EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER DECEMBER-2014

EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER DECEMBER-2014
NDA  AND UPA
TWO  SIDES  OF  SAME  COIN
               New Central Govt. under the leadership of our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has completed six months in office. As far as the common people and working class of this country is concerned, no positive action has been taken by the Govt. to mitigate their woes and grievances. Instead much negative steps are taken during this six months period.
                   Government has withdrawn the guidelines which controls the pricing of essential medicines through National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority. As a result, the prices of essential medicines for treatment of cancer, blood pressure, colestorol, diabetics, heart-deceases etc will shoot up in the market. Prices of medicines for treatment of cancer itself which now costs Rs.8500 may go upto Rs.1,08,000/-. Pharmaceutical corporate companies are the beneficiaries.
                   Government has made its intention clear that the number of gas cylinders (LPG) per year will be reduced from existing 12 to 9 and also to link it to Aadhar and subsidies through direct cash transfer to Bank accounts. Earlier UPA Govt. has reduced the gas cylinders from 12 to 9 but subsequently it has been withdrawn the order due to widespread protests.
                   Govt. has deregularised the pricing of diesel. Earlier UPA Govt. has deregulated petrol prices and now the NDA Govt. has deregularised diesel price. Petroleum companies will now be free to decide the prices of petrol and diesel. Even-now the prices of petrol and diesel in India are 40% higher than the prices in the international market.
                   Govt. has decided to allow 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Defence Production. Earlier this move of the UPA Govt. was opposed by NDA saying that it is against the national interest and security of the country. Defence production will now be completely privatised.
                   Govt. has decided to allow 100% FDI in Railways and also public-private-partnership (PPP). During his speech delivered in Australia Prime Minister has called upon the Industrialists of that country to country to invest in Indian Railways. Doors for privatisation of Railways is opened.
                   Govt. has decided to allow 49% FDI in Insurance sector. The bill for amending the Insurance Act for this purpose is pending in the Parliament and Govt. spokes person has hoped that the bill will be passed in this winter session of Parliament.
                   Govt. has decided to disinvest the share of all public sector nationalised banks upto 48%. Road map for privatisation of banking sector is drawn.
                   Govt. has made it clear that 100% FDI will be allowed in Pension Funds. The future of those who are under the New Pension Scheme will be uncertain due to Pension Fund Privatisation.
                   Govt has decided to sell the shares of profit making public sector undertakings such as ONGC, BHEL, coal India Ltd. etc to the tune of 25%.
                   Govt. has made it clear that Indian Post Office Act 1898 will be amended to facilitate grant of licences to multi-national courier services.  This will pave way for privatisation of postal sector.
                   While extending red-carpet welcome to the corporates and multinational companies, the Govt. has declared that all the labour laws which put hurdles before them will be amended. Govt. has already moved in Parliament Labour Law amendments to remove all the protections and rights now enjoyed by the working class including right to strike and right to form unions. 
                   Government has declared that all the loss-making public sector undertakings will be closed or privatised.  Air India, BSNL etc. are all in the hit-list.
                   Government has made it clear that its slogan is “minimum government and maximum governance”.  It has imposed a total ban on creation of new posts and for filling up of posts which are lying vacant for more than one year.
                   Regarding Central Government Employees, none of their legitimate demands are conceded by the Government.  DA merger, Interim Relief, Inclusion of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) under 7th CPC, Date of effect of 7th CPC as 1-1-2014, Removal of 5% condition for compassionate appointment - everything stands rejected.
                   Regarding Postal employees none of the 39 demands raised by Postal JCA (NFPE & FNPO) is settled.  Three lakhs GDS are still not included in the 7th CPC and their future is uncertain, Revision of wages of Casual, Part-time, contingent employees with effect from 01-01-2006 is pending before the Government from 2008 onwards.  Cadre Restructuring, issues of Postmaster Cadre, Accountants, System Administrators, MMS etc. all pending or rejected. 
                   It is in the above background the Central Trade Unions, JCM National Council staff-side, Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers and Postal JCA has decided to organise following agitational programmes.
1.      As a part of nation-wide agitation by all Central Trade Unions including BMS, INTUC, HMS, AITUC, CITU etc. has decided to organise Parliament March on 5th December, 2014 to protest against the anti-people, anti-labour policies of the NDA Government.  In the march they will declare future struggle programmes.
2.      All the organisations in the JCM National Council (Staff side) including Railways, Defence and Confederation has decided to organise a National Convention on 11th December, 2014 to decide future course of action for realisation of the legitimate demands of the Central Government employees.
3.      Postal JCA comprising NFPE, FNPO, AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) and NUGDS   has decided to organise a massive Parliament March of 20000 Postal& RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks and Casual, Part-Time, Contingent employees on 4th December, 2014 demanding settlement of 39 point charter of demands.  PJCA has decided to go for indefinite strike.
                   NFPE calls upon the entirety of five lakhs Postal employees to participate in all the above programmes and make it a grand success.  Let us pledge that we shall continue our struggle till success.

