60 DAYS CAP CONTINUES FOR POSTAL PLB
CEILING NO CHANGE YET
MOF CLEARS 60 DAYS WITH 2500/= CEILING FOR POSTAL TODAY
ORDERS UNDER ISSUE FROM DIRECTORATE
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
POSTAL FEDERATIONS ACCEPT ACP SCHEME
NFPE - FNPO FEDERATIONS GAVE LETTER ACCEPTING ACP SCHEME
Dear Comrades! Both the Postal Federations have given a joint letter to the Secretary [P] accepting ACP Scheme to Postal Employees instead of TBOP/BCR Scheme. The copy of letter is reproduced below:
K.V.Sridharan General Secretary
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
Postal / ACP / 2008 Dated 29th September 2008
To
The Secretary
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan
New Delhi – 110001
Sub: Acceptance of ACP Scheme for Postal Employees – reg.
Ref: Discussions in 16.09.2008 meeting taken by Member [P].
Sir,
Both the Federations consent to the introduction of 3 ACP Scheme to Postal Employees presently covered by TBOP/BCR Scheme on the basis of the discussions held in the meeting taken by the Member [P] with both the Federations on 16th September 2008.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Sd/- Sd.-
[D.Theagarajan] [K.Ragavendran]
Secretary General Secretary General
FNPO NFPE
MANY MORE ORDERS RELEASED
LTC ORDERS
TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE ORDERS
CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE ORDERS
CARETAKING ALLOWANCE ORDERS
FAMILY PLANNING ALLOWANCE ORDERS
LEAVE ENCASHMENT ORDERS - AND
ELIGIBILITY FOR LEAVE ENCASHMENT ORDERS – RELEASED.
Dear Comrades! Some Orders released during the past week are placed in our website for your downloading:
LTC ORDERS INCREASED OFFER TO NEW RECRUITS
Date of Effect is 1.9.2008.
Fresh Recruits will for the first 8 years service be given 3 Home Town and 1 All India LTC during a bloc year period.
Parents and Step Parents are now included in the Family of a Government Employee for the purpose of LTC.
Travel entitlements will be the same for both official tour and LTC.
Travel entitlements altered to allow AC 3 Tier to officials below 4200 Grade Pay; AC 2 Tier for 4200/4600/4800 Grade Pay; Economy Class by Air / AC 2 Tier for Grade Pay 5400 and 6500 and so on.
Total 60 days leave encashment permissible for LTC during entire career @ 10 days per LTC that will not be deducted from the EL at credit for encashment at the time of retirement.
TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE
Date of Effect is 1.9.2008.
The mileage earned by air travel by a Government Officer will here after words be used only for official tour of other officers.
Daily Allowance on Tour discriminates between official to official. While Hotel Room entitlement at varying level can be understood, the daily allowance for food is also different from one to another even though there is not going to be any change of price for food items in Hotels for person to person. The meaning is that while a lower grade official on tour with a higher official should eat less and less nourishment foods while his superior on tour can eat more nourishment.
CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE
Date of Effect is 1.9.2008
Fixed Conveyance Allowance rates revised and when DA crosses 50% in the revised Pay Structure, then 25% should be added to the rates also.
CARETAKING ALLOWANCE
Date of Effect is 1.9.2008
10% of Revised Pay and Grade Pay will be paid.
Posts of Caretakers shall be merged with the general Ministerial Cadres in all Departments.
FAMILY PLANNING ALLOWANCE
Date of Effect 1.9.2008.
Family Planning Allowance doubled subject to a minimum of 210/= per month.
Grade Pay 1300 to 2400 = 210/=
Grade Pay 2800 = 250/=
Grade Pay 4200 = 400/=
Grade Pay 4600 = 450/=
Grade Pay 4800 = 500/=
Grade Pay 5400 = 550/= and so on.
ENCASHMENT OF LEAVE &
ELIGIBILITY TO ENCASHMENT OF LEAVE Orders also released by DOPT.
