CADRE RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT- UNIONS SIGNED

CADRE RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT- UNIONS SIGNED TODAY
                                         NFPE- FNPO
           NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
         FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATION
                           CENTRAL HEAD QUARTERS, NEWDELHI

                                   28/04/2014
               * CADRE RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT SIGNED *

                 At last after several round of protracted negotiations with the administration, JCM Staff side, Departmental council ( NFPE & FNPO) has signed the cadre restructuring proposal. The staff side has tried to the best of its ability to make maximum improvement in the proposal. In spite of our hard bargaining we could not achieve 100 percent success. Our demand for separate higher pay scale for PO& RMS Accountants, Creation of separate cadre for System Administrators or grant of special pay/allowance, bringing MTS also under cadre restructuring etc is not accepted by the administration. Regarding Postmaster Cadre after much bargaining, it is agreed to examine our claim for higher pay scale after the present proposal is approved by the government.

                  As Govt has already appointed 7th CPC and the Pay Commission has already published the questionnaire, any further delay in completing the cadre restructuring will adversely affect the interest of Postal employees. We will take up the remaining issues, which are not agreed by the administration in the cadre restructuring committee with the 7th CPC in our memorandum and make one more effort to get a favourable recommendation.

                  Taking into consideration all the above aspects and also keeping in mind the larger interest of the employees, we have decided to sign the agreement

Copy of the agreement is published below.

The Salient features of the agreement are as follows :
1. Number of LSG posts will increase from 8 % to 22 %
2. Number of HSG II  posts will increase from 2 % to 12 %
3. Number of HSG I  posts will increase from 1.5 % to 4 %
4. After completion of 2 years in HSG I the official will be promoted to 4800 GP (Non-functional Basis)
5. The above proposal will be applicable to RMS, Circle Office and SBCO in the same ratio
6. Postman/Mail guard will get the same ratio of promotion.

  The present proposal is to be approved by Postal Board, DoPT & Finance Ministry. We will make all out effort to get the proposal implemented at an early date.

   Yours Faithfully,
S A R Majgaokar,
Secretary Aipeu Group C
Mumbai City South Divosion.

Particulars to be obtained by Head of office from the retiring govt. servant eight months before the date of his retirement
Particulars to be obtained by Head of office from the retiring govt. servant eight months before the date of his retirement: CPAO's instructions

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Central Pension Accounting Office
Trikoot-II, Bhikaji Cama Place

New Delhi CPAO/Tech/Simplification/2014-15/19
04.04.2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM 
Subject: Particulars to be obtained by Head of office from the retiring govt. servant eight months before the date of his retirement.
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions vide its notification dated 20th Feb 2014 has provided a checklist of documents to be submitted by the retiring personnel along with form 5 (under Rule 59(1)(c) & 61(1) of CCS(Pension)Rules) by adding" Undertaking for refunding any excess payment made by pension disbursing bank".

Earlier this undertaking was required to be submitted by the pensioners to their opted bank at the time of first time identification before the commencement of pension. Henceforth this undertaking has become an integral part of the Pension Payment order booklet.

All Pr CCAs/CCAs/CAs/A.Gs and designated authorities in the case of AIS officers with independent charge are requested to issue instructions in this regard to all concerned and forward the PPOs to CPAO along with this undertaking without fail in the Proforma enclosed/Annexure-XI to the Scheme for Payment of Pension for onward transmission to the CPPC of the bank. It may be ensured that no fresh PPO is sent to CPAO without this undertaking in future.

Date of effect of 7 CPC Recommendations will be decided once the Report is submitted: FinMin answered in LOKSABHA

CHQ LETTER TO DIRECTORATE- Clarification sought for eligibility of SB Allowance to SB qualified officials-reg

Letter from 7 CPC to Secretary General ,NFPE

Excess pay given due to dept mistake cannot be recovered

Press Trust of India | Chennai Apr 18, 2014
Last Updated at 10:26 PM IST
Excess pay given due to dept mistake cannot be recovered from
Madras High Court today said that if excess pay was granted to an employee due to the mistake of the department and not due to any misrepresentation by him, that amount shall not be recovered from the worker from the retiral benefits, that too after retirement. Allowing a petition from K Syed Razack, a retired Police Inspector, Justice D Hariparanthaman set aside the order of the Commissioner of Police, Chennai, to recover Rs 36,312 from the DCRG (Death-Cum-Retirement Gratuity) of the petitione
Madras High Court today said that if excess pay was granted to an employee due to the mistake of the department and not due to any misrepresentation by him, that amount shall not be recovered from the worker from the retiral benefits, that too after retirement.

Allowing a petition from K Syed Razack, a retired Police Inspector, Justice D Hariparanthaman set aside the order of the Commissioner of Police, Chennai, to recover Rs 36,312 from the DCRG (Death-Cum-Retirement Gratuity) of the petitioner.

