NFPE Leaders sitting on hunger fast

at Jantar Mantar , New Delhi

01 DECEMBER-2015

FOR PERSONAL ATTENTION OF ALL CIRCLE/DIVISIONAL/BRANCH SECRETARIES

All Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries are requested to intimate their Name, Telephone No. & E-mail ID latest by 29.11.2015 to CHQ for necessary corrections to include in Hand Book 2016. 

Further you are requested to send your indents for Hand Book 2016 as early as possible.

Contents of Hand Book 2016

PART-I - Excerpts from 7th Pay Commission Report

PART-II - Central Government Employees

PART-III - Postal Employees (Exclusive)

PART-IV - Gramin Dak Sewaks

PART-V - Organisation (Names, Telephone Nos. & E-maild Ids of CHQ office Bearers, Circles Secretaries, Mahila Committee Members & Divisional/Branch Secretaries)

DECEMBER 1st & 2nd, 2015 - TWO DAYS STRIKE DEFERRED

SECRETARY GENERAL AND ALL GENERAL SECRETARIES OF NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) WILL SIT ON TWO DAYS HUNGER FAST INFRONT OF DAK BHAWAN, NEW DELHI ON 1^st & 2^nd DECEMBER 2015

ONE DAY MASS HUNGER FAST IN FRONT OF ALL CPMG / PMG & DIVISIONAL OFFICES ON 11^th DECEMBER 2015

TO EXPRESS OUR ANGER, RESENTMENT AND STRONG PROTEST AGAINST THE REJECTION OF THE LEGITIMATE DEMANDS OF THREE LAKHS GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS BY THE NDA GOVT.

The Federal Secretariat of NFPE held at NFPE Office, New Delhi on 26-11-2015, reviewed the whole situation prevailing among the postal employees in general and the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) in particular after the submission of the 7^th Central Pay Commission Report to the Govt and also after the appointment of a separate committee for GDS by the Govt, headed by a retired Postal Board Member as Chairman.

The Federal Secretariat  further reviewed the proposed two days strike call given by NFPE and AIPEU GDS (NFPE) for realization of the legitimate demands of the Gramin Dak Sevaks, which  include bringing the GDS also under the purview of 7^th CPC treating them as Civil Servants.

The main demand of NFPE and AIPEU GDS (NFPE) in the charter of demands submitted to Govt and Postal Board is “inclusion of GDS under the purview of 7^th CPC”. NFPE organized series of agitational programmes for the GDS demands including dharnas, hunger fast, GDS Parliament March, Parliament March under the banner of Postal JCA (NFPE & FNPO), one day strike on 12^th December 2012 and 48 hours strike on 12^th & 13^th February 2014. Due to our agitational programmes the Postal Board was compelled to submit the proposal for inclusion of GDS under 7^th CPC to Finance Ministry with favourable recommendations. But the Finance Ministry rejected the proposal three times and it is in this background NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) decided to go for two days strike on December 1^st & 2^nd demanding the Govt to include GDS under the 7^th Pay Commission.

Even though the Govt refused to include the GDS under the 7^th CPC, the 7^th CPC has suo moto examined the main demand of the GDS ie., treating them as Civil Servants and extending them all the benefits of the departmental employees, ofcourse proportionately. It is most unfortunate that the Pay Commission headed by a retired Supreme Court Justice as Chairman, has considered our demand and categorically stated that Gramin Dak Sevaks are holders of Civil Posts but outside the regular civil service and hence can not be treated at par with other civilian employees. After this observation of the Seventh CPC even if the GDS are included in the 7^th CPC they are not going to get a fair deal. This has compelled us to modify the demand placed by us before the Govt in the charter of demands.

NFPE, from the very beginning has opposed the appointment of an Officer Committee for GDS and NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) has tried their best to prevent appointment of an Officer Committee and compelled the department to make effort for inclusion of GDS under 7^th CPC itself. But now NDA Govt rejected our demand and has unilaterally appointed GDS Committee with a retired Postal Board Member as Chairman and cheated three lakh GDS employees. From our past experiences we know that the retired officers of the Postal Department will never do justice to the Gramin Dak Sevaks.

In view of the fact that 7^th CPC has rejected our demand for Civil Servant status and also the Govt has unilaterally imposed the officer committee on GDS, the Federal Secretariat felt that it is not appropriate to go for an immediate strike with the demands raised by us in the charter of demands, i.e., inclusion of GDS under 7^th CPC. Now GDS can get justice only if NDA Govt take a policy decision to regularize the services of GDS treating them as Civil Servants. Federal Secretariat is fully aware that we can not expect such a decision without the change in the policy of the Government towards GDS. To make a change in the policy decision of the Govt., a bigger mobilization and strike of all postal employees including GDS with the active support and solidarity of other central Govt employees under the banner of Confederation of Central Govt Employees and workers and also the JCM National Council Staffside organizations is required.

