Thursday, October 26, 2017
LETTER ADDRESSES TO MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT BY NFPE
National Federation of Postal Employees
1st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001
Phone: 011.23092771 e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com
Mob: 9868819295/9810853981 website:http://www.nfpe.blogspot.com
NO.PF/NF/2017 Dated 24-oct-2017
To
Sri. Manoj Sinha
Hon’ble Minister for Communications & IT
Govt of India, Sanchar Bhavan,
New Delhi-110 001.
Respected Sir,
National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) and all its affiliated Unions/Associations representing about 70% of the Postal Employees request your immediate intervention to save the Department of Posts and five and a half lakhs employees working in the department including about three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks.
As you are aware, the finance Ministry has already issued notification permitting all Nationalised Banks and three private Banks (ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank) to accept deposits for all Small Savings Schemes, viz; Recurring Deposit (RD), Time Deposits (TD), Monthly Income Scheme (MIS), Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS), Sukanya Samridhi Account (SSA), Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) and National Savings Certificate (NSC VIII issue) with effect from 10th October, 2017.
Small Savings Schemes are the monopoly of Postal Department and hence they are known as “Post Office Small Savings Shemes”. The compensation paid by Finance Ministry to Postal Department for running the Savings Bank business on agency basis is a major source of revenue for the department. About 45% of the revenue of Department of Posts accounts for compensation received for Small Savings business. Permitting Banks also to operate Small savings will adversely affect the business of Post offices and revenue will fall steadily, thereby increasing the total deficit of the Department of Posts.
Further, about 50% of the work load of Post offices comes from the Samll Savings related work. Outsourcing this work to Banks including private Banks will result in fall of overall workload of the Post Offices and staff becoming surplus. Thus, in the long run the very existence of Post Offices and Postal employees will be at stake.
Secondly, we want to bring to your kind notice, the plight of about three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks working mostly in the Branch Post Offices in rural villages of our country. Their wage revision has not yet taken place eventhough the wage revision of their counterpart (departmental employees) had taken place and orders issued on 25-7-2016 itself. The one man committee headed by Sri. Kamalesh Chandra, Retired Postal Board Member had submitted its report to the Government on 24-11-2016. Almost one year is over and the file is still pending with Finance Ministry. Justice to this poor, downtrodden section of employees is long overdue.
Similarly, the Re-verification Membership of Gramin Dak Sevaks under Check-off system under the provisions of GDS (RSA) Rules for grant of recognition was ordered by the Department and the verification process reached in the final stage. Recovery of subscription from pay of the officials in respect of all the Applicant Unions/Associations was made in the month of September 2017. But suddenly Department issued an order stopping the membership verification process until further orders. The Reverififation of Membership of GDS was due in the year 2015 itself as the recognition granted to one of the GDS Union had expired in 2015 after five years period fixe by the Government.
In view of the above, we most humbly request the Hon’ble Minister is personal intervention so that favourable orders will be issued in the following issues:
(1) Stop the implementation of the Finance Ministry’s notifiation permitting Banks to do Small Savings business.
(2) Immediate Implementation of favourable recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee on Gramin Dak Sevaks.
(3) Completing the Re-verification process of Membership under check-off system and granting recognition to eligible applicant Unions/Associations of GDS.
With profound regards,
Yours faithfully,
(R.N. Parashar)
Secretary General,NFPE
HC: Staff shortage no base for denying child care leave
HC: Staff shortage no base for denying child care leave
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana high court has held that a woman employee can't be denied leave if shortage of staff in the department is due to government's fault. The order is significant for cases related to the entitlement of child care leave (CCL) to women employees.
The HC passed these orders on a plea filed by a government doctor in Haryana who was denied CCL on the grounds of insufficient number of medical specialists in the health department. Court found that the government was at fault in failing to fill up vacancies of medical specialists and the employees cannot suffer for it.
Justice Amol Rattan Singh passed these orders while allowing a petition filed by Dr Kanchan Bala -a medical specialist posted at Jagadhari in Yamunanagar district. In her plea, the petitioner had stated that she was not granted CCL at a time her daughter was in Class XII, a crucial period, and below 18 years of age.
Contesting her petition, the state government submitted that CCL shall only be granted if it does not disrupt the functioning of the depart ment concerned. It was further argued that she was denied CCL on the ground that there was only one other medical specialist available at the ESI hospital at Jagadhari, other than her.
On examination of record, the HC asked the government about delay in recruitment of doctors. The state informed the court that a requisition was sent for recruitment of medical officers to Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) in 2016 and another on September 29 after filing of the present petition.
The HC then observed, "Even though rules provide that CCL would not be granted if it disrupts the functioning of officesinstitutionsschools etc, the government, in my opinion, cannot be allowed to take advantage of its own fault, to deny a right which has been statutorily recognized by it, and correctly recognized, seeing the future of children who would make future doctorsengineersbureaucrats etc of the country ."
In its order, passed last week, the judge also asked the government to engage a medical specialist on contract basis to meet the requirements during the CCL period of the petitioner.
Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Divisional Union writes regarding Credit limit issue of Boudhraj MDG
 | AIPEU-Gr. C Phulbani-762 001 <aipeuphi@gmail.com> |
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| AIPEU-Gr. C Phulbani-762 001 <aipeuphi@gmail.com> | Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 10:13 PM | |
To: Phulbani DO-DoP <dophulbani.od@indiapost.gov.in>
Cc: NFPE P3 Odisha <aipeugroupcodisha@gmail.com>
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Monday, October 16, 2017
Notice for Urgent Circle Council-Cum-Working Committee Meeting on 22.10.2017
Dear Comrades,
Please find attached here with the Notice dated 16.10.2017 to hold an emergent Circle Council-Cum-Working Committee Meeting of this Circle union at 10.00 AM on 22.10.2017 (Sunday) in the premises of Ashoknagar MDG, Bhubaneswar – 751 009.