He directed the authorities not to make any recovery on the ground of any wrong fixation done during the service, as it was not the petitioner's mistake.

The judge also directed that the amount be refunded if any already recovered from the petitioner within six weeks.

Razack submitted he was appointed Grade-II constable on June 1, 1971. After two promotions, he was listed in 'C' list of head constables fit for promotion to Sub-Inspector's post on Sep 22, 1985. As there was no vacancy, he was not promoted at that time.

Later, he was promoted temporarily as SI on September 15, 1987 and also paid salary by fixing his pay to the post. He was regularised in the post with effect from August 17 1992, promoted as Inspector on October 15,2003 and retired from service on January 31, 2009.

When the pension proposals were sent, the Accountant General opined that the benefit of fixation was given from September 15, 1987 and should be given only from the date of regularisation of service (August 7, 1992).

The CoP then passed an order to recover Rs 36,312 from the DCRG of Razack towards alleged excess payment due to the fixation.

Citing a judgment of a division bench, which held such recovery was bad, the judge said he was also of the view that the judgement applies to the facts of this particular case.

"Any wrong fixation that was said to have been made in 1987 shall not be sought to be recovered, after retirement in 2009, more particularly, when it is not the case of the authorities that the wrong fixation was done at the instance of the petitioner by way of misrepresentation."

"Even, if there was any error, the petitioner cannot be made to suffer after retirement, by way of recovery," the judge said.

POSTAL ASSISTANT CADRE DESERVES HIGHER PAY SCALE FROM 7TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION.

POSTAL ASSISTANT CADRE DESERVES HIGHER PAY SCALE FROM 7TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION. 
               Government of India has constituted 7th Central Pay Commission.  All Federations and Unions/Associations will be submitting their memorandums to the Pay Commission, either jointly or separately.  Everybody wants Pay Commission to examine and consider their demands regarding revised pay scales of their category, judiciously and dispassionately, so that justice will be done to each cadre.  National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) and all its affiliates will be submitting memorandum on each and every cadre of the Department of Posts and shall try its best to get a favourable recommendation from Pay Commission in respect of Pay Scales of each cadre including Gramin Dak Sevaks.  We are also exploring the possibility of submitting a joint memorandum by the entire staff side of the Department of Posts.  Regarding common demands of entire Central Government Employees staff side, JCM National Council and Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers shall submit memorandum to 7th CPC.  Before that every attempt including agitation will be made to get the terms of reference of the Pay Commission amended, to include the proposal submitted by the Staff Side viz; date of effect from 01-01-2014, DA merger, Interim Relief, inclusion of GDS, inclusion of those appointed after 01-01-2004 in the old statutory pension scheme, Labour representative in Pay Commission, settlement of existing anomalies, Norms of fixing minimum wage, Party in Pension, Cashless-hassle free medicl facilities etc.
               As far as AIPEU Group-C (CHQ) is concerned our main concern and responsibility is to ensure justified and better pay scales and other benefits to the Postal Assistant and allied cadre.  We firmly believe that this time the Postal Assistant cadre and also all its allied cadres and promotional cadres shall get better pay cales from 7th CPC.  In all other Central Government departments each cadre is performing a particular nature of work only.  Income Tax Employees performs the duties related to Income Tax only.  Audit & Accounts employees perform the duties relating to Audit & Accounts only.  Bank Employees perform the duties related to Banking work only.  Insurance Employees perform the work related to Insurance only.  Likewise we can illustrate any number of examples.  In all these cases, it can be seen that the employees of all other departments are specialised to work in their own particular stream of office work only. 
               Contrary to this, there is only one cadre in the entire Central Government departments which performs more than ten types of different specialised duties related to different sections and the name of that cadre is Postal Assistant.  They have to learn and perform Banking work related to Savings Bank and Savings Certificates.  They have to learn and perform Insurance work relating to Postal Life Insurance including acceptance of policy proposal, premium collection to maturity closure and payments etc.  They have to perform the Accounts work in Accounts Branches of each Head Post Offices, they have to do Treasury work in all Post Offices, they have to perform the duties related to Mails, Sorting, delivery of all types of postal articles, they have to run financial services such as Money Orders including Electronic Money transfer, they have attend counter duties relating to booking of Registered, Speed Post, Money orders etc., They have to sell stamps and also application forms.  They have to perform the work of Public Relation Inspectors.  They have to perform the duties of Business Development activities and also as Marketing Executives.  After introduction of high-Technology in all areas of work in Post Offices including Multi-purpose counter machines, Core Banking, PLI Computerisation, Online transactions, Accounts computerisation etc. each and every Postal Assistants is well versed with the computer-related work and some Postal Assistnts are engaged as System Administrators to set right the faults in the system and also to train the staff as and when new technology softwares are introduced.  Government has allotted 5000 crores for 100% computerisation of Post Offices.  Over and above all Postal Assistants are performing the duties of Postmasters which involves supervision of all the above mentioned work. 
               Thus unlike, any employee working in any other departments of Central Govt, or public sector undertakings, Postal Assistant Cadre is an all-in-one-cadre and hence called a “unique” cadre without any comparison. Naturally such a cadre deserves a better deal from the 7th Central Pay commission.
               The same is the case with all the allied cadres and promotional cadres of Postal Assistant such as LSG, HSG-II, HSG-I, Postmaster Grade I, II & III, P.O & RMS Accountants, Treasurers, System Administrators, Business Executives etc. AIPEU Group-C (CHQ) is convening a two days Special National Convention and Workshop on 2014 May 26th &27th at New Delhi, exclusively for discussion, debate and finalisation of 7th CPC memorandum relating to cadres represented by AIPEU Group-C. All circle secretaries and Branch/Divisional secretaries are invited to participate in the special convention and workshop and also to present their valuable suggestions to be included in the memorandum. The draft memorandum prepared in the National Workshop will be published in the websites calling for further suggestions from the members. After that the memorandum will be finalised by the Central Working Committee of AIPEU Group-C to be held in the month of August or earlier in Andhra Pradesh. This is a serious business and a first step for ensuring betterment of our pay scales and service conditions and in this process we want to ensure total participation and involvement of the rank and file leaders and members, in a most democratic and transparent manner.

