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Sunday, June 30, 2013


7th CPC, Merger of DA, Removal of ceiling of Bonus etc. included in Common Charter of demands for Joint Council of Action by Confederation, AIRF & AIDEF

Monday, July 1, 2013

As per Confederation letter published on official website the following demands are included Common Charter of demands for Joint Council of Action by Confederation, AIRF & AIDEF.   In the meeting of members of Confederation, AIRF & AIDEF, it has been decided to submit the Charter of demands to the Cabinet Secretary and seek negotiated settlement. 

  1. Set up the 7th CPC and frame its terms of reference after consultation with Staff Side.
  2. Merge DA with pay for all purposes.
  3. Scrap the New Contributory Pension Scheme.
  4. Regularize (a) Gramin Dak Sevaks of Postal Department.(b)Daily rated workers , (c) Contract Labourers:
  5. Remove 5% Ceiling on Compassionate appointments.

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Saturday 29 June 2013

SECRETARY GENERAL, NFPE ADDRESSED THE IPS PROBATIONERS

Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE & General Secretary, AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ) was invited by the Postal Training Academy (Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy) Ghaziabad for an interaction with the IPS Probationers of 2011 batch who are completing their induction training by the middle of July 2013. The subject given is_“Why are Service Unions important”. Secretary General in his one hour address explained every aspect of the subject in detail. After his presentation there was an interactive session for an hour. Secretary General answered all the questions and queries raised by the IPS Probationers.  Sri. V. Rajarajan, Additional Director, RAKNPA was present. Details will be published in the Journals.
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
(Central Head Quarters)
1ST FLOOR, NORTH AVENUE POST OFFICE BUILDING, NEW DELHI – 110001
                                                                                                                       
Dear Comrade,
            The representatives of AIRF, AIDEF, Confederation met at AIRF Office today under the Chairmanship of Com. Umraomal Purohit. President, AIRF. The following Comrades were present.
Com. U. M. Purrohit, President AIRF
Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra, General Secretary, AIRF
Com. S. N. Pathak, President AIDEF
Com. C. Srikumar General Secretary AIDEF
Com. J. S. Sharma, Org. Secretary: AIDEF
Com. S. K. Vyas, Advisor, Confederation.
Com. K. K. N. Kutty, President, Confederation.
Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation
Com. Virigu Bhattacharjee, Finance Secretary Confederation.
           
            The meeting decided to forge a Joint Council of Action to pursue the enclosed Charter of Common Demands of CGEs. Com. Umraomal Purohit President AIRF will be the Chairman and Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra will be its Convenor. The following shall be the members of the Council.
1.         Com. U.M. Purohit – AIRF
2.         Com. Shivgopal Mishra-AIRF
3.         To be nominated by AIRF
4.         Com. S.N. Pathak – AIDEF
5          Com. Sree Kumar –AIDEF
6.         To be nominated by AIDEF
7.         Com. S.K. Vyas – Confederation
8.         Com. KKN Kutty – Confederation
9.         Com. M. Krishnan- Confederation
The following demands were included in the Common Charter of demands:
1.    Set up the 7th CPC and frame its terms of reference after consultation with Staff Side.
2.    Merge DA with pay for all purposes.
3.    Scrap the New Contributory Pension Scheme.
4.    Regularize (a) Gramin Dak Sevaks of Postal Department.(b)Daily rated workers , (c) Contract Labourers:
5.    Remove 5% Ceiling on Compassionate appointments.
6.    Settle all 6th CPC anomalies raised in the National Anomaly Committee and implement the Arbitration Awards.
7.    Remove Ceiling of Rs. 3500 on computation of Bonus.
            All organizations may include the department –specific and other demands in Part B of the Charter and seek settlement thereof with the appropriate authorities.
            The meeting also decided to submit the Charter of demands to the Cabinet Secretary and seek negotiated settlement.
            The Council will meet again in the first week of August 2013 to decide upon the date of National Convention and other programmes of action in pursuance of the Charter of demands.
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General

