NFPE DELEGATION MEETS SECRETARY [P]

DISCUSSION WITH SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS - 1.9.2008

 

GDS COMMITTEE REPORT WITHIN ONE WEEK

 

DOPT WILLING FOR ESTABLISHMENT FOR SYSTEM MANAGERS

 

3 ACP & CADRE RESTRUCTURING FAVOURABLE

 

NO DECENTRALISATION OF POSTAL ACCOUNTS NOW

 

FEDERAL EXECUTIVE ON 22.09.2008 WILL DISCUSS

 

 

Dear Comrades - This day morning a delegation of NFPE consisting of Secretary General NFPE and General Secretaries P3 and Postal Accounts met Ms.Radhika Doraiswamy the Secretary Department of Posts and discussed certain important issues. The issue of possible submission of Nataraja Murthi Committee on GDS was discussed. This meeting held in the background of Government orders on Pay Commission helped to discuss informally the issues relating to 3 ACP vis-a-vis TBOP/BCR promotion issue, Cadre restructuring of Postal Group C and D, PO&RMS Accountants, System Administrators etc. The issue of Postal Accounts decentralisation and JAO absorption also figured in the discussion.  On 60 days Bonus ceiling cap also discussed. The outcome of the discussion is as follows:

 

The Nataraja Murthi GDS Committee is expected to submit its Report within the current week to the Department of Posts.

 

We should submit our Note on the issue of 3 ACP and cadre restructuring in Department of Posts to the Department for the latter to form its stand and sit for a discussion with the Staff Side. The Secretary is in favour of 3 ACP for Postal Employees and also for cadre restructuring and sought a Note on this matter from us. Secretary [P] intimated that Department is still in favour of delayering LSG and allowing PA/SA directly going into PB-2 on Promotion on a condition of 30% by fast track and 70% by seniority – cum – fitness. The Federal Executive will discuss these issues and take a decision.

 

DOPT is willing to consider creation of a separate establishment for System Administrators and this issue can be taken up for that matter.

 

The issue of PO&RMS Accountants Special Allowance to be included in pay fixation on promotion will be taken up again with the DOPT.

 

The issue of removal of Cap of 60 Days in PLB will have to be raised with the Finance Ministry. Secretary [P] agreed to raise it with MOF later when we calculate our PLB and send the proposal for approval.

 

Secretary [P] stated that there is no proposal for any decentralization of Postal Accounts at present.

 

Secretary [P] is not agreeable to anything short of total cadre control by the Postal. The issue of JAO absorption therefore is to be taken up again for convincing the Secretary [P] on this matter.

 

We objected to the outsourcing of RD/MIS/SCSS job to outside agencies and requested that the job of data entry of this backlog work by our own employees on payment outside office hours is not acceptable to the Department. Secretary {p] said that already in some circles where the work of data entry was given to outside Agency, the work has been completed nicely within a short time. This backlog is cleared and there will be no need for any outsourcing in future. Though we ideologically differ we could not convince the Secretary [P] on this issue. However our suggestion for rolling back the decentralisation of the above work and for centralisation in HPOs once again will be considered favourably. The Federal Executive will discuss this issue on 22.09.2008 in Thiruvananthapuram.