7th Pay Commission Questionnaire – Ratio of Minimum & Maximum Salary, Grade Pay Suggestion

7th Pay Commission Questionnaire – Ratio of Minimum & Maximum Salary, Grade Pay Suggestion, Increment Date, Determination of HRA and NPS...

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION
NEW DELHI-110001

Meena Agarwal
Secretary

D.O No. 7CPC/15/Questionnaire
9th April, 2014
Dear ………..,

As you may be aware the Seventh Central Pay Commissions has been constituted by the Government on 28 February 2014 with a view to go into various issues of emoluments’ structure, retirement benefits and other service conditions of Central Government employees and to make recommendations on the changes required. The terms of reference of the Seventh Central Pay Commission are available on thehttp://7cpc.india.gov.in .

2. A Questionnaire seeking the considered views of all stakeholders is enclosed. The response of your Ministry to this Questionnaire is sought. I shall be grateful if the replies are furnished to the Commission on or before 10th May, 2014, so as to enable the Commission to take them into account as part of its examination of the issues that it is mandated to address. The reply may be sent to Post Box No. 4599, Hauz Khas P.O, New Delhi 110 016, and in the case of email to secy-7cpc@nic.in.

Encl:- As above.

With Regards,
Yours sincerely,
(Meena Agarwal)

To all Secretaries to Govt of India

7th CPC Questionnaire

1. Salaries
1.1 The considerations on which the minimum salary in case of the lowest Group ‘C’ functionary and the maximum salary in case of a Secretary level officer may be determined and what should be the reasonable ratio between the two.

1.2 What should be the considerations for determining salary for various levels of functions falling between the highest level and the lowest level functionaries?

2. Comparisons
2.1 Should there be any comparison/parity between pay scales and perquisites between Government and the private sector? If so, why? If not, why not?

2.2 Should there at all be any comparison/parity between pay scales and perquisites between Government and the public sector? If so, why? If not, why not?

2.3 The concept of variable pay has been introduced in Central Public Sector Enterprises by the Second Pay Revision Committee. In the case of the Government is there merit in introducing a variable component of pay? Can such variable pay be linked to performance?

3. Attracting Talent
3.1 Does the present compensation package attract suitable talent in the All India Services & Group A Services? What are your observations and suggestions in this regard?

3.2 To what extent should government compensation bestructured to attract special talent?

4. Pay Scales
4.1 The 6th Central Pay Commission introduced the system of Pay Bands and Grade Pay as against the system of specific pay scales attached to various posts. What has been the impact of running pay bands post implementation of 6th CPC recommendations?

4.2 Is there any need to bring about any change?

4.3 Did the pay bands recommended by the Sixth CPC help in arresting exodus and attract talent towards the Government?

4.4 Successive Pay Commissions have reduced the number of pay scales by merging one or two pay scales together. Is there a case for the number of pay scales/ pay band to be rationalized and if so in what manner?

4.5 Is the “grade pay” concept working? If not, what are your alternative suggestions?

5. Increment
5.1 Whether the present system of annual increment on 1st Julyof every year uniformly in case of all employees has served its purpose or not? Whether any changes are required?

5.2 What should be the reasonable quantum of annual increment?

5.3 Whether there should be a provision of variable increments at a rate higher than the normal annual increment in case of high achievers? If so, what should be transparent and objective parameters to assess high achievement, which could be uniformly applied across Central Government?

5.4 Under the MACP scheme three financial up-gradations are allowed on completion of 10, 20, 30 years of regular service, counted from the direct entry grade. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the scheme? Is there a perception that a scheme of this nature, in some Departments, actually incentivizes people who do not wish to take the more arduous route of qualifying departmental examinations/ or those obtaining professional degrees?

