Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Coming soon, Post Bank of India
The postal
department plans to enter the banking business with the Reserve Bank of India
deciding to grant new bank licences to entities with credible track-record.
Consultant appointed
Sources said the Department of Posts, which has a strong foot
print in rural areas, has appointed Ernst and Young (E&Y) as the consultant
for the proposed ‘Post Bank’
“Ernst and Young is expected to submit a detailed project report
by April, after which all the necessary measures will be taken up to apply for
banking licence,” a source at the Ministry of Communications and Information
Technology told PTI.
The sources added that the Department of Post (DoP) might need
Cabinet approval for setting up Post Bank of India.
Of the 1.55 lakh post offices in the country, around 24,000
district offices may be ready to offer banking services in the next two years.
The DoP is in process of setting up 1,000 ATMs.
“Post Bank shall not only take care of the banking needs of the
rural poor but shall also converge with micro-insurance and micro-remittance
services of the DoP,” the source said.
As per data shared with Parliament, there were over 26 crore
operational small savings accounts in post offices as on March 31, 2012, having
deposits worth Rs.1.9 lakh crore.
Courtesy
– The Hindu, 23rd Feb, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
SPECTACULAR SUCCESS OF TWO-DAYS STRIKE BY C.G.EMPLOYEES ALONGWITH WORKING CLASS OF INDIA
CONFEDERATION PRESS STATEMENT
About 8 lakhs Central Government employees took part in the 48 hour (two day) general strike yesterday and today organised by the Indian working class as per the call of the Joint platform of 11 Central Trade Unions of the country. Besides 5 lakh Defence Civilian employees are also reported to have participated in this historic action.
The Strike was total and cent per cent in Income tax and Postal departments. The participation ranged from 60 to 90% in other Government of India organisations except in the Central Secretariat. As per the report, the strike was total in Assam, Tripura, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and 60 to 70% in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and partial in other States.
In Delhi, the Income tax and RMS offices of the Postal Department virtually remained closed. Not a single employee reported for duty in these offices. Many offices of the Civil Accounts and Post offices in Delhi also did not function on these two days.
Many establishments of Printing and Stationery, Indian Bureau of Mines, Geological Survey of India, Medical Depots, Customs, Ground Water Board, ISRO, Directorate of Marketing Inspection, Civil Accounts, Central Public Works Department remained closed throughout the country on both the days.
The National Secretariat of the Confederation places on record its sincere gratitude and appreciation of the efforts undertaken by the State/Branch level leaders to make this historic action of the Indian working class a resounding success by eliciting the total participation of the Central Government employees. The success of the two days strike action will no doubt embolden the employees and workers to chalk out intensified action programme including indefinite strike action to compel the Govt. to rescind the anti-people economic policies pursued since 1991.
K.K.N. Kutty
Secretary General.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
TWO DAYS STRIKE EXHIBITED THE TOTAL UNITY AND PROTEST OF POSTAL & RMS EMPLOYEES
Entire Postal and RMS services came to a standstill
We (NFPE & FNPO) once again
extend our warm greetings and congratulations to all Postal and RMS employees
who made the two days nationwide strike a thundering success. About 1,50,000
Postal and RMS offices including Branch Post offices remained closed for two
days. About more than five lakhs employees including GDS struck work. Though
the strike will be over tonight, the struggle against the anti-worker policies
will continue. Let us keep this unity and fighting spirit intact.
Unity for Struggle, and struggle for unity
Thank you, Thank you all
M. Krishnan D.
Theagarajan
Secretary General Secretary
General
NFPE FNPO
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
STRIKE TOTAL IN POSTAL AND RMS OFFICES
Central JCA (NFPE & FNPO)
congratulates all the Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks who
participated in the two days strike commenced on 20th Feb and made
it an All TIME HISTORIC SUCCESS. Please keep up this tempo till 21st
evening and ensure cent percent success
M. Krishnan D.
Theagarajan
Secretary General Secretary General
NFPE FNPO
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
February 20, 21 General Strike
Discussion with Government again failed
Central Trade
Unions rejected the Government’s, appeal to call off the strike.
10 Crores workers
will participate in the strike.
