simply dropped. This kind of extra
considerations to individuals causes a serious concern.
It is therefore requested to take appropriate
action against the fraudulent official without
succumbing to any outside pressures.
With regards,
Letter No.:P/2-22/West Bengal Cle Dated : 29.01.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
l Grant of Sunderban Allowance to the
entitled employees of West Bengal Circle.
12 MARCH, 2008
 The Chief PMG, West Bengal Circle has sought
clarification vide his letter No. EST/B/X-31 dt. 20.8.07
addressed to ADG (EST) whether the Postal
employees working in Sunderban Area in West Bengal
have become eligible to draw the Sunderban Allowance
after 31.12.02.
The due allowance has not been drawn and paid
to the official due to non receipt of clarificatory orders
from the directorate. This has created a strong sense
of resentment and disappointment among the staff
working in these areas.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
orders to draw the dues to the eligible officials working
in the Sunderban Areas.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No.:P/2-11/Mysore Dated : 29.01.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
l Ante-dating of increment under proviso 2
to Rule 8 of CCS (RP) Rules 1986/1987 - case of
Sri H.S. Nagaraja, PA, Mysore University PO in
Karnataka Circle.
Ref: (i) This Union letter of even no dt 10.11.06
(ii) Yr. 2-05/2006-PAP dt 07.12.06
Apropos reference, the official has represented
his case several times to circle heads and finally
represented to your office vide his representation dt
19.01.08 and the copy of the same is enclosed herewith
for your kind consideration.
The antedating of increment from June 1996 to
Feb 1996 has been denied by the Circle IFA even
though his position in the divisional gradation list is in
sl. no. 56 and his junior whom compared is under sl.
no. 58 as per the list. The denial of dues to the official
is not in consonance with the orders on the subject.
It is therefore requested to consider and render
justice to the aggrieved official.
Letter No.: P/2-22/Foreign Post Dated : 29.01.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
Suggestion for more revenue from articles
handled at Foreign Post offices.
The suggestions placed by the divisional union,
Foreign Post, Kolkata on various items of work to
increase the revenue of the department are
summarised below for your kind consideration.
(1) Merger of foreign Post with B.D. Directorate:-
A foreign Post is an "Office of Exchange" applies to
the Postal Services which do not defined in clause 93
of Post Office Guide P-I, but regulated with Postal
Rules as defined in Foreign Post Manual & other
Postal Volumes, as well as U.P.U convention.
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We propose that the entire activities of all
Foreign Post Unit including Videsh Dak, Mumbai be
merged with Business Development Directorate. So,
all newly generated postal services of various U.P.U.
countries be facilitated in our all mail exchanging
offices instantly and thus can earn more revenue by
developing the present business structure.
(2) Reclamation Enquiry (CN-08):
a. A fee of Rs. 20.00 per complaint be charged to
institute reclamation (CN-08) to foreign Administration
in respect of outgoing articles/parcels.
b. All Foreign Post Unit be encouraged in issuing
reclamation (CN-08) for settlement of public complaint
in quest of items destined to abroad and be requested
to avoid any other method of communication for
searching & enquiry purpose besides internet facility.
c. Unsettled reclamation (CN-08) cases within the
prescribed period be reported to D.A.A, Sec, New Delhi
sharply, so that CN-48 may be issued accordingly
from Directorate and our administration could earn
compensation as per U.P.U. convention. Thus our
customer may be satisfied, having indemnity promptly.
(3) Postal Fee:
a. A fee of Rs. 20.00 per each inward EMS Speed
post item and fee of RS 50.00 each inward parcel
post item be charged at the time of delivery, which
have been assessed with customs duty NIL or
forwarded to the office of delivery directly without
assigning any local exchange office number.
b. A fee of Rs. 100.00 per each inward letter post
article excluding S.P. items be charged against each
article which have been assessed to custom duty
levied.
c. A fee of Rs. 150.00 per each inward Parcel Post
article, including S.P. items/EMS items be charged
against such parcels/article which have been assessed
with customs duty.
(4) Repacking Charge:
A fee of Rs. 10.00 per parcel/letter post items be
charged against damage and required to be repacked
for safe delivery, items.
(5) Postage Deficiency:
unpaid and insufficiently paid postage of all kind of
outward India post items be checked and verified at
all exchange offices scrupulously and make arrange
to recover deficiency of postage with best efforts.
Surprise visit of the officers at all final mail closing
point be considered.
(6) Cancellation of Customs Duty:
Recoverable customs duty levied against inward
Foreign articles/Parcel including Speed Post/EMS
items which are subsequently been returned to country
of origin or redirected to any other foreign country be
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cancelled and arrange to realize the advance paid
customs duty from Customs Department through
monthly statement.
Necessary instruction to prepare monthly R.O.I Stt.
in respect of all outgoing returned and redirected items
be issued and materialized.
(7) To ensure that bills due to BNPL customers and
Fgn. Administration are not left outstanding for long
time owing to our negligence.
(8) Statement of delivery and schedule of Customs
duty realized by Post offices for inward foreign parcels/
articles be forwarded to the local number assigning
offices at the end of the month for prompt disposal of
foreign reclamation enquiry cases and for maintaining
accounts of revenue.
(9) Window Delivery at the office of exchange be
encouraged to avoid public complaint and abstraction
of contents in transit.
(10) Agreements in connection with International mail
transportation through Air transport, Shipping
corporation, Stevador, Agents be reviewed and guided
by definite norms, in favour of India Post.
(11) To avoid unnecessary handling of Mails:
Double handling/triple handling of international
mails towards destination, after customs examination
(Exports Case) and assessment (Import Case) be
avoided as far as possible for prompt despatch to its
owner. Scientific and economic mail transport sorting
and routing schedule to be adopted and whimsically
work distribution in connection international with mail
be avoided for the sake of department.
International articles/parcels once accepted by
India Post at any office of booking should not be
detained at any stage on any ground and it movement
be feeded in computer at every stage on very dated.
(12) Own Vehicle:
At least one motor car be provided to each Foreign
Post for business development and for prompt hand
to disposal of bags containing release of articles/
parcels belongs to town delivery jurisdiction.
(13) High density polyethylene bags (specially C1
Category) be used for carrying International Mail, with
logo India Post.
(14) All the inward foreign letter post articles that once
provided with a registration number by any Foreign
Post be treated as "Registered items" in India, even if
the article is assessed and passed by customs
"FREE". Relevant Rule-83, of Foreign Post Manual in
this regard may be amended accordingly.
(15) This has been observed that Insured envelopes
from Nepal and other Foreign countries, containing
currency notes more than Rs. 5000.00 is being
detained by Customs authority years together, since
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as per customs Circular No. 16/2002- CUC Dt.
05.03.02 the import of currency note upto RS. 5000.00
limit is only allowed through post and required NOC
from RBI to release such items. We therefore propose
that necessary redressal steps be taken at our M.O.C
end to maintain symmetrical agreement in between
India and Fgn. Countires.
The above are few of the suggestions after
debating at length on the issues and if they are
considered favourably, it will improve the revenue
considerably through the Foreign mails.
It is therefore requested to consider the same
and take appropriate action as deems fit.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No.: P/2-20/Varanasi West Dated : 30.01.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001
l Imposing penalty in the shape of heavy
monetary recovery on contributory factor - C/o
Taliabag so in Varanasi West Bengal.
Ref:- (i) This Union letters of even no. dt. 08.02.07,
06.06.07 & 31.12.07.
(ii) Yr. letter No. 16-50/2007 - SR dt 27.09.07
Apropos reference, there are more than fourteen
officials who have been ordered with recovery from pay
to the tune of one lakh rupee each merely for the
reasons of non submission of returns to Audit timely,
Non calling for the PA17 report etc. The extenuating
factors and excess work prevailing have not been taken
into account while awarding punishments. Eventhough
all the officials are not neither directly not indirectly
responsible for the fraud committed by an individual,
they have been inflicted with serious punishments.
Further, it is learnt that the Directorate has
instructed to hand over the case to CBI and CBI could
definitely locate the defrauded money from the
delinquent who is possessing amazing wealth in the
shape of petrol Bunk etc.
As such, it is requested to cause instructions
to keep the recovery orders in abeyance till the out
come of the CBI enquiry and expedite the process to
consficate the properties and wealth the delinquent is
possessing.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
appreciated.
Letter No.:P/4-1/Staff Dated : 30.01.2008 addressed
to Smt. Radhika Duraisamy, Member (P), Department
of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
l Filling up of Residual vacancies - case of
A.P. Circle.
A kind attention is invited to the discussions
on the subject we had on 28.01.08 and the assurances
14 MARCH, 2008
made to review the case.
The Chief PMG, Andhra Circle sought
permission to fill up the 1048 PA vacancies remaining
unfilled up under residual vacancies by conducting an
examination among GDS and in case if the required
number of GDS is not qualified, the posts may be
filled up by notification.
The Director (SPN) has turned down the
proposal vide his D.O. No. 37-61/2007 - SPB I dt.