6. Performance
What kind of incentives would you suggest to recognize andreward good performance?

7. Impact on other organizations
Salary structures in the Central and State Governments are broadly similar. The recommendations of the Pay Commission are likely to lead to similar demands from employees of State Governments, municipal bodies, panchayati raj institutions & autonomous institutions. To what extent should their paying capacity be considered in devising a reasonable remuneration package for Central Govt. employees?

8. Defence Forces
8.1 What should be the considerations for fixing salary in case of Defence personnel and in what manner does the parity with civil services need to be evolved, keeping in view their respective job profiles?

8.2 In what manner should the concessions and facilities, both in cash and kind, be taken into account for determining salary structure in case of Defence Forces personnel.

8.3 As per the November 2008 orders of the Ministry of Defence, there are a total of 45 types of allowances for Personnel Below Officer Rank and 39 types of allowances for Officers. Does a case exist for rationalization/ streamlining of the current variety of allowances?

8.4 What are the options available for addressing the increasing expenditure on defence pensions?

8.5 As a measure of special recognition, is there a case to review the present benefits provided to war widows?

8.6 As a measure of special recognition, is there a case to review the present benefits provided to disabled soldiers, commensurate to the nature of their disability?

9. Allowances
9.1 Whether the existing allowances need to be retained or rationalized in such a manner as to ensure that salary structure takes care not only of the job profile but the situational factors as well, so that the number of allowances could be at a realistic level?

9.2 What should be the principles to determine payment of House Rent Allowance?

10. Pension
10.1 The retirement benefits of all Central Government employees appointed on or after 1.1.2004 a re covered by the New Pension Scheme (NPS). What has been the experience of the NPS in the last decade?

10.2 As far as pre-1.1.2004 appointees are concerned, what should be the principles that govern the structure of pension and other retirement benefits?

11. Strengthening the public governance system
11.1 The 6th CPC recommended upgrading the skills of the Group D employees and placing them in Group C over a period of time. What has been the experience in this regard?

11.2 In what way can Central Government organizations functioning be improved to make them more efficient, accountable and responsible? Please give specific suggestions with respect to:

a) Rationalisation of staff strength and more productive deployment of available staff;

b) Rationalisation of processes and reduction of paper work; and

c) Economy in expenditure.

12. Training/ building competence
12.1 How would you interpret the concept of “competency based framework”?

12.2 One of the terms of reference suggests that the Commission recommend appropriate training and capacity building through a competency based framework.

a) Is the present level of training at various stages of a person’s career considered adequate? Are there gaps that need to be filled, and if so, where?

b) Should it be made compulsory that each civil service officer should in his career span acquire a professional qualification? If so, can the nature of the study, time intervals and the Institution(s) whose qualification are acceptable, all be stipulated?

c) What other indicators can best measure training and capacity building for personnel in your organization? Please suggest ways through which capacity building can be further strengthened?

13. Outsourcing
13.1 What has been the experience of outsourcing at various levels of Government and is there a case for streamlining it?

13.2 Is there a clear identification of jobs that can be outsourced?

14. Regulatory Bodies
14.1 Kindly list out the Regulators set up unde r Acts of Parliament, related to your Ministry/ Department. The total number of personnel on rolls (Chairperson and members + support personnel) may be indicated.

14.2 Regulators that may not qualify in terms of being set up under Acts of Parliament but perform regulatory functions may also be listed. The scale of pay for Chairperson /Members and other personnel of such bodies may be indicated.

14.3 Across the Government there are a host of Regulatory bodies set up for various purposes. What are your suggestions regarding emoluments structure for Regulatory bodies?

15. Payment of Bonus
One of the terms of reference of the 7th Pay Commission is to examine the existing schemes of payment of bonus. What are your suggestions and observations in this regard?

