Feliciatation To Sri P.NIRANJAN PRI(P)Vijayanagar MDG BGWesstTDvn on 29-06-2013

Supplementary results of SC/ST Candidates of LGO'S Examinations held on 16/09/2012

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Information about-PA/SA DIRECT RECRUITMENT RESULT

It is informed that the circle wise final result of PA/SA direct recruitment exam will be announced during the period from 1^st August to 30^th September 2013. Valuation of exam papers already over and Hall permit for computer test will be issued shortly. It is proposed to have online computer test for the selected candidates. About 14 lakhs candidates appeared in the exam for PA for the vacancies around 5100.

M. Krishnan

General Secretary

NEWS FROM P4 CHQ

MEMORANDUM  SUBMITTED  TO THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ON URGENT ISSUES OF POSTMEN AND MTS STAFF

  

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPOYEES UNION POSTMEN & MSE/GR. ‘D’ (NFPE)

NATIONAL UNION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES POSTMEN AND MTS (FNPO)

No  Memo/Postmen JCA/2013                                                        Dated  07^th  June 2013

    

MEMORANDUM  SUBMITTED  TO THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ON URGENT ISSUES OF POSTMEN AND MTS STAFF

The All India Postal Employees Union – Postman and MTS / Group ‘D’ and the National Union of Postal Employees - Postman and MTS jointly submit this memorandum on urgent issues of Postman and MTS staff on which our both organizations will launch a series of nationwide Programme of Action to draw the attention of the Postal Directorate for early settlement.

Postmen Committee Recommendation not implemented.:-The P4 CHQs of both NFPE and FNPO have come to the conclusion that despite the recommendations of the postmen related issue committee; no orders on the following issues have been issued to implement them

(a) Extraction of data entry work from Postman:- Suitable instructions/Orders to all the Circle are to be issued by 30^th April 2012, nothing has been done so far.  An early issue of orders are required to implement them.

(b) Revision of postmen Norms:- Postmen norms issued by the Department are very old. The decision taken in the committeeare not convincing.  As such it is suggested that formation of fresh Internal Work Study Unit with one/two staff side member to review all work performed by postmen staff with door to door measurement of beats was requested. Internal Work Study Unit for this job is to be ordered by the Directorate as the same does not come under the jurisdiction of the Committee.

(c) Change in procedure for payment of  Speed Post delivery incentive.: At present the procedure for payment of incentive is very lengthy. No body prepares bills. In case the bills are prepared they remain under verification of PRI/SDI/ASP then goes to sanction to the Divisional Head. After sanction of bills from Divisional Head to DDOs for payment. Then bills are to be prepared DDOs for payment office wise. It is suggested that module for payment of Speed Post Incentive in the computer soft ware be installed and give powers of payment to the concerned postmaster on weekly/ monthly. After payment the concerned vouchers be sent to the DDOs for accounting purpose.

(d) Combination of beat: Combination of beats: It was decided in the above meeting that limit of combination of beat in the post office having 4+strength will be  removed since it adversely affects the delivery efficiency. But orders on this item are yet to be issued by the Directorate. This need to be done at the earliest.

(e) Delivery of Heavy parcels and EPP articles:-It was pointed out by the staff side that Postman face difficulty in delivery of registered parcels weighing more than 5 Kgs each and EPP articles of which the maximum weight of 35Kgms, per articles has been fixed.  It was highlighted that either some reasonable rate and mode of conveyance for delivery EPP articles should be fixed or the rates of coolie charges fixed in the past should be revised for efficient delivery of registered parcel.  It was decided that the Directorate will consider reiterating the instructions on coolie charges to all the Circles so that the delivery of heavy parcels is not adversely affected. Whether coolie charges pertaining to heavy parcels have been enhanced due to high prices. As regards EPP parcels, whether mode of conveyance with rate of each mode have been decided by the Directorate.

(f) Corrigendum on density of population:-The staff side drew attention of the committee to note of Sl. 8 in the Directorate letter No 9-1/2005-WSl/PE l dated 5.2.2010 which stipulates that area having a density of population 2500 per Sq. KM may be taken as congested area “and pointed out that the same has incorrectly been printed as it should refer to 2500 per sq. Mile instead of 2500 sq meter. They quoted a clarification received from PTC, Mysore which has cited Directorate letter dated 19.02.76 indicating establishment norms for Postmen and defining congested area or having a density of population of 2500 per sq. Mile. After discussion it was agreed that Directorate would examine and issue suitable amendment /corrigendum to the Note 8 of the revised norms of postmen establishment.