Yours Faithfully,
Mangesh V Parab (Secretary)
Aipeu Group C
Maharashtra Circle

CWC meeting at Dwarka

In CWC Deputised Circle Secretary Suresh Sawant explained in his speech regarding extension of counter

 hours, building problems in Maharashtra Circle. 

Mangesh Parab Working President CHQ & Suresh Sawant Deputised C/S were present at CWC Dwarka

Relaunch of KVP

The government on Tuesday relaunched the erstwhile popular small savings instrument Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) to encourage people to save more and keep them off fraudulent schemes.

"In the last 2-3 years, savings rate in country has declined from a record high of 36.8 per cent to below 30 per cent. It is, therefore, necessary to encourage people to save more" Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said during the launch of the revamped Kisan Vikas Patra. The collections under the scheme would also help the government mobilise funds for financing developmental plans.

10 Facts About The Small Savings Scheme

1) The amount invested in Kisan Vikas Patra would get doubled in 100 months or eight years and four months. This means KVPs would be giving a return of 8.7 per cent annually. This is in line with 8.70 per cent per annum interest rate offered by another popular savings instrument public provident fund (PPF).

2) However, investors would not get any tax benefit for their investment in Kisan Vikas Patra unlike in PPF.

3) The Kisan Vikas Patra certificates would be available in the denominations of Rs 1,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 50,000 and there is no upper limit on investment in KVPs.

4) Kisan Vikas Patra certificates can be encashed after a lock-in period of 30 months or 2 years and 6 months. Thereafter, investors can withdraw in any block of six months.

5) Kisan Vikas Patra certificates can be issued in single or joint names and can be transferred from one person to any other person/persons, multiple times.

6) The facility of transfer from one post office to another anywhere in India and of nomination will be available.

7) Kisan Vikas Patra certificates can also be pledged as security to avail loans from the banks.

8) Initially, the Kisan Vikas Patra certificates will be sold through post offices, but later on they will be made available to the through designated branches of nationalised banks.

9) Kisan Vikas Patra savings scheme was originally launched in 1988. The maturity period of the scheme when launched was five and half years and the money invested doubled on maturity.

10) Kisan Vikas Patra was very popular among the investors and the percentage share of gross collections secured in KVP was in the range of 9 per cent to 29 per cent against the total collections received under all National Savings Schemes in the country. Gross collections under Kisan Vikas Patra in 2010-11 were Rs. 21631.16 crore which was 9 per cent of the total gross collections during the year. Kisan Vikas Patra scheme was withdrawn in 2011.

India Post is interested in turning itself into a universal bank like many of its peers across the world and a committee under former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian is looking into the matter, a senior department official said today. 

"We still want to be a full-fledged bank. The government will decide whether they want to give to us or not," chief postmaster general, Maharashtra circle, Pradipta Kumar Bisoi told reporters here. 

"There is a committee under Subramanian which has been formed, they are going to give some recommendations, let's wait for the report to see whether we should go for a full-fledged bank or a payment bank," he said. 

However, Bisoi added that the department, which has been accepting deposits for many decades and mobilising savings, already works like a payment bank and wondered what is the difference between the work they have already been doing and a payment bank. 

"We are already doing (the work like) a payment bank, and I don't know what is the difference between what we are doing now and what is a payment bank," he stressed. 