11.01.08 as the proposal of the Circle is not in
accordance with the recruitment rules. There was no
mention about how to fill up the posts in the event of
non approval of the suggestion of the Chief PMG. This
will result in continuance of residual vacancies and
the Directorate orders to fill up all pending residual
vacancies will remain in paper. This causes a concern.
It is requested to cause orders to Chief PMG,
AP Circle to fill up the posts either with GDS or with
direct recruitment at the earliest.
Letter No.: P/2-16/Bhubaneswar Dated : 30.01.2008
addressed to the I.M.G. Khan, Secretary, Department
of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
l Grant of Financial Assistant & Relax rules
in granting SPL disability leave - C/o Shri
Pranabananda, Postal Asstt. Bhubaneswar, a
Postal Bomb victim.
Ref: This Union letter of even no. dt 25.05.86 &
subsequent reminders.
Apropos reference, it is constrained to note that
despite our repeated requests on various occasions, the
case of the above mentioned official is still undisposed.
While working as Postal Asstt, the said official
sustained major injuries on 03.01.02 at Suryangar
NDTSO while handing Posts Parcel.
Due to bomb blast, the official has lost his right
hand palm completely just above the wrist. His right
leg below the knee has been damaged with multiple
injuries through out his body.
The official was on leave from 04.01.02 to
26.05.04 and received treatment at SCB Medical
college Hospital, Cuttack. Now the circle authorities
ordered to recocover Rs. 95000/- towards half pay leave
and restricted the eligibility of his disability leave.
Since the official is a victim of Postal Bomb blast
while discharging duties, his case should be dealt with all
the concessions available for the victims by terroists. His
entire leave should be regularised as SPL leave besides
reimbursing all the expenses he incurred for recovery from
the injuries sustained due to the post bomb blast.
It is therefore requested to treat his case as a
spl one and accord relief as if a terrorists victim besides
stopping the recovery of leave salary.
A line in reply about the action taken in highly
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solicited.
Letter No.:P/2-4/Chhatisgarh Cle Dated : 31.01.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
l Alleged unhelpful and antiworker attitude
of the Chief PMG, Chhatisgarh Circle.
Ref: (i) This Union letters of even no. dt. 09.07.07,
24.07.07 & 27.09.07
(ii) Yr. letters no. 16-68/2007-SR. dt. 11.12.07
Apropos reference, it is constrained to note that
the Chief PMG has submitted a misleading report to
the Directorate by hiding the facts and reality. The
following are few examples about his distorted report.
Para 2 (i) of Yr. letter dt. 11.12.07 : - Sri
Gangber, SPM Sankar Nagar and Divisional Secretary
had been relieved on 08.09.06 and remained on SPL
CL from 09.09.06 for attending All India Conference.
He assumed charge on 21.09.06. As such, he is not
at fault in non preparation of S.O. summary from
09.09.06 to 16.09.06. whereas he has been proceeded
and punished as per the direction of the Chief PMG
by the SPOS. Raipur division.
Para 2 (ii): - Sri M.K. Sharma, a regular LSG
official and not completed tenure has been disturbed
and transferred to Raigarh HO. Since he is the
Divisional Treasurer of the Raipur divisional union, he
has been victimised only in order to extend favouritism
to rival Union members. The comments that' Even the
said union (AIPEU) has no grievance against the DPS
who has ordered these transfers" is totally misleading
and nothing but the testimony of exhibition of difference
of opinion between the two officers in the circles. The
Circle Union represented many times to DPS and also
to the Chief PMG to rectify the irregularity and render
justice to the aggrieved official.
Para 3: - Shri V.K. Aggarwal is only the Postal Asstt
and not the system Manager. As such linking his
transfer to Durg as if the official has not yet
computerised the present PO is nothing but a ruse to
deny the dues to the official who happens to the
Divisional Secretary of this Union.
Para 4 (h): - Misuse of Electric consumption is still
continuing. Almost all the Power consuming
equipments are connected directly with the compound
lighting of the residence of Chief PMG. The report of
the Chief PMG is utter false.
Para 4 (c & d): - The Union has extended full
cooperation for computerisation. The real problem is
that all good computer hands are taken on deputation
to Circle office. The Union is demanding to send back
them to division for effective implementation of
computerisation programme. The real problem in
providing hands to computerised office can be sorted
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out by returning duputationists. The Circle Union has
already extended its cooperation for the full
computerisation. The report for the Chief PMG is
misleading as if the Union is not cooperating.
Above all, it is most pertinent to mention about
the favouritism recently extended by the Chief PMG to
an individual that one ASP from Circle Office has been
deputed to work as Postmaster, Bilaspur, the post
earmarked the HSG I General line. The official is drawing
higher pay, HRA at higher rate etc and also daily
allowance for his deputation. Will it not be a favouritism.
In nutshell, the circle administration has totally
failed in all fields due to the lack of coordination,
between the DPS & Chief PMG. The ego & cold war
among them spoil the entire circle and its welfare and
officials are forced to suffer.
The above are the facts and if an enquiry is
ordered, it will bring down many hidden skeletons
rolling in the cupboard.
Awaiting for early response,
Letter No.: P/2-19/Mannargudi Dated : 31.01.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
RD fraud at Lakshmangudi SO in Thanjavur
division in Tamilnadu Circle - Fixing responsibility
against innocent officials on contributory factors.
It is brought to our notice that the Circle
administration instead of initiating action to recover
MONEY ORDER RATES MAY BE SLASHED TO ONE-TENTH
Sending Money orders may not remain a costly
affair. Aiming to dent into the monopoly of banks over
demand drafts, you neighbourhood post office is all
set to offer money order services at one-tenth of the
prevalent rates.
The Department of Posts (DOP) will soon unveil
a major initiative to popularise money orders as means
of funds transfer which includes cut is costs,
enhancement in amount allowed for transfer from Rs
5000 to Rs 50,000. To restore the lost glory of the
money orders, the DOP is planning a higher reduction
in rates for corporate customers for whom there would
be no cap on amount of fund transfer. Also, customers
would be able to get SMS alerts about confirmation of
receipt of payments.
"The new money-order would be cheaper in
every case than the prevailing draft rates at any of the
banks," Secretary (posts) I M G Khan told ET.
The new plan has already received the approval
from the communication ministry and is likely to be
implemented in the next couple of months.
While money orders remain a preferred option
for small transactions due to their cost advantage and
easy accessibility, the cap on money orders for
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the defrauded amount from the main culprit in the above
said case has resorted action against innocent official
working in SB branch at Mannargudi HO.
For example, the Postmaster & APMs are
asked to explain that why they have not taken sincere
steps to settle the OMs raised by SBCO on some
excess payment on R.D closures. Eventhough the
Postmaster & APMs are sending copies of the extract
of OMs for settlement to the SPM and also to the
inspecting authorities, they have been fixed as
scapegoats in this episode.
The modus operandi of the fraud could not be
detected even by the inspecting authorities and it came
to light only the delinquent official came out with open
confession statement about the frauds he committed
in RD accounts after the RD decentralisation.
Such being the case, the innocent official should
not be proceeded on flimsy reason when they are not
directly or indirectly responsible in this case. Further
the overburden of work, shortage and the extenuating
factors should also be taken note of when proceeded
against any officials.
It is therefore requested to cause instructions
to the Circle head to take all efforts to recover the
amount from the culprit and not to resort any action
against the innocent officials who are not either directly
or indirectly responsible for the fraud.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
amounts higher than Rs 5000 prevents consumers
from using it.
The DOP plans to raise the upper limit for small
towns and village centres by 10 times to Rs 50000. It
may, however, do away with the limit for tier I and tier
II cities. Scrapping the limit would be done to provide
an easy access to the corporate customers, a source
in the DOP said. The DOP has already started instant
money-orders services at large number of its centres
under which people can receive or send money orders
up to Rs 20000 on the same day of transaction using
the online tools.
The scheme is expected to draw a large number
of customers from banks to post offices mainly
because people do not need to have accounts with a
certain post office centre in order to be eligible to
receive the money-orders.
"Also post offices provide the facility of delivering
the money at the your doorstep, which is much more
convenient than going to the bank branches and waiting
in never ending queues in order to get your own
money," said Mr Khan.
(Economic Times, New Delhi dated- 14.02.2008)
16 MARCH, 2008
 READER'S FORUM
v Proposal for divisionalisation of LSG cadre
making HSG-II, HSG-I circle cadre and all HSG-II
promotions should be from senior officials, strictly
according to seniority as per circle PA gradation list.
In this connection kindly refer to the
deliberations made in the CWC at Allahabad and we
were unable to pass resolutions on the particular
sensitive issue after taking consciousness of all due
to lack of time. It is requested to kindly see that the
time period of future CWC should be 3 days for
elaborate discussions on mounting problems on Gr-C
employees and to arrive at decisions to resolve them.
This Circle union submitted its following proposals to
get rid of the above problem.
i) The CHQ should take over the case laying
at Supreme Court against the SLP filed by Department,
aroused out of the historic judgement of Chennai CAT,
equating TBOP with LSG, and BCR with HSG-II. If the
CHQ will look after the case appointing a reputed lawyer
and have the verdict in favour of staff, then we will be
able to root out the problem for which we are struggling.
