The New Year's Message
Let us struggle for Unity and Unite for struggle
This is nothing but a crude news that the
cabinet had excluded the Central Government
Employees from the purview of the Bonus Amendment
Act 2007. The legitimate right of the enhancement
of Bonus Ceiling Limit from Rs.2500/- to Rs.3500/-
has been simply denied, I diluted and we are deprived
our dues.
The proposal submitted by the Postal
Department seeking exemption from the purview of
the screening committee has also been handled by
the Finance Ministry negatively. The posts are being
axed without any justified reasons.
The Department of Posts on the other hand
desires to open more franchisee outers and pave
way for privatisation of Postal Services. The Postal
Amendment Act which ensures the monopoly of
consider upto 150 grams at last and 49% cap in FDI
has also been diluted and returned back due to the
powerful lobby of the Couriers and multinational
companies.
The moves of downsizing, merger closure of
post offices, curtailment of postal deliveries,
outsourcing some of the functions of the postal,
closure of RMS sections and sorting offices are still
continuing and nothing is assured to arrest such
menace which adversely affect the services rendered
to public by the Postal.
Our genuine problems like LSG, HSG II,HSG I
promotions, Modification of LSG, Fixing up of all
pending residual vacancies, withdraw of dracanion
orders dt.21-5-2007 denying BCR benefits for those
declined LSG promotion, the plight of postal
Accountants and their promotion, Eligibility in writing
the Group B Exam, the plight of the JAO qualified
officials, Administrators, Marketing Executives,
Clearance of pending personal claims etc. are still
protracted on one pretext or the other and the
Bureaucracy is reletunt in mitigating them with positive
thinking. The youngsters who are with more aspiration
for better promotional avenues have been frustrated
due to prolonging policies affecting their interest.
We are time and again pushed to the wall and
we have been neglected by the Government and also
by the Postal Department. Even small issues are
not resolved and resarted peacefully and takes its
own time just look after such demands. Grant of
FSC, incentive to WMT, OTA, Honororium are some
among them. No periodical meeting or Departmental
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Council JCM over these 11/2 years.
The need of the hour is now to resist such
onslaughts with our full determination for which it
need the total and complete awareness of all these
issues to individual member of our organisation. The
workers of gross root level should aware and come
forward to resist such moves of the administration in
tooth and nail.
Just to create awareness of the problems and
also the need for total unity, it was proposed in the
NFPE Federal Executive held on 1-12-2007 to
organise state level conventions of all the unions of
NFPE in one platform which should consist of all
Branch/Divisional Secretaries and the Circle Office
Bearers. The convention is intended to have a close
interaction with the cream of leadership by the
leaders of the Federation and All India Unions. The
main purpose of such convention is to galvanise the
members regarding the need of adopting serious
trade union activities.
The Federal executive held on 1-12-2007 also
decided to organize a serious programme of action
culminating in indefinite strike in consultation with
Postal JCA. It was also decided to submit a detailed
annexure on all pending sectional issues of all
affiliates. We shall be prepared to take up the
programme effectively.
Similarly the National Executive of the
Confederation has decided on 9-12-2007 in its
Bangalore session that the entirety of our
membership shall be prepared for a serious agitation
if the VI CPC submits negative recommendations
on basic issues. In addition the Confederation
National Executive has called upon to launch a
programme or action from 3rd January to 11th
January on other issues like Bonus ceiling,
Compassionate appointments etc.
We are always to be ready for struggle for the
cause of Postal and its fraternity. We have to fight.
Struggle is inevitable. Everything so far achieved is
through struggle only.
May this new year bring a message of unity
for struggle and struggle for unity and create
awareness among all our members and strengthen
our unity for the betterment of the future.
Wish the readers a Happy & Prosperous New
Year 2008..............
1 JANUARY, 2008
 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi - 110001
CIRCULAR
PF/01[e]/3/2007 Dated 4th December 2007
To
All Office Bearers of NFPE
All General / Circle Secretaries.
Federal Executive of NFPE
Dear Comrade,
The Federal Executive of NFPE met for the first
time after the 7th Federal Council Session on 1st
December 2007. Comrade D.K.Rahate the President
of NFPE presided over the Executive.The meeting
condoled the sad demise of departed leaders Com.
Ajoy Bhowmik [Leader of CG Employees - WB];
Com.Chandra Gupta [Ex-Dy.General Secretary P4];
Com. Ravinder Sharma [P3 Punjab Circle Secretary];
Mrs. Promila Sharma [w/o Ravinder Sharma] and all
who laid down their lives for the cause of working class.
All General Secretaries and Office Bearers of NFPE
attended except one comrade due to unavoidable
reasons. The Executive had the benefit of presence of
our Ex-Secretary General Com.C.C.Pillai and Deputy
Secretary General Com. Des Raj Sharma as special
invitees. These two leaders addressed the Executive
also. The deliberations of the Federal Executive
Members were deep on all issues and the Secretary
General's Report helped concentrating the issues at
hand.
The highlights and the decisions taken in the Executive
meeting is as under:
1. 30th October Strike: The strike performance
of Postal Employees has considerably improved in
comparison to earlier one-day strikes in many circles.
The unity of postal workers established through a joint
platform and the demands gripping the minds of our
employees contributed to the success of the strike.
But more than rejoicing the success of strike in many
circles and wings of the NFPE and congratulating
them, it was the weaknesses and non-participation of
employees in certain areas and wings caused concern
in the meeting of the Executive. It was noted that
unless and otherwise these areas of weaknesses are
removed through organisational measurers we cannot
bring compulsions on the Government to settle our
justified demands. And we cannot afford to allow any
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deliberate inaction on the part of our leaders holding
the leadership at any level to fail to perform their
organisational responsibilities during the time of
struggles and strikes as expected from them and take
their own line of indiscipline against the decision of
the all India Organisations.
2. Recognition of Federation: The Federal
Executive noted that despite our complying with all
the directives of DOPT, the Department of Posts is
delaying unnecessarily to grant recognition to the
eligible Federations. The Department of Posts has
asked us now to amend the names of the 'Unions'
into 'Associations' in the Constitution of NFPE. The
Secretary General has already replied to the
Department that since the existing unions were
recognized by the Government already with the
nomenclature of 'Unions', the question of changing it
as 'Association' is not feasible. It was also pointed
out that in all earlier communications of DOPT and
the Department the reference was always as 'Unions/
Associations' and therefore there should not be any
further delay in grant of recognition. The Federal
Executive has noted that recognition of NFPE is
very important in the background of expected
recommendations of Pay Commission and to
negotiate all issues of regular employees of Postal
Department in proper negotiating forums. Therefore
it was resolved that any further delay should be met
by our agitations by making it as the first demand of
our future Charter of Demands.
3. Resolutions of Federal Council: The
Resolutions of the Federal Council as finalized would
be published in the next issue of Postal Crusader.
4. Confederation and common issues: The
Federal Executive noted that the 6th Pay Commission
is expected to submit its recommendations at any
time before February 2008. The rumours flouted in the
media, though denied by the 6th CPC, cannot be totally
baseless and if so the minimum pay scale to Group D
as printed in the media could not be accepted at any
cost. It was decided by the Executive that our viewpoint
that a struggle through Confederation and JCM Steering
Committee will become unavoidable if the minimum of
Group D pay scale goes below 8000/- shall be placed
before the National Executive meeting of Confederation
on 9th December at Bangalore.
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5. On Bonus Ceiling: The Executive noted that
despite all the efforts of the Confederation and the JCM
Staff Side the issue of bonus ceiling is yet to be granted
to CG Employees. There is growing unrest amongst
the CG Employees. The issue stands raised on the
floor of the Parliament by Members of Parliament also.
The Executive noted that this is an issue on which a
common stand should be taken by the Steering
Committee of JCM Organisations to pressurize the
Finance Ministry to issue orders immediately. It was
resolved to suggest to the National Executive of
Confederation on 9th December that we should
continue our agitational programme of action and
political intervention to clinch the issue.
6. Postal Employees Issues: The Department
of Posts is yet to implement many of its
commitments held out in the gist of negotiations
during April 2007. The going back on its assurance
on formation of a Judicial Committee for GDS; the
intention of the Department to go ahead with more
and more Franchisee outlets as per its 11th Plan
Document; the delay being caused in recognizing
the Federations; the continued applicability of
Screening Committee; the going back on its word
to regularize RRR candidates; the non-absorption
of full time and part time Casual Labourers; the delay
in filling up residual vacancies in many circles; the
delay in granting notional promotions to LSG in
many circles etc are causing great concern.
Therefore a serious agitational programme
culminating in indefinite strike has become
necessary. The exact nature of programme and the
dates on which the programme and the strike action
shall take place will be decided in consultation with
the FNPO in the All India Postal JCA. A
Comprehensive Charter of Demands including an
Annexure containing union wise sectional issues
will be prepared for the above programme of action.
7. Financial Review: The improvement in
receipt of Rs.10/- per member NFPE Fund is very
slow and not sufficient to overcome the financial crisis.
The Executive therefore endorsed the Secretary
General's presentation that in addition to making
appeals in circulars the leadership should directly
undertake organisational measurers to reach out
entire rank and file.
8. Organisation: In order to galvanize the whole
movement - to educate the leaders at divisional and
branch level on issues like organising a joint struggle
on postal issues; organising a common movement if
Pay Commission denies justified scale of pay and
other benefits; tasks connected with the next
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membership verification programme that may come
up next April 2008; strengthening the finance of NFPE
etc the Federal Executive of NFPE has decided to
call upon the Circle Secretaries of NFPE Unions
in all circles to hold a joint state level
convention of Circle Office Bearers and
Divisional and Branch Secretaries of all affiliated
Unions/Associations of NFPE and also with GDS
Union in each circle between January and March
next year as per the time table the Federal
Secretariat will suggest. The Secretary General and
all the General Secretaries of NFPE shall participate
in all Conventions. This is a very major organisational
activity and Circle Secretaries of NFPE Unions/
Associations are expected to plan collectively for the
success of the Conventions.
9. Re-organisation of Postal C-O-C: As part of
organisational measure the Federal Executive of NFPE
also decided to form as well as re-organise the Circle
Postal Co-Coordinating Committees under the new by-
laws to be finalized by the Federal Secretariat soon.
The importance of C-O-C is that it can only play the
role of a unifier and organizer of successful movement.
It was decided that the Circle Secretaries and
Circle Presidents of all affiliated Circle Unions/
Associations of NFPE and also the GDS Union
shall be the members of the re-organised Postal
C-O-C. The members of the C-O-C will elect the
Office Bearers of the C-O-C viz the President,
Convener and the Treasurer during the state level
convention mentioned above.
10. GDS Committee: The Federal Executive
noted that FNPO and some other Unions submitted
Memorandum to Nataraja Murti Committee and that
the AIPEDEU GDS Union also directed all members
to submit memorandum to Nataraja Murti
Committee through the SSPOs after holding
demonstrations etc. In this background the
Federal Executive of NFPE unanimously
decided that the detailed Memorandum on
GDS issues already prepared by the NFPE
should be submitted to the VI Pay Commission
along with our observations as to why we are
submitting it to the Sixth Pay Commission.
11. Unity of Regular employees and GDS: The
Federal Executive of NFPE noted with concern that
despite the earnest efforts taken by the Secretary
General and the General Secretary P3, the General
Secretary of GDS Union continue to publish anti-NFPE
write ups in the union journal. The Executive endorsed
the Secretary General's presentation that the GDS
Union should create a conducive atmosphere for
unity by withdrawing its letter of objection
submitted to the Secretary [P] over the outcome
of the 7th Federal Council and take out the NFPE
from the list of respondents from all its pending
court cases.
12. PSS Group 'B': The Federal Executive has
noted that the issue of PSS Group B examination in
relation to the subjects pending in the old
departmental council JCM was discussed between
the General Secretaries of P3, R3, Admn Unions.
While it was resolved that we should demand
appropriate increase of share in PSS Group B posts
in consonance with the surrendering of 1/3rd
promotional avenue to IPO posts and to modify the
eligibility of PAs/SAs to write the competitive
examination on completion of 20 years service
irrespective of their status. It was resolved further that
the issue would be discussed with the General
Secretary of Postal Accounts also by other General
Secretaries and then a uniform stand would be
projected by the Federation before the Department
for settlement.
13. WFTU / UNI: The Federal Executive noted that
the NFPE has participated in the recently held Asia
Pacific Regional Conference of World Federation of
Trade Unions in New Delhi. NFPE is a member of
the Trade Union International [TUI], which is affiliated
to the WFTU. The invitation extended by the Union
Network International [UNI], another world body of
trade unions in which most of the Postal and
Telecommunications Unions are members, was
considered. We also noted that in the past also
NFPE has attended the international seminars
organised by them on invitation. It was therefore
resolved that while we continue to associate with the
TUI and WFTU, we can accept the invitation of UNI
and participate in the future meetings of UNI for which
we are invited by UNI and to explore the possibility of
pursuing the common struggle at the international
arena.
14. German Study Tour: The Federal Executive
noted that for the first time the Department of Posts is
taking the representatives of staff side to an
international study tour and welcomed the move. The
Executive noted that some General Secretaries of
recognized Unions/Associations could not be included
in this tour of Germany. However it was resolved that
the Federation would pursue with the department to
evolve a formula to be adopted in future for such
international tours in which staff side members are
also included.
15. Uniform: On the demand of the P4 Union
[NFPE] the Department has called for opinion on
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changing the colour of the uniform. The Federal
Executive has decided to seek khaki colour
uniforms instead of blue with good quality terrycot
cloth.