The comments come amidst increasing speculation about the department being considered for a licence under the soon-to-be introduced 'payments banks' category, rather than as a full- fledged or universal bank with a complete bouquet of offerings. RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said the RBI will invite applications for payment and small banks by the end of the month. 

It can be noted that at the time of granting full-fledged licences to infra lender IDFC and micro-lender Bandhan in April after a 12-year hiatus, the RBI had left it to the government to decide on the aspirations of the postal department, which was also one of the over two dozen applicants.

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कॉमरेड 

            केंद्रीय कर्मचाऱ्यांचे ज्वलंत प्रश्न, महागाई भत्ता ५० % च्या वर  गेल्या नंतर तो मूळ  वेतनात  समाविष्ट करणे , अंतरिम वाढ देणे, सातवा वेतन आयोग १-१-२०१४ पासून लागु करणे  यावर सरकारने नकार घंटा वाजविण्यास सुरवात केलि आहे.तसेच जीडीएस कर्मचाऱ्यांच्या वेतन आयोगाचे भिजत घोंगडे  तसेच पडून  आहे।  या प्रश्नांकडे लक्ष देण्यासाठी एनएफपीई व एफएनपीओ या संघटनांनी दी ४-१२-२०१४ रोजी संसदेवर भव्य मोर्चा न्यावयाचा  निर्णय घेतला आहे. महाराष्ट्रातून सर्व संघटनांचे मिळून ४०० कार्यकर्ते या मोर्च्यात सहभागी व्हावेत अशी केंद्रीय शाखेची इच्छा आहे. तरी सर्व विभागीय शाखानी त्याप्रमाणे तयारी करावी

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Oppurtunities for Job

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शैक्षणिक पात्रता : पदवीधर किंवा समकक्ष

Online अर्ज करण्याची शेवटची तारीख - 25 नोव्हेंबर 2014

जाहिरात (Notification) - पाहा : https://mahampsc.mahaonline.gov.in/MPSC/MPSCHome.aspx

लॉग इन-एम.पी.एस.सी. ऑनलाइन अर्ज प्रणाली
mahampsc.mahaonline.gov.in

1) YES Bank of India  Recruitment notification 2014
Salary - Rs.10,000 to Rs.25,000 per month
Qualification : Diploma, ITI,  Graduates, Engineering
More Details & Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1u9tUne

2) Lakshmi Vilas Bank Recruitment of Probationary Officers
Salary - 33,333 per month
Qualification - Graduates, Engineering
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1FXDEUT

3) Syndicate bank Recruitment 2014
Qualification : 10, 12, Diploma, ITI, Grad
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/104wJYQ

4)Goa Shipyard Limited Recruitment 2014
Qualification : Diploma, Graduates, Engineering
Salary : 54,500
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1tEs8IH

5)Film Television Institute of India Recruitment 2014
Qualification : 10,12, Diploma, ITI, grad, Eng
Total vacancy - 82 Posts
Salary - 20,200 per month
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1E4bTrS

6)Ministry of Finance Recruitment notification
Total Vacancy - 97 posts
Salary - 15,600 to 39,100
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1zLQlBu

7)Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) Recruitment 2014
Qualification : 10,12, Diploma, ITI, grad, Eng
Salary - 24,900 to 73,000 per month
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8) IDBI BANK Recruitment 2014
Qualification : Graduates, Engineering
Total vacancy - 10 posts
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1thD7rA

9) HSBC India Recruitment 2014
Qualification : Graduates, Engineering
Salary - 15,000 to 25,000 per month
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10) Mazagon Dock Limited Recruitment Notification 2014
Qualification : Graduates, Engineering
Salary 51,640 per month
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1wFwccJ

11) Engineers India Limited Recruitment 2014
Qualification : Graduates, Engineering
Salary - 50,500 Per Month
Total Vacancy - 30 Posts
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1zfcAhS

12)Indian Statistical Institute Recruitment
Salary - 20,000 to 25,000
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1xDH0pS

13)South East Central Railway Recruitment
Salary - 20,200 per month
Qualification : 10, 12, Diploma, ITI, Grad, Eng
Apply click her e-> http://bit.ly/1rzd9dR

14)Subordinate Service Selection Board Recruitment
Total Vacancy - 226
Qualification - Graduates
Salary - 34,800 per month
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1xDw8Zc

