AGENDA ITEMS FOR JCM (Department Council) Meeting on 16.12.2014

AGENDA ITEMS FOR JCM (Department Council) Meeting on 16.12.2014

ITEMS FOR DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL (JCM) MEETING

 Grant of Split duty allowance to HSG II, HSG I Postmaster Grade II, Postmaster Grade III SPMs/PMs par with other officials.

Split duty allowance is not being paid to the above category of officials even though they are put into split duty like other officials as they fall under Group ‘B’ classification. Split duty allowance may be paid to the above category officials ordered for split duty irrespective of their classification

 Stepping up of pay for promotees par with Direct recruit.

Inordinate delay in ordering of stepping up of pay to the promotees par with Direct recruitment P.A.s, recruited after 1.1.2006 and stepping up of pay in Postman cadre.

MACP related issues. a) Promotions accrued by passing departmental promotional examinations should not be counted towards MACP. Implement Jodhpur CAT Judgment.

b) Bench mark should not be made applicable to non-gazetted posts.

Stepping up of pay with junior should be allowed in MACP also.

Pay fixation on Promotional hierarchy and not Grade pay hierarchy

Grant of HRA to the officials who are not provided with standard accommodation

1.            The accommodation provided by institutions / Govt. Establishments is not according to the schedule of Accommodation. The rent paid by the department is also nominal. But the officials are foregoing HRA in huge quantum.

2.            In rural / semi urban areas the rent paid by department is less than the HRA foregone by the officials.

3.            The erstwhile accommodation of A Class, LSG is provided to the officials working in HSG I or without provided the quarters as per schedule of Accommodation.

In all the cases, the quarters may be delinked and officials provided with HRA. 

Request for not abolishing the GDSV/SV post despite there has been decline in sale of stamps on the basis of the latest statistics.

                 

Mismatch of PA vacancies Acute shortage of P.As in Circles, despite of annual recruitments. There is mismatch between sanctioned and working strengths, despite taken into account of the current year vacancies announced, screening committee vacancies etc. Hence a thorough review is requested, based on the work hour statement, and adding 10% LR arriving sanctioned strength, working strength of the divisions etc.

Identification of Leave Reserve PAs

Identifying of Leave reserve Postal assistants are determined on the basis of three years instead of two years qualifying service in some circles is in practice against the Directorate instructions. Especially, in Tamilnadu Circle Leave Reserve PAs are being identified on completion of Three years of service. Suitable instructions are needed to be issued to guide the Circles in this regard.

147. Shortage of PAs and SAs despite recruitments.

Acute shortage of P.A.s in many divisions, despite of annual recruitments. There is mismatch between sanctioned and working strengths, despite taken into account of the current year vacancies announced, screening committee vacancies etc. Hence a thorough review is requested,   based on the work hour statement, and adding 10% LR arriving sanctioned strength,   working strength of the divisions etc. An onboard scientific comparison needs to be exercised in every division with establishment branch and the staff branch.

Filling up of all HSG-I Posts as prescribed in the present Recruitment rules.

Present Recruitment rules for the cadre of HSG-I came in to force w.e.f 17^th July 2014. All the 1741 posts are needed to be filled with HSG-II officials with prescribed qualifying service and the remaining unfilled posts are to be operated at the level of HSG-II. By this process, there is no need to keep any post vacant in the name of dearth of qualified hands. It is requested to fill up all the HSG-I and HSG-II Posts and the chain vacancies arising in LSG may be filled without any loss of time. All the circles are required to be instructed to fill up all the chain of vacancies in HSG-I, HSG-II LSG by convening DPCs and fill up all the PA vacancies arising out of this promotion process.

Hardships in Rule 38 transfers

Request for relaxation in granting Rule 38 transfers. Exemption may be granted for adjusting the requests with communal vacancies, since the present system having the possibility of overlooking senior requests made and in cases of particular communal vacancy not available in a particular division, no officials from that particular community can get transfer to that division decades together, till such time the post based roster point vacated. This is against natural justice. 

De-quarterization of Post attached quarters

Decentralization of  power to PMG is requested .Furthermore the power of suspension of quarters beyond 90 days may also please be delegated to the Regional PMsG in order to avoid delay in drawal of due HRA to the incumbent officials

Provision of  accommodation to RJCM in circles

Providing accommodation to the staff side RJCM to have the office, in the respective circle Headquarters is required. Staff side without accommodation cannot function effectively and efficiently to discuss, prepare and presenting their subjects. In some circles vacant accommodation is presently available. For example in Tamilnadu Circle, there is enormous space available in the adjacent building at Anna Road HPO vacated by the BSNL authorities but not yet allotted. (Though replied positively under item 2 of the RJCM meeting of Tamilnadu Circle held on 24.8.2011, no action taken till date).

Sluggish network connectivity for CBS and CIS

It is requested  to take action for increasing  bandwidth capacity in the  Sify net work  in all the  CBS offices . Presently even  in many LSG offices  the bandwidth  provided  is  only  256 or 512 kbps and  in  major offices  it   was limited to 1  or  2 Mbps, whereas  in  various  Banking sector for the  use of  same  Finacle Soft ware  the  bandwidth  provides is  above 5 Mbps. Because of such poor capacity of bandwidth, sluggish operation  and poor connectivity experienced  affecting  public services badly.

Issues related to IT Moderinisation Project – computerization, Core Banking Solution, Core Insurance Solution etc.

(a)          Replace out dated computers and peripherals with new ones. Increase network capabilities and Bandwidth.

(b)          Set right the Users credential problems in leave arrangements etc.

(c)           Stop hasty “Go live” of CBS, CIS till cleansing of data pucca.

(d)          Provide all assistance and stop harassment in the Implementation of CBS & CIS

Withdrawal of ordering Holiday duty on every holidays

It is requested to withdraw the Holiday  duty ordered in many divisions preventing the officials from discharging their religious duties. It is being practiced for every holiday to put into duties  denying the officials to take weekly rest. It not only resulted in mental agony but to intrude in the religious freedom also. Circles/Divisions may be instructed to refrain from ordering unjust holiday duty.

Safety & Security in transportation of cash

Non provision of Armed Guard and vehicular facility in many Divisions for conveyance of  heavy cash from  one  Post Office  to another Post Office  resulting in  huge loss of  Govt. money and  recovery of  loss by means of  Contributory  negligence from the  innocent officials. Hence the provision of Armed Guard is to be ensured by issue of suitable instructions to Circles/ Divisions.

Some incidents of loss of cash have been resulted recovery from innocent officials.

(eg. Vriddhachalam , Sirkali  and Pondichery  Divisions of Tamilnadu Circle).

Non supply of Postage stamps

Non supply of  smaller denomination  postage stamps and post cards to cater the  need of the public   in  BOs  and  Rural  areas where  there is no BPC  available.

Inadequate stamp supply

It is widely criticized by the press all over India particularly in Tamilnadu about the non availability of Postage stamps. In many Rural Post offices staff are suffering to face the public resentments. It is requested to arrange adequate supply of required postage stamps to cater the need of the Public and effective function of Rural POs.

Revengeful trade union victimization

Request to cancel the trade union victimization  in Tamilnadu Circle viz. Mass ‘Dies Non’ ordered in Southern Region to the officials who have taken part in the Demonstration conducted by the Circle Co-Ordination committee of NFPE on 10.01.2014 in front of R.O. on specific charter of demands.( No action taken by CPMG, TN  despite  taking up this case on several times by all the Circle Unions).