Monday, September 30, 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013
POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION
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
Ref: JCA/GDS/2013 Dated – 26.09.2013
To
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
New Delhi – 110001
Sir,
Sub: - Inclusion of Gramin Dak Sevaks of Department of Posts under the purview of the proposed Seventh Pay Commission – regarding.
With due respect and regards, we put forth the following for your kind consideration and favourable decision please.
In the Department of Posts, the 50% of the total work force are called as Gramin Dak Sevaks and they are continuously being discriminated by separate committees formed for the consideration of their wages and service conditions.
The Supreme Court of India declared that these Gramin Dak Sevaks are holder of civil posts and it is a well settled law. Despite the judgment, the same civil servant status has not been accorded yet to them except a part in case of disciplinary proceedings.
The Fourth Central Pay Commission categorically emphasized that, the GDS issues shall be brought under the purview of Pay Commissions. But still separate committees are constituted.
The last committee constituted at the time of Sixth Central Pay Commission caused clear injustice to these employees and they are deprived all the service benefits at par with civil servants even though the law of the land declared and settled them as the holder of the civil posts.
Under these circumstances, we most humbly request the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to consider our request and cause orders to include the GDS of the Department of Posts under the terms of reference of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
With profound regards,
Yours sincerely,
(M. Krishnan) (D. Theagarajan)
Secretary General, NFPE Secretary General, FNPO
Friday, September 27, 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
CONFEDERATION CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
(Central Head Quarters)
1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office building, New Delhi -
110001
Dated: 26.09.2013
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF
ACTION
3rd October, 2013
Call from World Federation of Trade
Unions
Dear Comrades,
As you are aware, the World Federation of Trade Union
was founded in an international conference of Trade Unions held at Paris from 3rd
October, to 8th October, 1945.
At the 16th Conference of WFTU held at Athens, Greece in
April, 2011, it was decided to observe 3rd October, every year (the
foundation day of WFTU) as International day of Action. In 2012, we observed the day raising the
demand for food, water, health, education and housing for all.
Food: 850 million people in the world are undernourished. India is on the tgop of nations with largest
member of cases of malnutrition.
Water: Privatisation of water, has caused havoc as it has become one of the
most profitable enterprise. The people’s
right to water(without which life cannot exist) is trampled upon in many
countries in favour of Corporate profits.
Education: Education has become a commercial activity after the
advent of neo liberal economic policies.
The campaign for free education for all must be made intensive.
Health: Health is an extremely lucrative business. Govt. of India over the years since 1991 has
withdrawn itself from this sector making private enterprises to thrive
increasing the agony of the people.
Housing: A large number of our population has no dwelling
place today. There is no governmental
initiative in the matter in most of the countries. The poor people all over the world are left
high and dry.
WFTU
has now called upon the workers of the world to reiterate these demands,
observe 3rd October, as International day of Action by holding rallies,
demonstration etc. All employees may be
requested to wear the badge depicting the five demands mentioned above on
3.10,2013. A specimen of the badge is appended hereunder.
With
greetings,
Yours
fraternally,
(M.
Krishnan)
Secretary
General
SPECIMEN BADGE
FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS
FOOD, WATER,
MEDICINES,
EDUCATION
AND HOUSING
TO ALL FOR DECENT LIFEWednesday, September 25, 2013
SECRETARY GENERAL INVITED BY SECRETARY, DEPT OF POSTS
Secretary, Department of Posts
invited Secretary General NFPE for attending a function of Hon’ble Minister of
Communications & IT on 28-09-2013 regarding enhancement of GDS bonus
ceiling.
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CONFEDERATION
OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
(Central Head
Quarters)
1st
Floor, North Avenue Post office Building, New Delhi - 110001
Dated – 25.09.2013
PRESS STATEMENT
Central Government has announced
the constitution of 7th Central Pay Commission. Confederation of
Central Government Employees & Workers has been raising this demand before
the Government right from 2011 onwards and has conducted series of agitational
programmes including Parliament March and one day nationwide strike on 12th
December 2012.