15)United India Insurance Recruitment 2014
Total Vacancy - 323
Salary - 37,000 per month
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1tgEqHm

16) 65,000 Vacancy for Engineers across India
Salary - 74,200 per month
Qualification : Diploma, Engineering
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1tgVn2V

17) Air India Recruitment Notification 2014
<< 161 CABIN Crew Vacancy >>
Salary - 31,500 per month
Qualification : 10, 12, Diploma, ITI
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1tgqWvc

18) LOK SHABA of INDIA Recruitment 2014
Qualification : 10, 12, Diploma, Graduates
Salary - Rs. 34,800
More Details & Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1xCYN0r

19) PSPCL Recruitment 2014
Salary : Rs.16,650 to 39,100 per month
Qualification - Eng, Grad
Total vacancy - 204 Posts
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1nOGMwa

20) Steel Authority of India recruitment Rally 2014
Qualification : 10, 12, Diploma, ITI, Grad, Eng
Total vacancy - 609 Posts
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1sCeYqm

21) DRDO Recruitment notification 2014
Total Vacancy - 964 posts
Qualification - Diploma, ITI, Grad, Eng
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1yH5EY2

22) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited Recruitment
2014 Qualification - Graduates, Engineering
Total Vacancy - 107 Posts
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1sy1VGw

23) SSC Southern Region Recruitment 2014
Qualification : 10,12, Diploma, ITI, Grad, Eng
Post - Assistant Programmer
salary - 34,800 per month
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1wD9gbW

24) Ministry of Finance Recruitment 2014
Total Vacancy - 97 posts
Salary - Rs. 15,600-39,100
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1yG6rID

25) Konkan Railway recruitment notification 2014
Salary - 34,800
More details & Apply click here-> http://bit.ly/1rwDSaE

26) SBI General Insurance Recruitment 2014
Post - Executive Managers
Qualification - Diploma, ITI, Grad, Eng
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27) Goa Shipyard Recruitment 2014
Salary - 16,400 to 54,500 per month
Qualification : Diploma, Grad, Engineering, MBA, PG
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1t7Xq9l

28) Syndicate Bank Recruitment notification 2014
Qualification : 10, 12, Diploma, ITI, Grad
Apply click here -> http://bit.ly/1v2qzRB

29) Air India Recruitment 2014
Total Posts:- 160+2000
Qualification:- 10th, 12th, Diploma, Graduation Degree.

Applicability of Old Pension Scheme to Substitutes who attained temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 ….
RBE No, 121/2014
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. 2012/F(E)III/1(1)/2
New Delhi, Dated: 29.10.2014.
The GMs/FA&CA0s,
All Indian Rauways/Production Units.
(As per mailing list)
Subject: Applicability of Old Pension Scheme to Substitutes who attained temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 but regularized after 01.01.2004 – clarification regarding.
The issue of coverage of substitutes who had attained temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 but regularized after 01.01.2004 under Old Pension Scheme, has been raised by both the recognized Federations (AIRF & NFIR) under PNM/AIRF item No.05/2012 and PNM/NFIR item No.15/2011 respectively. The issue has also been raised under DC/JCM (Railways) item No.20/2012.
2. The issue has been examined by Board and it has now been decided that substitutes who got temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 but regularized/absorbed after 01.01.2004 and after regularization, if the date of appointment is prior to 01.01.2004, in terms of provision of Board’s letter No.E(NG)ll/90/SB/Master Circular dated 29.01.1991(M.C. No.20/91) and para 6 of letter No.E(NG)11/2008/SB/SR/15 dated 17.09.2010, then they may be covered under Old Pension Scheme.
3. Further, the employee and employer contribution of the NPS corpus of the Substitutes, mentioned in para 2 above, who so far have been covered under the National Pension System (NPS) may be adjusted in terms of the instructions contained in Board’s letter No.2010/AC-II/21/18 dated 31.03.2014(RBA No.5/2014)
Please acknowledge receipt
(Amitabh Joshi)
Deputy Director Finance (Estt.)III
Railway Board
Deputy Director Finance Esft.)III
Railway Board

