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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

12^thDECEMBER 2012 STRIKE RAJ BHAWAN

MARCH ON 19.11.2012 KERALA TRIVANDRUM

Com. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Dy. Leader, opposition, Kerala inaugurates.

Secretary General, NFPE, Com. M. Krishnan addressing.

A view of the rally.

Retd employees can't benefit financially at exchequer's cost - Judgement of Nagpur Bench of Mumbai High Court in the case filed by Retd Postal Employees

NAGPUR: A recent judgment of the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court can serve as a guideline for retired employees. The court ruled in favour of Union of India which had approached the judiciary against gratuity claims of two of its former employees for getting added pension benefits. "The retired employees, on the basis of their meritless, unreasonable and excessive claim, cannot be allowed to make money and enrich themselves unjustly by causing undue financial loss to the state exchequer," a division bench comprising justices Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Ashok Bhangale ruled.

Two city based government employees working with the Postal Department - Venkatraman Rajgopalan and Mukund Paranjape - retired on superannuation on the afternoon of March 31, 1995. They applied for enhanced gratuity claims and other retirement benefits from the government which came into effect from April 1, 1995. However, it was rejected on the grounds that these benefits would be applicable to them if they had retired on or after this date. The senior citizen duo then approached Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Mumbai Bench camp at Nagpur. They pleaded that they should be deemed in service till midnight of March 31 and retired on next day.

The ministry of communication, however, opposed the move contending that the respondents retired on March 31 and not on April 1, and hence are not entitled to the benefits. However, the full bench of CAT decided in favour of the duo on October 15, 1999. It ruled that a government servant completing the age of superannuation on March 31, 1995, and relinquishing charge of his office in the afternoon of that day is deemed to have effectively retired from service with effect from April 1, 1995.

The ministry then moved the judiciary challenging the tribunal's order in 2000. It cited Karnataka High Court verdict stating that "the date of retirement is the last date of the month in which the government servant retires and the gratuity is to be calculated as per rules in force as on that date".

The judges observed that Rajgopalan was born on March 3, 1937, while Paranjape on March 29, 1937, and both of them retired on March 31, 1995. "But law clearly lay down that their date of retirement and last working day has to be the same. Due to Rule 5(2) of Pension Rules, they could continue till March 31; which in reality was beyond their actual completion of the age of superannuation. Legally, respondents retired on the last working day," they stated.

The court before quashing CAT's order stated that such benefits which were available with effect from the later operative date - April 1, 1995, but wrongly granted by the tribunal to the respondents who retired with effect from the previous date, were not only undeserved and unwarranted, but also were detrimental to the state exchequer/revenue.

Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Monday, November 19, 2012

FEW CLIPPINGS KARNATAKA CIRCLE CONVENTION & MYSORE DIVISIONAL CONFERENCE

As per the directions of NFPE All India unions/circle unions strike notice has been submitted to Superintendent of Po's for onward transmission to director general with mass postal employees after conducting gate meeting/demonstrations

Saturday, November 17, 2012

NFPE SERVES STRIKE NOTICE ON 19-11-2012

NFPE SERVES STRIKE NOTICE ON 19-11-2012

TO SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

SERVE COPY OF THE STRIKE NOTICE TO ALL

CPMGs/PMGs/SSPOs/SSRM/SPOs/SRM/MMS HEAD etc.

IN ALL CIRCLES/DIVISIONS.

CONDUCT MASS DEMONSTRATIONS.

All General Secretaries / Circle Secretaries / Divisional /

Branch Secretaries of affiliated unions of NFPE.

Dear Comrades,

Notice for 12th December 2012 All India Strike of Central Govt. Employees will be served to the Cabinet Secretary by Confederation and to the Secretary, Department of Posts by NFPE on 19th November 2012. Copy of the strike notice and Charter of Demands is exhibited below:

You are requested to organise mass demonstrations of employees and serve a copy of the strike notice to all Circle/Regional/ Divisional heads on 19.11.2012. Wide publicity may be given among employees and also in print and electronic media, regarding serving of strike notice for the 12th December 2012 strike. Please send report of the successful implementation of the programmes to NFPE HQ also by email. (nfpehq@gmail.com).

M.KRISHNAN

Secretary General, NFPE

STRIKE NOTICE

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GDS (NFPE)

PF-JCA-12.12.2012 Dated – 19th November, 2012

To,

The Director General

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan,

New Delhi – 110001

NOTICE

Sir,

In accordance with the provisions of Sub Section (1) of Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, we hereby notify that all the Postal/RMS/MMS/Administrative & Postal Accounts Employees and the Gramin Dak Sewaks which are affiliated to Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers will go on one day strike on 12.12.2012. The demands for acceptance of which the employees embark upon One Day Strike are detailed in the Charter of Demands enclosed.