GRANT OF VIGILANCE CLEARANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES/CENTRAL CIVIL POSTS: DOPT'S LATEST GUIDELINES CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
DIRECTORATE OF ESTATES ORDERS 2013 - FURNISHING OF INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSFER, RETIREMENT, VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT, RESIGNATION, MISSING, LONG LEAVE AND DEATH OF GOVT. OFFICIALS CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
NEXT TIME YOU GO TO THE POST OFFICE, IT MAY WELL TURN OUT TO BE A BANK CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS/ BS NEWS
GRANT OF FAMILY PENSION AND GRATUITY TO THE ELIGIBLE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY OF AN EMPLOYEE/PENSIONER/FAMILY PENSIONER REPORTED MISSING — CONSOLIDATED INSTRUCTIONS: CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
PENSIONERS PORTAL ORDERS 2013: GRANT OF EX-GRATIA TO THOSE PRE-1986 CONTRIBUTORY PROVIDENT FUND (CPF) EMPLOYEES WHO RETIRED OTHERWISE THAN ON SUPERANNUATION AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE – REGARDING CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
EXPANSION OF ELECTRONIC FUND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (eFMS) – REGARDING.CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
AIR INDIA LTC-80 FARES UPDATED AS ON 10-06-2013 CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
PROMOTION CANNOT BE WITHHELD BECAUSE OF THE MERE PENDENCY OF INVESTIGATION: CAT ORDERCLICK HERE FOR DETAILS / THE HINDU NEWS
POSTAL DEPT TO LAUNCH QUICKER PARCEL SERVICE FROM JULY 19 CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS /HT NEWS
CAT CUTTACK BENCH DIRECTS THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF PMG ODISHA CIRCLE TO KEEP THE SELECTION PROCESS TO THE POST OF POSTMASTER GRADE-III, ABEYANCE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
GETTING A PAN SET TO BE TOUGHER AS GOVT PLANS MORE STRINGENT VERIFICATION CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS/ BS NEWS
AMENDMENT IN RETENTION PERIOD OF RESIDENCE IN CASE OF RETIREMENT OR TERMINAL LEAVE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Friday, June 28, 2013

Friday 28 June 2013

Dept. of Posts applies for banking licence


TODAY'S PAPER » BUSINESS
NEW DELHI, June 28, 2013

The Department of Posts, on Thursday, submitted an application before the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a licence to offer full-fledged banking services.
“We have approached the RBI today [Thursday], and hopefully having met all the conditions of RBI, an in-principle approval might be given. If it is given, I think, it will be a revolutionary step because it will bring banking, subject to Cabinet approval, to the doorstep of the ordinary man in this country,” Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal told PTI.
The RBI is in the process of granting fresh banking licences and has set July 1 as the deadline for applying.
The Department of Posts has plans to start 50 bank branches in the first year and scale it to a total of 150 branched in five years.

The Department of Posts has started inter-ministerial consultations for seeking Cabinet approval on around Rs.1,900 crore fund requirement to start Post Banks. The total amount includes Rs.500 crore paid-up capital required under new banking licence guidelines. — PTI

Thursday, June 27, 2013

28 JUNE 2013        अखिल भारतीय सक कर्मचारी संघ ग्रुप "c " जबलपुर संभाग जबलपुर 


                                                          प्रवर डाक अधीक्षक
                                                            जबलपुर संभाग  जबलपुर
विषय          उत्तराखंड त्रासदी में पीडितो के लिए एक दिन का बेतन प्रधान मंत्री रहत कोष में दान        देने  बाबद

महोदय जी
               जैस की हम सभी को ज्ञात है की उत्तराखंड में भीषण त्रासदी के चलते हजारो लोग असमय कल कलवित एवं बेघरवार हो गए है ,इस संकट की घडी में हमारे माननीय प्रधान मंत्री जी ने भी सभी नागरिको से सहयोग की अपील की है, ऐसे अवशर  पर हमारी भी नैतिक जिम्मेदारी बनती है की हम सभी इस महान त्रासदी की घडी में कुछ अंशदान कर सके.

              अत:आप से विनम्र निवेदन है की संभाग के सभी कर्मचारियों के बेतन से एक दिन का बेतन की कटोती कर प्रधानमंत्री रहत कोष में भेजने की कृपा करे !
                            धन्यवाद
                                                 आदर सहित
                                                                                 एस के  नेमा
                                                                             संभागीय सचिव

Thursday 27 June 2013

NEWS FROM AIPAEA

POSTAL ACCOUNTS CADRE RESTRUCTURING PROPOSAL ACCEPTED BY POSTAL BOARD

WITH THE CONSTANT PERSUASION AND FOLLOW UP BY AIPAEA AND UNSTINTING SUPPORT FROM NFPE, FINALLY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS HAS APPROVED THE CADRE RESTRUCTURING RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO POSTAL ACCOUNTS. THE FILE IS BEING PROCESSED TO SEND IT TO THE NODAL MINISTRY, DOP&T FOR FURTHER NECESSARY ACTION. 

AIPAEA CONVEY ITS THANKS TO THE SECRETARY POSTS, JS&FA, DDG (PAF) AND OTHER OFFICERS IN THE DIRECTORATE.