Though our General Secretary has assured this Circle
union to take care of the proceedings of the case in
consultation with the lawyer, non-involvement of CHQ
directly has put a question mark to it. We again request
for asking the circles through writing to get their views
and to arrive at a decision on the same early.
ii) To carry out discussions with the
authorities to keep the 8 years time period in LSG in
case FTP LSG officials for HSG-II promotion as per
condition in the FTP Secheme and to make it 3 years
in case of senior officials. This proposal was not
acceded to by our GS as per letter given to this circle
union and it was stated therein that the periodicity of
3 years in LSG is uniformly applied to all.
A suggestion was submitted by your kindself
to make LSG cadre divisionalised and all promotions
to HSG-II (Circle cadre) would be made from the circle
seniority as per the Circle PA gradations list, all ready
prepared. This circle union has also agreed to the above
proposal with out hesitation, with the following
suggestions:
a) The proposal should be placed immediately to
be worked out firstly
b) The periodicity in LSG for promotion to HSG-II
should be withdrawn by the end of December-2007
immediately as the officials came by FTP will complete
their 3 years in LSG on 01.01.2008. They will be
declared HSG-II in the DPC at any time in year 2008.
c) The problems in granting notional promotions
in the circles should be disposed off properly and
quickly to ensure complete filling up of vacant HSG-I,
HSG-II & LSG posts.
Expecting deep analysis in to the aspects &
kind acceptance of the proposal
R.C. Mishra
Circle Secretary, Orissa

POSTAL DEPT PLANS TO RAISE FUNDS FROM REALTY ASSETS

NEW DELHI: Urban post offices located in key commercial areas
may soon have to share space with swanky malls, multiplexes and
modern high-rise office complexes. The government plans to raise
resources from the realty assets of the postal department.
To facilitate this, it will transfer real estate, which can be
commercially exploited, to a new body called the Postal Development
Corporation (PDC), a corporate entity spun off from the Department
of Posts (DoP).
PDC is being spun off to transform the loss-making postal
department, which is supported currently by massive subsidy infusion
from the government, a self-sustaining entity.
The postal department has already identified 1,800 chunks of real
estate land spread across its urban centres, including the four metros, for commercial development. The
land will be developed on a JV basis, as is being done in the case of NTC properties in Mumbai.
The communications and IT ministry will circulate a Cabinet note on this issue amongst other ministries
next week. The secretary (posts) & director general, India Post, IMG Khan told ET that PDC would be
formed as a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for commercial development of the real estate held by the postal
department.
-Economics Times dated-07-Feb-2008

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 Recognitions of Service Unions
Results Verification Process (2000-2001)
Sl. Category Total No. Name of the Association Members Percentage
No. Employees hip as per of member
in the check off ship(%)
Category
1. Group C Postal 116292 1.AIPEU Gr.C 70129 60.3%
(excluding Postmen 2.NUPE Gr.C 23030 19.8%
3.BPEU Gr.C 8302 7.1%
2. Group C (RMS 25150 1.AIRMS & MMS EU Gr. C 16673 66.29%
including MMS 2.NU RMS & MMS E Gr. C 5605 22.28%
(excluding Mail 3.B RMS & MMS UE Gr.C 1426 5.6%
Guards
3. Group D (Postal) 95272 1.NUPE Postmen & Gr.D 19533 20.5%
Including Postmen 2.AIPEU Postmen & Gr. D 57127 59.9%
3.BPEU Postmen & Gr. D 4958 5.2%
4.AIP Gr.D EU 234 0.24%
4. Group D (RMS & 18504 1.BRMS & MMS EU MG & CI.IV 1134 6.12%
MMS) including 2.AIRMS & MMS EU MG & Gr.D 10743 58.05%
Mail Guards 3.NU RMS & MMS EU MG & Gr.D 4238 22.9%
5. Circle Office 5093 1.AIPAOEU Gr. C&D 3273 64.2%
Adminstrative Staff 2.AIPAOA 325 6.38%
(Group C & D) 3.BPAOEU Gr. C&D 435 8.5%
4.AIP&T DPMSU 163 3.2%
6. Postal Civil Wing 413 1.AIPCWN-GEU 80 19.37%
(Group C & D) 2.BPCWN-GEU 19 4.6%
including
Jr. Engineers
7. Postal Accounts 7632 1.BPAOEA Gr. C&D 1188 15.5%
Employees (group 2.AIPAEA 5213 68.3%
C&D) including 3.AIPAOA 260 3.4%
Jr. Accounts 4.AIPQ Jr. AOA 15 0.01%
Officers
8. SBCO (all grades) 3815 1.IPSBCO SA 574 14.7%
2.AISBCOEU 1701 44.5%
9. PSS Group B 801 POA (India) 579 72.2%
Officers
10. AAO/OA/Sr. AO 597 AIPO (Account) A 497 83.2%
11. IPOs/IRMs. 3540 1.AI IRM/ASRM Asson. 575 16.24%
2.AI AI/ASPOs 2476 69.9%
12. EDA Category 2,87853 1.A.I.P.E.D.E.U. 165034 57.33%
2.N.U.E.D.A. 37917 13.17%
3.B.P.E.D.E.U. 18165 6.31%

Courtesy : Com. B.G. Tamhankar, Ex. President who collected the information under RTI Act.

BHARTIYA POST 18 MARCH, 2008

 GOVERNMENT APPOINTS UTI AND SBI MF AS FUND MANAGERS OF POSTAL
LIFE AND RURAL POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE FUND (RPOLIF)

The Government has appointed UTI MF and SBI
MF as fund managers of the Postal Life Insurance
Fund (POLIF) and Rural Postal Life Insurance Fund
(RPOLIF), a move which will pave the way for
investment of part of these funds in stock markets.
The cabinet has given its go-ahead to the appointment
of these public-sector mutual funds as managers of
the over Rs.10, 000 crore corpus of these two funds. It
has also approved setting up of an investment board
for deciding investment policies. This would primarily
be applicable to new deposits into these schemes as
much of the existing corpus in already invested in
government bonds. While focusing primarily on safety
of investments, the fund managers would seek
investment avenues that would fetch better returns for
these funds. In effect, this could mean investing part
of the corpus of these funds in stocks, mutual funds
which provide higher returns.
While POLIF has a corpus of Rs 8,934 crore,
deposits under RPOLIF stood at Rs 1,625 crore as on
March 2006. As of now, the entire corpus of these
funds go into government's special deposit scheme
which fetches a fixed return of 8% but is fully secured
due to sovereign backing. The finance minister P
Chidambaram said the scheme has been formulated
on the lines of the National Investment Fund -- a
disinvestment corpus, which has been entrusted to
three PSU managers. Norms for National Investment
Fund stipulate that only up to 15% of the total funds
can be invested into equity funds while 85% has to be
parked into debt funds.
In the case of postal funds, however, the
government constituted an investment board for laying
down policy guidelines and investment strategy for the
postal funds. A chief investment officer with the rank
of additional secretary will be appointed along with
four directors for managing and devising day-to-day
strategies for these investments. In effect, this could
mean that more than 15% of the funds could be
invested in stocks and mutual funds.
Mr. Chidambaram said the move to allow SBI
and UTI mutual funds follows the decision of the
Department of Post to invest the funds in a manner
which will bring better returns to the investors. Till now,
funds from both postal schemes were directed towards
Special Deposit Scheme under which government
gives a fixed return of 8%. Investors will be able get a
higher return through investment of their funds in mutual
funds. The finance minister said since LIC is a
competitor for POLIF and RPOLIF, it was not
considered to manage the funds.
(Business World : Dec. 16-31, 2007)

COMPENDIUM OF SAVINGS BANK

Com. B.G. Tamhankar, Our Ex- President CHQ has released a
book titled as" compendium of Savings Bank" recently with updated
corrections (upto 10.12.07). He fixed the cost of the Book as Rs. 40/-
. The book contains all important rulings, provisions on Savings Bank
work and the book will be very useful and purposeful for all PAs/
Supervisors working in Savings Bank and also to the Sub Postmasters.
He has prescribed various specimen letters/documents pertaining to
sanctions, claims, charts etc, which are very much essential for the
PAs working in SB branch in their day to day work. The Chief PMG
Chattisgarh has ordered and supplied this book to all post offices in
his circle.
Wide publicity may please be given among the membership
about the availability of this book and it can be indented to
Com. B.G. Tamhankar, Ex- President CHQ,
AIPEU Group 'C', 206, Ambika Bhawan,
Mumbai - 400004
Cost of the book: Rs. 40/- + Postage
Please remit cost of book only. Book will be sent by VP
-General Secretary

BHARTIYA POST 19 MARCH, 2008

 Interview of Justice B N Srikrishna Chairman CPC
"Shape up or Ship Out is our Mantra , Chairman
Sixth Pay Commission Justice B N Srikrishna "
Q. What terms of reference were provided to the Sixth
Pay Commission?
A. Our terms of reference were to focus on good
governance as also to ensure the bureaucracy can be
spruced up to provide cutting edge administration. We
would be interested in seeing how these qualities can
be achieved in the day-to-day administration of the
country. Our objective is to effect rationalization of
existing structures and work out a pay package that
will promote efficiency and productivity.
