Monday, April 26, 2010

FLASH NEWS Regarding Verfication Process :-

Reported by the Reliable Sources about the Chennai High court case regarding Verificatioon Process by the Bharatiya Postal Employees Federation is dismissed by the Hon'ble High Court with direction to complete the Verfication Process within 3 months. NFPE & FNPO Trade union facilities restored immidiately.-
-S.P.Kulkarni , General Secretary.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Issues regarding MACP Implimentation :-

It is reported from the various circles the MACP implementation is delayed. where ordfers are issied sraff is not satisfied due to non considweation of maximum staff. issue of LDC/UDC/ LSG promotion , avarage bench mark is taken up with DTE & DOPT through fedartion. appeal to all to inform any irregularity in your circle so as to take it up with proper authority for clarification.

Verification Process :-

Verfication process for recognition is in process. Submit clear positiion to the CHQ . At present Recognition of NFPE & FNPO & all Recognized unions is Withdrawn by the Chennai High Court.Department has issued orders to all Circle heads on 19 th April 2010 to withdraw all facilities of all Associations up to 9th June 2010.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

MACP SCHEME - MODIFICATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS SOUGHT BY NFPE & P3 CHQ
NFPE DELEGATION MET MEMBER [P] INFORMALLY AND REQUESTED FOR PARITY WITH RAILWAY DEPARTMENT ON MACP ISSUES

A Delegation of NFPE met the Member [P] yesterday and discussed about the orders issued by Department of Railways for grant of MACP based on 'Average' grading in ACRs and for grant of Stepping up of pay to Senior Officials to the level of Juniors recruited on or after 1.1.2006 as in the case of Department of Railways. Member [P] assured to look into these issues.NFPE Delegation met the DDG [Estt] and requested for corrections in the MACP orders issued by the Department on the point of change of PB-1 into PB-2 while upgrading to GP 4200/- and above. We also requested grant of 4200 GP on 3rd MACP to Work shop staff who are already on 2800/- GP under the earlier ACP Scheme.The issue of discounting of erstwhile LDC to UDC promotion granted to SBCO Staff while considering MACP also discussed with the DDG [Estt]. The DDG assured to consider all the points raised by the NFPE.

We are placing some of the important issues arising out of the implementation of MACP Orders to Postal Employees and the nature of action being taken by NFPE for effecting modifications / improvements in the MACP Scheme:

MACP: Modifications – Improvements – and Clarifications
NFPE as well as the Staff Side have unanimously decided to embrace the Modified ACP Scheme in lieu of TBOP / BCR after much internal discussions and consensus. We were aware of certain negative in-built aspects in the MACP Scheme but without getting into the scheme we will not be able to attempt modifying or improving the scheme. MACP Scheme has been now extended to the Postal Employees. We are dealing with the following issues:
1. Benefit of MACP to Promotees: The promotion from one cadre to another through competitive departmental examinations also is taken as REGULAR PROMOTION under the ACP / MACP Schemes. This reduces the number of MACP benefit to Promotees. The Group D promoted as Postmen / Mailguard first and then as PA/SA will be deprived of two financial upgradations under these Rules. NFPE has taken up this issue with the Secretary Staff Side JCM National Council and Confederation leaders for discussions with the Government for modification of this contention. In our opinion 'REGULAR PROMOTION' means only those promotions an official can get by virtue of his seniority-cum-fitness in his own cadre and not the promotions an official can get only by writing an examination. Therefore all promotions attained by examinations from one cadre to another shall be excluded from the contention of REGULAR PROMOTION for the grant of three ACP financial upgradations. If this point is clinched then all Promotees from Group D to Postman / Mailguard or from LGO to PA/SA or from PA/SA to IPO etc would be eligible for all the three financial upgradations thereafter. NFPE is pursuing this issue with the Staff Side.