13 lakhs Central
Government employees including 5.5 lakhs Postal employees joining historic two
days strike. Entire Postal and RMS offices including Branch Post offices will
be completely closed for two days. Ensure cent per cent success.
M. Krishnan
Secretary General
NFPE
February 20, 21 Strike
Against the exploitation of the virtual
capitalism,
It’s the expression of our inner tumult.
Against the commodifying everything,
It’s for changing everything.
Against the apolitical disintegration,
It’s the moulding of the common man and
working class of India.
If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
Let us join the mass upsurge on Feb 20, 21
and continue the fight
to change the capitalist-oriented
Imperialist globalization policies
NFPE Zindabad
Working Class Unity Zindabad
M. Krishnan
Secretary General
NFPE
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
General
Secretary’s Desk
Dear Comrades,
20.02.2013
& 21.02.2013 – Two Days General Strike
I fervently trust that preparation for the
successful conduct of proposed two days strike of 20.02.2013 to 21.02.2013
which will be the first biggest strike of the united Indian working class with
the expected participation of more than 10 crores workers against the retrograde
anti labour, anti people and neo liberal economic policies of the Central
Government will be in full swing. Please organize meetings; meet every member
and ensure 100% participation of our membership in the ensuing strike.
The joint strike notice had been served by
the Postal JCA to the Department of Posts on 22.01.2013 in which we raised the
postal oriented demands like the appointment of the 7th Pay Commission, DA
merger, abolitions of posts, National Postal Policy, Cadre review, GDS and
Casual labourers demands etc. Please organise jointly with all postal unions in
JCA and ensure full participation in the Feb 2003 strike.
29th
All India Conference
I fervently trust by this time all of you
and your delegates would have booked the journey tickets to attend the 29th
AIC proposed to be held at Thiruvananthapuram from 10.03.2013 to 12.03.2013. I
am further confident that you would have already furnished the details of your
delegates/visitors, their journeys etc. to the 29th AIC Reception
Committee. If not, please ensure to forward such details immediately to the
reception committee by next post in order to felicitate them to book the rooms
in the lodges for the accommodation for delegates and other arrangements.
The following are the contact numbers of
important comrades of the Reception Committee.
Com. Jacob Thomas, General Convenor –
09447440521
Com. K. Anil Kumar, Accommodation Convenor
– 09447191731
Advertisement
to Souvenir
The Reception Committee as well as our CHQ
has requested all the branches to procure one or two advertisements each of the
divisions for the 29th AIC. But to our dismay many have not
responded so far. This can be provided from branches; from the P&T
Societies and also from the well wishers. The Reception Committee has provided
40% commission for such advertisements also. Except Tamilnadu circle, which
they are holding 1st AIC of GDS NFPE union from 21.03.2013 to 22.03.2013
and Andhra Circle which is holding the Federal Council from 09.06.2013 to
12.06.2013 at Hyderabad, all other divisional secretaries/Circle Secretaries
are once again requested to kindly bestow their efforts to procure
advertisements for the souvenir to be released to mark the occasion of 29th
AIC. I fervently trust that you will respond to the request of the CHQ
immediately.
Essay
Competition
The 29th AIC has already
announced essay competition on the topic of ‘Future of India Post’ and decided
to award three prizes in the AIC. This is nothing, but to develop the skill and
talents of our comrades in analyzing the issues in the prospective lines. The
cut off date for receipt of such articles had been fixed as 28.02.2013 by the
reception committee. All the interested comrades are requested to forward the
articles to the reception committee and also copy to the CHQ.
Venture
- 2013
We proposed to release ‘Venture 2013’ in
the ensuing All India Conference. We are exerting all our sincere efforts to
bring out the book most comprehensive. This time the volume of the book will
also be bigger in size which may contain around 800 pages. We are arranging index
to all orders also. It will be a master guide for all unionists. The rate will
be decided as per the practice of ‘No gain; No loss’. All Branch Secretaries
are requested to make indent immediately to CHQ to assess the correct quantum
of requirement of the book.