Source: http://7cpc.india.gov.in/7cpc_

General Information

General Information
1. President of India- Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee
2. Prime Minster of India- Dr Manmohan Singh
3. Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India:  Hon'ble Justice P. Sathasivam ( Justice R.M. Lodha will take over on 27 April 2014)
4. Chairman of the Planning Commission of India: Dr. Manmohan Singh
5. Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
5. Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Academy: Ms. Leela Samson
6. President of Sahitya Academy: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
7. Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG): Shashi Kant Sharma
8. Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC): Pradeep Kumar
9. Chairman of the Election Commission /Chief Election Commissioner: V. S. Sampath
10. Attorney General of India: Goolam E. Vahanwati
11. Solicitor General of India : Mohan Parasaran
12. Governor of Reserve Bank of India: Raghuram Rajan
13. Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Meira Kumar
14. Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Kariya Munda
15. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha: Mohammad Hamid Ansari
16. Deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha: P.J. Kurien
17. Law minister to the Government of India :- Kapil Sibal
18. Chief of the Army Staff: General Bikram Singh
19. Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
20. Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral Robin K Dhowan
21. Chairman of Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI): U. K. Sinha
22. Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India: Sushma Singh
23. Chairperson of Prasar Bharti of India: Smt. Mrinal Pande (Tenure ends on 30 April 2014)
24. Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharti of India: Shri Jawhar Sircar
25. President of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII):  S Gopalakrishnan
26. Director General of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII):  Chandrajeet Banerjee
27. President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FICCI): Siddhartha Birla
28. President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): R. Chandrashekhar
29. Chairman of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): R. Chandrasekaran
30. Chairman of National School of Drama: Ratan Thiyam
31. Director General of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research: Dr. T. Ramasami (Additional Charge)
32. Director of Indian Agriculture Research Institute(IARI): Dr. Hari Shankar Gupta
33. Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India: S.K Roy
34. Chairman cum Managing Director of (CMD) of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC): Shri P J Joseph
35. Chairman of Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA):  T S Vijayan
36. Chairman of National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD): H K Bhanwala
37. Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC): Prof. Ved Prakash
38. Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI): K N Shanth Kumar
39. Chairperson of the State Bank of India:  Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya
40. Secretary General of Lok Sabha:  Bal Shekhar
41. Secretary –General of the Rajya Sabha: Shumsher Sheriff
42. Chairperson of the Children Film Society of India: Amol Gupte
43. Chairman of National Film Development Corporation of India: Ramesh Sippy
44. Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): Prof. D. P. Aggarwal
45. Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI): Rahul Khullar
46. Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India: Shri Ajit Kumar Seth
47. President of ASSOCHAM: Rana Kapoor
48. Chief of the Integrated Defense staff: Anil Chait
49. Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI): Ranjit Sinha
50. Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO): K. Radhakrishnan
51. Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB): T. Nanda Kumar
52. President of Indian National Congress: Smt. Sonia Gandhi
53. President of BJP: Shri. Rajnath Singh
54. General Secretary of CPI(M): Shri. Prakash Karat
55. Chairman Atomic Energy Commission: Dr. Ratan Kumar Sinha

Kazi.

Govt woman employee can get uninterrupted two-year leave for child care: SC

Govt woman employee can get uninterrupted two-year leave for child care: SC
PRESS NEWS
The Supreme Court today held that a woman employee of central government can get uninterrupted leave for two years for child care, which also includes needs like examination and sickness. 

A bench of justices S J Mukhopadhaya and V Gopala Gowda set aside the order of Calcutta High Court which had held that Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules do not permit uninterrupted CCL(Child Care Leave) for 730 days.

"On perusal of circulars and Rule 43-C, it is apparent that a woman government employee having minor children below 18 years can avail CCL for maximum period of 730 days i.e. during the entire service period for taking care of upto two children. The care of children is not for rearing the smaller child but also to look after any of their needs like examination, sickness etc," the bench said.

It said that CCL even beyond 730 days can be granted by combining other leave if due and the finding of the High Court was based neither on Rule 43-C nor on guidelines issued by the central government.

The court passed the order on a petition filed by a woman government employee Kakali Ghosh challenging government's decision not to grant her leave of 730 days for preparing her son for secondary/senior examinations.

She had first approached Central Administrative Tribunal Calcutta for getting leave. The tribunal had ordered in her favour but the High Court reversed the order after which she moved the apex court.

The apex court set aside the High Court's order.

"We set aside the impugned judgement dated September 18, 2012 passed by the Division Bench of Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Port Blair and affirm the judgement and order dated April 30, 2012 passed by the Tribunal with a direction to the respondents to comply with the directions issued by the Tribunal within three months from the date of receipt/ production of this judgement," it said.

7 TH CPC INSEARCH OF OFFICE SPACE-- PRESS NEWS

7 TH CPC INSEARCH OF OFFICE SPACE-- PRESS NEWS
As per the news item reported in Indian Express, 7th Pay commission is yet to be allotted with an office space. It was also reported that since there is no adequate space available at Delhi Ministry of Urban Development could allot required office space to 7th Pay Commission. Presently, the Chairman of 7th Pay Commission has requested Government to issue Non-Availability Certificate so that Commission can look for a private property to accomodate the office of 7th Pay Commission
Source : Indian Express

Good Friday 2014

Holidays on elections dates respectively

Closing of Central Govt. Offices in connection with general election to the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies and bye-elections to Legislative Assemblies during 2014

CORE BANKING STARTED AT KALBADEVI HPO

Savings account holders of Kalbadevi head post office may now avail of core banking services as the Kalbadevi head post office has been upgraded to the CBS platform under the IT Modernisation Project of the Department of Posts on Tuesday 25/03/2014.

Honorable Chief post master general Bisoi Maharashtra circle inaugurated CBS at Kalbadevi Head Post office in presence of Honorable Postmaster General  Agarwal by cutting the ribbon and lighting the lamp.

It is an endeavor of the Kalbadevi Hpo to provide best in class services to its customers, and CBS will be milestone in this regard .