While welcoming the decision of
the Government, we are disappointed to note that our demand for five years wage
revision w.e.f. 01.01.2011 and merger of DA has not been considered favourably
by the Government. When the public sector employees are given five years wage revision
and the erosion in real wages has reached an all time high due to steep price rise,
grant of five year wage revision to Central Government employees is fully
justified. Similarly every time the Government appointed pay commission merger
of DA was also granted. This time Government has not acceded the demand for
merger of DA with pay now. Thus by appointing pay commission employees will not
be getting any financial benefit now. The demand for inclusion of Gramin Dak
Sevaks under the purview of the 7th CPC and grant of merger of DA to
GDS is also pending.
In view of the above, the
National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and
workers urge upon the Government to consider the above demands also favourably
failing which the confederation shall be constrained go for further agitational
programmes.
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
FLASH NEWS
7th
CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION
ANNOUNCED BY
THE GOVERNMENT
Central Government today
announced the constitution of the 7th CPC. Confederation of Central
Government Employees and workers alongwith NFPE has been demanding appointment
of 7th CPC right from 2011 onwards. We have conducted continuous
agitational programmes including Parliament March and also one day nationwide
strike on 12th December 2012. After 12th December Strike
we have decided to go for indefinite strike and strike ballot is also
announced. We congratulate the entire Central Government employees who rallied
behind Confederation. Confederation is the only organization which has
conducted serious agitation demanding constitution of 7th CPC.
Government has not yet announced
the Chairman, Committee members etc of the 7th CPC and also terms of
reference. Further our demand for merger of DA, giving effect from 01.01.2011,
inclusion of three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks under the purview of 7th CPC,
granting DA merger to GDS and settlement of other demands in the 15 points Charter
of Demands are also pending. Before announcing the terms of reference of 7th
CPC. If Government is not ready to accept our above demands, Confederation
National Executive will meet shortly and shall decide for further course of
action.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF 7TH CPC IS ONE STEP
FORWARD AND IT IS THE VICTORY OF THE WORKERS WHO FOUGHT FOR IT.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
GDS bonus ceiling raised from Rs.2500- to Rs.3500- Cabinet approved
FLASH NEWS .... !!!!
GDS bonus ceiling for Rs.3500- has been approved by the Cabinet
today. The bonus is sanctioned with prospective effect i.e., from this year
itself.
PIB News:
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EDITORIAL - BHARTIYA POST, OCTOBER 2013
PENSION BILL
OR PENSIONLESS BILL?
Finally
the ruling Congress party and the main opposition Party BJP joined together and
passed the Pension Fund and Regulatory Authority Pension Fund Regulatory and
Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill in the Parliament. In the year 1982 on 17th
December, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justice (s)
Y. B. Chandrachud, V. D. Tulzapurkar, O. Chinnappa Reddy. D. A. Desai and
Bahrul Islam deliverd the historic judgment on pension in the D. S. Nakara
case, which declared as follows:
“(i)
Pension is neither a bounty nor a matter of grace depending upon the sweet will
of the employer and it is Fundamental right (ii) Pension is not an ex-gratia
payment, but it is payment for past service rendered (iii) It is a social
welfare measure rendering socio-economic justice to those who in the heyday of
their life ceaselessly toiled for the employer on an assurance that in their
old age they would not be left in lurch.”
After
30 years, the bill passed by Parliament categorically proclaims that the
Contributory Pension Scheme introduced w.e.f 01.01.2004 will not give any
guarantee for a minimum pension of 50% of the pay drawn at the time of
retirement of the employee. Nor does it provide for the protection of the
family members in the form of family pension in the event of death. New pension
is going to make the social security uncertain and dependent on market forces.
Government compulsorily imposed the scheme on one section of the employees in a
most discriminatory manner, inspite of the fact that such scheme had been a
failure in many countries including Chile, U K and even in USA. In USA the
entire pension wealth (fund) has been wiped out leaving no pension due to the
economic recession and share market crash. In Argentine the contributory scheme
which was introduced at the instance of IMF was replaced with the defined
benefit pension scheme. In majority of the countries “pay as you go” is the
system of pension.