Federal
Council meeting
It is proposed to hold the NFPE Federal
Council in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) from 09.06.2013 to 12.06.2013. Various
political leaders and trade Union leaders of the Fraternal organizations will
address in the Federal Council. Let us hope that the ensuing Federal Council
will mark its glory in the history of Postal Trade Union movement.
AIPEU
(GDS) NFPE – 1st All India Conference
The first All India Conference of AIPEU
GDS (NFPE), an associate member of NFPE is proposed to be held at Chennai from
21.03.2013 to 22.03.2013. About 1000 delegates and visitors are expected. The
Reception Committee headed by Com. K. V. Sridharan and Com. K. Ragavendran as
chairman and General Secretary respectively requested our branches to extend
financial Assistance to the reception Committee by way of obtaining an
advertisement to the souvenir from each division to manage the funds. As the
preparation for AIC has just started within two months, the reception Committee
is struggling very hard to manage the funds and sought the help of our
comrades. Shall I seek your cooperation to make sincere efforts to secure
maximum advertisement to the souvenir proposed to be released to mark the
occasion of 1st AIC of AIPEU GDS Union.
NFPE
– Eastern Zone Study Camp
Our Federation proposed to hold the Zonal
Study Camp in Guwahati (Assam) on 27.04.2013 to 28.04.2013. Accordingly to the
Federation Circular, the quota to P3 for the participation of study camp has
been fixed as under.
West Bengal - 20 North East - 10
Odisha - 15 Jharkhand - 6
Assam - 40
All Circle Secretaries of the above Zone
are requested to nominate the delegates and ensure booking of their journey
tickets well in advance. Delegate fee has been fixed atRs. 600/- per delegate.
Once again
All are requested to attend our AIC
Thiruvananthapuram and make it a grand success. All are onceagain requested to
extend possible assistance by way of procuring advertisements to the souvenir
to the AIC.
Let us meet in our next or in person at
AIC Thiruvananthapuram.
With conference greetings
(R. Sivannarayana)
General Secretary
Friday, February 8, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
IST
FLOOR, NORTH AVENUE
No PF/Strike/20th & 21st
Feb/13
Dated 07th Feb 2013
To
All General
Secretaries/Office bearers (NFPE)
All
Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries
FEBRUARY 20th & 21st
(TWO DAYS) GENERAL STRIKE
Dear Comrades,
Preparations for the successful implementation of the
Two Days strike on 2013 February 20 & 21 are going on full swing all over
the country. India
Confederation of Central Govt.
Employees & workers have already endorsed the decision of the Central Trade
Unions and Federations, Strike notice was served by confederation to Cabinet
Secretary and the affiliated unions to the concerned Head of Departments on
22.01.2013. In addition to the common charter of demands raised by the Central
Trade Unions, Confederation has included its 15 points charter of demands also
in the strike notice. As far as Central
Govt. Employees are concerned, the February 20, 21 strike is a continuation of
the 12th December 2012 strike.
The demand for appointment of 7th CPC and merger of 50% DA is
still pending. We have to continue our struggle till these demands are accepted
by the Government. Confederation National leaders campaign programme is going
on in all states.
In Postal, both National Federation
of Postal Employees (NFPE) and Federation of National Postal Organizations (FNPO)
are participating in the Nationwide strike under the banner of Joint Council of
action. In addition to the common
charter of demands, JCA has raised the Postal oriented demands also, including
wage revision, DA merger, abolition of Posts, National Postal Policy, GDS
demands, Casual Labour issues, cadre restructuring, revision of OTA rates &
compassionate appointments. The Joint strike notice has been served to the
Secretary, Department of Posts on 22.01.2013. Copy of the strike notice and
charter of demands are already published in websites and also in the journals
of all unions and Federations. As part
of the campaign programme, All India leaders of NFPE & FNPO will be jointly
addressing the campaign programmes in all Circles. Comrades, when the entire
workers of our country are unitedly fighting a historic battle against the
retrograde policies of the Government, the entire postal & RMS employees
including Gramin Dak Sevaks shall join this mass upsurge and make the 48 hours
strike cent per cent. Move to grant license to couriers, abolition of posts,
denial of the legitimate demands of the Gramin Dak Sevaks etc. are all due to the
neo-liberal policies of the Central Government and in order to change the
policy, the united struggle of the working class is the only alternative. NFPE calls upon the entirety of Postal &
RMS Employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks to join the strike en-mass and make
it a grand success.