This is felt necessary due to the hurried implementation of RICT and CSI at a time when the Department has not yet resolved even many minor issues arising out of FSI. As per feedback received from Cuttack City Division, as many as 13 offices including two delivery offices have stopped working since implementation of CSI with effect from 06.10.2017. As known, the training by TCS personnel is not up to mark. While TCS is being paid for the purpose, major portion of installation is being done by our SAs. Something wrong is going on in implementation. All our approaches in this regard to the Circle Office invited no response. While RICT has been started experimentally in 3 Divisions (5 revenue districts) and will take more time to be completed, another burden is being thrown in the name of opening of Aadhar Enrolment / Updation Centre in almost all the POs without any SOP / SAP. Initially, 473 such centres are going to be opened shortly. The regret is that the Aadhar Updation Centres now functioning in some limited post offices of Odisha Circle are functioning without and SOP / SAP which may lead to misappropriation of Govt. money and our employees may be tasked.
After opening of POPSKs inside the head offices, now the existing space is being cramped due to identification of space for opening of IPPB preferably inside the HOs. The condition of Sambalpur HO is highly alarming. The situation is not improving in spite of discussions with the regional head. While the important public space of the HO is being diverted towards IPPB / POPSK, our mail, sorting, delivery, Accounts, SBCO branches are pushed to old dilapidated buildings/corner places as if these branches have no importance at all. While outsiders are treated properly, our own staff members are highly neglected. This may happen in all other HOs also.
Secondly, on 19.09.2017 DoPT has issued an instruction to all Departments not to grant any kind of leave for conducting dharna programme etc. Thus, when NFPE and Confederation has instructed to conduct a series of agitational programme including March to Parliament from 09.11.2017 to 11.11.2017 (11.11.2017 for Odisha Circle), a detail discussion is required for successful implementation of such programmes in Odisha Circle. Though raised this issue before CHQ, we have not yet been responded.
In addition, as experienced from the last bi-monthly, four-monthly and RJCM Meetings, the items raised by us are not properly weighed. The administration is seen to be in the only mood to implement all instructions of the Directorate without resolving the issues faced by the staff members at grass root level. The only motto is to achieve the target by hook or crook.
Likewise, we have to discuss on many such important issues for which we should not wait. Your valuable suggestions will help the Circle Union to work better.
Therefore, we would like to sincerely request all our Divisional Secretaries and Circle Union Office bearers to attend the meeting anyhow without fail. We would also like to invite our staff members who have been trained in CSI and RICT to guide the Circle Union. All the Divisional Secretaries are requested to invite such member(s) to attend the CWC/CCC.
We expect your sincere cooperation for successful conductance of the above meeting.
Let this Diwali bring all sorts of happiness and prosperity for you and for your family.
Wishing you all a very Happy and Safe Diwali.
Attached : CWC Notice
Comradely yours,
(BRUHASPATI SAMAL)
Circle Secretary
No. P3NFPE – Odisha / 09 – 10 / 2017
Dated at Bhubaneswar the 16th October, 2017
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given under Article 32 (a) of the Constitution of All India Postal Employees Union, Group – C to hold an urgent Circle Council-Cum-Working Committee Meeting of this Circle union at 10.00 AM on 22.10.2017 (Sunday) in the premises of Ashoknagar MDG, Bhubaneswar – 751 009.
The following shall be the agenda for discussion.
1. Confirmation of the proceedings of last CWC held in Phulbani from 07.07.2017 to 09.07.2017.
2. Problems arising out of hurried implementation of RICT and CSI without resolving the issues now faced due to FSI.
3. Second Phase DPC in connection with implementation of Cadre Restructuring Proposal of Group-C Postal Employees in Odisha Circle and other allied issues.
4. Reorganization of Postal Divisions in Odisha Circle.
5. Organizational Review :
i. Review of 23.08.2017 One Day Strike
ii. Review / Implementation of recent agitational programmes of NFPE/Confederation
6. Financial Review.
7. Any other item with permission of the chair.
( BRUHASPATI SAMAL)
Circle Secretary
Copy for information and necessary action: (Through eMail):
1. The Chief Postmaster General, Odisha Circle, Bhubaneswar – 751 001
2. The Asst. Director (Staff), O / o the Chief PMG, Odisha Circle, Bhubaneswar – 751 001. He is requested to kindly reserve all the 3 suits of the I R, Ashoknagar MDG for 22.10.2017 for the purpose of conducting the meeting.
3. Com. Trilochan Parida, President, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha Circle.
4. Com. B P Das, Financial Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha Circle.
5. All the Divisional Secretaries / Circle Union Office bearers / Circle Councillors.
6. Com. R N Parashar, General Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, CHQ, Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151 / 1, New Patel Road, New Delhi – 110 008.
7. Com. Dipti Ranjan Mohanty, Divisional Secretary (I/C), AIPEU, Group-C, Bhubaneswar Division for making necessary arrangements to conduct the meeting.
8. The Postmaster, Ashoknagar MDG, Bhubaneswar – 751 009
9. Notice Board
( BRUHASPATI SAMAL)
Circle Secretary
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