DEAR COMRADES – ALL THE ABOVE ORDERS CAN BE DOWNLOADED BY CLICKING THE RAPIDSHARE LINK BELOW:
Download links:
http://rapidshare.com/files/148737727/LTC.pdf
http://rapidshare.com/files/148740049/Travelling_Allowance.pdf
http://rapidshare.com/files/148870641/Conveyance_Allowance.pdf
http://rapidshare.com/files/149297112/caretaker_allowance.pdf
http://rapidshare.com/files/149298055/Family_Planning_Allowance.pdf
http://rapidshare.com/files/149297113/encashment_leave.pdf
http://rapidshare.com/files/149297114/Eligibility_for_encashment_leave.pdf
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
SUCCESSFUL FEDERAL EXECUTIVE MEETING
NFPE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE SUCCESSFULLY HELD IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
ACP SCHEME ACCEPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE
Dear Comrades,
The Federal Executive of NFPE held its two days session on 22.09.2008 and 23.09.2008 in P&T House, Thiruvananthapuram [Kerala]. Many decisions were taken in the Executive. A detailed Circular will be released shortlY by the Federation. Major decision taken with regard to ACP and Cadre Restructuring is flashed hereunder:
1. Unanimously decided to give letter to the Department of Posts immediately from the Staff Side accepting the ACP Scheme of financial upgradation in place of TBOP/BCR.
2. All Affiliated Unions / Associations of NFPE will finalise as like P3 CHQ a detailed Scheme of Cadre Restructuring for their respective cadres and give it to NFPE and the Federation would consolidate the same and submit to the Department of Posts. The Scheme finalised by P3 CHQ would be endorsed by the Federation to the Department of Posts for processing.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
WHY THE DDO'S ARE HESITATING TO FIX UP THE EXACT HIGHER GRADE PAY FOR TBOP & BCR LEVEL POSTMAN
SIXTH CPC REPORT
2.2.11 Under the system of running pay bands being recommended by the Commission, al the employees belonging to the aforesaid 4 categories will be placed in distinct running pay bands. At the time of promotion from one post to another in the same running pay band, the grade pay (being a fixed am0ount attached to each post in the hierarchy) attached to posts at different levels within the same running pay band will change. Additionally, increase in form of one increment will also be given at the time of promotion.
IN CASE OF GROUP D OFFICIALS;
QUESTION OF REQUISITE QUALIFICATION
SIXTH CPC REPORT
2.2.10 In so far as future recruitment is concerned, no direct recruitment in the - 1S scale will take place. The scale will, however, be operated for regulating emoluments during the training period of candidates who do not possess the minimum qualification of Matric. The Commission is firmly of the view that candidates not possessing the minimum qualification of Matric and/or ITI cannot be recruited in the Government, as all jobs in the government require some level of skill.
Thereafter, pay of such of those Group D employees who already possess the revised minimum qualification recommended by the Commission prescribed for entry into PB-1 would be fixed with effect from 01.01.2006 in PB - 1 with grade pay of Rs. 1800.
Those Group D employees who do not possess the revised minimum qualification for entry into PB-1 would be retrained by the concerned Department preferably within a period of six months so that payments of arrears on account of upgradation are not delayed. After retraining, these Group D staff will also be placed in the Pay Band PB-1 with the grade pay of Rs.1800 with effect from 01.01.2006 and arrears drawn accordingly.
