Monday, December 31, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
Promotions, Transfers & Postings in SAG Cadre of IPoS
Directorate has issued Promotions to 12 JAG Officers of IPoS Group A to SAG Cadre(DPS to PMG) and issued transfers to 5 SAG officers.
1.Sri M.Sampath, PMG SB Region, West Bengal Circle is transferred and posted as PMG Vijayawada Region.
2. Smt.Sharda Sampath, PMG Kolkata Region, West Bengal Circle is transferred and posted as PMG Visakhapatnam Region.
NFPE Gudur heartily welcomes both the kind hearted officers back to A.P Circleand wish them all success.
NFPE Gudur heartily welcomes both the kind hearted officers back to A.P Circleand wish them all success.
Click here to view the Directorate memo in original.
Abolition of Postman & Group-D Posts stayed by Hon'ble CAT Ernakulam Bench
CAT ERNAKULUM BENCH JUDGMENT
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
ERNAKULAM BENCH
THURSDAY THE 20TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2012
PRESENTS
Hon’ble Dr. KBS Rajan Judicial Member
AND
Hn,ble Ms. K. George Joseph Administrative Member
ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO. 1186/2012
All India Postal Employees Union, GDS(NFPE) : Applicants
R/by its Circle Secy. MS Sabu & Ors.
Versus
The Chief Postmaster General, Kerala Circle : Respondents
TVM & Ors
Mr. Vishnu S Chempazhanthiyil : Counsel for applicant
M. Varghese for Mr. Mill Dandapani, ACGSE : Counsel for Respondents.
ORDER
Admit. Mr. Varghese for Mr. Millu Dandapani, ACGSC takes notice on behalf of the respondents.
Respondents are directed to file reply statement with in four weeks time and there after two weeks time is granted to the applicant to file rejoinder, if any.
List before the Registrar’s Court for completion of pleadings on 04.02.2013. Registrar to list the case before the Court after two months including the status relating to completion of pleadings.
MA 1272/12 for joining together is allowed.
As regards interim relief, as the Counsel for the applicant submits that in respect of Group D and Postmen posts, since candidates inducted in these categories from GDS employees would not be direct recruitees, in so far as Group D and Postmen posts are concerned, these posts may not be abolished as decided by the respondents. Accordingly , the respondents shall not take further action in pursuance of the impugned order at Annexure A-5 dated 19.11.12 in respect of Group D and Postmen post without the leave of this Court.
Ms. K. George Joseph S KBS Rajan Administrative Member Judicial Member
Stamp CAT CERTIFIED TRUE COPY
Ernakulum Bench 21.12.2012
Deputy RegistrarYear End Review of Department of Posts
Extracts from PIB Release dated 26th December, 2012
Contributing to the financial inclusion of the rural people:
(A) Wage disbursal under Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA):Extensive rural postal network of the country is actively engaged in disbursal of wages of MGNREGA with high levels of efficiency. During the year 2012-13 the Post Offices disbursed about Rs 9,133 crore by October, 2012 through about 5.53 crore savings accounts of MGNREGA workers standing in the Post Offices. Thus, the Department of Posts significantly contributed towards the success of this unique social security arrangement of unprecedented scale.
(B) Financial Inclusion of Below Poverty Line (BPL Household: Department of Posts leveraged its network and outreach to financially include BPL households by targeting them for opening their savings accounts in the Post Offices and thus providing them with access to savings services. During the Year 2012-13 more than 1.53 crore households were financially included through this initiative by October, 2012.
Introduction of e-enabled services
(A) 24,969 Departmental post offices have been computerized as on date
(B) India Post has introduced Remotely Managed Franking System in place of existing electronic Franking Machines. Around 5681 RMFS machines have been licensed and activated as on date.
(C) e-Post office Portal was commissioned during 2011. During the current year PLI premia payment has also been added apart from sale of philatelic material.
International Remittance services
Recognizing the spurt in the volumes of international remittances into India in the recent years and the notable contribution of remittance inflows to the country’s economy, the Department of Posts has taken a project to revamp its international money order services. Currently, DoP provides electronic money remittance services on two platforms, viz. the IFS (developed by the Universal Postal Union) and Eurogiro. The following action has been completed in this regard:
- Setting up an International Remittances Unit (IRU) at CEPT, Mysore.
- Starting the inward international money order transactions from France on 22 November, 2012.