Government
introduced the contributory pension scheme on the specious plea that the out
flow on pension had been increasing year by year and is likely to cross the
wage bill. In fact, by making the pension contributory, the Government
expenditure on this score is not going to get reduced for the next three
decades because of the reason that as per the new pension scheme, the
Government is to contribute the same amount to the pension fund of each
employee coupled with the stipulation that for the existing Central Government
Employees who were in service prior to 01.01.2004 Government is duty bound to
make payment of statutory pension. The Contribution collected from the
employees who are recruited after 01.01.2004 is to be managed by mutual fund
operators for investment in stock market and thus it is the vagaries of the
stock market which will determine the quantum of pension or in other words
annuity which would be cost-indexed and market-oriented.
The
decision of the Government to allow FDI in pension fund operations has made the
real intention of the PFRDA bill crystal clear. It is now clear that the
decision behind the contributory pension scheme is the pressure imposed by
imperialist powers and corporate houses and more specifically IMF.
NFPE and Confederation has opposed the new
Pension Scheme and the PFRDA Bill from the very beginning and organized series
of agitational programmes against it demanding withdrawal of the scheme and the
PFRDA bill. We shall continue our opposition and struggle and demand for
reversion of the scheme. Let us intensify our struggle against the neo-liberal
economic policies of the Government jointly with all those forces which
supported our cause inside the Parliament and outside. Let us identify who are
our real friends and foes.
general
secretary’s desk
battle
lines are drawn, let us be ready for a final show down
Dear
Comrades,
1. 7th CPC
& DA MERGER - INDEFINITE STRIKE:
As all of you are aware, inspite of the peaceful agitational programmes
including Parliament March and one day strike on 12th December 2012, the
Central Government is not yet ready to concede our demand for appointment of
7th CPC, DA merger and the other demands raised by Confederation in the 15
point charter of demands. Thus
confrontation has become inevitable.
Before embarking upon a nationwide indefinite strike, Confederation has
decided to conduct strike ballot on25th, 26th & 27th September, 2013. Details are available in the enclosed
circulars of NFPF and Confederation.
The strike Ballot
programme should be organised in a most effective manner in all the Circles and
Divisions. P-3 Divisional Unions and Circle Unions should take the initiative
to organise the strike ballot in their respective Divisions and Circles. Instructions regarding conducting of the
strike ballot is given in the Confederation Circular. Please undertake intensive campaign in all
Divisions and Circles. Conduct squad work, print and circulate the appeal,
model strike ballot and 15 point charter of demands, posters etc. Each and every employee may be requested to
cast their vote. The Programme should be implemented in all Divisions
without fail. Full details are
available in the website.
2. ALL INDIA TRADE
UNION EDUCATION CAMP - MUMBAI - 2013 NOVEMBER 15 & 16: Details of the Camp is available in the
enclosed circulars of NFPE and Confederation. Quota fixed for P3 Union is
30. Following number of P3 delegates
shall attend the Camp at Mumbai on 15th and 16th November, 2013.
1) All CHQ Office bearers.
2) All Circle Secretaries (or their nominees)
3) Maharashtra Circle - 5 delegates.
Please book the
tickets in advance.
3. ALL INDIA WOMEN’S
CONVENTION - NEW DELHI - NOVEMBER 25 & 26:
Details are available
in the enclosed circulars of NFPE and Confederation. Quota fixed for P-3 Union is 25. Following number of Women P3 delegates shall
attend the Convention at New Delhi on 25th & 26th Nov. 2013.
1) All P3 CHQ Mahila Sub Committee members.
2) In
addition minimum one lady delegate from each circle. (Effort may be made to ensure more
participation)
3) Participation
of maximum delegates from Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, UP &
Rajasthan Circles.
Please book the
tickets in advance.
4. NFPE DIAMOND
JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS INAUGURATION - 2013 NOVEMBER 24 - NEW DELHI: As
decided in the Hyderabad Federal Council, one year long Diamond Jubilee
Celebrations of NFPE will be organised throughout the country from 24-11-2013
to 24-11-2014. The inaugural function of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations will
be held at New Delhi (MP’s Club, Near NFPE Office, North Avenue) on 24th
November 2013. Those women delegates
attending the Women’s Convention on 25th & 26th may attend this function
also, if they can arrive on 24th morning.
P-3 leaders in and around Delhi are requested to attend the inaugural
function. During the one year period
from 2013 November 24 to 2014 November 24, Diamond Jubilee of NFPE may be
celebrated in all Divisions and Circles in a befitting manner.