NFPE FEDERAL COUNCIL MEETING: The
highest policy making body of National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE),
the FEDERAL COUNCIL will be held at
Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) from 9th to 12th June 2013, (
4 days) Federal Councilors from all the affiliated unions of NFPE will be
attending the Federal Council. Various
Political and Trade union leaders and leaders of the Fraternal Organizations
will address the Federal Council.
Details will be published later. The Circle Coordinating Committee of
Postal & RMS Unions (NFPE), Andhra
Pradesh Circle
AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) FIRST ALL INDIA
The
first All India Conference of All India Postal Employees Union GDS (NFPE), an
associate member of NFPE, will be held at Chennai on 2013 March 21st
& 22nd. About 1000 delegates and visitors will attend the
Conference. The Reception Committee
headed by Com. K.V. Sridharan, Ex-General Secretary, P-3(Chairman) and Com. K
Raghavendran (Ex-Secretary General NFPE) are making hectic efforts to make the
conference a grand success. Reception Committee is publishing a Souvenir to
commemorate the Ist AIC, and also as a part of resource mobilization . Without the help of other Circles, it will be
very difficult for Tamilnadu comrades to raise funds for such a big conference
within a short period. The Reception
Committee has already sent the Tariff and order form of the souvenir to all.
NFPE, Central Headquarters, request all the Circle/Divisional/Branch
Secretaries to make sincere efforts to secure maximum advertisements to the
souvenir.
ALL INDIA
The
29th AIC of P# Union will be held
at Thiruvanathapuram (Trivendrum) from 10th to 12th March
2013.
ALL INDIA
NFPE EASTERN ZONE STUDY CAMP:
After successful conduct of the South Zone
Study Camp at Chennai and Central
Zone Camp at Vidisha (MP). The Eastern Zone Study Camp of NFPE will be
organized at Guwahati (Assam
NFPE FEDERAL SECRETARIAT:
Federal
Secretariat of NFPE will be held at Guwahati (Assam
Fraternally yours,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary
General
N.F. P. E. EAST ZONE STUDY CAMP
2013 APRIL 27th & 28th
Guwahati (Assam)
No NFPE/East Zone Study Camp /13
Dated 07th February 2013
To
1. All General Secretaries / NFPE Office Bearers
2. All Circle Secretaries of NFPE affiliated
unions of West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, North East
and Jharkhand
Circles.
Dear Comrades,
As you are aware the South Zone Study Camp of NFPE was held at Chennai
and Central Zone Study Camp was held at Vidisha (M.P) successfully. The next camp for East Zone will be held at
Guwahati (Assam Orissa ,
Assam
The
number of delegates allotted to each circle union is furnished as below:
|
Circle
|
P-3
|
P-4
|
R-3
|
R-4
|
GDS
|
Admin
|
Postal
Accounts
|
SBCO
|
Civil
wing
|
Casual
Labour
|
Total
|
|
|
20
|
20
|
15
|
05
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
74
|
|
Odisha
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
44
|
|
|
40
|
30
|
20
|
15
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
116
|
|
North East
|
10
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
28
|
|
Jharkhand
|
6
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
284
|
||||||
In addition all General Secretaries of
the above unions shall attend the camp.
Circle
Secretaries are requested to select the delegates of their unions immediately
and instruct them to book the up and down tickets without any further
delay. They should reach Guwahati before
08-30 A M on 27th April 2013. They can leave the camp only after 6
PM on 28th April 2013.
Maximum lady comrades may be included as delegates. The names of the
delegates attending the camp should be intimated to the respective General Secretaries
before 31st March 2013..
Delegate fee per head is fixed as Rs 600/- (Rs six hundred only) Exact
venue and programme notice will be sent separately.
All General Secretaries are
requested to instruct their circle Secretaries suitably to immediate follow up
action.
Fraternally yours,
(M. Krishnan )
Secretary General
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