SECRETARY GENERAL ,NFPE HAS TAKEN UP THE MATTER OF PROVISION OF FIVE DAYS WEEK IN OPERATIVE OFFICES

DEAR COMRADES,  

THOUGH THIS MATTER IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR ALL THE WORKING STAFF,  THIS WAS ASPIRED WELL BY OUR TAMILNADU COMRADES AND IN TURN OUR TAMILNADU P3 CIRCLE UNION HAS TAKEN UP THIS ISSUE WITH OUR ALL INDIA UNION. 

THIS BEING THE COMMON ISSUE,  OUR GENERAL SECRETARY, WHO IS ALSO OUR SECRETARY GENERAL, HAS INITIATED ACTION AND TAKEN UP THIS MATTER WITH OUR SECRETARY POSTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF OUR REQUEST, AS IN THE CASE OF  BANKING SECTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES,  POSTAL

ACCOUNTS AND IN LIC. 

ALSO, THIS IS NOW PROPOSED TO BE TAKEN UP WITH THE JCM DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL MEETING .  HOPE WE WOULD ACHIEVE THE DEMAND, THOROUGH OUR CONTINUED AND SUSTAINED EFFORTS. 

GOOD NEWS TO THE ASPIRANTS

DIRECTORATE REPLY TO OUR CHQ LETTER ON NON CONDUCT OF GR. B EXAM FOR GENERAL LINE 

 

OUR CIRCLE UNION HAS TAKEN UP THE CASE OF NON CONDUCT OF GR.B EXAMINATIN FOR GENERAL LINE FOR THE PAST  SEVERAL YEARS, THROUGH OUR ALL INDIA UNION  ON 24.11.2015. THE COPY OF OUR CHQ LETTER  IS REPRODUCED BELOW FOR YOUR REMEMBRANCE.  NOW THE DIRECTORATE HAS REPLIED  IN RESPONSE TO OUR LETTER DT.24.11.2015 THAT  PSS GR. B EXAM  WOULD BE CONDUCTED SHORTLY. 

ACTION TAKEN BY DTE.ON OUR CHQ LETTER ON DENIAL OF HSG II PROMOTIONS TO THE LSG ACCOUNTANTS IN TN CIRCLE

OUR TAMILNADU CIRCLE UNION HAS TAKEN UP THE CASE OF  DENIAL OF HSG II PROMOTIONS TO THE LSG ACCOUNTANTS, THROUGH  OUR ALL INDIA UNION  ON 24.11.2015. THIS  WAS ALREADY TAKEN UP BY OUR UNION IN THE  LAST RJCM MEETING AND THE CHIEF PMG HAS REPLIED THAT,  THIS WAS ALREADY TAKEN UP WITH THE DIRECTORATE FOR GETTING CLARIFICATION..

NOW THE DIRECTORATE HAS INITIATED ACTION ON OUR LETTER. PL  SEE THE COPY OF  OUR CHQ LETTER, WHICH WAS ALREADY PUBLISHED IN OUR WEB SITE, ALONGWITH  THE  ACTION TAKEN REPORT OF THE  DTE. ON THIS ISSUES.

மாநில அளவிலான GDS ஊழியர் கருத்தரங்கம் 28.02.2016

STATE LEVEL CONVENTION OF AIPEU GDS NFPE AT TRICHIRAPPALLI ON 28.2.2016

AIPEU GDS NFPE  சங்கத்தின் மாநில அளவிலான சிறப்புக் கருத்தரங்கம் எதிர்வரும் 28.02.2016 அன்று திருச்சி ரயில்வே ஜங்ஷன்  பார்சல் ஆபீஸ் எதிரில் உள்ள SRMU  சங்கக் கூட்ட அரங்கில்  காலை 09.00 மணி தொடங்கி முழு நாள் நிகழ்வாக நடைபெற உள்ளது.  

