POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION DECIDES TO GO FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 6^thMAY 2015

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WE ARE DEMANDING INCLUSION OF GDS IN 7^thCPC

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WE ARE OPPOSING SEPARATE COMMITTEE FOR GDS

RECOMMENDATIONS OF JUSTICE CHARANJIT TALWAR COMMITTEE FOR GDS (REPORT SUBMITED TO GOVT ON 30-04-1997)

.......... in its Report Chapter-IX para-1.1 “It is therefore recommended that when ever it required to review the service conditions and wage structure of the employees of Department of Posts, ED Agents be bracketed along with departmental employees. There is no need to set up a separate Committee or Commission for the Extra Departmental Agents”

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FOURTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN JUSTICE (RETD) SHRI SINGHAL OF SUPREME COURT OF INDIA –

“‘the matter is beyond controversy after the decision of Supreme Court of India in Gokulanda Das’s case where it has been declared that ‘an Extra Departmental Agent is not a casual worker but holds a post under the administrative control of the State and that while such a post is outside the regular civil service, there is no doubt that it is a post under the ‘State’. In view of this pronouncement we are unable to accept the contention that “extra departmental employees are outside the purview of the terms of reference of our Commission”

STAND TAKEN BY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS IN DO LETTER No.17-13/2014-GDS dated 17-02-2014 ADDRESSED TO DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING – 

“The demand for inclusion in 7^th CPC based on the definition of the expression ‘Central Govt. Employees adopted by 4^th Central Pay Commission in para 1.11 of the report “as all persons in the Civil Services of the Central Government or holding Civil Posts under the Government and paid out of the consolidated fund of India” and its observations in para 1.17 & 1.18  - besides Apex Court’s judgement dated 22-04-1977 in the matter of Superintendent of Post Offices Vs. P.K.Rajamma regarding Gramin Dak Sevak services (earlier called Extra Departmental Agents) as holders of the civil post outside the regular civil service”….. 4^th Central Pay Commission has categorically stated in para 1.10 that the expression ‘Central Govt Employees’ has not been defined in the Constitution or any other Law. It thus seems appropriate, if this term is duly defined based on which a final view over the inclusion of Gramin Dak Sevaks with in the purview of 7^th CPC becomes possible”

Now it is learnt that the ‘ inclusion of GDS in the purview of 7^th CPC’ rejected by MoF.

DoP Proposed to constitute a separate committee for GDS.

With this again we are going to face the dark age of another span of 10 years.

Besides --

Government and Postal board are totally negative and insensitive towards the demands of five lakhs Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Casual, Part-Time Contingent employees.

EVERY DEMAND IS EITHER  REJECTED OR INDEFINITELY DELAYED
Inclusion of Gramin Dak Sewaks under 7thCentral Pay Commission and grant of civil servant status	Rejected. Government decided to appoint separate committee.
Casual Labour regularistaion	No progress
Cadre restructuring of Postal, RMS, MMS, Admin, Postal Accounts employees	Long pending in the Directorate. No improvement.
Merger of DA with Pay	Rejected by Government
Grant of Interim Relief	Rejected by Government
Date of effect of 7th CPC from 01.01.2014	Government not ready to give any direction to 7thCPC.
Scrap New Pension Scheme.	Rejected by Government
Remove 5% ceiling for compassionate appointments	Government not ready to remove the condition.
GDS Medical reimbursement scheme	Pending for last six years
MACP anomalies including promotees case	Rejected inspite of several CAT/Court Judgment
Postmaster Cadre related issues including permission to write IP/PS Group ‘B’ exam and parity with LSG, HSG-II regarding service length for promotion.	Still pending. Attitude of the Department is totally negative.
System Administration case	Rejected. Not ready to consider the demands on its merits.
RTP service regularization	Rejected. Inspite of CAT orders not ready to issue general order
SBCO related issues	Rejected on flimsy grounds.
Postmen related issues	No progress
Parity in cash handling allowance	Rejected.
Counting of Accountants special Allowance for pay fixation on promotion	Rejected.
Computer and Technology related several issues	No progress. Situation worsening day by day. Employees are suffering. Public agitated
Harassment of staff on account of CBS & CIS	Still continuing
Allotment of funds for sanctioning all pending Medical, TA, OTA and RPLI/PLI incentives	No progress. Bills pending for months together
Overtime allowance revision	Pending for 27years
Circle processing centers (CPO) of PLI/RPLI at CO/ROs and stop redeployment of posts	Rejected
Sunday, Holiday compulsory working	Still continuing in certain circles
Office Building and staff quarters cases	No progress. Situation worsening. Staff are suffering
MNOP related issues	Suggestion of staff side rejected
Quality of uniforms, Chapplas and kit-items	No improvement
Chennai Postal Accounts victimization	Still pending
Stop Postmen/MTS open market outside recruitment	Still pending. No progress
Filling up of all vacant posts including canteen employees	Slow progress
Creation of justified new posts	Total Ban imposed on creation of new posts
Prompt convening of Monthly meeting, Bi-monthly/four monthly meetings, JCM Regional Council meeting, JCM Departmental Council meeting, Formal meeting with Secretary (Posts)	Periodicity is not maintained. In many divisions. Circles no meeting is held for months together
Prompt holding of Departmental promotion committees (CPCs)	No progress

Let us fight for the right cause of GDS   … unitedly …. To erase the ambiguity over GDS by the Dept & Govt.