Expansion of Clientele Base of Postal Life Insurance(PLI)
In order to provide insurance coverage to persons of various organizations which were earlier out of purview of PLI schemes and to scale up business revenues employees of following organizations have also been brought under PLI scheme w.e.f. 18.10.2012:
(i) Joint ventures having Govt/PSU stake
(ii) Credit Co-operative Societies registered under Co-operative Societies Act
(iii) Scheduled Commercial Banks
(iv) Deemed Universities and Educational Institutions accredited by recognized bodies i.e. AICTE, MCI, NAAC etc.
“Sampoorna Jeevan Bima Gram” and “Sampoona Bima Sangathan”
For better insurance coverage of eligible population, a targeted approach to cover villagers under RPLI and organizations under PLI has been started from November 2012 as under:-
(i) to identify and cover minimum 75% of employees of 20 organizations up to 31.10.2012 and 30 organisations/units up to 31.10.2012 as “Sampoorna Jeevan Bima Sangthan/Unit” under Postal Life Insurance;
(ii) To identify and cover 1000 villages up to 31.10.2012 and 2000 villages up to 31.03.2013, as “Sampoorna Jeevan Bima Gram” wherein at least one member of each house hold is to be enrolled under Rural Postal Life Insurance.
Financial Services
The Department successfully completed the vendor selection for its Financial System Integration project. The vendor selected was M/s Infosys who will be involved with the Core Banking solution and setting up of ATMs for the Department. The project has started on 28th September 2012.
UIDAI Aadhar letters:
Department of Posts is working as Register with UIDAI for providing Aadhar enrolments through Post Offices for phase-II operations also. A total of 80,84, 181 successful enrolments have been completed.
ePost:
New and enhanced version of ePost software has been launched on 12th December 2012. The enhanced version will have facility of sending multilingual messages apart from sending PDF files as attachment. During the year 2012 (upto Nov 2012), 13.64 lakh messages have been sent and Rs 104.50 lakhs earned as revenue.
Sale of Gold Coins:
Under retail post, India Post sells 24 carat gold coins of the denomination of 0.5 g, 1g, 5g, 8g, 10g, 20g and 50g through selected Post Offices. During the year 2012 (upto Nov 2012), 708 kg of gold coins were sold and Rs 10.99 crores earned as revenue.
Project Management Unit
The Government has approved the IT Modernization Project of the Department of Posts for computerization of all the non-computerized post offices, Mail Offices, Administrative and other offices, establishment of required IT infrastructure, development of required software applications. IT modernization Project – India Post will enable Department to enhance and provide value additions to Mail, Savings Bank and Insurance, customer service while providing a platform to launch new initiatives and provide new rural services.
Money remittance through Mobile phone service:
An agreement has been signed with BSNL for providing money remittance through mobile phones. This is joint endeavor of Department of Posts & BSNL. BSNL has been provided with the requirements of DOP for development of the software. This service specially tailored for those who have a need to remit money regularly up to a sum of Rs 10,000. Under the Scheme, a remitter can go to any Post Office in the Circle enabled for the Mobile Money Transfer Service and remit an amount from Rs 1000/- to Rs 10,000/- to be paid to another mobile subscriber at the designated Post Office. The Slabs for money transfer is as follows:
Slabs
|
Charges of Remittance
|
Rs 1000 to 1500
|
Rs 40
|
Rs 1501 to 5000
|
Rs 70
|
Rs 5001 to 10,000
|
Rs 100
|
The service initially has been launched on 15th November 2012 in four Circles viz. Kerala, Bihar, Delhi and Punjab and this service is provided in 18 selected Post Offices in each Circle.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
POSTAL HUNGER STRIKERS DECLARE VICTORY, END FAST
The somewhat quixotic postal hunger strikers say they’ve declared “victory” and ended their fast:
Completing the sixth day of their hunger strike to save six day delivery, five postal workers broke their fast and declared a “people’s victory”. “Along with hundreds of thousands of postal workers and our community allies who have been battling for years to save America’s postal service, we were able raise awareness and increase pressure on the decision-makers as they attempted to wrangle back-room deals,” said hunger striker Jamie Partridge, a retired letter carrier from Portland, Oregon. The strikers established an “emergency” encampment on the National Mall Monday, demanding that Congress and the President halt closures and cuts to the U.S. Postal Service.