15. Jodhpur Court case: The Executive has
resolved to request Comrade Des Raj Sharma Ex-
Deputy Secretary General to continue to assist the
NFPE in looking after the court case at Jodhpur High
Court in which NFPE is a defendant.
16. Postal Crusader: It has been resolved to fix the
annual subscription of Postal Crusader as Rs.60/- and
individual copy @ Rs.5/- from the issue of January
2008 to meet the escalating cost of printing of the
monthly organ of the Federation. NFPE requests the
branch secretaries to enroll atleast five annual
subscription from each branch union to increase the
circulation of the journal.
16. Solidarity to BSNL Strike: The BSNL
Employees under the banner of United Forum of
BSNL Employees Unions are launching a one-day
strike on 12th December 2007. We remembered with
gratitude that they extended solidarity to the Postal
and CG Employees on 30th October 2007 strike and
whenever we were on strikes. The Federal Executive
of NFPE has therefore resolved to call upon the entire
branches of NFPE to show solidarity to the striking
BSNL Employees by holding solidarity
demonstrations at all our branches on 12th
December 2007.
17. Quota to Confederation: All branches have to
remit their quota to confederation @ 1/- per member
per year in the month of January. The Executive
requests all Affiliated All India Unions/Associations
to ensure remittance of the same to the Confederation
without fail.
Let us get into the task:
Comrades, The task is cut out for all of us by
the higher managing body of the NFPE. Let us take
a resolve that all the decisions would be
implemented with all seriousness to register marked
advancement in the organisational activities at all
levels. The Circle Secretaries are requested that they
may kindly take out copies of this circular of NFPE
and send to all divisional and branch secretaries
under their circles.
With Regards,
Comradely Yours
[K.Ragavendran]
Secretary General
4 JANUARY, 2008
 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.JCA/2/2007 Dated : 15th December 2007

POSTAL JCA CALL UPON TO LAUNCH

PROGRAMME OF ACTION
Dear Comrades/Colleagues,
The Postal Joint Council of Action of NFPE and
FNPO notes with deep concern that the Government
has taken a negative and unjustified stand to deny the
benefit of increase in bonus ceiling for the CG
Employees from 2500/- to 3500/- even after the
amendment of Bonus Act by the Government.
The Postal JCA finds that despite our launching
of a nationwide protest demonstrations last month and
sending of telegrams/savingrams to Hon'ble Finance
Minister as per the call of the Confederation Central
Government Employee, the Government has chosen
to ignore the justified voice of the central government
employees. The Staff Side has been told by the
Secretary (Finance) that the Government has decided
not to extend the above benefit to CG Employees.
The Staff Side has sharply reacted and communicated
that a show down would become inevitable if the
Government don't come forward to settle the issue.
Similarly we could find that the Government has
taken retrograde stand on many issues including lifting
the 5% cap on compassionate appointments. The
CGHS rates in cities except Delhi have been reduced
arbitrarily by the government causing denial lf treatment
to beneficiaries in specialist hospitals; 16 Arbitration
Awards are yet to be accepted by the Government;
and daily rated mazdoors are yet to be regularized.
The Postal JCA of NFPE and FNPO has
therefore decided to endorse and implement the
following call of the Confederation of CG Employees
with the addition of withdrawal of SLP on RRR
Candidates, in a united manner to mobilize the entirety
of the Postal Employees behind the Charter. The 5
point charter of demands is not directly related to 6th
Pay Commission and settlement is over due.
Charter of Demands :
1. Remove 5% cap on Compassionate
Appointment and also withdraw the SLP filed
in the Supreme Court against absorption of RRR
Candidates;
2. Revising Bonus for 2006-07 on account of
revision of ceiling;
3. Regularisation of daily rated workers;
4. Implementation of 16 Arbitration Awards;
5. Enter into MOU with specialist hospitals on
CGHS rates for in-patient treatment and various
pathological tests to cities other than Delhi.
Programme of Action :
1. Badge wearing and mobilization of employees
on 03-01-2008;
2. Relay Dharna from 7th January to 10th Jan,
2008 followed by a March to Lt. General/
Governors/Prime Minister on 11-01-2008 to
present a Memorandum;
3. To take up the issues through a memorandum
with all MPS by the C-O-Cs of the respective
constituencies and by CG Employees Unions.
Where no C-O-C is in existence.
Dear Comrades,
The Postal JCA of NFPE and FNPO once again
call upon the Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries of
all Unions/Associations to make the above programme
a grand success. We request the Circle Secretaries
to circulate this call to their divisional and branch
secretaries, directing them to conduct the programme
of action unitedly by the unions/associations of both
the Federations along with other CG Employees in
their areas.
Let us March ahead to compel the Government
to concede our jsut and legitimate demands.
Comradely Yours,
D.Theagarajan K.Ragavendran
Secy. Gen.-FNPO Secy. Gen. - NFPE

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 PROGRAMME OF STATE CONVENTIONS
South/South West 11. Jharkhand - 13.3.08 (Ranchi)
1. Andhra - 5-2-08 (Vijayawada) 12. Bihar - 14.3.08 (Patna)
2. Tamilnadu - 6-2-08 (Chennai) 13. U.P. - 15.3.08 (Lucknow)
3. Karnataka - 7-2-08 (Bangalore) 14. M.P. - 18.3.08 (Bhopal)
4. Kerala - 8-2-08 (Calicut) 15. Chattisgarh - 19.3.08 (Raipur)
5. Maharashtra - 10-2-08 (Mumbai) North West/West
East/North 16. Uttarakhand - 23.3.08 (Dehradun)
6. Delhi - 4-3-08 (Delhi) 17. H.P. - 24.3.08 (Shimla)
7. Orissa - 6-3-08 (Cuttack) 18. Punjab - 25.3.08 (Chandigarh)
8. West Bengal - 7-3-08 (Kolkata) 19. Haryana - 26.3.08 (Ambala)
9. Assam - 9-3-08 (Guwahati) 20. J & K - 27.3.08 (Jammu)
10. North East - 11.3.08 (Shillong) 21. Rajasthan - 29.3.08 (Jaipur)
22. Gujarat - 30.3.08 (Ahmedabad)
WELL DONE KOLKATA GPO
COMRADES
RURAL INDIA
v In 60 years we have never solved the land
issues.
v Over 85% rural households are either
landless, sub marginal, marginal or farmers.
v The average monthly per capita expenditure
(MPCE) of the Indian farm household is Rs. 503.
All India Postal Employees Union Group 'C', This is the National average, mixing giant landlords
Postmen & Group 'D', Kolkata GPO Branch, West and tiny landholders. About 60% of this Rs.503 is
Bengal Circle, organized a Voluntary Blood Donation spent on food. There are countless households for
Camp on 23.11.2007 (Friday) at Registration Delivery whom the MPCE is not Rs. 503, but only Rs. 225.
Department, Kolkata GPO. The Central Blood Bank, v The lower 50% of the rural households owe
Kolkata, conducted the said camp. Director, Kolkata
only 3.5% of the total land ownership. Whereas
GPO, Smt. Sheuli Barman, inaugurated the camp.
the top ten per cent of rural house hold own well
An interactive seminar on "Blood Donation" was also
over 50% of the lands.
conducted on 21.11.2007 (Wednesday). Lot of
enthusiasm was observed amongst the members of v Today, the direction of policy on farming is
staff to make the blood donation camp a success. simple in it's main idea. To take Agriculture out of
A total of 76 (seventy six) donors voluntarily donated the hands of farmers and place it firmly in the hands
their blood and amongst them there were 10(ten) of large corporations.
ladies. The camp was organized under the active v The price of cotton that our farmers gets,
leadership of Com. Soumen Bandopadhyay, collapses by the season. Over a million bales of
President of the Branch Union and Com. US cotton, with huge subsidies attached to it, was
Sachidananda Biswas, Secretary of the Branch dumped in 2001-02. This not challenged. Duties
Union. Com. Janardan Majumder, Circle Secretary, are not raised.
P-III, West Bengal Circle and Com. Nirmal Chandra
Dey, Circle Secretary, P-IV, West Bengal Circle,
v Govt. tells us over 1, 12,000 farmers have
also attended the camp and gave valuable speech committed suicide since 1993. These suicides are
to encourage the blood donors. driven by debt.
Well done Comrades. (Hindu. 09.08.07)

BHARTIYA POST 6 JANUARY, 2008

 "Recent Supreme Court verdicts militate
against interests of working class".
Memorandum submitted to Chief Justice of India
The Labour Law Practitioners' Association has
expressed concern at the recent trend of Supreme
Court decisions going against the interests of the
people as well as the apex court.
In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Justice
of India, Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, who was in
Chennai last week, the association listed several
judgements and said they had "emboldened employers
and strengthened the coffers of private entrepreneurs,
leaving working people in a state of distress."
The memorandum, signed by the association
president, N.G.R. Prasad, said: "It is unfortunate
that recently the Supreme Court has directed the
formation of a larger Bench to reconsider the famous
Bangalore Water Supply Board case rendered in
1978, which every right thinking citizen thought had
settled what is an 'industry' under the Industrial
Disputes Act."
But now, the court had "exhibited undue
anxiety for the employers, "and had stated that
overemphasis on the right of the workers and the
curtailment of the rights of the employers to
organise their business had resulted in larger
industrial claims, it said. "These observations of
the Supreme Court had a debilitating effect on
the minds of the workers. These observations are
not in tune with the Constitution, but in tune with
the economic policy of Liberalisation,
Privatisation, and Globalisation, shortly known
as LPG."
Pointing out that the order did not refer to
constitutional promises, Mr. Prasad said: "That it
is not the Preamble and the Directive Principles
of State Policy, which is their goal, but the
economic policies of LPG that matters, is clear
from the other recent judgements of the Supreme
Court."
While the earlier orders of the Supreme Court
had stated in "unmistakable terms" that contract
labour was an exploitative system and should be put
an end to, now the court quashed a 1976 notification
abolishing contract labour. The court has said that
"employees will have no right to automatic absorption,
but will have to stand in the que for fresh employment
along with others, exept that they may be entitled to
some preference in the matter of direct employment.
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But there is no guarantee of employment on abolition.
They would lose even the little employment that they
had, before contract labour was abolished.
'Judicial retreat'
A further 'judicial retreat' had come in the form
of Umadevi's case, where the Supreme Court held that
if a person had not been recruited by following the
rules relating to normal recruitment, then he would
not be entitled to any regularisation, no matter how
many years he had worked or even if he had worked
on low wages. "Therefore the supreme Court puts a
premium on the employers who had employed a person
without following the recruitment process for years,"
Mr. Prasad said in the memorandum.
Section 11-A of the ID Act, which empowered
tribunals to give relief to workers, had been
"judicially repealed" he said, adding. "Now the
Supreme Court has held that even if a dismissal is
not justified, the employee cannot claim back wages.
Even in the matter of illegal retrenchment, the
Supreme Court had made it clear that reinstatement
is not the normal rule as held earlier. Now the
question of a poor worker, who had been dismissed,
getting relief in courts has become a little too
remote.
"The working class feels totally disarmed in
today's world of Liberalisation, where they are
exposed to long hours, low wages and insecurity
of employment. It is at this hour, the Supreme Court
is expected to give a helping hand to the working
people. Far from it, they are emphasising the rights
of employers against whom employees are
expected to be protected," the memorandum said.
"With growing liberalisation and
privatisation and the system becoming more
exploitative, the people tend to strike. Even this
minimal democratic expression has been sought
to be put an end to by the Supreme Court in T.K.
Rengarajan Case, where nearly 2.5 lakhs
employees were dismissed without inquiry when
their existing benefits were sought to be taken
away by holding that employees have no right to
strike even if it is justified. This reminds us all of
Oliver Twist being turned out of Poor Law home
for asking for more," it added.
(Courtesy : The Hindu, 08.11.2007)
 LETTERS TO DEPARTMENT
Letter No.P/2-2/Cachar Dated : 02.11.2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Post
l Arbitary downgradation of Cachar division
in Assam Circle.
The Circle office has caused instructions to
downgrade the Cachar division from class I to Group
B and Silchar HPO from Gazetted to HSG I due to
implementation of Fifth cadre review of officers.
The Cachar Postal Division is the biggest
division in the Assam Circle with maximum out turn
annually. A comparatively study of above (Class I)
division in the Assam Circle shows that the down
gradation of Cachar division is with out any reasonable
justification.

Categories SSP Cachar Division SSP Kamrup SSRM RMS (GH)

Division Division
HPO 3 Nos 2 Nos Ghy stg
Gazetted P O 1 Nos 1 Nos Ghy RMS
HOS 3 Nos 1 Nos SRO Rangia
SOS 103 Nos 76 Nos SRO New Bongaigao
BOS 504 Nos 225 Nos SRO North Lakhimpur
ESOs 4 Nos Nil TMO Tezpur
P&T Dispensary 1 Nos 2 Nos
Postal Sub Division 7 Nos 3 Nos
It may mentioned here that the Cachar Postal Division comprises of 4 district namely Cachar, Hailakandi,
N.C. Hill., and Karimganj which is in the international border with Bangladesh with area covered by the SSP
and population as per 2001census is mentioned below.