Q. What is the methodology being used by your team?
A. We believe performance should be incentivised.
While we are not depressing pay or giving negative
performance incentives, the approach of this
Commission is that most of the growth in emoluments
should come in form of performance related incentives
that are over and above the normal pay. The underlying
idea is that good performances must also carry
pecuniary reward. Any growth in the compensation
should come on account of better productivity. All
future growth should be attributable only to better end
results with non-performers being denied any growth.
Shape up or Ship Out is our mantra. We are presently
working out the parameters on how such a policy can
be implemented.
Q. This will obviously cause a lot of heart burn?
A. Rewarding performers will inspire employees to
perform better which can only result in better delivery
for the common man. Only non-performers will be
unhappy with such a dispensation. With the right
incentives, the bureaucracy can be enthused to give
ever improving results. The question to be asked is
why a private company provides results whereas this
is not the case within the government. We keep talking
about making India a super power with growth rates
exceeding nine per cent. To bring this about, every
aspect of the nation needs to gear up to achieve these
results. We cannot have a BMW engine attached to a
khatara gadi. I'm an optimist. I believe ki yah kyoon
nahi ho sakta hai.
Q. A performance mantra for the central government
employees is bound to impact the state government
employees also?
A. This is bound to have a ripple effect on state
governments also. The State governments should also
benefit in terms of better delivery as they cannot give,
give, give all the time without expecting better
performance. What this will translate into will be more
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discipline, more conscientiousness and extreme
accountability from their employees. The employee
must be able to account for every rupee that the
government spends.
Q. Is the Sixth Pay Commission going to advocate a
hire and fire policy for government employees?
A. The terms of appointment of existing employees
cannot be changed to their disadvantage. What the
Government can do is to adopt a contractual approach
for hiring of government employees for specific jobs at
certain levels. It is a logical corollary for ensuring better
performance that needs to be looked at. The spirit of
competitiveness in the world of trade and commerce
must be introduced in governance.
Q. How will contract jobs work for defence service
officers?
A. I am not suggesting all government servant jobs
should be made contractual. I believe that many posts
can be identified for contractual appointment,
especially at a higher level or those requiring special
skills. It does not imply that majority of posts would
be on contract but that for some top level posts above
a certain level Government should have the choice of
the best talent available.
Q. How much more will the recommendations of the
pay commission cost the exchequer? The public are
fed up of government servants being paid more and
more for non-performing?
A. The successive Pay Commissions have increased
salaries of the employees. We believe that every rupee
being paid to central government employees is coming
out of taxes being paid for by the common man. Each
time they received a pay hike, the taxes go up
accordingly. Every time a small section of society is
placated, the man-on-the street (who pays for this) is
going to get upset. Hence, any increase should result
in better delivery to the common man. We are working
towards achieving this end. We are also trying to
ensure that the additional burden on the government
is well within its means. We are also well aware of the
fact that Central employee salary hikes are bound to
have a spiraling effect on state governments who will
also be forced to increase salaries even though some
of them are already (financially) in a bad shape and
are facing deficits. The impact of our recommendation
on State governments is also included in our Terms of
Reference.
Q. Most of their money is spent on paying salaries?
A. The exact proportion would vary from State to State.
As per the information available with us, out of 20 State
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following the Central pay scales, 14 States are in a
comfortable fiscal position. If the citizen gets every
rupees worth, we are working towards an ideal
government.
Q. Where are the states going to raise the money
from?
A. These recommendations are not binding on the
states. Infact, these recommendations are not binding
on the central government - it is within their discretion
to accept or reject. Pressure from the unions forced
the government to further enhance salaries beyond
what had even been recommended by the Fifth Pay
Commission. That is one of the main reasons why
states like Kerala and Maharashtra went in the red.
Maharashtra has just recently managed to come out
of its deficit.
Q. Are government pay scales going to be made at
par with private companies?
A. There is the general expectation that government
pay scales be brought at par with salaries in the private
sector. It will not possible to match private sector
salaries. Boys coming out of school are getting salaries
of over Rs one lakh per month and more. We have to
look into this whole issue to see how much parity we
can achieve.
Q. There is a strong rumour that salaries of government
secretaries going to be made Rs one crore and more?
A. (laughs) I don't think too much credence should be
given to rumours. All sections are demanding a
substantial increase (in salaries).
Q. Has the Finance Ministry instructed you to work
within the framework of the budget or will your exercise
end up being open-ended?
A. We have to keep the financial implications of our
recommendations in mind. What is the comfort level
List of newly elected office bearers of AIPEU Group 'C' Bihar Circle elected in 28th Biennial
Conference held from 06.01.2008 to 08.01.2008 at Motihari.
President : Com. S.K Roy, Begusarai
Vice President : Com. S.P Thakur, Bhagalpur
: Com. Ram Niwas Singh,
Bhojpur.
: Com. C.D Kuanwar-
Samastipur.
Circle Secretary : Com. Upendra Kr. Tewary,
Patna GPO.
4. Asst. Circle Secy : Com. B.N Pandey, Rohtas
: Com. Dinanath Pd. Sah,
Muzaffarpur.
: Com. Mahabir Upadhyay,
Bhojpur.
: Com. Upendra Prasad,
BHARTIYA POST 21
of the Finance Ministry going to be ? Can they afford
our recommendations or not. There is no point in
recommending an increase of Rs 50 when all they
can afford is Rs ten.
Q. You must be facing pressure from all quarters to
increase salaries. How are you coping?
A. There is no doubt that everybody wants a larger
slice of the cake - the question of course is just how
much more can be given. I'm working with a team of
efficient people who are doing most of the work. I guide
them wherever it is necessary in that sense it is not
very different from judicial work. Wherever there are
conflicting interests, I step in to try and hold the
balance.
Q. By when do you expect to make these
recommendations?
A.The Sixth Pay Commission recommendations
should be out by next March-April.
Q .If government employees have contractual jobs,
how will they receive pension benefits?
A. Persons on contract would be entitled to a higher
compensation package and not to pension for the
contractual period. Those employed prior to 1/1/2004
would continue to get pension. Those employed on or
after 1/1/2004 will continue to be governed by the New
Pension Scheme.
Q. India is a complex country with different political
interests. Do you see your recommendations actually
being put into action?
A. My job ends the day I submit the report. I am looking
at the whole situation objectively and on that basis
will make my recommendations. How the government
puts these recommendations into action is not a
concern of mine.
Nalanda.
: Com. Rama nand Singh,
Gaya.
Treasurer : Com. Viveka Nand Sharma,
Hajipur Vaishali.
Asst. Treasurer : Com. Ashok Kumar,
Champaran, Mothihari.
Orgn. Secretary : Com- Shiv Shankar Singh,
Aurangabad.
: Com. Phuldeo Yadav,
Madhubani.
: Com. Deepak Kumar, Munger.
Our heartiest congratulations to the newly
elected office bearers of Bihar Circle.
MARCH, 2008
 NEWS FROM CONFEDERATION
 The 6th CPC report is likely to be delayed;
the stated reason being the late reference from the
Govt. for the inclusion of the case of wage revision
of the employees and officers of the Supreme Court.
In view of the decision of the Govt. in fixing the salary
of the President and Vice President of the country
at 100,000/- and 85,000/- respectively the likelihood
of the minimum wage going beyond Rs 6500/ has
become remote. The operation list of FRBM Act may
be an excusive for the Govt. to deny the wage
revision retrospectively from 01.01.2006. All these
might bring about a state of unavoidable
confrontation. The demand of bonus at the revised
rates, the continuing impasse in the matter of
compassionate appointments the various
outsourcing exercises, the unjustified ban on
recruitment are issues evading meaningful
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negotiation and settlement. Intensified struggles will
become necessary in the days to come.
 Standing Committee of JCM (NE) will be held
on 15.02.2008. The staff side leaders will raise strong
voice in the issues of bonus ceiling, curtailment of
Health care benefits, Arbitration Awards etc. The staff
side will meet on 14.02.08 to discuss the course of
action in case the Government is negative in resolving
such sensitive issues.
 Extended National Executive of the
Confederation of Central Govt. employees & Workers
is scheduled to meet in Mumbai on 2nd & 3rd March
2008. It will discuss elaborately about the course of
action in case of any adverse recommendations
made by 6the CPC on basic issues like minimum
pay, date of effect, DA formula, Social Security,
Health Care etc.
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MARCH, 2008
AN IMPORTANT CAT JUDGEMENT ON PA/CO RECRUITMENT RULES
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
JABALPUR BENCH,
JABALPUR
Original Application No. 934 Of 2005
Jabalpur, this 6th day of March, 2007
Hon'ble Dr. G.C. Srivastava, Vice Chairman
Hon'ble Shri A.K. Gaur, Judicial Member
Madan Singh Lowanshi, S/o late Devi Singh, Date of
Birth 25.1.1968, R/o Type II-64, P & T Colony, Bairasia
Road, Bhopal (M.P.)