(Somenath Mukherjee)
Deputy General Secretary
ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME
| Sl. No. | Recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission | Decision of the Government |
| 1. | The Commission has recommended that the existing scheme of Assured Career Progression may be continued with two financial upgradations being allowed as at present with the following modifications: - i) The Scheme will also be available to all posts belonging to Group A - Whether isolated or not. Organised Group A services will, however, not be covered under the scheme. ii) Benefit of pay fixation available at time of normal promotion shall be allowed at the time of financial upgradations under the scheme. Thus, an increase of 2.5% pay and grade pay shall be available as financial upgradation under the scheme. iii) The grade pay shall change at the time of financial upgradation under this scheme. The grade pay ginve at the time of financial upgradation under ACPs will be the immediate next higher grade pay in the hierarchy of revised pay bands and grade pay being recommended. Thus, grade pay at the time of financial upgradation under ACPs can, in certain cases where regular promotion is not between two successive grades, be different that what is available at the time of regular promotion. In such cases, the higher grade pay attached to the next promotion post in the hierarchy of the concerned cadre/ organization will be given only at the time of regular promotion. iv) Financial upgradation under the scheme will be available whenever a person ahs spent 12 years continuously in the same grade. However, not more than two financial upgradations shall be given in the entire career as was provided in the extant scheme. The scheme with aforesaid modification shall be called modified ACPs and will ensure suitable progression uniformly to all the employees in Central Government (Para No. 6.1.15) | Accepted with the modification that there will be three upgradations under the ACP Scheme after 10, 20 and 30 years of service. Accepted. Accepted with the modification that the rate of increment will be 3%. Accepted. Modified to the extent that the financial upgradation will be available whenever a person has spent 10 years continuously in the same grade. Further, three upgradations after 10, 20 and 30 years of service will be allowed. |
(Somenath Mukherjee)
Deputy General Secretary
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
CELEBRATE CENTENARY OF CALCUTTA POSTAL CLUB
BABU TARAPADA MUKHERJEE - FATHER OF P&T TRADE UNION MOVEMENT ESTABLISHED THE GENESIS OF THE FIRST TRADE UNION IN P&T IN 1908 BRAVING THE TYRANNY OF BRITISH RULE.
Dear Comrades!
One Hundred Years has gone by since the establishment of 'Calcutta Postal Club' - the genesis of the first trade union organisation in disguise - and let us celebrate the big event on 20th September 2008.
It was the days of colonialism and tyranny of British Imperialism. Trade Union was considered as a capital crime against the Royal Rule. No one could even dream about democratic or trade union rights in that time. Even submission of Memorandum or Supplication has to begin with the prayer of permission for submitting a Memorandum! No Attendance timing; No time factors; No dependable gradation lists; No question of consultations with staff representatives; No trade union rights including right to form a trade union organisation!
Comrade Babu Tarapada Mukherjee - the great personality acclaimed by one and all as the Father of P&T Trade Union Movement - who got the courage and vision and wisdom to establish 'CALCUTTA POSTAL CLUB' - a platform fecilitating employees to assemble in a place in the name of recreation club - and use it very cleverly for infusing working class consciousness and trade unionism as early as in 1908, is to be rememberd today by one and all.
Every big trea has a small beginning. Without that beginning no big organisatin could however emerge out from the sheath of the seed. The 'CALCUTTA POSTAL CLUB' was the seed - the beginning - the emerging out of the total darkness - that gave rise to the historical and militant first All India basedTrade Union of the Postal Workers "The All India Post office and RMS union' in 1921. The first All India Conference that was held in Lahore witnessed the historic presidential speech of Comrade Babu Tarapada who thundered that 'Workers are not Beggers'.
NFPE calls upon all our Affiliated Organisations at all levels - to celebrate the great event of establishment of 'CALCUTTA POSTAL CLUB' on 20.09.2008. NFPE is glad to announce that our West Bengal Circle Unions are organising Statewide celebrations to commemorate the historic event. NFPE is the offspring of that militant class conscious movement originated from 'Calcutta Postal Club' - Let us look back with pride that our movement has crossed one hundred years of glory and unrelenting struggles in defence of the interests of Postal Workers.
Let us get rejuvenated by the centenary celebrations to carry forward our battle against the attacks of neo-liberal economic policies and globalisation that once again try to impose the similar conditions of existence that existed 100 years back in 1908.
LONG LIVE THE GLORY OF BABU TARAPADA the FATHER OF OUR TRADE UNION MOVEMENT.