Sr. No. Name of District Area Covered (Sq KM) Population in lakh
(2001 Census)
1 Cachar 3798 14,73,156
2 Karimganj 1812 10,28,688
3 Hailakan 1491 6,69,986
4 N. C. Hill 4893 1,79,189
5 Total 11994 33,69,019
Under the above comparison it may be brought Circle which was upgraded to the status of Sr. Post
to your kind notice that a total of more than 1500 Master from the Postmaster in the year 1984 looking
employees are under the administrative control of Sr. into its transaction which has increased drastically
Supdt. of Post office and if the proposed down gradation along with the increase in population with in the
is implemented it would sent a wrong message. municipality area the statistical data shows that the
While in the case of Silchar Head Post Office down gradation of the Silchar Head Post Office is also
which is the second biggest Post Office in the Assam not at all justified.
Categories Account Categories Account Categories Account
S/B A/C 97,170 Nos R/D A/C 74,151 Nos T/D A/C 17,731
Holder Holder Holder

Categories Account Categories Account Categories Account

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

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In addition to the above data the transaction in term of
other Postal service may be presumed by the growing
population and logic and norms by which the office
was upgraded earlier. Even the sanctioned staff
strength of the Silchar Head Post Office show that a
total of 141 employees are working under the control
of Sr. Postmaster (Gazetted) with 56 S.O.s and some
branches in two shift. A Silchar town which is growing
fast in area and population a Class II Gazetted officer
is required in the Silchar Head Post Office to maintain
the administrative and Public relationship to settle all
the claims of the customer and a class I officer for the
Division for prompt decision making in the
administrative line.
It is learnt that the Chief PMG has also sent
proposal to modify the down gradation and there is
scope to downgrade one post in the circle office.
It is therefore requested to reconsider and
withdraw the down gradation orders of both the division
& HO immediately.
A line in reply about the action taken in highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/4-1 Dated- 03.11.2007 addressed to the
Secretary, Department of Post
l Non Settlement or improvement in the
assured items- protracted delay in causing orders-
request personal intervention.
A kind attention is invited to the discussions
we had on 28.9.07 and the directions, you had given
to the DDG (P) in our presence in resolving the burning
following issues.
1. LSG, HSG II & HSG I Promotions:
While we discussed about the non completion
of LSG Promotion process in many Circles like Bihar,
U.P. Gujarat, Rajasthan, A. P. etc, and also non
according due HSG II & HSG I promotions, you have
informed that a cut off date will be fixed and all the
DPS & APMG staff will be invited and sort out all the
pending issues. No improvement could be seen. The
position remains static.
It is also instructed to the DDG (P) to depute
one of the officers to Orissa Circle to sort out the
mistakes in notional promotion. The assurance given
in April 07 to depute Director (SPN) to rectify the
mistakes in notional promotion has not yet been
honoured. The senior officials are retiring every month
with out availing any benefits.
2. Filling up of Residual Vacancies
During discussions, you have directed the DDG
(P) to cause immediate instructions to all circle heads
to fill up all the pending residual vacancies irrespective
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of the years of unfilled and there is no need to obtain
revival sanction etc to fill up such posts. No instruction
has been emanated from your office so far. The Circle
Heads are taking a ruse under seeking clarifications
for their inaction to fill up the residual vacancies.
This serious issue is being delayed despite your
assurances and instructions.
3. Fixing incentive to WUMT services etc.
It was assured to fix incentive for the works like
Western Union money transfer, processing of Pass
Port applications, I.M.O etc. it was also assured to
instruct all the circle heads to fix incentive at the time
of introduction of any new service and supply the copy
of the instruction to Unions. We could see no
improvement in the assurance.
4. Shortage of Staff
It was assured on 28.09.07 to formulate a new
scheme of engaging retired postal employees to
manage the shortage of staff with fixed remuneration.
Similarly it was assured to issue instructions
to all the circle heads to grant OTA to manage the
shortage in the Post offices.
It was assured to revise the LGO exam syllabus
and conduct a special exam in Nov'07 to fill up the
Vacant Posts.
It is constrained to note that no order is issued
in these three vital issues confronting the Postal
employees at base levels.
5. Withdrawal of irregular order dt 21.05.07
on declination of LSG
While requesting to withdraw the order dt.
21.05.07 on declining the regular LSG Promotion
affecting BCR, you have agreed that LSG is the regular
promotion and TBOP & BCR are financial upgradation
and the order is the arbitary and instructed the DDG
(P) to withdraw the instruction.
This has not been implemented far.
In short, all the assurances and directions to
DDG (P) you have given on 28.09.07 have not been
carried out or implemented and we are very much fed
up over the inordinated delay in mitigating the genuine
grievances of the staff which were agreed for settlement
in April 2007 itself. The staff are very much agitated
and it causes a concern.
It is once again requested kindly cause
appropriate action and orders on all the above items
without any further delay.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No.P/2-18/Rajasthan Cle Dated :03.11.2007
addressed to the Member (P) Department of Post
l Non-issue of LSG promotion (notional)
orders-Case of Rajasthan Circle.
It is brought to our notice that in Rajasthan
Circle, all the vacant LSG Posts have been filled up
with prospective effect and notional promotion as per
the instruction contained in Directorate letter no. 137-
4/2006-SPB I dt. 22.05.07 has not been carried out.
Despite clear instruction in the order cited in
Para Supra that a critical review may be carried out to
ensure notional promotions by the Head of the divisions
in the LSG upto the year 2002 and vacancies which
arose after the notification of RR Rules notified on
7.2.02 till 17.5.06 shall be filled up in terms of provisions
of R. R Rules 2002.
The notional promotion is not an one time
exercise and it should be applied as per the spirit of
instructions contained in letter dt. 22.05.07. Whereas
the Chief PMG, Rajasthan Circle has caused LSG
promotion with prospective effect.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
instructions to the Chief PMG, Rajasthan Circle to
rectify the mistake and recast the notional LSG
promotion as per the directorate instructions.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/2-8/HP Cle Dated : 03.11.2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Post
l Joint memorandum by Circle Unions
against Sri Kushan Vashishat, then SSPOs, Simla-
reg.
The copy of the Joint Memorandum submitted
by all the Circle Unions of Himachal Pradesh Circle
against the corrupt and Maladministration of the then
SSPOs, Simla Sri Kushal Vashishat addressed to the
Chief Postmaster General, Himachal circle which is
exhaustive on the subject is enclosed herewith for your
deterrent action.
The Chief PMG, H.P. Circle on receipt of the
memorandum has instituted a thorough probe on the
allegations and the enquiry is in progress. Whereas,
it is learnt that the said officer has been promoted and
posted to Chandigarh in the midst of enquiry. When a
prima facia case is there and instituted an enquiry by
the Chief PMG, it is not known that how this officer
has been promoted to next higher cadre. This has
causes a serious concern in H.P. Circle.
It is needless to say that to create the
confidence, sense of sincerity, honesty and devotion
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to duty amongst the Postal employees/officer, the
department must refrain in promoting and rewarding
such officers whose conduct has been challenged and
under clouds.
It is requested to take appropriate action and
order to continue the enquiry by keeping the promotion
orders issued to the said officer in abeyance.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited
Letter No. P/4-4 Dated : 03.11.2007 addressed to
the Secretary, Department of Post
l System managers- Grievances- request
settlement.
It is brought to our notice that the system
managers who are imparting training to employees at
the work place Training centre which are running
regional level are not being paid with any Teaching/
Coaching allowance. They may be paid with Teaching
Allowance.
In many divisions, the divisional head are
restricting the ceiling limit of Road mileage Allowance
to System's Manager which is practically impossible.
Since the system adminstrations have to travel long
distances to attend the problems at SOS, the
restriction of mileage allowance is unfair and arbitary.
At present, there is no working norms fixed to
system managers. Suitable work norms may be
considered. Similarly, there is no clear cut guidelines
from the directorate about the duties and
responsibilities of the Systems Managers. This should
be evolved and circulated.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/2-17/Bhatinda Dated : 20.11.2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Sale of Punjab State Mahalaxmi Bumper
Lottary Tickets through Post Offices-case of
Punjab Circle.
It is constrained to note that the Chief PMG,
Punjab Circle has started sale of Punjab State
Mahalaxmi Bumper Lottery Tickets through all HOs,
SOs & BOs with effect from 15.10.07.
It is much painful to see that the Chief PMG
stated that he desired to introduce the sale of Lottery
Tickets through Post offices only to ensure easy
availability of the State Lotteries to the general public.
In many states Lottery Tickets have been banned as
it deceive the gullible public. It is still termed as
authorised gambling in many parts of our country.
There should be some ethics and morale in the
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functioning of the Post office and its work. Such works
like sale of Lottery tickets, sale of 'Nirodh' etc will mar
the image of the department and the staff feel that
such kind of work will lower the dignity and their image.
We record our strong protest over these kinds of retail
business.
It is requested to withdraw the scheme at once
and cause instructions to all circle heads to desist
such kind of business work in the Post offices.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/2-1/Hyd. South East Dated : 20.11.2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Immediate shifting of OGH PO in Hyderabad
South East Division.
It is brought to our notice that recently the
largest mortuary in the twin cities of Hyderabad has
been shifted to Osmania General Hospital just nearby
the Post office is functioning.
Abovminable fowl smell is imminating from the
mortuary and the soiled waste which are being dumped
in front of the post office. A total Unhygenie condition
is prevailing in the Post office and causing health
hazards to the officials.
Despite the Circle administration visited the site
and assured to shift the PO, after realising that none
can sit for on hour continuously due to the horrible
foul smell imminating from the mortuary and the solid
waste, nothing has been done since six months. The
staff are very much frustrated and agitated.
It is therefore requested to cause immediate
action to provide better service condition to the official
working in the said post office forthwith.
Soliciting response,
Letter No. P/4-1/Staff Dated : 20.11.07 addressed to
the Secretary, Department of Post
l Improve the quality of delivery of mails and
effective Supervision by PRI (P)s.
It is brought to our notice that the Secretary
Department of Posts had issued a D.O. letter vide No.
3-39/2007- PG. Dt. 05.10.07. addressed to all Circle
Heads in which he directed them to create a pool of
PA/SA cadre officials so as to attend Court Cases on
behalf of the department.
The intention and the move initated is nothing
but to make free the over burden PRI (P) officials so
that they may hence forth attend promptly for ensuring
efficiency in Mail Transmission/ Delivery network
instead of attending court cases on behalf of the
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department as they are currently doing. It has also
been instructed in the same D.O. letter that a pool of
such PA/SA cadre officials be now onwards attached
to divisional office/regional office/ Circle office.
The gesture of the Secretary so as to relieve
the overburden PRI (P)s is welcome. However as per
the statutory rules framed by the Department, it is the
personal duty of the ASPOs or IPO cadre officers/
officials to represent the Department in the court of
law in both cognisable & non cognisable cases vide
rule 172- A III of Postal Manual volume V- 'Rule on
institution of criminal proceedings."
Thus, the engagement of PA/SA cadre officials
so as to attend court cases is totally in contradiction
with the existing statutory rules of the Department.
Furthermore in the prevailing acute shortage of
staff in PA/SA cadre, this will generate further shortage.
Above all, the PA/SA cadre officials are not having
any kind of experience/Knowledge in Indian Penal
Code, Code on Criminal procedure, Indian Evidence
Act etc so as to represent the Department in the court
of law or in different forums. In case if the court case
is not represented properly and the Department looses
any litigation and has to pay fine, the department may
also try to fix up responsibility on the shoulder of PA/
SA cadre officials representing the Department in the
said Court/Forum. As such, there is ample scope to
penalise PA/SA cadre officials for such omission for
which he can never be held responsible under the
purview of the existing statutory rules.
It is therefore requested to kindly fix up the
responsibility of court attendance etc in favour of the
Divisional Superintendent/ASPO/IPO cadre officers/
officials as is laid down in the statutory rules.
A line in reply is highly solicited.
Letter No. P/2-4/Durg Ho Dated : 20.11.2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Non Posting of SB qualified officials in SB
branch at Durg HO in Chatisgargh Circle.
It is brought to our notice that the following
officials who have passed SB aptitude Test have not
been considered for posting in SB branch since three
years whereas unqualified officials are being deployed
in SB/SC branch of Durg H.O.
1. Shri. P.S. Netam, SPM, Rajnandgaon Stadium
2. Shri. M.L. Bhocer, PA, Dongargaon.
3. Shri. A.M. Kannurkar, SPM, SAF lines, Bhilai:
4. Shri R.L. Verma, PA, Durg HO.
Apart from the above Shri S.P. Saha, PA.
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Rajnandgaon HO and the divisional Treasurer of this
union who passed SB aptitude exam has applied for
transfer under immunity transfer and also to SB branch
Durg. Similary the divisional Secretary Shri V.K.
Agarwal PA, C.C. Bhilai who is also a SB qualified
official applied for transfer to Durg HO as S.B. P.A.
All the officials have already represented to
DPS, Raipur and their cases have not been considered
so far.
It is requested to intervene and render justice
to the aggrieved eligible officials who are deprived of
their dues.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/2-22/Midnapore Dated : 22.11.07
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Conveyance of cash with police escort-
Problems there on.
The present limit for conveyance of cash is not
commensurate with the requirement in many offices
and the SPMs are unauthorisedly remitting more cash
beyond the limit to the cash offices in order to clear
the surplus by taking risks.
The Police authorities, in general, do not come
for escort for such cash remittances and thus the
remittance of cash become more risky. Our earlier
request to insure the cash remittances of Post offices
has not so for been considered and decided.
In Midnapore, the Police authorities are
enquiring the Quantum of cash to be conveyed and if
the amount crosses lakhs, they are providing escorts.