After linking with CBS, lnternet banking, mobile banking, etc. will also be provided anywhere and anytime. The work of Saving Scheme  will also be facilitated with this upgradation.

Senior superintendent of Mumbai city south division shri  Kumthekar,Assistant Supdt shri Chetule,Honorable DPS Pradeep Kumar,Senior Postmaster Kalbadevi Hpo shri Amburaj ,shri Pathak ,shri Gawari saheb ,Com S R Patil , com S A R Majgaokar ,Post master Marine lines shri Vijay Kamble ,entire kalbadevi staff alongwith entire Marine line po staff and Saving Scheme agents with other genl public customers were present on the occasion in large number.

Senior Post Master Kalbadevi  Hpo shri Amburaj  had made Best of the arrangements for the chief guests alongwith all other important visitors and for entire staff  of kalbadevi at the occasion under his esteem guidance and presence .

To

All General Secretaries
NFPE & FNPO

Central JCA Meeting (NFPE & FNPO) will be held on 25th May 2014 (Sunday) at 05.00 PM at NFPE office New Delhi. All General Secretaries are requested to attend the meeting in time.

D. Thegarajan                                                         M. Krishnan
Secretary General                                                  Secretary General

FNPO                                                                         NFPE

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
      1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001
      Website: www.confederationhq.blogspot.com
            Email: confederationhq@gmail.com

Circular No: 15                                                                                 Date: 5/4/2014

Dear Comrade,

                The National Convention of Central Government employees as scheduled was held at Nagpur on 4th April, 2014.  The convention was inaugurated by Com. A.K. Padmanabhan, National President, CITU and was addressed by Com. B.N.J. Sharma,  President, AITUC, Nagpur District Committee .
               
The Draft resolution prepared by the National Secretariat was presented to the house by Com. M.S. Raja, Working President, Confederation. Com. K.K.N. Kutty, President, read out the two amendments received at the CHQ.  In the deliberations that ensued thereafter 31 comrades participated. Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, summed up the discussion and indicated the acceptance of the suggestions made by the delegates who participated in the deliberations.  A copy of the final version of the resolution as adopted by the Convention unanimously is enclosed.  Before the adoption of the resolution in its final form by the house, Com. S.K. Vyas, Advisor, Com. Narasimhan, Vice President and Com. K.P. Rajagopal, Secretary, Confederation addressed the house.

                The National Secretariat of the Confederation met on the same day at 7.00PM.  It took the following decisions to carry out the directives of the Convention.

1.       The State Committees of the Confederation and its affiliated Federations will take steps to translate the resolution in the respective local languages immediately and ensure that the same is circulated amongst the members. 
2.       Meetings will be organised in all offices to explain the contents of the resolution adopted by the National Convention.
3.       The National Secretariat members who are assigned the responsibility (as per the details in the annexure) will interact with the State Secretaries and ensure that the campaign programme of reaching out to all members is carried out in all States.
4.       The State Committees will solicit and enlist the services of the Pensioners organisations to carry out the campaign amongst the mass of the people.

All affiliates and State Committees are requested to take immediate steps to carry out the above decisions of the National Secretariat. 

With greetings,
Yours fraternally, 

 M. Krishnan
Secretary General.
               

Name  of the Secretariat Member:                                                                  State Assigned.

1.       M. Krishnan and R.Seethalakshmi.;                                                          Karnataka and Kerala.   
2.       Com . K.K.N. Kutty and Com. Duraipandian.                                         Tamilnadu.
3.       Com. Narasimhan, Nageswara Rao and P.Suresh:                             Andhra Pradesh
4.       Com. R.P.Singh and Com. P. Jeyaraj.                                                       Mumbai.
5.       Coms. P.K. Das. Gupreet Singh. & Nilesh Nasre                                  Vidharbha.
6.       Com. Yeshwant Purohit and Com.T.K.R. Pillai.                                     Mdhya Pradesh.
7.       Com. T.N. Pstasar T. Sathyanaryana.                                                       Gujarat.
8.       Com. Suresh.                                                                                                     Chattisgarh.
9.       Com. Vrighu Bhattacharjee and Giriraj Singh.                                      Jhararkhand.
10.   Com. R.N. Dhall                                                                                                 Orissa.
11.   Vrighu Bhattachary and Giriraj Singh.                                                      Bihar.
12.   Com.R.N. Parasar.                                                                                           U.P.
13.    Com. Somaiah, Ashok Knojia.& K.P.Rajagopal    .                               Haryana. And Punjab,    
14.   Com. M.S. Raja.                                                                                                                H.P. and Utrakhand
15.   Com. S.K. Vyas and Com.N. Somaiah                                                       Rajasthan
16.   Com.R.N. Parasar, Vrigu Bjattacjarya, A.K. Kanojia & Giriraj Singh. Delhi.

RESOLUTION  adopted at the  National Convention of Central Government employees
on 4th April, 2014 at Nagpur.