-Applicant
(By Advocate-Shri V. Tripathi)
VERSUS
1. Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of
Communication, Department of Post, New Delhi.
2. Chief Post Master General, M.P. Circle,
Hoshangabad Road. Bhopal.
3. Sr. Superintendent of Post Offices, Bhopal
Division, Bhopal.
-Respondent
(By Advocate - Shri A.P. Khare)
ORDER
By Dr. G.C. Srivastava, V.C.-
Through this Original Application, the
application, the applicant has sought for the following
main relief :-
(ii) Set aside the orders dated 4.4.2005 Annexure A/
5, to the extent the applicant has been allotted Bhopal
Postal Division.
(iii) Upon holding that the inaction of the respondents
in not posting/ promoting/ appointing the applicant as
Postal Assistant in CO/RO, is bad in law.
(iv) Command the respondents to forthwith appoint/
promote/ post the applicant as Postal Assistant in
CO/RO with all consequential benefits including
seniority, fixation of pay on the promotional post of
PA and all other benefits".
2. The undisputed facts of the case are that the
applicant has been working in a group-D post of Peon
since 5.4.1989. The next promotional post from group-
D post is the post of Postal Assistant (for short 'PA')
to be filled up on the basis of a Limited Departmental
Competitive Examination (for short 'LDCE'). A
notification was issued on 10/19.2.2004 (annexure A-
3) notifying that LDCE for promotion as PA in the
Circle Office (for short 'CO')/. Regional Office (for short
'RO') would be held on 25-04-2004, consequently, a
hall permit (annexure A-2) was issued to the applicant
permitting "him to appear in the examination for
promotion of group-D officials to the cadre of P.A. in
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Circle and Admn. Office to be held on Sunday
31.10.2004". The applicant appeared in the
examination and was declared successful vide order
dated 16.3.2005 (annexure A-4) for promotion "to the
cadre of Postal Assistant in CO/RO held on 31.10.2004
subsequently, 04.04.2005 (Annexure A-5) an order was
issued alloting the applicant to Bhopal Postal Division.
The grievance of the applicant is that he had been
selected for CO/RO and not for a divisional office, hence
he should be posted to a CO/RO and not to a divisional
office. The contention of the applicant is that the cadre
of PA CO/RO is different from the divisional offices
and they have different sets of recruitment rules etc.
Even the training programme is different for two
categories of PAs. The applicant submitted a
representation on 23.9.2005 (annexure A-10)
requesting for a posting in CO/RO but having received
no response from the authorities he has approached
this Tribunal for relief.
3 In their reply, the respondents have stated that
the applicant did clear the examination for promotion
to the cadre of PA CO/RO but he was allotted to Bhopal
Postal Division because of the existence of large
number of vacancies there. The respondents, however,
have admitted that there was one vacancy of PA in
CO/RO for which the examination was held but on
administrative ground the applicant has been allotted
to Bhopal Postal Division to meet out shortage in the
cadre of PAs in Bhopal Division. The respondents have
also claimed that there is no difference in recruitment
rules for PAs in divisional offices and in CO/RO. They
have also filed a copy of the recruitment rules issued
on 9.1.2002 (annexure -RJ R-I) confirming that the
recruitment rules for the Post of PAs except those in
offices of foreign post organization are common. The
only difference is in the matter of training in as much
as for the PAs in CO/RO training for 15 days has been
prescribed whereas for the PAs in the Postal divisions,
the duration of the training is three months largely
because of the difference in the nature of duties in the
two sets of offices. The respondents have also averred
that some senior officials are required to be repatriated
from other divisions to CO against the available
MARCH, 2008
vacancies and due to these impending transfers, the to those individuals in divisional offices, shows that
applicant can not immediately be accommodated in the two categories of Pas have different sets of duties
the CO. He would have to suffer monetary loss as he and there is nothing wrong in the applicant insisting
can be accommodated only after other senior officials that he should be appointed as PA in CO/RO and not
awaiting repatriation are accommodated. as PA in the divisional office.
4. We have carefully considered the arguments 6. In view of the above facts and circumstances,
advanced by counsel of both the parties. the Original Application is allowed. The impugned order
5 There is no doubt that the applicant appeared dated 4.4.2005 (annexure A-5), so far as it relates to
in the examination held for PA in CO/RO and was the allotment of the applicant to Bhopal Postal Division
selected for this very post . It is admitted that there is as PA, is quashed and set aside. We direct the
a vacancy of PA in CO/RO. Even though the respondents to consider allotting the applicant to CO
recruitment rules are common for all Pas, whether in or RO according to availability of vacancies, and grant
CO/RO or in divisional offices,. The fact that the him seniority as per rules on the basis of LDCE held
recruitment and appointment of the applicant as PA on 31.10.2004, No costs.
was specifically made for CO/RO, where a vacancy
does exist, there is no justification in respondents Bad Debts Written Off
denying appointment to the applicant in CO/RO. The
reasoning given by the respondents for not
By Public Sector Banks
accommodating the applicant in CO/RO has no leg to Bank's Name 2005-06 2006-07
stand as a candidate selected for a specific post has (In Crores) (In Crores)
to be appointed against that post in preference to Allahabad Bandk 264 448
existing Pas working elsewhere in divisions. Since Andhra Bank 82 158
there is a separate quota of posts to be filled up through
Bank of Baroda 892 587
the LDCE, for which the examination was held, the
respondents can not fill this post by transferring people Bank of India 523 441
from divisions. This will be irregular and legally Bank of Maharashtra 155 198
unsustainable. The very fact that Pas in CO/RO have Canara Bank 576 515
to undergo a shorter training programme as compared Central Bank of India 215 354
"330,000 CHILDREN DIE EVERY YEAR Corporation Bank 71 78
FOR WANT OF VITAMIN A" Dena Bank 274 415
India has the highest number of vitamin A deficient IDBI Bank 1191 464
children in the world, with 330,000 of them dying Indian Bank 981 145
annually because of this malady. Indian Overseas Bank 219 311
Despite years of various supplementation Oriental Bank of Commerce 199 777
approaches, deficiencies of these micro-nutrients Punjab and Sind Bank 66 544
are still largely prevalent, according to sesikeran,
Punjab National Bank 616 883
Director, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad.
In a paper presented at a conference on "Role Syndicate Bank 126 323
of Micronutrients in Child Development: Give Kids a UCO Bank 299 253
Good Start," organized by the International Life Union Bank of India 278 320
Sciences Institute here on Friday (at Hyderabad on United Bank of India 142 189
14-12-2007), Dr. Sesikeran said studies carried out Vijaya Bank 77 94
by various agencies showed that the prevalence of
State Bank of India 1810 1397
anaemia, vitamin A deficiency and iodine deficiency
disorders continue to be high, though there is a small State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur 88 47
decline in the prevalence of iodine deficiency State Bank of Hyderabad 173 128
disorders. State Bank of Indore 88 71
Inaugurating the conference, D.H. Pai State Bank of Mysore 56 43
Panandiker, Chairman of the Institute, said 75 per State Bank of Patiala 109 98
cent of the children in the country were anaemic,57 State Bank of Saurashtra 51 30
per cent were deficient in vitamin A and 26 did not
State Bank of Travancore 94 1130
have enough intake of zinc.
Source : The Hindu :15.12.07 Total Rs. 8832 Rs. 9424

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 GOVERNMENT ORDERS
l EXTENSION OF SCOPE OF FAMILY
PENSION TO UNMARRIED DAUGHTERS OF
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SERVANTS/
PENSIONERS.
I am directed to forward herewith a copy OM
No. 1/19/03-P&PW (E) dated 6.9.07 regarding the
above mentioned subject received from department of
Pension &Pensioners Welfare, New Delhi for
information, guidance and necessary action.
Extension of scope of family pension to
unmarried daughters of Central Government servants/
pensioners. (No.1/19/03-P&PW (E) dated 06.09.2007)
The undersigned is directed to say that as per
existing provisions under clauses (ii) and (iii) of sub-
rule (6) of Rule 54 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972,
read with of para 7.2(b) of this department's OM No.
45/86/97- P&PW (A)-Part I dated the 27th October
1997, son/daughter including widowed/ divorced
daughter is eligible for grant of family pension till he/
she attains the age of 25 years or up to the date of
his/her marriage/remarriage, whichever is earlier
subject to income criterion laid down in this
department's O.M. No. 45/51/97-P&PW (E) dated the
5th March 1998 which stipulates that a son/daughter,
including widowed/divorced daughter, shall not have
an income exceeding Rs. 2550/- per month from
employment in government, the private sector and self
employment, etc. to be eligible for family pension.
Orders were also issued vide this department's OM
No. 45/51/97-P&PW (E) (Vol.II) dated 5th July 2001
regarding eligibility of disabled divorced/ windowed
daughter for family pension for life subject to conditions
mentioned therein. Further, orders were issued for
making the widowed/ divorced daughter eligible for
family pension vide this Department's OM of even
number dated 25th August 2004.