Recently, the SPM, Khargpur in Midnapore division
has been charge sheeted by the SSPOs under Rule
16 for merely intimating the quantum of cash to be
remitted to the Police authorities. This causes a
concern.
The following things have to be decided at the
earliest.
1. The present cash limit should be enhanced up to
one lakh per individiual.
2. Cash collection van should be arranged in all
bigger towns and the officials should be asked to
take unwarranted risks in cash remittances.
3. Insuring the remittance amount be explored.
4. The officials should not be penalised or brought
under contributory factor for the cash if any theft
or lost beyond the capacity of the official who is
engaged for the cash remittance.
It is requested to consider the above and cause
appropriate orders early.
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A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/2-22/Midnapore Dated : 22.11.07
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Posting of Permanent divisional head to
Midnapore division in West Bengal Circle.
It is brought to our notice that there is no
permanent SSPOs posted in the said division since
two years. The officers, who have been posted for two
or three months during these periods, took no initiate
to discuss and settle the divisional problems. It further
hampers all types of developmental activities and
progress in the business aspects.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
instructions to the Chief PMG, West Bengal to post a
permanent hand as the divisional head immediately
to this division.
Soliciting response.
Letter No. P/2-22/Sikkim Dated : 22.11.07 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Provision of Heaters etc to the Pos in
Darjeeling & Sikkim divisions in West Bengal
Circle.
The officials working in Darjeeling & Sikkim
divisions are facing lot of problems during winter season
where the mercury remains minus 4 or 5 degree
celecious.
The heating arrangements as provided in NE
Circle has not been provided in any Post offices in
both the divisions due to inadequate allotment of funds
for this purpose.
It is requested to provide adequate funds and
provide necessary heating arrangements to the POs
situated in Darjeeling and Sikkim Divisions.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/2-15/Shillong Dated : 22.11.07
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Payment of licence fee for the Quarters
allotted to R JCM at Shillong in N.E. Circle.
Ref: This Union letter of even no dt. 17.11.07.
Anent reference, it is rather constrained to note
that the Chief PMG, NE Circle has asked the Secretary,
RJCM, to vacate the Quarters allotted for RJCM as
the quarters are meant for needy staff and cannot be
used for any purpose. Further, she informed that the
staff side can hold their meetings in the canteen or
Recreation Hall.
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 This is nothing but to create provocation and
unrest in the region. Earlier, the Staff side Secretary has
been asked to pay double the licence fee as penal rate.
It is requested to intervene immediately and
direct to withdraw such instructions and maintain
transquility with the service unions.
Letter No. P/2-17/Bhatinda Dated : 22.11.07 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Non drawal of due HRA to the officiating
Postmaster, Bhatinda, Ho in Punjab Circle- C/o
Smt Balwinder Kaur BCR PA.
Ref: (i) This Union letter of even no. dt. 14.02.2007
(ii)Yr. Letter no. 4-16/2007-PAP dt. 05.03.07
Apropos reference, I wish to draw your kind
attention that after your intervention, the due HRA for
three months had been sanctioned by the SSPOs
Bhatinda and thereafter there is no action in this regard.
According to the Directorate orders vide letter
no. 10-4/2003- Bldg dt 06.05.03, the power of
suspension of Quarters has been vested with the Circle
head.
Neither the SSPOs, Bhatinda has sent proposal
for suspension of quarters beyond three months to
Circle head nor the Chief PMG, Punjab Circle has
initiated action and mitigated the griveance of the
official by according the suspension of Quarters for
the remaining Period.
Further it is most painful that the official has
been denied due officiating pay which is against to
the statutory rules and faced loss in emoluments due
to her officiation in higher post due to non drawal of
HRA.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
orders in this regard and arrange to pay the dues to
the official at the earliest.
Letter No. P/2-22/Tamluk Dated : 22.11.07 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Fixing of Uniform rate of incentive for
computerised work in POs.
The Chief PMG, West Bengal Circle has fixed
Rs. 0.50 per S. B. data entry work for creation of
Accounts and Rs. 0.15 for the subsequent posting of
deposit/Withdrawal for the computerised work.
The order did not contain about the quantum of
incentive to the supervisors and also for other works.
The arrangement is made by the Circle to manage the
acute shortage of staff.
If similar kind of orders is issued at Directorate
level for the uniform application of the same besides
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fixing due incentive for supervisory work and also other
works, it will be purposeful to manage the existing
shortage and also to avoid pendancy of work.
It is therefore requested to consider the same
and cause orders at the earliest.
Letter No. P/4-11/Strike Period Dated : 22.11.07
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Treatment of Strike Period - regarding.
The operative portion of the DOPT orders
contained in OM. No. 41016/1(S)- Estt(B) dt. 01.05.91,
circulated by the Directorate vide its letter No. 51/ 10-
91 SPB II dt. 31.07.91 & again vide No 8-8/2001 SR
dt. 08.01.02 about treating of Strike period of CG
employees, is interalia:-
"It is not enough that the employees attend the
place of work. The must put in the work allotted to
them. It is for the work and not for the mere attendance
that the wages/Salaries are paid."
"It is clear that wages are payable only if
contract employments fulfilled and not otherwise.
Hence, when the workers do not put in the allotted
work or refuse to do it, they would not be entitled to
the wages proportionately."
The staff side of the RJCM Maharastra Circle
has taken this issue and requested action as per para
supra against the employees who attended duty but
not carried out any work on 14.12.06. The decision
has arrived in the RJCM to cause instructions to all
regional heads to take action accordingly.
Since, this is applicable to all, it is requested
to cause uniform application of the orders in all Circles
Letter No. P/2-13/Maharastra Cle Dated : 22.11.07
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Periodical meeting with PMG (FP & Mktg),
Mumbai - reg.
Consequent upon the upgradation of Director,
Foreign Post to Postmaster General (FP & mktg), the
periodical meetings are not conducted in Maharastra
Circle. This has resulted in accumulation of staff
problems.
When the issue was discussed in the RCM,
the Chief PMG had replied that it is yet to decide that
the status of the Foreign Post whether to function as
Circle or other wise and decide about the periodical
meetings.
It is requested to cause instructions to grant
Bimonthly meeting with PMG FP & Mktg to Circle
Union and monthly meeting with the Director incharge
of Foreign Post for the divisional Union which is in
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practice in other circles.
Soliciting response,
Letter No. P/4-11/Trade Union Dated : 22.11.07
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Irregular grant of Trade Union facilities to
Postal Supervisors Association-case of Punjab
Circle.
It is brought to our notice that the Chief PMG,
Punjab Circle of Chandigarh has granted trade union
facilities to the All India Postal Supervisors Association
of Punjab Circle vide his letter No. Union/11-19/07 dt.
14.907. contrary to the rulings on the subject.
There is no membership for the said Association
as per the declarations submitted as on 30.04.07 in
all the divisions.
The circle association has been formed recently
without any membership.
The Circle Treasurer Sri Yashpal, LSG PA
Jalandhar City has given letter to Sr. PM Jalandhar on
06.08.07 stating that he has been elected as Circle
Treasurer of the said association and hence stop the
recovery of his subscription to National Union. These
is no such provision to stop recovery in between the
financial year and becoming member of other Union.
Similar is the case of Sri Dalip Kumar Chopra,
the Circle Secretary of the said association who
withdraw his membership from National Union on
06.08.07 after his election as Circle Secretary. The
copy of the letters are enclosed for ready reference.
It is therefore requested to cause instructions
to Chief PMG Punjab Circle to withdraw the recognition
mistakenly accorded to the said association and avoid
such occurrences in future.
Soliciting immediate action.
Letter No. P/2-22/Belgharia Dated : 01.11.2007
addressed to the DDG (P), Department of Post
l Stepping up of Pay case of Smt. Bandana
Roy PM (HSG I), Belgharia HO in West Bengal.
The above said official has applied for stepping
up of pay with her junior Sri Pramod Bhusan Karmakar
in 1997 itself after the implementation of Fifth Pay
Commission and it is stated that the Chief PMG West
Bengal has referred the case to Directorate vide his
letter No. A & P/B/9-5/2/97 dt. 13.5.98.
The Directorate has called for the service books
of the both officials and the case is being dealt under
the case mark of No. 2-70/98-PAP. the service books
were sent during 1999 itself and the same were still
lying at the Directorate.
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It is therefore requested to expedite approval
for the stepping up of pay and also return the service
books at the earliest.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/2-19/Salem East Dated : 30.11.2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Revision of Fee for issuing Postal identity
card.
At present, a meagre sum of Rs. 9/- in the shape
of postage stamp is being collected for issue of Postal
identity card which is largely used by the public for
availing Pass Port etc.
The fee requires revision. The fee is not
commensurating with the cost of work like application,
cost of Identity Card, verification etc and this may be
fixed as Rs. 100/- as charge. The amount can be
collected by issuing ACG 67 receipt.
It is requested to consider the suggestion and
intimate the decision at the earliest.
Letter No. P/2-22/CSD Kolkata Dated : 17.11.2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Non attending Civil work and electrical
work-case of Circle Stamp Depot building at
kolkata in West Bengal Circle.
It is brought to our notice that no civil or
Electrical work has been carried out for the existing
building since 1986.
The present dilapidated condition of the building
may cause any serious accident at any time.
It is requested to cause necessary instruction
to the Circle head to carry out the civil and Electrical
maintenance work forthwith to avoid any such
occurrence.
Soliciting response.
Letter No. P/2-22/CSD Kolkata Dated : 17.11.2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Fixing Norms/ Time Factors to Circle Stamp
Depot.
Since creation of Circle Stamp Depots during
1979, no norms has been fixed so far to justify the
workload and staff strength. Merely the staff from
neighbouring divisions are being deployed and the
posts are maintained with out any justified
augmentation.
It is therefore requested to fix work norms to
the C.S.D and augment adequate posts at the earliest.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
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Letter No. P/2-7/Hisar Dated : 17.11.2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Holding of DPC for ASPOS cadre- case of
Haryana Circle.
Out of 38 ASPOs Posts available in Haryana
Circle, 21 Inspector Posts are officiating as ASPOS.
Resultantly, the Postal Assts have been officiating in
Inspector Post Vacancies. These vacancies are not
brought under regular Inspector vacancy due to non-
holding of DPC for ASPOs cadre in the Circle.
This has resulted in denial of chances in writing
the inspector posts exams to the deserving candidates
besides keeping the PA posts vacant due to the
continuous officiation.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
instructions to the Chief PMG, Haryana Circle to hold
the DPC and fill up all the vacant ASPOs Posts duly
declaring the actual vacancies in inspector Posts for
the ensuing exam.
Soliciting response,
Letter No. P/2-7/Hisar Dated : 17.11.2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Non holding of regular DPC for LSG & HSG
II promotions-case of Haryana Circle.
It is brought to our notice that the process of
notional LSG and regular LSG has not been carried
out after 2004 despite several instructions from your
office.
Resultantly, the due HSG II promotions have
not been accorded in the absence of notional
promotions granted to LSG cadre. No formal action
has been initiated in many divisions and also the Circle
office to compete the notional promotion to LSG and
convening DPCs for HSG II & HSG I promotions. This
causes a serious concern.
It is therefore requested to intervene and ensure
immediate release of notional promotions as per the
checklist prescribed by the Directorate and to take
action to arrest such kind of lethargy in disposing staff
promotion issues.
Letter No. P/2-13/Satara Dated : 17.11.2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Grant of incentive for acceptance of MSEB
bills at Pos - case of Maharastra Circle
Despite the assurance that whenever a new
business product is introduced incentive will be fixed
for the staff, the Chief PMG, Maharastra Circle has
not fixed any incentive for acceptance of Electricity
bills in the Post Office.
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It is pertinent to mention that for such similar
work, the incentive at the rate of 0.50 Paise per bill has
been fixed in Madhya Pradesh, Uttranchal Circle etc.
It is therefore requested to Cause necessary
instructions to Maharastra Circle to fix similar incentive
amount at once with retrospective effect and also to
ensure the fixing of remuneration for any work
introduced under business Post by all Circle heads.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/2-3/West Champaran Dated : 17.11.2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Non-according Notional LSG Promotion-
case of Bihar Circle.
It is rather dismayed to note that despite your
assurances to fix cut off date to sort out the issues
prevailing in grant of notional promotion, this has not
been implemented in most of the circles.
To cite an instance, no action has so been
taken by the circle administration, Bihar to grant
notional promotion to LSG, HSG II etc and all seniors
are retired without any due benefits. Adding salt to
injury, the Chief PMG Bihar circle instead of releasing
the notional promotion in LSG and fix seniority on
notional basis to the seniors has caused orders to
FTP qualified officials of 2004 promoting them to HSG
I on adhoc basis. This causes total resentment amidst
the senior officials.
It is requested to intervene immediately and set
right matters in this sensitive and serious issue as if
fire on the house.
Your immediate action is highly solicited.
Letter No. P/2-15/ NE Circle Dated : 17.11.2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Payment of licence fee for the quarters
allotted RJCM, at Shillong in N. E. Circle.
It is rather constrained to note that the Chief
PMG N E Circle has directed the Secretary, Staff side
RJCM to deposit Rs. 366/- per month (i.e.) double the
rate of normal licence fee from Dec' 2005.
Since the Regional JCM is part & parcel of the
negotiating machinery at circle level, there is no need
to pay any licence fee for the accommodation allotted
to staff side to function. Moreover this is not in practice
in any other circle too. This causes a concern.
It is therefore requested to cause suitable
instructions in this regard and withdraw the letter of
the circle administration demanding double the rate of
licence fee from the staff side as if it is an irregular
occupation.
