Postal JCA writes to the Secretary (Posts) on non-settlement of long pending demands

POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION – GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

NEW DELHI - 110001

No.PF-PJCA-12/2016                                                                               Dated-  17.11.2016

To

            The Secretary,

            Department of Posts,

            Dak Bhawan,

            New Delhi-110 001

Sub:   Non-settlement of long pending demands.

Sir,

            A meeting of PJCA comprising NFPE, FNPO, AIPEU-GDS & NUGDS was held at NFPE office North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi on 16^th November, 2016 under the presidentship of Shri D. Theagarajan Secretary General FNPO. All General Secretaries of both the Federations participated in the meeting. After threadbare discussion the following resolution, programme of action and Charter of Demand was finalized.

RESOLUTION  

            Postal Joint Council of Action (PJCA), views with grave concern the totally negative attitude of the Central Government in settling the common demands of the Central Government employees including increase in minimum wage and fitment formula and other modifications sought for by the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) and JCM (NC) staff side.

            This PJCA further notes that in the Postal department also due to the negative attitude of the Government and Postal administration long pending demands are remaining unsettled. None of the 7^thCPC related demands of various cadres of Postal department are settled. Regularization of Gramin Dak Sevaks and grant of all benefits of regular employees on pro-rata basis is still pending. The New Pension Scheme (NPS) has created uncertainty among the employees recruited after 01.01.2004, about their pensionary benefits. Department has unilaterally issued orders for outsourcing booking and delivery of registered, speed post and express parcel post articles and engaging staff on each Sunday & holiday to deliver parcels of e-commerce companies . The task force committee recommendations are not yet dropped, no effective remedial measures are taken to streamline the functioning of CBS/CSI, revision of wages and payment of arrears of casual labourers from 01.01.2006 is still pending in many circles, more than 60000 vacancies in various cadres including promotional posts are remaining unfilled.  Now due to monetization Scheme more difficulties are being faced by the staff due to lack of proper infrastructure and engaging staff beyond duty hours. All the above issues are agitating the minds of the employees for a long time.

            The PJCA after reviewing the situation prevailing in the Postal department came to the unanimous conclusion that to settle the above issues, serious agitational programmes are to be launched. Accordingly the PJCA resolve to implement the following phased programme of action.

PROGRAMME OF ACTION

1.   December-7^th-2016      -Mass Demonstration in front of all offices and submission of resolution and Charter of Demands to Minister(C) and Secretary          (Posts).).

2. Submission of Memorandum:           

                                                Submission of Memorandum to Minister by both Secretary                 Generals between 19^th to 23 December, 2016 by meeting            personally..

3. PJCA Meeting                 23^rd December, 2016 Evening (Further course of action will    be        decided.)

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

1.    Settle the demands of various cadres of Postal department relating to 7^th CPC recommendations submitted to Secretary, Posts in memorandum dated 08.12.2015.

2.    Implement cadre restructuring in all remaining cadres in the Department of Posts and settle the residual issues arising at implementation stage. Finalize RRs in MMS Cadres.  

3.    Grant Civil Servant status to Gramin Dak Sevaks and grant all benefits of departmental employees on pro-rata basis.

4.    Revision of wages and payment of arrears from 01.01.2006 to all casual, part-time, contingent and daily-rated mazdoors and regularization of services.

5.    Fill up all vacant posts in all cadres including promotional posts  and GDS.

6.    Conduct membership verification of Gramin Dak Sevaks and declare the result of the verification already conducted among departmental employees during 2015.

7.    Revision of OTA & OSA and fixation of norms for CRC/Speed post and Parcel in RMS and FMC  for Postman Cadre .

8.    Settle problems arising out of implementation of CSI and CBS.

9.    Grant of upgraded 3050 pay scale to Postmen w.e.f. 1.1.1996 as per Supreme Court Judgment.

10.  Withdraw “Very Good” bench mark condition for MACP and future increments and holding of DPCs timely..

11.  Grant of S D.A. & HCA to the Assam & NE & remove discrimination.

12.  Problems arisen out of demonetization Scheme and grant remuneration and off for extra duty and provide proper infrastructure including Fake Currency detecting Machine and Counting Machines.