2. Hierarchical benefit under MACP: Hierarchical promotion system available for a cadre in a department and Financial Upgradations under the ACP Scheme were identical earlier. But the 6th CPC has twisted this factor and recommended for de-linking the ACP from the hierarchy of promotions available to officials. Government also while increasing the number of upgradations from 2 to 3 under MACP Scheme, accepted the new factor of de-linking the hierarchical promotion from the MACP as recommended by the 6th CPC and ordered that all MACP upgradations will be only to the next Grade Pay. This is causing damage to some categories of employees whose regular promotions are for higher Grade Pay because these officials will get only the next Grade Pay and not the Grade Pay to which he can go under REGULAR PROMOTION. For example the Work Shop Staff of MMS whose entry grade is PB-1 with 1900 GP are getting their hierarchical promotion to GP 2400. But under MACP they will get upgradation only to GP 2000/- and not 2400/-. This issue has been taken up by NFPE with the Staff Side and Confederation for discussion with Government and for modification.

3. Benchmark: Bench-mark 'Good' is compulsory for financial upgradation beyond the level of Grade Pay 2800/- as per Para 17 of Annexure-I of MACP Orders. This means all upgradations beyond PB-1 will require the benchmark 'Good' grading. The Railways have issued an orders instructing '…averaging ACRs ratings as followed in case of normal DPC be adopted with reference to the respective benchmark for MACP purposes'. NFPE has written to Department of Posts enclosing a copy of the Railway Ministry Orders demanding grant of MACP on 'Average' Grading in ACRs. NFPE has written to Confederation also to take up this issue with the DOPT for extending this benefit to all other CG employees like Railways. We have also earlier discussed the matter of benchmark with the Department and on the grounds that 'Average' was not a negative remark in the CRs as per the earlier situation, the same should not be held against the official now for granting MACP. The DOPT has subsequently issued an order for supply of the ACR Grading prior to 2008-09 for representation if any from officials before the meeting of DPCs and appropriate action by the Reviewing Authority. In the Department of Posts however there was no system of automatic review of CRS by a Reviewing Authority and all these points were discussed with the Department for not applying the benchmark retrospectively for grant of MACP. Now after the Railways issuing the order for taking 'Average' grading sufficient for grant of MACP, NFPE has renewed its efforts to get similar orders for the Postal Employees also.

4. Better Benefit under other Promotional Schemes: There are cases wherein the officials may be eligible for better financial benefits under different financial upgradation schemes like 2 ACP Scheme or TBOP/BCR Schemes that what is available under the latest MACP Scheme. For example, a Promotee from Group D to Postman and then from Postmen to PA/SA has got his TBOP already, he would not be eligible for any more financial upgradations under the MACP Scheme. But if the official continues in TBOP/BCR Scheme itself, he will be eligible for BCR upgradation on completion of 26 years of PA/SA Service. For such officials the TBOP/BCR would be better than MACP if we could not effect necessary changes in the MACP Scheme by discounting examination based promotions against number of MACP upgradations. A consensus amongst the Staff Side was reportedly arrived at to demand option for such employees either to remain under old upgradation schemes or going over to MACP Scheme whichever is beneficial.

5. MACP Scheme to Drivers: The DOPT orders mentions that existing time-bound promotion scheme, including in-situ promotion scheme, staff car driver scheme etc cannot run concurrently with the MACPs. NFPE has written to Confederation that the promotion scheme to drivers' viz., 9:15:5% Selection Grade is not an automatic promotion scheme but only prescribes the eligibility to be considered for promotion on completion of 9 years and 15 years of service and the top most 5% only get the selection grade. In fact no driver in our department is getting his first or second promotion in 9 years or 15 years. Therefore they should be extended with the benefit of MACP scheme on the same understanding that the Drivers will get ACP if they don't get the regular promotion within 10, 20 and 30 years. We will pursue the issue.

6. Discounting of erstwhile LDC to UDC promotion for SBCO officials: The Administration has refused the benefit of financial upgradation under MACP to many SBCO Officials who were earlier promoted from LDC to UDC in the Department of Posts. Such promotions have to be discounted because of the fact that erstwhile LDC and UDC have been merged into a single cadre of PA/SA for SBCO staff and any earlier promotion granted between such merged grades have to be discounted for the purpose of MACP Scheme as per the understanding of the MACP Orders. NFPE has written to Department of Posts for issue of necessary clarificatory orders on this issue.