1.       The National Secretariat of the Confederation places on record its appreciation over the massive and magnificent participation of the largest number of our members in the 48 hour strike on 12thand 13th Feb. 2014.  It was a great manifestation of the confidence the members had reposed in the organization and their determination to win the demands through struggles.  The reports, the Confederation CHQ received both from the affiliates and the State Committee indicate the massive participation of the employees in the strike action throughout the county.  In some of the affiliates, the participation had been cent percent.  This must embolden the Confederation to pursue the issue with determination and organize further action programmes to ensure that the demands are got settled.

2.       The Secretariat has noted that the Government had pretended to ignore the massive action of the employees.  There had been no response from them so far.  In the wake of the strike action, it announced the composition of the 7th CPC disregarding the united demand raised by the Staff side of the JCM National Council for the inclusion of a labour representative.  The Government also chose not to convene the meeting the staff side to discuss the draft terms of reference submitted.  It did not make any announcement on the question of merger of DA, Interim Relief, and inclusion of GDA within the ambit of the Commission and rejected the demand for making the recommendation of the Commission effective from 1.1.2014. 

3.       On every issue, which is included in the 15 point Charter of demands, the Govt. continued with its nugatory attitude.   In the last session of the Parliament, they ensured that the PFRDA bill becomes an Act despite the strongest objection and resistance of the employees by eliciting and receiving the support and patronage of the dominant opposition party, the BJP.  Even on an issue like compassionate appointments, no positive response emerged.   The period witnessed increased outsourcing of governmental functions.  Almost a third of the workforce is presently casual and contract workers with abysmally poor wages taking advantage of the acute unemployment situation in the country.  There had been no settlement of any issue raised by the Staff Side in the National Council JCM.  The JCM scheme has been made ineffective as not a single meeting of the Council was held in the last three years and even the decision taken at the National Anomaly Committee was thwarted through political intervention.

4.       The plight of the three lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks of the Postal Department is highly deplorable.  They constitute almost half of the Postal work force. But for them, the functioning of the Postal system will come to a grinding halt.  Their service conditions are presently worse off than even a causal/daily rated worker. Despite the Supreme Court’s decisions that they are holders of Civil Post and consequently are entitled to the benefits and privileges of a civil servant, there had been no improvement in their service conditions worth mentioning.  In spite of repeated presentation of their case both inside and outside the Parliament by people from all walks of life irrespective of party affiliation, the Government had been silent to the pleading for bringing them within the ambit of the Pay Commissions.  Confederation is duty bound and determined to change the situation and to bring them within the purview of the 7th CPC.

5.       During its five year tenure the UPA II was in power, it intensified the neo-liberal reforms;  phased out all welfare measures; accentuated the unemployment situation; divested the PSUs; allowed unbridled entry of Foreign capital to subjugate the Indian people; ruined the indigenous industry; destroyed the livelihood of the farmers and agricultural labourers; allowed the prices of all essential food items to soar; privatised education and health care services; ensured that each of its decision was to favour the rich; granted huge tax concessions to the corporate; indulged in large scale corruption; squandered away the national wealth; siphoned off the poor man’s earning into the hands of a few rich in the country; sided with the entrepreneurs in all labour disputes;  took each and every political decision to sub-serve the interest of the imperialist powers especially the USA.  The pursuance of the neo liberal policies at the behest of the advanced capitalist countries drove the majority of Indian population to be below the poverty levels. In the comity of nations, India became the poorest and the last ranking in all fields. Indian youth were driven to be beggars at the doors of transnational corporations and developed countries.

6.       Those who were responsible in driving our country men to unprecedented deprivation have to now seek mandate, for their tenure is to end shortly.  No different is the approach of the major opposition party, BJP.  There is nothing to choose from these two political dispensations.  They were hand in glove together to demolish the sovereignty of the country; pauperisation of the people and supported every legislation to intensify the neo liberal exploitation of the common man.  They supported to the hilt the corporate houses.  But for the support extended by the BJP, the PFRDA bill would never have been made into a law.  The Act now provides for the extension of the new contributory pension scheme to those who were recruited prior to 1.1.2004 and the existing pensioners.  Despite the refusal of the Government to accept their suggestion to guarantee minimum pension, the BJP unashamedly supported the Bill, for they were the proponents of the neo liberal economic policies.  They supported this Government to increase the FDI and FII in all sectors of economy and announced that they would intensify the reform process if elected to power.  The conglomeration of Corporates in the country has now appointed the leader of that party to be the next CEO to run the country.  They have no use for the discredited UPA howsoever subservient it could be.  They know in a democratic system demagogy can play a vital role.  They are certain that BJP and its allies if elected to power will be much more pliant and compliant.