“The lame duck is still threatening to cripple the postal eagle,” declared Partridge, acknowledging that Congress will reconvene after the Christmas holiday. Six day mail delivery is on the chopping block, according to Representative Darrell Issa, Senator Joe Lieberman and Senator Tom Carper who are engaged in secret postal reform negotiations. One of the hunger strikers, John Dennie, a retired mail handler from New York, was arrested in Issa’s office Thursday for refusing to leave until the Congressman pledged to save six day mail delivery.
Friday afternoon, the postal hunger strikers paraded with a horse and carriage from the Postal Museum, up Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House to celebrate the 237 year history of the postal service and 150 years of Saturday delivery (city free delivery was established 1863). They attempted to deliver a giant postcard calling on Obama to use his veto power to save six day mail delivery.
President Obama has twice allowed for cutting to five day delivery in budget proposals. “We helped elect Obama and he owes us,” said Ken Lerch, a local letter carriers union president.
Cutting mail delivery to five days will eliminate 80,000 postal jobs, according to postal unions. The hunger strikers claim the cuts would gut service and send the postal service into a death spiral. “We will not stand by as our beloved postal service is destroyed,” said Tom Dodge, hunger striker, postal worker from Baltimore, and a coordinator of Communities and Postal Workers United (CPWU).
Last June, ten CPWU activists staged a hunger strike declaring that Congress was starving the postal service. The activists claim that a 2006 Congressional mandate, which forces the USPS to prefund retiree health benefits 75 years in advance, is bankrupting the service. Not only would the postal service have been profitable without the mandate, say the strikers, the USPS has also overpaid tens of billions into two pension funds.
“Not the internet, not private competition, not labor costs, not the recession – Congress is responsible for the postal mess” said Kevin Cole, a return hunger striker and postal maintenance worker from California. “Corporate interests, working through their friends in Congress and the Presidency, want to undermine the USPS, bust the unions then privatize it.”
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe announced in mid-May that he would close half the mail sorting plants in the country and cut hours from 25 – 75% in half the nation’s post offices, over a two year period. Thirteen thousand jobs have already been eliminated and delivery standards relaxed. “Extensive disruption has resulted from these plant closures,” said Dennie. The hunger strikers delivered evidence Friday morning to the Postal Board of Governors documenting the PMG’s criminal delay and obstruction of the mail and calling for his prosecution.
The strikers are calling on postal management to suspend cuts and closures and allow Congress to fix the finances by repealing the prefunding mandate and refunding the pension surplus.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Details of amount invested by the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) in private sector
Amount of EPFO Invested in Private Sector
The below information was submitted by the Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri K. Suresh in the Parliament in as a written reply to a question on 19th December, 2012...
Details of amount invested by the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) in private sector, non-banking companies and annual return as per the coupon rate during the last three years and current year are as under:-
(Rs in Crore)
As the securities are not sold by EPFO in market, there is no question of earning any profit.
Committee on Finance and Investment (FIC), a sub-Committee of Central Board of Trustees, is a recommending committee. The recommendations of FIC were placed before Central Board of Trustees, Employees Provident Fund (CBT, EPF) in its 200th meeting held on 7th August 2012. The CBT, EPF approved the following recommendations of FIC for consideration of the Central Government:-
The below information was submitted by the Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri K. Suresh in the Parliament in as a written reply to a question on 19th December, 2012...
Details of amount invested by the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) in private sector, non-banking companies and annual return as per the coupon rate during the last three years and current year are as under:-
(Rs in Crore)
| Year | Amount Invested | Annual Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 575.40 | 51.20 |
| 2010-11 | 2433.20 | 220.59 |
| 2011-12 | 1181.80 | 111.19 |
| April 2012 to Nov 2012 | Nil | Nil |
As the securities are not sold by EPFO in market, there is no question of earning any profit.
Committee on Finance and Investment (FIC), a sub-Committee of Central Board of Trustees, is a recommending committee. The recommendations of FIC were placed before Central Board of Trustees, Employees Provident Fund (CBT, EPF) in its 200th meeting held on 7th August 2012. The CBT, EPF approved the following recommendations of FIC for consideration of the Central Government:-
(i) Allowing investment in certificate of deposits of public sector banks for better cash management.