7. Grant of next Grade Pay under MACP for Workshop Staff: As per the MACP Orders the next Grade Pay in the hierarchy of Pay Band and Grade Pay has to be granted under financial upgradation. In the Ministry of Railways the Workshop staff who were earlier granted 2nd ACP under the earlier ACP Scheme in the pre-revised pay scale of 4500-7000 are fitted into the 6th CPC recommended PB-1 with GP 2800. Such officials on eligibility to get their 3rd MACP under the new MACP Scheme are awarded with the next Grade Pay of 4200/-. Similarly placed MMS Workshop staffs are not granted with the same benefit but clarifications are pending at the level of the Postal Directorate on this issue. NFPE has written to Department of Posts for extending the same benefit under MACP as like Railways to the MMS workshop staff.

8. Contradictory Clarification: In the meanwhile a contradictory clarification by the DOPT is causing confusion and denial of MACP to officials. The DOPT had clarified in contradicting its original orders on MACP stating that on completion of 30 years of service or 10 years from the date of second promotion / upgradation, whichever is later. This 'whichever is later' phrase in the clarifications is to be removed. Now the issue has been reportedly referred to Pay Commission Cell for clarification. NFPE has already taken this matter to the knowledge of Confederation for getting the contradiction cleared by DOPT.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

National Anomaly Committee Meeting result -

Decision in the National Anomoly Committee Meeting Hrld on 27 th March 2010 - Regarding Date of next increment, of dose employees whose increment falls between 1.2.2006 to 1.06.06 in the pre-revised scale of pay as has been done in the case of persons whose increment date was on 1.1.2006 would be considered further and decision taken before next meeting as a one time measure ( before June-2010)-
NOTE-As Per Confedrtion Circular No- 9/2010 dtd 27.3.2010 on discussion on action taken on items already subjected to discussion in the last meeting on National Anomaly Committee held on 12th Dec.2009.

PAYMENT OF Dearness Allowance to Central Govt. Employees - Revised Rates of 27 % to 35 % effective from 1.1.2010- Orders issued vide - No- 1(3)/2010-E.II (B) , Got of India, Ministry of Finance , Deptt.of Expendiure New Delhi- Dtd. 26 th March 2010

Friday, March 19, 2010

Cabinet Approves 8% increasing in D.A.

The cabinet today approved an eight percent increase in the dearness allowance of central government employees and pensioners.The dearness allowance (DA) increasing of 8% from 1 st Jan 2010 .

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

ACHIEVEMENT IN POST BANK OF INDIA PROPOSAL OF THIS ASSOCIATION.

POST BANK OF INDIA(PBI),PROPOSAL OF THIS ASSO. FROM BEGINNING IS UNDER PROCESS BY THE GOVT./DEPT.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

POSTAL BANK PLAN TAKES OFF WITH BID FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY

NEW DELHI: The government has formally kick-started the process for setting up a specialised banking services subsidiary under the department of post, a move which will take commercial banking services to all parts of the country.
The government has invited a tender for a detailed time-bound feasibility study for setting up the Post Bank of India (PBI), a proposed banking services arm of the department of posts. “The process has been initiated to design a detailed road map on establishment of the PBI,” an official in the ministry of communications and IT said, requesting anonymity. The department has already invited applications for request for proposal (RFP) from consulting firms to prepare the road map. The idea to set up PBI was first mooted in 2005 wherein a committee had suggested setting it up as a subsidiary commercial bank of the department of posts. As per the proposal, PBI would provide customer-friendly products and services and take commercial banking services to all parts of rural
India.

The proposal to set up the PBI is an step towards expanding the government’s overall objective of financial inclusion, the official added. India Post has 39,173 post offices in rural areas and 15,862 post offices in urban areas.

The study will look into the specific areas of service delivery by the proposed PBI and will delve into the possibility of clubbing its services together with the already existing Post Office Small Savings Schemes. The total number of accounts with post offices has increased from 14.23 crore in 2003-04 to 20.50 crore in 2008-09, with over 8,000 post offices already been computerised
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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Change In Authority Letters Circle wise-

Phone: 011-23092771 [HQrs]

033-26727027 [Res]

033-22376108 [Union]

ALL INDIA POSTAL SBCO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

Central Headquarters

1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi - 110001

To

The All Chief Supervisor / Supervisor

& Staff of SBCO, Gujarat Circle

………………………………………….

………………………………………….

…………………………………………..

Dear Comrade,

In partial modification of our letter even no. dated 25.2.2010. This is to intimate that Com. B.K. VALAND, Rajkot H.O is here by authorize for signing the membership declaration form at Gujarat Circle, instate of Com. R. B. Chauhan, of Gandhinagar H.O.