5. GDS PARLIAMENT
MARCH - 2013 DECEMBER 11th, NEW DELHI:
AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) has
decided to organise a massive Parliament March on 11th December 2013 at New
Delhi. As P3 Union has always been
championing the cause of GDS, it is our bounden duty to extend full solidarity
and support to all the struggle programmes of GDS Union. All the Circle and Divisional Unions of P-3
are requested to ensure participation of maximum P3 members also in the GDS
Parliament March on 11th December, 2013.
Please book your travel tickets well in advance.
6. PARLIAMENT MARCH
BY CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS ON 12TH DECEMBER, 2013:
A mammoth Parliament
March will be organised by Central Trade Unions in New Delhi on 12th December
2013 to protest against the anti-people and anti-labour policies of the Central
Government. Those employees who are
participating in the GDS Parliament March are requested to participate in the
12th December Parliament march also.
Return tickets may be booked for 13th December, 2013.
Other issues: Cadre restructuring committee has been
reconstituted and Secretary, Posts has assured that the committee shall
finalise the proposals by the end of October, 2013. JCM, Departmental Council meeting is also
scheduled to be held in October, 2013.
Minutes of the JCM (DC) Standing Committee held on 23-8-2013 is
published in the website. PA Recruitment
final results of first phase circles will be announced shortly. Results of remaining circles will also be
announced without much delay. LGO Examination
is being held in September 2013. JCM
National Circle meeting will be held in the month of October/November
2013.
RTP Case -
P3 CHQ has decided to file a case for regularisation of RTP service in the
Principal Bench of CAT, New Delhi. Case will
be filed in the month of September 2013 itself.
Yours sincerely,
M. Krishnan,
General Secretary.
Dated
– 13.09.2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
Monday 23 September 2013
NFPE NORTH ZONE STUDY CAMP
21st ,22nd SEPTEMBER2013,GHAZIABAD(UP)
NFPE North Zone Study Camp was held at Ghaziabad from 21st Sept. to 22nd Sept. 2013 at Aapka Bhawan ,Kavi nagar , Ghaziabad (UP).
The programme commenced with flag hoisting by Com. I.S. Dabas Dy. S/G , NFPE & G/S P-IV union and after that froral tribute was paid to the martyrs .Before start of inaugural session all leaders and guests were honoured by the Reception Committee, Ghaziabad by garlanding and presenting files and mementos. The Inaugural session was presided over by Com. T.P. Mishra, Ex. President P-III UP and Advisor of NFPE unions UP Circle. The camp was inaugurated by Com. S.K. Vyas Advisor Confederation and he also took Ist Class on the Subject ”National situation and role of working class “and in addition to this he also described the role of Confederation. NFPTE & NFPE in achieving the demands of Central Government employees starting from the IInd Pay Commission to 6th Pay Commission. Coms. M. Krishnan, S/G NFPE, K. Ragavendran Ex. S/G NFPE, Giriraj Singh , President NFPE & G/S R-III, I.S. Dabas Dy. S/G NFPE and G/S P-IV , Virendra Tiwari, G/S SBCO Association , S.B. Yadav offg. G/S Postal Accounts Association, P. Pandurangarao G/SGDS (NFPE) union, Y. Nagabhushnam, Working President Casual Labourers Federation and Com. R.N. Parashar were present on dias.
A felicitation was given to Com. M.S. Raja Working President Confederation and Secretary General All India Audit and Accounts Association and he also delivered a very valuable speech.
. Com. K. Ragavendran Ex. Secretary General NFPE took IInd Class on the subject “Organization and our task”. He made power point presentation on the subject in a very excellent manner which made all the delegates understand the subject well.
IIIrd Class on the subject “Lessons of past and task ahead of trade union movement” was taken by Com. M. Krishnan Secretary General NFPE and G/S P-III who elaborately described the role of NFPTE . NFPE and Confederation and its leaders in building the trade union movement and achievement through sustained struggle. He also emphasized to make broader unity of entire working class so that the attacks unleashed by the Govt. of India in the wake of globalization policies could be resisted and genuine and justified demands of workers can be achieved . This session was presided over by Com. R.K. Gupta Vice President R-III CHQ and Circle Secretary R-III U.P.