THIS RESTRUCTURING WILL BENEFIT THE SORTERS AND LDCs OF PAOS AS THEY WILL GET THE GRADE PAY OF Rs. 2400/- AND CHANGE IN THE DESIGNATION AS ' ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT'. (SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF GOVERNMENT)

THE RESTRUCTURING OF JA, SA AND AAO IS UNDER PERSUASION AT THE LEVEL OF AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS JAC.

AIPAEA IS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO GO MILES TO TURN THIS PROPOSAL INTO REALITY. AIPAEA IS CONFIDENT OF ACHIEVING THIS WITH THE HELP OF NFPE AND CONFEDERATION. 

THANKS TO THE NFPE LEADERSHIP.

AIPAEA ZINDABAD !                                                                                NFPE ZINDABAD !!

Wednesday, June 26, 2013


Promotion cannot be withheld because of the mere pendency of investigation: CAT Order

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Promotion cannot be withheld because of the mere pendency of investigation, rules CAT: The Hindu

The Central Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench, has ruled that promotion cannot be withheld because of the mere pendency of investigation and directed the Defence Ministry to promote an Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) officer within 45 days.
Disposing of an application filed by M. Ravi, a 1975 batch officer, the Bench, comprising members B. Venkateswara Rao and Naresh Gupta, held that the defence authorities had erred in withholding his promotion without valid reason. The Bench also said, “No charge sheet has been issued to the applicant. The promotion was withheld merely on the ground of pendency of criminal investigation by the CBI.”
Mr. Ravi is presently working as Senior Deputy Director of General, Armoured Vehicles Factory, Avadi.
He contended that he served in various capacities in other factories. The Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) convened in January 2012 and 2013 recommended his name along with S.K. Gupta and B.N. Singh for promotion to Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for its final approval.


He was not promoted on the ground of a criminal investigation by CBI pending against him. The investigation was a result of an alleged irregularity that took place when he was working at ordnance factory, Medak, between 1999 and 2005.
In an application before CAT, he also sought a direction to the defence authorities to promote him. He also contended that the promotion had been withheld because of ‘long pending’ investigation but there was no disciplinary action of any kind initiated against him. Hence, Mr. Ravi said that the authorities postponed the promotion indefinitely.
The defence authorities contended that six vacancies arose in the level of member to the Ordnance Factory Board.
In fact, the recommendation of DPC should be approved by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for effecting promotion. Along with others, the candidature of Mr. Ravi was also considered. In view of the investigation by the CBI with respect to him, the ACC accorded its approval to others and directed the Defence Ministry to resubmit the proposal for promotion of Mr. Ravi after completion of the ongoing investigation.
The Tribunal also pointed out that a draft charge sheet which did not fructify into regular charge sheet and that should not be a ground for withholding promotion. The Tribunal added, “Unless a regular charge sheet is issued, no disciplinary action can be initiated against the officer of the government and no promotion can be withheld by the mere pendency of investigation.”

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

PROMOTION AND POSTING IN POSTAL SERVICE GROUP 'B' CADRE (CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR DETAILS)


Wednesday 26 June 2013

POSTAL SERVICE CAN SOLVE AN ARRAY OF WORLD'S PROBLEMS (CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS/.thespectrum news)

SECRETARY, POSTS, ORDERED FILLING UP OF ALL GDS BPM POSTS IMMEDIATELY (CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS)

Monday, June 24, 2013

Monday 24 June 2013


FILLING UP BACKLOG VACANCIES RESERVED FOR SCs/STs/OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES (OBCs(Click the link below for details)



UTTARAKHAND TRagedy



CONFEDERATION APPEALS TO ALL CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES TO DONATE ONE DAY WAGES TO
PRIME MINISTER’S RELIEF FUND
               Excessive and unexpected rainfall resulting in furious floods has battered beyond measure, the Himalayan hill state of Uttarakhand.  Whole villages, stretches of roads and communication links have been affected.  More than 1000 persons met with tragic death.  Thousands, including those from other parts of the country who were undertaking pilgrimages to religiously significant temples in the region, remain stranded.  Hundreds of houses and buildings along the banks of Alakananda and the Bhagirathi has been swept away in Rudraprayag district alone.  Thousands have become homeless.
               As the magnitude of the tragedy caused in Uttarakhand continues to unfold, Prime Minister Sri. Manmohan Singh has issued an appeal for generous donations to support the victims who have suffered extensive devastation.  Prime Minister appealed that - “At this moment, the affected people need our help to tide over the calamity that has fallen upon them, to survive and to rebuild their lives.  I request all citizens of India to stand with our distressed fellow countrymen, and actively participate in the national effort to support them at this difficult time”.
               It is needless to say that the Central Govt. Employees have an urgent and important role to play in helping the flood victims and we shall have to rise upto the occasion, as in the past when such national calamities occurred.  The National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers calls upon the entireity of Central Govt. Employees to donate one day’s salary to the Prime Minister Relief Fund and extend our full support to the flood victims to rebuild their lives.
          All the Affiliates of the Confederation, State Committees (C-O-Cs) and CHQ Office bearers are requested to make maximum efforts to collect and remit the donations to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General, Confederation