Applicability of Old Pension Scheme to Substitutes who attained temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 ….
RBE No, 121/2014
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. 2012/F(E)III/1(1)/2
New Delhi, Dated: 29.10.2014.
The GMs/FA&CA0s,
All Indian Rauways/Production Units.
(As per mailing list)
Subject: Applicability of Old Pension Scheme to Substitutes who attained temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 but regularized after 01.01.2004 – clarification regarding.
The issue of coverage of substitutes who had attained temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 but regularized after 01.01.2004 under Old Pension Scheme, has been raised by both the recognized Federations (AIRF & NFIR) under PNM/AIRF item No.05/2012 and PNM/NFIR item No.15/2011 respectively. The issue has also been raised under DC/JCM (Railways) item No.20/2012.
2. The issue has been examined by Board and it has now been decided that substitutes who got temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 but regularized/absorbed after 01.01.2004 and after regularization, if the date of appointment is prior to 01.01.2004, in terms of provision of Board’s letter No.E(NG)ll/90/SB/Master Circular dated 29.01.1991(M.C. No.20/91) and para 6 of letter No.E(NG)11/2008/SB/SR/15 dated 17.09.2010, then they may be covered under Old Pension Scheme.
3. Further, the employee and employer contribution of the NPS corpus of the Substitutes, mentioned in para 2 above, who so far have been covered under the National Pension System (NPS) may be adjusted in terms of the instructions contained in Board’s letter No.2010/AC-II/21/18 dated 31.03.2014(RBA No.5/2014)
Please acknowledge receipt
(Amitabh Joshi)
Deputy Director Finance (Estt.)III
Railway Board
Deputy Director Finance Esft.)III
Railway Board

JCM DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL MEETING FIXED ON 16th DECEMBER-2014

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
1st Floor, North avenue Postal Office Building, New Delhi – 110001
FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS
T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi – 110001

 

No.PJCA/AGTN/2014                                                                     Dated – 12.11.2014

To,

Ms. Kaveri Banerjee
Secretary,
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001

Madam,

Sub: -  Reply to Charter of Demands Submitted by Postal Joint Council of Action (PJCA) on 28.08.2014.
Ref: -   Your office letter F. No. 9-10/1997-SP (SR Section) dated 29.10.2014.

Please refer to your office letter cited above wherein Action taken Report on the items included in the Charter of demands submitted by PJCA on 28.08.2014 is furnished. Actually the Charter of Demands submitted by us on 28.08.2014 contains 39 items. Charter of Demands attached to our earlier letter dated 01.08.2014 intimating the decision of PJCA contained only 38 items. But when memorandum is submitted on 28.08.2014 the following item was also added as item no. 39.

Item No. 39 -  Revise Postmen/Mail Guard/MTS Recruitment Rules. Stop open market recruitment. Restore seniority quota promotion.

This item was earlier discussed in the JCM (DC) and it is assured by Secretary (Posts) that the Recruitment Rules will be reviewed after one or two Recruitment/Promotional exam are over, as DOP&T may not approve immediate revision of Recruitment Rules already approved by it. Now more than two Postmen/MG/MTS recruitment/examination is over and hence it is requested to take action to revise the Recruitment Rules and stop open quota recruitment. Entire vacancies may be earmarked for GDS and Casual Labourers as existed in the pre-revised Recruitment Rules.

You are requested to include the above mentioned item also in the charter of demands and “Action Taken Report” may be furnished on the above item also.

Yours faithfully,

R. N. Parashar                                                                         D. Theagarajan
Secretary General, NFPE                                                         Secretary General, FNPO

Copy to: -
Shri Arun Malik, Director (SR & Legal), Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001

Today our Circle Secretary  along with Tamhankar and circle office bearers meet Pay Commission committee in Mumbai and discussed issues of Postal Employees. Some issues discussed are 1) Family Care Leave 2) MACP 3) Leave Reserve Staff and other issue.

P3 CIRCULAR
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GROUP ‘C’

CHQ: Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151/1, New Patel Road, New Delhi - 110008

                                                                                                                             

Ref:P/1-10/Circular                                                                                      Dated – 05.11.2014

To

All Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries
AIPEU Group ‘C’

Dear Comrades,

This month perhaps we may deem it a holy month as we are in the jubilant mood to celebrate the NFPE Diamond Jubilee culmination function in its peak at Dwarka (Gujarat) on 23rd & 24th November 2014. In the above great event, all the surviving legend leaders of our union to a maximum extent have been invited and to be honoured. Trade union leaders, scholors, eminent personalities are to take part in the colourful grand event of our Diamond jubilee function to deliver their valuable orations. In this spot light CHQ want to share some news & events, requests needed to be penetrated to the cadres till to the tail end.