(ii) Increase the maximum tenure of Terms Deposit Receipt of Public Sector Banks to 5 Years from existing up to 1 Year to enable EPFO to capture higher yields on such investments.
The matter is under consideration of the Government.
Proposal to issue Passport to CG Employees through their respective departments…
Proposal to issue Passport to CG Employees through their respective departments…
There is any proposal to issue passport to Central Government employees and their family members through their respective departments..!
This doubt has been raised in the Parliament and the Minister of External Affairs has submitted a written reply to this question, "Since the issue of passports is a Central subject and was allotted to the Ministry of External Affairs under the Transaction of Business Rules, the issuance of passports in India is done solely by Ministry of External Affairs through designated Passport Issuing Authorities, which are MEA Headquarters (CPV Division), 37 Passport Offices, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Administration and Missions/Posts abroad. Hence, passports to Central Government employees and their family members will continue to be issued by these designated Passport Issuing Authorities".
'NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE' FOR PASSPORT :
'NOC' for Passport...
At present the employees are working in Central Government, passport would be issued on prior police verification of citizenship and character. If the employee submits a declaration duly acknowledged by his Head of Department to the effect that he has informed his employer of his intention to apply for a passport. In case, proper ‘No Objection Certificate’ is submitted, then passport will be issued without Police Verification.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Latest Census of Group wise Central Government Employees...
Latest position of group wise Central Government Civilian Employees working in Central Government Departments as on March 2011...
As per the latest information available, the estimated number of Group A, B, C and erstwhile Group D regular Central Government Civilian Employees (including Union Territories) is given below...
| Group | As on 1st March 2001 | As on 1st March 2011 |
|---|---|---|
A
|
73,174
|
87,410
|
B
|
1,51,727
|
2,05,523
|
C
|
22,27,233
|
28,56,347#
|
D
|
10,34,826
|
-
|
(# After implementation of 6th CPC, erstwhile Group D posts have been categorized as Group C)
Saturday, December 22, 2012
NFPE -
FNPO
***
DEPARTMENT
OF POSTS ISSUED ORDERS TO
ABOLISH 2/3rd POSTS KEPT VACANT FOR THE YEARS 2005 to 2008
TOTAL
POSTS TO BE ABOLISHED - 17093
CONDUCT
PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS
IN FRONT OF
ALL
CIRCLE / REGIONAL / DIVISIONAL OFFICES
ON
28-12-2012
As per Government of India orders on Downsizing of Central Government Services,
Screening Committee for filling up/aboliotion of posts was constituted in the
year 2001 and Annual Direct Recruitment (ADR) plan was approved by the
Screening committee for each year from 2001 to 2008. Screening Committee
cleared only 1/3rd vacancies for direct recruitment and balance 2/3rd posts
were abolished as per its recommendations.
Accordingly Department of Posts abolished 2/3rd vacant posts from 2001 to
2004. Regarding the abolition of 2/3 rd vacant posts from 2005 to 2008,
Postal Department & Communication Ministry requested Finance Ministry to
grant exemption to Department of Posts from abolishing the vacant posts from 2005
to 2008, as it is an operative Department dealing with the general public and
customers. 2/3rd posts earmarked for abolition from 2005 to 2008 are kept
vacant (but not abolished) pending decision of the Finance Ministry.
The ban on recruitment was lifted and the Screening Committee was abolished in
the year 2009. Government of India issued orders to fill up all
vacant posts for the year from 2009 onwards. Accordingly, Department of
Posts, issued orders to fill up all vacancies for the year 2009 and 2010.
Orders are also issued to fill up all vacant posts for the year 2011 and
2012. But, at the same time, Directorate issued clear instructions to all
Chief PMGs that posts kept vacant for the year from 2005 to 2008 should not
be filled up under any circumstances but should be kept vacant. (for
abolition).