இதில்  முக்கிய தலைவர்களான தோழர். M . கிருஷ்ணன்,  தோழர். K . ராகவேந்திரன், தோழர். K .V . ஸ்ரீதரன் , தோழர். R .N . பராசர் , தோழர். P . பாண்டுரங்கராவ்  உள்ளிட்டோர் கலந்துகொண்டு கருத்துரையாற்றிட உள்ளார்கள். GDS  ஊழியர்களுக்கான கமலேஷ் சந்திரா தலைமையிலான ஊதியக்குழுவுக்கு நாம் அளிக்க வேண்டிய கோரிக்கை மனு குறித்தும், பிப்ரவரி இறுதி வாரத்தில் அறிவிக்கப்பட உள்ள  GDS  ஊழியர் சங்கங்களுக்கான  உறுப்பினர் சரிபார்ப்பில்  நம்முடைய  AIPEU GDS  NFPE சங்கத்தை முதன்மை சங்கமாக ஆக்கிடுவது குறித்தும்  விரிவான விவாதம் நடைபெற உள்ளது. 

எனவே  NFPE சம்மேளனத்தின் உறுப்பு சங்கங்களின் அனைத்து கோட்ட / கிளைச் செயலர்களும் தவறாது  இந்த  கருத்தரங்க மாநாட்டில் கலந்துகொண்டு சிறப்பு சேர்க்க வேண்டுகிறோம். தங்கள் பகுதியில் இருந்து GDS  தோழர்களை பெருமளவில் கலந்துகொண்டிட  முழு முயற்சி எடுத்திட வேண்டுகிறோம்.  

அஞ்சல் மூன்று மாநிலச் சங்க  நிர்வாகிகள்/கோட்ட/ கிளைச் செயலர்கள்,  தங்கள் மண்டலங்களில்  இதற்கான  ஏற்பாடுகளை தீவிரப்படுத்த, அஞ்சல் மூன்று மாநிலச் சங்கம் கேட்டுக் கொள்கிறது. மத்திய மண்டலத்தில் உள்ள  அஞ்சல் மூன்று மாநிலச் சங்க நிர்வாகிகள், GDS மாநிலச் சங்கத்துடன் இணைந்து பணியாற்றி கருத்தரங்க நிகழ்வு சிறந்திட தங்களின் முழு உழைப்பையும்   நல்கிட வேண்டுகிறோம்.

CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS DECIDE TO CONTINUE ACTION AGAINST CENTRAL AND STATE GOVTS. ANTI-LABOUR POLICIES

All India Protest Day on 10^th March, 2016 on 12 point charter

New Delhi: All the Central Trade Unions met on 27^th January 2016 and resolved to continue their protest action against the anti labour policies of the Central and some State Govts. Central Trade Unions decided to observe 10^th March, 2016 as All India Protest Day against Govt. indifference to the 12 point charter of demands and its unwillingness to restart discussions for working out concrete steps for resolution of the issues.

The Central Trade Unions reviewed the drastically deteriorating conditions of work and life of the working people and govt. going ahead with labour law amendments, disinvestment of PSUs and allowing FDI in strategic sectors. The Govt., it appears, does not want to wait for legislating these anti worker labour law amendments, it is taking away rights of workers by way of executive orders and directing state govts to carry out such pro-management amendments. The trade unions condemned one such directive issued by the Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India on this 12^th January granting exemption to so called start up enterprises from inspection and application of 9 major labor law legislations, thereby legitimizing the violations.

The Central Trade Unions took note of and extend solidarity to the  sectoral struggles of workers/employees in Banks, Defence, Coal, Port and Docks and Telecommunications sectors, the anganwadi workers on their respective demands and also the  Central Govt. employees including Railways resolve to launch action against retrograde recommendations of 7^th Central Pay Commission. They also expressed their serious concern over extremely harsh punishment of “double life imprisonment” given by the Court to eight workers of Pricol Ltd., Coimbatore and appealed to all workers to extend help and solidarity.

The Central Trade Unions also decided to organize massive National Convention of Workers in Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi in the last week of March, 2016 to decide about the next course of united action programme.

Fight against anti labour policies will continue. The Central Trade Unions directed its constituents to prepare jointly for protest action on 10^th March, 2016. They also appealed to independent employees/workers/unions and federations to participate in the protest action against the offensive of the Govt. against workers and common people.

Meeting of the Empowered Committee of secretaries (E-CoS) headed by Cabinet Secretary on 7th Central Pay Commission recommendation with members of the Standing Committee of the JCM National Council Staff Side will be held on 1st March 2016 at 06:45 PM

A GOOD NEWS TO GDS WOMEN EMPLOYEES UNDER PREGNENCY - GENDER BUDGETING COMMITTEE DECISION TO GRANT FIN. ASSISTANCE FOR NUTRITIONAL DIET

PIB clears India Post's Rs 800 crore proposal for payments bank

NEW DELHI :The Public Investment Board has approved the Rs 800-crore proposal from India Post for setting up a payments bank and it will be placed before the Cabinet within a month for final approval. 