(g) Creating of justified additional posts:-In this connection while implementing the system for delivery work and allowing postmen to write correct remarks for non-delivery The staff side drew attention to item No 25 minutes of the last JCM meeting issued on 1.3.2012 wherein it is mentioned that the issue is under examination by the Postman Committee being chaired by CGM (PLI). After discussion, the view emerged that this item is not part of Committee’s mandate and the issue pertains to creation/ re-deployment of Posts which is basically a policy issue. However, the staff side mentioned that Postmen were not able to write correct remarks for non delivery of article due to heavy work in the project Arrow Offices, it was therefore decided that the experience gathered after implementation of project Arrow in various Post Offices could be examined. Result on examination has not been communicated so far in this regard.

2. Cadre Restructuring of Postman and MTS:-The first and foremost issue on which a bias against the Postman is clearly visible is that of cadre restructuring for this cadre. The Department though conceded to form a Cadre Restructuring Committee during the strike negotiations with the Postal Joint Council of Action had issued orders omitting the cadre of Postman and MTS from the ambit of cadre restructuring. This shows the mind-set of the Department on the important issue of cadre restructuring of Postman and MTS cadre. The stand of the Postal Directorate was against the direction of the Official Side in the National Anomaly Committee that every department shall go into the issue of cadre restructuring for boosting the promotional avenues of employees rather than depending too much on the MACP Scheme for that purpose. It is a known fact that the cadre of Postman and MTS have no in-situ promotion in their cadre except the promotion to the cadre of Postal Assistant through a competitive examination. Every other cadre other than the cadres of Postman and MTS have their own hierarchical promotions in their own cadre and this discrimination cannot be ended without a proper cadre restructuring in place for the Postman and MTS cadre. Even the flimsy promotion for the cadre of Postman earlier to the introduction of TBOP/BCR like Head Postman, Sorting Postman etc have disappeared from the scene and as on date no promotion in the cadre is available to both these cadres. Unfortunately the Department of Posts not only not in a position to appreciate our contention as well as the proposal for cadre restructuring based on percentage basis as available to all cadres in the Department of Railways but not inclined to consider any cadre restructuring proposal to these cadres. The absence of any promotion to them in their own cadre leaves them totally frustrated and takes away any incentive to perform better to the services. This has to be properly appreciated and attended to by the Postal Directorate in the absence of Cadre Restructuring Committee failed to find out any alternate proposals to our proposal based on percentage.

3. Door to Door Scientific Measurement of Beats:- (A) At present the door to door beat measurement system adopted by the department is not not only unsatisfactory but also incorrect one as neither scientific device like foot meter nor cyclo meter is used to assess the actual length of beat. The measurement of beats is generally done while sitting on the table by guess work only..  Moreover the workload of mail delivery and number of houses to be visited during duty of eight hours has no where been laid down causing extreme harassment to postmen staff. It is demanded that the number of houses to be visited and number of articles to be delivered should be laid down in the interest of delivery efficiency and rationalization of workload of postmen staff as well.

The Directorate ordered for rationalizing of Postman beats after hearing our complaints that Postman beats are constructed unscientifically with long distances humanly impossible to cover on a day. Many examples like more than 70 kilometres beats were brought to the notice of the Postman Committee to substantiate our complaints. Based on the discussions the Directorate agreed to issue orders for measuring the beats and rationalizing them appropriately. Unfortunately the CHQs of our Unions are receiving complaints from our Circles that re-measuring of beats is being done most unscientifically without using either the cyclo-meters or foot-meters but applying their imaginary calculations. This has complicated the problem more and there is widespread resentment among the Postman staff. Both our Unions urge upon you to issue strict instructions to measure all Postman beats only by using cyclo-meters or foot-meters for the purpose of rationalizing the beats.

(B) To fix the meeting of Committee for Modification in Order No. 31-38/79-PE-I dt. 22-5-1979:-The Committee Constituted for examination of Modification in Departmental Order No. 31-38/79-PE-I dt. 23-5-1979 in R/O footwork of the Postman from door to door walk in R/O Item DO 4 of Periodical Meeting held on 29-11-2012 and Departmental Council Meeting on 28-12-2012.