Finance Ministry has now made it clear that no permission or exemption will be
granted to any department including Department of Posts to fill up the posts
kept earmarked for abolition as per the Screening Committee
recommendations. Accordingly Department of Posts has now issued orders to
abolish all the 2/3rd vacant posts (Total 17093 posts for four years) for the
year 2005 to 2008. Cadrewise break-up figure of the posts to be abolished is
furnished below:
Cadre
|
No. of Posts
|
Cadre
|
No. of Posts
|
IP – Postal
|
1
|
Driver – Grade.III
|
14
|
PA – Postal
|
5010
|
Driver – MMS
|
84
|
PA – CO / RO
|
138
|
Postal Accounts – JA
|
125
|
PA – SBCO
|
385
|
LDC
|
186
|
PA - RLO
|
11
|
Group – D
|
118
|
PA – Foreign Post
|
18
|
Sorter
|
31
|
PA – MMS
|
12
|
Hindi Typist
|
1
|
SA – RMS
|
1259
|
Steno
|
2
|
POSTMAN
|
3230
|
Steno – Gr.C
|
43
|
Group-D – Postal
|
4407
|
Jr. Hindi Translator
|
8
|
Group-D – RMS
|
1336
|
Hindi Typist
|
1
|
Group-D – MMS
|
81
|
All Others
|
411
|
Group-D – CO/ RO
|
67
|
TOTAL
|
17093
|
Group-D – PSD
|
90
|
||
Gropu-D – others
|
24
|
CONDUCT PROTEST
DEMONSTRATIONS ON 28-12-2012
SEND SAVINGRAMS
to ::
Minister, Communications
and
Secretary, Department of Posts
TEXT OF SAVINGRAM
STRONGLY PROTEST
THE ABOLITION OF 17093 POSTS in
Department of Posts XXX UNABLE TO MANAGE THE DAY-TO-DAY WORK XXX REQUEST
TO REVIEW THE ORDERS AND RESTORE THE POSTS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
..........
Branch/Divisional/Circle Secretary.
*****
D.
THEAGARAJAN
M. KRISHNAN
Secretary General
FNPO
Secretary General NFPE
ACTUAL NO. OF OBCs/SCs/STs IN CENTRAL GOVT SERVICES
OBC in Central Government Services – Other Backward Classes representation in Central Government Services as on 1.1.2011
Group wise representation of OBC in Central Government Services as on 1.1.2011
OBC in Central Government Jobs As per information received from various Ministries/ Departments, the Group- wise representation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Central Government services as on 1.1.2011 is as under:-
Groups
|
Number of OBCs
|
Percentage of OBCs
|
A
|
5357
|
6.9
|
B
|
13,897
|
7.3
|
C
|
3,46,433
|
15.3
|
(erstwhile) D
|
81,468
|
17.0
|
Reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Central Government services is provided at the rate of 27% in case of direct recruitment on all India basis by open competition. In case of direct recruitment on all India basis, other than by open competition, reservation for OBCs is provided at the rate of 25.84%.
Representation of OBCs is still low for the reason that reservation for them started onlyin September, 1993. Moreover, those OBCs recruited before 1993 have not shown themselves as OBCs since the reservation was not available to them before 1993, and they were recruited/ appointed as general candidates. There is no reservation for OBCs in promotion.
Reservation to SCs in Direct Recruitment is available since 1947. Whereas, reservation for STs in direct recruitment was introduced from 1950. The provision of reservation in promotion for SCs/STs is available since 1955.
As per information received from various Ministries/ Departments, the representation of SCs, STs and OBCs in posts and services of the Central Government as on 1.1.2011 is as under:-
Group
|
SCs
|
STs
|
OBCs
| |||
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
| |
A
|
8922
|
11.5
|
3732
|
4.8
|
5357
|
6.9
|
B
|
28403
|
14.9
|
11357
|
6.0
|
13897
|
7.3
|
C
|
370557
|
16.4
|
174562
|
7.7
|
346433
|
15.3
|
(erstwhile) D
|
110515
|
23.0
|
32791
|
6.8
|
81468
|
17.0
|
A Special Recruitment Drive to fill up the backlog reserved vacancies of SCs, STs and OBCs in services of the Central Government was launched on 19th November, 2008 to fill up all backlog vacancies existing as on 1.11.2008. The drive was extended upto 30.6.2011. The progress of the drive was reviewed on 1st July, 2011 and it was decided to re-launch the drive so as to fill up the remaining identified backlog vacancies by 31.03.2012. As reported by the Ministries/Departments so far, the backlog vis-à-vis filled up vacancies of SCs, STs and OBCs is given in the following table:
Category
|
Backlog vacancies
|
Filled up
|
SCs
|
24779
|
16693
|
STs
|
30010
|
15813
|
OBCs
|
22886
|
12950
|
This was stated by Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office in written reply to a question by Dr. Gyan Prakash Pilania in the Rajya Sabha
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