PIB, under the Finance Ministry, whets the investment proposals by state-run entities.

"The PIB meeting has been held on January 19 and the proposal has been approved. The recommendations of PIB will now be placed before the Cabinet for final approval," a senior official of Department of Post (DoP) told PTI.

The department is also in the process of finalising selection of a consultant for setting up of the India Post payments bank.

It had shortlisted six consultants but only three of them submitted the bids.

The India Post payments bank will primarily target unbanked and under-banked customers in rural, semi-rural and remote areas, with a focus on providing simple deposit products and money remittance services.

The pilot for the payments bank is set to start from January 2017 and the full-fledged operations may start by March.

As many as 40 international financial conglomerates including World Bank and Barclays have shown interest to partner the postal department for setting up the bank.

The Reserve Bank has granted payments bank permit to the department, which is already into providing financial services and has 1.55 lakh branches across the country.

As per the RBI guidelines, a payments bank can offer limited services such as demand deposits and remittances.

They will not be allowed to undertake lending activities and will initially be restricted to holding a maximum balance of Rs 1 lakh per individual customer.

They will be allowed to issue ATM or debit cards as other prepaid payment instruments but not credit cards. 

வாசிக்கவும் ...யோசிக்கவும் ...(அள்ளிக் கொடுத்ததால் நஷ்டம்.... அள்ளிக் கொட்டியதால் கஷ்டம் ...)

அள்ளிக் கொடுத்ததால் நஷ்டம் .... 

அள்ளிக் கொட்டியதால் கஷ்டம் ...

Courtesy: The Times of India, Coimbatore dated 17.02.2016.

OUTCOME OF THE NJCA MEETING HELD ON 19.02.2016 WITH THE CONVENER,IMPLEMENTATION CELL

NJCA

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION,

4, STATE ENTRY ROAD, NEW DELHI-110055

 No.NJCA/2016                                                                                                       Dated: 19.02.2016

Dear Comrades,

Sub: Brief of the NJCA meeting held on 19.02.2016 with the Convener, Implementation Cell, 

         Ministry of Finance (Government of India), reg. 7^th CPC recommendations and Charter of 

         Demands of the NJCA.

                                                                                                                                                              

A meeting of the NJCA held today with the Convener, Implementation Cell, Ministry of Finance, Shri R.K. Chaturvedi, wherein we discussed and emphasized on all the 26-point Charter of Demands of the NJCA send to the Cabinet Secretary on 10.12.2015. 

We agitated the issues of NPS, Minimum Wage, Multiplying Factor, deduction of HRA and all other important issues.

The Convener, Implementation Cell, Shri Chaturvedi, after hearing everybody, said that, he would put-up the issues to the Cabinet Secretary, and hopefully a meeting of the JCA would be held with the Cabinet Secretary and the Empowered Committee shortly within 15 days.

Let us not leave any stone unturned for preparations of the strike.

With Best Wishes!

    

Convener

Shiva Gopal Mishra

SUPPLEMENTARY LETTER TO THE HON`BLE MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS & IT ON CBS/CIS PROBLEMS.

National Federation of Postal Employees

1^st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001

Phone: 011.23092771                                                      e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com

       Mob: 9868819295/9810853981                      website: http://www.nfpe.blogspot.com

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No.PF-35/CBS/2016                                                                   Dated : 18^th February,2016

To

            Sh. Ravi Shankar Prasad

            Hon’ble Minister

            Communication & IT

Sub: Miseries and untold sufferings faced by the staff in CBS &CIS rolled out offices throughout the nation – Immediate and personal intervention requested to rein in the situation.

Respected Sir,

            In continuation of this Federation’s letter of even no. dated 20.1.2016  , we submit the following additional issues for immediate settlement in order to avoid chaos and stalemate in the service in the near future due to the hasty migration of CBS & CIS.

(i)      Whenever migration takes place, Finacle becomes abnormally slow and every single transactions take too long and the customer at the counter gets irritated and become Quarrelsome. If this lacuna is not rectified at the earliest, it is prone to invite undue displeasure of customers and endanger our customer base.