1.      NFPE Diamond Jubilee – Souvenir advertisement
Gujarat Circle is hosting the NFPE Diamond Jubilee function. The reception committee has estimated the total expenditure will be around 15 lakh rupees. It is our ardent duty to help them by collecting Maximum advertisements for the souvenir and sent it to the reception committee before 15th November 2014. All you know that the delegate fee for NFPE Diamond Jubilee function fixed as Rs. 1000/-.

2.      Confederation Programmes
(a)   Mass squatting of Central Government Employees at a centrally located place in all state capitals on 18.11.2014.
(b)   On 11.12.2014 a national convention is to be held at New Delhi organised by National Council (JCM) staff side. CCGEW has endorsed that convention and fixed a quota of 70 for NFPE.
(c)    Confederation has decided to conduct an All India Trade Union workshop on 5th & 6th January 2015 at Bangalore. Several leaders are to give lectures & classes.

3.      Postal JCA programmes & Directorate’s reply
Postal JCA consisting NFPE & FNPO has conducted a series of agitational programmes as decided earlier.

In response to our 39 Charter of demands, the Department replied on 29.10.2014 and we published in our website. All the demands are justifiable by us but the department’s reply is evading on several demands. Further course of action will be decided by PJCA.

3 (a) Massive Parliament March by PJCA
The PJCA’s Massive parliament March programme is scheduled on 04.12.2014. Out of 20000 as estimated by PJCA, our P3 share is 4000. All circles have been allotted according to feasibility and it is our duty for due participation alongwith by aiding, helping GDS comrades in large to fulfill their Quota of representation fixed by GDS (NFPE). It is again reitereated the weather in Delhi in December may be too cold and the winter dresses & blankets are unavoidable.

3 (b) Next PJCA meeting is fixed on 11.11.2014 at NFPE head Quarters

4. JCM Departmental Council Meeting likely in December 2014.
Earlier the staff side has submitted 158 subjects to the Department. We covered the issues of all categories of employees. The Directorate has not proposed to take 58 subjects out of 158 subjects and the remaining 100 subjects are now in the field. The reason attributed to the following grounds.
(i)     Subjects pertaining to circles are to be taken at RJCM
(ii)   Subjects already taken and discussed
(iii)  Subjects not related to entitled class of employees under JCM.

We are in the hope that the staff side, JCM (DC) with its all out efforts, clinch results in the ensuring JCM (DC) meeting likely to be held in December 2014.

5.      Our tasks ahead
(a)   Enrollment of Membership
PA recruitment for this year is in the final stage in some circles and results came out in some circles. We can proudly say that the sincere efforts of our unions ensured the recruitment and filling up of all vacant PA Posts are going on.

In the past four years, more than 30000 new recruits have been inducted in PA/SA cadre. At present, more than 30% in Postal Assistant cadre are young blood and they are needed to be taught with the work of NFPE. Our tireless efforts, agitations for scrapping the ban on recruitment, filling up of all vacant posts etc. shall be educated in the young minds.

According to extant PA/SA recruitment rules, our cadre strength is more than 120000. Exclusively PAs may be counted to one lakh. If includes, HSG-I-1741, HSG-II 1721, LSG 6989, PM Grade-I 2097, PM Grade-II 511, PM Grade III 495 and others it will be around more than 113000. Is not our duty to enroll all the above to our fold? Yes. All our Divisional/Branch secretaries are requested to conduct a drive on Membeship inclusiveness. All our Divisional/Branch Secretaries are entrusted with a task of enhancing our membership to a maximum and ensure no one will be left over uncontacted.

In the year 2015, we shall mark with a distinction of achieving more than one lakh membership of AIPEU Group ‘C’ alone and further strengthen the hands of our mighty NFPE.