JANUARY, 2008
 A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/2-13/Kolhapur Dated :17.11.2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Representation against rejection of
medical reimbursement claim- C/o Sri Y. V.
Gorwade, Accountant, O/o the SSPOs, Kolhapur
division in Maharastra Circle.
Ref: (i) This union letter of even no dt. 02.04.07.
(ii) Yr. Letter no. 21-38/2005- medical dt
15.05.07
Apropos reference, I wish to inform that the bills
mentioned in our letter dt 02.04.07 have not been paid
so far. Since the son of the said official met with two
road accidents one after another and got admitted in
private hospitals by the public, the official could not
observe the procedures as mentioned in Rules. This
is clearly an exceptional case.
It is requested to kindly consider the case on
humanitarian grounds and cause necessary orders for
the reimbursement of the claims.
Attention of Branch/Divisional Secretaries
Officials having less than 10 years Service but having more
than 9 year and 9 months will entitle pensionary benefits.
The CHQ has taken an issue to grant pension
to the official who have put in less than 10 year service
but more than 9 years and 9 months by citing the
G.O.l. decision (1) below Rule 19 of CCS (Pension)
Rules. Initially the Department rejected our request
vide its letter no. 4-1/05- Pen dt. 14.2.05.
However, an another order was issued
subsequently by the Department vide its letter no. 4-
1/05- pen. dt. 11.11.2005 in which it is clarified that
the officials having less than 10 years service but more
than 9 year 9 months will be rounded off to 10 years
for the purpose of pension under Rule 49(2) (b) of the,
CCS pension on Rules 1972.
The CHQ is receiving many enquiries on this
subject and therefore the content of the order is
reproduced below for the information to all.
Copy of letter No. 4-1/05-Pen dated-
11.11.2005 of DG Post
Sub: Rule 49 (2)(b) of Central Civil Services
(Pension) Rules, 1972 - Minimum qualifying
service for grant of pension-clarification
whether 9 years 9 months qualifying
service can be rounded off to 10 years
under the provisions of Rule 49(3) of CCS
(P) Rules, 1972.
BHARTIYA POST
Soliciting response,
Letter No. P/2-1/Nellore Dated : 04.12.2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts,
Non-supply of medicines in time by Postal
Dispensary, Nellore - reg.
The joint memorandum submitted to the
Postmaster General, Vijayawada region by all the
divisional unions of Nellore division on the subject is
enclosed herewith for appropriate action.
The memorandum itself self explanatory and
exhaustive. The officials could not have proper treatment
since May 2007 and they could not get proper medicines
due to non visit of incharge of Guntur dispensary. This
causes resentment amidst the officials.
It is therefore requested to cause appropriate
action and intimate about the action taken to fill up
the Doctor Post & ensuring supply of medicines.
Soliciting response,
I am directed to state that the question rounding
off more than 9 years and 9 months but less than 10
years of service to 10 years of service to 10 years of
qualifying service for grant pension has been under
consideration for quite some time. It is observed that
Rule 49(2) (b) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 provide
for grant of proportionate pension on completion of 10
years qualifying service. This rule does not bar
applicability of Rule 49(3) for rounding off of minimum
qualifying service required for grant of pension.
In view of the above it is clarified that with
reference to the provisions of Rule 49 (3) of Central
Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972, qualifying service
of less than 10 years but more than 9 years 9 months
will be rounded off to 10 years for the purpose of grant
of pension under Rule 49 (2) (b) of the rules ibid.
This is for your kind information, guidance and
further necessary action. However while processing such
cases for grant of pension it must be ensured that the
qualifying service is more than 9 years and 9 months.
Kindly acknowledge receipt.
Thus all the promotees who are having 9
years and 9 months service but less than 10 years
will also entitle for pension and other benefits.
Please take up the cases and settle accordingly.
16 JANUARY, 2008
 Globalisation losing steam in West
Has the developed world lost interest in
globalisation? Yes, to an extent, and a study confirms
this. It reveals that the more developed countries seem
to be losing their enthusiasm towards globalization,
MNCs and free markets. Countries like the US, Britain,
France, Italy, are not so supportive of globalisation
anymore, unlike their stand, even five years ago-while
people in China and India fully support it. Thanks, to
their buoyant economy.
In fact, most people across the globe say
globalisation is fine, but it should not lead to
disruptions. They support capitalism but are wary of
immigration that comes with the opening up of the
economy. They feel, it could threaten their culture and
environment. Therefore, they need to be protected.
This has emerged from the latest Pew Global
Attitudes report that surveyed 45,000 people across
47 countries. The study reveals 64% people in China
and 73% in India support foreign companies, while in
the West where economic growth has been relatively
modest, the figure is as low as 45% in the US, and
38% in Italy. Britain and France too are in the same
league.
Interestingly, most countries support capitalism
even though it creates wealth disparities among
people. Support for free markets has increased more
in the Latin American and Eastern European nations.
This is because of increased satisfaction with income
in these countries.
However, along with the huge support for
globalisation there is concern about the freeflow of
people, ideas and resources that comes with it. People
feel immigration could threaten their culture and
environment and they may lose their national identity.
The study shows, US and Canada are more
CHANGING ATTITUDE
Support for Globalisation (in %)
Countries Trade MNCs Free Market
India 89 73 76
China 91 64 75
USA 59 45 70
Britain 78 49 72
France 78 44 56
Germany 85 47 65
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welcoming to immigrants than Europeans. Among
western European people, the Swedes are the most
likely to support immigration from key immigrant
groups, while Italians and Germans express the most
negative views. More than one-in-five respondents in
11 of the 36 developing countries say they receive
money from relatives living in another country. In
Lebanon and Bangladesh, nearly half say they receive
help from family members living abroad.
Also, few people want economic growth at the
expense of environment. In 46 of the 47 countries, the
majority say the environment should be given priority,
even if this means less growth and fewer jobs.
So is there a need to protect themselves against
foreign influences? Should there be tighter restrictions
on immigration? Yes, say most people. There should
be greater restrictions on immigration and tighter
control of their country's borders. In Italy for example,
the support for greater restrictions is as high as 87%.
In India it's as high as 84%.
Study : Religiosity related
to economic development
Is there a strong connection between the
religiosity of a country and its level of development?
The latest Pew Global Attitudes study seems to suggest
there is one. It reveals there is a connection between
how religious a country is and its economic status.
For example, in the poorer nations of Africa and
Asia, religion remains central to the lives of the people
while secular perspectives are more common in richer
nations of Europe. This pattern is consistent across
most regions and countries.
However, there are some exceptions, including
most notably the US. Unlike what its prosperity may
indicate, the Americans are much more religious than
many Western European countries. Some other
nations too deviate from the pattern. These include
the oil-rich Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia and
Kuwait.
In much of Africa, Asia, and West Asia, there
is a strong consensus that belief in god is necessary
for morality and good values. While throughout much
of Europe, the majority thinks morality is achievable
without faith. Opinion in the US is divided, while 57%
say that one must believe in god to have good values
and be moral, 41% disagree. The middle-income
people from the former Eastern bloc counties emerge
as the least religious.
17 JANUARY, 2008
 The study also throws up some interesting
features about the Islamic countries and countries
with a dominant Muslim population. Most of them
are seeing a struggle between Islamic
fundamentalism and those who want to modernize.
While most people agree that religion and politics do
not mix, the trend is moving in the opposite direction
in two major Muslim countries. Both of them are key
allies of the US. While the support for strict separation
between religion and government is growing in
Pakistan, in Turkey support for separation has
North block in no mood to give extra space to Post
North Block has turned down the postal
department's proposal to amend the Indian Post Office
(Amendment) Act. The finance ministry has expressed
reservations on capping of foreign direct investment
(FDI) to 49% and providing exclusive rights to Indian
Post on letters, parcels and packets weighing up to
150 gram as proposed by the postal department.
Capping for forex to 49% would force multinationals
like Fedex to pare down their stake in Indian venture
while exclusivity of India Post, it is feared, would affect
private courier companies and consumers by wiping
out competition.
The proposal, which was nixed once, has again
been revived by the department of posts (DoP), which
has circulated a draft Cabinet note to various ministries
for their feedback. Sources said both department of
revenue and economic affairs were opposed to changes
suggested by the postal department.
The proposal, if accepted will seriously impact
the business of multinational courier companies
because the draft amendment bill also seeks to
CAT denies regularization of service to casual labourers
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has
declined to grant regularization of service to casual
labourers employed by the central government holding
that they were not regularly appointed.
A bench of the Tribunal consisting Vice-Chairman
Justice M Ramachandran and member Chitra Chopra
said," Since they were not regularly appointed but only
casually engaged and as they had thus been so
accommodated without conferment of any legal rights,
it could not have been possible for them to urge a
contention that they are required to be regularized."
"Taking notice of the work that was to be
discharged with transparency, a method has been
evolved whereby the contractor has to supply the
required labour," the bench observed.
This cannot be considered as offensive or
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declined significantly in the past five years.
Similarly, while the majority of Latin American,
Eastern European, and African countries say women
should choose their own husbands, people in South
Asia and most Arab countries say a woman's family
should choose whom she marries or both should have
a say. On whether Muslim women should wear the
veil. The majority of Muslims say women should have
the right to decide whether they should wear the veil.
More women feel this way than men.
(The Times of India : Sunday, 07 Oct. 07)
restrict letters, parcels and packets weighing up to
150 gram for India Post. Multinational courier
companies proposing to operate in the segment will
have to charge 2.5 times higher than speed post. Also,
they would have to seek annual registration to operate
in he sector.
Most of the global leaders in the business, like
DHL, Fedex, UPS and TNT, are present in India as
the current policy allows 100% FDI in the sector.
Some other ministries, including commerce &
industry, were also opposed to the move, sources said.
The Investment Commission headed by Tata Group
chief Ratan Tata had also expressed strong objections
to this proposal last year.
The draft bill had earlier also met with opposition
from not just the industry but also various ministries.
The department of posts had proposed these changes
for the first time in 2002 under the NDA government.
The draft was revived again under the tenure of the
UPA government in 2006.
(Economic Times : 23-11-07)
surreptitious method, as it is well settled that and
employer has a right to decide in what manner his
work has to be arranged, said the Tribunal.
Dismissing the petition filed by Krishan Kumar Rajput
and Gajendra Pratap Pal engaged as casual labourers
by the Ministry of Environment and forests though a
contractor, the Tribunal said that there may not be
regular work available.
"Or there might be any number of reasons,
which may justify engagement on contract basis. We
are not expected to look into such matters," it said.
However on humanitarian grounds the Tribunal
asked the Ministry to consider continuation of
employment of the petitioners who had been evading
the contractor and not responding to his letters.
(24 Nov, 2007, 2330 hrs IST, PTI)
18 JANUARY, 2008
 L.G.O Exam- Model Questions
(Second instalment sent by our CHQ) to
Smt. M. Niranjala Devi ADG (Training) on 30.11.07
Suggested Questions from Postal Manual c. Sorting Office
Volume-V d. None of a,b,c
Ans: b
1. Who is in-charge of a Head Office.
Rule 9-A of Postal Manual Vol.V
a. Superintendent of Post offices
7. Who is in charge of Transit mail Office
b. Head Postmaster
a. Sub Postmaster
c. Chief Postmaster
b. Sub Record Officer
d. None of a,b,c,
c. Mail agent or Mail Guard
Ans: b
d. None of a,b.c
Rule 5 of Postal Manual Volume V
Ans: C
2. Post office situated at the headquarters of
Rule 9-b of Postal Manual Vol. V
the Head of a Circle is termed as:
8. Which office is meant to (a) simplify the
a. Head Post Office
work of sorting in other offices, (b) to reduce the
b. General Post Office
number bags exchanged between post offices,
c. Sub Post Office
and (c) to reduce the weight of mails carried on
d. None of a,b,c
mail lines.