(ii)    Similarly ATM transactions are irritating the customers. In many occasions, cash is not dispensed out of APM while transactions occur and amount is debited from their account. Such scenario occurs in other banks ATM also, but reversal transactions are done within a day or two. Whereas in Finacle, it takes weeks together that too, after several mails from R.O. & C.O.

(iii)   The Finacle software being used in post offices are based on universal banking solutions and not universal Postal solutions. We have not heard about single handed banks, whereas 60% of Post office in India are now functioning in single handed status only. The SPMs of single handed offices have to work is operator ID and then come out. Again he should log on with supervisor ID for a single transaction which not only consumes a lot of time but also irritate the public who are standing in queue.

(iv)   Some of the office accounts like 339 (used for BOs) and 340 (used for issuing cheques) can be misused to fund any ones account with crores and crores of rupees as there is no maximum ceiling for our SB accounts as one date.

(v)    For example, CXFER can be used to fund one’s near and dear accounts in which teller cash will not get raised and simultaneously one can take withdrawals from other SOL (CBS offices) Kashmir to Kannyakumari as there is no cap on other SOL (Service outlet) withdrawal prescribed by the Postal department.

(vi)   It is opt to bring to your kind notice that some of the banking giants like SBI, ICICI etc. are leveraging services charges for other branch withdrawals and deposits other than through their cash vending machines like ATMs etc.

(vii)  In the case of single handed offices, both the operator and supervisor remain the same, there are chances of fraud and misappropriation of money and falsification of records. For example, a single handed SPM can take print outs at any point of time and then he can amount the same in his account by using SB CASH and thereafter he can use ‘CXFER’ to fund some one’s account in which teller cash will not get raised. It is not in practice or practicable that the SBCO officials are tallying the Finacle balance of a particular SOL (branch/office) with their S.O. account.

(viii)      Thereafter,  it is suggested that there should be a cap on other SOL withdrawals both in terms of maximum amount and number and customers who wish to use other SOL should be given a SB ID and that request should be given by them at the time of opening the accounts.

(ix)         This is the serious problem which has not been attended so far by the department that most of the deputations to single handed offices are ordered without changing the SOL ID of the deputation incumbent and Single handed SPMs are forced to giver USER ID and Password to the deputed officials in order to avail of their leave, training etc. and also to avoid unnecessary public complaint in their officers which is against the DOPT orders as there is no secrecy in passwords. This issue has not been resolved. There is every chance for the miscreants to misuse the USER ID of other in different computers and defrauding the Government money. At later stage, forgetting the smooth functioning in the absence of no arrangement, the poor innocent official will be proceeded under the contributory negligence factor. This must be set right forthwith.

(x)          Interest on loan could not be accounted in Finacle Software in the case of loan accounts in which loan amount paid off completely prior to migration period and interest on loan is still pending in the loan account in post migration period. There is scope of defrauding the funds by the fraudulent people by misusing the provision.

(xi)         In short the Postal Department is working for the vendors and not for its own. Despite ‘Sifi’  has not provided the required speed and service deteriorated, there is no penal action taken against them and the staff alone is being harassed. Some of the issues like SSA LOT are not coming in HFINRPT menu i.e the report menu and the staff are using indirect methods to get the LOT and till now the Department has not taken any efforts to get the work done from our vendor. The need for torturing the Postal officials for the benefits of vendors is best known to the Postal Department.

            The above are only the tips of ice berg. There are many more issues confronting the service and customers, have not been solved so far. The twenty issues which requires urgent attention in our earlier letter, have not yet been addressed by the Department. Whereas it is extending the migration of offices without providing necessary bandwidth, Computer peripheral etc. unless necessary peripherals are supplied and available, how can it be implanted smoothly in the Postal Department. We request the Hon’ble Minister once again to intervene in this regard.

            Further we are submitting below the problems being faced at Post offices after the migration and the solution also in a table for the immediate action by the Hon’ble Minister of communication by directly to department to settle all these issues as if fire at the top of the roof.