CELEBRATE CENTENARY OF CALCUTTA POSTAL CLUB
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
NEW 20 POINT CHARTER OF DEMANDS BY CONFEDERATION - ISSUES TAKEN UP BY NFPE WITH CONFEDERATION
NEW CHARTER OF DEMANDS FINALISED
BASED ON SUGGESTIONS FROM AFFILIATES & C-O-Cs
by the Confederation of CG Employees & Workers
For 19.09.2008 Strike Declaration Day Programme
ORGANISE STRONG DEMONSTRATIONS IN ALL OFFICES
SEND TWO SAVINGRAMS TO FINANCE MINISTER ON BONUS
AND TO SECRETARY [P] ON GDS & SDA FOR NE REGION & LADAKH
Charter of demands
1. Grant Rs. 10000/= as minimum wage as per 15 ILC Norms.
2. Grant minimum fitment benefit of 2.625 times of pre-revised basic pay to bring about uniform rise in emoluments and raise grade pay to 50% of the maximum of the pre-revised scales in respect of PB 1,2 & 3 as has been done in the case of PB 4.
3. No abolition of Gr.D. Posts and functions. Lift ban on recruitment, fill up all vacant posts and scrap screening Committee.
4. Grant 10% of pay + Grade pay as minimum benefit on promotion or financial up gradation.
5. No outsourcing or contractorising of Govt. functions.
6. Fix the date of effect of all allowances as 1.1.2006.
7. No reduction in the commutation value and restoration of full pension after 12 years.
8. Grant statutory defined pension scheme to the employees recruited after 1.1.2004 and withdraw the PFRDA Bill from Parliament.
9. Compute the pension entitlement on the basis of notional pay as on 1.1.1996.
10. No performance related pay or bonus scheme.
11 Implement the Board of Arbitration Awards.
12. Remove the arbitrary 5% ceiling and 3 years condition on compassionate appointment and withdraw court cases and absorb all waitlisted RRR candidates.
13. Implement the revision of bonus ceiling @ 3500/- in the case of Govt. Employees: Remove adhoc bonus and replace it with the PLB and remove the 60 days ceiling.
14. Grant SDA to all employees in NE Region.
15. Revise the Transport and daily allowances as demanded by the staff side JCM National Council.
16. Remove the condition of 6 months for applying the uniform date of 1st July as increment dates.
17. ACP to be on hierarchical system obtaining in each department.
18. Retain and improve CGHS and make insurance scheme optional.
19. Implement flexitime working hours for women/disabled employees as recommended by the 6 CPC.
20. Direct all the Departmental Heads to settle 6th CPC related department specific demands/problems within a stipulated time.
PAY COMMISSION RELATED ISSUES TAKEN UP BY NFPE WITH THE CONFEDERATION
NFPE HAS TAKEN UP CERTAIN ISSUES ARISING OUT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 6th CPC
CONFEDERATION WILL TAKE UP WITH THE GOVERNMENT
NFPE LETTER TO CONFEDERATION IS REPRODUCED BELOW
EXCEPT FIRST ISSUE ALL OTHER ISSUES WOULD BE TAKEN UP BY CONFEDERATION
PF- 14(e)/2008 Dated 14th September 2008.
To
Com.K.K.N.Kutty
Secretary General
Confederation of CG Employees & Workers
New Delhi.
Com.S.K.Vyas
Chariman
Confederation of Central Government Employees
New Delhi – 110001.
Sub: Anomalies arising out of implementation of pay commission recommendations – reg.
Dear Comrade,
The following issues require attention from the Staff Side for taking up with the Official Side for redressal and improvement.
1. Computation of Revised DA Formula:
While issuing orders for a revised DA Formula on accepting the recommendations of the 6th CPC, the Government ordered merger of 74% of DA as on 1.1.2006 with the basic pay by equating it with 536 Points in the All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers [AICPI-IW]. This is wrong and only 533.01 Points should have been taken for merging 74% of DA. This wrong calculation of merger of 536 Points instead of 533.01 Points, the DA entitlement is only 12.94 instead of 13.53 and therefore after rounding off the figures the Government has sanctioned only 12% DA w.e.f. 1.1.2008. Actually it should have been 13% even after rounding off 13.53. Therefore on 1.7.2008 it should have been 17% instead of 16% granted. This is going to cause perennial loss to all the employees and a huge saving for the Government.
This distorted calculation is to be challenged by the Staff Side and corrected accordingly.