Ans: b
a. Record Offices
Rule 6 of Postal Manual Volume V
b. Transit Mail Office
3. First Class Head Offices under the control
c. Sorting Office
and supervision of
d. None of a,b,c
a. Postmaster General
Ans: C
b. Group B Officer
Rule 10 of Postal Manual Vol. V
c. Senior Time Scale Officer
9. Automatic Mail Processing Centres now
d. None of a,b,c
functioning at
Ans: c
a. Important Cities
Rule 6 of Postal Manual Volume V
b. Delhi and Kolkatta
4. Is Branch Office is lower status than a
c. Mumbai and Chennai
a. Sub Office
d. None of a,b,c
b. Head Office
Ans: C
c. Record Office
Rule 10-A, Postal Manual Vol.V
d. None of a,b,c
10. Processing of registration work is done on
Ans: a
computer is called
Rule 8 of Postal Manual Volume V
a. Sorting Office
5. The Officer in-charge of a Sub Office is
b. Computerized Registration Centres (CRC)
designated as
c. Automatic mail Processing Centres
a. Postmaster
d. None of a,b,c
b. Sub-Postmaster
Ans: b
c. Sr. Postmaster
Rule 10-B Postal manual Vol. V
d. None of a,b,c
11. Sorting Sub- Office is authorized to receive
Ans: b
a. Articles of all kinds in Sorting Assistants
Rule 7 of Postal Manual Volume V
b. Fully pre-paid articles
6. Post Office which is situated on a line of c. Registered articles
through mail communication, and receives and d. None of a,b,c
sorts bags intended for offices in advance, with Ans: a
out opening them is called Rule 11 of Postal Manual Vol. V
a. Mail office 12. Nodal Post Offices authorized to
b. Transit Office a. Receive letters from Sorting Offices
BHARTIYA POST 19 JANUARY, 2008
b. Receive letters from neighboring Post offices c. Branch Post office and Sorting Mail Office
c. Receive letters from branch offices d. None of a,b,c
d. None of a,b,c Ans: a
Ans: b Rule 15 of Postal Manual Vol. V
Rule 11- A of Postal Manual Vol. V 20. Identified bulk mailer who post 5000
13. Central Bagging Unit / Kendriya Baging unregistered articles / 250 registered articles at a
Unit is time can utilize the services at
a. Branch of Post Office a. Mass Mailing Centre
b. Branch of RMS Office b. Corporate Mail Office or Bulk Mail Centre
c. Branch of Divisional Office c. Head Office
d. None of a,b,c d. None of a,b,c
Ans: b Ans: b
Rule 11-B of Postal Manual Vol. V Rule 15-A of Postal Manual Vol. V
14. Returened Leter Office deals with 21. Loose letters, circulars and blank envelopes
a. Registered and unregistered mails separately received at
b. Unclaimed and refused articles a. Mass Mailing Centre (MMC)
c. Articles with addresses or with decipherable or b. Press Sorting Office
complete address c. Head Post Office
d. None of a,b,c d. None of a,b,c
Ans: b Ans: a
Rule 12 of Postal Manual Vol. V Rule 15-B of Postal Manual Vol. V
15. Transcription Center is a cell established in 22. Sorting Office situated on the premises of
a. Sorting Office the News Paper is called
b. Head Post Office a. Sorting Office
c. Sub Office b. Bulk Mail Office
d. None of a,b,c c. Press Sorting Office (PSO)
Ans: a d. None of a,b,c
Ruel 12-A of Postal Manual Vol. V Ans: c
16. The abbreviation RLO is used for Rule 15-C of Postal Manual Vol. V
a. Sorting Office 23. Record office is a
b. Post Office a. Stationary office of RMS
c. Returned Letter Office b. Stationary office of Post Office
d. None of a,b,c c. Stationary office of administrative office
Ans: c d. None of a,b,c
Rule 12 of Postal Manual Vol.V
Ans: a
17. Exchanges mails with offices in foreign
Rule 16 of Postal Manual vol. V
countries is known as
a. Office of Exchange 24. The Officer in-charge of a Head Record
b. Office of Booking office is designated
c. Office of Delivery a. Head Postmaster
d. None of a,b,c b. Record Officer
Ans: a c. Head Record Officer
Rule 13 of Postal Manual Vol. V d. None of a,b,c
18. Traveling offices in Railway Mail Service Ans: C
on Railway or river steamer lines are called Rule 17 of Postal Manual vol. V
a. Transit Sections
25. Sub-record office is a stationary office of
b. Transit mail office
c. Sorting Sub Office the
d. None of a,b,c a. Post Office
Ans: a b. Railway Mail Service
Rule 14 of Postal Manual Vol. V c. Sorting Office
19. Two kinds of mails offices are d. None of a,b,c
a. Sorting Mail Offices and Transit mails Offices Ans: b
b. Sub Post Offices and Head Post offices Rule 18 of Postal Manual Vol. V
BHARTIYA POST 20 JANUARY, 2008
 CS (MA) Beneficiary entitles for CGHS rates for the treatments in
Private CGHS recognised Hospital
There is no uniformity in many divisions in the
reimbursement of CG HS rates for the treatment
obtained in private hospitals which are recognised
by CGHS for the officials who are the beneficiaries
under CS (MA) Rules. The beneficiary of CS (MA)
Rules has been reimbursed only under the Govt
approved rates in many places.
One, Com. Uttam Bhattacharya, PA Circle
office West Bengal has sought clarification on the
point under RTI Act 2005 and the Ministry of Health
& Family welfare vide its letter No. S. 14025/31/2007
- MS. Dt 26.9.07 clarified that the CS (MA) beneficiary
will entitle for reimbursement at CGHS rate.
The contents of the letter is reproduced below,
Copy of letter No. S.14025/31/2007 added to.26.9.07.
Sub: Information under RTI Act. 2005 regarding
CS(MA) Rules.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to your application dated
29.8.2007 regarding subject mentioned above and to
furnish the clarification in respect of your queries as
under.
L.S.G. Notional Promotion
Check List Prescribed by Circle Union Andhra Pradesh
The Circle Secretary, AP Circle has geared up
the Divisional/Branch Secretaries vide his Circular
dated 18.11.07 to verify the grant of notional promotion
from 1983 onwards. The following is the excerpts from
his circular.
"The Directorate vide lr. No. 139-4/2006-SPB II
dt, 22.5.07 reiterated that the officials should be
promoted notionally from 1983 on year to year basis
(not as one time measure) by conducting the DPCs
form 1983 to 2002. But this exercise was not done
and senior officials were denied with promotions to
HSG II and HSG I. If this exercise is done strictly
according to these, orders there will be sufficient no.
of officials eligible for HSG II notionally. Both the circle
unions challenged the circle office to complete his
exercise before holding HSG II DPC for promotion w.e.f
1.1.2008.
The Divisional Secretaries are requested to carryout
the following exercise and intimate the result whether the
officials are promoted notionally correctly or not.
1. Collect the Gradation lists from 1983 to 2002.
2. There may be surplus in LSG in between 1983
to 1991 as the Department surrendered 15 % from
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1. As per provisions contained in Department of
Health OM No.S.14025/7/2000-MS dated 28.3.2000.
a CS (MA) beneficiary can avail treatment (OPDIPD)
in any CGHS recognized hospital with the permission
of Department concerned and on a reference from
AMA concerned.
2. Same as in (1) above.
3. A CS (MA) beneficiary who obtains treatment
at CGHS recognized private hospital with the
permission of Department, concerned, the beneficiary
is entitled for reimbursement at CGHS rates.
However, in case of emergency CGHS rate can also
be reimbursed with out prior permission of the
Department.
4. The information pertaining to this question/
query is not being maintained in the Ministry of Health
& Family Welfare and can be obtained from the
concerned Department/Ministries.
All the Branch/Divisional Secretaries are
requested to keep watch over the reimbursement of
such claim and do best to protect the interest of our
comrades.
30.11.83 for TBOP and 5% from 1.10.91 for BCR as
Matching savings.
3. Hence start the exercise from atleast 1991 or
1992 and place the officials according to the seniority
and according to no. of LSG Posts norm based. You
can do it from 1983 that is inevitable.
4. Prepare the lists year wise exercise should be
year wise then go on replacing the officials on
promotion, retirement, death of the officials. The date
of notional promotion of the new officials is the
replacement date………so on………..
5. Finally arrive the list of officials promoted
notionally as on 2002.
6. Then challenge the Divisional Supdt. about the
irregularities in fixing the notional promotion.
7. Keep it in mind that all Divisional Supdt. carried
out this exercise as a one time measure without
conducting DPCs year wise."
Well-done Com. Prasad! If similar exercise
is made in all the Branches/Divisions, we could
find out the irregularities in the notional LSG
Promotion. Please ensure that no senior official
is deprived of his dues.
JANUARY, 2008
 GOVERNMENT ORDERS
l Age-limit for dependent children of
Government servants and pensioners for availing
medical facilities under CGHS and Central Services
(MA) Rules, 1944-Clarification regarding disability.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this
Ministry's Office Memorandaum, of even number, dated
the 31st May, 2007 (SI. No. 138 of Swamysnews of
July,2007) vide which age-limit for dependent sons and
daughters were refixed by the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare, after the Delhi High Court dismissed
Civil Miscellaneous Petition No. 115/97 in Civil Writ
Petition No: 2542 of 1996 in Shri Madan Mohan
Sharma v. Union of India, by its order on 29th November,
2006. In terms of the Office Memorandum of 30th May,
2007 referred to above, a son who is dependent on his
father / mother can avail CGHS facilities up to the
time he attains the age of 25 years or till he starts
earning, whichever is earlier. The age-limit of 25 years
would not be applicable in respect of the son of a CGHS
beneficiary, in case he was suffering from any
permanent disability of any kind (physical or mental).
2. Subsequent to the issuing of the Office
Memorandum of 31st May, 2007, referred to above, the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been receiving
requests for clarification from, many sources, as to
whether renal failure constitutes a permanent disability.
After examination of the matter in the Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare, it is hereby clarified that disability
that are covered by the above-mentioned Office
Memorandum of 31st May, 2007, are "disability" as
defined in Section 2 (i) of 'THE PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES (EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES,
PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND FULL PARTICIPATION)
ACT 1995 (No. 1 of 1996)", which is reproduced below:-
"(i) " disability" means-
(i) Blindness;
NFPE SUBMITS GDS MEMORANDUM TO 6th CPC
NFPE has submitted a detailed Memorandum on
GDS issues to the 6th Central Pay Commission headed
by Honourable Justice B.N.Srikrishna for its consideration
and rendering justice with appropriate recommendations
to the Government of India for acceptance. The
Memorandum was sent by Speed Post to the Member
Secretary of 6th CPC and an Electronic Mail containing
the full text of the Memorandum was also emailed to the
6th CPC on 6.12.2007.
A Delegation of NFPE consisting of Comrades
K.Ragavendran [SG NFPE]; K.V.Sridharan [GS P3]; Ishwar
Singh Dabas [GS P4]; Giriraj Singh [GS R3] and Balwinder
Singh [ATR P3 CHQ] has also endorsed a copy of the above
Memorandum to Shri. I.M.G.Khan, Secretary [P], Department
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(ii) low vision;
(iii) leprosy-cured;
(iv) hearing impairment;
(v) locomotor disability;
(vi) mental retardation;
(vii) mental illness;"
3. The other conditions of dependency and normally
residing with the Government servant / pensioner will
remain the same.
G.I., M.H., O.M. No. 4-24/96-C&P/CGHS/CGHS (P),
dated 29-8-2007
l Amendment to the Post Office Savings
Account Rules, 1981
G.S.R. 481 (E).- In exercise of the powers
conferred by Section 15 of the Government Savings
Banks Act,1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government
hereby makes the following rules further to amend the
Post Office Savings Account Rules, 1981, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Post Office
Saving Account (Amendment) Rules, 2007.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of
their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Post Office Savings Accounts rules, 1981,
in Rule 4, in the Table, in Item No.3 (Pension Account),
(i) Under Column 2, for the entry, the following entry
shall be substituted, namely :-
" A pensioner either individually or jointly with his or
her spouse in whose favour an authorization for family
pension exists in the pension payment order."
(ii) Under Column 5, for entry (b), the following entry
shall be substituted, namely:-
"(b) In case of Individual accounts, the pensioner and
in case of joint account, either of the joint account
holders, for making withdrawals."
G. ., M.F., Notification No. 2/5/2006-NS. (L), dated
12-7-2007
of Posts and submitted it to Ms.Radhika Doraiswamy,
Member [P], Postal Services Board, Dak Bhawan on
6.12.2007 as the Secretary [P] was on a foreign trip to China.
The Memorandum contains all basic issues of
the GDS including the demand for grant of Status of Civil
Servant and Departmentalisation, Proportionate Pay
Scales and full neutralization of DA and 50% merger of
DA; Social Security Pension, all allowances at par with
regular employees; Statutory Conduct and Disciplinary
Rules; Proper Rules for Appointment and Promotions;
Assured Career Progression ensuring three financial
upgradations; Grant of all welfare schemes; Decent leave
rights; and full trade union facilities including right to
federate with the Federation.
22 JANUARY, 2008
 LETTERS FROM DEPARTMENT TO CHQ
u Unbearable work brunt due to NREGS
Scheme introduced in AP Circle - Fixing higher
rate of incentive and liberal garant of OTA to wipe
out arrears A.P. Circle-reg.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-1/
AP Circle dated 6.07.2007 on the above mentioned
subject
2. The matter has been examined in consultation
with the Circle Office. AS reported, the position is as
indicated below:
i) The scheme for payment of wages under
NREGA in Andhra Pradesh has been taken up as a
business initiative by signing an MoU with the
Government of Andhra Pradesh, so as to earn additional
revenue to the Department, besides reinforcing the
social relevance of the Post Office in the rural areas.
ii) With the implementation of NREG Scheme,
there is some increase of work in some of the offices
and orders for payment of incentive to all categories of
staff attending to this work have already been issued.
iii) As of now 90% of the B.Os are in loss. Most of
them do not have adequate work. As such NREGS is
a golden opportunity to create work in the B.Os and
to come out of the loss. They will no longer be a burden
on the Department.
iv) Further, after reviewing the performance of the
scheme over the last one year, the overall incentive
payable under this scheme has been revised from
0.2% of the total amount of deposits under the scheme
to 0.5% of the deposits under the scheme. Accordingly
the rates of motivational incentive payable to different
categories of staff have been revised and the same
were communicated to all the concerned. With this
revision, the rate of incentive payable to BPMS is
increased three times, while that of others is doubled,
w.e.f. April, 2007
v) The work relating to data entry had to be
outsourced to wipe out the arrears.
(Letter No. 16-65/2007-SR Dated : 27-11-2007
addressed to C.H.Q.
u Alleged harassing of staff in the name of
business activities of Hoshangabad Division in MP
Circle.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-14/
Hoshangabad dated 29.09.2007 on the above
mentioned subject.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation
with the Circle Office. As reported, the Circle Office
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has issued financial targets to all divisions for opening
of SB accounts/Sale of NSCs etc. and these targets
have been further distributed by divisional heads down
the line. Accordingly the Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices,
Hoshangabad has issued suitable instructions to all
Postmasters/Sub-Postmasters in his Division to
achieve the targets.