Description		Problem faced	Solution needed
Login Issues 1.    User Already Logged in 2.    User has exceeded three attempts. User ID is locked		Most of the time due to frequent disconnection of Internet connectivity and during the delayed process in SERVER these two issues are being faced. (1) the user either supervisor or System Admin should use the Menu CSAC. But when Super faces same situation and if System Admin is not in a position to attend the case, CPC to be called to rectify the Issue. (which is always busy and the issue with CPC is   dealt later)	1.It is stated by INFOSYS that the SACKING the user already logged in will be reset within 5 minutes but it is not happening so. HENCE REQUESTED TO WIPE OUT THIS SCENARIO.(IN MCAMISH SOFTWARE NOSUCH ALREADY LOGGED IN ISSUE) 2.  Though there cannot be any compromise on security the unlocking facility to be given to Divisional level SPOC and System Admin.
List of Transactions SSA		There is no provision till date to view or print SSA LOT. At present we use HFTI menu (using Sub ledger 30042) to print a list of particulars of transactions alone without any Total. Users physically arrive the Total with ref to vouchers.	Menu for SSA LOT is needed.
MIS Reports There are two servers 1.    Production Server and MIS Server. Production Server is one where the daily day transactions are stored and where the LOT for the current day alone can be taken. 2.    MIS Server is utilized for taking all reports for the older period other than the current day.		Most of the cases the MIS URL says “the page is under maintenance “ Or the BOD (day Begin is much older the Current day).  Hence the  LOTs could not be printed for the previous day	Maintenance of MIS server with the current BOD.
Training Server		The BOD of the Training Server is 26122014 and so for the training server is not reset to current date. The training is limited to certain extend and full-fledged training could not be imparted	The training server should be reset with current date by deleting all older data that have been stored over two years.
SIFY ISSUES:- Toll free numbers		The issues faced like network down, Modem Failure, Tower issues, we used to call Toll Free number. Now the same cannot be used as the AGREEMENT Period is over. In case of any issues with sify we have to send a email/lodge a complaint in SIFY PORTAL which may not be  possible as network is down.	Requested to restore TOLL FREE NUMBERS.
Monitoring by SIFY During the initial period the important locations (WEGs) where monitored by SIFY. In case of any downs in primary (BSNL) or secondary (sify)link  SUO MOTTO action was taken by sify .		Now the monitoring is not done by SIFY. The PO should send a email/ use the web portal to lodge a complaint	SIFY should monitor the functioning / Down condition of sites and should take SUO MOTTO action.
Bandwidth The minimum bandwidth is 128kbps (NSP II) and maximum is 256 kbps for C and B class offices. 256 and 512 for other class other than HOs .		Except HOs all other smaller units are suffering due to low bandwidth.	To be enhanced to 512 at C and B class level. To be enhanced up to 1 MBPS for units for rest of the units other than HPOs.
Supply of BIO METRIC devices.			To enhance more security
	Cutoff date for updating Past premium postings introduced in Mc Camish.	PLI dte. lr. Dt.9.2.16 says that.csv files will no longer be available after 15.03.2016, while BOs are allowed to accept premiums and there is large no. of non migration exists.	No cutoff date should be fixed, till 100% migration of NIC data to 'CIS' is confirmed. Migrations were made in a hasty manner, to satisfy the higher officers, resulting in heavy non postings. Further, BOs are permitted to accept premiums anywhere, which could not be posted again, if cutoff date is fixed. Despite of these, if cutoff date is fixed, responsibility will be fixed on poor ground level officials for wrong/ short payments.

           

            Once again we request your honour to kindly intervene and save the Postal service by stopping the speedy migration. We are not against modernization. CBS & CIS we are praying that all the loopholes, problems in the existing software be rectified and let it be user friendly before the expansion of CBS. All the issues narrated above may please be considered and attended.

                                                     With profound regards,

Yours sincerely,

(R. N. Parashar)

                                                                                                                              Secretary General.   

Copy to: The Secretary (Posts) Dak Bhawan, New Delhi

GDS கமிட்டிக்கு கொடுக்க வேண்டிய மெமோரண்டம் .

NFPE                                                AIPEU-GDS (NFPE)

அகில இந்திய அஞ்சல் ஊழியர் சங்கம் - GDS(NFPE)

ஈரோடு , பவானி , கோபி கிளைகள்

தோழர்களே ! தோழியர்களே !

நமது GDS ஊழியர்களுக்கான ஊதியம் மற்றும் பணித்தன்மை குறித்து ஆய்வு செய்து அறிக்கை அளித்திட ஓய்வு பெற்ற அஞ்சல் வாரிய உறுப்பினர் திரு. கமலேஷ் சந்திரா அவர்கள் தலைமையில் கமிட்டி அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது . இந்தக் கமிட்டி ஒவ்வொரு GDS ஊழியரிடமிருந்தும் அவர்களது கருத்துக்களை அனுப்புமாறு கேட்டுள்ளது.