13.  Stop Sunday/Holiday working completely.

14.   Discussion on     Memorandum of AIPSBCOEA.

15.  Declaration of Result of LGO & other LDCEs in remaining Circles.

16.  Finalization of Recruitment Rules of AAO Cadre in Postal Accounts.

17.  Repairing and Maintenance of Departmental Buildings.

Yours faithfully

                       

                                                                                               

R. N. PARASHAR                                                                           D. THEAGARAJAN

Secretary General                                                                            Secretary General

      NFPE                                                                                                       FNPO

TWO STAGE PROGRAMME OF ACTION ANNOUNCED BY POSTAL J C A, TAMILNADU CIRCLE

TN PJCA TWO STAGE PROGRAMME OF ACTION ANNOUNCED ; ALL DIVL./BRANCH SECS. ARE REQUESTED TO ROUSE THE CADRES FOR 100% SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAMME !

1. FIRST STAGE IS WEARING BLACK DEMANDS BADGE AND CONDUCTING DEMONSTRATIONS IN FRONT OF ALL DIVISIONAL OFFICES  BY JCA(NFPE & FNPO) ON 18.11.2016. CONDUCTING STRONG PROTEST LUNCH HOUR DEMONSTRATION IN FRONT OF O/O CPMG, TN BY TN PJCA 

 

    ON THE SAME DAY . AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAMME  MEMORANDUM WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CPMG, TN BY ALL PJCA  CIRCLE SECRETARIES.

2. SECOND STAGE IS BOYCOTTING THE  SUNDAY DUTY ON 27.11.2016THROUGHOUT THE STATE ON WOS EXCHANGE/ DEPOSITS AND ETAIL/ECOMMERCE/SP DELIVERY.

EVEN AFTER THIS, IF THE DEMANDS ARE NOT SETTLED , PJCA WILL DECIDE TO ISSUE LEGAL STRIKE NOTICE  FOR STATEWIDE STRIKE.

 

THE DATE AND OTHER MATTERS WILL BE FINALISED ON JCA MEETING SHORTLY. 

BLACK BADGE MODEL.

*DONT HARASS THE OFFICIALS ON SUNDAY/ HOLIDAY DUTY EITHER ON WOS NOTE EXCHANGE OR ON ETAIL/ECOM/SP DELIVERY.

 

*DONT HARASS THE OFFICIALS ON EXTENDED HOURS OF DUTY.

 

*PAY A DAY'S WAGE AS COMPENSATION FOR THE DUTY ALREADY PERFORMED ON SUNDAY/HOLIDAY.

 

*PROVIDE FAKE CURRENCY DETECTOR MACHINE AT ALL OFFICES WHERE WOS CURRENCIES ARE ACCEPTED FOR EXCHANGE/DEPOSIT.

 

*WRITE OFF THE AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE VALUE OF FAKE NOTES ALREADY MINGLED WITH BUNDLES, COLLECTED FROM THE P.O.s (WHERE FCD IS NOT PROVIDED) AND SUBSEQUENTLY REJECTED BY THE BANKS.

 

* PROVIDE PROPER POLICE SECURITY AND VEHICULAR ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONVEYANCE OF HUGE AMOUNT OF CASH.

NFPE appraises the the Secretary (Posts) on problems faced by the staff due to implementation of demonetization scheme

National Federation of Postal Employees

1^st 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-66 /2016                                                                               Dated : 12^th November,2016

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

To

            Shri B.V. Sudhakar,

            Secretary, Department of Posts,

            Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001

Sub:    Demonetization Scheme of Government of India. Problems being faced  by the Staff in POs-Reg.

Sir,

            Under demonetization scheme, Post Offices have also been entrusted work of deposit and exchange of withdrawn old series currency notes of Denomination of Rs. 500/- and 1000/- on par with Banks. There is vast difference in the infrastructure and facilities between Banks and Post Officers.

2          The problems being faced by the staff are mentioned below:

            (i)         There is no note counting machines in most of the Sub Post Offices. As the cash is coming for deposit in huge quantity so the counting machines are required in each Sub Post Office. This process will continue upto 30th December, 2016 and there is possibility that the Government may extend the date, so the counting machines should be supplied as early as possible.

            (ii)        Fake currency detecting machines are  also  required to detect the fake currency notes  because  due to heavy rush it will be very difficult for staff  working on counters to identify the notes so the poor postal employees may be safe  guarded to become victim of loss.

            (iii)       The working hours of Post Offices have been fixed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. This is totally impractical and harassment of staff particularly for those who are working in SOs .As in SOs there is no cash remitting facilities. Cash to SOs is supplied from HOs. No where cash reaches at 8 A.M. For remittance of cash to and from SOs, no proper arrangement has been made by the local authorities. Remittance of cash by the staff working in SOs to HO in late hours is very risky as there are no safety arrangements. Necessary instructions in this regard may be issued to all concerned.