Letter No. 16-90/2007-SR dated 07-11-2007 addressed
to C.H.Q.
u Alleged arbitrary issue of rule 14 memo for
participation in 14.12.06 strike - case of
Singhbhum Division in Jharkhand Circle-reg.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-10/
Singhbhum dated 27.02.2007 on the above mentioned
subject.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation
with the Circle Office. As reported, the proceedings
initiated against the officials viz Shri J. Bhattacharya,
P/A, Jamshedpur H.O. and Shri Sanjay Kumar,
Postman, Jamshedpur H.O. have already been
dropped by the Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices, Sinnghbhum
Division, Jamshedpur vide his memo No. U/Strike-14/
2006 dated 22.10.2007
Letter No. 16-37/2007-SR dated 14-11-2007 addressed
to C.H.Q.
u Alleged alarming atmosphere prevailing in
Kovilapatti Division in Tamil Nadu Circle.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. SR/2-1/
3/2004 Pt. dated 13.08.2007 on the above mentioned
subject. Based on the information received from the
Circle Office, a reply was sent to All India Postal
Employees Union Group 'C' And All India Postal extra-
Departmental Employees Union. Being dissatistied
with the reply, the AIPEU Group 'C' has further
represented on the issue. A copy of the Union's letter
No. P/2-19/Kovilpatti dated 31.10.2007 is enclosed.
2. It is requested to send a detailed report on the
issue at the earliest.
Letter No. 16-64/2007-SR dated 16-11-2007 addressed
to C.P.M.G. Tamil Nadu copy to C.H.Q.
u Alleged undue & abnormal delay in
releasing ROHSC claims - C/o Nagaon Division
in Assam Circle.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-2/
Nagaon dated 29.10.2007 and 31.10.2007 on the above
mentioned subject and to say that allotment of funds
to a Division is to be decided by the Head of the Circle.
2. You may like to advise your Circle Union to
JANUARY, 2008
take up the matter with the CPMG.
Letter No. 16-97/2007-SR dated 16-11-2007 addressed
to C.H.Q.
u Joint memorandum by Circle Unions
against Sri Kushan Vashishat, then, SSPOs,
Simla-reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P-
2-8/HP Cle dated 3.11.2007 received from the General
Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group
'C' on the above mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish
a detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Letter No. 16-103/2007-SR dated 16-11-2007
addressed to C.P.M.G. Himachal copy to C.H.Q.
u Payment of salaries throuth Bank - case of
Vijaywada Division in A.P. Circle-reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/
2-1/Vijaywada dated 31.10.2007 on the above
mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish
a detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Letter No. 16-100/2007-SR dated 20-11-2007
addressed to C.P.M.G. Andhra Pradesh copy to C.H.Q.
u Continued grant of HRA to the postal staff
working in Malayinkeezhu (renamed from
Malayinkil) p.o. near Thiruvananthapuram in
Kerala Circle.
I am directed to refer to your letter of even
number dated 18-07-2007 and subsequent reminder
dated 28-09-2007 on the subject noted above. Required
information is still awaited from your office. You are,
therefore requested to furnish the same immediatedly.
It may kindly be noted that the case will not be
processed at this end unless full information is received
from your side.
Letter No. 4-21/2006-PAP dated 26-11-2007 addressed
to C.P.M.G Kerala copy to C.H.Q.
u Alleged maladministration of SPO's, Durg
Division in Chhatisgarh Circle-reg.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-4/
Cle dated 27.02.2007 on the above mentioned subject.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation
with the Circle Office. As reported the position is as
indicated below:
Shri B.R. Nimsatkar the then SSPOs Durg Dn.
assumed the charge of SSPOs Durg w.e.f. 3.5.2006
on his promotional transfer from M.P. Circle. The officer
stands retired on superannuation w.e.f. 31.3.2007.
During the incumbency of the said officer 23, officials
were ordered to be transferred after issue of rotational
transfer orders in May-2006 out of which approval in
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respect of 9 officials was given by the Circle office on
merit and out of remaining 14 officials, 3 were transferred
as per the requests and cost of the officials and 11
officials were transferred locally in the interest of service.
All the representations received so far from the officials
from Durg Dn. have been decided on merit. Now there
appears no aggrieved official left in the Division.
3. As regards the cases of transfer of the 9 (Nine)
officials, as mentioned in your letter, the exact position
is explained as under:
(i) Smt. P. Ekka PA was transferred from Motilal
Nehru Nagar to Bhilai-1 S.O. locally due to her being
untrained on computer.
(ii) Smt. Neena Parbat PA was transferred from
Bhilai-1 to Motilal Nehru Nagar S.O. locally, being
trained on computer and in order to modernize the
S.O. as an ideal S.O.
(iii) Smt. J.R. Sangadikar SPM Rajnandgaon
Kutchery S.O. was ordered to be transferred locally
to Rajnandgaon H.O. on 23.8.2006 where he joined
on 6.9.2006.
(iv) Shri M.G. Angola PA Rajnandgaon H.O. was
ordered to be transferred locally as SPM Rajnandgaon
Kutchery on 23.8.2006 where he joned on 5.9.2006.
(v) Shri R.B. Kori SPM Nawagaon Bhilai was
transferred locally as SPM Khursipar S.O. as approved
by Circle office on merit.
(vi) Shri S.R. Thakur SPM Saja was ordered to be
transferred as Treasurer Bemetara vide memo dated
28.7.2006 but it has been ordered to be held in
abeyance vide memo dated 6.11.2006.
(vii) Shri B.L. Navrang, SPM Gurur was ordered to
be transferred and posted as treasurer Durg. H.O. at
his own request and cost.
(viii) Shri H.C. Khobragarhe SPM Ambagarh Chowki
was transferred as SPM Chichola as approved by Circle
Office on merit.
(ix) Shri R.N. Janghel SPM Chichola was
transferred as SPM Ambagarh Chowki as approved
by Circle Office.
4. During the consideration of representations
submitted by the affected officials, the irregularities if
any noticed were removed while deciding the
representations on the merit.
5. It is true that S/Shri V.K. Agrawal, P.L.
Dewangan and Shri K.P. Tiwari were proceeded
against under Rule 16 of the CCS (CA) Rules, 1965
but it is not a prejudiced action on the part of SSPOs
Durg but in fact the disciplinary action against these
three officials were taken for the lapses/irregularities
noticed on their part in different cases.
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6. The allegations of corruption against the SSPOs been mentioned. Therefore, it is not possible to
are not substantiated with proofs. comment on it.
7. Direction was issued by the Circle office that (a) Item is not clear. However, this is to mention
no orders of transfer/attachment and deputation be that there is no mention that there is no improper
issued by the then SSPOs without specific approval utilization of gardener. 4(b) Regarding utilization of
from Circle Office. Power supply from office to quarters portion, it is stated
8. In the light of the above, the grievance of the that there is no misuse of power supply. There is
Staff Side stands redressed. separate meter for the residence of Chief. PMG.
Letter No. 16-33/2007-SR dated : 29-11-2007 Electricity bills are being paid regularly by the Chief.
addressed to C.H.Q. PMG. No such item has ever been taken by the union
u Alleged unhelpful & anti-worker attitude of either in writing or verbally.
the Chief PMG, Chhatisgarh Circle. 4(c)and (d). So far as computerization is concerned, there
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-4/ is very good achievement/progress in all divisions except
Chh cle dated 9.7.2007, 24.07.2007 and No. P/2-4/ Raipur division where the union is resisting
Raipur dated 27.9.2007 on the above mentioned subject. computerization especially computerization of SB work.
This may be due to the vested interest of some staff in
2. The matter has been examined in consultation
keeping the public at their mercy in POSB work. However,
with the Circle Office. As reported, the position is as
the computerization will be implemented of the union, to
indicated below :
the extent possible.
(i) During visit of CPMG to Shankar Nagar Post
4(e) As reported, the Circle and the Divisions are being
Office, Raipur on 16.9.2006, S.O. Account of the Post
managed and will be managed in the interest of public/
Office was not found filled up after 8.9.2006. Divl.
customers and th staff in general without any favouritism.
Supdt. was directed to get it filled up, check
correctness of accounts and take action against the Letter No. 16-68/2007-SR Dated : 11-12.2007
officials at fault. Divl. Head has taken action against
the officials who held the charge of the SPM and did
not write SO Account.
(ii) Shri M.K. Sharma is a LSG FTP official of
accounts line. During rotational transfer in May/June,
2007 DPS (Hqrs.) posted him against the vacant post
of APM (A/cs) at Raigarh HO. Two other LSG officials,
namely Shri D.K. Sahu and Shri G.G. Goswami
(Divisional Secretary of National Union) both of
accounts line have also been posted by the DPS (Hqrs.)
out of Raipur against vacant posts of APM (A/cs) at
Korba HO and Durg HO. CPMG has not found any
justification to change these orders of the DPS. Even
the said union (AIPEU) has no grievance against the VENTURE
DPS who has ordered these transfers.
v A compliation of Staff Welfare orders
(iii) Shri V.K. Aggarwal is working as PA in SB Branch
at Civic Centre Mukhya Dak Ghar (MDG) Bhilai since v A companian to Postal Comrades/Activists
last two years. He is already working in SB Branch in a
big office and has not completed his tenure. Therefore, v Containing various staff matters like Tenure,
SSPOs Durg did not find justification to transfer him. His Transfer, Promotion, Welfare, Recruitment
representation for posting to Durg HO was rejected by etc.
the DPS (Hqrs). On further representation CPMG did v The first kind of such activity by CHQ
not find justification to intervene in the matter. However,
SSPOs was directed that he may consider posting of v Available for sale. 'No profit, No Loss' Basis
Shri V.K. Aggarwal after he completes computerization
of SB work at Civic Centre Post Office Bhilai where he is v Limited copies are available in hand.
working since last two years. Shri Aggarwal has not yet v Rush your indent. Cost Rs. 70/- + Postage
computerized it. charges.
4. Name of the official of Raigarh Division has not
BHARTIYA POST 25 JANUARY, 2008
 Review of Franchisee Scheme
A meeting to review the Scheme of Franchisee
was convened by the Department of Posts on 19.11.2007
in the Committee Room, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi. The
DDG (Planning) conducted the meeting. The Staff Side
was represented by Comrades K. Ragavendran
(Secretary General, NFPE), D. Theagarajan (Secretary
General, FNPO), K.V. Sridharan (General Secretary P-III
NFPE), Ishwar Singh Dabas (General Secretary, P-IV
NFPE), P. Rajanayagam (Vice President, NFPE),
Balwinder Singh (ATR P-III(CHQ) NFPE) and Com. Shri
Bhagwan (Finance Secretary ,P-III FNPO).
The DDG (Planning) circulated the details of
business transacted by the Franchisees for certain
months and expressed that the scheme is very
economical and picking up traffic. The Staff Side
C.G. Employees of Delhi Demonstrate before MOF in North Block
An impressive protest demonstration was held in
front of the Ministry of Finance in North Block to demand
immediate upward revision of bonus ceiling from 25oo/-
to Rs. 3500/- for all Central Government Employees.
The demonstration was organized by the Delhi
State C-O-C of Confederation. Large number of
employees including from Postal & RMS, Central
Secretariat, Income Tax, Audit, Civil Accounts and other
organizations attended.
The demonstration was presided over by the R-III
General Secretary and C-O-C President Com. Giri Raj
Singh. Various leaders including Com. C.C. Pillai(Vice
Chairman Confederation), Com. K.Ragavendran (SG-
(Contd. from page 33)
K. Ragavendran, Secretary General, Com. K. V. Sridharan,
General Secretary, Com. Iswar Singh Dabas, General
Secretary, P4, Com. Giriraj Singh, General Secretary R3
will participate in the delegation. The team may leave
India on 09.12.07 and remain in Germany for 5 days.
New cell phone connection to General Secretary: As
the roaming charges & call charges are in higher rate in
the existing vodafone, the General Secretary has shifted
to MTNL connection from today.
Orissa Circle Working Committee Meeting: The CWC
of Orissa Circle was held at Gopalpur (Berharpur) from
7-12-2007 to 9-12-2007. The Circle Secretary, Orissa
organised an interaction session on 8-12-2007 night
with the General Secretary from 11.00 PM and it lasted
upto 5.00 AM on 9-12-2007. All Branch/Divisional
Secretaries attended the meeting and participated in
the discussions.
An open session meeting was held on 9-12-2007
at Berhampur HO at 11.00 AM under the presidentship
of Com.K.C.Patnaik, Circle President. The PMG
Berhampur participated. General Secretary
discussssed the issues at length. Detailed report will
be printed in next issue.
BHARTIYA POST
expressed its strong resentment for the absence of the
Secretary (P) or at least a Member of the Postal Board in
such an important meeting involving an issue over which
the Staff and Official sides have divergent approaches all
along. The non-supply of complete figures regarding the
details of business transacted by all the Franchisees
also was pointed out to the DDG. The Staff Side clearly
informed that the Scheme of Franchisee is a Scheme of
outsourcing the functions of the Postal Department and
therefore it is detrimental to our interests and not
acceptable to Staff Side. Finally it was requested that a
fresh meeting after supplying the full business
transactions to Staff Side may be convened by the
Secretary (P) or Postal Board Member.
The meeting ended without further discussion.