நமது AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) சங்க அகில இந்திய பொதுச் செயலர் தோழர் P.பண்டுரங்கராவ் அவர்கள் தயாரித்து அனுப்பிய 25 கோரிக்கைகள் அடங்கிய மெமோரண்டம் இத்துடன் தங்களுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டுள்ளது.

GDS ஊழியர்களை CIVIL Servants என அறிவித்து இலாகா ஊழியராக்கி - இலாகா ஊழியர்களின் சம்பளத்தில் pro-rata அடிப்படையில் சம்பளம் நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட வேண்டும் என்பதை முதன்மைக் கோரிக்கையாக வைத்து நியாயமான  நமது மற்ற கோரிக்கைகளையும் உள்ளடக்கி தயாரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள இந்த மெமோரண்டத்தில் ஒவ்வொரு GDS ஊழியரும் தங்களது கையெழுத்திட்டு தெளிவான பெயர் , பணி செய்யும் அலுவலகம் , கோட்டம் , அஞ்சல் வட்டம் ஆகிய விபரங்களைப் பூர்த்தி செய்து திரு கமலேஷ் சந்திரா அவர்களுக்கு அனுப்பிட வேண்டுகிறோம். பூர்த்தி செய்த மெமோரண்டத்தை Xerox எடுத்து நமது AIPEU GDS (NFPE) சங்க அகில இந்திய பொதுச் செயலர் தோழர் P. பண்டுரங்கராவ் அவர்களுக்கு

Com. Pandurangarao,

General Secretary, AIPEU GDS(NFPE)

Working as BPM, Akkagaripeta BO

a/w Pellakuru SO

Gudur Division

AP 524129

Email id: aipeugdsnfpe@gmail.com

என்ற முகவரிக்கு அனுப்பி வைத்திட வேண்டுகிறோம்.

ஈரோடு கோட்ட GDS ஊழியர்கள் யாவரும் இந்தப் பணியினை உடனடியாகச் செய்து கமலேஷ் சந்திரா கமிட்டியில் நியாயமான பரிந்துரைகளைப் பெற ஒத்துழைக்க வேண்டுகிறோம்

சங்க செயல்பாடுகளை அமுல்படுத்துவோம் !    ஒற்றுமை கட்டி முன்னேறுவோம் !

தோழமையுடன்,

S.Natarajan,                                        M.Mahalingam,                      S.Thangavelu       

Dvl Sec, AIPEU GDS(NFPE)            Br Sec, AIPEU GDS(NFPE)  Br Sec, AIPEU GDS(NFPE)

Erode 638001                                      Bhavani 638301                      Gobi 638452

78453 53365                                        94422 78564                             96599 52590  

MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED TO GDS COMMITTEE

From: - ………………………………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… …………………………………………

To Shri Kamlesh Chandra Chairman, Gramin Dak Sevak Committee Ministry of Communication & IT Government of India Malcha Marg Post office Building New Delhi – 110021

Sir,

              Sub: - Memorandum on GDS issues.

                                                           ......

With due respects and regards, we submit the following for your kind consideration and favourable recommendations to the Govt.

1. Departmentalization of GDS by declaring them as Civil Servants and grant all benefits of regular

     employees on pro rata basis.

2. Change the nomenclature of GDS as “Gramin Dak Karmachari” or “Rural Postal Employees”.

3. Considering the need and requirement of Rural Post Offices after modernization viz., Core Banking

    Solutions (CBS), Core Insurance Solution (CIS) and introduction of handheld computers at BOs and  

    additional responsibilities, the working hours of all BOs may be extended to 8 hours and all GDS may

    be granted full time Civil Servant status. There should no combination of duties. The illegal condition

    that GDS shall not on duty for more than five hours should be removed.

4.  Minimum five hour wages should be paid even if the work load is less than 5 hours and if work load is

     more than five hours wages for full time (8hours) should be paid. Nomenclature of TRCA should be

     changed and it should be called as ‘Pay’. There should not be any reduction in wages under any

     circumstances.