(b)   Quota of subscription
All Divisional/Branch Secretaries are requested to remit all dues of Quota and for journal. Fund is the essential criteria for effective functioning. It is advised that timely remittance of all dues shall be ensured by the ground level leaders to enable the effective and vital functioning of CHQ:

The Circle Secretaries are requested to resurge and review the follow up in the membership enrolment and Quota remittance by divisional/branch unions.

(c)    DAK JAGRITI – New Journal in the place of Bhartiya Post
Shortly, after getting RNI Registration the new monthly journal “Dak Jagriti” is tobe published in the same pattern of Bhartiya Post. “Dak Jagriti” (Bilingual English/Hindi) title is approved by the Registrar of News Papers for India and our AIPEU Group ‘C’ is the owner exclusively.

(d)   Hand Book Containing Memorandum submitted to 7th CPC by Confederation & P3
Instead of yearly hand book which took less response due to repeated information, CHQ planned to release a handbook containing memorandum submitted to 7th CPC by Confederation & P3 mainly and other essential information. Those who need copies may intimate to CHQ either by Post/Phone/e-mail. All Branches are to supplied with one or two copies only. If any branch require more, only on indent it will be dispatched.

(e)   Using of technological off shoots for our welfare.
You all know that NFPE and all its affiliates are having websites. AIPEU Group ‘C’ has its own website: aipeup3chq.com & our e-mail ID: aipeugrc@gmail.com

All the stakeholders are requested to visit our website regularly. From the next issue of our journal, it is decided to publish it in our website after 15th of every month. It may be more useful to all the stake holders even at a later date to refer.

The Divisional/Branch secretaries are advised to have an e-mail ID, if already not, and communicate your e-mail ID to the CHQ. Through this medium, you can well share all the information about the membership, subjects taken in monthly meeting and any other information deserves to communicate. As we are growing with technology in our department, it is imperative for our union also to use it to the ground root level.

6.      Last but not least
All Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries are requested to make all the calls given by Confederation, NFPE, PJCA a great success. Let we start the enrollment of membership remitting quota without any loss of time, Let we share all the events and news thro e-mail also. Let we unitedly fight for the cause of our members and to all at large.

With greetings,

Comradely yours,

(N. Subramanian)
General Secretary

Circular No. 21 /2014                                                       Dated – 4th Nov. 2014

To
      1)      All Office Bearers
      2)      All General Secretaries C-O-Cs
      3)      All Affiliates of Confederation

ALL INDIA TRADE UNION EDUCATION CAMP
BANGALORE, JANUARY 5 & 6, 2015

Dear Comrades,

As decided in the Secretariat Meeting, the next All India Trade Union Education Camp of Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers will be held on 5th and 6th January, 2015.  The Karnataka Unit of the Confederation has come forward to host the said camp at Bangalore on the above days and  started the Preparatory work for the programme.  It should be the endeavour of all affiliates and State Units of the Confederation to depute the given number of delegates to the camp and make it a grand success. The quota fixed for each affiliate/COC is given below.  Detailed programme & notice will be sent shortly.  TU Camp will commence at 10 AM on 5th January and continue till 5 PM on 6th January, 2014 and the delegates should ensure their presence throughout the duration of the Camp.   

Delegates from all affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs should compulsorily attend the TU camp.  The minimum quota fixed for each affiliated organisation and C-O-Cs is given below.  All are requested to ensure participation of delegates as per quota fixed, WITHOUT FAIL.  Delegates may be instructed to book their up and down tickets immediately. Delegate fee per head is Rs. 600/- (Rs. Six hundred only). All delegates, including All India office Bearers of Confederation should pay the delegate fee.

Name of the Affiliates and the quota of delegates in brackets
1.      NFPE  (60); ITEF (20); Audit & Accounts (10); Atomic Energy (10), Civil Accounts (10);
2.      All other affiliates (2 each);
3.      Confederation State Units: Bengal (10); Kerala (15); Karnataka (30); Tamilnadu (10); Andhra (10)
4.      All other State Units: (2 each).

NB:             While deciding the delegates, the concerned organisations shall include the All India Office Bearers of Confederation also in their quota since the number of delegates fixed above includes the Office Bearers of Confederation CHQ.
                                                                                           
Fraternally yours,
                                                                                        

                                                                                               
M. KRISHNAN

                                                                                                   Secretary General