4. Revision of Syllabus to Departmental Exams Modification:- (A)  As narrated in the earlier paragraph the only avenue open to the cadre of Postman / MTS for higher promotion is that Postal Assistants through competitive examinations. The Department opted for revision of syllabus and pattern of examinations and the Staff Side too agreed to it. It was told to us that the revision of syllabus and pattern of examinations would go a long way to help more candidates get through the examination to avoid many vacancies go unfilled after every examination. It took a long time for finalising the syllabus and new method of examination introduced for LGO exam. However it is found that contrary to what was told by the Department the examinations of LGOs as well as the examinations from GDS to Postman and MTS have become so tuff that it has become extremely difficult to answer many questions.  Many questions are of such a standard that even IPS Officers may not be able to answer easily. This has led to a situation wherein the candidates could not get through these examinations and a large number of vacancies remain unfilled after the examinations. Both of our unions urge upon you to set up a high level committee of Officers with Staff Side Members in it to review the whole syllabus for suitably modifying it. 

(B) Request to conduct special examination for recruitment to the Postman & MTS cadres for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 : To avoid recurring vacancies due to leaving of qualified employees of high standard in the background of submission made above, it is requested that - 1. To fill up the vacancies for the years 2009 to 2013 in the Postman and MTS cadre a special examination only for GDS/MTS employees may be conducted. 2. The question paper may be set on the basis of practical and relevant work routinely done by the regular MTS and Postman employees. 3. The work of setting question paper may be got done by a promotee officer who ishaving practical knowledge of the nature of work being done by the MTS and Postman employees.

(C) Filling up vacant posts with Residual vacancies:- All vacant post of Postmen & Group D/MTS should be filled in within 30^th June 2013 as directed by irectorate. There is no chance to fill up vacant posts in due time as no notification has been issued in many circles like A.P. and Assam Circle etc.

5.    Improving the Quality of Uniforms and timely supply of all kit items:-The Postman and MTS are called the uniformed staff in the Department of Posts. Unfortunately these cadres who are actually moving among the members of public pose a poor picture to the image of the Department because of the inferior quality of the uniform cloth. Despite the agreement with the All India Unions by the Department that facilitated inclusion of staff side member from the Unions in the purchase committee of uniform cloth to ensure purchase of better quality of cloth,, the problem persists. This cannot be sorted out unless the cost price permitted by the DOPT is enhanced on the face of escalating prices of all commodities including the textiles. The cost price permitted by the DOPT cannot ensure better quality uniform cloth from the market. Added to this are the violations here and there in Circles where the Administration is not sincerely ensuring inclusion of staff side members in the purchase committee and no protection against ensuring supply of the selected quality of cloth only to the staff. These have to be addressed immediately.

6. Stop Unscientific Measurement of Postmen Beats:

The Directorate ordered for rationalizing of Postman beats after hearing our complaints that Postman beats are constructed unscientifically with long distances humanly impossible to cover on a day. Many examples like more than 70 Kilometres beats were brought to the notice of the Postman Committee to substantiate our complaints. Based on the discussions the Directorate agreed to issue orders for measuring the beats and rationalising them appropriately. Unfortunately the CHQs of our Unions are receiving complaints from our Circles that re-measuring of beats is being done most unscientifically without using either the cyclo-meters or foot-meters but applying their imaginary calculations. This has complicated the problem more and there is widespread resentment among the Postman staff. Both our Unions urge upon you to issue strict instructions to measure all Postman beats only by using cyclo-meters or foot-meters for the purpose of rationalizing the beats.

7. Cycle Maintenance Allowance to MTS:-The Cycle Maintenance Allowance is paid to all Postman staff without any conditions whereas the MTS Staff who are engaged in letter box clearing or other outside office work  excluded from the ambit of CMA. This is unjustified. The MTS Staff also are to be paid CMA without any conditions as like Postman staff. Both our Unions urge upon you to issue necessary orders to pay CMA to all MTS without any conditions.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->(a)  <!--[endif]-->Revision of Fixed Monetary Compensation (FMC):-This has reference to your office  letter No 10-7/2003.P.E.II dated 24th Nov 2010 wherein existing rate on revision has been enhanced for each category except Multi Tasking staff whose rate of remuneration has been reduced @ Rs 60/- per holiday for 4 hours whereas MTS staff was getting  @ Rs 63.45 per holiday for 3 hrs on hourly basis @ Rs 21.15 per hour. Protracted correspondence made proved in fructuous. This need to be reviewed for proper justice to the MTS staff.

8. Abolition of Nodal Delivery Centers at all metro cities:-All Nodal delivery centers should be abolished throughout the Country immediately to avoid complication in day-to-day delivery system. (Example–West Bengal Circle, Karnataka Circle, Bangalore, Maharashtra Circle Mumbai GPO).