5.  The Branch Postmaster shall be paid at the pro rata wages of Postal Assistants; GDSMD/GDS SV shall

     be paid equal to Postmen; and all other categories with the comparison of MTS. GDS shall be

     appointed and not engaged and the word ‘engagement’ shall be deleted in the existing rules.

6.  Time bound promotion (ACP) to higher pay scale on completion of 10 years, 20 years and 30 years

     may be granted to GDS. Point to Point fixation is requested for senior GDS. The pay shall be fixed to

     the seniors in the revised pay based on the number of years of service rendered to that extent by

     granting notional annual increments. The percentage of annual increment shall be at par with regular

     employees to whom the comparison is being made. The nomenclature of increment shall be   

     introduced in the place of ‘future entitlement’.

7. The GDS may be considered for grant of HRA, Transport Allowance, Split duty Allowance on pro rata

     basis at par with regular departmental employees whom we are comparing for wage fixation. The

    rent of the building in which BO is housed may be paid by the department.

8.  TA/DA may be granted to GDS if ordered in the interest of service and all other Allowance like Boat

     Allowance, SDA, may be extended to GDS.

9.  The GDS shall be covered with the Children Education Allowance and hostel subsidy at par with

      regular employees.

10. The GDS shall be covered under the CS (MA) Rules or a new set of rules equal to that which provide

       full reimbursement of medical expenses to the GDS and their families.

11.  The GDS may be granted leave on the following norms.

(i)    E.L – One Day for each completed calendar month with accumulation.

(ii)   HPL – 20 days per year, with accumulation facility.

(iii)  Commuted leave may be introduced.

(iv)  Maternity leave – 180 days at par with regular employees with full pay & allowances. Pay shall be

        made from salary head and not from the welfare fund of GDS.

(v)   Child care leave shall be granted at par with regular employees.

(vi)  Special Disability Leave – As applicable to regular employees.

12.  Notwithstanding our claim of introduction of pension scheme at par with regular employees prior to

       01-01-2004, we request to modify the S.D.B.S scheme to the extent of 10% recovery from the

       officials; 20% from the department. Ex-gratia gratuity shall be granted on completion 10 years

       service. Family pension shall also be introduced.

13.  All vacancies in the departmental posts viz. MTS, Postmen, shall be filled only by GDS and there shall

        be no other open market direct recruitment. In respect of PA cadre, the GDS possessing           

       Qualifications and computer knowledge shall be permitted to write the competitive exam along with

       postman & MTS for the Departmental Quota vacancies.

14.  The GDS Conduct & Engagement rules 2011 shall be scrapped and CCS (Conduct) Rules 1964 may be

       made applicable to GDS also. It shall be covered under Article 309 of the Union Constitution.

       15.50% of the past services of GDS shall be counted as regular service on promotion for pensionary   

        benefits including gratuity.

16.  GDS shall also be covered under LTC Scheme to have recreation in life.

17.  GDS may be provided with uniforms and also grant of Washing Allowance.

18.  All advances like festival, medical, LTC, Tour TA, scooter, HBA, Motor Cycle Advance shall be

       extended to the GDS. All incentives, honorariums shall be introduced for the excess work performed

       by GDS.

19.  Furnishing of security bond shall be dropped. Similarly the residential condition may also be

      dropped in the recruitment rules.

20. Transfer facilities may further be liberalized; there shall be no loss of service or pay on transfer.  

       Identity cards to GDS are a must and that shall be supplied to GDS free of cost of the Department.

21.  Compassionate appointment may be granted to the dependents of deceased GDS, removing the

       existing conditions.

22.  GDS may be granted all Trade Union rights at par with regular employees.

23.  The amount payable under Group Insurance Scheme may be enhanced to five lakhs.

24.  The 50 years age limit for appearing for departmental examination may be removed.

25.  One point may be granted for Rs.4000- of cash handling in BOs.

We submit that these poor and down trodden 2.76 lakhs of Gramin Dak Sevaks should not be neglected and shall be extended with all benefits applicable to departmental employees. As Justice Talwar Quoted that ‘the weak and downtrodden need protection’. We hope that the respected Chairman, GDS Committee will look in to the prayers made by the All India Postal employees Union GDS (NFPE) also we made in the pre paras and render justice to this down-trodden section of the Postal employees.

With profound regards,

Yours sincerely,

Place: 

Date :                                                                                                                                                             (Signature of GDS)

Name of the GDS:

        Designation:

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