This Change has been made in consultation with the Comrades of Gujarat Circle. All of you are requested co-operate with Com. Valand.


With greeting.

Fraternally yours,

( Asit Das)

General Secretary

AIP SBCO EA, CHQ

37, Ganesh Chandra Avenue,

Tarapada Memorial Hall, Kolkata – 13

Copy to : 1. Secretary General, NFPE, New Delhi – 1

2. S. Appanraj, PA, SBCO, Madurai

3. S.P. Kulkarni, PA SBCO Kolhapur H.O.

Phone: 011-23092771 [HQrs]

033-26727027 [Res]

033-22376108 [Union]

ALL INDIA POSTAL SBCO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

Central Headquarters

1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi - 110001

To

The All Chief Supervisor / Supervisor

& Staff of SBCO, North East Circle

………………………………………….

………………………………………….

…………………………………………..

Dear Comrade,

In partial modification of our letter even no. dated 25.2.2010. This is to intimate that Com. Swarup Chakraborty, Dharmanager H.O is here by authorize for signing the membership declaration form at North East Circle, instate of Com. Chandan Deb PA SBCO of Shillong GPO.

This Change has been made in consultation with the Comrades of North East Circle. All of you are requested co-operate with Com. Chakraborty.

With greeting.

Fraternally yours,

( Asit Das)

General Secretary

AIP SBCO EA, CHQ

37, Ganesh Chandra Avenue,

Tarapada Memorial Hall, Kolkata – 13

Copy to : 1. Secretary General, NFPE, New Delhi – 1

2. S. Appanraj, PA, SBCO, Madurai

3. S.P. Kulkarni, PA SBCO Kolhapur H.O.

Phone: 011-23092771 [HQrs]

033-26727027 [Res]

033-22376108 [Union]

ALL INDIA POSTAL SBCO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

Central Headquarters

1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi - 110001

To

The All Chief Supervisor / Supervisor

& Staff of SBCO, Punjab Circle

………………………………………….

………………………………………….

…………………………………………..

Dear Comrade,

In partial modification of our letter even no. dated 25.2.2010. This is to intimate that Com. Baldev Raj Sharma, In charge SBCO Moga H.O is here by authorize for signing the membership declaration form at Punjab Circle, instate of Com. Jagroop Singh Karara, PA SBCO of Ludhiana H.O.

This Change has been made in consultation with the Comrades of Punjab Circle. All of you are requested co-operate with Com. Sharma.


With greeting.

Fraternally yours,

( Asit Das)

General Secretary

AIP SBCO EA, CHQ

37, Ganesh Chandra Avenue,

Tarapada Memorial Hall, Kolkata – 13

Copy to : 1. Secretary General, NFPE, New Delhi – 1

2. S. Appanraj, PA, SBCO, Madurai

3. S.P. Kulkarni, PA SBCO Kolhapur H.O.

Phone: 011-23092771 [HQrs]

033-26727027 [Res]

033-22376108 [Union]

ALL INDIA POSTAL SBCO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

Central Headquarters

1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi - 110001

To

The All Chief Supervisor / Supervisor

& Staff of SBCO, Maharashtra Circle

………………………………………….

………………………………………….

…………………………………………..

Dear Comrade,

In partial modification of our letter even no. dated 25.2.2010. This is to intimate that Com. S.P. Kulkarni, Kolhapur H.O. is here by authorize for signing the membership declaration form at Maharashtra Circle, instate of Com. N.P.Kulakrni PA,SBCO of R.O Aurangabad.

This Change has been made in consultation with the Comrades of Maharashtra Circle. All of you are requested co-operate with Com. Kulkarni.

With greeting.

Fraternally yours,

( Asit Das)

General Secretary

AIP SBCO EA, CHQ

37, Ganesh Chandra Avenue,

Tarapada Memorial Hall, Kolkata – 13

Copy to : 1. Secretary General, NFPE, New Delhi – 1

2. S. Appanraj, PA, SBCO, Madurai

3. S.P. Kulkarni, PA SBCO Kolhapur H.O.

Phone: 011-23092771 [HQrs]

033-26727027 [Res]

033-22376108 [Union]

ALL INDIA POSTAL SBCO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

Central Headquarters

1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi - 110001

To

The All Chief Supervisor / Supervisor

& Staff of SBCO, U.P Circle

………………………………………….