At 5P.M. a Seminar on “ Future of India Post” was organized .Shri John Samuel , Director, Postal Staff College Ghaziabad was the Chief Guest who made very excellent power point presentation on the subject. As a Guest of Honour , Shri V.K. Verma, Joint Director Postal Staff College, Shri Umesh Verma, Joint Director, Postal Staff College , Shri Sanjay Singh , Director Ghaziabad and Shri B.K. Singh ADG Philately Postal Directorate , New Delhi were present and they delivered very good speeches on the subject. All The officers were honoured by the Reception Committee by presenting flower bouquets, Shawls, mementos and files. Vote of thanks was offered by Com. R.N. Parashar, ASG, NFPE.
On 22nd September 2013 IVth Class was taken by Com. K.V. Sridharan Ex. G/S P-III and Leader Staff Side, JCM (Departmental Council) on the subject “Service Rules and Role of Unionists.” He made power point presentation in English in a very excellent manner which was translated in Hindi by Com. R.N. Parashar, ASG NFPE. Com. K.V. Sridharan replied all the queries and questions raised by the delegates. This session was presided over by Com. Subhash Mishra Circle Secretary P-III UP.
At 01PM on 22.09.13 the open session was started. The open session was presided over by Com. R.N. Parashar, ASG NFPE, and Circle President P-III UP.. The open session was inaugurated by Com. Giri Raj Singh President, NFPE and G/S R-III.
In this session Coms. P. Suresh, G/S R-IV , K.K. Sharma Vice President , NFPE, R. Shivanarayana, President, P-III CHQ , N. Subramaniam Dy. G/S P-III CHQ , Balwinder Singh Financial Secretay, P-III CHQ were present. All these leaders were honoured by Reception Committee by garlanding and presenting mementos and files. They all delivered their speech and guided the delegates. Besides them, Coms. Virendra Tiwari G/S SBCO Association, S.B. Yadav, Offg. General Secretary , Postal Accounts Association, Jagdish Prasad Financial Secretary, R-III CHQ also delivered their speech . Coms. Vikram Shah Circle Secretary P-IV UP, Narottam Lal Tripathi C/S R-IV UP, R.S. Sosodiya, Circle President GDS (NFPE) and mostly CWC members and Divisional Secretaries of all NFPE Unions of UP Circle remained present in the camp.
At last Com. R.N. Parashar delivered his presidential speech. He appreciated the role of Reception Committee, Ghaziabad under able leadership of Com. J.P. Yadav, Rajendra Sharma, Rajesh Jain, Narendravir, Sachin and Aafat Khan and all other members of Reception Committee in making very excellent arrangements in Study Camp. He offered Vote of thanks to all the leaders, guests, delegates and members of Reception Committee who contributed their best in making the camp a grand success.
The Camp was ended by shouting revolutionary slogans.
Formation of All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association
This weakness has to be eliminated in order to combat the attacks on Pension and Social Security. Mobilization of all Pensioners of Postal and RMS disregarding their union affiliations in the past is the need of the hour.
In this background, the National Federation of Postal Employees extends all support to the endeavor of mobilizing the entirety of Pensioners of the Department of Posts in the country by our retired Comrades, who have served in various capacities in the Postal Unions in the past.
The name of the new Organization will be All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association.
A Steering Committee formed by the senior retired comrades and headed by the under-mentioned comrades with the former Secretary General of NFPE Comrade K.Ragavendran as the General Convenor should be rendered all assistance and help by the entirety of NFPE Organizations at all levels in order to build a strong organization for the Postal Pensioners.
Steering Committee of All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association
Email ID: aiprpachq@gmail.com
Chairman: Com.D.K.Rahate [Former President NFPE]
[Mobile: 09821031375]
Vice Chairman: Com. T.Narasimhan [Vice President Confederation] [Mobile: 09440056969]
General Convener: Com. K.Ragavendran [Former Secretary General NFPE] [Mobile: 09444919295]
In order to complete the formation of the All India Association in a time bound manner, formation of the Circle level All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association and Division / District level Associations [District level or if feasible Divisional level according to local conditions] shall be completed before the 31st December, 2013. An All India Special Conference will be organized thereafter to complete the CHQ formation.
All are requested to extend total cooperation in the endeavor to build a strong organisation for the Pensioners of Postal Department.
Comradely Yours,
M.Krishnan
Secretary General NFPE
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