Saturday, June 22, 2013

STRENGTHEN ORGANISATION
ENSURE DEMOCRATIC FUNCTIONING
BUILD UP CLASS-ORIENTED MILITANT ORGANISATION

It is an admitted fact that our organisation, NFPE, has grown in its strength and in terms of its movements and intervening capacity throughout the country. But there is no room for complacency, given the challenges before and the responsibilities fallen on us. We have to strengthen our organisation further both quantitatively and qualitatively.

In building, running and strengthening a trade union organisation, democratic functioning plays the role of a cornerstone. To put it differently, the source of many of the ills of our organisationlies in the absence of democratic functioning. Therefore the importance of democratic functioning should be clearly understood by everyone of us.

Democratic functioning in essence is to involve the mass of the workers in the decision making process and their implementation. This requires a well knit and functional system of regular contacts and participative communication with the workers at grass root level on the one hand and collective functioning of the leadership team at various tiers of the organization.

To mention a few specifics of democratic functioning of a union are (a) mode of discharging their responsibilities by the leadership (b) attitude while dealing with the rank and file workers (c) relationship between the leadership bodies of the union and general workers, (d) the norms for working of the various committees, (e) collective functioning in the process of decision making and implementation, (f) conducting meeting of the committees and conferences of the union, (g) management of the union fund and maintenance of books of accounts etc. and the last but not least a functional mechanism of communicating with the mass of the workers at grass root level and also hearing from them. Growing bureaucratic practices in the functioning of the Union are creating serious impediments in strengthening democratic functioning in the Unions at some places. Individualistic way of working by some of the leaders and activists promotes bureaucratism within the organisation. To fight such as situation what is needed is to ensure the collective functioning, to and fro communication amongst the leaders, cadres and general workers.

Another vital area of the democratic functioning is the meetings of the Executive committees and office bearers of the union. In some places regular meetings of these bodies are generally not taking place. Attendance is also much below the required level and defaulting comrades are not dealt with according to the norms of democratic discipline. Then again, the meetings are not properly planned. No written report reviewing the developments of the period between the two meetings and status of implementation of the decisions of the previous meeting is placed before the body concerned. Similar is the situation with regard to a written statement of accounts, membership position etc. Holding the union conferences regularly is a very important organizational requirement. Unfortunately, there are instances of conferences not being held regularly, in violation of constitutional provisions. Such failure is bound to have serious organizational problems and weaknesses. For efficient and effective functioning of an organisation the above mentioned deficiencies are to be dealt with seriously.


Finally we must always remember that without imparting trade union education and inculcating trade union consciousness and class consciousness in the cadres and workers the present malices in the unions narrated above cannot be addressed. Whole package of neo-liberal reforms and the philosophy and strategy supporting the same are meticulously designed for marginalizing and weakening the trade union movement. Trade Union is the only social force, which if properly organized can, pose a challenge against the neo-liberal regime and mobilize the people around it. In fact, tackling trade union movement and subordinating the same has always been the life and death question for the capitalist system and in the era of neo-liberal reforms they are much more focused on this goal of theirs with all their ideological and organizational weaponaries at their command. It is therefore, all the more imperative to ideologically empower our leaders and cadres to powerfully counter the onslaughts of the capitalist class.

Friday, June 21, 2013

22 JUNE 2013

ADMIT CARDS FOR PM GRADE I (DEPARTMENTAL) EXAMINATION (30th JUNE 2013) CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Thursday, June 20, 2013