            (iv)       All single handed sub post offices should be provided one additional hand till the finalization of this demonetization scheme so that other works of Pos may also run smoothly.

            (v)        Orders should be issued to accept WOS notes for other Government deposits like PLI/RPLI and other SB Schemes etc because when one person in single handed  SO is giving WOS notes to deposit or exchange in one side and if it is refused to deposit in PLI/RPLI and other SB Schemes , it is accepted  this becomes cause of quarrel. So necessary orders may be issued in this regard.

            (vi)       Proper security arrangements should be made in all Pos and particularly, for lady employees working in SOs at far off places should be provided conveyance facility with security in late hours.

            (vii)      For extra working hours and for holidays and Sundays remuneration at par with Banks should be paid to the all postal employees deployed in this work. It has come to our notice that Banks are paying award @ Rs.3000/- per day to officers and @ Rs.2000/- per day to subordinate staff and lunch & dinner allowance @ Rs.500/- per day.  Same may be paid to Postal Employees.

            (viii)     The huge amount of WOS notes is being accumulated in the Treasuries of HPOs with whom remitting is made and the SBI is refusing to accept the same Therefore, it is requested that the higher authorities of RBI and SBI should be contacted to cause the orders for their branches  to accept the WOS Cash from HOs so that surplus cash may be cleared from the treasuries of HPOs.

            It is therefore, requested to kindly cause suitable action on all above mentioned problems so that the aggrieved Postal Staff may get some relief.

            With regards,

Yours Sincerely,

            (R.N. Parashar)

                                                   Secretary General

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Odia Advertisement for Exchange of WOS notes by Post Offices

Circle Union writes to the Chief PMG, Odisha Circle of problems faced by staff while accepting WOS Banknotes

N F P E
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GROUP-C 
ODISHA CIRCLE BRANCH,BHUBANESWAR-751007

Trilochan Parida                                                                                 R C Mishra

President                                                                                 Circle  Secretary

                                                                Vice-President, CHQ & Leader RJCM
                                                                     E-mail ID-p3orissa@rediffmail.com

No. UN/AIPEU, Gr-C/Odisha/11-2016                                               Dated-15-11-2016.

To,                                                                                                                                                    
        Dr.  Sj.  S.K.Kamila,  IPoS.                                                    
        Chief Post Master General,
        Odisha Circle, Bhubaneswar-751001.

Sub- Hardship faced by staff while accepting WOS Banknotes through PO S.B Accounts & also due to non-supply of Fake note detector machines & cash counting machines-request for remedial action.

Respected Sir,   

         
         In continuation to this Circle Union’s letter of even number dated 11-11-2016, no action has been noticed to remove the plights faced by employees, working at post offices in accepting WOS Notes and exchanging with new ones. They have been forced to work on Sunday (13-11-16) & on 14-11-2016 (Holiday) without declaring the provision of remuneration for working on Sunday & holiday from our authorities. There is no provision of security while making huge transactions in the counters and also for clearing of huge accumulated cash from the offices. It has been noticed about accumulation of Crores of cash at HOs & SOs without proper security due to lack of follow of action for clearance and non-acceptance of the same in the linked banks. There is non-availability of fake note detector machines & cash counting machines in most of the post offices as a result of which the information of collection of fake notes are also coming from our post offices which may lead to staff victimization. It is has been reported also about non-supply of below Rs. 100/- notes to post offices, creating embracing condition to staff while dealing with public for other transactions.

      Our employees are ready to face all the challenges, including the present order of the Government by ceasing Rs. 500/- & Rs. 1000/- notes from the Midnight of 8^th November 2016. At the same time also the administration should come up with actions to resolve the problems of its employees while implementing the order of the Government.

      On the circumstances, it is urged for settlement of all the above problems faced by staff as war-foot basis for smooth implementation of Government orders.

SOLICITING IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WITH A LINE OF REPLY

WITH REGARDS

  Yours faithfully,

                  
(R.C.Mishra)
Circle Secretary

Copy to-1- Com. R N.Parashar, SG NFPE & G.S AIPEU, Gr-C, CHQ, New-Delhi for information & n/a. The matter may kindly be taken up at Directorate level to resolve the problems of staff in this connection.

2- All Circle Office Bearers & Divisional Secretaries for information.
Circle Secretary

Indelible Ink Mark to avoid multiple transactions

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