2. Annual Increment:
It is observed that the Hindi and English version of Gazette Notification differ on the matter of Annual Increment. Hindi version says increments are to be granted on either 1st January or 1st July. The English version simply accepts the recommendation of Pay Commission for grant of increment uniformly for all on 1st July. It was expected that the corrigendum would be forthcoming but nothing came about till now. This may be taken up with the official side.
3. Grant of SDA to all employees in NE Region:
The Government Orders on SDA is still leaving room for confusion and various interpretations. Though the 'including initial appointment' is added in the order after discussion with the Staff Side, the definition of 'Area' is open for different interpretations yet and therefore the situation is not clear for payment of SDA to all employees in the NE Region. This requires to be taken up once again with the Official Side.
4. Heavy loss for Retired Group D employees:
The implementation of recommendations of pay commission to fix the pay of the non-matriculate Group D employees only in 1S Pay Scale with 1300/= Grade Pay until they are retrained and fitted in 1800/= Grade Pay in PB-1 may benefit the serving Group D only. Those non-matriculate Group D who are already retired after 1.1.2006 and before 31st August 2008 and also before the completing of the training programme yet to be worked out by respective departments will stand to lose very heavily including very much reduced pension. An exception to such cases to the effect that those who are already retired may be considered as trained or exempted from such training to facilitate fixing them in PB-1 with Grade Pay of 1800/= shall be taken up with the Official Side immediately to avoid heavy loss to such employees.
5. Matriculate Temporary Status Casual Labourers:
The DOPT has issued orders for fixation in 1-S Pay Scale with 1300/= Grade Pay for all Temporary Status Casual Labourers. This is against the existing order of the Government that all Temporary Status Casual Labourers will be placed on par at the minimum of the Group D because there are many matriculate passed Temporary Status Casual Labourers who are now fitted in 1-S Scale of Pay instead of PB-1 with 1800/= Grade Pay. This may be taken up for improvement.
6. Disparity between existing and direct recruits:
The Entry Pay in the revised pay structure for direct recruits appointed on or after 1.1.2006 is placed at a higher quantum in many cases. While we welcome any higher fixation for the direct recruits in any cadre, we feel that this should not create a condition wherein the senior employees in the same cadre are placed at a lower level of pay than the junior direct recruits. This anomaly has to set right in an appropriate manner.
These issues may kindly be taken up with the Government.
With Regards
Comradely Yours,
Sd/=
[K.Ragavendran]
Secretary General
CONFEDERATION REACTION
The above issues were discussed with the Confederation leaders in an informal meeting of the Secretariat of Confederation. The Item Number 2 to 6 would be taken up either directly or as anomalies with the Official Side by the Confederation.
With regards to Item Number 1, the following situation emerged out of deep discussion and calculations of the DA 2001 base year conversion formula and further computation of 12 monthly average of Cost of living Index:
As on 1.1.2006 the actual figures of DA was 74.79
We were drawing the round figure of 74% DA.
This 74.79 was converted into 2001 year base by Government.
The figure arrived at is 115.76.
Govt. rounded it to 115 and then calculated to arrive at the DA figures of 0% on 1.1.2006; 2% on 1.7.2006; 5% on 1.1.2007; 9% on 1.7.2006; 12% on 1.1.2008; and 16% on 1.7.2008.
Staff Side pointed out and objected to the rounding off of the fraction 0.79 out of 74.79 while conversion to 2001 base year.
Government corrected its position and not rounded it off and then recalculated to arrive at 0% on 1.1.2006; 2% on 1.7.2006; 6% on 1.1.2007; 9% on 1.7.2007; 12% on 1.1.2008; and 16% on 1.7.2008.
We checked the correctness of the Govt calculation and contrary to our earlier perception the recalculated figures of Govt are found to be accurate. No rounding off was made and usual carried forward of fraction continue to be done. The two mistakes were 5% instead of 6% on 1.1.2007; and 8% instead of 9% on 1.7.2007 due to rounding off while conversion which was later corrected by the Government. Therefore the DA conversion factor to 2001 base year is found to be correctly done by Government. We have no case in DA new base year 2001.
All other anomalies pointed out under Item Number 2 to 6 by NFPE as above will be taken up with the Government by the Confederation.
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