FORMAL MEETING BY MEMBER PERSONNEL

MEMBER [P] HELD FORMAL MEETING WITH NFPE & FNPO

 

NFPE represented by Comrades K.Ragavendran [Secretary General]; K.V.Sridharan [General Secretary P3]; Ishwar Singh Dabas [General Secretary P4] and Giriraj Singh [General Secretary R3].

 

Staff Side demand for implementation of 3ACP Scheme for Postal and that too w.e.f. 1.1.2006 has been agreed by the Department. Staff Side is to give consent for switch over to ACP from TBOP/BCR Scheme.

 

Department agreed for cadre restructuring – It is stated by the Member [P] that already the department is working on it and the Department acknowledges the  necessity to elevate the grade of Postmasters – The Staff Side is to submit detailed proposals early – Broad proposals would be again discussed with the Staff Side before acceptance by the Postal Board. Staff Side proposals will now be aimed at removing the age-old problem of denial of TBOP higher pay etc. Sorter / LDC / DEO Merger of Postal Accounts will be taken up in Cadre restructuring.

 

Our demand for separate cadre / establishment to ensure higher pay scale for System Administrators has been agreed to be processed – Staff side is to give detailed proposals to Department soon – The Department will take it up with the DOPT for approval. 

 

Staff Side demanded that the PO&RMS Accountants Special Allowance to be given the same fixation benefit like JAOs in the background of 3ACP Scheme. The Department agreed to submit the proposal again to DOPT.

 

Marketing Executives Higher Pay Scale can be taken up along with the Cadre Restructuring.

 

Anomaly of lower pay for seniors in comparison with the new recruits in the same cadre is pointed out by the Staff Side. The Department asked us to give a letter in this matter.

 

Staff Side is requested to give letters on issues like Artisans – Charge Hand – Drivers – Technical Postal Assistant in MMS – Para Medical Staff – Civil Wing PA – Post Office Treasurer and RMS Cashier disparity – etc and after considering them the anomalies will be referred to the Anomaly Committee consisting of both Official and Staff Side Members under the Scheme of JCM Departmental Council.

 

Now we go the Federal Executive Meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on 22^nd September with the official view points of the Department available with us. We will finalize our proposals for Cadre Restructuring of different cadres in that meeting before discussing with the FNPO and submission of the same to the Department thereafter