9. To Stop harassment:-The postman staff being tortured for 100% delivery and in various cases by asking them to work beyond duty hours and many other ways harassment is there it must be stopped.

10. Promotional posts of Postmen Cadre: The posts of Mail Overseer, Cash Overseer, Head Postman and Sorting Postman should be considered as promotional posts for Postmen cadre and an additional increment or some allowance should be granted for performance duties on such posts. Seniority criteria of postmen should be taken in view while deploying on these posts.

Programme of Action:-The AIPEU Postman and MTS / Group ‘D’ and the NUPE Postman and MTS both while urge upon you for a speedy redressal of the above urgent issues, have decided to focus attention on all these issues by launching unitedly a nationwide Programme of Action as follows,

1.Work Spot Demonstrations:- during lunch hour or evening hours in all divisions to highlight the sectional demands of the P4 from 20th to 22nd June, 2013.

2. Day long Mass Dharna in front of Divisional Offices on 28th June, 2013.

3.Mass Hunger Fast in front of Regional Offices and Chief PMG Offices on 9th July, 2013.

4. Delivery of Mail wearing Half Pant & Vest (Male PM) and without uniform by Female Postmen:- Postmen (Male) and Postmen (Female) will deliver mail on 23rd and 24th July 2013 by wearing Half Pant and Vest (Male Postmen) and without wearing uniform in case of female postmen to protest against substandard and irregular supply of uniform and other kit items.

5,Mass Hunger Fast in front of Dak Bhawan:- including all CWC Members and submission of Strike Notice to the Secretary Department of Posts on 17th August 2013.

6. Indefinite Strike from 16th September, 2013:-Both our Unions are still confident that the Secretary Department of Posts would intervene personally to restore normalcy and tranquillity at the earliest by causing orders for the redressal of the burning issues of Postmen and MTS.

            Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

       [T.N.Rahate]                                                        [Ishwar Singh Dabas]

General Secretary                                                  General Secretary

NUPE P4                                                                   AIPEU P4

CONGRATULAION TO R.SEETHALAKSHMI

CONGRATULAION TO R.SEETHALAKSHMI-FOR SELECTION TO NFPE AS A ASST GEN SEC FROM P4KARNATAKA .HERE IS THE NEWLY ELECTED NFPE OFFICE BEARER LIST.

9^TH FEDERAL COUNCIL: HYDERABAD 09 TO 12.06.2013

LIST OF NEWLY ELECTED OFFICE BEARERS OF NFPE

President                   :  Shri Giri Raj Singh R-3 (Delhi).

Working President  :  Shri. Manoharan P-3 (Tamil Nadu)

Vice Presidents       1. Shri Pranab Bhattacharya Admin. Union (WB)

                                     2. Shri T.Sathyanaryana PO A/C Andhra Pradesh

                                     3. Shri K.K. Sharma, Mail Man, S.J. Stg. Office

     Air Mail Stg.Dn. New Delhi.        

Secretary General  :  Shri M.Krishnan, BCR PA, Thycaud HO,

   Trivandrum South Dn. -695 014 (Kerala)

Dy. Secy. General   :  Shri Ishwar Singh Dabas,Postman,

    Sakurbasti R.S.PO.Delhi-110 034.

Asstt. Secy. General:

                                    1. Shri R.N.Parashar, Designated  SPM

    Mathura City P.O-281 001(UP)

                                    2. Shri S. Raghupathy BCR PA , Park Town HPO,

    Chennai-600 002(TN)

                                   3.  Smt. R. Seethalakshmi, Postwoman,

    Bangalore City H.O.-560 002(Karnataka)                            

Financial Secretary : Shri Raj Kumar, Stg, Postman,

    Karol Bagh P.O. New Delhi-110 005

Central workers to retire at 62: DoPT has forwarded proposal to PMO

"A move is afoot to raise the retirement age of over five million central government employees from 60 to 62 years" "The Ministry of Personnel and Training has forwarded a proposal in this regard to the Prime Minister's office (PMO) for inclusion in the agenda of the Cabinet for consideration, after securing consent of various ministries, sources said, claiming that it has an approval of the finance ministry. The decision will help immensely those on the verge of retirement to continue in service for two years."