Thursday 20 June 2013

REVISION OF OTA RATE CASE FILLED AT CAT MADRAS BENCH DISMISSED
One of the service Association has filed CAT case in Madras Bench in connection with the revision of Overtime Allowance.  
Hon’ble CAT Madras Bench in their judgement dated 9th April 2013 stated that ''prior to 5th CPC, all Non-Gazetted employees in receipt of monthly basic pay of upto Rs. 2200/- were entitled to OTA for performing duties beyond the designated working hours. The 5th CPC had recommended abolition of OTA for all categories except the Staff Car Driver, Operational Staff and Industrial employees. But, it recommended that the staff deployed on weekly off days should be given a compensatory leave rather than any cash compensation in the form of OTA or otherwise. However, the said recommendations were not accepted and status-quo was maintained as per the recommendations of the 4th CPC. It is also seen that the rate of OTA fixed and the ceiling by the Nodal Ministry viz. Department of Personnel and Training, consequent on the recommendation of 4th CPC have not been revised by the said Ministry. As rightly contended by the respondents, unless the said Nodal Ministry approves the proposal sent by the Department of Posts for revision of OTA rate, they are not in position to revise the OTA rates on its own and it is a policy decision of the Government.  In other words, the Department Posts cannot take an independent decision on the issue raised by the respondents".
ALL INDIA POSTAL TOURNAMENT SPORTS CALENDAR FOR THEYEAR 2013-14
Directorate vide memo No. 6-02/2013-WL & Sports dated 04/06/2013 has finalized All India Sports Calendar for the year 2013-14.
Sl. No.
Name of the Circle
Event
Date / Month of the Tournament
1
J & K
Cricket
July 2013
2
Bihar
Table Tennis
July 2013
3
Haryana
Carrom
August 2013
4
Gujrat
Volleyball
August 2013
5
Uttar Pradesh
Chess
19-25 August 2013
6
Kerala
Ba2013dminton
2-6 September 2013
7
West Bengal
Football
September 2013
8
Karnataka
Athletics & Cycling
September 2013
9
Odisha
Basketball
October 2013
10
Tamail Nadu
Hockey
October 2013
11
Andhra Pradesh
Kabaddi
October 2013
12
Maharashtra
Wrestling
November 2013
13
Jharkhand
WL/PL & Best Physiques
26-29 November 2013
14
Madhya Pradesh
Cultural Meet
January 2014.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Wednesday 19 June 2013

CONDUCTING OF LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR PROMOTION OF LOWER GRADE OFFICIALS TO THE CADRE OF POSTAL ASSISTANTS/SORTING ASSISTANTS FOR THE YEARS 2013CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
CONDUCTING OF LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR PROMOTION OF TO THE CADRE OF INSPECTOR POSTS (66.66%) DEPARTMENTAL QUOTA FOR THE YEAR 2013 CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
PROMOTIONS FROM OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT GRADE-L TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (RECRUITMENT), OF GENERAL CENTRAL SERVICES GROUP B GAZETTED CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
(Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India)
No, HRM-8/V/12/1/2003/FMA/Vol-117/6160
Dated 13 JUN 2013
To,
All Addl. Central P F. Commissioner (Zones)
Director (NATRSS)
All RPFCs-In-Charge of the Region/ZTIs
RPFC (ASDL), Head Office
All Officer-in-charge of SROs
Sub:. Enhancement in the rate of used Medical Allowance from Rs. 1200/- to Rs. 2000/- p.m. w.e.f 01.03.2013, payable to the serving as well as retired employees of the EPFO for outdoor medical treatment - regarding.
Sir, 
I am directed to convey the approval of the 76th Executive Committee, CBT, EPF held 25/02/2013 and Hon'ble Labour & Employment Minister, Government of India for enhancement of the Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) for pensioners and employees of EPFO from Rs. 1200/- p.m. to Rs 2000/- p.m w.e.f. 1st March, 2013, subject to the following conditions :-

(i) The enhancement of fixed medical allowance will be available to serving employees and pensioners (including family pensioners) of the Employees Provident Fund Organization. The serving employees of the Organization who are in the Head Office at New Delhi and Regional/Sub Regional Office at Delhi and at stations which are covered by the Central Government Health Scheme will not be eligible for Fixed Medical Allowance.  As soon as any employee is covered by Central Government Health Scheme, the fixed medical allowance admissible to him/her shall be stopped.
(ii) If two or more members of family are working in the EPF Organization, only one of them will be eligible for the facility of fixed medical allowance.
(iii) In the case of an employee whose wife/husband spouse is an employee of a Government or any other organization (including private firm/office) he/she will be required to give an undertaking that his/her spouse is not availing of medical facilities in case, lf any granted by their respective employers.
(iv) The Fixed Medical Allowance will be in lieu of the medical facility available for outdoor treatment under the Central Services (Medical Attendance) Ruler 1944 as adopted by the FPF Organization for its own employees and pensioners.
(Authority: Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India letter no.G-25012/2/2011-SS-I dated 07.06.2013)
You faithfully,
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(V.N. SHARMA)
ADDL. CENTRAL P.F. COMMISSIONER (HR)