7.       The Corporate controlled media has created an illusion to the effect that there exists a consensus across the political spectrum in the country that the neo liberal policies will spur economic growth and the only point to be clinched in the forthcoming election is as to which political combination, whether the UPA led by Rahul Gandhi or the NDA of Narendra Modi is more efficient in pursuing the IMF dictated economic policies vigorously.  Economic growth is not akin to development. In the initial years of the introduction of the LPG, no doubt, the economy grew phenomenally, but the large majority of Indian people suffered. It permanently halted the bringing up of an egalitarian society.  It only enlarged the scope for maximisation of profit of the corporate giants; opened up larger and bigger avenues for corruption at the top of administration, whereby the ruling party and its leaders could amass wealth.  The scams unearthed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India during the last five years of UPA II Rule speak volumes of the cancerous growth of corruption in our country.  The 2G spectrum involving Rs. 1.76 lakh crores,  the Coalgate of the dimension of Rs. 1.86 lakh crores, the corruption involved in the commonwealth games, the Rs. 40,000 cr deal in the Delhi Airport Privatisation scheme, The KG Basin related Gas price deal with Reliance, topping with Rs 48 lakh crores are a few that surfaced during this period.

8.       As part of the economic policy, concerted and continuous efforts were made to the job killing process in all sectors, through contractorisation, casualisation, outsourcing, privatisation etc. Contract workers now constitute 80% of the total work force in the private sector.  After the implementation of the 6th CPC recommendations about 35% of the workforce in the Governmental sector is either contract or casual workers.  They are paid quarter of or even less the wages of the regular workers. 

9.       This election is not only to decide who should govern this country but more so to determine for whom the governance is. UPA having been totally discredited in the eyes of the common man has no chance whatsoever.  NDA must not have a chance once again for it is bound to pursue the neo liberal policies more vigorously than even the UPA. That is the one and only reason why the Indian corporate houses and the corporate controlled media solidly back the BJP and the BJP led NDA. The Political combination outside the NDA and UPA has a predominant presence in the 15th Lok Sabha. They are capable of being the largest segment in the 16th Lok Sabha too.

10.   It is in this background that the workers must assess the political situation.  In the forthcoming electoral battle, every worker must discharge his salutary responsibility.  Since the present state of affairs is the product of the neo- liberal policies and since both the UPA and the NDA are the proponents of those policies, one must have clear vision and exercise the franchise effectively to ensure that a pro-worker, pro-people combination of parties is in governance.  In the forthcoming election to the 16th Lok Sabha, the Central Government employees must become a vehicle for change in the interest of the common people; rise above the divisive ideologies and misleading propaganda; identify their friends especially in the Left parties; and ensure the success of those who stood with them and fought for the cause of the workers and common people. 

11.   The Secretariat came to the inescapable conclusion that the settlement of the demands in the charter will only be possible through intensification of the struggles.  It recognised the need for larger unity. It will strive for bringing about such a united platform for joint action.  The inevitability of an indefinite strike action has to be emphasised.  The Confederation and its affiliates must prepare its members for such an eventual and unavoidable action, if the proposed 7th CPC is to really revise the wages.  It is needed to ensure the withdrawal of the pernicious contributory pension scheme.  It only will ensure that there are no casual or contract system of employment in Government service.   The Government employees must be bestowed with democratic rights and above all must enjoy the facility for collective bargaining and right to strike.  The Gramin Dak Sevak system is a colonial legacy and no civilised country must endure such brutal exploitation.  All is possible through united and sustained action.  The Confederation has proved beyond any iota of doubt that it has built up an organisation capable of carrying out such an action.

12.   To ensure that the Indian people have food security, the farmers are not driven to commit suicide, the workers do have decent job environment and emoluments, the prices of essential commodities do not soar, there is universal public distribution of essential food articles; India has an independent foreign policy, this great Nation is not enslaved by western imperial powers once again, all communities and people of different faiths are allowed to live in peace and harmony; no communal violence erupts; all able bodied people have jobs and livelihood, there must be a Government which exist for the sake of the poor inhabitants of this country.  Central Government employees must take an active role in the ensuing General election and strive with their best to bring about such a Government.

13.   This convention calls upon every worker of the Confederation to fan out and reach out to the rank and file of its membership, explain the stupendous task ahead; to work in consonance with the understanding depicted in this resolution and ensure that they become instruments for a great political change in our country. 

14.   The Convention authorises the National Secretariat to review the political situation emerging after the election and take appropriate decision to mobilise the rank and file of the workers for an eventual industrial action to seek settlement of the 15 point charter of demands.
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M Krishnan, General Secretary

Good News For Voter 2014

GOOD NEWS FOR VOTERS:-
V. S. Sampat, Chief Election Commissionr Of India, said today (05/03/2014) that...
Any citizen of India who is not having voter id, or lost it can directly go to poll booth and can fill a form on the spot with supportive documents and can vote.

Please pass on this information to all and make each Indian to vote.
Maharashtra poll dates 10, 17, & 24 April. Pls don't plan vacation on these dates.

Mumbai poll date:- 24/04/2014