2. The Staff Side of National Council (JCM) had
raised issue of extension of scope of family pension
to unmarried daughters of the Government servants/
Pensioners even after attaining the age of 25 years at
par with the widowed / divorced daughters, which has
been agreed to in principle. It has accordingly, been
decided that the unmarried daughters beyond 25 years
shall also be eligible for family pension at par with the
widowed / divorced daughters subject to other
conditions being fulfilled. Grant of family pension to
unmarried/widowed/divorced daughters shall be
payable in order of their date of birth and younger of
them will not be eligible for family pension unless the
next above her has become ineligible for grant of family
pension. It is further clarified that family pension to
unmarried/ windowed/divorced daughters above the age
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of 25 years shall be payable only after the other eligible
children below the age of 25 years have ceased to be
eligible to receive family pension and that there is no
disabled child to receive the family pension.
3. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry
of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their U.O.
No. 380/EV/2006 dated 05.01/2007
4. These orders, in so far as their applicability
relates to the employees of the Indian Audit and
Accounts Department, are being issued in consultation
with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, vide
their UO No. 56 Audit (Rules) /12/2007 dated
22.05.2007.
(D.G.Post No. 4-8/07-Pension, dated 10-10-2007)
l CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964- Provisions of
Rule 15 regarding the holding of elective office
by Government servants in Co-operative
Societies, etc.
As a number of references are being received
in this Department regarding the need for obtaining
permission by Government servants to hold elective
offices in Co-operative Societies and other bodies, the
necessity to reiterate the relevant provisions of the
CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 has been felt. Rule 15(1)
(c) of the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 provides that
no Government servant shall, except with the previous
sanction of the Government hold an elective office, or
canvass for a candidate or candidates for an elective
office, in any body, whether incorporated or not. Under
Rule 15 (2) (d), a Government servant may, without
the previous sanction of the Government, take part in
the registration, promotion or management (not
involving the holding of an elective office) of a literary,
scientific or charitable society or of a club or similar
organization, the aims or objects of which relate to
promotion of sport, cultural or recreational activities,
registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860
(21 of 1860), or any other law for the time being in
force. Rule 15 (2) (e) provides that no previous
permission is required for taking part in the registration,
promotion or management (not involving the holding of
elective office) of a co-operative society substantially
for the benefit of Government servants, registered under
the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of 1912), or
any other law for the time being in force.
2. It needs to be stressed that the entire time
of the Government servant should be available to the
Government and that no activities unconnected with
his or her official duties should be allowed to interfere
with the efficient discharge of such duties. All Ministries
are requested to ensure that the participation of
Government servants in the activities of co-operative
MARCH, 2008
societies conform to the above provisions and does
not interfere with the discharge of their official duties.
3.The relevant Acts and bye-laws of the Co-operative
Societies contain necessary provisions regarding
eligibility of candidates to contest election including
restrictions on tenure / number of terms.
4. The request from Government servants for
permission to participate in the activities of Co-operative
Societies and other bodies may also be examined
keeping in view the provisions of the relevant Act and
bye-laws governing the activities of such societies spart
from the aforesaid provisions of Rule 15 (1) and (2) of
CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964
(G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. 11013/4/2007-
Estt. (A), Dated :13-11-2007)
l Grant of Special Casual Leave to differently
abled Central Government employees
The undersigned is directed to say that this
Department had received representations from
differently-abled persons for grant of Special Casual
Leave to participate in conferences/workshops/
seminars/trainings for Disability and Development-
related programmes.
2. The question of granting Special Casual Leave to
differently abled Central Government employees has
been considered and it has been decided that subject
to exigencies of work, Special Casual Leave for not
more than 10 (Ten) days in a calendar year may be
granted to differently-abled Central Government
servants with disabilities as defined in the Persons
with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of
Rights and Full participation) Act, 1995 for participating
in the Conference / Seminars / Training / Workshop
related to Disability and Development-related
programmes organized at National and State level
agencies to be specified by the Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment.
3. The period of absence in excess of 10 days is
to be treated as regular leave of the kind due and
admissible. Special Casual Leave under these orders
will be allowed to be combined with regular leave as a
special case.
4. The power of granting Special Casual Leave
under these orders will be exercised by the Heads of
Departments concerned.
(G.I., Dept. of Per.& Trg., O.M. No. 28016/02/2007-
Estt. (A), Dated :14-11-2007)
l Reimbursement of CS (MA) beneficiaries for
the treatment taken at a private hospital
recognized by Central Government Employees'
Welfare Co-ordination Committee
The undersigned is directed to say that it has
been noticed that various Central Government
Employees' Welfare Co-ordination committees are
BHARTIYA POST
recognizing private hospitals for the treatment of CS
(MA) beneficiaries and their family members and to
clarify that for recognizing any private hospital for the
treatment of beneficiaries and their family members
under CS (MA) Rules, 1944, only Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare is competent authority, CGEWCC
has no power to recognize the private hospitals under
CS (MA) Rules, 1944.
(G.I., M.H., No. S. 14021/18/2005-MS, Dated :
5-11-2007)
l Relaxation in LTC Rules- Delegation of
powers to Ministries/Departments regarding time-
limit for the submission of the claim
Rules 14 & 15 of LTC Rules provide that a claim
for reimbursement of expenditure incurred is to be
submitted within three months after the completion of
the return journey, if no advance had been drawn and
within one month after the completion of the return
journey if advance had been drawn. It has now been
decided to delegate the powers to relax these
provisions to the Ministries/Department, Where a
Government servant is not in a position to submit the
claim within the prescribed time-limit and the Ministry/
Department is satisfied that he was not able to do so
due to compelling circumstances beyond his control.
The Ministry / Department concerned with the
concurrence of Financial Advisor can admit the claims
in such cases in relaxation of the provisions subject
to the following time-limits without reference to DoP&T:-
(a) Where no LTC advance is taken, LTC bill
submitted within a period not exceeding six months.
(b) Where LTC advance has been drawn, the
LTC claim for reimbursement submitted within a period
of three months after the completion of return journey
(provided the Government servant refunds the entire
advance within 45 days after the completion of the
return journey).
2. Ministries/Departments are requested to keep these
instructions in view while processing belated LTC
claims.
3. These instructions will be effective from the date of
issue of this O.M.
(G.I., Dept., of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. 31011/5/2007-
Estt. (A) Dated : 27/9/2007)
l Central Civil Services (LTC) Rules, 1988-
Clarification regarding reimbursement of fare in
respect of air travel by non-entitled officers
After issue of DoP&T O.M. No. 31001/2/2006-
Estt. (A), dated the 24th April, 2006 and dated 21st
May, 2007 regarding regulation of journeys by private
airlines while availing Leave Travel Concession. Certain
clarifications have been sought by Government
servants / various Ministries / Departments from time
to time. The doubts raised by various authorities are
26 MARCH, 2008
clarified as under:-
Point 1-As per DoP&T O.M. No. 31011/2/2006-
Estt. (A), dated 24th April, 2006, journey by private
airlines is permissible to non-entitled officers for LTC
Subject to condition that reimbursement of fare would
be restricted to the entertained class by rail. Whether
train fare up to Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express is
reimbursable?
Clarification -Yes. As per DoP&T O.M. No.
31011/2/2007-Estt. (A), dated the 21st May, 2007
reimbursement at the rates applicable for Rajdhani /
Shatabdi Express trains is permissible, provided the
Government servant is entitled to travel by such trains
in such class and the places visited or the portion
travelled by air is directly connected by Rajdhani /
Shatabdi. Thus, the DoP&T O.M. No. 31011/8/1998-
Estt. (A), dt. 31.03.1999 stands modified to this extent
in respect of Item 5 therein.
Point 2- If the Home Town / place of visit under
All-India LTC of an employee is connected by Train/
Road but is not directly connected by Air / Rajdhani /
Shatabdi Express Trains. In such a case, can the
employee be entitled to reimbursement of fare by
Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express Trains and partly by rail/
road?
Clarification- All the other clarifications
regarding reimbursement of fare by Rajdhani /
Sshatabdi trains contained in this Department's O.M.
No. 31011/81998-Estt. (A) dated 31-3-1999 will
continue to apply while regulating the admissible fare
in the case of such air journeys on LTC.
Point 3- If a Government employee/his family
member is entitled to concessional train fare such as
Senior Citizen, student concession, children, etc.,
whether in case of air travel, the reimbursement would
be restricted to such concessional fare by train in
entitled class.
Clarification- If full air fare has been charged
by the airlines and paid by the Government servant,
the reimbursement would be restricted to the full train
fare in entitled class including Rajdhani/Shatabdi.
(G.I., Dept. of per .& Trg., O.M. No. 31011/2/2006-
Estt. (A), Dated : 3-12-2007)
l Supply of folding type of umbrellas to
eligible employees in the field Units of the
Department of Posts-General instructions
References / suggestions have been received
from some quarters regarding replacement of long
handled steel umbrellas by folding type of umbrellas,
as long handled umbrellas are not easy for carrying
and causes a lot of inconvenience in the discharge of
duties by the officials.
2. The matter has been considered in the
Department of Posts and it has been decided that
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circles may provide folding type of umbrellas also (in
place of long handled steel umbrellas presently being
provided to eligible staff working in the field units) to
those employees preferring them, provided it is on Rate
Contract (R/C) of DGS&D. However, the rates of folding
type of umbrellas should not exceed the rates finalized
by DGS&D under rate contract for long handled steel
umbrellas.