The Federal Secretariat decided to explore all possibilities and wider consultations for such a united struggle. The Federal Secretariat felt that to pave way for wider consultations, the independent strike call of NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) need to be deferred and all likeminded organizations are to be brought under a common platform. Accordingly Federal Secretariat unanimously decided to defer the proposed two days strike scheduled to be held on 1^st & 2^nd December 2015.

The Secretary General and all General Secretaries of NFPE shall sit on two days hunger fast in front of Dak Bhawan, New Delhi on 1^st & 2^nd December 2015 expressing our strong protest to the Govt and also demanding regularization of Gramin Dak Sevaks by granting them civil servant status with all consequential benefits of regular employees.

The Federal Secretariat, while saluting the grass root level workers for their intensive campaign and preparation for the strike, calls upon them to organize one day hunger fast infront of all CPMG / PMG and Divisional Offices throughout the country on 11^th December 2015 to ventilate our anger, resentment and strong protest against the callous and inhuman attitude of the NDA Govt towards three lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks who are the backbone of the Postal Department catering to the needs of the rural population of this country in postal sector.

Federal Executive of NFPE will meet shortly  to review the situation and shall decide future course of action.

=R.N.PARASHAR

SECRETEARY GENERAL

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NOTIFICATION OF GDS COMMITTEE HEADED BY RETIRED MEMBER POSTAL SERVICES BOARD ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS.

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SETTING UP OF IMPLEMENTATION CELL FOR 7th CPC

Meetings with the VII CPC and the Cabinet Secretary – resentment conveyed to Govt. of India

No.NC/JCM/2015                                                                                                                                                             Dated: November 20, 2015

All Constituents of the
National Council(JCM)

Dear Comrades,

Sub: Meetings with the VII CPC and the Cabinet Secretary

Today I met the Chairman, VII CPC, Justice Shri Ashok Kumar Mathur, and expressed our anguish against retrograde recommendations of VII CPC, particularly reg. Minimum Wage, reduction in HRA and CCL, non-redressal of NPS, abolition of various allowances, examination of MACP benefit, etc. etc.

Tough he had given argument, but I told him about the anguish of all the constituents of the JCM(Staff Side), who feel that they have been betrayed by the VII CPC.

Comrades! I have also met the Cabinet Secretary, Shri P.K. Sinha, in the afternoon and handed him over a copy of the attached letter and requested him to convene meeting of the NC/JCM at an earliest as well as to intervene in the matters raised by the JCA in case of report of VII CPC at an earliest. The Cabinet Secretary has promised that he would try to fix the meeting at an earliest and also look into the points raised by the NC/JCM(Staff Side) for VII CPC.

With fraternal greetings!

KIND ATTENTION OF DIVISIONAL/BRANCH SECRETARIES

HAND BOOK 2016

The CHQ is releasing Hand Book 2016 in the first/second week of December 2015. This Hand Book contains in to four parts as follows:

Part-I – We Prefer to furnish the recommendations of the Seventh CPC as the first part of the Hand Book. It contains the compilation of Seventh CPC recommendations in nut shell on various topics.

Part-II – Central Government Employees containing the chapters of pay & increments, Allowances. Leave, TA/DA, HBA, Quarters, RFQ, Medical, LTC, OTA, Advances, HBA, GPF, CEA, Retirement benefits, Pension, NPS, etc.

Part-III – Postal Employees (Exclusive) contains the chapters of Tenure & Transfer, MACP, Postmaster Cadre, incentive, Honorarium, welfare, conduct & Disciplinary rules, Trade Union, Holidays, Postal Rates, Preservation of Records, PO SB, etc.

Part-IV is compiled elaborately exclusively for GDS and it will be a master Hand Book for Gramin Dak Sewaks. It contains on GDS Conduct & Engagement Rules, Compassionate appointment Group Insurance. Welfare, SDBP, TRCA, Allowances, Protection etc, leave, substitutes, officiating arrangements, promotions, Transfer, appointments, New Welfare Scheme Work norms, Selective orders, Dos & Donts etc. It will be master piece of the Hand Book which will contains everything for GDS.

We are evincing all our efforts to bring the Hand Book a most valuable one and it should be in the hands of all our members, It may have more than 300 pages and the rate will be decided as per our practice of ‘no gain: no loss” basis and will be announced shortly.

Further many Divisional/Branch Secretaries have not furnished their telephone number and their e-mail IDs. We could not update. Please furnish the details at once by e-mail and anyhow before 30.11.2015 without fail in order to exercise the corrections in the Hand Book.

Please rush your indent well in advance and help us to print adequate number of books. Divisional/Branch Secretaries are requested to place their indents before 30.11.2015.

BADGE FOR “BLACK DAY” – 27.11.2015

GET READY FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE

JCM Staff Side (NJCA) calls upon all Central Government Employees to observer“BLACK DAY” by holding massive demonstration, wearing black badges, all over the country on 27^th November 2015 to protest against the retrograde recommendations of the 7^th CPC.

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