M. Krishnan R. Sivannarayana

Secretary General, NFPE General Secretary, AIPEU

Group 'C'

Ishwar Singh Dabas Giriraj Singh

General Secretary General Secretary

AIPEU Postmen, MTS & Group 'D' AIRMS & MMS EU Group 'C'

P. Suresh Pranab Bhattacharjee

General Secretary General Secretary

AIRMS & MMS EU MG & Group 'D' AIPAOEU Group C & D

T. Satyanarayana S. Appanraj

General Secretary General Secretary

AIPAEA AIPSBCOEA

S. A. Raheem P. Pandurangarao

General Secretary General Secretary

AIPCWEA AIPEU GDS (NFPE)

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

1. Revise the wages of the Central Government employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks with effect from 1.1.2011 and every five years thereafter by setting up the 7^th CPC.

2. Merge DA with pay for all purposes with effect from. 1.1.2011 including for Gramin Dak Sewaks.

3. Remove restriction imposed on compassionate appointments and the discrimination on such appointments between the Railway workers and other Central Govt. employees.

4. (a) Departmentalise all Gramin Dak Sewaks and grant them all benefits of regular employees; End Bonus discrimination and enhance bonus ceiling to 3500/-; withdraw open market recruitment in Postman / MTS cadre; Revise cash handling norms; Grant full protection of TRCA; Grant Time Bound Promotion and Medical Reimbursement facility etc,

(b) Regularise the daily rated, contingent, casual workers and introduce a permanent scheme for periodical regularisation;

5. (a) Revive the functioning of the JCM. Convene the meeting of the Departmental Councils in all Ministries/Departments. Settle the anomalies raised in the National Anomaly Committee as also in the Departmental Anomaly Committees. Hold National Council meetings as specified in the JCM constitution. (b) Remove the anomalies in the MACP Scheme.(c) Grant recognition to all Associations/Federations, which have complied with the formalities and conditions stipulated in the CCS(RSA) Rules.

6. Fill up all vacant posts and create posts on functional requirements.

7. Stop downsizing outsourcing, contractorization, corporatization and privatisation of Governmental functions.

8. Stop price rise; strengthen the PDS.

9. (a) Stop the proposal to introduce the productivity linked wage system; (b) discard the performance related pay structure; (c) introduce PLB in all Departments; (d) remove the ceiling on emoluments for bonus computation.

10. Revise the OTA, Night duty allowance and clothing rates.

11. Implement all arbitration awards;

12. Make the right to strike a legal and fundamental right of the Government employees on par with the other section of the working class.

13. Grant Five Promotions to all employees as is provided for in the case of Group A services.

14. (a) Withdraw the PFRDA Bill. (b) Rescind the decision to allow FDI in pension sector ;(c) Scrap the new contributory pension scheme (d) Extend the existing statutory defined pension scheme to all Central Govt. employees irrespective of their date of entry in Government service.

15. Vacate all Trade Union victimisation, and more specifically in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.

--
M.Krishnan
Secretary General NFPE

Friday, November 16, 2012

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Disbursement of pension to Postal Pensioners through Nationalized Banks in addition to Post Offices w.e.f. 01.01.2013

Postal Directorate has approved the disbursement of pension to its new as well as existing pensioners/Family pensioners through nationalized Banks in addition to Post offices with effect from 01.01.2013.

Click here to view the Directorate orders in original.

Travelling Allowance applicable to Central Government Employees- A re-visit

Travel entitlements based on grade pay for reimbursing actual cost of journey performed by Central Government Employees by Air and Rail are as follows

Journey by Rail / Air

1. Class of accommodation according to grade pay:

From 01.09.2008, Central Government Servants are entitled for accommodation as follows.

Grade Pay	Travel Entitlement
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.10,000 and above and those in pay scale of HAG + and above	Business / Club Class by air / AC First class by train
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.7,600 and Rs.8,900	Economy Class by air / AC First class by train
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.5,400 and Rs.6,600	Economy Class by air / AC II Tier class by train
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.4,200, Rs.4,600 and Rs.8,900	AC II Tier class by train
Officers drawing grade pay below Rs.4,200	First class / AC III Tier / AC Chair car by train

Officers drawing Grade Pay of Rs.7600 and above are entitled to travel on tour by Executive Class in Shatabti Trains / AC first class in Rajdhani Train.

B. International Travel Entitlement:

(i) Cabinet Secretary/Secretary to G.O.I. and Equivalent	First Class.
(ii) Officers drawing grade pay of Rs. 10,000 and above and those in pay scale of HAG+	Business/Club Class.
(iii) Others	Economy Class.

C. Entitlement for journeys by Sea or by River Steamer (SR. 40):

Grade Pay (1)	Entitlement (2)
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs. 5400/- and above and those in pay scales of HAG+ and above	Highest Class.
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs. 4200, Rs. 4600 and Rs. 4800	If there be two classes only on the steamer, the lower class.
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs. 2400 and Rs. 2800	If there be two classes only on the steamer, the lower class. If there be three classes, the middle or the second class. If there be four classes, the third class.
Officers drawing grade pay less than Rs. 2400	The lowest class.