3. This issues with the approval of Member ( I&FS)
(DG(P) No. 12-21/2007-UPE, Dated : 18-9-2007)
l Encadrement of posts of ADG (SB
Computerization) from CSS Cadre to IPoS Cadre
and ADG (Corporate Banking from IPoS Cadre to
CSS Cadre in Department of Posts.
Approval of the competent authority is hereby
conveyed for the encadrement of posts of ADG (SB
Computerization) and ADG (Corporate Banking) as
follows:-
SI.No. Current Cadre to Cadre to
designations which the which the
post post belongs
belongs now
1. ADG CSS IPoS
(SB Computerization)
2. ADG IPoS CSS
(Corporate Banking)
(DG(P) No.31-9/2006-PE-II Dated: 25.01.2008)
l Security concern to Sanchay Post software.
It has been observed that the access to
database has invited frauds in Sanchay post
software.The security guidelines issued by the
Technology Division, Directorate for the computerized
offices are not being followed and reviewed by the
Head of offices.
2. FS Division's letter No. 76-03/2005-FS dated
30.7.2007 regarding custody of SQL Server password
may be referred. It is reiterated that the custody of
password should be with divisional superintendent, who
will change the password on his visit to the Post Office
for inspection / verification, at least once in six month.
The permission to system administrator to access
database is dangerous.
3. Also the Sanchay Post software has a feature
of data entry package. The data entry package enables
anyone to enter into the database. Usually, the data
entry package is used at the time of loading historical
data and later it should be uninstalled. All Head of
Circles should ensure that this data entry package is
uninstalled and compiled with.
4. The server should be kept under proper lock
and key. A register was directed to be maintained in
the server room to maintain a record of access to the
server room / server. This is generally not being
maintained in Head post offices. The head of circles
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should ensure that this register should be maintained
and jointly signed by the Postmaster / SBCO official
in Head post offices and by the treasurer in other post
offices for effective check.
4. A better alternative can be to provide Access
Card, which records the entry to the server room in a
system and also details of time spent in the server
room automatically. This is an effective device to
prevent access to the server room to unauthorized
officials.
5. It is also reiterated that the security measures
In computerized offices should be checked and
reviewed by the inspecting officers. This should be
the part of inspecting questionnaire of computerized
offices.
6. Sec (P) has expressed serious concern over
the made queries pointed out above and desired that
immediate action be taken. Hence, it is requested to
send the feedback on the action taken for keeping
Sec (P) informed of the progress achieved circle-wise.
This issues with the approval of DDG (Tech).
(DG(P) No. 46-05/2004-Tech/KW Dated : 22.10.2007)
l Continuation of ad hoc promotions made
in the cadre of HSG-I.
I am directed to refer to this Department's letter
of even number dated 20.11.2006 issuing instructions
regarding filling up of the vacancies in HSG-I in
existence on that date on purely ad hoc basis by
promotion for a period of one year. It has since been
decided with the approval of Department of Personnel
& Training to continue the said ad hoc arrangement
beyond November 2007 for a further period of six
months.
2. It is, therefore, requested that the ad hoc
promotion made as per instructions contained in this
Department's letter of even number dated 20.11.2006
in HSG-I may be further continued accordingly.
(DG(P) No. 4-16/2002-SPB-II Dated : 04.01.2008)
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
l Change of nomenclature of Railway Mail
Service (MRS) Divisions.
AS the Circle are aware, the processing of mail
has undergone a paradigm change in the last few years,
as follows:
a. Earlier, most of the mail transmission was
through Railways, and sorting was undertaken
usually on sorting sections or in sorting offices
located at or close to Railway Stations.
Reflecting this position, the operational mails
wing of the Department was named Railways
Mail Services.
b. Over a period, however, sorting sections were
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abolished, and even the transit sections are
increasingly being discontinued. Air and road
transmission is replacing rail transmission in a
big way, and even the sorting offices in many
cases are now away from Railway Stations. A
large chunk of the mail is now received in
Business Post Office/Mass Mailing Centres,
and these are also away from Railway Stations
in most cases.
c. Simultaneously, the Department of Posts has
started looking at mails as a business and
has widened the role of RMS to not only sort
and transmit mails, but also to collect/deliver
from/to major customers, and to undertake
marking of mail business. Mail business
Centres (MBCs) are being set up in all the
major cities to take care of this enhanced role
for RMS.
d. Starting from Mail Business Division in the
Directorate, focused attention to Mail Business
is being given by creating Directors (Mail
Business) in major Circles, and Directors in
important Divisions like Gurgaon-Faridabad and
Noida-Ghaziabad. More such Divisions are
contemplated in future.
2. In the above context, it was felt that
nomenclature Railway Mail Service (RMS) had
become somewhat anachronistic, and a new
nomenclature had become necessary to reflect the
present state and future role envisaged for mail wing
of the Department. Accordingly, after consultation
with Heads of Circles it has been decided that the
alternative nomenclature for the RMS Divisions will
henceforth be "Mail Business Divisions" the Railway
Mail Service/RMS would henceforth be referred to as
the "Mail Business Arm" of the Department and the
mail offices would henceforth be designated as "Mail
Business Centres"(MBCs).
3. The new nomenclature would come into effect
from 1st March 2008.
4. Concerned Divisions in the Directorate shall take
necessary action to incorporate the changes in rules/
manuals etc. including the recruitment rules.
5. Nomenclature and responsibilities of various
functionaries working in Mail Business Divisions and
Mail Business Centres are also being looked at afresh,
and would be intimated soon.
6. Circles/Regions should bring this to the notice
of all concerned for ensuring that necessary changes
are given effect to, immediately. The notice board,
stamps, stationery etc. should also be replaced
accordingly.
No.6-5/2007-D Dated : 30-01-2008
28 MARCH, 2008
l Review of conditions imposed on filling up
of GDS posts.
Establishment Division and Planning Division
of the Directorate had issued some instructions in the
years 2002/2003/2004 whereby certain conditions were
imposed in making recruitment in the GDS Cadre. The
references of these orders which are under review are
as follows:-
(a) Letters No.40-35/Xth Plan-Planning dated
14.8.2003, 23.10.2003 and 17.2.2004.
(b) Letter No.25-3/2003-PE-I dated 1.4.2003
(c) Letter No.17-115/2001-GDS dated 21.10.2002
2. The orders issued form the Planning Division
were mainly intended to identify surplus staff in the
GDS cadre based on income/cost calculation and
thereafter redeploy them while creating new Branch
Offices. Orders issued from PE-I Section was with
the intention of making a consolidated review of all
Branch Offices whereby on work load calculation,
manpower found surplus somewhere would be
redeployed to Branch Offices where work load wise
more staff was required.
3. A review of these orders has revealed that
implementation of these orders has resulted in
inordinate delay in filling up of vacant posts in GDS
category even where they are genuinely required to
be filled up. In fact, due to paucity of time, it has been
impossible to simultaneously review all the BOs under
a Sub-Office, because the only person to do the review
is the Sub-Divisional Inspector, who has other urgent
work relating to business development, investigation
of fraud cases, etc. to attend to, which cannot of GDS
RED SALUTE TO COM. LALIT
MOHAN MUKHERJEE
Com. Lalit Mohan Mukherjee Ex-President
P-III W.B. Circle, President C.G.C.C. Midnapore
District and President C.G.P.A. Tamluk is no more.
He breathed his last on 1st February at 4-10 A.M.
in a Nursing home at Mecheda. He was seventy six
(76). Com. Mukherjee held many posts in various
tyres of our organisation During the period of
Emergency he was transferred under rule 37. His
body has been handed over to N.R.S. Medical
College Kolkata for scientific and Medical purpose
according to his consent. Leaders of various
organisations paid homage to the departed leader.
We deep our banner to pay respect to Com.
Lalit Mohan Mukherjee.
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posts which have remained unfilled as a result of these
orders and it has been found that as on date around
22,212 posts are lying vacant on account of these
orders. The resultant impact on services in rural areas
has led to strong and repeated protests from the
people's representatives etc.
4. It is, therefore, decided with the approval of the
competent authority to rescind these orders issued
from Planning Section and PE-I Section of the
Directorate as referred to in(a) & (b) of the first para.
However, the order issued vide No.17-115/2001-GDS
dated 21.10.2002, which discourages engagement of
substitutes for a long period and stipulates managing
the work of GDS vacancies by combination of posts
till such time GDS recruitment is finalized will continue
to be in force, because these orders are basically
intended to discourage the practice of managing the
posts with the help of substitutes/outsiders for a long
time thereby giving them scope to the Courts for
regularization.
(No.17-103/2007-GDS Dated:24-12-2007)
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29 MARCH, 2008
 LETTERS FROM DEPARTMENT TO CHQ
u Alleged Indifferent attitude in settling the
serious and burning Demands of Postal Group
'C' employees-Notice for Demonstration and
Dharna on 18-01-08 and 05-02-08.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P3/JCA/
01/2008 dt. 09.01.2008 on the above mentioned
subject.