………………………………………….

…………………………………………..

Dear Comrade,

In partial modification of our letter even no. dated 25.2.2010. This is to intimate that Com. Jagdish Bajpayee, Kanpur H.O. is here by authorize for signing the membership declaration form at U.P Circle, instate of Com. Kamla Shankar Mishra PA,SBCO of Allahabad H.O.

This Change has been made in consultation with the Comrades of U.P Circle. All of you are requested co-operate with Com. Bajpayee.


With greeting.

Fraternally yours,

( Asit Das)

General Secretary

AIP SBCO EA, CHQ

37, Ganesh Chandra Avenue,

Tarapada Memorial Hall, Kolkata – 13

Copy to : 1. Secretary General, NFPE, New Delhi – 1

2. S. Appanraj, PA, SBCO, Madurai

3. S.P. Kulkarni, PA SBCO Kolhapur H.O.

Phone: 011-23092771 [HQrs]

033-26727027 [Res]

033-22376108 [Union]

ALL INDIA POSTAL SBCO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

Central Headquarters

1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi - 110001

LIST OF AUTHORISED OFFICE BEARERS FOR SIGNING THE MEMBERSHIP DECLARATION FORMS IN RESPECTIVE CIRCLES :

A.P Circle : Kishan Singh, PA SBCO, Nalgonda H.O - 508001

Assam Circle : Promod Borah Tezpur, PA SBCO, Tezpur H.O – 784001

Bihar Circle : Nirmal Kumar Bajpayee, PA SBCO, Patna GPO – 800001.

Delhi Circle : V. K. Maurya, PA SBCO, New Delhi GPO – 110001

Gujarat Circle : B.K. VALAND, Rajkot H.O – 360001

Haryana Circle : Rajeev – PA SBCO, Ambala City H.O – 134003

Himachal Circle : K. K. Sharma, PA SBCO – Chamba H.O – 176310

J & K Circle : Abdul Gani Wani, PA SBCO, Anantnag H.O – 192101

Karnataka Circle : S.Gurumurthy, BCR PA SBCO, Shimoga H.O - 577201

Kerala Circle : P.V. Kuttyamma, Supervisor SBCO Palghat H.O – 678001

Madhyapradesh Circle : Subhash Jaiswal, PA SBCO, Jabalpur H.O – 482001

Maharashtra Circle : S.P. Kulkarni, PA SBCO Kolhapur H.O – 416003

North East Circle : Swarup Chakraborty, Dharmanagar H.O – 799350

Orissa Circle : Kapileshwar Singh, PA SBCO Keonjhargarh H.O - 758001

Punjab Circle : Baldev Raj Sharma, In charge SBCO Moga H.O – 142001

Rajasthan Circle : V. K. Jain, PA SBCO Jaipur GPO – 302001

Tamilnadu Circle : S. Appanraj, PA SBCO – Madurai H.O – 625001

Uttar Pradesh Circle : Jagdish Bajpayee, Kanpur H.O – 208001

Uttarakhand Circle : M. P. S Tyagi, PA SBCO, Gopeswar H.O – 246401

West Bangal : Asit Das, PA SBCO, Alipore H.O- Kolkata - 700027


( Asit Das )

General Secretary,

Phone: 011-23092771 [HQrs]

033-26727027 [Res]

033-22376108 [Union]

ALL INDIA POSTAL SBCO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

Central Headquarters

1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi – 110001

__________________________________________________________________

Ref. No. PC- 13 / SBCO / Orgn. Dated : .0 .2010

To

The Chief Postmaster General,

…………………………………..

………………………………….

Sub : Nomination of circle representive as authorized Office – bearer to sign. The

letters of Aurthorization of our Association members – reg.


Sir / Madam,

This is intimate that Shri …………………………………………………………

…………….............................................Designation ……………………………………….. is the nominee of this Association authorization of our All India Postal SBCO Employees Association members under ………………………………………………….. Circle for submission to D.D.Os under check off system of verification of membership.

This may kindly the intimated to all the D.D.Os under your circle.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

( Asit Das )

General Secretary,

Is it necessary or beneficial to maintain identity of S.B.C.O as a internal audit branch?