NFPE), Com. K.V. Sridharan (GS-P-III), Com. Ishwar
Singh Dabas (GS-P-IV),Com. S.P. Mukherjee(GS-
Admn),Com. P. Rajanayagam (GS-Postal A/C) and from
other organizations attended and addressed.
Com. Vrigu Bhattacharjee the Secretary General
Civil Accounts Employees Association as well as the
General Secretary of C-O-C Confederation, Delhi State
finally addressed and moved a resolution for adoption and
submission to Hon'ble Prime Minister and Finance Minister
seeking immediate raise of bonus ceiling as amended
under Bonus Act by the Govt. of India. The resolution also
cautioned industrial action by C.G. Employees in the event
a negative stand on the part of the UPA Govt.
Com.R.C.Mishra, Circle Secretary has arranged
the meeting and discussed in a befitting manner and the
comrades of Berhampur division deserves all
appreciations.
Joint Circle Conference of Karnataka Circle: The 25th
Silver Jubilee Conference of P3, P4 and GDS Unions of
Karnataka Circle has been held at Kudal Sangam from
16-12-2007 to 18-12-2007. Open session was held on
16-12-2007 at 10.30 AM under the Joint Presidium of
Com.S.Devapal, Com.K.S.Ranganath and Com. K.
Prahlad Rao, Presidents of P3, P4 and GDS of Karnataka
Circle Unions. Sri.P.C.Gaddigowdar, Member
Parliament, Bagalkot inaugurated the conference.
Sri.Veeranna Charantimasta MLA, Bagalkot D.B.Kulkarni,
SPOs, Com.S.S.Mahadevaiah, General Secretary, GDS,
Com.R.Seethalakshmi, Secretary, NFPE, were the
prominent speakers. Com.K.V.Sridharan, General
Secretary discussed all issues at length. Further an
interaction session with the General Secretary was
organised in the evening and also in the night which
ended at 1.30 AM on 17-12-2007. Com.S.Devapal,
Com.S.S.Manjunath, Com. R.S. Karnic were duly elected
as Circle President, Secretary and Treasurer
respectively. The list of office bearers will be published
in the next issue.
26 JANUARY, 2008
 Deputy Chairman Planning Commission
Planning against CG Employees
Hon'ble Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the Deputy
Chairman of the Planning Commission, Government of
India has come out heavily against implementation of
the expected recommendations of the 6th Central Pay
Commission.
After the conclusion of a recent meeting of the
Planning Commission that was held to discuss the draft
report on 11th Five Year Plan under the presidentship of
our Hon'ble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, the
Deputy Chairman Shri Ahluwalia addressed the Media.
At that time he informed that the Planning Commission
has approved the 11th Plan and mentioned that there is
no need to implement the 6th CPC recommendations.
He further expressed that since full neutralization in the
shape of DA hike is being sanctioned to central
Government Employees, unlike the past, there is no
question of any grievance about low wages. Moreover
implementation of 6th CPC recommendations would
cause heavy financial crisis to the Central Government
and would lead to loss of gains made available by the
activities of economic reforms of the Government.
We are neither shocked nor surprised by the
comments of Hon'ble Montek Singh Ahluwalia, as we
know very well about his policy orientations. We are all
along are aware that the Deputy Chairman was the
Director of IMF in Washington for three years from 2001-
2004 just before his occupation the Chair of Deputy
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS
Dated: 13-11-2007 Conf.D-11/11/2007
Dear Comrades,
As you are aware., the Government took the
decision to raise the bonus ceiling for the purpose of
computation from Rs 2500 to Rs 3500 after more than a
decade. As per the Press Information Bureau release,
this decision of the cabinet is applicable to the bonus
payable to the workers for the FY 2006-07 onwards. The
Adhoc and productivity linked bonus in the case of CG
Employees were declared and paid in Sept. Oct. 2007.
Confederation has taken up this issue with the
Government. The Secretary of the Staff Side of the JCM
National council had also written to the Secretary,
Expenditure and Secretary Personnel, indicating the need
for making this applicable to the CGEs. for the year 2006-
07 and revise the orders issued in respect of PLB and
adhoc bonus. We have been informed by the Officials in
the Finance Ministry that the proposal is awaiting the
approval of the Finance Minister. Perhaps this may
require the sanction from the cabinet too as that has been
the procedure adopted in the earlier occasion. Since the
matter is being unduly delayed for no ostensible reason
as the Finance Minister was party to the earlier cabinet
decision for raising the ceiling limit to Rs 3500,the
BHARTIYA POST 27
Chairmanship of the Planning Commission. Is it therefore
any wonder that he still speaks the tune of his earlier
assignment with the IMF?
It is known to the CG Employees that our Hon'ble
Deputy Chairman indeed started his higher career as
the Economist in World Bank in Washington D.C. from
1968-1971. Legacy hardly dies.
However we have one pertinent question to our
Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission. He could not
but know with his vast experience that the neutralization to
CG Employees by way of DA is not a recent phenomena
as he tries to report. It was there even during the time
when he was the Finance Secretary to Government of India.
Hon'ble Deputy Chairman's Comments only make
the earlier Finance Ministers including our present Prime
Minister of India less knowledgable than the Deputy
Chairman of the Planning Commission!
We know that always the CG Employees movement
faced rough weathers and obstacles whenever the
question of their wage revision come up before the Central
Government caused by one or the other Ahluwalias!
We would only like to tell our readers that it was
always and it will be always the strength of our united
might that ultimately decides if there is going to be a
wage hike or not irrespective of some people in high
places like our Deputy Chairman.
Let us Concentrate on building that strength.
Confederation desires that Demonstration/Dharna
should be organized in front of all Offices and send the
following telegram/Saving gram to Shri P. Chidambaram,
Finance Minister, Govt. of India, North Block, New Delhi-
110 001. The programme of action may be carried out
immediately on receipt of this letter by the Units of all
affiliates. The affiliates are requested to kindly convey
the decision to their branches and units so that the
programme will have wider participation and create
sanction to compel the Govt. to take an expeditious and
positive decision in this matter. We are sending this
communication through our e-mail and copy of the same
has been placed in our web-site. Programme may be
carried out as and when the message is received by the
State/Divisional/Branches. Confederation has also sent
SMS to all the National Executive Members.
Text of Telegram
KINDLT EXTEND THE BENEFIT OF THE DECISION TO RAISE
THE BONUS CEILING LIMIT FROM 2500 TO 3500 TO
CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES.
With greetings,
Yours fraternally,
Sd/-
K.K.N.Kutty,
Secretary General.
JANUARY, 2008
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dqN le>kSrs dks vHkh rd ykxw ugha fd;k x;k gSA tSls
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tkus okyh dk;Zokgh esa ekaxksa dk ,d pkVZj lHkh lfdZyksa
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dks LihM iksLV }kjk Hkstk x;k vkSj ,d bySDVªksfud esy
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lEcU/kh ,d lHkk cqykbZ xbZA Mh-Mh-th ¼Iykfuax½ us lHkk dk
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vkadM+kas dk lgh rjg ls o iw.kZ :Ik ls ugha n'kkZ;k tkuk Hkh
crk;k x;kA LVkQ lkbZM ls lkQ &lkQ 'kCnksa esa ÝSUpkbZt
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dgk fd ;g 'kks"k.k o muds vfgr esa gSA var esa ;g fuosnu
fd;k x;k fd bl ij LVkQ lkbM o lfpo ¼ih½ ;k Mkd
cksMZ ds lnL; ds chp ,d lHkk vkSj dh tk,A
LkHkk fcuk fdlh ppkZ ds lekIr gks xbZA
cSaxyksj ds la?k dh jk"Vªh; lHkk
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dukZVd lfdZy ds lh-&vks-&-lh l?ka dh flYoj tqcyh vk;ksftr
dh xbZA igys ,DlhD;wfVo lHkk 30&10&2007 dks gqbZA blesa
lHkh txg gqbZ gM+rkyksa dk iquoZ yksdu fd;k x;k vkSj lkFk gh
osru vk;ksx ls tqMs+ eqíkas vkSj cksul o lxaBu O;ogkj ls lacf/
kr eqíksa ij fopkj foe'kZ gqvk ftlesa lkFkh ds- jk?kosUnzu] egk
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 NOTES OF THE MONTH
Meeting withSecretary [P]: A Delegation consisting of
Comrades C.C.Pillai (Ex-SG NFPE), K. Ragavendran
(SG0-NFPE); K.V.Sridharan (GS-P3); Ishwar Singh Dabas
(GS-P4); and Balwinder Singh (ATR P3 CHQ) met Shri
I.M.G. Khan, the Secretary (P) on 19.11.2007. Com. K.
Ragavendran the newly elected Secretary General was
formally introduced to the Secretary (P) by Com. C.C.Pillai
and early recognition to the Federation was requested. In
addition certain important issues like LSG-HSG-II-HSG-I
promotions; filling up of residual vacancies; withdrawal of
direction to stop TBOP/BCR vacancies; benefit to those
who decline LSG etc. were also discussed. The Secretary
(P) assured to look into all the issues.
Meeting with Member (P): Postal Services Board Ms.
Radhika Doraiswamy was met by Comrades K.
Ragavendran (SG-NFPE); K.V.Sridharan (GS-P3); S.P
Mukherjee (GS-Admn); Rajanayagam (GS-Postal A/Cs);
and Balwinder Singh (ATR-P3 CHQ) on 23.11.07. Issues
like Chief PMG (NE) attempting to evict unions from R-
JCM Quarters; Fixation of pay to unapproved candidates/
substitutes including HRA/CCA; Notional promotion of
LSG in all Circles to Senior officials; Filling up residual
vacancies; LGO Exam syllabus, PO & RMS Accountants
problems, Repatriation of proportionate staff from Chief
PMG office Chattisgarh to MP Circle; Repatriation of Postal
Accounts staff from J&K to Kapurthala; and some other
issues were discussed. We anticipate positive outcome.
WFTU: The Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of WFTU on
Impact of Neo-liberal globalization on the Working Class
and Role of WFTU Trade Unions in the Asia Pacific
Region was held on 28th and 29th November 2007 in
New Delhi. Comrade Gurudas Das Gupta M.P.
inaugurated the event. The General Secretary of WFTU
Comrade George Mavrikos delivered keynote address.
Comrade H.Mahadevan Deputy GS anchored the event.
Leaders of various Trade Union Centres including
Comrade M.K.Pandhe [CITU]; leaders from AITUC,
AICCTU, TUCC greeted the event. Delegates from India,
Pakistan, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Mauritious
attended. Many Indian Trade Unions and Federations
including the AIBEA, Confederation, NFPE, NFTE and
BSNLEU attended. Comrade K.Ragavendran Secretary
General NFPE and Comrade K.V.Sridharan General
Secretary P3 represented the NFPE. Comrades C.C.Pillai
Working President, K.K.N.Kutty Secretary General and
M.S.Raja Secretary represented the Confederation of
Central Government Employees. Comrade
S.S.Mahadevaiah GS GDS also attened. The Asia Pacific
Regional Meeting adopted a Charter of Demands as well
as an Action Plan to popularize the WFTU and strengthen
it to fight the neo-liberal globalization policies.
BHARTIYA POST 31
Delhi Circle CWC: Delhi Circle CWC Meeting was held at
Delhi GPO on 28.11.07. General Secretary attended and
discussed the problems Com. R.A.P. Singh Ex G/S & Com.
S.S. Mahadevaiah were also present.
Federal Executive of NFPE: The Federal Executive of NFPE
was held in the Office of NFPE in New Delhi under the
presidentship of NFPE President Comrade D.K.Rahate.
The Meeting considered all the important issues before
the Postal Employees and CG Employees movement
and unanimously decided to submit a comprehensive
memorandum on GDS issues to the Sixth Pay
Commission for consideration. The Executive noted that
many important issues like Recognition of Federation,
Exemption of Postal Department from the purview of
Screening Committee, LSG/HSG-II/HSG-I Promotions,
Filling up of Residual vacancies, Scrapping of Franchisee
Scheme, Outsourcing of Postal functions, Non-
regularisation of RRR Candidates, Non-regularization of
full time and parttime Casual labourers and contingent
workers etc are agitating the minds of the employees but
the Postal Department has been moving at snail's pace.
The Federal Executive of NFPE has decided to organise
a serious programme of action including strike to settle
the issues in consultation with the FNPO.
AIC of Admn Union: The 26th All India Conference of All
India Postal Administrative Offices Employees Union Group
'C' & 'D' is notified to be held at the Bank Employees Union
Hall, Thiruvananthapuram from 18th to 20th December,
2007. The General will be attending the AIC.
Exemption from Screening Committee: It is informed
that the Ministry of Finance & Department of personnel
have rejected the cabinet note submitted by the Dept for
exemption of Postal Services from the purview of
screening Committee. The Federal Executive, which is
scheduled to be held on 01.12.07 at New Delhi will decide
further course of action.
Bonus: The Finance Minister has not favourably
responded for extending the benefit of increased bonus
ceiling limit to Central Govt. employees. The
Confederation of CG Employees & workers held a
Massive demonstration at North Block in front of Finance
Ministry's office on 23.11.07.
Postal Act: It is shocking to note that the Govt has turned
down the postal Dept proposal to amend the Postal Act.
The news item appeared in the Economic Times dt
23.11.07 is appended alongwith this note for information.
Postal Leaders - German Tour: The Dept is sending
study tour delegation to Germany for exposure to Deutche
post and study the functioning. On behalf of NFPE, Com.
(Contd. on page 28)
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