2. The issues raised in the Charter of Demands
have been referred to the concerned Divisions for
consideration and for furnishing the 'Action Taken
Report'. You will also be appraised of the position
shortly.
3. You will kindly appreciate that it will be in the
overall interest of the Postal Services to dissuade from
adopting an agitational approach.
(Letter No. 08-03/2008-SR Dated : 18.01.2008)
u Alleged burglary at Hingoli MDG PO-
Murdering Night Watchman Sri B.G. Mathapathi
- non settlement of dues-reg.
I am directed to refer to your letter No.Union/
25-1/P-III/2007 dated 12.7.2007 on the above
mentioned subject. Matter of grant of ex-gratia Lump
sum compensation as was informed to have been under
process - has been reported by the Union still pending,
even after lapse of long time. A copy of the Union's
letter No. P/2-13/Parbhani dated 29.12.07 in this regard
is enclosed.
2. It is requested to send action taken report in
the matter at the earliest.
(Letter No. 16-40/2007-SR Dated : 15.01.2008
addressed C.P.M.G. Maharashtra Circle copy to
C.H.Q.)
u Alleged business activities threatening
posture of regional administrations in Chennai.
I am directed to refer to your letter No.P/2-19/
Chennai North dated 21.9.2007 on the above
mentioned subject.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation with
the Circle Office. As reported, the Postmaster General,
Chennai City Region had requested the PRIs and ASPs
to qualify in AMFI to become investment advisors.
(Letter No. 16-85/2007-SR Dated : 17.01.2008)
u Sexual Harassment on a woman employee
and grant protection to the offender by the
disciplinary authority regarding.
I am directed to refer to your letter dated
23.08.07 on the above mentioned subject and to say
that it has been informed by Chief PMG, U.P. Circle
that necessary action is being taken in the matter by
the Circle.
(Letter No. 137-34/2007-SPB-II Dated : 18.01.2008)
u Alleged exemplary case of favoritism by
PMG Agra by granting irregular extension to Sri
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Udaivir Singh, Postal Assistant, Vrindaban
(Mathura), UP for unauthorized occupation of
Govt. quarter at Mathura HO Campus.
In continution of Department's letter of even No.
dated 27.09.2007 on the above mentioned subject, it
is to inform you that Shri Udaivir Singh vacated the
said quarter on 23.09.2007.
(Letter No. 16-49/2007-SR Dated : 18.01.2008)
u Atrocities & High handedness of SPOs
Namakkal-request action -reg.
Ref: Your letter No. P/2-19/Namakkal dated
31.12.07
Kindly refer to your letter under reference.
Detailed enquiry was made in this case at R.O. level
Now Principal Chief PMG has entrusted this
case to the Chair Person for Complaints Committee
on sexual harassment of women at work place for
enquiry.
Hence kindly await a further communication in
this case.
Letter No. SR/2/4/07 Dated : 09.01.2008 of PMG
Western region, Coimbatore-641002
u Irregular grant of Trade Union facilities to
Postal Supervisors Association
I am directed to refer to your letter no. Ref. P/4-
11/Trade Union dated 22.11.2007 on the above
mentioned subject. As reported, Trade Union Facilities
granted to the office bearers of All India Association of
Postal Supervisors (GL), Punjab Circle has been held
in abeyance till further order. The matter is under
inquiry.
(Letter No. 17-10/2006/SR-II Dated : 04.02.2008)
u RD fraud at Lakshmangudi SO in Thanjavur
division in Tamil Nadu Circle - Alleged fixing
responsibility against innocent officials on
contributory factors.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/
2-19/Mannargudi dated 31.01.2008 received from the
General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union
Group 'C' on the above mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish
a detailed report to this office at the earliest.
(Letter No. 16-5/2008/SR Dated : 12.02.2008)
WE SHARE YOUR GRIEF
COM. U.S. SHARMA
Sri Rajeshwar Sharma, 90 years, father of
Com. U.S. Sharma, Circle Secretary, Jharkhand
breathed his lost on 06.01.08. An irreparable loss to
Com. U. S. Sharma & his family. We share his grief
and place our condolences to Com. U.S. Sharma
and his family members.
30 MARCH, 2008
 NEWS & NOTES
Mumbai GPO
The Bienniel Conference of Mumbai GPO was
held on 17.01.08 under the Presidentship of Com. C.D.
Sawant at 1800 hours. General Secretary Com. K.V.
Sridharan attended and orated in the Conference. The
other important leaders who spoke on the occasion
are Com. B.G. Tamhankar, Ex-President, CHQ, Com.
Mangesh Parab Circle Secretary P3, Com. C.B. Surve,
Circle Secretary P4, Com. Surendra Palav, ACS, Com.
Redekar, CVP, Com. Kharat, ATR, Com. Nandhi
Vadekar, Circle Treasurer. Comrades, C.D. Sawant,
Com. Gurudutta D. Alwe were duly elected on
Divisional President and Divisional Secretary
unanimously. A well organised meeting. Com Guru
deserves all appreciations. Our heartly congratulations
to the newly elected office bearers of Mumbai GPO
branch.
CWC - Chattisgarh
The CWC meeting of Chattisgarh Circle was
held on 02.02.08 at Raipur under the Presidentship of
Com. Bhosle. Circle Vice President. Com. K.V.
Sridharan, General Secretary attended the meeting.
A colourful receiption was extended to him at railway
atetion by the Circle Secretary Com. S.A. Hamid and
his team. Elaborate discussions on all the issues were
held particularly the indifferent and anti worker attitude
of the Chief PMG, Chattisgarh Circle. General
Secretary during his oration and discussions pointed
out that if the problem of the Circle is not solved by
the Chief PMG, a national level agitation will be
launched against those officers. Com. S.A. Hamid has
made excellent arrangement for the conduct of the
CWC and he deserves all appreciations.
Raipur Divisional Conference
The Divisional Conference of Raipur Division was
held at Raipur GPO on 03.02.08. Com. S.A. Hamid
Circle Secretary and Com. K.V. Sridharan, General
Secretary attended the conference and orated. Com.
J.L. Sinha, Com. B.L. Gangber, & Com. V.D.
Ghormare were elected unanimously as Divisional
President, Secretary and treasurer respectively. Our
Hearty congratulations to the newly elected leaders.
Spl. Meeting at Bastar Division
A special meeting was organised by the
divisional Secretary Baster division on 04.02.2008 at
Jagdalpur HO. Com. Madan Acharya, Circle president
presided over the meeting. Com. S.A. Hamid, Circle
Secretary and Com. K.V. Sridharan, General Secretary
discussed all the problems confronting the Postal
employees. A good interaction meeting was organised
by com. Madan Acharaya. He deserves al
appreciations and many kudos for his dedicated
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service rendering to this movement.
Postal JCA
The Postal Joint Council of Action of NFPE &
FNPO met at the NFPE office on 01.02.2008 and
decided to submit a comprehensive Charter of
sectional demands of Postal employees to Secretary,
Department of Post on 15.02.2008 after holding a
massive demonstration in front of Dak Bhawan. A
compaign programme at the base level from 19.02.08
to 15.03.08 shall be organised by the Circle/Divisional/
Branch unions of both the Federations jointly. The
Postal JCA has decided to meet again in May 2008 to
decide and declare the date of indefinite strike.
GDS Union AIC
The fifth All India Conference of AIPEDE Union
is scheduled to he held at Rewa (M.P) from 24.02.08
to 26.02.08. Our General Secretary Com. K.V.
Sridharan is attending. Com. K Ragavendran, Secretary
General NFPE and com. P. Suresh, General
Secretary R4 will also attend the AIC.
Training Programme
While discussing with DDG (Training) on
28.01.08, it is hold that the Dept is planning to
conduct special training courses for supervisors of
MDG, HPOs and all LSG SOS to the extent of 8000
supervisors shortly. Similarly special training courses
will be organised for Postman, Group D and GDS on
business development and technology. A project to
the tune of 134 crores has been planned for training.
In order to complete the process of training courses
within a time frame, the Department has decided to
recruit 100 facilitators among the staff to conduct
training classes at divisional/HPO levels in addition
to the routine training imparted in the Postal Training
college/Centres.
POSTAL JCA SUBMIT CHARTER OF DEMANDS
Demonstration was organised by Postal J.C.A
before Dak Bhawan on 15.02.2008 demanding
settlement of Postal sectional Charter of Demands.
The demonstration was addressed by Com. K.
Ragavendran (Secretary General NFPE), Com. K. V.
Sridharan (General Secretary P3), Com. Giriraj Singh
(General Secretary R3), Com. Ishwar Singh Dabas
(General Secretary P4), Com. Rajanayayam (General
Secretary Postal Accounts) Com. S.P. Mukherjee
(General Secretary Admn.) & Com. Desraj Sharma
(Ex- Deputy Secretary General NFPE). Shri D.
Theagrajan (Secretary General) FNPO and other
leaders of FNPO also addressed.
After holding demonstration Postal JCA leaders
submitted/handed over the Postal JCA Charted of
Demands to DDG (P) on behalf of Secretary Post.
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