The above texts are the part of News Item Published by Goa Based English News Paper OHeraldOthe full text of the news article is reproduced below.  Earlier same news was published by Financial express that enhancement in Retirement Age from 60 to 62 years, an in-principal Decision has been taken by DoPT:-

Central workers to retire at 62? - TEAM HERALD
June 11, 2013

NEW DELHI: A move is afoot to raise the retirement age of over five million central government employees from 60 to 62 years, citing the longer span of life enabling most to be fit to work, though ostensibly it may be keeping an eye on the Delhi Assembly elections due in November to influence over 80 per cent of them living in the capital.

The Ministry of Personnel and Training has forwarded a proposal in this regard to the Prime Minister's office (PMO) for inclusion in the agenda of the Cabinet for consideration, after securing consent of various ministries, sources said, claiming that it has an approval of the finance ministry. The decision will help immensely those on the verge of retirement to continue in service for two years.

The High Court judges already enjoy tenure up to 62 while the retirement age of the Supreme Court judges and the Election Commissioners is 65. The retirement age has also been raised to 62 in case of some key posts. It is already 62 years in case of the employees of the Madhya Pradesh government.

This will be the third time that the retirement age of the central staff is being raised and it is bound to have the cascading effect on the states coming under pressure from the employees' associations to follow suit.

It was raised from 55 to 58 by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1962 after the war with China and then to 60 years by the then NDA government in 1998 on the recommendation of the central pay commission.

The central staff is already quite happy with the government for getting as much as 80 per cent of the basic pay as the dearness allowance, thanks to the last hike of 8 per cent announced in April with retrospective effect from January 1. Just before the polls, they may get yet another DA hike as the pay commission recommendation accepted by the government mandates revision twice a year to match the rise or fall in the consumer price index of the industrial workers.

APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM THE ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES TO FILL UP THE POSTS OF POSTMAN/MAILGUARD IN FOLLOWING POSTAL DIVISIONS/RMS OFFICES IN H.P POSTAL CIRCLE.(Click the link below for details)

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pdf/Recruitment/RE-77-17-2013HPCO_06062013.pdf

Expected DA (Dearness Allowance) from July 2013 to central government employees

Expected DA (Dearness Allowance) from July 2013 to central government employees

Since the implementation of 6CPC from 1-1-2006, the consumer price index number for industrial worker is not coming down ever but it is increasing month by month. Similarly the rate of dearness allowance paid to central government employees also increasing at the interval of every six months period. The rate of dearness allowance was at zero level on 01-01-2006. After six years from implementation of 6CPC, now the dearness allowance stands at 80% level. The average increase in the dearness allowance is at the rate of 13% per year. Actually there is nothing to rejoice over the increase of dearness allowance. The Dearness allowance is nothing but the reflection of consumer price index.


Likewise the consumer price index is determined by increase in the prices of basket of identified essential commodities. The increase of CPI number is not good any way for either the government employees or common people. Whatever the money the central government employees are supposed to get from the dearness allowance hike will be swallowed by the essential commodities for which they have to spend every month, since the prices of all the essential commodities are increasing at the alarming rate.

Now everyone eyes at the expected dearness allowance from July 2013. It is now 80 percent of AICPI Numbers from which the rate of DA has to be arrived has been released. The AICIN for Industrial Workers for two more months are yet to be released to confirm the exact rate of Dearness Allowance going to be approved by the central government. The average of AICPIN for IW from the month of July 2012 to June 2013 will determine the rate of dearness allowance to be paid from July 2013. So look at the Consumer price Index numbers from June 2012 given below...

Month	Jul-2012	Aug-2012	Sep-2012	Oct-2012	Nov-2012	Dec-2012	Jan-2013	Feb-2013	Mar-2013	Apr-2013	May-2013	Jun-2013
AICPIN	212	214	215	217	218	219	221	223	224	226	-	-

The formula for calculating dearness allowance is:

( Avg of AICPI for the past 12 months – 115.76)*100/115.76

To find out the average CPI for 12 months we need remaining two months CPI numbers. Let us assume that if the remaining two months AICPI numbers stands at 226 levels, the average AICPI for 12 months is 220.0833.

If we apply this in the formula given above the answer is = 90.120

From this it is now very much clear that, even though if there is no change in the position of AICPI numbers for remaining two months, if it happened to continue in the same level of 226 points for remaining two months, the increase in the rate of dearness allowance will be 10% for the next six months starts from July 2013. According to this, the expected dearness allowance from July 2013 for central government employees will not be less than 90% level. So it is expected that the dearness allowance will be increased from existing 80% to 90% level from July 2013. With this 10% increase in dearness allowance, the annual increment for the year 2013 also will be granted for all the central government employees from July 2013.

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