(ii) Accommodation entitlements for travel between the mainland and the A&N Group of Islands and Lakshadweep Group of Island by ships operated by the Shipping Corporation of India Limited will be as follows:

Grade Pay (1)	Entitlement (2)
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs. 5400 and above and those in pay scales of HAG+ and above	Deluxe Class.
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs 4200, Rs.4600 and Rs 4800	First/’A’ Cabin class.
Officers drawing grade pay of Rs 2400 and Rs. 2800	Second/’B’ Cabin Class.
Officers drawing grade pay less than Rs. 2400	Bunk Class.

D. Mileage Allowance for Journeys by Road:

Mileage allowance is a reimbursement of cost spent by a Government Employee for travelling from one place to another place for performing government duty. It is a part of Travelling Allowance applicable to Central Government Employees under TA Rules.

In supersession of S.R.46 and the Government of India’s order thereunder, the grade pay ranges for travel by public/bus/auto/rickshaw/scooter/motor cycle, full taxi/taxi/own car is revised as indicated below:

Grade Pay (1)	Entitlement (2)
(i) Officers drawing grade pay of Rs 10,000 and above and those in pay scales of HAG+ and above.	Actual fare by any type of public busincluding air-conditioned bus; OR At prescribed rates of AC Taxi when the journey is actually performed by AC Taxi; OR At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw for journeys by auto rickshaw, own scooter, motor cycle, moped etc.
(ii) Officers drawing grade pay of Rs. 5400, Rs. 6600, Rs. 7600, Rs. 8700 and Rs. 8900	Same as at (i) above with the exception that journeys by AC taxi will not be permissible
(iii) Officers drawing grade pay of Rs. 4200, Rs. 4600 and Rs. 4800	Same as at (ii) above.
(iv) Officers drawing grade pay of Rs 2400 and above but less than Rs. 4200.	Actual fare by any type of public busother than air-conditioned bus; OR At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw for journeys by auto rickshaw/own scooter/motorcycle/moped etc.
(v) Officers drawing grade pay below Rs. 2400.	Actual tare by ordinary public bus only; OR At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw/own scooter/motorcycle/ moped etc.

(b) Mileage allowance for road journeys shall be regulated at the following rates in places where no specific rates have been prescribed either by the Director of Transport of the concerned State or of the neighbouring States:

(i) For journeys performed in own car/taxi: Rs. 16 per km. (This amount is revised to Rs.20 after DA crossed 50%)

(ii) For journeys performed by auto rickshaw own scooter, etc.: Rs. 8 per km. (This amount is revised to Rs.10 after DA crossed 50%)

(c) The rate of Mileage Allowance for journeys on bicycle on tour and transfer, is Rs 1.20 per kilometer. (This amount is revised to Rs.1.50 after DA crossed 50%)

The following charges are reimbursable while performing journey on Rail.

1. Reservation charges

2. Sleeper Charges

3. Telegram Charges

4. Cancellation and reservation Charges while journey cancelled for official work.

5. Special supplementary charges levied by the Railways for travel by Super Fast Express Trains.

6. Tatkal Charges if official jouney is undertaken in emergency.

7. Education cess and Service Tax applicable for train fare.

The following charges are reimbursable when official jouney is perfomed in a Bus.

1. Reimbursement of Sleeper charges in bus if any.

2. Cancellation charges when ticket is cancelled due to official work

3. Reservation Charges

The following charges are reimbursable when official journey is performed by Air:

1. Passenger Service fee.

2. Booking charges

3. Cancellation charges when ticket is cancelled due to official work

All India Postal Kabbadi Tournament

All India Postal Kabbadi Tournament for the year 2012 was awarded to Andhra Padesh Circle and it will be held at Vijayawada City from 10 th December to 13 th December 2012. Railway Stadium opposite to Vijayawada Railway station was selected as the venue for the Tournament. It was learnt that 9 Postal circles have so far confirmed the participation of their Circle teams in the tournament and response from other circles is awaited.

Postal Life Insurance coverage extended to new groups

As a positive development and an appropriate strategy for publicity and securing business, Department of Post has approved expension of the clientele eligible for PLI. Henceforth, the PLI can be extended to the following groups:

•Employee engaged/appointed on contract basis by Central/State Goverment, where the contract is extendable.

•Employees of Joint Venture in which Central/State Government/Public Sector Undertaking/ Nationalised Banks have minimum holding of 10 percent.

•Members/employees of credit Cooperative Socities and other cooperative socities registered with Goverment under the Cooperative Socities Act and partly or fully funded from the Central /State Govt./RBI /SBI/ NABARD Nationalised Banks and other such institute notified by Government.

•Employees of Deemed Universities and Educational Institutes accredited by recognised bodies such as National Assessment and Accreditation Council, All India Council of Technical Education, Medical Council of India, etc.and or affiliated to Universities/ Boards etc.

•Employees of all Scheduled Commercial Banks